公开(公告)号：US06606643B1

公开(公告)日：2003-08-12

申请号：US09477176

申请日：2000-01-04

申请人： Michael L. Emens ,  Daniel A. Ford ,  Reiner Kraft ,  Gaurav Tewari

发明人： Michael L. Emens ,  Daniel A. Ford ,  Reiner Kraft ,  Gaurav Tewari

IPC分类号： G06F1516

CPC分类号： H04L29/06 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04L67/1002 ,  H04L67/1008 ,  H04L67/101 ,  H04L67/34 ,  H04L69/329 ,  H04L69/40

摘要： A method of selecting a mirror server for client-host interaction over a network provides automatic, user-transparent, selection of a particular mirror server from among multiple mirror servers that replicate a host server providing web content over the Internet. The method selects the mirror server that has the best response time for a given client computer requesting web content under changing web traffic and mirror server load conditions. The host server creates and maintains a list of addresses of available mirror servers, preferably ranked according to the load on the mirror servers. In response to an initial information request from the client computer, the host server sends the mirror server list to the client computer along with the requested web content. The client computer creates multiple mirror server requests, corresponding to the mirror servers on the address list, sends the requests to the mirror servers, then compares the round trip response times to determine the optimum mirror server site from which to continue subsequent client-host interaction. The invention also includes methods and apparatus, preferably in the form of computer program products, which are operable at the host server, to create, maintain and send the address list, and other methods and apparatus operable at the client computer, to receive the list, query the mirror servers and select the optimum mirror server for further interaction.

摘要翻译： 通过网络选择用于客户端 - 主机交互的镜像服务器的方法从复制通过因特网提供网络内容的主机服务器的多个镜像服务器中提供对特定镜像服务器的自动，用户透明的选择。 该方法选择对于给定客户端计算机具有最佳响应时间的镜像服务器，该客户端计算机在更改Web流量和镜像服务器负载条件下请求Web内容。 主机服务器创建并维护可用镜像服务器的地址列表，优选地根据镜像服务器上的负载进行排序。 响应于来自客户端计算机的初始信息请求，主机服务器将镜像服务器列表与请求的Web内容一起发送到客户端计算机。 客户端计算机创建与地址列表上的镜像服务器相对应的多个镜像服务器请求，将请求发送到镜像服务器，然后比较往返响应时间，以确定最终的镜像服务器站点，从而继续后续的客户端 - 主机交互 。 本发明还包括优选地以计算机程序产品的形式的方法和装置，其可在主机服务器处操作以创建，维护和发送地址列表，以及在客户端计算机可操作的其他方法和装置，以接收列表 ，查询镜像服务器并选择最佳镜像服务器进行进一步交互。

公开(公告)号：US07567955B2

公开(公告)日：2009-07-28

申请号：US10982097

申请日：2004-11-06

申请人： Reiner Kraft ,  Michael L. Emens ,  Gaurav Tewari

发明人： Reiner Kraft ,  Michael L. Emens ,  Gaurav Tewari

IPC分类号： G06F17/30 ,  G06F7/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/30719 ,  Y10S707/99933 ,  Y10S707/99934

摘要： The present invention discloses a method for dynamically generating an abstract from a search result abstract retrieved from a search engine. Preferably embodied as a software program, the present invention allows a user to “zoom” in and out of the abstract thereby retrieving greater or lesser details of the abstract to further determine whether the resource is useful or not. Groups of words within the search result abstract are searched for indexable words or key words useful to the user. The indexable words are then displayed to the user. Advantageously, the process of the present invention is performed entirely on the user side without having to reset the abstract level at the server side with a new query.

