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7152059 System and method for predicting additional search results of a computerized database search user based on an initial search query  
A method of predicting the search needs of a computerized database search user. The present invention uses a topical database comprising a plurality of categories. Each category is referenced...
7146358 Systems and methods for using anchor text as parallel corpora for cross-language information retrieval  
A system performs cross-language query translations. The system receives a search query that includes terms in a first language and determines possible translations of the terms of the search query...
7146362 Method and apparatus for using faceted metadata to navigate through information resources  
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that uses faceted metadata to facilitate navigation through information resources. During operation, the system receives a query from a...
7143233 Data seek technique  
Provided are techniques for locating data in a storage area. A request for data is received. Simultaneously, a search for the data is initiated on at least two storage areas using a different...
7143133 System and method for appending server-side glossary definitions to transient web content in a networked computing environment  
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system and method for appending server-side glossary definitions to transient Web content in a networked computing environment. A glossary...
7143088 Dynamic-content web crawling through traffic monitoring  
A dynamic-content web crawler is disclosed. These New Crawlers (NCs) are located at points between the server and user, and monitor content from said points, for example by proxying the web traffic...
7143085 Optimization of server selection using euclidean analysis of search terms  
Euclidean analysis is used to define queries in terms of a multi-axis query space where each of the keywords T 1 , T 2 , . . . T i , . . . T n is assigned an axis in that space. Sets of test...
7139971 Method of searching for and retrieving information from structure documents  
A technique of editing a plurality of structured documents is disclosed. A plurality of structured documents are inputted in a document edit system. Thereafter, a plurality of elements are...
7139747 System and method for distributed web crawling  
The present invention provides for the efficient downloading of data set addresses from among a plurality of host computers, using a plurality of web crawlers. Each web crawler identifies URL's in...
7136851 Method and system for indexing and searching databases  
A search system generates an index for databases by generatively sampling the databases and uses that index to identify and formulate queries for searching the databases. The generated index is...
7137065 System and method for classifying electronically posted documents  
A method for classifying electronically posted documents includes receiving two posted documents and generating corresponding metadata summaries for each, wherein each of the metadata summaries...
7133867 Text and attribute searches of data stores that include business objects  
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for performing text and attribute searches of data stores that include business objects. A computer-implemented method for searching...
7133863 Method and apparatus to search for information  
A method and system for searching for information is disclosed. The method includes storing a plurality of content categories and identifying, according to properties returned by a plurality of...
7133870 Index cards on network hosts for searching, rating, and ranking  
Instead of using a central site including spidering software to recursively search all linked web pages and generate a search index of the Internet, index cards files are created and stored on each...
7130841 Enabling a search for both local and remote electronic content  
Performing a search for both local electronic content and remote electronic content based on a single query includes receiving a single query that includes at least one search term. The received...
7127485 Adaptive polling for asynchronous notification  
A system for adaptive notification in a data communications network. The system includes a data transport network in communication with a client and a server. The client comprises a client-side...
7127454 E-marker find music  
Method and system for providing a data marking device data searching system including a user terminal connected to a server terminal over an internet connection for transmitting find music search...
7124127 Search server and method for providing search results  
A search server and method for providing search results are provided in which search results can be transmitted efficiently to a client computer that uses a browser that changes plural displays of...
7124129 Identifying the items most relevant to a current query based on items selected in connection with similar queries  
The present invention provides a software facility for identifying the items most relevant to a current query based on items selected in connection with similar queries. In preferred embodiments of...
7120627 Method for detecting and fulfilling an information need corresponding to simple queries  
Described are techniques used in fulfilling an information need not formulated as a natural language question. A query is accepted that includes one or more words not formulated as a natural...
7120862 Method and apparatus for persistent access to Web resources using variable time-stamps  
A method and apparatus are disclosed for providing persistent storage of Web resources. Uniform Resource Locators (“URLs”) that identify Web resources are augmented to include a time stamp. A...
7120629 Prospects harvester system for providing contact data about customers of product or service offered by business enterprise extracting text documents selected from newsgroups, discussion forums, mailing lists, querying such data to provide customers who confirm to business profile data  
A system and method for providing profile data representing profiles of potential customers of a business enterprise. The system is based on an application service provider architecture, where the...
7117206 Method for ranking hyperlinked pages using content and connectivity analysis  
A computerized method determines the ranking of documents including information content. The present method uses both content and connectivity analysis. An input set of documents is represented as...
7117202 System and method for computer based searches using genetic algorithms  
A system for conducting a computer based search that includes a bidding bulletin board to post a user search query from a user, an agent that submits a bid to the bidding bulletin board in response...
7117208 Enterprise web mining system and method  
An enterprise-wide web data mining system, computer program product, and method of operation thereof, that uses Internet based data sources, and which operates in an automated and cost effective...
