REAL-TIME, COOPERATIVE, ADAPTIVE AND PERSISTENT SEARCH SYSTEM

• US 20140006410A1
• Filed: 06/29/2012
• Published: 01/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: 800 Response Marketing, LLC
• Original Assignee: 800 Response Marketing, LLC
• Inventors: ADAMS, Dana C., SMITH, Douglas Kipp, RACINE, Matthew
• Granted Patent: US 10,073,847 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/741
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/43 Querying

Abstract

Method and apparatus for searching chronologically stored related content objects for at least one requested search definition. The method includes retrieving a search request identifying the related content objects to be searched and the at least one requested search definition to be applied to the related content objects and determining whether any new related content objects have been stored after the searching has begun. If any new related content objects have been stored, one of the new related content objects is selected for searching and, if no new related content objects have been stored, an older stored related content object is selected for searching. The method also includes applying the at least one requested search definition to the content object selected for searching, and identifying which at least one requested search definition is found in the selected content object.

Claims

1. A method for searching chronologically stored related content objects for at least one requested search definition, comprising:

retrieving a search request identifying the related content objects to be searched and the at least one requested search definition to be applied to the related content objects;

determining whether any new related content objects have been stored after the searching has begun, wherein, if new related content objects have been stored, one of the new related content objects is selected for searching and, if no new related content objects have been stored, an older stored related message is selected for searching;

applying the at least one requested search definition to the content object selected for searching; and

identifying the at least one requested search definition that pertains to the selected content object.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the chronologically stored related content objects comprise at least one of processed digital recordings and records.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the processed digital recordings and records comprise at least one of processed voice recordings;

processed video recordings; and

emails.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising determining that the at least one requested search definition has been changed.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the at least one search definition comprises at least one content fragment, and the method further comprises determining whether the change includes at least one deleted content fragment.

6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising determining whether the change includes at least one additional content fragment to be searched;

and

applying the changed at least requested one search definition to a next selected content object of the related content objects.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising determining whether a previously inactivated at least one requested search definition is being reactivated.

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising formatting the search result through a user interface.

9. An apparatus for searching chronologically stored related content objects for at least one requested search definition, comprising:

a search queue structured and arranged to identify the related content objects to be searched and the at least one requested search definition to be applied to the related content objects;

a search loader structured and arranged to determine whether new related content objects have been stored after the searching has begun, wherein, if new related content objects have been stored, one of the new related content objects is selected for searching and, if no new related content object have been stored, an older stored content object message is selected for searching;

a search service structured and arranged to apply the at least one requested search definition to the content object selected for searching; and

a search result store structured and arranged to identify which of the at least one search definition is found in the selected content object.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the chronologically stored related messages comprise at least one of processed digital recordings and records.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the processed digital recordings and records comprise at least one of processed voice recordings;

processed video recordings; and

emails.

12. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the search loader is further structured to determine whether the at least one requested search definition has been changed.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the at least one requested search definition comprises at least one content fragment, and the search loader is further structured and arranged to determine whether the change includes at least one deleted content fragment.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the search loader is further structured and arranged to determine whether the change includes at least one additional content fragment to be searched;

and

the search service is further structured and arranged to apply the changed at least one search definition to a next selected content object of the related content objects.

15. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the search loader is further structured and arranged to determine whether a previously inactivated at least one search definition is being reactivated.

16. The apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising a user interface structured and arranged to format the search results.

17. The apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising a user interface structured and arranged to receive user input to at least one of change at least one requested search definition and reactivate a previously deactivated at least one requested search definition.

18. A method for searching a plurality of content objects for defined content fragments, comprising:

scanning for an active search request;

finding a least recently updated search request record comprising at least one content object reference;

identifying a newest content object reference to be searched;

retrieving content fragments that form at least one search definition associated with the content object record to be searched;

searching for each of the at least one definitions in the content object reference to be searched;

recording which of the possibly one or more search definitions are found in the searched content object record;

discarding the searched content object reference;

determining whether any additional content object references remain; and

repeating the scanning, finding, identifying, retrieving, searching, recording, discarding and determining until an active search request is not found.

19. A method of searching content objects, comprising:

receiving a message associated with a user

indexing the message to form a new content object and storing the new content object with related content objects associated with the user;

determining whether a search of the related content objects is active;

if a search is active, selecting the new content object for searching;

retrieving a search request comprising at least one requested search definition;

applying the at least one requested search definition to the new content object; and

identifying each at least one search definition found in the new content object.

20. The method according to claim 19,

wherein the message comprises at least one of digital voice recordings;

digital video recordings; and

emails.