US 10,482,092 B2Granted

Searching multiple data sets

AssigneeEquals 3 LLC

InventorsMarcello Dispensa, Scott Litman, Daniel Mallin, Allen Chambers

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Abstract

In general, the subject matter described in this disclosure can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for receiving a query that was specified by user input at a computing device, identifying multiple datasets that are available to be queried, and identifying a ranking of the multiple datasets. A search of a highest-ranked of the multiple datasets may be requested. The search of the highest-ranked of the multiple datasets may be determined to not yield a result. A search of a lower-ranked of the multiple data sets may then be requested, and a responsive result thereby received. That result may be provided for presentation by the computing device.

Claims19

Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

identifying, by a computing system, multiple datasets that are available to be queried, each of the multiple datasets storing multiple potential query results;
receiving, by the computing system, a user-specified ranking of the multiple datasets that specifies an order in which the multiple datasets are to be queried in search of a query result;
receiving, by the computing system after the computing system received the user-specified ranking of the multiple datasets, a query that was specified by user input at a computing device;
identifying, by the computing system, a highest-ranked of the multiple datasets based on the user-specified ranking of the multiple datasets that specifies the order in which the multiple datasets are to be queried;
requesting, by the computing system, a search of the highest-ranked of the multiple datasets based on the query;
determining, by the computing system, that the search of the highest-ranked of the multiple datasets based on the query did not yield a result;
identifying, by the computing system, a lower-ranked of the multiple datasets that is ranked lower than the highest-ranked of the multiple datasets based on the user-specified ranking of the multiple datasets, wherein the highest-ranked of the multiple datasets and the lower-ranked of the multiple datasets each store data in a multi-dimensional format, and wherein the highest-ranked of the multiple datasets and the lower-ranked of the multiple datasets have different dimensions such that the highest-ranked of the multiple datasets and the lower-ranked of the multiple datasets are structured differently;
requesting, by the computing system in response to having determined that the search of the highest-ranked of the multiple datasets did not yield a result, a search of the lower-ranked of the multiple datasets;
receiving, by the computing system, a result to the search of the lower-ranked of the multiple datasets;
and
providing, by the computing system, the result to the search of the lower-ranked of the multiple datasets for presentation by the computing device as responsive to the query that was specified by user input at the computing device.

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One or more computer-readable devices including instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause performance of operations that comprise:

identifying, by a computing system, multiple datasets that are available to be queried, each of the multiple datasets storing multiple potential query results;
receiving, by the computing system, a user-specified ranking of the multiple datasets that specifies an order in which the multiple datasets are to be queried in search of a query result;
receiving, by the computing system after the computing system received the user-specified ranking of the multiple datasets, a query that was specified by user input at a computing device;
identifying, by the computing system, a highest-ranked of the multiple datasets based on the user-specified ranking of the multiple datasets that specifies the order in which the multiple datasets are to be queried;
requesting, by the computing system, a search of the highest-ranked of the multiple datasets based on the query;
determining, by the computing system, that the search of the highest-ranked of the multiple datasets based on the query did not yield a result;
identifying, by the computing system, a lower-ranked of the multiple datasets that is ranked lower than the highest-ranked of the multiple datasets based on the user-specified ranking of the multiple datasets, wherein the highest-ranked of the multiple datasets and the lower-ranked of the multiple datasets each store data in a multi-dimensional format, and wherein the highest-ranked of the multiple datasets and the lower-ranked of the multiple datasets have different dimensions such that the highest-ranked of the multiple datasets and the lower-ranked of the multiple datasets are structured differently;
requesting, by the computing system in response to having determined that the search of the highest-ranked of the multiple datasets did not yield a result, a search of the lower-ranked of the multiple datasets;
receiving, by the computing system, a result to the search of the lower-ranked of the multiple datasets;
and
providing, by the computing system, the result to the search of the lower-ranked of the multiple datasets for presentation by the computing device as responsive to the query that was specified by user input at the computing device.

