Enhanced System and Method for Search

• US 20070214126A1
• Filed: 05/21/2007
• Published: 09/13/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Otopy, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Otopy, Inc.
• Inventors: KIKINIS, Dan
• Application Number:
  US11/751,600
• Publication Number:
  US 20070214126A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/283 Multi-dimensional databases or data warehouses, e.g. MOLAP or ROLAP

Abstract

A method and system to enhance searching are provided. In one embodiment, the method, which can be embodied as a system, comprises receiving a search request, the search request comprising of one or more search terms limited to one or more selected dimensions of a multi-dimensional term relationship database (MDTRD); using the one or more search terms to search the database within the one or more selected dimensions of the database, to identify one or more additional search terms related to the search terms of the search request; and performing at least one of, presenting the additional search terms to be selected from to perform the search request, or performing the search requests using one or more of the additional search and presenting the results of the search request.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a search request, the search request comprising of one or more search terms limited to one or more selected dimensions of a multi-dimensional term relationship database (MDTRD);

using the one or more search terms to search the database within the one or more selected dimensions of the database, to identify one or more additional search terms related to the search terms of the search request; and

performing at least one of, presenting the additional search terms to be selected from to perform the search request, or performing the search requests using one or more of the additional search and presenting the results of the search request.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving the one or more selected dimensions pre-selected based on a context of the search request being submitted.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving the one or more selected dimensions explicitly identified with the search terms.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the dimensions of the MDTRD include one or more of time, type, and geography.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the dimension of type includes at least one of event and person.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising modifying dimensions of the MDTRB based on categories encountered during a learning of term relationships.

7. A system comprising:

a unit to receive a search request, the search request comprising of one or more search terms limited to one or more selected dimensions of a multi-dimensional term relationship database (MDTRD);

a unit to use the one or more search terms to search the database within the one or more selected dimensions of the database, to identify one or more additional search terms related to the search terms of the search request; and

a unit to perform at least one of, presenting the additional search terms to be selected from to perform the search request, or performing the search requests using one or more of the additional search and presenting the results of the search request.

8. The system of claim 7, further comprising a unit to receive the one or more selected dimensions pre-selected based on a context of the search request being submitted.

9. The system of claim 7, further comprising a unit to receive the one or more selected dimensions explicitly identified with the search terms.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the dimensions of the MDTRD include one or more of time, type, and geography.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the dimension of type includes at least one of event and person.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the MDTRB includes a unit to modify the dimensions of the MDTRB based on categories encountered during a learning of term relationships.

13. A machine-readable medium having stored thereon a set of instructions, which when executed, perform a method comprising:

receiving a search request, the search request comprising of one or more search terms limited to one or more selected dimensions of a multi-dimensional term relationship database (MDTRD);

using the one or more search terms to search the database within the one or more selected dimensions of the database, to identify one or more additional search terms related to the search terms of the search request; and

performing at least one of, presenting the additional search terms to be selected from to perform the search request, or performing the search requests using one or more of the additional search and presenting the results of the search request.

14. The machine-readable medium of claim 13, further comprising receiving the one or more selected dimensions pre-selected based on a context of the search request being submitted.

15. The machine-readable medium of claim 13, further comprising receiving the one or more selected dimensions explicitly identified with the search terms.

16. The machine-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the dimensions of the MDTRD include one or more of time, type, and geography.

17. The machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the dimension of type includes at least one of event and person.

18. The machine-readable medium of claim 13, further comprising modifying dimensions of the MDTRB based on categories encountered during a learning of term relationships.