Randomized compliant searching

• US 10,380,181 B1
• Filed: 02/05/2018
• Issued: 08/13/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: C-HCA, Inc.
• Original Assignee: HCA Holdings Incorporated (HCA Healthcare, Inc.)
• Inventors: Morrow, John William Benton, Reiner, Deborah, Larsen, Lars Erik, Wood, Jason Draper, Longoria, Kari, Webb, David
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Thu Nguyet T
• Application Number:
  US15/888,919
• Time in Patent Office: 554 Days
• Field of Search: 707732-734
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/285 Clustering or classification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/735 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation

Abstract

In some examples, a randomization searching engine is described that enables randomized searching and recommendation of authorized user profiles. The randomization searching engine implements a search routine that identifies search results by prioritizing authorized user profiles, bucketizing authorized user profiles, categorizing authorized user profiles results, collating authorized user profiles, and generating a set of search results.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a memory comprising computer-executable instructions; and

a processor configured to access the memory and execute the computer-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

receiving, from a user device, a communication comprising one or more search inputs for searching for an authorized user, the one or more search inputs input at one or more search input fields, each search input field of the one or more search input fields associated with a relevancy indicator; and

performing a first randomized search of a set of authorized user profiles by at least;

accessing the set of authorized user profiles corresponding to a set of authorized users;

segmenting the set of authorized user profiles into a set of segments by at least;

performing a ranking of each authorized user profile of the set of authorized user profiles based on relevancy of a respective authorized user profile based on one or more respective relevancy indicators associated with the one or more search input fields at which the one or more search inputs were input; and

assigning each ranked authorized user profile to a segment of the set of segments based on the ranking;

for at least one segment of the set of segments, assigning each ranked authorized user profile of the at least one segment to one of a plurality of category buckets based on a predefined categorization rule, the predefined categorization rule defining one or more conditions that are fulfillable by category data attributes of the set of authorized user profiles;

collating the plurality of category buckets based on a predefined order to define a collated plurality of category buckets, the predefined order corresponding to a priority assigned to each category bucket of the plurality of category buckets based on the category data attributes;

within each category bucket of the collated plurality of category buckets, randomizing authorized user profiles to define a randomized subset of authorized user profiles within each category bucket; and

generating a randomized list of authorized user profiles by combining the randomized subsets of authorized user profiles from the collated plurality of category buckets.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise providing the randomized list of authorized user profiles for presentation at a search results interface at the user device, the search results interface presenting:

a first authorized user profile of the randomized list of authorized user profiles according to a selectable format;

first authorized user profile data associated with the first authorized user profile; and

remaining authorized user profiles of the randomized list of authorized user profiles according to an unselectable format, a second authorized user profile of the remaining authorized user profiles of the randomized list of authorized user profiles configured to change from the unselectable format to the selectable format only after the first authorized user profile has been declined.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a request to decline the first authorized user profile; and

in response to receiving the request to decline the first authorized user profile, causing the search results interface to present;

the second authorized user profile of the randomized list of authorized user profiles according to the selectable format;

second authorized user profile data associated with the second authorized user profile; and

other authorized user profiles of the remaining authorized user profiles according to the unselectable format.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise providing the randomized list of authorized user profiles for presentation at a search results interface at the user device.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

providing a compliance statement for presentation at the user device in response to receiving the communication; and

providing the randomized list of authorized user profiles for presentation at a search results interface at the user device in response to receiving an acknowledgment from the user device that a user has acknowledged the compliance statement.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the first randomized search produces the randomized list of authorized user profiles in a first randomized order; and

the operations further comprise performing a second randomized search that produces the randomized list of authorized user profiles in a second randomized order.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the first randomized search produces the randomized list of authorized user profiles in a first randomized order; and

the recommendation engine is further configured to perform a second randomized search that produces the randomized list of authorized user profiles in a second randomized order.

6. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving, from a user device, a communication comprising one or more search inputs for searching for an authorized user, the one or more search inputs input at one or more search input fields of a search input interface presented at the user device;

performing a first randomized search by at least;

accessing a set of authorized user profiles corresponding to a set of authorized users;

segmenting the set of authorized user profiles into a set of segments by at least;

performing a ranking of each authorized user profiles of the set of authorized user profiles based on relevancy of the respective authorized user profile based on one or more respective relevancy indicators associated with the one or more search input fields at which the one or more search inputs were input; and

assigning each ranked authorized user profile to a segment of the set of segments based on the ranking;

for at least one segment of the set of segments, assigning each authorized user profile of the at least one segment to one of a plurality of category buckets based on a predefined categorization rule, the predefined categorization rule defining one or more conditions that are fulfillable by category data attributes of the set of authorized user profiles;

collating the plurality of category buckets based on a predefined order to define a collated plurality of category buckets, the predefined order corresponding to a priority assigned to each category bucket of the plurality of category buckets based on the category data attributes;

within each category bucket of the collated plurality of category buckets, randomizing authorized user profiles to define a randomized subset of authorized user profiles within each category bucket; and

generating a randomized list of authorized user profiles by combining the randomized subset of authorized user profiles from the collated plurality of category buckets.

7. One or more computer-readable storage devices comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more computer systems, configure the computer systems to perform operations comprising:

receiving, from a user device, a communication comprising one or more search inputs for searching for an authorized user, the one or more search inputs input at one or more search input fields of a search input interface presented at the user device;

performing a first randomized search by at least;

accessing a set of authorized user profiles corresponding to a set of authorized users;

segmenting the set of authorized user profiles into a set of segments by at least;

performing a ranking of each authorized user profiles of the set of authorized user profiles based on relevancy of a respective authorized user profile based on one or more respective relevancy indicators associated with the one or more search input fields at which the one or more search inputs were input; and

assigning each ranked authorized user profile to a segment of the set of segments based on the ranking;

for at least one segment of the set of segments, assigning each authorized user profile of the at least one segment to one of a plurality of category buckets based on a predefined categorization rule, the predefined categorization rule defining one or more conditions that are fulfillable by category data attributes of the set of authorized user profiles;

collating the plurality of category buckets based on a predefined order to define a collated plurality of category buckets, the predefined order corresponding to a priority assigned to each category bucket of the plurality of category buckets based on the category data attributes;

within each category bucket of the collated plurality of category buckets, randomizing authorized user profiles to define a randomized subset of authorized user profiles within each category bucket; and

generating a randomized list of authorized user profiles by combining the randomized subsets of authorized user profiles from the collated plurality of category buckets.

10. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving, from a user device, a communication comprising one or more search inputs for searching for an authorized user, the one or more search inputs input at one or more search input fields of a search input interface presented at the user device;

performing a first randomized search by at least;

accessing a set of authorized user profiles corresponding to a set of authorized users;

segmenting the set of authorized user profiles into a set of segments by at least;

performing a ranking of each authorized user profiles of the set of authorized user profiles based on relevancy of the respective authorized user profile with respect to the one or more search inputs; and

assigning each ranked authorized user profile to a segment of the set of segments based on the ranking;

for at least one segment of the set of segments, assigning each authorized user profile of the at least one segment to one of a plurality of category buckets based on a predefined categorization rule, the predefined categorization rule defining one or more conditions that are fulfillable by category data attributes of the set of authorized user profiles;

collating the plurality of category buckets based on a predefined order to define a collated plurality of category buckets, the predefined order corresponding to a priority assigned to each category bucket of the plurality of category buckets based on the category data attributes;

within each category bucket of the collated plurality of category buckets, randomizing authorized user profiles to define a randomized subset of authorized user profiles within each category bucket; and

generating a randomized list of authorized user profiles by combining the randomized subset of authorized user profiles from the collated plurality of category buckets.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein each search input field of the one or more search input fields is associated with one of at least a high relevancy indicator, a medium relevancy indicator, or a low relevancy indicator.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, further comprising providing the randomized list of authorized user profiles for presentation at a search results interface at the user device, the search results interface presenting:

