Systems and methods for performing background queries from content and activity
    1.
    发明授权
    Systems and methods for performing background queries from content and activity 有权
    用于从内容和活动执行后台查询的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07225187B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-05-29

    申请号:US10827920

    申请日:2004-04-20

    IPC分类号: G06F17/30

    摘要: Most information retrieval systems start with a user's explicit query. Systems and methods are provided that perform implicit or background queries to one or more information sources based on the ongoing activities of users. The methods provide users with the results of such automated contextualized searches in an unobtrusive manner. In one aspect, implicit queries are run when users are reading, working on or composing an application. Queries can be automatically generated by analyzing an application, and results can be presented in a variety of peripheral display configurations, including a small pane adjacent to a current window to provide peripheral awareness of related information that is automatically determined from existing user context and/or related content from the application. The invention includes methods for building models that predict the value of different queries, and of the results generated by such queries, based on logged data, and for using such models to control query formulation and to mediate decisions about displaying the results of implicit queries.

    摘要翻译: 大多数信息检索系统从用户的显式查询开始。 提供了系统和方法,其基于用户正在进行的活动,对一个或多个信息源执行隐式或后台查询。 这些方法以不引人注目的方式为用户提供了这种自动化的语境化搜索的结果。 在一个方面,当用户阅读,处理或撰写应用程序时,会运行隐式查询。 可以通过分析应用程序自动生成查询,结果可以呈现在各种外围显示配置中,包括与当前窗口相邻的小窗格,以提供从现有用户上下文自动确定的相关信息的周边感知和/或 相关内容从应用程序。 本发明包括用于构建基于记录数据来预测不同查询的价值以及由这些查询产生的结果的模型的方法,以及使用这些模型来控制查询表达并调解关于显示隐式查询的结果的决策。

    Method and system for usage analyzer that determines user accessed sources, indexes data subsets, and associated metadata, processing implicit queries based on potential interest to users
    2.
    发明授权
    Method and system for usage analyzer that determines user accessed sources, indexes data subsets, and associated metadata, processing implicit queries based on potential interest to users 有权
    使用分析器的方法和系统,用于确定用户访问的源,索引数据子集和相关联的元数据,根据用户的潜在兴趣处理隐式查询

    公开(公告)号:US07162473B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-01-09

    申请号:US10607228

    申请日:2003-06-26

    IPC分类号: G06F17/30 G06F17/00

    摘要: The present invention relates to systems and methods providing content-access-based information retrieval. Information items from a plurality of disparate information sources that have been previously accessed or considered are automatically indexed in a data store, whereby a multifaceted user interface is provided to efficiently retrieve the items in a cognitively relevant manner. Various display output arrangements are possible for the retrieved information items including timeline visualizations and multidimensional grid visualizations. Input options include explicit, implicit, and standing queries for retrieving data along with explicit and implicit tagging of items for ease of recall and retrieval. In one aspect, an automated system is provided that facilitates concurrent searching across a plurality of information sources. A usage analyzer determines user accessed items and a content analyzer stores subsets of data corresponding to the items, wherein at least two of the items are associated with disparate information sources, respectively. An automated indexing component indexes the data subsets according to past data access patterns as determined by the usage analyzer. A search component responds to a search query, initiates a search across the indexed data, and outputs links to locations of a subset and/or provides sparse representations of the subset.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及提供基于内容访问的信息检索的系统和方法。 来自先前访问或考虑的多个不同信息源的信息项目被自动索引到数据存储器中,由此提供多方面用户界面以有效地以认知相关的方式检索项目。 对于所检索的信息项,包括时间线可视化和多维网格可视化,各种显示输出布置是可能的。 输入选项包括用于检索数据的显式,隐式和常规查询,以及容易召回和检索的项目的显式和隐式标记。 在一个方面,提供了一种便于在多个信息源上并行搜索的自动化系统。 使用分析器确定用户访问的项目,并且内容分析器存储对应于项目的数据子集,其中至少两个项目分别与不同的信息源相关联。 自动索引组件根据使用分析器确定的过去的数据访问模式来索引数据子集。 搜索组件响应搜索查询,在索引的数据上发起搜索,并且输出到子集的位置的链接和/或提供子集的稀疏表示。

