Automatic query and transformative process

A method of searching, comprising:

• accepting a query;
• compiling the query into query engine instructions, such instructions including tags and attributes instructions;
• conducting a partial search for nodes based on tags and attributes;
• conducting a predicate check on the nodes found by the partial search;
• and
• generating an output based on the predicate check.

A computer program product for conducting searches on a database, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for searching, said computer readable program code means comprising;
• (a) means for accepting a search query
• (b) means for compiling the query into query engine instructions;
• said means for compiling the query comprising;
• means for identifying the language of the query;
• means for associating the language of the query with a correct compiler;
• and
• means for using the correct compiler to generate the query engine instructions
• (c) means for conducting a partial search for nodes based on tags and attributes;
• (d) means for conducting a predicate check on the nodes found by the partial search;
• and
• (e) means for generating an output.

A computer-implemented method of retrieving information in a first markup language through a query engine comprising:

• a. receiving a query in a patterned format
• b. determining an appropriate transformative sequence from the query
• c. compiling a pattern from the transformative sequence
• d. assigning the compiled pattern a keyword;
• e. searching the databases for nodes with the keyword;
• f. performing a predicate check on a keyword node;
• g. obtaining the leaf information associated with a checked keyword node;
• and
• h. presenting the leaf information to the user.

A query and transformative engine for residing on a server comprising:

• a. means for determining the browser format;
• b. means for accepting query from the browser;
• c. means for conducting query search;
• d. means for transforming results from the query search into the browser format;
• and
• e. means for delivering the transformed results to the browser.

A computer program product, for allowing query and transformative functions on a server, comprising:

• a computer application processable by a computer for causing the server to:
• receive a query request from a web browser;
• process the query request to identify suitable portions of Web documents;
• and
• present the identified portions to the web browser;
• and
• apparatus from which the computer program is accessible by the computer.