a first authorized user profile of the randomized list of authorized user profiles according to a selectable format;

first authorized user profile data associated with the first authorized user profile; and

remaining authorized user profiles of the randomized list of authorized user profiles according to an unselectable format, a second authorized user profile of the remaining authorized user profiles of the randomized list of authorized user profiles configured to change from the unselectable format to the selectable format only after the first authorized user profiles has been declined.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving a request to decline the first authorized user profile; and

in response to receiving the request to decline the first authorized user profile, causing the search results interface to present;

the second authorized user profile of the randomized list of authorized user profiles according to the selectable format;

second authorized user profile data associated with the second authorized user profile; and

other authorized user profiles of the remaining authorized user profiles according to the unselectable format.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving a request to refer a first authorized user to whom the first authorized user profile belongs; and

in response to receiving the request to refer the first authorized user, causing the search results interface to present;

the first authorized user profile of the randomized list of authorized user profiles according to a different version of the selectable format;

the second authorized user profile of the randomized list of authorized user profiles according to the selectable format; and

second authorized user profile data associated with the second authorized user profile.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, further comprising receiving a request to schedule an appointment with a first authorized user to whom the first authorized user profile belongs.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein:

each category bucket of the plurality of category buckets corresponds to one category type from a set of category types comprising an associated user with scheduling category type, an associated user with a first status category type, an associated user with a second status category type, a scheduling category type, a first status category type, a second status category type, an unassociated user category type, or an unknown category type; and

the predefined categorization rule defines associations between the category types of the set of category types and the category data attributes of the set of authorized user profiles.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, further comprising:

providing a compliance statement for presentation at the user device in response to receiving the communication; and

providing the randomized list of authorized user profiles for presentation at a search results interface at the user device in response to receiving an acknowledgment from the user device that a user has acknowledged the compliance statement.

18. One or more computer-readable storage devices comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more computer systems, configure the computer systems to perform operations comprising:

receiving, from a user device, a communication comprising one or more search inputs for searching for an authorized user, the one or more search inputs input at one or more search input fields of a search input interface presented at the user device;

performing a first randomized search by at least;

accessing a set of authorized user profiles corresponding to a set of authorized users;

segmenting the set of authorized user profiles into a set of segments by at least;

performing a ranking of each authorized user profiles of the set of authorized user profiles based on relevancy of a respective authorized user profile with respect to the one or more search inputs; and

assigning each ranked authorized user profile to a segment of the set of segments based on the ranking;

for at least one segment of the set of segments, assigning each authorized user profile of the at least one segment to one of a plurality of category buckets based on a predefined categorization rule, the predefined categorization rule defining one or more conditions that are fulfillable by category data attributes of the set of authorized user profiles;

collating the plurality of category buckets based on a predefined order to define a collated plurality of category buckets, the predefined order corresponding to a priority assigned to each category bucket of the plurality of category buckets based on the category data attributes;

within each category bucket of the collated plurality of category buckets, randomizing authorized user profiles to define a randomized subset of authorized user profiles within each category bucket; and

generating a randomized list of authorized user profiles by combining the randomized subsets of authorized user profiles from the collated plurality of category buckets.

19. The one or more computer-readable storage devices of claim 18, wherein a search results interface is configured to present:

a first authorized user profile of the randomized list of authorized user profiles according to a selectable format;

first authorized user profile data associated with the first authorized user profile; and

remaining authorized user profiles of the randomized list of authorized user profiles according to an unselectable format, a second authorized user profile of the remaining authorized user profiles of the randomized list of authorized user profiles configured to change from the unselectable format to the selectable format only after the first authorized user profiles has been declined.

20. The one or more computer-readable storage devices of claim 18, wherein:

each category bucket of the plurality of category buckets corresponds to one category type from a set of category types comprising an associated user with scheduling category type, an associated user with a first status category type, an associated user with a second status category type, a scheduling category type, a first status category type, a second status category type, an unassociated user category type, or an unknown category type; and

the predefined categorization rule defines associations between the category types of the set of category types and the category data attributes of the set of authorized user profiles.