Hierarchical visual faceted search engine

• US 10,621,225 B2
• Filed: 01/19/2017
• Issued: 04/14/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Regwez, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Regwez, Inc.
• Inventors: Eleish, Ragy Farouk
• Primary Examiner(s): Singh, Amresh
• Application Number:
  US15/410,660
• Publication Number:
  US 20170206279A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,181 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2468 Fuzzy queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/289 Object oriented databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/41 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4393 Multimedia presentations, e.g. slide shows, multimedia albums
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/51 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/58 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5838 using colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5846 using extracted text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5866 using information manually generated, e.g. tags, keywords, comments, manually generated location and time information
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/901 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures for retrieval from the web G06F16/951
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9538 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/36 by graphic or iconic representation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2113 Multi-level security, e.g. mandatory access control
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2133 Verifying human interaction, e.g., Captcha
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2147 Locking files
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2149 Restricted operating environment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 : Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 : Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 : for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/061 : Improving I/O performance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0638 : Organizing or formatting or addressing of data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0673 : Single storage device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/186 : Templates
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/30 : Semantic analysis
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 : using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 : for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/101 : Access control lists [ACL]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 : Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34

Abstract

A system for performing a hierarchical visual faceted search includes a media platform comprising processors configured to: provide a selector user interface (UI) adapted to receive selection criteria; provide a first level menu comprising first level selection criteria including a first selection criterion; receive an indication to add the first selection criterion to the selector UI; provide a second level menu comprising second level selection criteria corresponding to the first selection criterion, wherein the second level selection criteria includes a second selection criterion; receive an indication to add the second selection criterion to the selector UI; add the first selection criterion and the second selection criterion to the selector UI; and execute a search to identify digital objects satisfying the first and the second selection criterion based on a content of the selector UI.

Claims

1. A system for performing a hierarchical visual faceted search for one or more digital objects, comprising:

media platform, in communication with a plurality of user devices, comprising one or more processors configured to;

establish and maintain a data objects synchronization channel between the plurality of user devices;

the plurality of user devices each comprising a digital objects database, and one or more processors, the one or more processors configured to;

provide, to a user device, a selector user interface (UI) adapted to receive a plurality of selection criteria,

provide, to the user device, a first level menu comprising a plurality of first level selection criteria,

receive, from the user device, a selection of at least one of the plurality of first level selection criteria,

provide, to the user device, a second level menu comprising a plurality of second level selection criteria corresponding to the first selection criterion,

receive, from the user device, a selection of at least one of the plurality of second level selection criteria,

provide, to the user device, a facets display section comprising facets related to the selected at least one of the plurality of second level selection criteria,

receive, from the user device, an indication to add one of the plurality of facets to the selector UI,

add the selected facet of the plurality of facets to the selector UI,

receive edits to the added facet and include the edited facet as a first selection criteria in the selector UI,

receive, from the user device, an indication to add another one of the plurality of facets to the selector UI;

add the another one of the plurality of facets to the selector UI;

receive edits to the added another one of the plurality of facets and include the edited another one of the plurality of facets as a second selection criteria in the selector UI, and

execute a search to identify one or more digital objects on one or more of the plurality of user devices satisfying the first selection criteria and the second selection criteria based at least in part on a content of the selector UI.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first selection criteria comprises an identity criterion.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the second selection criteria comprises at least one of a name, relationship, interest, and profession of an individual associated with a digital object.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the first selection criteria comprises a time criterion.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the second selection criteria comprises at least one of a date, event, event type, and weather conditions associated with a digital object.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the first selection criteria comprises a location criterion.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the second selection criteria comprises at least one of map coordinates, location name, and location type associated with a digital object.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the first selection criteria comprises a manner or means criterion by which a digital object was captured.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the second selection criteria comprises at least one of a photographer and camera type.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the first selection criteria comprises an identification criterion.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the second selection criterion comprises at least one of an object and object type associated with a digital object.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein to identify one or more digital objects includes satisfying the first selection criteria and the second selection criteria includes digital objects indirectly associated with digital object matching the first selection criteria and the second selection criteria.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein indirectly associated digital objects share common semantic information.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein to identify one or more digital objects includes satisfying the first selection criteria and the second selection criteria includes digital objects directly associated with digital object matching the first selection criteria and the second selection criteria.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein directly associated digital objects inherit semantic information from the other digital object.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the search is based on a fuzzy selection with a certainty factor associated with the first selection criteria and the second selection criteria.