TYPE-AHEAD HINTS WITH DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURABLE USER PREFERENCES

• US 20090063961A1
• Filed: 08/27/2007
• Published: 03/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Chakra, Al, Wu, Yuping C., Li, Yongcheng
• Application Number:
  US11/845,176
• Publication Number:
  US 20090063961A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/259
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/453 Help systems

Abstract

An improved solution for dynamically configurable user preferences in a type-ahead hint system is provided. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for providing type-ahead hints includes: receiving an input string; providing a configurable preference interface; obtaining a preference from the interface; and generating at least one type-ahead hint, based upon the input string and the preference.

Claims

1. A method for providing type-ahead hints, the method comprising:

receiving an input string;

providing a configurable preference interface;

obtaining a preference from the interface; and

generating at least one type-ahead hint, based upon the input string and the preference.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the configurable preference interface is configurable by at least one of a user or a user profile.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating a user profile.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the user profile is based upon a history of the user.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising rendering the user profile on a graphical user interface (GUI).

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the providing the configurable preference interface further includes providing a graphical user interface (GUI) configured to allow edits to at least one of a user profile or the preference.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising at least one of:

determining a subject of the input string;

or

adjusting the configurable preference interface, based on the subject.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the input string is received from a web search application.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the configurable preference interface includes a plurality of categories.

10. A system for providing type-ahead hints, the system comprising:

a module for receiving an input string;

a module for providing a configurable preference interface;

a module for obtaining a preference from the interface; and

a module for generating at least one type-ahead hint, based upon the input string and the preference.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the configurable preference interface is configurable by at least one of a user or a user profile.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the module for generating further comprises a module for rendering the user profile on a graphical user interface (GUI).

13. A computer program comprising program code stored on a computer-readable medium, which when executed, enables a computer system to implement a method for providing type-ahead hints, the method comprising:

receiving an input string;

providing a configurable preference interface;

obtaining a preference from the interface; and

generating at least one type-ahead hint, based upon the input string and the preference.

14. The computer program of claim 13, wherein the configurable preference interface is configurable by at least one of a user and a user profile.

15. The computer program of claim 13, wherein the method further comprises generating a user profile.

16. The computer program of claim 15, wherein the user profile is based upon a history of the user.

17. The computer program of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises rendering the user profile on a graphical user interface (GUI).

18. The computer program of claim 13, wherein the providing the configurable preference interface further includes providing a graphical user interface (GUI) configured to allow edits to at least one of a user profile or the preference.

19. The computer program of claim 13, wherein the method further comprises at least one of:

determining a subject of the input string;

or

adjusting the configurable preference interface, based on the subject.

20. The computer program of claim 13, wherein the input string is received from a web search application.