8 more elements

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

identifying, by a computing system, multiple datasets that are available to be queried, each of the multiple datasets storing multiple potential query results;
receiving, by the computing system, a user-specified ranking of the multiple datasets that specifies an order in which the multiple datasets are to be queried in search of a query result;
receiving, by the computing system after the computing system received the user-specified ranking of the multiple datasets, a query that was specified by user input at a computing device;
identifying, by the computing system, a highest-ranked of the multiple datasets based on the user-specified ranking of the multiple datasets that specifies the order in which the multiple datasets are to be queried;
requesting, by the computing system, a search of the highest-ranked of the multiple datasets based on the query;
determining, by the computing system, that the search of the highest-ranked of the multiple datasets based on the query did not yield a result;
identifying, by the computing system, a lower-ranked of the multiple datasets that is ranked lower than the highest-ranked of the multiple datasets based on the user-specified ranking of the multiple datasets;
requesting, by the computing system in response to having determined that the search of the highest-ranked of the multiple datasets did not yield a result, a search of the lower-ranked of the multiple datasets;
receiving, by the computing system, a result to the search of the lower-ranked of the multiple datasets;
and
providing, by the computing system, the result to the search of the lower-ranked of the multiple datasets for presentation by the computing device as responsive to the query that was specified by user input at the computing device, wherein:
(i) the user-specified ranking of the multiple datasets that specifies the order in which the multiple datasets are to be queried was provided from a device that was logged into a first user account for the computing system;
(ii) the query was specified by the user input at the computing device while the computing device was logged into a second user account for the computing system that is different from the first user account;
(iii) the computing system selected the user-specified ranking of the multiple datasets as providing an order in which the multiple datasets are to be queried in response to the query that was specified by the user input at the computing device due to the second user account being assigned to a same group of user accounts as the first user account;
and
(iv) the computing system is configured such that, had the second user account been assigned to a different group of user accounts for which the computing system had received a different user-specified ranking of the multiple datasets from a different user account assigned to the different group of user accounts, the computing system would have selected the different user-specified ranking of the multiple datasets as an order in which the multiple datasets are to be queried in response to the query that was specified by the user input at the computing device.

13 more elements

One or more computer-readable devices including instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause performance of operations that comprise:

identifying, by a computing system, multiple datasets that are available to be queried, each of the multiple datasets storing multiple potential query results;
receiving, by the computing system, a user-specified ranking of the multiple datasets that specifies an order in which the multiple datasets are to be queried in search of a query result;
receiving, by the computing system after the computing system received the user-specified ranking of the multiple datasets, a query that was specified by user input at a computing device;
identifying, by the computing system, a highest-ranked of the multiple datasets based on the user-specified ranking of the multiple datasets that specifies the order in which the multiple datasets are to be queried;
requesting, by the computing system, a search of the highest-ranked of the multiple datasets based on the query;
determining, by the computing system, that the search of the highest-ranked of the multiple datasets based on the query did not yield a result;
identifying, by the computing system, a lower-ranked of the multiple datasets that is ranked lower than the highest-ranked of the multiple datasets based on the user-specified ranking of the multiple datasets;
requesting, by the computing system in response to having determined that the search of the highest-ranked of the multiple datasets did not yield a result, a search of the lower-ranked of the multiple datasets;
receiving, by the computing system, a result to the search of the lower-ranked of the multiple datasets;
and
providing, by the computing system, the result to the search of the lower-ranked of the multiple datasets for presentation by the computing device as responsive to the query that was specified by user input at the computing device, wherein:
(i) the user-specified ranking of the multiple datasets that specifies the order in which the multiple datasets are to be queried was provided from a device that was logged into a first user account for the computing system;
(ii) the query was specified by the user input at the computing device while the computing device was logged into a second user account for the computing system that is different from the first user account;
(iii) the computing system selected the user-specified ranking of the multiple datasets as providing an order in which the multiple datasets are to be queried in response to the query that was specified by the user input at the computing device due to the second user account being assigned to a same group of user accounts as the first user account;
and
(iv) the computing system is configured such that, had the second user account been assigned to a different group of user accounts for which the computing system had received a different user-specified ranking of the multiple datasets from a different user account assigned to the different group of user accounts, the computing system would have selected the different user-specified ranking of the multiple datasets as an order in which the multiple datasets are to be queried in response to the query that was specified by the user input at the computing device.

13 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/592,888Filed 11 May 2017 · us provisional application
Priority: 13 May 2016
Published: US 2017/0329827 A116 Nov 2017
Granted: 19 Nov 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification19 codes

G06F 16/24578
With adaptation to user needs: using ranking
G06F 16/9562
Using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]: bookmark management
G06F 7/08
Arrangements for sorting, selecting, merging, or comparing data on individual record carriers: sorting, i.e. grouping record carriers in numerical…
G06F 7/24
Arrangements for sorting or merging computer data on continuous record carriers, e.g. tape, drum, disc: sorting, i.e. extracting data from one or…

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Application62/335,812Us provisional application · filed 13 May 2016
US 2017/0329827 A1Pre-grant publication · published 16 Nov 2017
US 10,482,092 B2This patent

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