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Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a search engine system, method and apparatus comprising a search engine, a participant management system, at least one storage database, a listing database and at least one feedback mechanism. The search engine accepts input data and utilizes the input data to search for information related to the search terms. Upon retrieval of relevant information, the data analysis module organizes the data related to the search terms into a search results list. To determine the placement of listings upon a search request, the data analysis module determines the probability, for each relevant listing, that the user will ultimately complete the desired action if the listing is shown, wherein the probability of action is determined by a plurality of factors. This probability is then combined with the specific CPA for the advertiser. Transaction information derived from a search and click is returned through the feedback mechanism to the search engine for revised calculation of listing placement.

The relevancy of ads may be increased, and opportunities to serve an ad that might otherwise be missed may be exploited by (i) accepting broad targeting information, to be used for serving an ad, from an advertiser, (ii) serving the ad using the broad targeting information, (iii) logging search query terms (or some other information, such as concepts, concept keywords, etc.) associated with the serving of the ad, and (iv) generating one or more candidate targeting keywords or phrases for the ad using the logged search query terms. At least one of the candidate targeting keywords or phrases may be provided as targeting information for the ad. Alternatively, at least one of the candidate targeting keywords or phrases may be presented to the advertiser. Advertiser input with respect to the candidate targeting keyword(s) or phrase(s) presented may then be accepted. Zero or more of the candidate targeting keyword(s) or phrase(s) may be provided as targeting information for the ad, in accordance with the accepted advertiser input. Cost information (e.g., average cost per selection, average cost per conversion, total costs, etc.) may be presented in association with the candidate targeting information.

A system and method that enables the user to search and identify meaningful and relevant information, based upon the weighted, custom parameters provided by the user and parameters or rules defined by the community of users as a group, with the option of utilizing user profile information to tune or detune searching, comparing or contrasting, and predicting. User profile information is collected and organized with data and feedback collected from other users. The results are then tailored to a weighted, cumulative summary result, for display that benefits the contributing user and subsequent future community or user group associations (UGA). The methods provide a summary, or result, that can be tailored specifically to the user based upon weighted rules (algorithms) and parameters defined by the user (or a user group as a whole), and the weighted rules and parameters defined as meaningful by the user (group).

A system and method for searching and voting on Internet-accessible content is presented. One or more meta servers or sites store information about the structure and location of content on one or more Internet host servers. HTML-linked content on the one or more Internet host servers is indexed and stored on the one or more meta servers, and non-HTML content on the one or more Internet host servers is processed by the present invention into HTML content, indexed, and stored on the one or more meta servers. Each meta server includes a local search engine that can be queried by a user. A plurality of different types of queries can be conducted by the user, including local queries, global queries, and peer-to-peer network queries. The user is provided with search results which point to relevant content on one or more of the meta server and / or one or more of the Internet host servers. After viewing the content, the user can cast votes relating to the user's satisfaction with the search results. The present invention also includes a central repository which tracks user votes, query progressions, and information about content on each of the meta sites. The present invention also provides a plurality of enhancement plug-ins for standard web robots, including a toolbar for conventional web browsers. The toolbar can be used to securely solicit and collect authenticated user votes from standard web sites, as well as to vote-check top results returned by supported search engines. The plug-ins facilitate interoperability between existing Internet software (and technology) and the present invention.

Search systems and methods for searching structured data and enhancing the relevancy of search results provided to a requesting user or application. Enhanced search results are provided by searching a cache of a users most recently used items to eliminate or reduce search indexing latency. Also, more relevant search results are provided by re-ranking results based on use history, data security models and / or hierarchical user role models. Further, enhanced search results are provided by including user information in the search index.

A computer-implemented method is provided, which includes constructing first and second user profiles for respective first and second users, by observing respective online behaviors of the first and second users. The first and second user profiles are projected onto an N-dimensional vector space as respective first and second vectors. An interaction between the first and second vectors in the vector space is modeled. Responsively to the modeled interaction, at least one entity is modified, the entity selected from the group consisting of: the first user profile, and the first vector. Content is presented to the first user responsively to the modified entity. Other embodiments are also described.

