System and method for reflective searching of previous search results

A computer system for searching within previous search results for new search results, the computer system comprising:

• one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices and program instructions which are stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, the program instructions comprising:
• program instructions to receive first search contexts from a second computer, the first search contexts including parameters including characteristics of elements of second search contexts and parameters including weight of importance to the user that elements of the second search contexts includes the characteristics of the first search context;
• program instructions to search for the characteristics of the elements of the second search contexts in a repository;
• program instructions to determine a match between the characteristics of the elements of the second search contexts and characteristics elements of the first search contexts;
• program instructions to determine if the second search contexts are related to the first search contexts based on the match, and wherein the first computer ranks a first list of search results based on the determination;
• program instructions to merge the second search contexts and first search contexts if the second search contexts are related to the first search contexts;
• program instructions to create a second list of search results based on the merge;
• and
• program instructions to transmit the second list to the second computer.

A computer program product for searching within previous search results for new search results, the computer program product comprising:

• one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, the program instructions comprising:
• program instructions to receive first search contexts from a second computer, the first search contexts including parameters including characteristics of elements of second search contexts and parameters including weight of importance to the user that elements of the second search contexts includes the characteristics of the first search context;
• program instructions to search for the characteristics of the elements of the second search contexts in a repository;
• program instructions to determine a match between the characteristics of the elements of the second search contexts and characteristics elements of the first search contexts;
• program instructions to determine if the second search contexts are related to the first search contexts based on the match, and wherein the first computer ranks a first list of search results based on the determination;
• program instructions to merge the second search contexts and first search contexts if the second search contexts are related to the first search contexts;
• program instructions to create a second list of search results based on the merge;
• and
• program instructions to transmit the second list to the second computer.