Patent US 7,908,288

A method and system for an internet-based online research solution through the comparison and contrasting of a potentially infinite number of subjects having defined attributes within predefined as well as dynamic subject contexts; a method and system for searching a potentially infinite number of subjects against a customized set of attribute-value configurations to arrive at an appropriate set of subjects for further research; a method and system for an online research solution by which the user efficiently researches online using a highly customized search, collation, and compilation of comparison-contrast information; a Universal Research Framework that may be embedded within any externally managed information system and which enables the above three methods to be performed within the specific system for research.