7117201 Resource searching  
A system and method for resource handling provides for receiving a query and providing a response. The query is used to search resources locally available. Metadata is associated with each of the...
7117200 Synthesizing information-bearing content from multiple channels  
A computing system and method receive a query; separate a plurality of information sources into individual elements of content (EOC); tag each EOC with metadata that indicate source, date, and...
7114124 Method and system for information retrieval from query evaluations of very large full-text databases  
The present invention generally relates to the field of electronic document storage and management, and more particularly to systems and methods for computer based text or information from text...
7111000 Retrieval of structured documents  
This disclosure relates to performing a query for a search term of a database containing a plurality of structured documents. Those structured documents that do not include the search term are...
7107264 Content bridge for associating host content and guest content wherein guest content is determined by search  
A method and apparatus for generating content for an electronic content access system wherein requests for host content are received and responses to such requests include at least references to...
7107261 Search engine providing match and alternative answer  
A search engine that is client-side, provides high performance and creates a user preference history record relative to a knowledge base is provided. The more time the user spends using the search...
7103604 Scheme for constructing database for user system from structured documents using tags  
A scheme for constructing a database in a user system, which can automatically store those portions of the structured documents which contain important contents without exerting a burden on the...
7099861 System and method for facilitating internet search by providing web document layout image  
A search system on the Internet provides a search result in response to search criteria provided by a user. The search system comprises a robot agent for extracting web document information and...
7099859 System and method for integrating off-line ratings of businesses with search engines  
A computer program product is provided as a business rating system to rank business that are relevant to a given Internet search topic. Business ratings are stored in a ranking repository that can...
7096214 System and method for supporting editorial opinion in the ranking of search results  
A server improves the ranking of search results. The server includes a processor and a memory that stores instructions and a group of query themes. The processor receives a search query containing...
7093012 System and method for enhancing crawling by extracting requests for webpages in an information flow  
A method for providing searching and alerting capabilities in traffic content at access points in data networks is disclosed. Typical access points for Internet, intranet and wireless traffic are...
7092934 Method and apparatus for associating information with an object in a file  
Methods and apparatus for associating information with an object in a file are disclosed. One method involves associating a search key with the object in the file, and scheduling a search for the...
7092901 System and method for influencing a position on a search result list generated by a computer network search engine  
A system and method for enabling information providers using a computer network such as the Internet to influence a position for a search listing within a search result list generated by an...
7089233 Method and system for searching for web content  
The present invention provides a method and system for searching for web content. Specifically, the present invention provides a system and method for retrieving web content from designated web...
7089252 System and method for rapid computation of PageRank  
A method of ranking a plurality of linked documents. The method comprises obtaining a plurality of documents, and determining a rank of each document. The rank of each document is generally a...
7089301 System and method for searching peer-to-peer computer networks by selecting a computer based on at least a number of files shared by the computer  
A method and system for intelligently directing a search of a peer-to-peer network, in which a user performing a search is assisted in choosing a host which is likely to return fast, favorable...
7085766 Method and apparatus for organizing data by overlaying a searchable database with a directory tree structure  
Method and apparatus for organizing data by overlaying a searchable database with a directory tree structure. The method includes generating the directory tree structure that includes nodes...
7085753 Method and system for mapping and searching the Internet and displaying the results in a visual form  
Method for carrying out a search of Web sites according to a search criteria, comprising the steps of (a) pre-indexing the sites of the Web, including grouping the Web sites according to predefined...
7082426 Content aggregation method and apparatus for an on-line product catalog  
The method comprises processing plural product information records from the product information sources into one or more groups based on which product information records are likely to correspond...
7080328 Graphical user interface for filtering a population of items  
Graphical user interface for filtering a population of items. The graphical user interface may be implemented as a method on a system comprising a computer server or other computing device. The...
7080078 Mechanism and apparatus for URI-addressable repositories of service advertisements and other content in a distributed computing environment  
A system and method for interaction and access to shared content among clients and services in a distributed computing environment. A client may access a space service. The space service may store...
7080064 System and method for integrating on-line user ratings of businesses with search engines  
A computer program product is provided as a business rating system to rank business that are relevant to a given Internet search topic. Business ratings are stored in a ranking repository that can...
7076483 Ranking nodes in a graph  
A method for updating importance rank of Internet Web pages. The importance rank is used by an application. The Internet includes Hyper-links interconnecting the Web units. The method includes the...
7076497 Method for providing and exchanging search terms between internet site promoters  
A method of assigning keywords to an Internet site or page, comprising the steps of providing a topical category database, assigning at least one keyword to the predefined topical category,...
7071845 Control unit with variable visual indicator  
A system for controlling an apparatus ( 11, 21, 31 ), which system comprises a control unit ( 13, 23, 33 ) adapted to transfer control signals to the apparatus dependent on the control data. Said...