IP Library Granted Patent US 8,626,743
Granted Patent B2
US 8,626,743 · App. 13/431,461 · Granted Jan 7, 2014

Techniques for personalized and adaptive search services

Inventors: Yurdaer Nezihi Doganata (Chestnut Ridge, NY); Youssef Dressi (Ossining, NY); Lev Kozakov (Stamford, CT)
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,626,743
App. No.
13/431,461
Granted
Jan 7, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Techniques are presented that include defining one or more personalized categories, wherein each personalized category comprises one or more terms, identifying one or more of said personalized categories that are associated with a user query, identifying one or more terms that are associated with said user query and with said personalized category, and adding said identified one or more terms to said user query.

Claims (26)

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

defining one or more personalized categories, wherein each personalized category comprises one or more terms;

identifying at least one of said one or more personalized categories that is associated with a user query;

identifying one or more terms that are associated with said user query and with said at least one identified personalized category;

adding said identified one or more terms to said user query, thereby creating an expanded query; and

presenting the expanded query to the user for at least one of acceptance of the expanded query, rejection of the expanded query, and modification of the expanded query.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a user enters the user query.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

storing the user query.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein storing the user query further comprises storing a plurality of user queries.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

selecting a query.

6. An apparatus comprising:

one or more memories that store computer-readable code; and

one or more processors operatively coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors configured to implement the computer-readable code, the computer-readable code configured to:

define one or more personalized categories, wherein each personalized category comprises one or more terms;

identify at least one of said one or more personalized categories that is associated with a user query;

identify one or more terms that are associated with said user query and with said at least one identified personalized category;

add said identified one or more terms to said user query, thereby creating an expanded query; and

present the expanded query to the user for at least one of acceptance of the expanded query, rejection of the expanded query, and modification of the expanded query.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein a user enters the user query.

8. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the computer-readable code is further configured to:

store the user query.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein storing the user query further comprises storing a plurality of user queries.

10. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the computer-readable code is further configured to:

select a query.

Continuity (3)
Division 12169306 · Jul 8, 2008
Continuation 10155697 · May 24, 2002
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