Adaptive search engine
First Claim
1. An adaptive search engine having a plurality of data items from one or more data sources stored in at least one database searchable by a search query of at least one keyword to produce a corresponding ranked search result listing of data items, said search engine having a plurality of selectable filters applicable by the search engine and/or the user to filter at least a portion of the data items of the search result listing, characterised in that said search engine records an association between a filter applied to a search query and a data item selected by a user from said filtered portion of the corresponding search result listing, wherein each recorded association contributes to the weighting given by the search engine to application of said filter in a subsequent search for at least one keyword of said search query.
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Abstract
An adaptive search engine (1) having a plurality of data items (4) from one or more data sources (5) stored in at least one database searchable by a search query (6) of a least one keyword (7) to produce a corresponding ranked search result listing (8) of data items (4), said search engine having a plurality of selectable filters (9) applicable by the search engine and/or the user to filter at least a portion (10) of the data items (4) of the search result listing (8), characterised in that said search engine records an association between a filter (9) applied to a search query (6) and a data item (4) selected by a user from said filtered portion (10) of the corresponding search result listing (8), wherein each recorded association contributes to the weighting given by the search engine (1) to application of said filter (9) in a subsequent search for at least one keyword (7) of said search query (6).
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1. An adaptive search engine having a plurality of data items from one or more data sources stored in at least one database searchable by a search query of at least one keyword to produce a corresponding ranked search result listing of data items, said search engine having a plurality of selectable filters applicable by the search engine and/or the user to filter at least a portion of the data items of the search result listing,
characterised in that said search engine records an association between a filter applied to a search query and a data item selected by a user from said filtered portion of the corresponding search result listing, wherein each recorded association contributes to the weighting given by the search engine to application of said filter in a subsequent search for at least one keyword of said search query.
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41. A method of performing searches using an adaptive search engine having a plurality of data items from one or more data sources stored in at least one database searchable by a search query of a least one keyword to produce a corresponding ranked search result listing of data items, said search engine having a plurality of selectable filters applicable by the search engine and/or the user to filter at least a portion of the data items of the search result listing,
characterised in that said search engine records an association between a filter applied to a search query and a data item selected by a user from said filtered portion of the corresponding search result listing, wherein each recorded association contributes to the weighting given by the search engine to application of said filter in a subsequent search for at least one keyword of said search query.
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