    Local search engine user interface
    3.
    发明授权
    Local search engine user interface 有权
    本地搜索引擎用户界面

    公开(公告)号:US07703040B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-20

    申请号:US11172365

    申请日:2005-06-29

    IPC分类号: G06F3/048 G06F7/00 G06F17/30

    CPC分类号: G06F17/3097 G06F17/30979

    摘要: A search engine user interface that reduces the need for explicit search rules; dynamically responds as user input is entered to give immediate feedback to a user; is not limited to searching data residing in a single store; and may be used with a plurality of search engines, is provided. The search engine user interface provides search functions for a plurality of types of file metadata and types of file content. The search engine user interface provides an active query box, query editing, word-wheeling, and query narrowing and broadening. The user interface provides accordion behavior for visual elements of the user interface, integrated custom tagging, multiple independent search parameters, and filtering and integrated custom tagging in a common file dialog box.

    摘要翻译: 搜索引擎用户界面,减少了对显式搜索规则的需求; 当输入用户输入时动态响应,以立即向用户提供反馈; 不限于搜索驻留在单个商店中的数据; 并且可以与多个搜索引擎一起使用。 搜索引擎用户界面为多种类型的文件元数据和文件内容的类型提供搜索功能。 搜索引擎用户界面提供了一个活动的查询框,查询编辑,单词轮询和查询缩小和扩展。 用户界面为用户界面的视觉元素,集成自定义标签,多个独立搜索参数以及在通用文件对话框中过滤和集成自定义标记提供手风琴行为。

    Key-based advanced navigation techniques
    4.
    发明授权
    Key-based advanced navigation techniques 有权
    基于键的高级导航技术

    公开(公告)号:US07317449B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-01-08

    申请号:US10791229

    申请日:2004-03-02

    IPC分类号: G09G5/00

    摘要: The present invention provides a unique system and method that facilitates navigating smoothly and gracefully through any type of content viewable on portable devices. Such navigation can be performed while preserving perspective and context with respect to a larger amount of content. The navigation can be key-based such that one or more keys of a keypad can be employed to browse through, zoom in, and/or zoom out of content. In one aspect, the content can be segmented into any number of sub-sectors or segments such that each segment can correspond to a particular number key, whereby particular portions of content can be viewed in greater or less detail by pressing or tapping on the corresponding number key. Furthermore, when viewing a first portion of content, nearby content can be glanced at by pressing and holding the respective key. When the key is released, the view returns to the first portion.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了一种独特的系统和方法,其有助于通过在便携式设备上可观看的任何类型的内容平滑且优雅地导航。 可以在保持相对于更大量的内容的透视和上下文的同时执行这种导航。 导航可以是基于键的,使得可以使用键盘的一个或多个键来浏览,放大和/或缩小内容。 在一个方面,内容可以被分割成任何数量的子扇区或段,使得每个段可以对应于特定数字密钥,由此通过按压或敲击对应的内容可以更详细地观看内容的特定部分 数字键。 此外,当观看内容的第一部分时,可以通过按住相应的键来浏览附近的内容。 当钥匙释放时,视图返回到第一部分。

    Advanced navigation techniques for portable devices
    5.
    发明授权
    Advanced navigation techniques for portable devices 有权
    便携式设备的高级导航技术

