Method and System for Managing Search Results in a Communication Network

• US 20090164433A1
• Filed: 12/15/2008
• Published: 06/25/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: R., Seshadri, Chintada, Suresh Kumar
• Time in patent office: 0 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for managing persistent search query in a communication network (100). The method includes sending (304) a persistent search query from a communication device (102) to a network device (104). The persistent search query includes a search criteria, a set of result delivery parameters, and initial context information. Further, the method includes sending (306) a context information update to the network device. The context information update indicating a current context of the communication device relevant to the persistent search query. Furthermore, the method includes receiving (308) a set of persistent search query results at the communication device the first node to a third transmit power level.

Claims

1. A method for managing persistent search query in a communication network, the method comprising:

sending a persistent search query from a communication device to a network device, the persistent search query comprising a search criteria, a set of result delivery parameters, and initial context information;

sending a context information update from the communication device to the network device, the context information update indicating a current context of the communication device relevant to the persistent search query; and

receiving a set of persistent search query results at the communication device from the network device based on the search criteria and a comparison of the context information update with the set of result delivery parameters.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the set of result delivery parameters is based on at least one of a context of the communication network, a context of the communication device, and a context of a user of the communication device.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the context information update comprises at least one of a context update of the communication network relevant to the persistent search query, a context update of the communication device relevant to the persistent search query and a context update of a user of the communication device relevant to the persistent search query.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising asynchronously receiving the set of persistent search query results at the communication device from the network device based on the search criteria and a comparison of the context information update with the set of result delivery parameters.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising sending the context information update relevant to the persistent search query to the network device after every pre-defined time interval.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising sending the context information update relevant to the persistent search query when at least one of a context of the communication network relevant to the persistent search query, a context of the communication device relevant to the persistent search query, and a context of a user of the communication device relevant to the persistent search query is changed.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising generating the persistent search query based on a user preference.

8. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein generating the persistent search query comprises creating the search criteria at the communication device.

9. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein generating the persistent search query comprises configuring the set of result delivery parameters.

10. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising determining the context information update of the communication device relevant to the persistent search query.

11. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising storing the persistent search query at the network device.

12. A communication device comprising:

a persistent search query generator configured to generate a persistent search query, the persistent search query comprising a search criteria, a set of result delivery parameters, and initial context information;

transmitter configured to;

send a persistent search query to a network device; and

send context information update to the network device, the context information update indicating a current context of the communication device relevant to the persistent search query; and

a receiver configured to;

receive a set of persistent search query results at the communication device from the network device based on the search criteria and a comparison of the context information update with the set of result delivery parameters.

13. The communication device as recited in claim 12, wherein the receiver is further configured to asynchronously receive the set of persistent search query results at the communication device from the network device based on the search criteria and a comparison of the context information update with the set of result delivery parameters.

14. The communication device as recited in claim 12, further comprising a processor configured to determine the context information update relevant to the persistent search query.

15. The communication device as recited in claim 12, wherein the set of result delivery parameters is based on at least one of a context of the communication network, a context of the communication device, and a context of a user of the communication device.

16. The communication device as recited in claim 12, wherein the context information update comprises at least one of a context update of a communication network relevant to the persistent search query, a context update of the communication device relevant to the persistent search query, and a context update of a user of the communication device relevant to the persistent search query.

17. The communication device as recited in claim 12, wherein the network device is selected from the group comprising a search engine, a Base Transceiver Station (BTS), a proxy server, a web server, a Short Message Service Center (SMSC), a Multimedia Message Service Center (MMSC), an E-mail server, an Instant Message (IM) server, a catalog server, a Residential Gateway, a Smart Client Software Factory (SCSF), a Set Top Box (STB), and a network server.

18. The communication device as recited in claim 12, further comprising at least one of a removable memory card, a Secure Digital (SD) card, a flash memory card, a tethered cable, a Universal Serial Bus (USB) drive.