CN101743543A - Method of operating an information retrieval system - Google Patents
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Abstract
A method of operating a system for providing information to a user includes causing user profiles of respective users of the system for providing information to be maintained. A search engine for searching content is caused to process a search query associated with a first user, wherein the search query is based at least in part on information obtained through interaction of the first user with the functionality of the system. An overview of information is caused to be made available to the first user, the information including data pertaining to content identified by the search engine in response to the search query. The information included in the overview is adapted based on a determination of relevance of information included in the user profiles of a plurality of further users to information derived at least in part from the search query.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the method that a kind of operation is used for providing to the user system of information, it comprises:
The user profiles that is used in each user of the system that information is provided is safeguarded;
The search engine that is used in search content is handled and the first user-dependent search inquiry, and wherein, this search inquiry is at least in part based on by the information that alternately obtains of first user with the function of system; And
Make first user can utilize the overview of information, this information to comprise to relate to by search engine response in search inquiry and the data of content identified.
The invention still further relates to a kind of system that is used for providing to the user information, this system is configured to:
Safeguard each user's user profiles;
The search engine that is used in search content is handled and the first user-dependent search inquiry, and wherein, this search inquiry is at least in part based on by the information that alternately obtains of first user with the function of system; And
Make first user can utilize the overview of information, this information to comprise to relate to by search engine response in search inquiry and the data of content identified.
The invention still further relates to a kind of computer program.
Background technology
US 6,691, and 106 disclose system and the method that is used for setting up based on user profiles the instant network door that relates to topic of interest.This user profiles comprises information and any other PC that can be stored in the user or the information on the client device of interest about the user, detest, current location, agreement situation, current task.This user profiles also comprises about the website of visiting, user action and other are about the information of user at the details of the network activity of specific classification.Information from user's profile can be sent to the client filtrator, it comprises rule and the instruction that is used for information suitably is sent to server computer.The server end filtrator receives described information.This server end filtrator comprises rule and the instruction that is used for information suitably is sent to the buffer memory crawl device, and this buffer memory crawl device is used to retrieve and examine from the information of webpage and determines them and the correlativity of user's inquiry.Described user profiles can send general summary to server computer to form from same user's different clients or to have similar purpose and/or the aggregate profiles of the different clients of the different user of behavior.Information in the described aggregate profiles can be sent to the buffer memory crawl device similarly to retrieve and to examine from the information of webpage and to determine them and the correlativity of user's inquiry.
The problem of described known method is that described aggregate profiles may cause unsuitable search inquiry and/or filter criteria.This is that given user may have various interest or the activities identical with other users because according to his or her profile.As a result, normal search engine does not almost have extra function aspect door personalized.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of this invention is to provide the sort of method, system and the computer program that define in the introductory song paragraph, it provides the personalized portals of the function with expansion relevant with user's demand.
Realize the method is characterized in that this purpose by the method according to this invention, the correlativity of the information that comprises in the user profiles based on a plurality of other users and the information that draws by search inquiry at least in part determine to adjust the information that comprises in the overview.
Because other users' user profiles and the information that is drawn by search inquiry at least in part are complementary, so identified the user profiles relevant with specific context.This makes this method be adapted to the mutual context of first user and system.Its function is expanded potentially, that is, formed from information user profiles, that be confirmed as being correlated with and to be used to make portal personalized extra input.At given first user profiles and search inquiry, can obtain more relevant information.This information is based on knowledge and/or experience by other relevant user accumulation.Because except by search inquiry based on the information of mutual acquisition need be from other inputs of user, so this system is so that its easy-to-use mode is operated.
In one embodiment, the information that draws with respect to the information that comprises in the user profiles by described first user is also determined the described correlativity of the information that comprises in a plurality of other users' the user profiles.
Its effect is that to have discerned among other users which be that identical purpose is arranged most with first user, and is relevant with search inquiry.Therefore, the overview that can more effectively make information is still used available extraneous information in other users' user profiles simultaneously for first user individual.
In one embodiment, the information that comprises in the described overview comprises the identification at least one other user, at least in part according to described this identification of definite adjustment.
