Identification of name entities via search, determination of alternative searches, and automatic integration of data across a computer network for dynamic portal generation

• US 8,661,015 B2
• Filed: 06/22/2011
• Issued: 02/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Bizosys Technologies Private Limited
• Original Assignee: Bizosys Technologies Private Limited
• Inventors: Karana, Abinasha
• Primary Examiner(s): To, Baoquoc N
• Application Number:
  US13/166,141
• Publication Number:
  US 20110320458A1
• Time in Patent Office: 979 Days
• Field of Search: 707/706, 707/707
• US Class Current: 707/706
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/20 of structured data, e.g. relational data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/954 Navigation, e.g. using categorised browsing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation

Abstract

A dynamic portal generation system includes an indexing module that indexes structured and unstructured data in a database. The database includes information residing in associated standalone applications having documents from information sources, and a name-entity repository that includes name entities and their corresponding name-entity types. A search module searches the information residing in the indexed information to obtain a search result. A name-entity extraction module extracts a matching name-entity that corresponds to a name-entity in the name-entity repository. A portal generation module dynamically generates a portal triggered by the search query. The portal generation module aggregates the search result by a type or a source to form search result segments, renders data extracted from the search result segments in corresponding formats, integrates relevant actions corresponding to search result segments and displays actionable portlets that enable the user to perform additional operations on the information residing in associated standalone applications.

Claims

1. A dynamic portal generation system comprising:

a database comprising structured and unstructured data, wherein said database comprises information residing in associated standalone applications comprising a plurality of documents from a plurality of information sources, and a name-entity repository, wherein said name-entity repository includes a plurality of a name entities and their corresponding name-entity types;

an indexing module executed by a processor that indexes said structured and unstructured data in said database;

a search module executed by said processor that searches said information from the created index of information residing in associated standalone applications to obtain a search result based on a search query;

a name-entity extraction module executed by said processor that extracts a matching name-entity from said search result that corresponds to a name-entity in said name-entity repository;

a portal generation module executed by said processor that dynamically generates an information portal triggered by said search query;

a search result segmentation module executed by said processor that aggregates said search result by a type or a source to form a plurality of search result segments;

a portlet generation module executed by said processor that renders data extracted from at least one of said search result segments in a corresponding format; and

an action module executed by said processor that integrates relevant actions corresponding to at least one of said search result segments and displays, on a display device, at least one actionable portlet that enables said user to perform additional operations on said information residing in said associated standalone applications based on service oriented architecture.

2. The dynamic portal generation system of claim 1, wherein said portal generation module renders said portal based on a predefined template that corresponds to said name-entity or said name-entity type deduced from the given search query.

3. The dynamic portal generation system of claim 1, wherein said search module comprises a result categorization module that determines whether a number of documents returned in response to said search query is zero, within an optimal range, or in excess of said optimal range.

4. The dynamic portal generation system of claim 3, wherein said search module further comprises a related result reference module that refers to other sources to find related results when said number of documents returned in response to said search query is zero.

5. The dynamic portal generation system of claim 3, wherein said search module further comprises:

a text clustering module that extracts text clusters from top ranked documents in said search result when said number of documents returned in response to said search query is in excess of said optimal range; and

a search term suggestion module that suggests at least one alternate search term based on said text clusters and updates said index with an alternate search term that is selected by said user.

6. The dynamic portal generation system of claim 3, wherein said search module displays search results that obtain top ranked results when said number of documents returned in response to said search query is within an optimal range.

7. The dynamic portal generation system of claim 1, wherein said action module displays a link that displays additional information relevant to said matching name-entity from said information residing in associated standalone applications when said link is clicked by said user.

8. The dynamic portal generation system of claim 7, wherein said action module processes an input from said user in relation to at least one parameter and displays additional information residing in said associated standalone applications corresponding to said parameter in response to said input based on service oriented architecture.