A system and method for searching and voting on Internet-accessible content is presented. HTML-linked content on one or more Internet host servers is indexed and stored on associated meta servers. Non-HTML content and dynamic HTML content from the deep web, is processed by the present invention into HTML content, indexed, and stored on the meta servers. Each meta server includes a local search engine. The present invention also includes a central repository which tracks user votes, query language progressions, and information about content on each of the meta sites. The present invention also provides a plurality of enhancement plug-ins for standard web robots, including a toolbar for conventional web browsers. The toolbar can be used to securely solicit and authenticated user votes from standard web sites, while preserving the privacy of the voter. The plug-ins facilitate interoperability between existing Internet software (and technology) and the present invention.

A program storing computer-readable instructions therein for instructing a computer to perform analytical steps for generating a spatial hierarchical identifiers that corresponds to a spatial hierarchy used on a server, the program includes a recording medium readable by the computer; and the computer instructions stored on said recording medium instructing the computer to perform the processes including identifying a position using a position indication system, and generating an identifier within the computer and independent of the server, wherein the identifier identifies first regions within the first spatial hierarchy on the server corresponding to the position.

A stimuli which is responsible for the initiation of a user request is utilized to identify and provide search results without the need for the user to enter a keyword or phrase. The initiating stimuli may be multidimensional: therefore, a stimulus which is not traditionally utilized as advertising or product placement can be commercialized.

Systems and methods are disclosed for searching or finding music with music, by searching, e.g., for music from a library that has a sound that is similar to a given sound provided as a search query, and to methods and systems for tracking revenue generated by these computer-user interactions, and for promoting music and selling advertising space. These include, inter alia, systems that allow a user to discover unknown music, and systems that allow a user to look for music based directly on queries formed from sounds that the user likes. In some embodiments these queries are comprised of a clip or relatively small segment of a larger media file. A client server system comprising web graphical elements, advertisements and / or other affiliated revenue links, elements in support of the music query and a music player, a database, elements for matching music clips to clips from a library, and elements to present results.

Method and system for improving relevancy of online search results are disclosed. The method includes collecting highlighted phrases from users who review one or more documents at one or more websites, aggregating the highlighted phrases about the one or more documents in a distributed hash table, ranking relevancy of the highlighted phrases according to frequency of occurrences of similar phrases, generating search relevancy data to be used by a search relevancy algorithm of a search engine, and generating search results in response to a search query using the search relevancy data.

A user selectable evaluation indicia associated with a displayed unit of information within an application is provided. Responsive to a user interaction with the evaluation indicia, an evaluation opportunity is presented to the user. At least a portion of a user's activities comprising the user participation is transformed, responsive to the user's participation with the evaluation opportunity, into search framework metadata for the unit of information. The search framework metadata may facilitate ranking search results comprising the unit of information.

A system for flexible and scalable automated end-to-end chat-based contact center testing, having a test case management platform, a chat cruncher, a contact center manager, a chat classifier, a desktop automation engine, and headless browser-based virtual agents and customers. The test case management platform allows a user to configure operation of the system. The chat cruncher operates a plurality of virtual customers. The contact center manager operates a plurality of virtual agents to participate in chat session with virtual customers.

A search request from a user is received wherein the search request comprises a search framework profile and at least one search term. An accumulated result set of identifiers is generated wherein each identifier within the set of identifiers facilitates access to a corresponding unit of information in a data store, and wherein the corresponding unit of information comprises the at least one search term. The identifiers of the accumulated result set are ranked in accordance with the degree of affinity of each of the corresponding units of information to the search framework profile to form a final result set. The final result set is then delivered to the user.

A user selectable evaluation indicia associated with a displayed unit of information within an application is provided. Responsive to a user interaction with the evaluation indicia, an evaluation opportunity is presented to the user. At least a portion of a user's activities comprising the user participation is transformed, responsive to the user's participation with the evaluation opportunity, into search framework metadata for the unit of information. The search framework metadata may facilitate ranking search results comprising the unit of information.

Search systems and methods for searching structured data and enhancing the relevancy of search results provided to a requesting user or application. Enhanced search results are provided by searching a cache of a user's most recently used items to eliminate or reduce search indexing latency. Also, more relevant search results are provided by re-ranking results based on use history, data security models and / or hierarchical user role models. Further, enhanced search results are provided by including user information in the search index.

A search request from a user is received wherein the search request comprises a search framework profile and at least one search term. An accumulated result set of identifiers is generated wherein each identifier within the set of identifiers facilitates access to a corresponding unit of information in a data store, and wherein the corresponding unit of information comprises the at least one search term. The identifiers of the accumulated result set are ranked in accordance with the degree of affinity of each of the corresponding units of information to the search framework profile to form a final result set. The final result set is then delivered to the user.

