| CPC G06F 16/248 (2019.01) [G06F 16/93 (2019.01)] | 10 Claims |
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1. A method for searching a database for one or more documents with at least one pattern element, the method comprising:
dividing a pattern search box into a plurality of sections;
inputting the at least one pattern element to one or more of the plurality of sections of the pattern search box, wherein the pattern search box prescribes a characteristic of a page of the one or more documents based on the plurality of sections;
inputting a first keyword in the keywords-in-document search box prior to searching the database;
inputting a second keyword in a keywords-on-page search box prior to searching the database, wherein the searching the database uses the pattern element, the first keyword and the second keyword;
searching the database for the one or more documents with the at least one pattern element to the one or more of the plurality of sections of the pattern search box to produce a search result; and
presenting the search results in at least one of four display types, wherein a first display type presents all documents that satisfy a keyword requirement of a keywords-in-document search box.
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