Abstract: In most of the Internet search operations, unwanted search results can be eliminated to reduce the high volume of the Internet traffic, and make the search operation highly efficient, according to the present invention. The present invention proposes a two step approach. The first step is to achieve the high relevance of the search results by search region restricted search operation. The second step, further adds high degree of relevance to the search results by the contact address correlation with a reliable reference address or the legitimate contact address eliminating the crap and squatter sites from the search result list. The region restricted search does searching in a selected geographical region. Thus the region restricted search operation minimizes the search time and huge volume of Internet traffic, which is likely to impair the overall Internet performance.

Abstract: Links to web content can be identified as a function of one or more links shared by a user of an online social network service, among other things. The identified links can represent recommended links likely to be interesting to the user. Densification techniques can be employed to address data sparsity and thus enhance link recommendation. Furthermore, recommended links can be integrated with a search engine to personalize interaction with web content.

Abstract: A politeness manager estimates traffic to the sites based on historical log data generated and sent by plug-ins or toolbars on client web browsers. The historical log data details dates and times the web browsers visit different web sites that is used to understand what timeframes specific web sites are busy and what timeframes the web sites are not busy. Crawl rates for different timeframes for a web site are determined based on the historical log data, and web crawlers are scheduled to crawl the web site according to the crawl rates to minimize the chances that web crawler requests are responsible for the site crashing.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for suggesting search queries to a user while the user is typing in characters of a search query. The suggested search queries are based in part on the characters entered and are presented before the user submits the query to the search engine. The suggested queries may be displayed in a dropdown box that allows the user to select one of the suggested queries. Embodiments of the present invention present search queries that do not begin with the characters entered by the user.

Abstract: A search operation provides geographically restricted and verified information to a user. A first step obtains high relevance search results by searching only in a specific region defined for a search operation. A second step improves the quality of the search results by performing contact address correlation. If the search server finds a reliable reference address in the search results, then these search results can be presented to the user, whereby search results that are not correlating well with legitimate and registered addresses for the site are removed from the search result lists. The region-restricted search does searching in a selected geographical region and only presents legitimate web pages or search results to a user. Thus, the region-restricted search operation improve quality and may minimize search time and reduce a huge volume of non-valued Internet traffic, which is likely to impair the overall performance and experience on the Internet.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and media are provided for delivering clustered search results for recent and non-recent events by maintaining the identification (ID) numbers of the respective clustered documents beyond the “fresh” life span of the clustered documents. When clusters are formed according to similar content, an ID number and associated attributes are assigned to each of the clusters. This provides a mechanism to track and retrieve the respective clusters for subsequent delivery of search results. The respective ID numbers of the clusters are maintained, even after the documents are no longer considered “fresh.” These similar-content clusters are further subdivided according to publication date. This provides individual subdivided clusters for similar content events that occurred at different time spans, which are delivered along with individual non-clustered search results in a SERP.

Abstract: An Internet search engine is provided, having integrated software tools enabling users to post-process search results for extraction of content. Processing and formatting required to utilize content in different applications is automated.

Abstract: An image search engine server having an image search engine that performs image searches based on a search term that is augmented by a built-in thesaurus and/or a dictionary. For a thesaurus-based algorithm, the approach is to send a query back to the user, who can select the image search domain, sub-domain, and other hierarchical search refinements from one or more dropdown menus. The items in the dropdown menus that the user selects during the “query back” are used to augment the search string entered by the user to better refine the image search. If the user entered search string is a single string of dictionary word or words or the dictionary mode is elected, then synonyms for that search string are used to generate the augmented search string for the final context-based search operation. The result is improved image search results.

Abstract: A method and system for resolving search queries that are inclined towards social activities is provided. The method includes identifying phrases that are inclined towards social activities and storing such phrases. Further, search queries from users are received and search query suggestions are provided based on socially derived information corresponding to at least the user, if the search query comprises at least a part of one of more phrases that are inclined towards social activities.

Abstract: A web site page has a reference for providing an address for a next page. The web site is crawled by the crawler program, which parses the reference from one of the web pages and sends the reference to an applet running in the browser. The address for the next page is determined by the browser responsive to the reference and is sent to the crawler.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method and system provides receiving a request to execute a query for a business object (BO) instance for an application, the request including selection criteria; determining whether to execute the query by the application or a separate search engine, the determining based on metadata associated with the BO instance; sending the selection criteria to the search engine to execute the query in response to the determination that the query is to be executed by the search engine; receiving a result of the query execution from the search engine; and providing an output of the query result.

