Dynamic index and search engine server

• US 9,904,732 B2
• Filed: 02/04/2016
• Issued: 02/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/16/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Dise Technologies, LLC
• Original Assignee: Dise Technologies, LLC
• Inventors: Raichur, Arvind, Raichur, Becky
• Primary Examiner(s): Singh, Amresh
• Application Number:
  US15/016,154
• Publication Number:
  US 20160154811A1
• Time in Patent Office: 754 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/285 Clustering or classification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9538 Presentation of query results

Abstract

An apparatus for, computer software for, and method of providing personalized search capabilities of internet web pages comprising: providing an index server maintaining a dynamic index to internet web pages and employing a hierarchical plurality of topic categories; permitting a non-administrative end-user to specify any subset of the plurality of topic categories; and adding to an internet web page controlled by the user link information permitting execution of searches of the index server in any category of the subset but only of categories in the subset.

Claims

1. A method of improving the way a computer performs an internet search comprising the steps of:

a) providing an index server maintaining dynamic indices to internet web pages and employing a preexisting plurality of topic categories whose contents, including topics and links not provided by a particular end user, are maintained and updated by the index server without end user intervention being required, wherein a master index is maintained as well as an end user'"'"'s index for each user as customized by each user;

b) updating the end user'"'"'s index to include any subset of the plurality of topic categories specified by the end user;

c) adding to an electronic medium controlled by the end user link information permitting execution of searches of the index server in any category of the subset but only of categories in the subset;

d) permitting the end user to propose addition of an internet web page to the master index in conjunction with one or more categories of the subset; and

e) automatically adding the proposed page to the end user'"'"'s index wherein the end user can search the proposed page via the link information and wherein initially other users will not search the proposed page even if searching the proposed one or more categories; and

wherein the index server updates web pages in the topic categories of the master index and the end user'"'"'s index without any end user intervention and permits the end user to create and organize search indexes specific to the end user'"'"'s needs.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the automatically adding step comprises the steps of verifying that a uniform resource locator address for the proposed page is valid and that the proposed page is not already indexed under the proposed one or more categories.

3. The method of claim 1 additionally comprising the step of subsequently allowing other users to search the proposed page when searching one or more of the proposed one or more categories.

4. The method of claim 1 additionally comprising the step of allowing the end user to rename one or more categories of the subset as it will appear on the electronic medium controlled by the end user.

5. The method of claim 1 additionally comprising the step of allowing the end user to rearrange one or more categories of the subset as it will appear on the electronic medium controlled by the end user.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein step b) is reexecutable by the end user at any time, whereby the link information is dynamically updated to correspond to a new subset.

7. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer software stored thereon improving the way a computer performs an internet search, said software comprising:

index server code maintaining dynamic indices to internet web pages and employing a preexisting plurality of topic categories whose contents, including topics and links not provided by a particular end user, are maintained and updated by said index server code without end user intervention being required, wherein a master index is maintained as well as an end user'"'"'s index for each user as customized by each user;

link code updating the end user'"'"'s index to include any subset of the plurality of topic categories specified by the end user;

link code adding to an electronic medium controlled by the end user link information permitting execution of searches via said index server code in any category of said subset but only of categories in said subset; and

link code permitting the end user to propose addition of an internet web page to said master index code in conjunction with one or more categories of said subset and automatically adding said proposed page to those indexed by said end user'"'"'s index code wherein the end user can search said proposed page via said link information and wherein initially other users will not search said proposed page even if searching said proposed one or more categories; and

wherein the index server updates web pages in the topic categories of the master index and the end user'"'"'s index without any end user intervention and permits the end user to create and organize search indexes specific to the end user'"'"'s needs.

8. The computer readable medium of claim 7 wherein said proposed addition link comprises code for invoking verification that a uniform resource locator address for said proposed page is valid and that said proposed page is not already indexed under said proposed one or more categories.

9. The computer readable medium of claim 7 additionally comprising code for subsequently allowing other users to search the proposed page when searching one or more of the proposed one or more categories.

10. The computer readable medium of claim 7 additionally comprising link code allowing the end user to rename one or more categories of said subset as it will appear on said electronic medium controlled by the end user.

11. The computer readable medium of claim 7 additionally comprising link code allowing the end user to rearrange of one or more categories of said subset as it will appear on said electronic medium controlled by the end user.

12. The computer readable medium of claim 7 wherein said permitting code is reexecutable by the end user at any time, whereby said link information is dynamically updated to correspond to a new subset.

13. A method of improving the way a computer performs an internet search, the method comprising the steps of:

a) providing an index server maintaining dynamic indices to internet web pages and employing a preexisting plurality of topic categories whose contents, including topics and links not provided by a particular end user, are maintained and updated by the index server without end user intervention being required, wherein a master index is maintained as well as an end user'"'"'s index for each user as customized by each user;

b) updating the end user'"'"'s index to include any subset of the plurality of topic categories specified by the end user;

c) at request of the end user, executing a search of the index server in any category of the subset but only of categories in the subset;

d) permitting the end user to propose addition of an internet web page to the master index in conjunction with one or more categories of the subset; and

e) automatically adding the proposed page to the end user'"'"'s index wherein the end user can search the proposed page via the link information and wherein initially other users will not search the proposed page even if searching the proposed one or more categories; and

wherein the index server updates web pages in the topic categories of the master index and the end user'"'"'s index without any end user intervention and permits the end user to create and organize search indexes specific to their needs.