| US 7,502,787 B2 | ||
| Database system facilitating textual searching | ||
| Steven C. Bailey, Washington, Ill. (US); Stephen W. Blessin, Peoria, Ill. (US); and Gary L. Lewis, Princeville, Ill. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, Ill. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 02, 2004, as Appl. No. 11/2,035. | ||
| Application 11/002035 is a continuation of application No. 10/052642, filed on Jan. 18, 2002, abandoned. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0234888 A1, Oct. 20, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 17/30 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 707—6 [707/4] | 37 Claims |
| 1. A computer-implemented system for searching for a desired item, comprising:
a database comprising information associated with items for which a search may be performed; and
a server system associated with one or more software components collectively operable to:
receive a first user input specifying an alphanumeric string associated with a desired item, search the database for an alphanumeric
string that matches the user-specified alphanumeric string to determine item names and item descriptions for all matching
items corresponding to the matching alphanumeric string;
provide the determined item names and item descriptions for the matching items for display to the user;
specify a particular matching item corresponding to the matching alphanumeric string;
receive a second user input indicating a desire to view attribute values for attributes of the particular matching item, determine
attribute names and attribute values for attributes of the particular matching item; and
provide the determined attribute names and attribute values for the particular matching item for display to the user.
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