METHOD AND SYSTEM OF TRIGGERING A SEARCH REQUEST
First Claim
1. A method of providing access to information, comprising:
- receiving a first request;
selecting a second request which is set to be generated by a trigger condition; and
associating the second request with the first request and generating a search based on the first request when said condition occurs.
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Abstract
A method and system are described for creating a recurring or triggered search request. A search request is associated with a condition which initiates an information search. A search result, including a search query associated with a search request and a condition may be provided to a user via any or all communication services and/or devices associated with the user. A tool is provided to enable a user to select an existing search request and/or search result which may be used to create a triggered or ‘favorite’ search query which may be triggered as designated. Triggered search requests may be suggested to a user using automated and/or human assisted techniques.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of providing access to information, comprising:
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receiving a first request; selecting a second request which is set to be generated by a trigger condition; and associating the second request with the first request and generating a search based on the first request when said condition occurs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system, comprising:
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a user device submitting a request defined by a user; and a search service device receiving the request from the user, determining a trigger and taking an action responsive to occurrence of the trigger. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A computer readable storage medium storing therein a program for causing a computer to execute an operation including providing access to information, comprising:
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receiving an arbitrary request; determining whether a request matching the arbitrary request is stored in a database; providing information of a matching request when determining indicates a match; and transmitting a search result associated with the matching request. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer-implemented method of accessing information, comprising:
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associating a condition with a request based on one of input by a user submitting the request or a human assistant processing the request; and converting the request to be automatically triggered when the condition occurs and providing a result to the user at each occurrence of the condition.
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