Automated tool for human assisted mining and capturing of precise results
AssigneeChaCha Search, Inc.
InventorsScott A. Jones, Thomas E. Cooper
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Abstract
An automated tool for human assisted analysis of search results for obtaining precise results responsive to a request. A single query entry triggers a search using one or more resources and results returned from the resources are displayed in a corresponding embedded renderer. A human provider analyzes the returned results and extracts pertinent information for delivery to a requestor who submitted the query.
Claims22
A method, comprising:
- passing a request to a resource;
- and
- building a response based on a selection of a human provider from results returned from a search via the resource and delivering the response as a result of the request.
A method of human assisted mining, comprising:
- generating a renderer displaying search results of a resource via which a search is performed responsive to a request;
- and
- formulating a response to the request based on selection of information from the search results in the renderer.
A method, comprising:
- activating a resource among available resources for a request;
- displaying content of the resource generated based on a search via the resource in a built-in browser;
- and
- obtaining information from the content displayed in the built-in browser and providing the obtained information as a response to the request.
A method, comprising:
- allowing a user to select at least two search engines (or resources).at a time a search is needed;
- and
- triggering searches by at least two search engines with a single query.
A display, comprising:
- a query window showing a search query;
- and
- at least two windows simultaneously showing search results for the query from at least two search engines.
An interface, comprising:
- a query window;
- and
- search engine selection controls for selecting search engines to activate with the query.
A method of human-assisted information mining, comprising:
- receiving a result of a search responsive to submission of a query to an information source;
- compiling a response to the query by retrieving information from the received result;
- and
- returning the response to the query.
A system, comprising:
- a user device for submitting a request;
- a provider system for receiving the request and enabling a human provider to compile a response to the request based on a search performed by the human provider;
- and
- a database for storing information related to the request and the response.
A method, comprising:
- activating resources for submitting a query, said resources including search engines and being activated based on content of the query;
- displaying each of the activated resources in a corresponding renderer containing web page content from a respective resource;
- indicating at least one keyword of the query inside an overlaying box of surrounding text;
- extracting contents of the overlaying box in accordance with selection by a human provider, said provider being able to navigate through each web page content;
- enabling said provider to communicate with a user submitting the query during said extracting;
- and
- returning said extracted contents including context data thereof as a result for the submitted the query, where the result includes a link to said extracted contents.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.