PERSISTENT SEARCH NOTIFICATION
First Claim
1. A method for conducting automated persistent searches with notifications, the method comprising:
- receiving user inputted topic search criteria;
receiving user inputted notification criteria;
receiving user inputted search preferences;
determining information content sources and collaborative environments to search in response to the user inputted topic search criteria;
determining user context information from an event with a defined time of occurrence in response to user input or from a user'"'"'s calendar and scheduling application;
wherein user context information defines a period of relevancy for retrieved information content from a persistent search;
performing a persistent search until an exit criteria is met by repeatedly interrogating the determined information content sources and the collaborative environments while taking into account the user'"'"'s context information; and
sending one or more notifications to one or more users upon meeting the exit criteria.
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Abstract
A method for conducting automated persistent searches with notifications includes receiving user inputted topic search criteria; receiving user inputted notification criteria; receiving user inputted search preferences; determining information content sources and collaborative environments to search in response to the user inputted topic search criteria; determining user context information from an event with a defined time of occurrence in response to user input or from a user'"'"'s calendar and scheduling application; wherein user context information defines a period of relevancy for retrieved information content from a persistent search; performing a persistent search until an exit criteria is met by repeatedly interrogating the determined information content sources and the collaborative environments while taking into account the user'"'"'s context information; and sending one or more notifications to one or more users upon meeting the exit criteria.
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7 Claims
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1. A method for conducting automated persistent searches with notifications, the method comprising:
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receiving user inputted topic search criteria; receiving user inputted notification criteria; receiving user inputted search preferences; determining information content sources and collaborative environments to search in response to the user inputted topic search criteria; determining user context information from an event with a defined time of occurrence in response to user input or from a user'"'"'s calendar and scheduling application; wherein user context information defines a period of relevancy for retrieved information content from a persistent search; performing a persistent search until an exit criteria is met by repeatedly interrogating the determined information content sources and the collaborative environments while taking into account the user'"'"'s context information; and sending one or more notifications to one or more users upon meeting the exit criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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