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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2001
Pavitra Subramaniam, Alameda, CA (US);
Jason Zoss, Foster City, CA (US);
Jian-Jung Ying, Foster City, CA (US);
Marc Caltabiano, San Francisco, CA (US);
Matthew S. Malden, San Francisco, CA (US);
Siebel Systems, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);
Abstract
According to one aspect of the present invention, a method includes displaying a search tool bar including a search icon. The method also includes displaying a search center pane after a user selects the search icon, wherein the search center pane includes a search frame. The method further includes selecting a search category from a dropdown list of search categories in the search frame. In addition, the method includes entering a search keyword. Furthermore, the method includes searching a database for data records matching the search category and the search keyword.