Its effect is that the function of the door that is provided by the system that is used to provide information has been provided, and, shows the relevant contact person of communication with it together with relevant information that is.This embodiment has improved the sensation and the simplicity of internet usage at the people as the elderly.It allows them to realize high-quality life, has particularly reduced social isolated.Its provide with Google (http://www.google.com), Hyves (
Http:// www.hyves.nl) or the similar function in friend-making website, but to be mode with senior center design for it.This makes the elderly be easy to experience the advantage of the function of these types.And, the invention provides the householder method of view Internet, and internet content and contact person's personalized views is provided.Significant and the novel characteristics of this theory be on one page the cutting apart of content displayed source and contact person, for example the correlativity of the inquiry imported of basis and personal profiles and user sorts.
The internet has been proved to be provides various useful instruments to find the information (for example Google, specific website) about self-actualization to the young man, find like-minded people (for example Hyves (
Http:// www.hyves.nl), MySpace (http://www.myspace.com)), meet new partner (by the friend-making website).Yet most of the elderlys are not enough flexibly so that they can find the mode of oneself on the internet.With existing the elderly's door (for example, seniorweb.nl, seniornet.org, seniorplanet.fr, senior.com) compare, this embodiment provides all these functions, and it is easy to use, and designs very attractively for layout and navigation.
The modification of this embodiment is included as and is used to provide the system of information that user interface is provided, and this user interface makes it possible to be shown in any one icon among other users that discern in the described overview by clicks table and gets in touch this people in the described overview.
Its effect is to become and allow other the relevant users of identification and the door of communication with it by being used in the system that information is provided, and has expanded the function of the system that is used to provide information in user-friendly mode.Do not need the independent application program or the equipment that use further navigation or be used for interpersonal communication.
Other modification comprise provide make the user can and other user communications and cannot and the state of other user communications between the user interface switched.
Its effect is to allow to make the user to participate in the on-line communities, and optionally keeps their privacy.
In one embodiment, wherein, the information that comprises in the overview comprises the identification to a plurality of other users, and operation is used for providing the method for the system of information also to comprise to the user:
The described of the correlativity of the information that comprises in the user profiles according to other users determined described other users are sorted; And
According to of the described identification of described ordered arrangement to described a plurality of other users.
Its effect provided search/request inquiry with about the coupling that illustrates and they are according to the coupling between the result's rearrangement in the communication window of the ordering (" expert " of expression search/request inquiry aspect) of correlativity.
One embodiment of described method comprises:
At least in part according to the correlativity of described first user's user profiles to by described search engine response in described search inquiry and the content identified item sorts; And
The data that relate to content according to described ordered arrangement.
Its effect has provided search/request inquiry and (son) classification that illustrates about (randomly) and according to the coupling between the result's rearrangement in the messagewindow of the content ordering of correlativity.
One embodiment of described method comprises:
At least in part according to user profiles according at least one other user of described definite identification in the information that comprises correlativity to by described search engine response in described search inquiry and the content identified item sorts.
Its effect is to have improved the possibility that the relevant information that relates to content causes first user's concern.For to by search engine response in search inquiry and the content identified item sorts, use the information of being safeguarded about relevant with search inquiry and/or similar to first user other users.
In a modification, described ordering is also based on the weighting according to the information that comprises in the described definite user profiles to a plurality of other users.
Its effect is further to have improved the possibility that the relevant information that relates to content causes first user's concern, that is, the information of employed user profiles from maximally related other users recently has bigger influence from the information of remaining other user's user profiles to ordering.
One embodiment of described method comprises provides the chain in the source that makes that described first user can be by the content that provides in the described overview be provided to fetch the user interface of checking selected content.
Its effect is sensation and the simplicity that has improved by being used for providing to the user interface that the system of information provides.
In one embodiment, constantly adjust the described user's of the described system that is used to provide information user profiles along with the function of user and described system mutual.
Its effect provided browse and the overview of navigation behavior and information in the coupling of result between resetting, for example, about the coupling that illustrates and they rearrangement according to the communication window of the ordering (expert of the content item aspect that expression is inquired into) of correlativity.This is can be used to upgrade user profiles because browse with navigation information.
