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US 6,763,351 B1Granted
Method, apparatus, and system for attaching search results
AssigneeSiebel Systems, Inc.
InventorsPavitra Subramaniam, Jason Zoss, Jian-Jung Ying, Marc Caltabiano
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Abstract
According to one aspect of the present mechanism, a method is provided in which a search request containing search criteria is received from a first user. A search is performed based on the search criteria to retrieve records in one or more databases that match the search criteria. A list of search results based on the retrieved records is displayed to the first user. In response to the first user's request to associate a particular search result in the list to a particular object, associate the particular search result to the particular object.
Claims16
A computer implemented method comprising:
- receiving a search request from a first user, the search request containing search criteria, the search criteria including multiple search categories, each search category represented by a search category object associated with one or more search indices from one or more databases;
- performing a search based on the search criteria to retrieve records in a database that match the search criteria, including passing the search criteria to a virtual business component;
- invoking a search business service and passing the search criteria from the virtual business component to the search business service;
- invoking a search adapter to conduct a query based on the search criteria;
- displaying, to the first user, a list of search results based on retrieved records;
- displaying details of the search result to the first user in response to the first user's selection of selected search result in the list of search results for preview;
- in response to the first user's request to associate the selected search result to a first object of a set of defined objects, associating the selected search result to the first object;
- and
- displaying the first object and the selected search result in a predefined view for the first user to review the association between the first object and the selected search result.
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A computer implemented method comprising:
- receiving a search request from a first user, the search request containing search criteria, the search criteria including multiple search categories, each search category represented by a search category object associated with one or more search indices from one or more databases;
- performing a search based on the search criteria to retrieve records in a database that match the search criteria, including passing the search criteria to a virtual business component;
- invoking a search business service and passing the search criteria from the virtual business component to the search business service;
- invoking a search adapter to conduct a query based on the search criteria;
- displaying, to the first user, a list of search results based on retrieved records;
- displaying details of the search result to the first user in response to the first user's selection of a selected search result in the list of search results for preview;
- determining whether the selected search result is a database record or an external document;
- if the selected search result is a database record, displaying details of the selected search result to the first user in a predefined view associated with a search category included in the search criteria;
- in response to the first user's request to associate the selected search result to a first object of a set of defined objects, associating the selected search result to the first object;
- and
- displaying the first object and the selected search result in a predefined view for the first user to review the association between the first object and the selected search result.
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A computer implemented method comprising:
- receiving a search request from a first user, the search request containing search criteria, the search criteria including multiple search categories, each search category represented by a search category object associated with one or more search indices from one or more databases;
- performing a search based on the search criteria to retrieve records in a database that match the search criteria, including passing the search criteria to a virtual business component;
- invoking a search business service and passing the search criteria from the virtual business component to the search business service;
- invoking a search adapter to conduct a query based on the search criteria;
- displaying a list of search results based on the retrieved records to the first user;
- displaying details of the search result to the first user in response to the first user's selection of a selected search result in the list of search results for preview;
- determining whether the selected search result is a database record or an external document;
- if the selected search result is a database record, displaying details of the selected search result in a predefined view associated with a search category included in the search criteria;
- in response to the first user's request to associate the selected search result to a first object of a set of defined objects, associating the selected search result to the first object;
- and
- displaying the first object and the selected search result in a predefined view for the first user to review the association between the first object and the selected search result,
- wherein the selected search result belongs to a first business component, the first object to which the selected search result is associated belongs to a second business component, and there is a many-to-many (M-to-M) relationship between the first and second business components, wherein the M-to-M relationship between the first and second business components is established via an intersection table.
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A computer implemented method comprising:
- receiving a search request from a first user, the search request containing search criteria, the search criteria including multiple search categories, each search category represented by a search category object associated with one or more search indices from one or more databases;
- performing a search based on the search criteria to retrieve records in a database that match the search criteria, including passing the search criteria to a virtual business component;
- invoking a search business service and passing the search criteria from the virtual business component to the search business service;
- invoking a search adapter to conduct a query based on the search criteria;
- caching the search results in a search business service until termination of a user session to maintain persistency of the search results until termination of the user session;
- displaying a list of search results based on the retrieved records to the first user;
- displaying details of the search result to the first user in response to the first user's selection of a selected search result in the list of search results for preview;
- determining whether the selected search result is a database record or an external document;
- if the selected search result is a database record, displaying details of the selected search result in a predefined view associated with a search category included in the search criteria;
- in response to the first user's request to associate the selected search result to a first object of a set of defined objects, associating the selected search result to the first object;
- and
- displaying the first object and the selected search result in a predefined view for the first user to review the association between the first object and the selected search result,
- wherein the selected search result belongs to a first business component, the first object to which the selected search result is associated belongs to a second business component, and there is a many-to-many (M-to-M) relationship between the first and second business components, wherein the M-to-M relationship between the first and second business components is established via an intersection table.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.