Method for automatic discovery of query language features of web sites
First Claim
1. A method for automatically determining query language operators of a Web information source, comprising:
- providing a search interface for submitting a query, for retrieving documents from a Web information source and for reporting the number of document matches for the query;
providing a set of known query operators, each known query operator in the set operating according to at least one syntax, wherein for a test query comprising a query operator and a test key word, each syntax of the operator produces a different number of document matches for the test query at a known Web information source;
performing the test query on the Web information source, wherein the test query produces a number of document matches on the Web information source;
comparing the number of document matches produced by the Web information source with the number of document matches produced by the known operator'"'"'s different syntaxes; and
using an established criteria for determining if comparing results indicate the Web information source supports the known query operator according its matching syntax.
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Abstract
A method for automatically determining query language operators of a Web information source, includes providing a set of known query operators, each known query operator in the set operating according to at least one syntax, wherein for a test query comprising a query operator and a test key word, each syntax of the operator produces a different number of document matches for the test query at a known Web information source; performing the test query on the Web information source, wherein the test query produces a number of document matches on the Web information source; comparing the number of document matches produced by the Web information source with the number of document matches produced by the known operator'"'"'s different syntaxes; and using an established criteria for determining if comparing results indicate the Web information source supports the known query operator according its matching syntax.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for automatically determining query language operators of a Web information source, comprising:
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providing a search interface for submitting a query, for retrieving documents from a Web information source and for reporting the number of document matches for the query;
providing a set of known query operators, each known query operator in the set operating according to at least one syntax, wherein for a test query comprising a query operator and a test key word, each syntax of the operator produces a different number of document matches for the test query at a known Web information source;
performing the test query on the Web information source, wherein the test query produces a number of document matches on the Web information source;
comparing the number of document matches produced by the Web information source with the number of document matches produced by the known operator'"'"'s different syntaxes; and
using an established criteria for determining if comparing results indicate the Web information source supports the known query operator according its matching syntax. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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