SEARCH ENGINE METHOD AND APPARATUS

Title:

SEARCH ENGINE METHOD AND APPARATUS

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2004102533

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

An interactive method for searching a database (12) to produce a refined results space (34), the method comprising: analyzing for search criteria (22), searching said database (12) using said search criteria (22) to obtain an initial result space (34), and obtaining user input (20) to restrict said initial results space (34), thereby to obtain said refined results space (34). Refining comprises using classifications of the retrieved data items to formulate prompts (32) for the user, asking said user at least one of the formulated prompts (32) and receiving a response thereto; and using responses in conjunction with classification values to exclude some of the results, thereby to provide to the user a subset of the retrieved data items as a query result (34).

Inventors:

RUBENCZYK TAL (IL)
DERSHOWITZ NACHUM (IL)
CHOUEKA YAACOV (IL)
FLOR MICHAEL (IL)
HOD OREN (IL)
ROTH ASSAF (IL)

Application Number:

PCT/IL2004/000397

Publication Date:

June 30, 2005

Filing Date:

May 11, 2004

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Assignee:

CELEBROS LTD (IL)
RUBENCZYK TAL (IL)
DERSHOWITZ NACHUM (IL)
CHOUEKA YAACOV (IL)
FLOR MICHAEL (IL)
HOD OREN (IL)
ROTH ASSAF (IL)

International Classes:

G06F17/30; G06N20/00; (IPC1-7): G06F17/30

Foreign References:

US6460029B1	2002-10-01
US6363377B1	2002-03-26

Other References: