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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2006
Behnam Azvine, Ipswich, GB;
Simon J Case, Bristol, GB;
Zhan Cui, Colchester, GB;
British Telecommunications plc, London, GB;
Abstract
A store of electronic documents is automatically searched by controlling a user interface to permit a user to enter a search term, carrying out a search using the search term, the documents returned by the search into a plurality of distinct categories, and controlling the user interface to present in a left-hand panel the plurality of distinct categories and in a right-hand panel the documents returned by the search, or references thereto, in a grouped manner such that documents, or references thereto, of a particular category are grouped together, wherein the categories are selected in dependence upon the search term.