According to a further aspect in the invention, provide a kind of system that is used for providing to the user information, this system is configured to:
Safeguard each user's user profiles;
The search engine that is used in search content is handled and the first user-dependent search inquiry, and wherein, this search inquiry is at least in part based on the information that obtains alternately of the function by described first user and described system; And
Make described first user can utilize the overview of information, this information comprises and relating to by described search engine response in described search inquiry and the data of content identified, wherein, described system be configured to the information that comprises in the user profiles based on a plurality of other users and the information that draws by described search inquiry at least in part correlativity determine to adjust the information that comprises in the described overview.
In one embodiment, described system is configured to carry out the method according to this invention.
According to a further aspect in the invention, provide a kind of computer program, it comprises one group of instruction, and when incorporating into it in machine readable media, described instruction can make the system with information processing capability carry out the method according to this invention.
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Fig. 1 comprises the synoptic diagram that is used to realize at the network of the system of the elderly's door;
Fig. 2 is the screen view of the homepage of the elderly's door;
Fig. 3 is a screen view of having imported the homepage of request;
Fig. 4 is the screen view of the door after the user clicks on links;
Fig. 5 is the screen view that the user clicks the described door after the link shown in the screen view of Fig. 4;
Fig. 6 is the screen view that the user clicks the described door after the link shown in the screen view of Fig. 5;
Fig. 7 is the synoptic diagram of an embodiment that is used to provide the system of information;
Fig. 8 is in response to the indicative flowchart that receives search inquiry and adjust the method for webpage; And
Fig. 9 is in response to the indicative flowchart of the method for webpage of adjusting alternately of user and door.
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With reference to figure 1, be used for providing the system of information to be positioned at by the portal server 1 that is connected to internet 2 to the registered user.Because description given below can be applied to be used for providing to the user of for example intranet the system of information equally, internet 2 is used as the example of wide area network.For illustrative purposes, show unique user computing machine 3, will be connected to internet 2 at any time although should be appreciated that many users.Described computing machine 3 is connected to screen 4, such as the pointing device 5 of mouse, operating rod or trace ball, and keyboard 6.Can also connect other peripherals (for example, the user input device of sound system or another type).Browser is installed on the computing machine 3 to load and to show comprises that expression provides the file of data of the webpage of information overview.These data are encoded as SGML, such as HTML or xML.The webpage of information comprises the active unit with action associated therewith, and it can use described pointing device 5 to select.By this way, provide the system of information that user interface is provided for being used to.
Content-data is arranged on any one of the webserver 7 or a plurality of other webservers (for clarity sake not shown).Search engine is positioned on the search engine server 8.
Below, provided and be used for to providing information based on the subscriber (being the registered user) of the community of internet or subscriber group and the description of the system of information service being provided at the elderly especially.Same system is applicable to any other community, for example technical specialist, doctor or other professionals' community.In the description of the system that provides below, the elderly's door is called as WiseNet.The metaphor that described WiseNet theory is conveyed to the elderly be on the internet personalized newspaper style check that (" all have new thing or new people to wait you to go to find every day on the internet.Internet easy use as the paper of reading the newspaper now.”)。In the explanation that provides below, user's name is Ron.In order to express the individualized feature of this door, personalized title " WiseNet of Ron " will be shown.
In following 10 years, the elderly (50+) is fastest-rising age group, particularly at US and European.The people of this age group has the demand of keeping in touch with their companion.The people of this age group has a large amount of free time and can spend in the average income that is higher than on the quality of life.And, there are hoc anno some common problems to make in the age group and realize that fully high quality of life becomes complicated:
-particularly when people when retirement from their career, main problem is how to find the alternative of sense of ownership, self-respect and self-actualization (Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs).Except total hobby, the hobby of the free time of filling up them that most of partners pursue is also inequality.Therefore, exist higher relatively finding to help to fill up other people demand of this gap.
-at bigger the elderly of age (70+) colony, partner's death of a people may be higher.Therefore, people need extra social support to impact to overcome emotion, they must find associate with it every day other people and must find they partner's that reduces of reply who does not need technical ability (for example culinary art, gardening, financial management, car steering) mode.
It is mobile that the fitness of-people's reduction will make them reduce, and this causes the isolated risk of higher society.
