Method, Apparatus, and System for Searching Based on Search Visibility Rules

• US 20120089624A1
• Filed: 06/13/2011
• Published: 04/12/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jason Zoss, Jian-Jung Ying, Marc Caltabiano, Pavitra Subramaniam
• Original Assignee: Jason Zoss, Jian-Jung Ying, Marc Caltabiano, Pavitra Subramaniam
• Inventors: Subramaniam, Pavitra, Zoss, Jason, Ying, Jian-Jung, Caltabiano, Marc
• Granted Patent: US 8,880,500 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/752
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2423 Interactive query statement specification based on a database schema
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2457 with adaptation to user needs
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6227 where protection concerns the structure of data, e.g. records, types, queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2141 Access rights, e.g. capability lists, access control lists, access tables, access matrices
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. searching
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99942 Manipulating data structure, e.g. compression, compaction, compilation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99943 Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing

Abstract

According to one aspect of the present invention, a method is provided in which a search request containing search criteria is received from a first user. A search is performed based upon the search criteria and the first user'"'"'s organizational identifier to identify data records that match the search criteria and to which the first user is allowed to access based upon the first user'"'"'s organizational identifier. In another embodiment, a search is performed based upon the search criteria and a list of categories to which the first user is authorized to access to identify records that match the search criteria and to which the first user is allowed to access based upon the list of categories.

Claims

1-34. -34. (canceled)

35. A method comprising:

selecting a database table to be indexed;

generating an indexed set of records comprising information from the database table;

associating the indexed set of records with a search category; and

associating the search category with one or more organizational identifiers.