Search Scheduling and Delivery

• US 20080091661A1
• Filed: 10/16/2007
• Published: 04/17/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Plow, Gregory, Pourmirzaie, Farrokh
• Granted Patent: US 8,775,421 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9538 Presentation of query results

Abstract

A search request from a user is received wherein the search request comprises a search framework profile and at least one search term. Scheduling information is accessed from the search framework profile and a search operation is scheduled for execution in accordance with the at least one search term and search scheduling information. An indication that the search request is scheduled for execution is returned to the user.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for delivering search results responsive to a user request:

to perform a search operation, comprising;

receiving a search request from a user wherein said search request comprises search delivery information and at least one search term;

accessing from said search delivery information at least one designated destination address and a designated delivery form corresponding to said destination address; and

delivering search results comprising said at least one search term to said designated destination address in said designated delivery form.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said at least one destination address comprises a plurality of destination addresses.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said destination address is an email address.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said destination address is a fax number.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said destination address is a URL address.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising searching a web page associated with said URL address for a tag wherein said tag designates a location within said web page to receive said search results.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein said destination address is the address of a folder residing on a computer system.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising creating said folder if said folder does not exist.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein said destination address is the address of a computer program residing on a computer system.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein said search request further comprises a search framework profile and wherein said search framework profile comprises said search delivery information.

11. A method for performing a computerized search and delivering associated search results, comprising requesting a search operation wherein said request comprises search delivery information and at least one search term, and wherein said search delivery information comprises at least one designated destination address and a designated delivery form corresponding to said destination address.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein said requested search operation further comprises a search framework profile and wherein said search framework profile comprises said search delivery information.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein said search framework profile comprises user input captured by a search framework profile wizard.

14. A system for delivering search results responsive to a user request to perform a search operation, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions that;

receive a search request from a user wherein said search request comprises search delivery information and at least one search term;

access from said search delivery information at least one designated destination address and a designated delivery form corresponding to said destination address; and

deliver search results comprising said at least one search term to said designated destination address in said designated delivery form.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein said at least one destination address comprises a plurality of destination addresses.

16. The system of claim 14 wherein said destination address is an email address.

17. The system of claim 14 wherein said destination address is a fax number.

18. The system of claim 14 wherein said destination address is a URL address.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein said memory further stores instructions that search a web page associated with said URL address for a tag wherein said tag designates a location within said web page to receive said search results.

20. The system of claim 14 wherein said destination address is the address of a folder residing on a computer system.

21. The system of claim 20 wherein said memory further stores instructions that create said folder if said folder does not exist.

22. The system of claim 14 wherein said destination address is the address of a computer program residing on a computer system.

23. The system of claim 14 wherein said search request further comprises a search framework profile and wherein said search framework profile comprises said search delivery information.

24. An article of manufacture for use in a computer system tangibly embodying computer instructions executable by said computer system to perform process steps for delivering search results responsive to a user request to perform a search operation, said process steps comprising:

receiving a search request from a user wherein said search request comprises search delivery information and at least one search term;

accessing from said search delivery information at least one designated destination address and a designated delivery form corresponding to said destination address; and

delivering search results comprising said at least one search term to said designated destination address in said designated delivery form.

25. The article of manufacture of claim 24 wherein said at least one destination address comprises a plurality of destination addresses.