In order to use the described system that is used to provide information, the user registers his/her identity to be become the member and preferably finish questionnaire when using for the first time.Randomly, described questionnaire can in a little later, finish or for the second time or more times finish change with the domain of interest that reflects a people.Described questionnaire is the basis of creating initial (or randomly upgrading) user profiles.This user profiles not necessarily terminal user is visible and can comprise that one group of keyword is to characterize the user in the hobby aspect content sources, topic and social bond people's the kind.This profile will be along with the adjusting of the function of user and door alternately and constantly, for example by browsing, and input inquiry, and participate in and other members' of this door chat sessions.
With reference to figure 2-6, homepage is represented the content of the overview 9 that initially illustrated by the Wisenet door.The first half 10 of this Wisenet door shows relevant information to the user.The latter half 11 of this door shows the relevant contact person of communication with it." my request " hurdle 12 is arranged between these two parts, and wherein the user can import his/her request to obtain to support (see figure 3).In case imported request, will the first half 10 of screen and the content of the latter half 11 have been sorted according to correlativity with this request and this user's personal profiles.Under the situation of leaving a blank on " my request " hurdle 12, only the personal profiles based on the user sorts to content.
Information in the first half 10 is built into senior classification (see figure 3).The classification that comprises relevant sources shows (see figure 3) with green or the distinguishable mode of other visions.By clicking in these classification, the information architecture of next stage shows as the subclassification (see figure 4) and is the tabulation of the information source through sorting under it.In the time of one in these sources of click, obtain being configured to first degree information source (see figure 5) through the tabulation of ordering.Finally, click in these items of listing, show the content (see figure 6) of information source.
" my contact person " is that the WiseNet member's that created by the user tabulation 13 is more easily to visit their favorite contact person." my new contact person " is the tabulation 14 of sorting according to the correlativity with the request of user profiles and input and do not add the contact person of " my contact person " tabulation 13 to.Highlight for the contact person of green online.Be shown as the blue current off-line of contact person.In other embodiments, use different technology to be presented at the contact person's who discerns in the Lower Half 11 of overview 9 state.When the contact person in the above-mentioned tabulation 13,14 of click, " my session " part 15 is activated.Under the online situation of contact person, in " my session " window 15, the communication of real time bidirectional chat type will be shown.Under the situation of contact person's off-line,, the message that contact person receives is shown perhaps with the message that the user will send to that contact person only is shown.
Another user obviously can get in touch with this user (Ron) who has been provided overview 9.In one embodiment, the overview that provides shows the communication request of importing into the icon (not shown) of the flicker in the contacts list 13.A kind of implementation of WiseNet provides the tabulation through ordering with the TOP V matching associated person that mates most.Not under the situation in described TOP V, corresponding icon will appear at the position of ordering the 6th the claimant of importing into.In another embodiment of described door, " availability button " (not shown) comprises switching push button, its make the user can and cannot and the state of other member's communications of this door between switch.Another embodiment of described door provides in mode easily to receiving the mechanism that the user presents the request of importing into, for example:
-filter: the threshold value of determining based on the user (for example based on the content of request, with the desired amt of the request of the quality of claimant's profile coupling, each chronomere), the request of limited quantity is switched to communication window; Or
-feedback: by user interaction mechanisms (for example slide block, Li Kete scale, agree with/opposes), the user can influence the threshold levels (contrasting TiVo) of filtration.
In another embodiment, in conjunction with at least two feature in these modification.
In a word, the user can fetch by the chain of clicking the TOP V shown in (in common mode) Fig. 5 and check selected content.A user can get in touch with that people by the icon of clicking the new person in the shown TOP V of expression " my the new contact person " tabulation 14.
Except using available content in the door, the user can also add new content to this door.Be used for providing at least one that the various embodiment of the system of information provide following three kinds of methods of doing this thing:
The hyperlink of existing internet content is pointed in-submission;
-submit a content to a certain file layout (for example with the MS Word form (.doc) of the portable document format (PDF) of Adobe, Microsoft or at the picture format (.jpeg) of the JPEG (joint photographic experts group) of image content);
-be that addressable content in the door (internet or file content) is added comment.
Be used for providing the another embodiment of the system of information to provide comment for the note of existing website at ad-hoc location to subscriber, be similar to Fleck.com (http://fleck.com), but not to show the text of comment at that ad-hoc location, but numbering only is shown.Comment itself is presented at the comment part (not shown) of independent numbering.
