Method and system for dynamic data-mining and on-line communication of customized information

• US 20020049704A1
• Filed: 04/27/2001
• Published: 04/25/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/1998
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dryken Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Dryken Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Vanderveldt, Ingrid V., Black, Christopher Lee
• Application Number:
  US09/845,012
• Publication Number:
  US 20020049704A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9538 Presentation of query results

Abstract

A method and system for dynamically searching databases in response to a query is provided by the present invention. More specifically, a system and method for dynamic data-mining and on-line communication of customized information. This method includes the steps of first creating a search-specific profile. This search-specific profile is then inputted into a data-mining search engine. The data-mining search engine will mine the search-specific profile to determine topic of interests. These topics of interest are outputted to at least one search tool. These search tools match the topics of interest to at least one destination data site wherein the destination data sites are evaluated to determine if relevant information is present in the destination data site. Relevant information is filtered and presented to the user making the inquiry.

Claims

1. A method of dynamically searching databases in response to a query, comprising the steps of:

profiling a user to create a user-specific profile;

inputting said user-specific profile to a data-mining search engine;

mining said user-specific profile to determine at least one topic of interest;

outputting said at least one topic of interest to at least one search tool;

using said at least one search tool to match said at least one topic of interest to at least one destination data site;

evaluating said at least one destination data site for relevant information; and

presenting said relevant information to said user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one topic of interest further comprises specific and related topics of interest.

3. A dynamic search engine comprising:

a server system;

a software program executed on said server system wherein said software program is operable to provide a graphical user interface to a user in which a search query may be received;

a data-mining engine operable to receive said search query;

at least one search tool coupled to said data-mining engine operable to execute said search query and receive a response; and

a filtering system to evaluate said response and pass relevant response data from said response to said user.