Method and system for improving a text search

A method for improving a text search comprising:

• (a) receiving an identification from a user of at least one candidate document from a first plurality of documents obtained via a text search query provided by the user, wherein a plurality of stored document relationships is provided between documents searched by the text search query, the plurality of relationships being provided before the text search query;
• (b) locating a second plurality of documents that are related to the at least one candidate document using the plurality of stored document relationships;
• and
• (c) providing a third plurality of documents to the user as search results to the text search query, each of the third plurality of documents being provided based upon the at least one candidate document and the number of the stored document relationships it has with the first and second plurality of documents.

A system for improving a text search comprising:

• means for receiving an identification from a user of at least one candidate document from a first plurality of documents obtained via a text search query provided by the user, wherein a plurality of stored document relationships is provided between documents searched by the text search query, the plurality of relationships being provided before the text search query;
• means for locating a second plurality of documents that are related to the at least one candidate document using the plurality of stored document relationships;
• and
• means for providing a third plurality of documents to the user as search results to the text search query, each of the third plurality of documents being provided based upon the at least one candidate document and the number of the stored document relationships it has with the first and second plurality of documents.

A computer readable medium containing program instructions for improving a text search comprising:

• (a) receiving an identification from a user of at least one candidate document from a first plurality of documents obtained via a text search query provided by the user, wherein a plurality of stored document relationships is provided between documents searched by the text search query, the plurality of relationships being provided before the text search query;
• (b) locating a second plurality of documents that are related to the at least one candidate document using the plurality of stored document relationships;
• and
• (c) providing a third plurality of documents to the user as search results to the text search query, each of the third plurality of documents being provided based upon the at least one candidate document and the number of the stored document relationships it has with the first and second plurality of documents.