Abstract: Parameterized actions are provided with search results to allow users to enter parameter values and perform the actions directly from the search results. By analyzing websites in a category, a parameterized action available at the websites and common parameters may be identified. When an end user performs a search that returns a web page result from a website having the parameterized action, an indication of the parameterized and common parameters may be provided as part of the search result. Additionally, user interface elements may allow the end user to enter parameter values to perform the parameterized action directly from the search result. In some instances, user context may be employed to pre-populate parameter values in the search result.

Abstract: A LPM search engine includes a plurality of exact match (EXM) engines and a moderately sized TCAM. Each EXM engine uses a prefix bitmap scheme that allows the EXM engine to cover multiple consecutive prefix lengths. Thus, instead of covering one prefix length L per EXM engine, the prefix bitmap scheme enables each EXM engine to cover entries having prefix lengths of L, L+1, L+2 and L+3, for example. As a result, fewer EXM engines are potentially underutilized, which effectively reduces quantization loss. Each EXM engine provides a search result with a determined fixed latency when using the prefix bitmap scheme. The results of multiple EXM engines and the moderately sized TCAM are combined to provide a single search result, representative of the longest prefix match. In one embodiment, the LPM search engine supports 32-bit IPv4 (or 128-bit IPv6) search keys, each having associated 15-bit level 3 VPN identification values.

Abstract: With regard to searches and, more particularly, to searches performed on information repositories belonging to an enterprise, a centralized management system is used by the enterprise to manage the predictive search experience for users. A system offers a rich resolution experience to the end users based on user intent as determined from a variety of mechanisms, such as keywords, end user journey, clustered journey, etc. Also disclosed herein is a system that derives and offers various suggestions to end users to help them accomplish their objectives.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing intelligent searching of information and content management that is sensitivity aware, privacy aware, or privacy protected is disclosed. Also, an apparatus and method for providing intelligent searching based on intelligent context is provided.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosed invention include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for creating and executing a client workflow for web data extraction. For example, the disclosed embodiments provide a system for web data extraction. The system includes a data storage component configured for storing a plurality of preconfigured reusable software components that provide services for creating a client workflow for web data extraction. The system also includes a communication interface operable to receive workflow definitions from a client for creating the client workflow for web data extraction utilizing at, least one of the plurality of preconfigured reusable software components. The system has a processor for executing instructions to run the client workflow for web data extraction.

Abstract: Features automatically extracted from semi-structured web pages are utilized by a search engine to rank documents that include semi-structured web pages. These features include, but are not limited to, a number of reviews, a number of positive reviews, and/or a number of negative reviews from a web page that includes user reviews. These features also include a number of views of a video that is viewable by way of a semi-structured web page. The features also include a number of subscribers to broadcasts of an individual from a social networking web page and a number of contacts of an individual listed on a social networking web page.

Abstract: A method for contextual searching of a semantic entity includes the steps of: receiving a rich query comprising a semantic entity to be searched and contextual information regarding the selection of the semantic entity; receiving, from a search engine, a plurality of search results returned in response to submitting a search request using the selected semantic entity; selecting a plurality of content sources to be searched based on the returned search results; converting the received rich query into a plurality of simple queries, each one of the plurality of simple queries corresponding to one of the plurality of content sources; submitting each one of the plurality of simple queries to the corresponding content source; receiving results from each of the plurality of content sources; and filtering the plurality of received results into a single result list for presentation to a user.

Abstract: Social data is used to extract actions that end users perform in order to provide deeplinks for search results. Social data from social networking services may be accessed and analyzed to identify actions performed by end users. Additionally, the social data may be analyzed to identify URLs of web pages at which the actions may be performed. Information regarding the actions and corresponding URLs is stored for use by a search engine service to provide deeplinks for search results returned in response to user search queries.

Abstract: Search results are provided with personalized deeplinks for an end user. User behavior information is gathered regarding web pages visited by the end user. When the end user submits a search query, the website category of a search result is identified and user behavior information regarding web pages visited at other websites within the website category is identified. At least one deeplink is selected for the search result based on that user behavior information. In some instances, user behavior information may be tracked for a group of end users. The user behavior information for the group of end users may be used in conjunction with the user behavior information for the end user to facilitate deeplink selections for search results returned in response to search queries from the end user.

