SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN IMPROVED GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR SEARCH
    63.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN IMPROVED GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR SEARCH 有权
    用于提供改进的图形用户界面进行搜索的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080010607A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-01-10

    申请号:US11859357

    申请日:2007-09-21

    IPC分类号: G06F3/048

    摘要: There is provided a system for visually associating a search region containing search criteria with a search category from which the results of a search are found. The system contains a search region containing a user's search criteria, a result region comprising indicia of several search categories, and a connection indicator establishing a visual connection between the search term contained in a search region and a selected one of search category indicia so as to enable a user to make a cognitive connection indicating that the user's search term was found in the particular search category indicated by the connection indicator.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于将包含搜索标准的搜索区域与搜索结果可视化地相关联的系统。 该系统包含包含用户搜索条件的搜索区域,包括若干搜索类别的标记的结果区域,以及建立搜索区域中包含的搜索词与搜索类别标记中所选择的搜索词之间的视觉连接的连接指示符,以便 使用户能够进行认知连接,指示在由连接指示符指示的特定搜索类别中找到用户的搜索词。

    Using community annotations as anchortext
    64.
    发明申请
    Using community annotations as anchortext 有权
    将社区注释用作anchorextext

    公开(公告)号:US20060294085A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-12-28

    申请号:US11498682

    申请日:2006-08-02

    IPC分类号: G06F17/30

    摘要: The present invention is directed towards systems and methods for using community annotations to content items as anchortext for search and index purposes. The method according to one embodiment comprises generating one or more items of personalized information by a user for storage in a user profile, the one or more items of personalized information associated with one or more content items, the one or more content items and the one or more items of personalized information comprising one or more words. One or more items of personalized information is selected from a given user profile. The method further comprises indexing the one or more words in the one or more content items and the one or more words in the selected personalized information into an index, identifying one or more content items responsive to on or more query words in a query of the index and returning the identified content items as a result set to the user.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及用于将内容项目的社区注释用作搜索和索引目的的定位文件的系统和方法。 根据一个实施例的方法包括由用户生成一个或多个个性化信息项目以存储在用户简档中,与一个或多个内容项目相关联的一个或多个个性化信息项目,一个或多个内容项目和一个 或多个包含一个或多个单词的个性化信息项。 从给定的用户简档中选择一个或多个个性化信息项。 该方法还包括将所选择的个性化信息中的一个或多个内容项目中的一个或多个单词和所选择的个性化信息中的一个或多个单词索引到索引中,从而识别响应于查询中的一个或多个查询单词的一个或多个内容项目 索引并将所标识的内容项目作为结果集返回给用户。

    System and method for providing an improved graphical user interface for search
    66.
    发明申请
    System and method for providing an improved graphical user interface for search 有权
    提供用于搜索的改进的图形用户界面的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20050050024A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-03-03

    申请号:US10783862

    申请日:2004-02-20

    IPC分类号: G06F17/30 G06F7/00

    摘要: There is provided a system for visually associating a search region containing search criteria with a search category from which the results of a search are found. The system contains a search region containing a user's search criteria, a result region comprising indicia of several search categories, and a connection indicator establishing a visual connection between the search term contained in a search region and a selected one of search category indicia so as to enable a user to make a cognitive connection indicating that the user's search term was found in the particular search category indicated by the connection indicator.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于将包含搜索标准的搜索区域与搜索结果可视化地相关联的系统。 该系统包含包含用户搜索条件的搜索区域,包括若干搜索类别的标记的结果区域,以及建立搜索区域中包含的搜索词与搜索类别标记中所选择的搜索词之间的视觉连接的连接指示符,以便 使用户能够进行认知连接,指示在由连接指示符指示的特定搜索类别中找到用户的搜索词。

    System and method of placing a search listing in at least one search result list
    67.
    发明申请
    System and method of placing a search listing in at least one search result list 审中-公开
    在至少一个搜索结果列表中放置搜索列表的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20050004835A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-01-06