摘要翻译： 本发明公开了一种从搜索引擎检索的搜索结果抽象中动态生成抽象的方法。 优选地，作为软件程序实现，本发明允许用户“放大”进出抽象，从而获取抽象的更多或更少的细节，以进一步确定该资源是否有用。 搜索结果摘要中的单词组将搜索对用户有用的可索引词或关键词。 然后将可索引词显示给用户。 有利地，本发明的过程完全在用户侧进行，而不必用新的查询重置服务器侧的抽象级别。

公开(公告)号：US06845484B1

公开(公告)日：2005-01-18

申请号：US09559022

申请日：2000-04-27

申请人： Reiner Kraft ,  Michael L. Emens ,  Gaurav Tewari

发明人： Reiner Kraft ,  Michael L. Emens ,  Gaurav Tewari

IPC分类号： G06F7/00 ,  G06K9/36

CPC分类号： G06F17/30719 ,  Y10S707/99933 ,  Y10S707/99934

摘要： The present invention discloses a method for dynamically generating an abstract from a search result abstract retrieved from a search engine. Preferably embodied as a software program, the present invention allows a user to “zoom” in and out of the abstract thereby retrieving greater or lesser details of the abstract to further determine whether the resource is useful or not. Groups of words within the search result abstract are searched for indexable words or key words useful to the user. The indexable words are then displayed to the user. Advantageously, the process of the present invention is performed entirely on the user side without having to reset the abstract level at the server side with a new query.

公开(公告)号：US06934735B1

公开(公告)日：2005-08-23

申请号：US09611839

申请日：2000-07-07

申请人： Michael L. Emens ,  Reiner Kraft ,  Gaurav Tewari

发明人： Michael L. Emens ,  Reiner Kraft ,  Gaurav Tewari

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  H04L29/08

CPC分类号： H04L67/325

摘要： A system for accepting a specification of a time interval during which a download is to be performed on a delayed basis is described. The system can also select a time within the specified period. The selection can be randomized with the aim of distributing the load placed on computer and communication resources, or the selection may be based on testing a number of measures of computer and communication resource availability, and selecting a time of low utilization. A fuzzy measure of resource availability can be obtained, e.g., as a weighted sum of multiple measures, or each measure can be tested against a limit separately. According to another aspect of the invention a system and computer readable medium is disclosed for carrying out the above method.

摘要翻译： 描述了一种用于接受要延迟执行下载的时间间隔的规格的系统。 系统还可以在指定的时间内选择一个时间。 选择可以随机化，目的是分配计算机和通信资源上的负载，或者选择可以基于测试计算机和通信资源可用性的一些测量，并且选择低利用时间。 可以获得资源可用性的模糊度量，例如作为多个度量的加权和，或者可以分别针对限制来测试每个度量。 根据本发明的另一方面，公开了一种用于执行上述方法的系统和计算机可读介质。

公开(公告)号：US06745178B1

公开(公告)日：2004-06-01

申请号：US09561227

申请日：2000-04-28

申请人： Michael L. Emens ,  Reiner Kraft ,  Shang-Hua Teng ,  Gaurav Tewari ,  Peter Chi-Sing Yim

发明人： Michael L. Emens ,  Reiner Kraft ,  Shang-Hua Teng ,  Gaurav Tewari ,  Peter Chi-Sing Yim

IPC分类号： G06F1730

CPC分类号： G06F17/30864 ,  Y10S707/959 ,  Y10S707/99933 ,  Y10S707/99936 ,  Y10S707/99937

摘要： A method in a computer network for identifying users with similar interests is described. The method includes accepting a first query statement from a first user and storing a first item of information related to the first query. The method further includes accepting a second query from a second user and storing a second item of information related to the second query. The method further includes computing a measure of similarity of the first query and the second query by using the first item of information and the second item of information. A system and computer readable medium for carrying out the above method is also described.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于识别具有相似兴趣的用户的计算机网络中的方法。 该方法包括从第一用户接受第一查询语句并存储与第一查询相关的第一信息项。 该方法还包括接受来自第二用户的第二查询并且存储与第二查询相关的第二信息项。 该方法还包括通过使用第一信息项和第二信息项来计算第一查询和第二查询的相似性度量。 还描述了用于执行上述方法的系统和计算机可读介质。

