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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 16, 1999
Kim C. Smith, Colleyville, TX (US);
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A method and system for enabling content from a plurality of content sources of one or more types to be searched, displayed, and easily accessed for consumption. A user may concurrently view a plurality of display areas, including a tuned media display area, a page index display area, a search results area, an area for displaying links to alternate guides or search engines. The page index area includes links to pages that contain search results, as well as links to user defined category pages. The search results area displays search results as user-selectable links. Associated with each displayed search result are additional selectable objects that allows a user to search for related content. A display options feature allows a user to select the level of detail presented in the other display areas.