Method and apparatus of inter-document data retrieval

• US 20060106760A1
• Filed: 10/29/2004
• Published: 05/18/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nemor Properties LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Nemor Properties LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Moriya, Netzer
• Application Number:
  US10/977,281
• Publication Number:
  US 20060106760A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/334 Query execution G06F16/335 takes precedence

Abstract

A data retrieval method that includes: (i) receiving a query that comprises a set of keywords and a desired document responsive keyword association level; and (ii) searching for at least a group of documents that comprises the set of keywords, whereas each document of the group does not comprise the set of keywords; and whereas an association level between the documents of the groups corresponds to the desired association level.

Claims

1. A data retrieval method comprising:

receiving a query that comprises a set of keywords and at least one desired document responsive keyword association level; and

searching for at least a group of documents that comprises the set of keywords, whereas each document of the group does not comprise the set of keywords; and

whereas an association level between the documents of the groups corresponds to the at least one desired association level.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising a stage of defining document keyword association parameters and inter-keyword association parameters.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein a document responsive keyword association level between keywords within the group of documents is responsive to inter-keyword association parameters associated with said keywords and to document keyword association parameters associated with said keywords and documents.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the stage of defining is responsive to users inputs.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising a stage of performing a location based proximity search.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing a search result.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the search result includes information representative of the documents within a document group.

8. A data retrieval method comprising:

receiving a search query that comprises a set of keywords and at least one desired document responsive keyword association level;

searching at least one document that comprises all the set of keywords; and

searching for at least one group of documents that comprises the set of keywords, whereas each document of the group does not comprise the set of keywords; and

whereas a document responsive keyword association level between the keywords within each group corresponds to the at least one desired association level.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising a stage of defining document keyword association parameters and inter-keyword association parameters.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein a document responsive keyword association level between keywords within the group of documents is responsive to inter-keyword association parameters associated with said keywords and to document keyword association parameters associated with said keywords and documents.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the stage of defining is responsive to users inputs.

12. The method of claim 8 further comprising a stage of performing a location based proximity search.

13. The method of claim 8 further comprising providing a search result.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein the search result includes information representative of the documents within a document group.