×

Searching method and system

  • US 20070027840A1
  • Filed: 07/27/2005
  • Published: 02/01/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A database management method for managing the interactions between a database and users of the database, the database comprising user data associated with respective users, the method comprising:

  • entering user entered data into the database;

    monitoring user interactions with the database and entering into the database user interaction data corresponding to the monitored user interactions of respective users of the database;

    receiving a query from a searching user to identify a target user according to search criteria entered by the searching user;

    processing the query by searching the user entered data and/or the user interaction data in order to identify a number of target users having user entered data and/or user interaction data matching the criteria;

    ranking the identified target users depending on the user entered data and/or the user interaction data of the respective identified target users;

    wherein the user interaction data is used by at least one of the query processing and ranking steps.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×