Abstract: Action-based deeplinks are provided with search results to allow users to access and perform actions that are common to web pages within a given category. To identify action-based deeplinks for web pages in a category, hyperlinks within the web pages are identified and clustered. Each cluster may correspond with an action that may be commonly accessed when visiting the web pages. When a web page that contains a hyperlink to such an action is returned as a search result, an action-based deeplink is provided as part of the search result to allow a user to directly access the location to perform the action.

Abstract: Methods and system for performing annotation of digital information are provided. One method includes searching for items of interest using a search engine. Once the URIs associated with the item of interest are identified, a plurality of attributes are provided that may be associated with each URI. A user may provide the values for the attributes or the system may suggest values for the attributes based on information associated with each URI. Once the attributes and values are assigned, the annotated URI along with the attributes and values is stored. Another method provides for sharing of the annotated information. A user may communicate annotated information to an external storage system for sharing with other users having access to the external storage system. Another method provides for automatic updates of the annotation entries by periodically fetching the digital information associated with each URI and updating the values associated with each attribute.

Abstract: Web crawling configuration includes: obtaining, using one or more computer processors, a webpage comprising a plurality of nodes; presenting the webpage to a user; receiving a user selection of a node in the webpage, the node comprising at least one element; in response to the user selection of the node, presenting a web crawling configuration option pertaining to a web crawling action to be performed with respect to the node, the web crawling configuration option depending at least in part on a type of an element included in the node; receiving a user input specifying the web crawling configuration options pertaining to the web crawling action to be performed with respect to the node; and storing user specified web crawling configuration options, performing the web crawling action on the node according to the user input, or both.

Abstract: Intercepting a requested memory operation corresponding to a conventional memory is disclosed. The requested memory operation is translated to be applied to a structured memory.

Abstract: Architecture that interfaces entities such as a search engine with a social network, by enabling both entities to share a common storage. Search behavior is modeled as a search social graph that incorporates both search behavior and user relationships. The data in the graph can be data mined, and related aggregations (stories) can be surfaced to users of the architecture via websites of both entities. To facilitate collaboration, users can further interact on the aggregations by repeating a query, commenting on a query, and/or suggesting links. This interactive feedback activity can also be modeled and recorded into the search social graph, which generates further aggregations. The positive feedback cycle, as part of the architecture, encourages collaboration and interaction on an aggregation.

Abstract: Methods, systems and computer-readable media enable various techniques related to semantic navigation. One aspect is a technique for displaying semantically derived facets in the search engine interface. Each of the facets comprises faceted search results. Each of the faceted search results is displayed in association with user interface elements for including or excluding the faceted search result as additional search terms to subsequently refine the search query. Another aspect automatically infers new metadata from the content and from existing metadata and then automatically annotates the content with the new metadata to improve recall and navigation. Another aspect identifies semantic annotations by determining semantic connections between the semantic annotations and then dynamically generating a topic page based on the semantic connections.

Abstract: It is a search process, which combines human inputted filters, emotional ratings and tags, select criteria and selection, identified and unidentified sources, and negative filters, for a community based Intranet and Internet combined search and discovery engine, and database management system. It works though set user generated communities [families, clubs, organizations etc.] individually, or joining together to identify, rate, and trust their own Intranet information, and then the external Internet content. Through human participation content is catalogued, and prioritized according to group needs. This brings the emphasis on to human judgement for the end search results.

Abstract: Some embodiments relate to techniques for receiving a query from a device and location data indicating a location of the device, the location data having a level of specificity; in response to the query being received, identifying at least one first search engine to which to submit a representation of the query; determining whether the level of specificity of the received location data is sufficient for the at least one first search engine; if the level of specificity of the location data is sufficient, instructing the device to issue the representation of the query to the at least one first search engine; and if the level of specificity of the location data is not sufficient, instructing the device to send, to to the at least one computer, location data at a greater level of specificity.

Abstract: Some embodiments relate to techniques for performing a search for content, in which a user may issue a search query, and the search engine or engines to which that query is provided may be determined dynamically based on any of a variety of factors. For example, in some embodiments, the search engine or engines to which the query is provided may be determined based on the content of the search query, and/or auxiliary information such as the user's location, demographics, query history and/or browsing history.

