Apparatus And Method For Information Retrieval At A Mobile Device

• US 20160019291A1
• Filed: 07/18/2014
• Published: 01/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: John R. Ruge
• Original Assignee: John R. Ruge
• Inventors: Ruge, John R.
• Application Number:
  US14/335,408
• Publication Number:
  US 20160019291A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3322 using system suggestions G06F16/3325 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3329 Natural language query formulation or dialogue systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/20 relating to practices or guidelines

Abstract

A topic selection from a user is obtained. The topic selection obtained via user action at a user interface of a mobile device. Based upon the topic selection, one or more questions are retrieved. Each of the questions being linked to an optimized search stored in a memory of the mobile device. A question selection from the user is received. The optimized search is retrieved from memory based upon the question selection of the user. Search results accomplished by the search are received and presented to the user. The search results can be saved for further analysis. The topic and question selections can be saved as a favorite for future use. Also, a handbook with chapters can be provided to display formatted results and is updated each time visited by a user.

Claims

1. A method of retrieving and presenting information to a user at a mobile device, the method comprising:

obtaining a topic selection from a user, the topic selection obtained via user action at a user interface of a mobile device;

based upon the topic selection, retrieving one or more questions, each of the questions being linked to an optimized search stored in a memory of the mobile device;

receiving a question selection from the user;

retrieving from the memory the optimized search based upon the question selection of the user; and

receiving search results accomplished by the search and presenting the search results to the user.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising accepting user input indicating a new question.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising ordering the questions based upon a predetermined criteria.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the search results comprise images or videos.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the search is optimized according to a best Boolean search approach.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining a topic selection comprises obtaining multiple topics and sub-topics.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing the search results.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising retrieving the stored search results.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the topic selection and question selection are saved on a favorites list.

10. A method of retrieving and presenting information to a user at a mobile device, the method comprising:

providing an application at the mobile device, in the memory of the mobile device being stored a plurality of embedded questions, a plurality of optimized searches selectively linked to the embedded questions, and a plurality of limited websites used by the optimized searches for searching;

obtaining a topic selection from a user, the topic selection obtained via user action at a user interface of the mobile device;

based upon the topic selection, retrieving one or more of the embedded questions;

receiving a question from the user selected from the retrieved one or more of the embedded questions;

retrieving from the memory the optimized search based upon the question selected by the user;

receiving search results accomplished by the optimized search through the plurality of limited websites; and

presenting the search results to the user.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising accepting user input indicating a new question.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising ordering the questions based upon a predetermined criteria.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the search results comprise images or videos.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the search is optimized according to a best Boolean search approach.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein obtaining a topic selection comprises obtaining multiple topics and sub-topics.

16. The method of claim 10, further comprising storing the search results.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising retrieving the stored search results.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein the topic selection and question selection are saved on a favorites list.

19. A method of creating an optimized search, the method comprising:

creating a list of questions related to a topic;

for each of the questions, forming at least one computer-based search, each search comprising a Boolean search string;

performing each of the computer-based searches via one or more Internet-based search engines at one or more pre-vetted websites, and obtaining search results;

evaluating the search results based upon a predetermined criteria and selecting an optimal search for each question based upon the evaluation;

creating a linkage between each of the questions and each optimal search that is determined for each question;

storing the list of questions, the linkages, and the optimal searches as a data structure in a data storage device; and

making the data structure or portions of the data structure available and accessible to a user at a mobile device.

20. A method of retrieving and presenting a live book to a user at a mobile device, the mobile device including a memory, the method comprising:

obtaining a book selection from a user, the book selection obtained via user action at a user interface of a mobile device;

automatically retrieving from the memory an optimized search associated with the book selection made by the user;

executing the search;

receiving search results accomplished by the search;

automatically formatting the search results into a predefined viewing format;

presenting the formatted search results to the user.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the book selection comprises a selection of a book or selection of portions of a book.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein the search is optimized according to a best Boolean search approach.

23. The method of claim 20, further comprising the book selection being selected a second time and the formatted search results being updated and presented to the user.

24. The method of claim 20, further comprising providing in the formatted search results citations to supporting materials, the citations being provided with hyperlinks.

25. The method of claim 20, further comprising providing the formatted search results as formatted text.

26. The method of claim 25, further comprising including images in the formatted text.