    申请号:US10610729

    申请日:2003-07-01

    IPC分类号: G06F17/30 G06Q30/02 G06F17/60

    摘要: A system and method is provided for qualifying search listings for placement in at least one search result list and ordering the search listings according to an algorithm. Specifically, a searching device is adapted to received items of information, such as search listings (e.g., www.yahoo.com, etc.), search terms (e.g., “cars,” “beauty supplies,” etc.) and monetary amounts (e.g., $1.00, etc.), from a plurality of promoting devices, receive a search inquiry (i.e., a search term) from a reception device, and provide (in response thereto) at least one search result list including search listings (i) associated with the search inquiry and (ii) qualified for placement in the search result list. In other words, if the search term linked to the search listing is the same as (or substantially similar to) the search inquiry, then the first prong is met. Furthermore, if a predetermined number of monetary amounts (i.e., as linked to a predetermined number of search listings associated with the search inquiry) are not higher than the monetary amount linked to the search listing, then the second prong is met and the search listing is qualified for placement. Thus, only a predetermined number of search listings (e.g., three, five, etc.) that are both (i) associated with the search inquiry and (ii) linked to the highest monetary amounts are qualified for placement in the search result list. Once the search listings are qualified for placement in the search result list, the searching device is adapted to arrange the qualified search listings according to an algorithm (e.g., randomly, according to relevance, according to monetary amounts, etc.).

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于限定搜索列表以放置在至少一个搜索结果列表中并且根据算法对搜索列表排序的系统和方法。 特别地,搜索装置适于接收诸如搜索列表(例如,www.yahoo.com等)的信息项,搜索词(例如,“汽车”,“美容用品”等)和货币金额 (例如,$ 1.00等)从多个促销装置接收来自接收装置的搜索查询(即搜索词),并且提供至少一个包括搜索列表(i)的搜索结果列表(响应于此) )和(ii)有资格放置在搜索结果列表中。 换句话说,如果与搜索列表相关联的搜索词与搜索查询相同(或基本相似),则满足第一个分支。 此外,如果预定数量的金额(即,与搜索查询相关联的预定数量的搜索列表链接)不高于与搜索列表相关联的金额,则满足第二分支并且搜索列表 有资格进行安置。 因此,只有预定数量的(i)与搜索查询相关联的(i)与最高货币金额相关联的搜索列表(例如,三,五等)被限定为放置在搜索结果列表中。 一旦搜索列表合格地放置在搜索结果列表中,则搜索设备适于根据算法(例如,随机地,根据相关性,根据货币量等)来排列合格的搜索列表。

    Pointing device for navigating a 3 dimensional GUI interface
    68.
    发明授权
    Pointing device for navigating a 3 dimensional GUI interface 失效
    用于导航三维GUI界面的指点设备

    公开(公告)号:US06822638B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-11-23

    申请号:US09309037

    申请日:1999-05-10

    IPC分类号: G09G508

    CPC分类号: G06F3/03543

    摘要: A pointing device for entering data into an information processing system for a 3-dimensional graphical user interface. The pointing device comprises: a switch mounted on a pointing device for producing a first signal during actuation by a vertical downward pressure on a first region of the switch; a circuit for coupling the first signal to a Z-axis on a display attached to the information processing system so as to control movement of information along the Z-axis presented on the display. In another embodiment, the switch produces a second signal by a vertical downward pressure on a second region of the switch; and a circuit for coupling the second signal to a Z-axis on the display so as to move information present on the display along the Z-axis in a direction opposite to that of the movement along the Z-axis in response to the first signal.

    摘要翻译: 用于将数据输入到用于三维图形用户界面的信息处理系统中的指示设备。 指示装置包括:安装在指示装置上的开关,用于在致动期间通过在开关的第一区域上的垂直向下的压力产生第一信号; 用于将第一信号耦合到附接到信息处理系统的显示器上的Z轴的电路,以便控制沿着呈现在显示器上的Z轴的信息的移动。 在另一个实施例中,开关通过在开关的第二区域上的垂直向下的压力产生第二信号; 以及用于将第二信号耦合到显示器上的Z轴的电路,以便响应于第一信号沿与Z轴方向相反的方向沿着Z轴沿着Z轴移动存在于显示器上的信息 。

