SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODIFICATION IN COMPUTERIZED SEARCHING
A system and method for conducting a computerized search, including: receiving a query from a user; classifying the query; augmenting the query based on the classification; issuing the query to a search engine; and conducting a search based on the augmented query. Alternatively, a system and method for conducting a computerized search, including: receiving a search query; analyzing a knowledge base; modifying the search query based on the analysis of the knowledge base; issuing the modified search query to a search engine; and conducting a search via the search engine based on the modified search query to generate search results.
1 . A method for conducting a computerized search, comprising:
receiving at a processor a query from a user;
classifying the query via the processor;
augmenting the query via the processor based on the classification;
issuing the query to a search engine via the processor; and
conducting a search based on the augmented query via the search engine.
2 . The method of claim 1 , comprising returning results of the search to the user via the processor.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein classifying comprises classifying the query into a word sense disambiguation category.
4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein classifying comprises classifying the query via use of a thesaurus and a knowledge base.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein classifying comprises classifying the query into a perspective category.
6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein classifying classifying the query via analysis of a knowledge base.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein augmenting comprises adding at least one additional word to the query.
8 . A method for conducting a computerized search, comprising:
receiving a search query at a processor;
analyzing a knowledge base via the processor;
modifying the search query via the processor based on the analysis of the knowledge base;
issuing the modified search query to a search engine via the processor; and
conducting a search via the search engine based on the modified search query to generate search results.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein modifying the search query comprises adding a word to the search query.
10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein modifying the search query comprises mapping and expanding the search query.
11 . The method of claim 8 , wherein analyzing the knowledge base comprises analyzing the knowledge base with respect to the search query.
12 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the knowledge base comprises a set of documents.
13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the set of documents at least partially differs from information searched via the search engine.
14 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the knowledge base provides a default context of the search query.
15 . The method of claim 8 , wherein modifying the search query comprises modifying the search query such that the search results are biased toward the knowledge base.
16 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the knowledge base comprises an off-line knowledge base not available on the Internet.
17 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the search results are not filtered.
18 . A system for conducting a computerized search, comprising:
a classifier configured to classify a user search query for augmentation;
a first augmenter module configured to receive a user search query from the classifier and to augment the user search query;
a second augmenter module configured to receive a user search query from the classifier to augment a user search query; and
an engine module configured to issue an augmented user search query to a search engine from at least one of the first augmenter module or the second augmenter module.
19 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the classifier is configured to classify the user search query based on word sense disambiguation for augmentation in the first augmenter module.
20 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the first augmenter module provides augmented user query that is a word sense disambiguation query.
21 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the classifier is configured to classify the user search query based on a perspective for augmentation in the second augmenter module.
22 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the first augmenter module provides augmented user query that is a perspective query.
23 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the enginer module comprises a meta-search engine module.
24 . The system of claim 18 , comprising a default query module configured to pass the user search query from the classifier to the engine module without augmentation.
25 . A system for conducting a computerized search, comprising:
a server comprising executable code stored in memory, wherein the executable code is configured to:
receive a search query;
analyze a knowledge base;
modify the search query based on the analysis of the knowledge base;
issue the modified search query to a search engine; and
to conduct a search via the search engine based on the modified search query.