The another embodiment of described system provides and has allowed people to comment on the comment part (not shown) below the website of checking by interpolation and briefly comment on the option of existing website.This comment part can also be positioned at for the next door of the screen portions that the website checked keeps is shown.
Be used to provide the another embodiment of the system of information to provide:, to show this website in the frame (not shown) in door if the user navigates to external website.In one embodiment, according to and search/request of submitting to is inquired about and the website frame of the relevance ranking of user profiles below or the next door comment of being made by other users about that website is shown.
Fig. 2-7 has illustrated that a people wants that member with another original unacquainted WiseNet community visits the consecutive steps in the use-case of Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.In this use-case, taked following steps:
1, user " A " wants to visit Rijksmuseum and input " who wants is visited Rijksmuseum with me " in " request hurdle " 12;
2, " keyword and key phrase extract " process 16 is extracted speech/phrase " visit ", " Rijksmuseum " and " with me " by top phrase;
Or Google).The result is the tabulation 18 of the Query Result that sorts of the standard by search engine oneself;
4, be parallel to step 3, be used to obtain the profile 19 (process 20) of the people that identical purpose is arranged in the WiseNet portal communities by the keyword and the key phrase of step 2 extraction.This is meant, has identical purpose to be based on the people's of current terminal user's user profiles and very approaching/similar user profiles.This similarity is meant: at first, be complementary (step 2) with the inquiry of submitting to, and secondly, be complementary with first user's user profiles.Therefore, in this specific use-case, has a qualification that coupling is arranged about the people of the special knowledge of Rijksmuseum and those people of visiting this Rijksmuseum before in the WiseNet community.Specifically, Zui Jia coupling will be have professional knowledge, visited Rijksmuseum and want to carry out the people of new visit before with other people.According to its similarity level the contact person in all " communication " user interfaces is sorted with request.And, by " intelligent content ordering and coupling " algorithm 21, according to step 1 in the correlativity of user's request of submitting to the content item of output corresponding to " information " user interface of the first half 10 of overview 9 sorted.
Above-described step 1 can realize with the following methods:
1a, user click in the classification among the WiseNet simply.For example, with regard to the information about Rijksmuseum, the user clicks " " ﹠amp; Amusement ".This click will make being revealed through ordering content item (according to user's correlativity) of new screen with subclassification and each selected subclassification.And, also will differently sort to the contact person in " communication " user interface according to correlativity once more with selected classification, subclassification and content item.
1b, user can simply click among the contact person in " communication " interface, for example in " my contact person " and " my new contact person " tabulation 13,14.This will cause the change as the information sorting among the step 1a.And, when selected contact answered communication request (among the contact person one causes by clicking), opened chat sessions.The content of chat sessions can be used the input of do to the refinement/expansion of user's " A " user profiles.In addition or alternately, its can also help with top step 4 in description similarly improve inquiry-outcome procedure.
Present key drawing 7 a little in more detail.In the illustrated embodiment, from extracting keyword and key phrase such as input phrase the request hurdle or by the user action that navigates to the classification shown in the user etc.
For the information of extracting from described message user interface 23, information is to extract or resolve from the link of being clicked by the user or activate in another way (uniform resource locator), or from extracting or resolve to the Web content of the correspondence shown in the user subsequently, or the two (process 16).By such as or extract significant keyword and/or phrase similar in appearance to the technology of NLP (natural language parsing).From the information that message user interface 23 extracts, also comprise the user-interaction parameter that other are relevant, the ordering of the Search Results that the time span that stops such as the user or selected by the user presents on the website.
For the information of extracting from request hurdle user interface 24, relevant keyword and/or phrase are to extract from the text of being imported the request hurdle by the user, and this is to carry out in the mode similar to message user interface 23.
For the information of extracting from the communication user interface, significant keyword and/or phrase be by with the technology similar to the technology used in message user interface 23 or the request hurdle user interface 24 from by all or part of extraction of the content of text (for example Shu Ru text, speech) of communication user interface 25 interceptings.
Draw (process 17) search engine inquiry by keyword that is extracted and/or phrase 26. (http://www.yahoo.com), or be incorporated into the search engine in the system (Fig. 1) that comprises portal server 1 or the combination of two or more such search engines.In next procedure, use the results list of the Query Result that finds by the combination of such search engine or search engine, wherein according to them with respect to user-interaction parameter, active user's user profiles 27 and there is the correlativity of the user's of identical purpose user profiles 19 (other have the user with the profile of described user's profile coupling or part coupling) that Search Results is sorted.