    Graphical user interface to query music by examples
    69.
    发明授权
    Graphical user interface to query music by examples 失效
    图形用户界面,通过示例查询音乐

    公开(公告)号:US06674452B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-01-06

    申请号:US09543218

    申请日:2000-04-05

    IPC分类号: G06F1730

    摘要: A According to the invention, a music search system includes a music player, music analyzer, a search engine and a sophisticated user interface that enables users to visually build complex query profiles from the structural information of one or more musical pieces. The complex query profiles are useful for performing searches for musical pieces matching the structural information in the query profile. The system allows the user to supply an existing piece of music, or some components thereof, as query arguments, and lets the music search engine find music that is similar to the given sample by certain similarity measurement.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明,音乐搜索系统包括音乐播放器,音乐分析器,搜索引擎和复杂的用户界面,使得用户能够从一个或多个音乐作品的结构信息可视地构建复杂的查询配置文件。 复杂查询配置文件对于执行与查询配置文件中的结构信息匹配的音乐作品的搜索很有用。 该系统允许用户提供现有的音乐片段或其一些组件作为查询参数,并且使得音乐搜索引擎通过某种相似性度量来找到与给定样本类似的音乐。

    Outbound information analysis for generating user interest profiles and improving user productivity
    70.
    发明授权
    Outbound information analysis for generating user interest profiles and improving user productivity 失效
    出站信息分析,用于生成用户兴趣配置文件并提高用户生产力

    公开(公告)号:US06654735B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-11-25

    申请号:US09227225

    申请日:1999-01-08

    IPC分类号: G06F1730

    摘要: A system for automatically generating user interest profiles and delivering information to users learns a user's interests by monitoring the user's outbound communication streams, i.e., the information that the user produces either by typing (e.g., while a user is composing an e-mail message or editing a word processor document) or by speaking (e.g., while a user is engaged in a phone conversation or listening to a lecture). The system uses the monitored text to build (and possibly update) a user interest profile. The profile is constructed from current text generated by the user, so that the retrieved information reflects present user interests. In addition, the profile may also retain past user interests, so that the profile reflects a combination of past and present user interests. The system then automatically queries diverse databases for information relevant to the interest profile. The databases may include internet web pages, files stored on the user's local network, and other local or remote data repositories. The queries may use a combination of internet search engines, the specific selection of which may depend upon the nature and/or content of the queries. The information retrieved in response to the queries is then presented to the user. The retrieved information may contain, for example, answers to questions that the user might ask and/or data related to the user's current and continuing interests. Because a user's current speech or typed text is highly correlated with the user's current interests, the retrieved information will be relevant to the user's actual interests. The communication stream monitoring, interest profile building, data base querying, and presentation of retrieved information are all performed automatically, in real time, and in the background of current user activities.

    摘要翻译: 用于自动生成用户兴趣简档并向用户传递信息的系统通过监视用户的出站通信流来学习用户的兴趣,即用户通过键入产生的信息(例如,当用户正在撰写电子邮件消息或 编辑文字处理器文档)或通过说话(例如,当用户进行电话交谈或听讲座时)。 系统使用受监控的文本构建(并可能更新)用户兴趣简档。 该配置文件由用户生成的当前文本构建,以便所检索的信息反映了用户的兴趣。 此外,简档也可以保留过去的用户兴趣,使得简档反映了过去和现在的用户兴趣的组合。 然后,系统会自动查询不同的数据库以获取与兴趣资料相关的信息。 数据库可以包括互联网网页,存储在用户的本地网络上的文件以及其他本地或远程数据存储库。 查询可以使用互联网搜索引擎的组合,其特定选择可以取决于查询的性质和/或内容。 然后将响应于查询检索的信息呈现给用户。 检索到的信息可以包含例如用户可能询问的问题的答案和/或与用户当前和持续兴趣相关的数据。 由于用户当前的语音或类型的文本与用户当前的兴趣高度相关,所检索的信息将与用户的实际兴趣相关。 通信流监控,兴趣信息构建,数据库查询和检索信息的呈现都是在当前用户活动的背景下实时自动执行的。