    公开(公告)号:US08907886B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-12-09

    申请号:US12024306

    申请日:2008-02-01

    摘要: The present invention provides a unique system and method that facilitates navigating smoothly and gracefully through any type of content viewable on portable devices such as cell-phones, PDAs, and/or any other hybrids thereof. In addition, such navigation can be performed while preserving perspective and context with respect to a larger amount of content. Pointing devices can also be used to navigate through content—the amount or detail of the content being dependant on the speed of the pointing device. Additionally, a semi-transparent overview of content can be overlaid a zoomed-in portion of content to provide perspective to the zoomed in portion. Content shown in the semi-transparent overview can depend on the location of the pointing device with respect to the content.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了一种独特的系统和方法,其有助于通过在便携式设备(例如蜂窝电话,PDA和/或任何其它混合物)上可观看到的任何类型的内容来平滑和优雅地导航。 此外,可以在保持相对于更大量的内容的透视和上下文的同时执行这样的导航。 指点设备也可用于浏览内容 - 内容的数量或细节取决于指点设备的速度。 此外,内容的半透明概述可以覆盖内容的放大部分以提供对放大部分的透视。 半透明概述中显示的内容可以取决于指点设备相对于内容的位置。

    ADVANCED NAVIGATION TECHNIQUES FOR PORTABLE DEVICES
    6.
    发明申请
    ADVANCED NAVIGATION TECHNIQUES FOR PORTABLE DEVICES 有权
    便携式设备的先进导航技术

    公开(公告)号:US20090128483A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-05-21

    申请号:US12024306

    申请日:2008-02-01

    IPC分类号: G09G5/00 G06F3/048

    摘要: The present invention provides a unique system and method that facilitates navigating smoothly and gracefully through any type of content viewable on portable devices such as cell-phones, PDAs, and/or any other hybrids thereof. In addition, such navigation can be performed while preserving perspective and context with respect to a larger amount of content. Pointing devices can also be used to navigate through content—the amount or detail of the content being dependant on the speed of the pointing device. Additionally, a semi-transparent overview of content can be overlaid a zoomed-in portion of content to provide perspective to the zoomed in portion. Content shown in the semi-transparent overview can depend on the location of the pointing device with respect to the content.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了一种独特的系统和方法,其有助于通过在便携式设备(例如蜂窝电话,PDA和/或任何其它混合物)上可观看到的任何类型的内容来平滑和优雅地导航。 此外,可以在保持相对于更大量的内容的透视和上下文的同时执行这样的导航。 指点设备也可用于浏览内容 - 内容的数量或细节取决于指点设备的速度。 此外,内容的半透明概述可以覆盖内容的放大部分以提供对放大部分的透视。 半透明概述中显示的内容可以取决于指点设备相对于内容的位置。

    Advanced navigation techniques for portable devices
    7.
    发明授权
    Advanced navigation techniques for portable devices 有权
    便携式设备的高级导航技术

    公开(公告)号:US07327349B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-02-05

    申请号:US10791232

    申请日:2004-03-02

    IPC分类号: G09G5/00

    摘要: The present invention provides a unique system and method that facilitates navigating smoothly and gracefully through any type of content viewable on portable devices such as cell-phones, PDAs, and/or any other hybrids thereof. In addition, such navigation can be performed while preserving perspective and context with respect to a larger amount of content. Pointing devices can also be used to navigate through content—the amount or detail of the content being dependant on the speed of the pointing device. Additionally, a semi-transparent overview of content can be overlaid a zoomed-in portion of content to provide perspective to the zoomed in portion. Content shown in the semi-transparent overview can depend on the location of the pointing device with respect to the content.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了一种独特的系统和方法,其有助于通过在便携式设备(例如蜂窝电话,PDA和/或任何其它混合物)上可观看到的任何类型的内容来平滑和优雅地导航。 此外,可以在保持相对于更大量的内容的透视和上下文的同时执行这样的导航。 指点设备也可用于浏览内容 - 内容的数量或细节取决于指点设备的速度。 此外,内容的半透明概述可以覆盖内容的放大部分以提供对放大部分的透视。 半透明概述中显示的内容可以取决于指点设备相对于内容的位置。