In the process of adjusting user profiles 27, add keyword and/or the phrase 26 of importing extraction from the user to user profiles 27.This is preferably so that user profiles 27 these keywords of reflection and/or phrase are finished for the mode of specific user's importance.For example, the keyword and/or the phrase classification that seldom use is more not interesting for keyword and/or phrase than frequent use.In this adjustment, can also from user profiles, delete the keyword and/or the phrase that do not have use for a long time.In another embodiment, keyword and/or phrase also are associated with weight, when not using this keyword and/or phrase, change weighted value to reduce the importance of this keyword and/or phrase at every turn.This reduction can be linear or index.
In one embodiment, user-interaction parameter (for example the time span that stops on the website of user, selected the ordering of the Search Results that presents by the user) is stored in the user profiles 27.
The process 20 of profile coupling needs, in a plurality of or whole users (or member's of this community) profile, and the user who selects those in by the context of keyword that is extracted and/or phrase 26 expressions, to mate most with user profiles 27.
Intelligent content ordering and matching algorithm 21 comprise according to the one or more rearrangements in following and under feasible situation the Query Result of the employed one or more search engines of merging:
-user-interaction parameter;
-user profiles 27; And
-people's's (as defined above) of identical purpose profile arranged.
Result's this merging and rearrangement are caused the tabulation 28 of companion's people of identical purpose (or have) through the Search Results of ordering.
Turn to Fig. 8, it understands the modification of above-described method in a flowchart in more detail.This process flow diagram shows the response of the search inquiry of 1 pair of suitable field input in request hurdle 12 of portal server.
In first step 29, portal server 1 receives search inquiry, for example to be passed through the form of http (HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)) message of internet 2 transmissions by first user's computer 3.Simultaneously or in advance, make portal server 1 understand first user's identity.
Portal server 1 makes first user's user profiles 30 be safeguarded as the file on this portal server 1 and/or the described computing machine 3.In one embodiment, described user profiles 30 comprises two parts: part is that the information imported when the user uses this door for the first time (for example age, sex, hobby, the wish of doing things jointly etc.) draws; Another part is constantly to set up by all user behaviors in this door (search, request, chat sessions etc.).In one embodiment, profile comprises from arbitrary part or two index terms or keywords that part draws together.
Embodiments of the invention provide the general body that is used and constantly redefined by door for all users.
In the illustrated embodiment, also safeguarded and represented that first user uses the file 31 of current context of the session of Wisenet door.This current context is mainly to determine by the classification of the information of checking in the first half 10 of overview 9, and is based on user-interaction parameter.
A plurality of other users' of described door user profiles is stored in the database 37.Search for the information that comprises in these user profiles to discern one group of 38 profile (step 39) that comprises the user of the information information similar that the information that comprises from first user's user profiles 30 from search inquiry and part with part draws.
Preferably, as will be explained, present for the more relevant information of specific user (profile by him is determined) in more outstanding mode.This also determines by the user profiles (" popular classification (folksonomy) " is also according to the such suggestion of Amazon.com) that mates most in current context.For example, two user Olivier and Ron may have same employer and interest in music and senior activity.Therefore, there is good coupling in common profile level.When forwarding music assorting to, they still mate well, but as long as Olivier forwards jazz to, Ron just will become not outstanding in his tabulation, and more interested other people (not necessarily being employed by same employer) of jazz substituted.
After receiving search inquiry, portal server 1 is updated file 31 (step 32) and user profiles 30 (step 33).Add keyword and phrase to described user profiles 30.This is so that described user profiles 30 these keywords of reflection and phrase are finished the mode of user's importance.
Simultaneously, portal server 1 is formulated the search inquiry that is associated with first user, and with on regard to the similar mode that Fig. 7 summarizes it submitted at least one search engine (step 34).In response, it receives (step 35) Search Results 36, and Search Results 36 comprises and relates to the data that are identified as relevant content by search engine response in search inquiry.
In next step 40, according to the information that comprises in these user profiles with based on the degree of correlation of the information of current search inquiry, user profiles 30 and current context determine come other users to sort to user profiles is included in the group 38.The sequence 41 of other user profiles stems from this step 40.
