US 7370035

US Patent 7370035, titled "Methods and systems for search indexing," was originally assigned to Idealab Inc. The inventors are William Gross and Steven Lee Colwell. The patent was filed on September 3, 2003, and issued on May 6, 2008.

Abstract:
The patent describes systems and methods for quick and efficient searching. One embodiment includes instructions to read at least a first search string and a second search string entered into the same search field. A second instruction incrementally filters search results to locate at least a first document that has a first word beginning with the first string and a second word beginning with the second string.

Independent Claims Overview:

• Claim 1 (Method of performing a search): This claim describes a method that involves receiving at least a first and second search string as they are being entered into the same search field. The core of the method is incrementally locating at least a first document where a first word begins with the first string and a second word begins with the second string.
• Claim 9 (Search apparatus): This claim outlines a search apparatus comprising a first instruction configured to read at least a first and second search string entered into a same first search field. It also includes a second instruction configured to incrementally filter search results to locate at least a first document that has a first word beginning with the first string and a second word beginning with the second string.
• Claim 17 (Search index system): This claim details a search index system that includes scan code for determining files to index and index code for indexing those files. A key feature of the index code is its configuration to locate punctuation marks in a first search string and treat at least a portion of these punctuation marks as string separators based on their location within the search string.
• Claim 18 (Method of selectively performing a search and executing a command): This claim covers a method for distinguishing between search queries and commands. It involves receiving a first string in a search field, determining if the first string is a command, and then selectively initiating command execution if it is a command, or selectively initiating a search if it is not a command.
• Claim 26 (Search apparatus for selective command execution): This claim describes a search apparatus with a first instruction to receive a first string in a search field. It further includes a second instruction to determine if the first string corresponds to a command, a third instruction to initiate command execution if it is a command, and a fourth instruction to initiate a search if the first string is not a command.

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