WO2000079436A3 - Search engine interface - Google Patents

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WO2000079436A3
WO2000079436A3 PCT/US2000/017530 US0017530W WO0079436A3 WO 2000079436 A3 WO2000079436 A3 WO 2000079436A3 US 0017530 W US0017530 W US 0017530W WO 0079436 A3 WO0079436 A3 WO 0079436A3
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query
search engine
search
key phrases
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Jeffrey M Stibel
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Simpli Com
Jeffrey M Stibel
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Publication of WO2000079436A2 publication Critical patent/WO2000079436A2/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F16/00—Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
    • G06F16/90—Details of database functions independent of the retrieved data types
    • G06F16/95—Retrieval from the web
    • G06F16/951—Indexing; Web crawling techniques
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F16/00—Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
    • G06F16/20—Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor of structured data, e.g. relational data
    • G06F16/24—Querying
    • G06F16/242—Query formulation
    • G06F16/2428—Query predicate definition using graphical user interfaces, including menus and forms
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F16/00—Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
    • G06F16/30—Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor of unstructured textual data
    • G06F16/33—Querying
    • G06F16/332—Query formulation
    • G06F16/3322—Query formulation using system suggestions

Abstract

The invention provides, inter alia, front ends to a database search engine or engines, that process a user query to generate a new search request that will more effectively retrieve information from the database that is relevant to the query of the user. To this end, in one embodiment the systems can be realized as computer programs present to a user interface to a user and which prompt the user to enter one or more key phrases that are representative of a user search request or user query. The user interface can collect the key phrases provided by the user and can analyze these key phrases to identify at least one meaning that can be associated with this user query. The systems can then process the user query and the identified meaning to generate an expanded search request that can be represented as a boolean search strategy. This boolean search strategy can then be processed to create one or more expanded user queries that can be presented to a search engine to collect from a search engine information that is relevant to the interest of the user.
PCT/US2000/017530 1999-06-24 2000-06-26 Search engine interface WO2000079436A2 (en)

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US14087499P 1999-06-24 1999-06-24
US60/140,874 1999-06-24
US09/419,005 US7089236B1 (en) 1999-06-24 1999-10-13 Search engine interface
US09/419,005 1999-10-13
US53975000A 2000-03-31 2000-03-31
US09/539,750 2000-03-31

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