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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 01, 1998
Joseph R. Barrera, Warren, NJ (US);
William Andrew Boyajian, Somerset, NJ (US);
Leonard Mark Canale, Tinton Falls, NJ (US);
Don Fichter, Phillipsburg, NJ (US);
William R. Kamm, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
AT&T Corp., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method for searching websites that use category information to narrow the range of a website content search. Website content is retrieved through a network and stored. A user starts a search by selecting a category or categories in which information Pertinent to the user's needs is likely to be found. The user then performs a keyword search on the content of websites that fall within the selected category or categories. The results of this category-content search are sent and displayed to the user.