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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2012
Scott B Hansen, New York, NY (US);
Andrew S Hansen, Bountiful, UT (US);
Scott B Hansen, New York, NY (US);
Andrew S Hansen, Bountiful, UT (US);
Pear Software, LLC, Bountiful, UT (US);
Abstract
A method for searching a database that includes private network data includes providing one or more databases including a plurality of database entries, a first portion of the database entries including private social network data and a second portion including non-social network data that is publicly accessible on the World Wide Web. The method further includes receiving a keyword search request from a search request user and searching the one or more databases or a keyword index thereof using one or more keywords and ranking the search result items according to relevancy. The method also includes displaying at least a portion of the search results items as a selectable link where a first portion of the selectable links are to private network data and a second portion of the links are to public, non-social network data.