Jeremy J. Bornstein - Menlo Park CA Douglass R. Cutting - Oakland CA John D. Hatton - Mt. Hermon CA Daniel E. Rose - Cupertino CA
Assignee:
Apple Computer, Inc. - Cupertino CA
International Classification:
G06F 1700
US Classification:
345854, 345802
Abstract:
A computer system user interface provides a document summary which allows the user to more easily identify the contents and subject matter of the document.
Method And System Of Routing Messages In A Distributed Search Network
Yaroslav Faybishenko - Berkeley CA, US Gene H. Kan - Belmont CA, US Sherif Botros - Redwood Shores CA, US John Beatty - San Francisco CA, US Douglass R. Cutting - Petaluma CA, US
Assignee:
Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Santa Clara CA
International Classification:
G06F017/30
US Classification:
707 3, 707 10
Abstract:
A system and method for distributing search requests in a network. The system and method may also route search responses. Network nodes operating as consumer or requesting nodes generate the search requests. Nodes operating as hubs are configured to route the search requests in the network. Individual nodes operating as provider nodes receive the search request and in response may generate search results according to their own procedures and return them. Communication between nodes in the network may use a common query protocol. Hub nodes may resolve the search requests to a subset of the provider nodes in the network, for example by matching search requests with registration information from nodes. Search results may be customized at various stages in the network.
System And Method For Resolving Distributed Network Search Queries To Information Providers
Yaroslav Faybishenko - Berkeley CA, US Gene H. Kan - Belmont CA, US Thomas J. Camarda - Staten Island NY, US Sherif Botros - Redwood Shores CA, US John Beatty - San Francisco CA, US Douglass R. Cutting - Petaluma CA, US
Assignee:
Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Santa Clara CA
International Classification:
G06F017/30
US Classification:
707 10, 709217
Abstract:
Systems and methods for resolving search queries to information providers in a distributing search network. In a network including nodes generating search requests and nodes providing information, a node may operate as hub to route search requests from requesting nodes to provider nodes. Providers may register with a network hub. Registration information may include address information and data indicating the queries or type of queries for which that provider may have relevant data. A hub may resolve search queries against provider registrations to determine a set of providers to which to route each search query. Several systems and methods of selecting some of the providers are described, including the use of bidding, ranking, and statistical data.
System And Method For Distributed Real-Time Search
Yaroslav Faybishenko - Berkeley CA, US Gene H. Kan - Belmont CA, US Thomas J. Camarda - Staten Island NY, US David M. Doolin - El Cerrito CA, US Steve Waterhouse - San Francisco CA, US Douglass R. Cutting - Petaluma CA, US
Assignee:
Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Santa Clara CA
International Classification:
G06F 17/30
US Classification:
707 10
Abstract:
A system and method for providing a distributed search mechanism in a network. Network nodes operating as consumer or requesting nodes generate the search requests. Nodes operating as hubs are configured to route the search requests in the network. Individual nodes operating as provider nodes receive the search request and in response may generate results according to their own procedures and return them. Communication between nodes in the network may use a common query protocol. Hub nodes may resolve the search requests to a subset of the provider nodes in the network, for example by matching search requests with registration information from nodes. Provider nodes results may be may customize at various stages.
Distributed Information Discovery Through Searching Selected Registered Information Providers
Gene H. Kan - Belmont CA, US Yaroslav Faybishenko - Berkeley CA, US Douglass R. Cutting - Petaluma CA, US Thomas J. Camarda - Staten Island NY, US David M. Doolin - El Cerrito CA, US Steve Waterhouse - San Francisco CA, US
Assignee:
Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Santa Clara CA
International Classification:
G06F 17/30
US Classification:
707 10, 709217
Abstract:
A distributed network search mechanism may be provided for consumers coupled to a network to search information providers coupled to the network. Consumers may make search requests according to a query routing protocol. A network hub may be configured to receive search requests from consumers. The hub may also receive registration requests from information providers according to the query routing protocol. Information providers register with the hub to indicate search queries in which they are interested in receiving. When a query request is received, the hub resolves the query request with a provider registration index. The hub matches search query information from the query request with provider registrations to determine which providers have registered to receive search queries like the current search query. The hub then routes the search query to matching providers according to the query routing protocol.
Jeremy J. Bornstein - Menlo Park CA, US Douglass R. Cutting - Oakland CA, US John D. Hatton - Hermon CA, US Daniel E. Rose - Cupertino CA, US
Assignee:
Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA
International Classification:
G06F 17/00
US Classification:
715854, 715802
Abstract:
A real-time interactive document summarization system which allows the user to continuously control the amount of detail to be included in a document summary.
Jeremy J. Bornstein - Menlo Park CA, US Douglass R. Cutting - Oakland CA, US John D. Hatton - Mt. Hermon CA, US Daniel E. Rose - Cupertino CA, US
Assignee:
Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA
International Classification:
G06F 17/00
US Classification:
715854, 715802
Abstract:
A real-time interactive document summarization system which allows the user to continuously control the amount of detail to be included in a document summary.
Iterative Technique For Phrase Query Formation And An Information Retrieval System Employing Same
Jan O. Pedersen - Palo Alto CA Per-Kristian Halvorsen - Los Altos CA Douglass R. Cutting - Menlo Park CA John W. Tukey - Princeton NJ Eric A. Bier - Los Altos CA Daniel G. Bobrow - Palo Alto CA
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation - Stamford CT
International Classification:
G06F 1540 G06F 15403
US Classification:
395600
Abstract:
An information retrieval system and method are provided in which an operator inputs one or more query words which are used to determine a search key for searching through a corpus of documents, and which returns any matches between the search key and the corpus of documents as a phrase containing the word data matching the query word(s), a non-stop (content) word next adjacent to the matching word data, and all intervening stop-words between the matching word data and the next adjacent non-stop word. The operator, after reviewing one or more of the returned phrases can then use one or more of the next adjacent non-stop-words as new query words to reformulate the search key and perform a subsequent search through the document corpus. This process can be conducted iteratively, until the appropriate documents of interest are located. The additional non-stop-words from each phrase are preferably aligned with each other (e. g.