APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A VISUAL QUERY BUILDER

• US 20110196864A1
• Filed: 09/03/2010
• Published: 08/11/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/03/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ammon Haggerty, Michael Harville, Patrick Connolly, Steve Mason
• Original Assignee: Ammon Haggerty, Michael Harville, Patrick Connolly, Steve Mason
• Inventors: Connolly, Patrick, Mason, Steve, Haggerty, Ammon, Harville, Michael
• Application Number:
  US12/875,979
• Publication Number:
  US 20110196864A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/728
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/41 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/436 using biological or physiological data of a human being, e.g. blood pressure, facial expression, gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/438 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4393 Multimedia presentations, e.g. slide shows, multimedia albums
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/44 Browsing; Visualisation therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

The APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A VISUAL QUERY BUILDER (“VQB”) take user gesture inputs on displayed objects, and transform them via VQB components into search results display objects arranged by search relevance in proximity to the displayed objects. In one embodiment, the VQB obtains an object-manipulating gesture input, and correlates the object-manipulating gesture input to a display object. The VQB then classifies the object-manipulating gesture input as a specified type of search request. The VQB generates a search query according to the specified type of search request using metadata associated with the display object, and provides the search query to search engine(s) and/or database(s). The VQB obtains, in response to providing the search query, search result display objects and associated search result display object relevance values. The VQB displays the search result display objects arranged in proximity to the display object such that search result display objects are arranged according to their associated search result display object relevance values.

Claims

1. A processor-implemented visual querying method, comprising:

obtaining an object-manipulating gesture input;

correlating the object-manipulating gesture input to a display object;

classifying via a processor the object-manipulating gesture input as a specified type of search request;

generating a search query according to the specified type of search request using metadata associated with the display object;

providing the search query;

obtaining, in response to providing the search query, search result display objects and associated search result display object relevance values; and

displaying the search result display objects arranged in proximity to the display object, wherein the search result display objects are arranged according to their associated search result display object relevance values.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the specified type of search request is a SELECT request.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the specified type of search request is a JOIN request.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the specified type of search request is a FILTER request.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein one of the search result display objects having relevance value higher than another of the search result display objects is arranged closer to the display object.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the search result display objects are arranged in at least one concentric circles about a centroid of the display object.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the object-manipulating gesture input is obtained via a touch-sensitive input module.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the touch-sensitive input module is comprised within a touchscreen display system.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining a search replacement gesture input;

correlating the search replacement gesture input with one of the search result display objects;

generating a new search query using metadata associated with the search result display object correlated with the search replacement gesture input;

providing the new search query;

obtaining, in response to providing the new search query, new search result display objects; and

displaying the new search result display objects, wherein the new search result display objects are arranged in proximity to the search result display object correlated with the search replacement gesture input.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

maintaining a retraceable log of display objects for which search queries are generated.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising recognizing an archive gesture that stores the resulting search in an interactive search history.

12. A visual querying system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory disposed in communication with the processor and storing processor-executable instructions, the instructions comprising instructions to;

obtain an object-manipulating gesture input;

correlate the object-manipulating gesture input to a display object;

classify the object-manipulating gesture input as a specified type of search request;

generate a search query according to the specified type of search request using metadata associated with the display object;

provide the search query;

obtain, in response to providing the search query, search result display objects and associated search result display object relevance values; and

display the search result display objects arranged in proximity to the display object, wherein the search result display objects are arranged according to their associated search result display object relevance values.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the specified type of search request is a SELECT request.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the specified type of search request is a JOIN request.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the specified type of search request is a FILTER request.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein one of the search result display objects having relevance value higher than another of the search result display objects is arranged closer to the display object.

17. The system of claim 12, wherein the search result display objects are arranged in at least one concentric circles about a centroid of the display object.

18. The system of claim 12, wherein the object-manipulating gesture input is obtained via a touch-sensitive input module.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the touch-sensitive input module is comprised within a touchscreen display system.

20. The system of claim 12, the instructions further comprising instructions to:

obtain a search replacement gesture input;

correlate the search replacement gesture input with one of the search result display objects;

generate a new search query using metadata associated with the search result display object correlated with the search replacement gesture input;

provide the new search query;

obtain, in response to providing the new search query, new search result display objects; and

display the new search result display objects, wherein the new search result display objects are arranged in proximity to the search result display object correlated with the search replacement gesture input.

21. The system of claim 20, the instructions further comprising instructions to:

maintain a retraceable log of display objects for which search queries are generated.

22. The system of claim 12, the instructions further comprising instructions to recognize an archive gesture that stores the resulting search in an interactive search history.

23. A processor-readable medium storing processor-executable visual querying instructions, the instructions comprising instructions to:

obtain an object-manipulating gesture input;

correlate the object-manipulating gesture input to a display object;

classify the object-manipulating gesture input as a specified type of search request;

generate a search query according to the specified type of search request using metadata associated with the display object;

provide the search query;

obtain, in response to providing the search query, search result display objects and associated search result display object relevance values; and

display the search result display objects arranged in proximity to the display object, wherein the search result display objects are arranged according to their associated search result display object relevance values.

24. The medium of claim 23, wherein the specified type of search request is a SELECT request.

25. The medium of claim 23, wherein the specified type of search request is a JOIN request.

26. The medium of claim 23, wherein the specified type of search request is a FILTER request.

27. The medium of claim 23, wherein one of the search result display objects having relevance value higher than another of the search result display objects is arranged closer to the display object.

28. The medium of claim 23, wherein the search result display objects are arranged in at least one concentric circles about a centroid of the display object.

29. The medium of claim 23, wherein the object-manipulating gesture input is obtained via a touch-sensitive input module.

30. The medium of claim 29, wherein the touch-sensitive input module is comprised within a touchscreen display system.

31. The medium of claim 23, the instructions further comprising instructions to:

obtain a search replacement gesture input;

correlate the search replacement gesture input with one of the search result display objects;

generate a new search query using metadata associated with the search result display object correlated with the search replacement gesture input;

provide the new search query;

obtain, in response to providing the new search query, new search result display objects; and

display the new search result display objects, wherein the new search result display objects are arranged in proximity to the search result display object correlated with the search replacement gesture input.

32. The medium of claim 31, the instructions further comprising instructions to:

maintain a retraceable log of display objects for which search queries are generated.

33. The medium of claim 23, the instructions further comprising instructions to recognize an archive gesture that stores the resulting search in an interactive search history.