Context-driven search
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1. A context-driven search method comprising:
- having a user provide an input phrase that is used to search a collection of language-based information sources, wherein a phrase is one or more words or other language-based character strings;
identifying sets of substantially-equivalent expanded phrases that are relevant to the input phrase, wherein these expanded phrases appear in the collection of language-based information sources, wherein an expanded phrase relevant to an input phrase is defined as a phrase that includes the input phrase, or a minor variation thereof, plus one or more additional phrases; and
wherein this minor variation is defined as a variation selected from one or more of the variations in the group consisting of;
a phrase with words that are corrected or alternative spelling variations of the words comprising the input phrase;
a phrase with words that are grammatical variations (such as variation in tense, plurality, or voice) of the words comprising the input phrase;
a phrase with words that are the same as those comprising the input phrase, except for the addition or deletion of grammatical articles (such as “
a”
or “
an”
or “
the”
) or relatively-neutral modifiers (such as “
very”
or “
especially”
);
a phrase with words that are the same as those comprising the input phrase, but are in a different word order;
a phrase with words that are the same as those comprising the input phrase, except for case variation (such as upper vs. lower case) in one or more letters in the input phrase;
a phrase with the same words as those comprising the input phrase, but with variation in punctuation or word contraction;
a phrase that is a phrase synonym for the input phrase, wherein a phrase synonym is defined as alternative phrase that can be substituted for an original phrase in the collection of language-based information sources without substantively changing meaning or creating a grammatical error in the language-based information sources; and
a phrase that has been found to be highly-associated with the input phrase based on analysis of previous search patterns; and
providing the user with set-specific summary information concerning some, or all, of these sets of substantially-equivalent expanded phrases.
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The invention disclosed herein is a context-driven search method comprising three main steps: having a user provide an input phrase that is used to search a collection of language-based information sources; identifying sets of substantially-equivalent expanded phrases that are relevant to the input phrase, wherein these expanded phrases appear in the collection of language-based information sources; and providing the user with set-specific summary information concerning some, or all, of these sets of substantially-equivalent expanded phrases. This innovative context-driven method provides search results that are driven, consolidated, and summarized by phrase context, so that users no longer have to wade through pages of results to pick out those entries that relate to the context in which they are interested.
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1. A context-driven search method comprising:
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having a user provide an input phrase that is used to search a collection of language-based information sources, wherein a phrase is one or more words or other language-based character strings; identifying sets of substantially-equivalent expanded phrases that are relevant to the input phrase, wherein these expanded phrases appear in the collection of language-based information sources, wherein an expanded phrase relevant to an input phrase is defined as a phrase that includes the input phrase, or a minor variation thereof, plus one or more additional phrases; and
wherein this minor variation is defined as a variation selected from one or more of the variations in the group consisting of;
a phrase with words that are corrected or alternative spelling variations of the words comprising the input phrase;
a phrase with words that are grammatical variations (such as variation in tense, plurality, or voice) of the words comprising the input phrase;
a phrase with words that are the same as those comprising the input phrase, except for the addition or deletion of grammatical articles (such as “
a”
or “
an”
or “
the”
) or relatively-neutral modifiers (such as “
very”
or “
especially”
);
a phrase with words that are the same as those comprising the input phrase, but are in a different word order;
a phrase with words that are the same as those comprising the input phrase, except for case variation (such as upper vs. lower case) in one or more letters in the input phrase;
a phrase with the same words as those comprising the input phrase, but with variation in punctuation or word contraction;
a phrase that is a phrase synonym for the input phrase, wherein a phrase synonym is defined as alternative phrase that can be substituted for an original phrase in the collection of language-based information sources without substantively changing meaning or creating a grammatical error in the language-based information sources; and
a phrase that has been found to be highly-associated with the input phrase based on analysis of previous search patterns; andproviding the user with set-specific summary information concerning some, or all, of these sets of substantially-equivalent expanded phrases. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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2. A context-driven search method comprising:
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having a user provide an input phrase that is used to search a collection of language-based information sources, wherein a phrase is one or more words or other language-based character strings; identifying sets of substantially-equivalent expanded phrases that are relevant to the input phrase, wherein these expanded phrases appear in the collection of language-based information sources, wherein an expanded phrase relevant to an input phrase is defined as a phrase that includes the input phrase, or a minor variation thereof, plus one or more additional phrases, wherein at least one additional phrase in each expanded phrase in a given set of substantially-equivalent expanded phrases is identical to, or a minor variation thereof, at least one additional phrase in each of the other expanded phrases in that set, and wherein this minor variation is defined as a variation selected from one or more of the variations in the group consisting of;
a phrase with words that are corrected or alternative spelling variations of the words comprising the additional phrase;
a phrase with words that are grammatical variations (such as variation in tense, plurality, or voice) of the words comprising the additional phrase;
a phrase with words that are the same as those comprising the additional phrase, except for the addition or deletion of grammatical articles (such as “
a”
or “
an”
or “
the”
) or relatively-neutral modifiers (such as “
very”
or “
especially”
);
a phrase with words that are the same as those comprising the additional phrase, but are in a different word order;
a phrase with words that are the same as those comprising the additional phrase, except for case variation (such as upper vs. lower case) in one or more letters in the additional phrase;
a phrase with the same words as those comprising the additional phrase, but with variation in punctuation or word contraction;
a phrase that is a phrase synonym for the additional phrase, wherein a phrase synonym is defined as alternative phrase that can be substituted for an original phrase in the collection of language-based information sources without substantively changing meaning or creating a grammatical error in the language-based information sources; and
a phrase that has been found to be highly-associated with the additional phrase based on analysis of previous search patterns; andproviding the user with set-specific summary information concerning some, or all, of these sets of substantially-equivalent expanded phrases.
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Current AssigneeHoloVisions LLC
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Original AssigneeHoloVisions LLC
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InventorsConnor, Robert A.
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Primary Examiner(s)Woo, Isaac M
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Application NumberUS12/799,934Publication NumberTime in Patent Office713 DaysField of Search707600-681US Class Current707/791CPC Class CodesG06F 16/3322 using system suggestions G0...
