Method and System for Refining a Semantic Search on a Mobile Device

• US 20130346398A1
• Filed: 03/07/2012
• Published: 12/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Azzimov, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Azzimov, Inc.
• Inventors: L'Archeveque, Benoit, Camus, Mickael, Cockburn, Denton, Pavy, Richard, Rebout, Lise, Bryant, Anthony
• Granted Patent: US 9,471,706 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/722
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/36 Creation of semantic tools, e.g. ontology or thesauri
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/838 Presentation of query results

Abstract

System and method are disclosed for refining a semantic search query through large quantities of dynamically created concept categories and their associated extracted values on a mobile device using only two filtering controls or buttons. The first filtering control is a Semantic Categorization Filter control and the second filtering control is a Semantic Categorization Selection control. The user queries a semantic search engine using text or voice controls. The results returned to the user imply the full scope of search results along with a dynamically created semantic categorization. The most relevant semantic categorization will be considered as the pre-selected category in the Semantic Categorization Filter control along with a list of possible dynamically created sub-categorizations and the Semantic Categorization Selection control will be pre-populated with other possible semantic categorizations of the result set.

Claims

1. ) A navigating interface system for navigating through search results returned by a semantic organization upon receiving a search query and organized into categories and sub-categories, the interface system comprising a first user-engageable control dynamically populated with one of the categories and the sub-categories related to the one of the categories, and a second user-engageable control dynamically populated with the other of the categories, wherein a scope of the search results is responsive to a selection, by a user, of one of the sub-categories related to the one of the categories which populate the first user-engageable control, and to a selection, by the user, of one of the other of the categories which populate the second user-engageable control.

2. ) A navigating interface system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first and second user-engageable controls are responsive to a selection, by the user, of one of the sub-categories related to the one of the categories which populate the first user-engageable control, and to a selection, by the user, of one of the other of the categories which populate the second user-engageable control.

3. ) A navigating interface system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first and second user-engageable controls are soft buttons displayed on a mobile computing device.

4. ) A navigating interface system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the mobile computing device is a wireless mobile computing device.

5. ) A method to navigate through search results returned by a semantic organization upon receiving a search query and organized into categories and sub-categories, the method using an interface comprising a first user-engageable control dynamically populated with one of the categories and the sub-category related to the one of the categories, and a second user-engageable control dynamically populated with the other of the categories, wherein a scope of the search results is responsive to a selection, by a user, of one of the sub-categories related to the one of the categories which populate the first user-engageable control, and to a selection, by the user, of one of the other of the categories which populate the second user-engageable control, the method comprising:

a) selecting one the sub-categories related to the one of the categories using the first user-engageable control;

b) selecting one of the other of the categories using the second user-engageable control;

c) repeating a) and/or b), as necessary, to narrow the scope of the search results.

6. ) A method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the first and second user-engageable controls are responsive to a selection, by the user, of one of the sub-categories related to the one of the categories which populate the first user-engageable control, and to a selection, by the user, of one of the other of the categories which populate the second user-engageable control.

7. ) A method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the first and second user-engageable controls are soft buttons displayed on a mobile computing device.

8. ) A method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the mobile computing device is a wireless mobile computing device.

9. ) A system incorporating the principles of the invention as described hereinabove.

10. ) A method incorporating the principles of the invention as described hereinabove.