Subsequent Search Results

• US 20110191333A1
• Filed: 01/29/2010
• Published: 08/04/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Mehta, Suhas Rohit, Bharadwaj, Hema, Gutlapalli, Hari Krishna
• Application Number:
  US12/696,526
• Publication Number:
  US 20110191333A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/725
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/00 Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24578 using ranking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]

Abstract

A first user response to a first search result comprising a plurality of first result data items is captured. A first user profile is generated. The first user profile includes at least the first user response to the first search result. A second search result is displayed, according to an order of display priority. The second search result includes at least a plurality of second result data items. The order of display priority is based on the first user profile.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

capturing a first user response to a first search result comprising a plurality of first result data items;

generating a first user profile, wherein

said first user profile comprises

said first user response to said first search result; and

displaying a second search result, wherein

the second search result is displayed according to an order of display priority,

the second search result comprises a plurality of second result data items, and

said order of display priority is based on said first user profile.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein

said displaying comprises

displaying said plurality of second result data items in order of a relevance ranking, wherein

said relevance ranking is derived from a comparison,

said comparison is a comparison of said plurality of second result data items to said order of display priority.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein

said capturing said first user response comprises

recording an user identifier associated with a first user,

recording a first plurality of user characteristics associated with said first user,

recording a plurality of search characteristics associated with a first search for which said first search result was generated,

recording a first selection from said first search result,

recording a data source associated with said first selection,

recording a plurality of characteristics of said first selection, and

recording a disposition of said first selection.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein

said recording said disposition of said first selection comprises

recording a source request associated with said first selection,

recording a length of time that said first selection was displayed to said first user, and

recording a data item representing whether said first user created a second selection after said first selection.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein

said recording said plurality of said search characteristics associated with said first search for which said first search result was generated comprises recording a plurality of search keywords, and

said recording said first selection from said first search result comprises recording metadata associated with said first selection, said metadata comprising

a record type associated with said first selection,

a unique record identifier associated with said first selection, and

a business component associated with said first selection.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising

in response to a second search result associated with a second search, augmenting said first user profile, wherein said augmenting comprises

recording a second user response to said second search result, wherein

said recording said second response comprises updating a last-used time stamp,

appending an additional keyword, and

incrementing a record selection counter associated with a second selection.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising

generating said order of display priority, wherein

said generating said order of display priority further comprises generating said order of display priority based on

said first user profile, and

a second user profile associated with a second user, wherein

said second user profile includes a second plurality of user characteristics associated with said second user, and

said second plurality of user characteristics shares a common characteristic with said first plurality of user characteristics.

8. An apparatus, comprising:

a user interface configured to

capture a first user response to a first search result comprising a plurality of first result data items, and

display a second search result, wherein

said second search result is displayed according to an order of display priority,

said second search result comprises a plurality of second result data items, and

said order of display priority is based on a first user profile; and

a profiling module configured to generate said first user profile, wherein

said first user profile comprises

said first user response to said first search result.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein

said user interface is further configured to

display said plurality of second result data items in order of a relevance ranking, wherein

said relevance ranking is derived from a comparison,

said comparison is a comparison of said plurality of second result data items to said order of display priority.

10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein

said user interface is further configured to

record an user identifier associated with a first user,

record a first plurality of user characteristics associated with said first user,

record a plurality of search characteristics associated with a first search for which said first search result was generated,

record a first selection from said first search result,

record a data source associated with said first selection,

record a plurality of characteristics of said first selection, and

record a disposition of said first selection.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein

said user interface is further configured to

record a source request associated with said first selection,

record a length of time that said first selection was displayed to said first user, and

record a data item representing whether said first user created a second selection after said first selection.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein

said user interface is further configured to record a plurality of search keywords, and

said user interface is further configured to record metadata associated with said first selection, said metadata comprising

a record type associated with said first selection,

a unique record identifier associated with said first selection, and

a business component associated with said first selection.

13. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein

said profiling module is configured to augment said first user profile by

recording a second user response to said second search result, wherein

said recording said second response comprises updating a last-used time stamp,

appending an additional keyword, and

incrementing a record selection counter associated with a second selection.

14. The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising

a display ranking module configured to generate said order of display priority, wherein

said display ranking module is configured to generate said order of display priority based on

said first user profile, and

a second user profile associated with a second user, wherein

said second user profile includes a second plurality of user characteristics associated with said second user, and

said second plurality of user characteristics shares a common characteristic with said first plurality of user characteristics.

15. A computer program product comprising:

a plurality of instructions comprising

a first set of instructions, executable on a computer system, configured to capture a first user response to a first search result comprising a plurality of first result data items;

a second set of instructions, executable on said computer system, configured to generate a first user profile, wherein

said first user profile comprises

said first user response to said first search result; and

a third set of instructions, executable on said computer system, configured to display a second search result, wherein

the second search result is displayed according to an order of display priority,

the second search result comprises a plurality of second result data items, and

said order of display priority is based on said first user profile.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein

said third set of instructions further comprises

a fourth set of instructions, executable on said computer system, configured to display said plurality of second result data items in order of a relevance ranking, wherein

said relevance ranking is derived from a comparison,

said comparison is a comparison of said plurality of second result data items to said order of display priority.

17. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein

said first set of instructions further comprises a fifth set of instructions, executable on said computer system, configured to

record an user identifier associated with a first user,

record a first plurality of user characteristics associated with said first user,

record a plurality of search characteristics associated with a first search for which said first search result was generated,

record a first selection from said first search result,

record a data source associated with said first selection,

record a plurality of characteristics of said first selection, and

record a disposition of said first selection.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein

said fifth set of instructions further comprises a sixth set of instructions, executable on said computer system, configured to

record a source request associated with said first selection,

record a length of time that said first selection was displayed to said first user, and

record a data item representing whether said first user created a second selection after said first selection.

19. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein

said fifth set of instructions further comprises

a seventh set of instructions, executable on said computer system, configured to

record a plurality of search keywords, and

an eighth set of instructions, executable on said computer system, configured to

record metadata associated with said first selection, said metadata comprising

a record type associated with said first selection,

a unique record identifier associated with said first selection, and

a business component associated with said first selection.

20. The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising

a ninth set of instructions, executable on said computer system, configured to, in response to a second search result associated with a second search, augment said first user profile by recording a second user response to said second search result, wherein

said recording said second response comprises updating a last-used time stamp,

appending an additional keyword, and

incrementing a record selection counter associated with a second selection.

21. The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising

a tenth set of instructions, executable on said computer system, configured to generate

said order of display priority based on

said first user profile, and

a second user profile associated with a second user, wherein

said second user profile includes a second plurality of user characteristics associated with said second user, and

said second plurality of user characteristics shares a common characteristic with

said first plurality of user characteristics.