HIERARCHICAL VISUAL FACETED SEARCH ENGINE

• US 20170206279A1
• Filed: 01/19/2017
• Published: 07/20/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Regwez, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Regwez, Inc.
• Inventors: Eleish, Ragy Farouk
• Granted Patent: US 10,621,225 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2468 Fuzzy queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/289 Object oriented databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/41 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4393 Multimedia presentations, e.g. slide shows, multimedia albums
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/51 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/58 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5838 using colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5846 using extracted text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5866 using information manually generated, e.g. tags, keywords, comments, manually generated location and time information
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/901 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures for retrieval from the web G06F16/951
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9538 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/36 by graphic or iconic representation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2113 Multi-level security, e.g. mandatory access control
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2133 Verifying human interaction, e.g., Captcha
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2147 Locking files
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2149 Restricted operating environment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 : Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 : Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 : for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/061 : Improving I/O performance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0638 : Organizing or formatting or addressing of data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0673 : Single storage device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/186 : Templates
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/30 : Semantic analysis
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 : using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 : for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/101 : Access control lists [ACL]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 : Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34

Abstract

A system for performing a hierarchical visual faceted search includes a media platform comprising processors configured to: provide a selector user interface (UI) adapted to receive selection criteria; provide a first level menu comprising first level selection criteria including a first selection criterion; receive an indication to add the first selection criterion to the selector UI; provide a second level menu comprising second level selection criteria corresponding to the first selection criterion, wherein the second level selection criteria includes a second selection criterion; receive an indication to add the second selection criterion to the selector UI; add the first selection criterion and the second selection criterion to the selector UI; and execute a search to identify digital objects satisfying the first and the second selection criterion based on a content of the selector UI.

Claims

1. A system for performing a hierarchical visual faceted search for one or more digital objects, comprising:

a media platform comprising one or more processors configured to;

provide, to a user device, a selector user interface (UI) adapted to receive a plurality of selection criteria;

provide, to the user device, a first level menu comprising a plurality of first level selection criteria that includes a first selection criterion;

receive, from the user device, an indication to add at least the first selection criterion to the selector UI;

provide, to the user device, a second level menu comprising a plurality of second level selection criteria corresponding to the first selection criterion, wherein the plurality of second level selection criteria includes a second selection criterion;

receive, from the user device, an indication to add at least the second selection criterion to the selector UI;

add the first selection criterion and the second selection criterion to the selector UI; and

execute a search to identify one or more digital objects satisfying the first selection criterion and the second selection criterion based at least in part on a content of the selector UI.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first selection criterion comprises an identity criterion.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the second selection criterion comprises one of a name, relationship, interest, and profession of an individual associated with a digital object.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the first selection criterion comprises a time criterion.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the second selection criterion comprises one of a date, event, event type, and weather conditions associated with a digital object.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the first selection criterion comprises a location criterion.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the second selection criterion comprises one of map coordinates, location name, and location type associated with a digital object.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the first selection criterion comprises a manner or means criterion.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the second selection criterion comprises one of a photographer, camera type, and digital type associated with a digital object.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the first selection criterion comprises an identification criterion.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the second selection criterion comprises one of an object and object type associated with a digital object.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein to identify one or more digital objects includes satisfying the first selection criterion and the second selection criterion includes digital objects indirectly associated with digital object matching the first selection criterion and the second selection criterion.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein indirectly associated digital objects share common semantic information.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein to identify one or more digital objects includes satisfying the first selection criterion and the second selection criterion includes digital objects directly associated with digital object matching the first selection criterion and the second selection criterion.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein directly associated digital objects inherit semantic information from the other digital object.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the search is based on a fuzzy selection with a certainty factor associated with the first selection criterion and the second selection criterion.