Abstract: Some embodiments relate to techniques for receiving a query from a device, the query comprising content; determining based at least in part on the content of the query that an application is to be launched on the device; and causing the device to launch the application using at least some information determined from the content of the query. Some embodiments relate to techniques for receiving a free-form query from a user; transferring a representation of the query to at least one computer; and receiving from the at least one computer at least one instruction to launch an application on the device.

Abstract: Provided is a system for searching for a web document. The system includes a receiver configured to receive a user's search request. A search engine is configured to search for a web document related to the search request based on a web document index, and to determine a move path for accessing the web document based on a move path index of the web document. A sender is configured to send the move path for accessing the web document to the user.

Abstract: A collaborative Business Intelligence (BI) system comprising pages based on said BI system data, comprising a collaboration platform having means for selecting most relevant users and most relevant pages and means for enabling collaboration between users,

Abstract: Some embodiments relate to techniques for performing a search for content, in which a user may issue a search query, and the search engine or engines to which that query is provided may be determined dynamically based on any of a variety of factors. For example, in some embodiments, the search engine or engines to which the query is provided may be determined based on the content of the search query, and/or auxiliary information such as the user's location, demographics, query history and/or browsing history.

Abstract: Some embodiments relate to techniques for receiving a query comprising content; in response to the query being received, determining that the content may have at least a first semantic meaning or a second semantic meaning that is different than the first semantic meaning; and identifying a plurality of search engines to which to submit a representation of the query, the plurality of search engines comprising a first search engine identified based on the first semantic meaning and a second search engine identified based on the second semantic meaning.

Abstract: A method and system of identifying and tracking online videos comprises the steps of searching and discovering targeted video on the Internet, filtering out manageable amount of online videos from large amount of search results of the targeted video, acquiring online video contents through websites, identifying acquired videos by their contents, and generating different tracking reports according to video identification results and other historical records.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing suggested completions to search results are disclosed which employ locating nodes in a stored ontology, wherein nodes consist of classes or instances of information, that correspond to the at least one search term, retrieving neighbors of located nodes in the stored ontology, and generating suggested completions in a format which separates homonymic terms. Methods and apparatus are disclosed for building ontologies and dynamically expanding ontologies.

Abstract: A search engine that can be configured to combine information related to a web page (channel) or content file view and/or “click throughs” with revenue information in order to determine relevance of the various matched content listed in the search results, is disclosed. By combining revenue information with page view/click through information, potentially more relevant results can be presented to the user for viewing.

Abstract: Architecture that performs incremental computing for web searches by employing methods at least for storing the results of repeat queries on unchanged webpages and for computing results for the repeated queries. The architecture includes one or more algorithms for pre-computing query results on index servers, for only selectively choosing index servers whose result for a query change for a query computation process, and for re-using the unchanged web pages stored in the cache and computing results upon changed index and unchanged index separately.

Abstract: Some implementations provide techniques and arrangements to perform image retrieval. For example, some implementations identify an object of interest and a visual context in a first image. In some implementations, a second image that includes a second object of interest and a second visual context may be compared to the object of interest and the visual content, respectively, to determine whether the second image matches the first image.

Abstract: A query may be answered when a compound result URL including a target page identifier and the query is received at a target computer system. The target page identifier may be used to identify a target page on the target computer system. A call script may then be automatically executed and cause receipt of a plurality of suggestions based on the query by the target computer system. The suggestions may include a text of the suggestion and a suggestion URL. A placement script may then be automatically executed that, for example, places the text of each suggestion on the target page. The text of each suggestion may have an associated suggestion URL. Selection of the text of the suggestion may cause redirection of the user computer based on the suggestion URL.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for using tag topology for enhancing search capabilities, e.g., searching over the web, are disclosed. For example, the present method receives a user query contain a search term from a user. The method then generates a search result containing at least one entity, wherein the at least one entity is found based on a plurality of user provided tags that is associated with the at least one entity.

