US6513031B1
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System for improving search area selection
Assignee: Zhigu Holdings Ltd
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Filing: 1998-12-23
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Granted: 2003-01-28
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Expires: 2018-12-23
Abstract
Abstract A method of aiding a user in searching a computer environment includes retrieving a search query from a user, accessing a user profile and selecting a search area based on the search query and the user profile. In other embodiments of the present invention, a method provides for receiving a search query, categorizing at least one term in the search query based on an indexed list of terms derived from pages on a network, and identifying at least one search area based on the category of a search term.
Inventors
- 👤 Karen E. Fries
- 👤 John M. Tippett
- 👤 Jeffrey Richter
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 09:36
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/20; G06F16/24; G06F16/242; G06F16/2428; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99931; Y10S707/99933; Y10S707/99935
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
82 words
A method of aiding a user in searching a computer environment comprising: (a) receiving a search query from a user; (b) generating a clue stream comprised of features based in part on the search query; (c) providing the clue stream to a support vector machine trained to identify a search goal from a clue stream; and (d) identifying a search area within the computer environment based on a search goal produced by the support vector machine in response to the clue stream.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
82 words
A method of aiding a user in searching a computer environment comprising: (a) receiving a search query from a user; (b) generating a clue stream comprised of features based in part on the search query; (c) providing the clue stream to a support vector machine trained to identify a search goal from a clue stream; and (d) identifying a search area within the computer environment based on a search goal produced by the support vector machine in response to the clue stream.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1 wherein generating a clue stream comprises generating at least one topic from a natural language parse of the search query.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 2 wherein generating a clue stream further comprises generating at least one topic by comparing the search query to text found in pages on a network.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 3 wherein generating a clue stream further comprises generating at least one user profile feature.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 4 wherein generating a clue stream further comprises generating a scope feature based in part on the search query.
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