公开(公告)号：US07400711B1

公开(公告)日：2008-07-15

申请号：US09513646

申请日：2000-02-25

申请人： Daniel A Ford ,  Reiner Kraft ,  Gaurav Tewari

发明人： Daniel A Ford ,  Reiner Kraft ,  Gaurav Tewari

IPC分类号： H04M1/64 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04N7/025

CPC分类号： H04M3/56 ,  G10L15/26 ,  H04M3/20 ,  H04M3/4878 ,  H04M2201/40

摘要： A method, system and program storage device are provided for interjecting messages into a real-time isochronous discourse (such as a telephone call) between a plurality of callers wherein the method, system and device accesses the call between the callers, monitors the discourse to determine if the discourse relates to a system message desired to be communicated to the caller, chooses and communicates the system message to the callers when the discourse is determined to be relevant to the system message and continues the above accessing, monitoring and communicating steps until the call being accessed between the callers is terminated. The interjected messages are primarily related to advertising and can be introduced to one or more callers, or, separate messages in different languages can be introduced to one or more callers depending on the caller's accessing the telephone. Caller subscribers of the system will typically have the cost of the call partly or totally subsidized by the method and system.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种方法，系统和程序存储设备，用于将消息插入到多个呼叫者之间的实时等时话音（例如电话呼叫）中，其中方法，系统和设备访问呼叫者之间的呼叫，监视话音 确定话语是否与期望传送给呼叫者的系统消息相关，当话语被确定为与系统消息相关时，选择并传送系统消息给呼叫者，并继续上述访问，监视和传送步骤直到 在呼叫者之间访问的呼叫被终止。 插入的消息主要与广告相关，并且可以被引入到一个或多个呼叫者，或者根据呼叫者访问电话，可以将不同语言的单独消息引入一个或多个呼叫者。 系统的来电者用户通常将通过方法和系统部分或完全补贴电话的成本。

公开(公告)号：US06606644B1

公开(公告)日：2003-08-12

申请号：US09511846

申请日：2000-02-24

申请人： Daniel A. Ford ,  Reiner Kraft ,  Gaurav Tewari

发明人： Daniel A. Ford ,  Reiner Kraft ,  Gaurav Tewari

IPC分类号： G06F1516

CPC分类号： H04L12/1831 ,  G06F17/30864 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04L67/20 ,  H04L69/22 ,  Y10S707/99933 ,  Y10S707/99943

摘要： A method and apparatus for automatically gathering, summarizing, and indexing real-time information derived from real-time communication on the Internet, such as Internet chat sessions, or any other comparable form of real-time communication on the Internet. The present invention provides live information selection and analysis and provides basic functionality of crawling, indexing and summarizing chat room data, as well as generating messages, such as advertisements, responsive to the subject matter of the communication.

摘要翻译： 一种用于自动收集，汇总和索引来自因特网上的实时通信的实时信息的方法和装置，例如因特网聊天会话或互联网上任何其他可比较的实时通信形式。 本发明提供实时信息选择和分析，并且提供爬行，索引和总结聊天室数据的基本功能，以及响应于该通信的主题而生成诸如广告的消息。

公开(公告)号：US07076443B1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-11

申请号：US09583516

申请日：2000-05-31

申请人： Michael L Emens ,  Reiner Kraft

发明人： Michael L Emens ,  Reiner Kraft

IPC分类号： G06F17/60

CPC分类号： G06Q30/00 ,  G06Q30/0257 ,  G06Q30/0277 ,  G06Q30/0633

摘要： The resultant search result items from a search engine performing an Internet search are associated with similar or related advertisements. These associated advertisements, once acquired, may be viewed by a user on demand. An Internet user selects a query to submit to a search engine. For each search result item available from the query, a matching search of related product advertisements is then performed. For each related product advertisement found for a given search result item, the search result item is then flagged. This process is repeated until each search result item has been investigated and matched to related product advertisements when applicable. The user then designates a selection. This selection initiates a search of an advertisement database. Each product advertisement acquired is then formatted and displayed to the user.The computer system capable of associating related advertisements to individual search results items uses the following subsystems: 1) a product database; 2) a user/session manager; 3) a product matching manager; 4) a product listing manager; and, 5) a result presentation manager.