9. The dynamic portal generation system of claim 1, wherein said format is at least one of a table, a graph, a chart, a dialog box, a list, a paragraph, and a drop down menu.

10. The dynamic portal generation system of claim 9, wherein said database further comprises a thesaurus that includes a hierarchical structure of said plurality of name entities, and said portal generation module displays a corresponding hierarchical structure of said matching name-entity retrieved from said thesaurus based on said search query.

11. The dynamic portal generation system of claim 1, wherein said information residing in said associated standalone applications further comprises a plurality of records and a plurality of user permissions.

12. A method for automatically generating a dynamic portal triggered by a search query in dynamic portal generation system, said dynamic portal generation system comprising an indexing module that indexes structured and unstructured data in a database to obtain an indexed information, wherein said database comprises an information residing in associated standalone applications comprising a plurality of documents from a plurality of information sources, and a name-entity repository, wherein said name-entity repository includes a plurality of a name entities and their corresponding name-entity types, said method comprising:

searching said indexed information residing in said associated standalone applications to obtain a search result based on a search query from a user;

extracting matching name entities from said search result that corresponds to a name-entity in said name-entity repository;

aggregating said search result by a type or a source to form a plurality of search result segments;

rendering a data extracted from at least one of said search result segments in a corresponding format as a portlet;

integrating relevant actions corresponding to at least one of said search result segments; and

displaying at least one actionable portlet that enables said user to perform additional operations on said information residing in said associated standalone applications.

13. The method of claim 12 further comprising determining whether a number of documents returned in response to said search query is zero, within an optimal range, or in excess of said optimal range.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising referring to other sources to find related results when said number of documents returned in response to said search query is zero.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

extracting text clusters from top ranked documents in said search result when said number of documents returned in response to said search query is in excess of said optimal range;

suggesting at least one an alternate search term based on said text clusters; and

updating said index with an alternate search term that is selected by said user.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein said database further comprises a thesaurus that includes a hierarchical structure of said plurality of name entities, said method further comprising displaying a corresponding hierarchical structure of said matching name-entity retrieved from said thesaurus based on said search query.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein said dynamic portal is rendered based on a predefined template that corresponds to either a name-entity or a name-entity type of said matching name-entity based on the user given query.

18. A non-transitory program storage device comprising an indexing module that indexes structured and unstructured data in a database, wherein said database comprises:

an information residing in associated standalone applications comprising a plurality of documents from a plurality of information sources, a plurality of records, a plurality of user permissions;

a name-entity repository, wherein said name-entity repository includes a plurality of name entities and their corresponding name-entity types;

a thesaurus that includes a hierarchical structure of said plurality of name entities; and

a set of instructions that when executed by a processor, perform a method for automatically generating a dynamic portal triggered by a search query in dynamic portal generation system, said method comprising;

searching said information residing in said associated standalone applications to obtain a search result based on a search query from a user;

extracting a matching name-entity from said search result that corresponds to a name-entity in said name-entity repository;

aggregating said search result by a type or a source to form a plurality of search result segments;

rendering said dynamic portal based on a predefined template that corresponds to said name-entity or a type of said name-entity;

displaying a corresponding hierarchical structure of said matching name-entity retrieved from said thesaurus based on said search query;

rendering a data extracted from at least one of said search result segments in a corresponding format as a portlet;

integrating relevant actions corresponding to at least one of said search result segments;

displaying at least one actionable portlet that enables said user to perform additional operations on said information residing in said associated standalone applications; and

processing an input from said user in relation to at least one parameter and displaying additional information from said information residing in said associated standalone applications corresponding to said parameter in response to said input from said user.

19. The non-transitory program storage device of claim 18, wherein said method further comprises displaying a link that displays additional information relevant to said matching name-entity from said information residing in said associated standalone applications when said link is clicked by said user.

20. The non-transitory program storage device of claim 18, wherein said format is at least one of a table, a graph, a chart, a dialog box, a list, and a drop down menu.