In same step 40, according to user profiles 30, current context and sequence 41 in user profiles in the correlativity of the information that comprises content identified item in Search Results 36 is sorted.Position according to the user profiles in the sequence 41 is weighted the information that comprises in the user profiles in the sequence 41.Therefore, for example, if maximally related user capture specific website five times, and another user visited another website five times equally, so with this specific website ordering for being higher than this another website.Consequently relate to set 42, for example, be stored in the link of the file on the Website server 7 through the sensing of ordering by the information of the data of search engine content identified through comprising of ordering.
(step 43) at last, the tabulation 13,14 of arranging other users by (again) to be reflecting described sequence 41, and arranges at least one in (son) classification window and the list of links that provides is adjusted overview 9 with reflection through the set 42 of the information of ordering by (again) in the first half 10 of overview.Therefore, described door provide search/request inquiry with about the coupling between the result's rearrangement in the messagewindow that comprises in (son) classification of illustrating and the first half 10 according to the described overview 9 of the content ordering of correlativity.This door also provide search/request inquiry with about the coupling that illustrates and they are according to the coupling between the result's rearrangement in the communication window (being included in the latter half 11 of overview 9) of the ordering (" expert " of expression search/request inquiry aspect) of correlativity.According to---(son) classification, content and contact person shown in the described door---sorts to all information based on the correlativity of the information of user profiles at least in part.In a kind of exemplary implementation, door will illustrate content item and TOP V contact person that TOP V mates most after each submission request.
Be used for to the user provide the system of information also to provide to browse and the navigation behavior and reset according to the result of the communication window of the ordering (" expert " of the content item aspect that expression is inquired into) of correlativity about the coupling that illustrates and they between coupling, as illustrated in fig. 9.
In first step 44, the mutual acquired information of the user interface that provides according to user and system.For example, can extract or resolving information, or extract or resolving information from the Web content to the correspondence shown in the user subsequently from the link of being clicked by the user or activate in another way (uniform resource locator), or the two.Other relevant user-interaction parameter comprise, for example, and the ordering of the Search Results that the time span that the user stops on the website or selected by the user presents.In another embodiment, the user can express his (no) satisfaction to Search Results that returns or the contact person who advises recently by " agreeing with "/" opposition " feedback button.This will influence personal user's profile 30, and at the similar user profiles of having of this door and submit the interior perhaps people's that other members of similar request consider ordering to.In one embodiment, user interface provides predefined suggestion at search inquiry.For example, can there be identical common questioned problem in (son) shown in the first half 10 of overview 9 classification at some.At classification " " ﹠amp; Amusement ", this comprises: " how getting there? "At one group of such situation, this system provides the suggestion of the link of for example pointing to public transport website, map web site, route planning person.How the user has constituted the mutual information that obtains by the function of user and system alternately with these menu options, and this information is collection in the first step 44 shown in Figure 9.
Portal server 1 is according to information adjustment (step 45) user profiles 30 and/or the current context 31 that obtain in above-mentioned steps 44.Next step (step 46), its obtain by its be defined as comprising with at least in part based on one group of 38 other new user's of the relevant information of the information of the user profiles 30 of renewal and current context 31 user profiles.If still there is information in request in the hurdle 12, determine so about also based on the correlativity of the information of the content on request hurdle 12.
Portal server 1 is also discerned current search result 36 (step 47).In one embodiment, based on the information that comprises in the user profiles 30, new search inquiry is formulated and submits to one or more search engines.If in request hurdle 12, have search inquiry, so alternatively or additionally use this search inquiry.In another embodiment, the Search Results 36 of the previous acquisition of a storage of retrieval.
In next step 48, definite other users that user profiles is included in the group 38 of the correlativity of the information that comprises in the user profiles according to other users sort.Therefore, reset the sequence 41 of user profiles.Also according to the correlativity of first user's user profiles 30 and according to the correlativity with the information that comprises in the user profiles of the sequence 41 of ordering through resetting content identified item in Search Results 36 being sorted, the ordering of the information in the set 42 is based on the weighting to the information that comprises in the user profiles of the sequence 41 of ordering.
At last, having reset overview 9 forms and through new form of the sequence 41 of other user profiles of ordering through relating to by the set 42 of the information of search engine content identified new of ordering with reflection.
