SEARCH ENGINE REFINEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM

• US 20080222144A1
• Filed: 03/07/2008
• Published: 09/11/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: AB Inventio LLC
• Original Assignee: AB Inventio LLC
• Inventors: Backer, Alejandro, Polito, Marzia
• Application Number:
  US12/044,871
• Publication Number:
  US 20080222144A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/5
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5854 using shape and object relationship
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/02 Banking, e.g. interest calculation or account maintenance credit or loans G06Q40/03

Abstract

Methods for displaying Web search engine results are disclosed. A method for refining search results based on selecting icons indicating which links or keywords are appropriate or not appropriate for the desired results is disclosed. A method for refining search results based on a telephone reverse-lookup of an incoming call is also disclosed. A method for refining search results based on an input document, like a resume or job application, is also disclosed.

Claims

1. A method for displaying to a user links to files on a network, comprising:

displaying an initial set of links, said initial set of links linking to an initial set of files;

displaying at least one icon, wherein each icon can be in either a selected or unselected state and, wherein when the user clicks on said icon, said icon changes state;

searching the network for at least one result file using an algorithm, wherein the algorithm includes at least one of the states of the at least one icon; and

displaying data indicative of the at least one result file.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein

the displaying at least one icon includes displaying the at least one icon in relation to each link of the initial set of links.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein there are two icons positioned in relation to each link, wherein a first icon represents a positive status and a second icon represents a negative status, and wherein the algorithm is adapted to prefer search results that include data indicative of files from the initial set of files whose links are in relation to a first icon in a selected state and that do not include data indicative of files from the initial set of files whose links are in relation to a second icon in a selected state.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the algorithm is additionally adapted to find additional files by using keywords found in the files linked to by links from the initial set of links that are in relation to a first icon in a selected state.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the algorithm is additionally adapted to only include results that match a pre-set criterion.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying at least one keyword;

wherein the displaying at least one icon includes displaying the at least one icon in relation to the at least one keyword.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein there are two icons positioned in relation to each link, wherein a first icon represents a positive status and a second icon represents a negative status, and wherein the algorithm is adapted to prefer search results that include keywords that are in relation to a first icon in a selected state and that do not include keywords that are in relation to a second icon in a selected state.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

generating a uniform resource location code for the user that, when entered into a web browser, will display the links to the at least one result file.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the first displaying links to files includes:

taking as input a telephone number;

performing a reverse lookup on the telephone number to determine a name of person associated with the telephone number; and

wherein said files are the result of searching the network for files containing said name.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein taking as input a telephone number includes:

the user receiving a call from a telephone and determining the telephone number associated with said telephone.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the data indicative of the at least one result file are links to the at least one result file.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the data indicative of the at least one result file are images from the at least one result file.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the third displaying includes sending a messaging service message to the user.

14. The method of claim 7, wherein the algorithm includes a latent semantic analysis of a matrix of the keywords which are in relation to a first icon in a selected state versus documents from an initial search result.

15. A method for displaying to a user links to files on a network, comprising:

taking as input a document containing information about a subject;

determining keywords from the input;

searching the network for at least one result file, where the searching is performed based on the keywords; and

displaying links to the at least one result file to the user.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the document is a resume.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the document is a hard copy.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the document is a software file.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the searching includes analyzing occurrences and discrimination power of the keywords in the at least one result file.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein the displaying links includes sending a messaging service message to the user.

21. A method for deriving keywords for a user performing a search for files on a network, comprising:

collecting keywords from the user;

searching for the files on the network that are relevant to the keywords from the user; and

analyzing the files to derive a further set of keywords relevant to the files on a network that are relevant to the keywords from the user.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the analyzing includes a latent semantic analysis of a matrix of the keywords from the user versus the files on a network that are relevant to the keywords from the user.

23. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

determining which advertisements are relevant to the further set of keywords relevant to the files and displaying said advertisements to the user.