System and method for location influenced network search

• US 20040093325A1
• Filed: 11/07/2002
• Published: 05/13/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Banerjee, Dwip N., Becker, Craig Henry, Ravi, Kumar
• Application Number:
  US10/290,354
• Publication Number:
  US 20040093325A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries

Abstract

A system and method for location influenced network search is presented. A user uses a query device to send a location-based search request to a search engine. The location-based search request includes a user query request and geographical coordinates corresponding to the user'"'"'s location. The search engine performs a network search using the user query request, and receives a query result corresponding to the query request which includes one or more URL links. The search engine identifies an organization corresponding to the user'"'"'s location by comparing the geographical coordinates with one or more organization coordinates. The search engine retrieves contextual keywords corresponding to the identified organization, and filters the query result using the contextual keywords. The search engine includes organization data or manufacturer data to the filtered query result, and sends the query result to the query device for the user to view.

Claims

1. A method of performing a location-based search request, said method comprising:

receiving the location-based search request from a query device, wherein the location-based search request includes a user query request and geographical coordinates, the geographical coordinates corresponding to the location of the query device;

retrieving one or more contextual keywords based upon the geographical coordinates;

searching one or more indices using at least one of the contextual keywords and the user query request;

receiving a query result in response to the searching; and

sending the query result to the query device.

2. The method as described in claim 1 further comprising:

combining one or more of the contextual keywords with the user query request, the combining resulting in a contextual query request; and

performing the searching using the contextual query request.

3. The method as described in claim 1 wherein the searching further comprises:

searching one or more of the indices using the user query request, the searching resulting in a user query result; and

filtering the user query result using one or more of the contextual keywords, the filtering resulting in the query result.

4. The method as described in claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a subscription request from a subscriber, wherein the receiving includes one or more contextual keywords; and

storing the subscription request in a nonvolatile storage area.

5. The method as described in claim 4 further comprising:

determining whether a subscriber corresponds to the geographical coordinates;

retrieving data corresponding to the subscriber based on the determination; and

including the retrieved data with the query result.

6. The method as described in claim 5 wherein the retrieved data is selected from the group consisting of organization data and manufacturing data.

7. The method as described in claim 1 wherein the determination further comprises:

matching the geographical coordinates with one or more organization coordinates, wherein the organization coordinates are included in an organization record; and

providing the geographical coordinates to a reverse mapper based upon the matching.

8. The method as described in claim 1 further comprising:

receiving, at the query device, the user query request;

retrieving the geographical coordinates from a location device; and

combining the geographical coordinates with the user query request, the combining resulting in the location-based search request.

9. An information handling system comprising:

one or more processors;

a memory accessible by the processors;

one or more nonvolatile storage devices accessible by the processors; and

a search request handling tool to perform location-based searches, the search request handling tool including;

means for receiving a location-based search request from a query device, wherein the location-based search request includes a user query request and geographical coordinates, the geographical coordinates corresponding to the location of the query device;

means for retrieving one or more contextual keywords based upon the geographical coordinates;

means for searching one or more indices located on one or more of the nonvolatile storage devices using at least one of the contextual keywords and the user query request;

means for receiving a query result in response to the searching; and

means for sending the query result to the query device.

10. The information handling system as described in claim 9 further comprising:

means for combining one or more of the contextual keywords with the user query request, the combining resulting in a contextual query request; and

means for performing the searching using the contextual query request.

11. The information handling system as described in claim 9 wherein the searching further comprises:

means for searching one or more of the indices located on one or more of the nonvolatile storage devices using the user query request, the searching resulting in a user query result; and

means for filtering the user query result using one or more of the contextual keywords, the filtering resulting in the query result.

12. The information handling system as described in claim 9 further comprising:

means for receiving a subscription request from a subscriber, wherein the receiving includes one or more contextual keywords; and

means for storing the subscription request on one of the nonvolatile storage devices.

13. The information handling system as described in claim 12 further comprising:

means for determining whether a subscriber corresponds to the geographical coordinates;

means for retrieving data from one of the nonvolatile storage devices corresponding to the subscriber based on the determination; and

means for including the retrieved data with the query result.

14. The information handling system as described in claim 13 wherein the retrieved data is selected from the group consisting of organization data and manufacturing data.

15. A computer program product stored on a computer operable media for performing a location-based search request, said computer program product comprising:

means for receiving the location-based search request from a query device, wherein the location-based search request includes a user query request and geographical coordinates, the geographical coordinates corresponding to the location of the query device;

means for retrieving one or more contextual keywords based upon the geographical coordinates;

means for searching one or more indices using at least one of the contextual keywords and the user query request;

means for receiving a query result in response to the searching; and

means for sending the query result to the query device.

16. The computer program product as described in claim 15 further comprising:

means for combining one or more of the contextual keywords with the user query request, the combining resulting in a contextual query request; and

means for performing the searching using the contextual query request.

17. The computer program product as described in claim 15 wherein the searching further comprises:

means for searching one or more of the indices using the user query request, the searching resulting in a user query result; and

means for filtering the user query result using one or more of the contextual keywords, the filtering resulting in the query result.

18. The computer program product as described in claim 15 further comprising:

means for receiving a subscription request from a subscriber, wherein the receiving includes one or more contextual keywords; and

means for storing the subscription request in a nonvolatile storage area.

19. The computer program product as described in claim 18 further comprising:

means for determining whether a subscriber corresponds to the geographical coordinates;

means for retrieving data corresponding to the subscriber based on the determination; and

means for including the retrieved data with the query result.

20. The computer program product as described in claim 19 wherein the retrieved data is selected from the group consisting of organization data and manufacturing data.