Should be noted in the discussion above that the foregoing description is illustrative rather than definitive thereof the present invention, and under the prerequisite of the scope that does not break away from claims, those skilled in the art can design many alternate embodiments.In the claims, place any reference marker of bracket should not be interpreted as restriction to claim.The parts that verb " comprises " and the use of being out of shape is not got rid of in the claim to be put down in writing or the existence of miscellaneous part outside the step or step.The article of parts front " one " or " one " do not get rid of and have a plurality of such parts.The present invention can realize by the hardware that comprises a plurality of different parts, also can realize by the computing machine of suitable programming.In having enumerated the device claim of a plurality of modules, a plurality of can the embodiment with identical entry in these modules by one in the hardware.The fact of some measure of record does not represent that the combination of these measures can not be used to get the mastery in the dependent claims that differs from one another.
For example, in a data structure, the file 31 of expression current context can combine with user profiles 30.
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1. an operation is used for providing to the user method of the system of information, comprising:
The user profiles that is used in each user of the described system that information is provided is safeguarded;
The search engine that is used in search content is handled and the first user-dependent search inquiry, and wherein, this search inquiry is at least in part based on the information that obtains alternately of the function by described first user and described system; And
Make described first user can utilize the overview of information, this information comprises and relating to by described search engine response in described search inquiry and the data of content identified, and described method is characterised in that,
The correlativity of the information that comprises in the user profiles based on a plurality of other users and the information that draws by described search inquiry at least in part determine to adjust the information that comprises in the described overview.
2. according to any one the described method in the aforementioned claim, wherein, the information that draws with respect to the information that comprises in the user profiles by described first user is also determined the described correlativity of the information that comprises in a plurality of other users' the user profiles.
3. method according to claim 1 and 2, wherein, the information that comprises in the described overview comprises the identification at least one other user, at least in part according to described this identification of definite adjustment.
4. method according to claim 3, be included as and be used to provide the system of information that user interface is provided, this user interface makes it possible to be shown in any one icon among other users that discern in the described overview by clicks table and gets in touch this people in the described overview.
5. method according to claim 4, comprise provide make the user can and other user communications and cannot and the state of other user communications between the user interface switched.
6. according to any one the described method among the claim 3-5, wherein, the information that comprises in the described overview comprises the identification to a plurality of other users, and described method also comprises:
The described of the correlativity of the information that comprises in the user profiles according to other users determined described other users are sorted; And
According to of the described identification of described ordered arrangement to described a plurality of other users.
7. according to any one the described method in the aforementioned claim, comprising:
At least in part according to the correlativity of described first user's user profiles to by described search engine response in described search inquiry and the content identified item sorts; And
The data that relate to content according to described ordered arrangement.
8. according to any one the described method in the aforementioned claim, comprising:
At least in part according to user profiles according at least one other user of described definite identification in the information that comprises correlativity to by described search engine response in described search inquiry and the content identified item sorts.
9. method according to claim 8, wherein, described ordering is also based on the weighting according to the information that comprises in the described definite user profiles to a plurality of other users.
10. according to any one the described method in the aforementioned claim, comprise providing the chain in the source that makes that described first user can be by the content that provides in the described overview be provided to fetch the user interface of checking selected content.
11., wherein, constantly adjust the described user's of the described system that is used to provide information user profiles along with the function of user and described system mutual according to any one the described method in the aforementioned claim.
12. a system that is used for providing to the user information, this system is configured to:
Safeguard each user's user profiles;
The search engine that is used in search content is handled and the first user-dependent search inquiry, and wherein, this search inquiry is at least in part based on the information that obtains alternately of the function by described first user and described system; And
Make described first user can utilize the overview of information, this information comprises and relating to by described search engine response in described search inquiry and the data of content identified, and described system is characterised in that,
Described system be configured to the information that comprises in the user profiles based on a plurality of other users and the information that draws by described search inquiry at least in part correlativity determine to adjust the information that comprises in the described overview.
13. system according to claim 12 is configured to carry out any one the described method according among the claim 1-11.
14. a computer program, it comprises one group of instruction, and when incorporating into it in machine readable media, described instruction can make the system with information processing capability carry out according to any one the described method among the claim 1-11.
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