Abstract: A method is disclosed that matches travelers for ride sharing according to personal preferences, such as smoking, music, allergies, drive sharing, expense sharing, number of riders, and gender, as well as basic trip details. In preferred embodiments the method is accessed via a website, and trips can be over any distance and/or by any land, air, or water vehicle. Embodiments require traveler verification by a payment and/or other means, and/or require travelers to supply identifying information. Matches can take into account ratings of travelers by other travelers. Confirmations, reminders, and ride sharing advice can be sent to riders before scheduled rides, and information about a shared ride can be sent to a non-rider. Fees can be charged, and credited if no match is accepted. Communications can be secure and requesting and/or accepting matches can be logged. Origin and/or destination radii can be automatically enlarged to provide more matches.

Abstract: Methods and system for performing annotation of digital information are provided. One method includes searching for items of interest using a search engine. Once the URIs associated with the item of interest are identified, a plurality of attributes are provided that may be associated with each URI. A user may provide the values for the attributes or the system may suggest values for the attributes based on information associated with each URI. Once the attributes and values are assigned, the annotated URI along with the attributes and values is stored. Another method provides for sharing of the annotated information. A user may communicate annotated information to an external storage system for sharing with other users having access to the external storage system. Another method provides for automatic updates of the annotation entries by periodically fetching the digital information associated with each URI and updating the values associated with each attribute.

Abstract: Keyword expansion is used to expand a particular keyword into multiple related keyword candidates using a collection of data that relates to search queries performed using one or more search engines. The data identifies search terms from associated search queries. A particular keyword is identified and one or more candidate keywords related to the particular keyword are identified based on the data.

Abstract: Computer-storage media, methods, and systems for improving the ability of a user to accomplish a task that is pending during a search session are provided. This pending task can be distilled by identifying a current searching intent associated with a recently submitted query and by determining which candidate tasks are most comparable to the current searching intent of a user. The candidate tasks are mined from a search history of the user by categorizing those navigation events that appear to share a semantically common concept. Upon performing a comparison, the candidate task that captures the user's true current searching intent is designated as the pending task. When a user invokes the pending task, a collection of elements that are associated with the pending task are dynamically organized into a sharable content page, thereby providing a collaborative experience that involves exposing the collection to contacts and accepting feedback therefrom.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for providing a user with efficient and effective intelligent control of media assets distributed to the user's media devices. The user may control distributed media assets by sending captured images to the media delivery system. Features identified in the captured images are used to select media assets that are likely to be of interest to the user. The selected relevant media assets are distributed to one or more media devices for presentation to the user. The distributed media assets may be intelligently selected from the media assets available through the user's primary media delivery system, or may be supplementary media assets not available through the user's primary media delivery system.

Abstract: Computer-readable media, computer systems, and computing devices for initiating a search function, such as presentation of a search box or initiation of a search, is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes detecting movement of a selector from within a display area to an edge of the display area. Such a selector can be controlled by an input device coupled to a user device. In response to detecting movement of the selector from within the display area to the edge of the display area, a search-query input area associated with a search engine is presented within a display screen view.

Abstract: A system and method suited to translation of queries are disclosed. The method includes receiving an input query in a source language and outputting a target query, based on a translation of the input query into a target language, different from the source language. The translation is performed with a machine translation system which has been trained on representations of features of translated queries that have been generated by translation of an original query, in the source language, into the target language and a measure of information retrieval performance of each the translated queries, for each of a set of original queries.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for, among other things, spatially-organizing images utilizing information about the orientation of each image for display on mobile devices are provided. A plurality of images of an object is captured from a variety of different orientations and each image and its associated respective orientation information are stored in an image file. Upon a device receiving an indication that displaying of the image file is desired, the device detects the orientation thereof and displays the image of the plurality of images that has orientation information associated therewith that most closely matches the orientation of the device. As the orientation of the device changes, the image that is displayed also changes, approximating for a user viewing the image file the experience of three-dimensional viewing of the object. Such image files may also be utilized in association with advertisements and as search queries.

Abstract: The present invention provides a computer processing method and a system thereof for searching. The computer processing method includes: receiving a first keyword; performing search using the first keyword to obtain a first search result; receiving user evaluation of the first search result; in response to the evaluation being unsatisfactory, searching for associated keywords from a keyword data source based on the first keyword; recommending associated keywords to the user according to matching degrees of the associated keywords and the first keyword; and in response to that the user selects an associated keyword from the recommended associated keywords, performing search based on the associated keyword selected by the user. The related specific implementation of the present application will help a user to find an input keyword more effectively during a search so as to enable him/her get more satisfactory search result.