IP Library Granted Patent US 8,554,787
Granted Patent B2
US 8,554,787 · App. 13/559,193 · Granted Oct 8, 2013

Second search engine utilizing selected results from first search engine

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Patent No.
US 8,554,787
App. No.
13/559,193
Granted
Oct 8, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention provides a method of processing data including, receiving a URL at a server computer system, utilizing the URL at the server computer system to extract a plurality of server search results from a data store, and transmitting the server search results from the server computer system to the user computer system.

Claims (43)

1. A method of processing data, comprising:

transmitting data associated with indexed files stored on a database associated with a server computer system to a first computer system having a first search engine;

receiving, at the server computer system, a first search results selection from a user computer system, wherein the first search results selection is one of a plurality of possible selections sent from the first search engine, each of the plurality of possible selections associated with at least one indexed file stored on the server computer system;

utilizing the first search results selection received from the user computer system at a second search engine associated with the server computer system to extract a plurality of second search engine search results from the database associated with the server computer system; and

transmitting the second search engine search results from the server computer system to the user computer system.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selection is a URL associated with at least one indexed file.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

in response to transmitting the second search engine search results from the server computer system to a user computer system, receiving information relating to a mobile device associated with the user; and

transmitting an indexed file from the database associated with the server computer system to the mobile device associated with the user.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the indexed file is transmitted to the mobile device associated with the user via a content delivery platform.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the indexed file is transmitted to the mobile device associated with the user by one of a WAP network or SMS/MMS network.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the indexed files stored on the database comprise media files associated with artists, the method further comprising:

creating a URL for each of the artists having media files stored in the database.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

associating artist-specific keywords with the URL.

8. A server computer system comprising:

a search engine communication module configured to transmit data associated with indexed files stored on a database associated with the server computer system to a first computer system having a first search engine;

a data receiving module configured to receive a first search results selection from a user computer system, wherein the first search results selection is one of a plurality of possible selections sent from the first search engine, each of the plurality of possible selections associated with at least one indexed file stored on the server computer system;

a second search engine configured to utilize the first search results selection to extract a plurality of second search engine search results from the database; and

a data transmissions module configured to transmit the second search engine search results from the server computer system to the user computer system.

9. The server computer system of claim 8 , wherein the selection is a URL associated with at least one indexed file.

10. The server computer system of claim 8 , further comprising:

the data receiving module configured to receive, in response to transmitting the second search engine search results from the server computer system to a user computer system, information relating to a mobile device associated with the user; and

the data transmissions module configured to transmit an indexed file from the database associated with the server computer system to the mobile device associated with the user.

11. The server computer system of claim 10 , wherein the indexed file is transmitted to the mobile device associated with the user via a content delivery platform.

12. The server computer system of claim 10 , wherein the indexed file is transmitted to the mobile device associated with the user by one of a WAP network or SMS/MMS network.

13. The server computer system of claim 8 , wherein the indexed files stored in the database comprise media files associated with artists, the server computer system further comprising:

a keyword and URL preparation module configured to create a URL for each of the artists having media files stored in the database.

14. The server computer system of claim 13 , wherein the keyword and URL preparation module is further configured to:

associate artist-specific keywords with the URL.

15. A method comprising:

receiving, at a server computer system, a first search results selection from a user computer system, wherein the first search results selection is one of a plurality of possible selections sent from a first search engine, each of the plurality of possible selections associated with at least one indexed file stored on the server computer system;

utilizing a second search engine associated with the server computer system to extract, based on the first search results selection, a plurality of second search engine search results from a database associated with the server computer system; and

transmitting the second search engine search results from the server computer system to the user computer system.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the selection is a URL associated with at least one indexed file.

17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

in response to transmitting the second search engine search results from the server computer system to a user computer system, receiving information relating to a mobile device associated with the user; and

transmitting an indexed file from the database associated with the server computer system to the user's mobile device.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the indexed file is transmitted to the user mobile device via a content delivery platform.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the indexed file is transmitted to the user's mobile device by one of a W AP network or SMS/MMS network.

20. The method of claim 15 , wherein the indexed files stored on the database comprise media files associated with artists, the method further comprising:

creating a URL for each of the artists having media files stored in the database; and

associating artist-specific keywords may with the URL.

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