摘要翻译： 来自执行因特网搜索的搜索引擎的结果搜索结果项目与相似的或相关的广告相关联。 一旦获得了这些关联的广告，可以由用户按需查看。 互联网用户选择要提交给搜索引擎的查询。 对于从查询可获得的每个搜索结果项目，然后执行相关产品广告的匹配搜索。 对于针对给定搜索结果项目的每个相关产品广告，搜索结果项目被标记。 重复此过程，直到每个搜索结果项目被调查并在适用时与相关产品广告相匹配。 用户然后指定选择。 该选择启动对广告数据库的搜索。 然后将获取的每个产品广告格式化并显示给用户。 能够将相关广告与个别搜索结果项相关联的计算机系统使用以下子系统：1）产品数据库; 2）用户/会话管理器; 3）产品配套经理; 4）产品上市经理; 和5）结果呈现经理。

公开(公告)号：US06546388B1

公开(公告)日：2003-04-08

申请号：US09483344

申请日：2000-01-14

申请人： Stefan B. Edlund ,  Michael L. Emens ,  Reiner Kraft ,  Jussi Myllymaki ,  Shanghua Teng

发明人： Stefan B. Edlund ,  Michael L. Emens ,  Reiner Kraft ,  Jussi Myllymaki ,  Shanghua Teng

IPC分类号： G06F1730

CPC分类号： G06F17/30864 ,  Y10S707/99931 ,  Y10S707/99932 ,  Y10S707/99933 ,  Y10S707/99934 ,  Y10S707/99935

摘要： A method for presenting to an end-user the intermediate matching search results of a keyword search in an index list of information. The method comprising the steps of: coupling to a search engine a graphical user interface for accepting keyword search terms for searching the indexed list of information with the search engine; receiving one or more keyword search terms with one or more separation characters separating there between; performing a keyword search with the one or more keyword search terms received when a separation character is received; and presenting the number of documents matching the keyword search terms to the end-user presenting a graphical menu item on a display. A system and method of metadata search ranking is disclosed. The present invention utilizes a combination of popularity and/or relevancy to determine a search ranking for a given search result association.

摘要翻译： 一种用于向最终用户呈现信息索引列表中的关键字搜索的中间匹配搜索结果的方法。 该方法包括以下步骤：将与图形用户界面相耦合的图形用户接口，用于接收关键词搜索项，用于搜索索引的信息列表; 接收一个或多个关键词搜索词与一个或多个分离字符之间的分隔符; 当接收到分离字符时，用所接收的一个或多个关键字搜索项执行关键字搜索; 以及将与关键字搜索项匹配的文档的数量呈现给在显示器上呈现图形菜单项的最终用户。 公开了一种元数据搜索排名的系统和方法。 本发明利用流行度和/或相关性的组合来确定给定搜索结果关联的搜索排名。

公开(公告)号：US06832218B1

公开(公告)日：2004-12-14

申请号：US09668560

申请日：2000-09-22

申请人： Michael L. Emens ,  Reiner Kraft

发明人： Michael L. Emens ,  Reiner Kraft

IPC分类号： G06F1730

CPC分类号： G06F17/30867 ,  Y10S707/99933 ,  Y10S707/99935

摘要： A method for associating search results is provided. According to the method, an original list of search results is provided to a first user in response to a first query, and the search results selected by the first user are recorded and associated with the first query. Additionally, a second query that is the same as or similar to the first query is received from a second user, and an alternate list of search results is provided to the second user. The alternate list lists those search results from the original list that have been associated with the first query due to selection by a user. Also provided is a system for providing search results that includes a search engine, a query database, and a controller. The search engine provides original lists of search results in response to queries, and the query database stores the search results selected by users in response to each of the queries. The controller provides an alternate list of search results in response to another query that is the same as or similar to one of the queries, with the alternate list of search results listing those search results from the original list that have been recorded in the query database as having been previously selected in response to the one query.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种关联搜索结果的方法。 根据该方法，响应于第一查询向第一用户提供搜索结果的原始列表，并且记录由第一用户选择的搜索结果并与第一查询相关联。 此外，从第二用户接收与第一查询相同或类似的第二查询，并且向第二用户提供搜索结果的替代列表。 备用列表列出了由于用户选择而与第一个查询关联的原始列表中的搜索结果。 还提供了一种用于提供包括搜索引擎，查询数据库和控制器的搜索结果的系统。 搜索引擎提供响应于查询的搜索结果的原始列表，并且查询数据库存储用户响应于每个查询所选择的搜索结果。 控制器响应于与其中一个查询相同或相似的另一个查询提供搜索结果的备用列表，其中搜索结果的备选列表列出了已经记录在查询数据库中的原始列表中的搜索结果 如先前已经响应于一个查询所选择的那样。