9. A method according to claim 2 , wherein the specified criteria include a visual representation of a set of attributes of patents identified in the search results content.
9. A method according to claim 2 , wherein the specified criteria include a visual representation of a set of attributes of patents identified in the search results content. 11. A method according to claim 9 , wherein the visual representation is of locations, on a geographic map, associated with an attribute of the patents identified in the search results content.