Personalized indexing and searching for information in a distributed data processing system
First Claim
1. A method of personalized searching for information in a distributed data processing system, the method comprising:
- providing in a search portal a personal search term list for a user, the personal search term list comprising search keywords known to be of interest to the user;
receiving from the user a navigation identification message comprising a navigation location; and
creating a personalized search index in dependence upon the navigation location and the contents of the personal search term list, wherein the personalized search index comprises index records, each index record comprising a time stamp.
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Abstract
Personalized searching for information in a distributed data processing system including providing in a search portal a personal search term list for a user, the personal search term list comprising search keywords known to be of interest to the user; receiving from the user a navigation identification message comprising a navigation location; and creating a personalized search index in dependence upon the navigation location and the contents of the personal search term list, wherein the personalized search index comprises index records comprising time stamps. Typical embodiments also comprise receiving in the search portal from the user a navigation request message comprising a navigation direction; creating, in dependence upon the personalized search index, the navigation direction, and a last navigation time stamp, a response to the navigation request message; transmitting the response to the user; and updating the last navigation time stamp.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of personalized searching for information in a distributed data processing system, the method comprising:
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providing in a search portal a personal search term list for a user, the personal search term list comprising search keywords known to be of interest to the user;
receiving from the user a navigation identification message comprising a navigation location; and
creating a personalized search index in dependence upon the navigation location and the contents of the personal search term list, wherein the personalized search index comprises index records, each index record comprising a time stamp. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for personalized searching for information in a distributed data processing system, the system comprising:
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means for providing in a search portal a personal search term list for a user, the personal search term list comprising search keywords known to be of interest to the user;
means for receiving from the user a navigation identification message comprising a navigation location; and
means for creating a personalized search index in dependence upon the navigation location and the contents of the personal search term list, wherein the personalized search index comprises index records, each index record comprising a time stamp. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product for personalized searching for information in a distributed data processing system, the computer program product comprising:
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a recording medium;
means, recorded on the recording medium, for providing in a search portal a personal search term list for a user, the personal search term list comprising search keywords known to be of interest to the user;
means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving from the user a navigation identification message comprising a navigation location; and
means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a personalized search index in dependence upon the navigation location and the contents of the personal search term list, wherein the personalized search index comprises index records, each index record comprising a time stamp. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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