CUSTOMIZED QUERY APPLICATION AND DATA RESULT UPDATING PROCEDURE

• US 20140280063A1
• Filed: 06/13/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NutraSpace, LLC
• Original Assignee: NutraSpace, LLC
• Inventors: Sen, Sandip
• Granted Patent: US 9,477,785 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/722
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/338 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/904 Browsing; Visualisation therefor for navigating the web G06F16/954; browsing optimisation for the web G06F16/957
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation

Abstract

Disclosed are an apparatus and method of processing search query results and providing a user interface application to access the query results. According to one example, the application may be configured to perform retrieving user preferences from memory associated with a user profile of a query agent and applying the user preferences to a number of different search queries used to obtain information of one or more topics associated with the user profile. The method may also include automatically executing the search queries to various different remote data sources and receiving a number of search query results to populate user information sources associated with the user profile and included in a user interface.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

retrieving user preferences from memory associated with a user profile of a query agent;

applying the user preferences to a plurality of different search queries used to obtain information of at least one topic associated with the user profile;

automatically executing the plurality of search queries to a plurality of remote data sources; and

receiving a plurality of search query results and populating user information sources associated with the user profile.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

periodically re-executing the plurality of queries; and

automatically re-populating the user information sources which comprises;

retrieving uniform resource locator (URL) links to relevant web pages based on the user profile and populating a first window of the user interface with the URL links,

retrieving videos links to various video sources based on the user profile and populating a second window of the user interface with the video links, and

retrieving customized user content identified in the user profile and populating a third window with the customized user content comprising at least one of an interactive user blog, a publication audit filter that is updated when new publications become accessible at a predefined publication source via online content access, and a specific URL audit filter that is updated when new content at the specific URL becomes accessible via online content access.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

updating the user profile to include at least one additional user search preference based on previously submitted search queries submitted while logged into the user profile.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

parsing the previously submitted search queries to identify search terms related to health conditions; and

automatically executing the plurality of search queries to the plurality of remote data sources based on the identified search terms.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

automatically subscribing the user profile to at least one of an online news feed and a blog related to the subject content of the identified search terms.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the user profile comprises user information posts to online data sources, user preferences, user demographic information, user health concerns, user health conditions.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

pairing at least one user demographic information with demographic information of another user profile;

linking the user profile with the another user profile; and

modifying subsequent query results provided to the user to include content associated with at least one of queries, blog posts, and user profile related information of the another user.

8. An apparatus comprising:

a memory configured to store a user profile comprising a plurality of user preferences accessible via a query agent;

a processor configured to

retrieve user preferences from the memory associated with the user profile of the query agent,

apply the user preferences to a plurality of different search queries used to obtain information of at least one topic associated with the user profile,

automatically execute the plurality of search queries to a plurality of remote data sources; and

a receiver configured to receive a plurality of search query results and populate user information sources associated with the user profile.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to periodically re-execute the plurality of queries, and automatically re-populate the user information sources which comprises the processor being further configured to

retrieve uniform resource locator (URL) links to relevant web pages based on the user profile and populating a first window of the user interface with the URL links,

retrieve video links to various video sources based on the user profile and populating a second window of the user interface with the video links, and

retrieve customized user content identified in the user profile and populating a third window with the customized user content comprising at least one of an interactive user blog, a publication audit filter that is updated when new publications become accessible at a predefined publication source via online content access, and a specific URL audit filter that is updated when new content at the specific URL becomes accessible via online content access.

10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to update the user profile to include at least one additional user search preference based on previously submitted search queries submitted while logged into the user profile.

11. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to parse the previously submitted search queries to identify search terms related to health conditions, and automatically execute the plurality of search queries to the plurality of remote data sources based on the identified search terms.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to automatically subscribe the user profile to at least one of an online news feed and a blog related to the subject content of the identified search terms.

13. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the user profile comprises user information posts to online data sources, user preferences, user demographic information, user health concerns, user health conditions.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured to pair at least one user demographic information with demographic information of another user profile, link the user profile with the another user profile, and modify subsequent query results provided to the user to include content associated with at least one of queries, blog posts, and user profile related information of the another user.

15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform:

retrieving user preferences from memory associated with a user profile of a query agent;

applying the user preferences to a plurality of different search queries used to obtain information of at least one topic associated with the user profile;

automatically executing the plurality of search queries to a plurality of remote data sources; and

receiving a plurality of search query results and populating user information sources associated with the user profile.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

periodically re-executing the plurality of queries; and

automatically re-populating the user information sources which comprises

retrieving uniform resource locator (URL) links to relevant web pages based on the user profile and populating a first window of the user interface with the URL links,

retrieving videos links to various video sources based on the user profile and populating a second window of the user interface with the video links, and

retrieving customized user content identified in the user profile and populating a third window with the customized user content comprising at least one of an interactive user blog, a publication audit filter that is updated when new publications become accessible at a predefined publication source via online content access, and a specific URL audit filter that is updated when new content at the specific URL becomes accessible via online content access.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

updating the user profile to include at least one additional user search preference based on previously submitted search queries submitted while logged into the user profile.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

parsing the previously submitted search queries to identify search terms related to health conditions; and

automatically executing the plurality of search queries to the plurality of remote data sources based on the identified search terms.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

automatically subscribing the user profile to at least one of an online news feed and a blog related to the subject content of the identified search terms.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the user profile comprises user information posts to online data sources, user preferences, user demographic information, user health concerns, user health conditions, and the processor is further configured to perform:

pairing at least one user demographic information with demographic information of another user profile;

linking the user profile with the another user profile; and

modifying subsequent query results provided to the user to include content associated with at least one of queries, blog posts, and user profile related information of the another user.