Search systems and methods for searching structured data and enhancing the relevancy of search results provided to a requesting user or application. Enhanced search results are provided by searching a cache of a user's most recently used items to eliminate or reduce search indexing latency. Also, more relevant search results are provided by re-ranking results based on use history, data security models and / or hierarchical user role models. Further, enhanced search results are provided by including user information in the search index

A system for selecting a set of documents from a health record of a patient (1) is disclosed. A specialty unit (21) is arranged for determining a specialty (3) for selecting the set of documents, to obtain a determined specialty. A first selecting unit (4) is arranged for selecting a first set of documents (5) from the health record, wherein a specialty of a physician associated with the documents of the first set of documents (5) matches the determined specialty. A body part determining unit (6) is arranged for determining a body part (7) associated with at least one document of the first set of documents (5), to obtain a body part. A second selecting unit (8) is arranged for selecting a second set of documents (9) from the health record, wherein a body part associated with the documents of the second set of documents matches the determined body part.

A system and method that enables the user to search and identify meaningful and relevant information, based upon the weighted, custom parameters provided by the user and parameters or rules defined by the community of users as a group, with the option of utilizing user profile information to tune or detune searching, comparing or contrasting, and predicting. User profile information is collected and organized with data and feedback collected from other users. The results are then tailored to a weighted, cumulative summary result, for display that benefits the contributing user and subsequent future community or user group associations (UGA). The methods provide a summary, or result, that can be tailored specifically to the user based upon weighted rules (algorithms) and parameters defined by the user (or a user group as a whole), and the weighted rules and parameters defined as meaningful by the user (group).

Method and system for realizing an interaction between a video input and a virtual network scene. The method includes receiving input video data for a first user at a first terminal, sending information associated with the input video data through a network to at least a second terminal, processing information associated with the input video data, and displaying a video on or embedded with a virtual network scene at least the first terminal and the second terminal. The process for displaying includes generating the video based on at least information associated with the input video data.

A system for flexible and scalable automated end-to-end chat-based contact center testing, having a test case management platform, a chat cruncher, a contact center manager, a chat classifier, a desktop automation engine, and headless browser-based virtual agents and customers. The test case management platform allows a user to configure operation of the system. The chat cruncher operates a plurality of virtual customers. The contact center manager operates a plurality of virtual agents to participate in chat session with virtual customers.

The relevancy of ads may be increased, and opportunities to serve an ad that might otherwise be missed may be exploited by (i) accepting broad targeting information, to be used for serving an ad, from an advertiser, (ii) serving the ad using the broad targeting information, (iii) logging search query terms (or some other information, such as concepts, concept keywords, etc.) associated with the serving of the ad, and (iv) generating one or more candidate targeting keywords or phrases for the ad using the logged search query terms. At least one of the candidate targeting keywords or phrases may be provided as targeting information for the ad. Alternatively, at least one of the candidate targeting keywords or phrases may be presented to the advertiser. Advertiser input with respect to the candidate targeting keyword(s) or phrase(s) presented may then be accepted. Zero or more of the candidate targeting keyword(s) or phrase(s) may be provided as targeting information for the ad, in accordance with the accepted advertiser input. Cost information (e.g., average cost per selection, average cost per conversion, total costs, etc.) may be presented in association with the candidate targeting information.

The present invention provides systems and methods of doing business that provide revenue streams to ISP based on advertising revenue for advertisements displayed to ISP customers as a result of Internet communication sessions. In certain configurations, the invention provides redirect services based on pre-defined criteria, and displays advertising on redirection landing pages.

Some embodiments provide a method for determining a relatedness of content items to categories. The method identifies a particular content item, a relevancy score associated with the particular content item, and a set of categories to which the particular content item is classified as related. Based on a set of glossaries associated with the set of categories, the method calculates a set of affinity scores that each represents a degree of relevancy between the particular content item and a category in the set of categories. The method modifies the relevancy score associated with the particular content item based on the calculated set of affinity scores.

Teleranking is the aggregation and analysis of customer call and click data through any communication device (“Device”) that provides relevancy and rankings of a Target(s) that is being searched for by the user. The Target can be a location(s), a business(es), a person(s) or a website(s). By combining call and click data with database information pertaining to the Target(s), Teleranking can deliver ranked relevancy for the Target(s) based on weight-based algorithms. When a user searches for a Target(s) on their Device, the call and click data assigned to each Target(s) is logged into a database. Based on the call and click characteristics and the user profile, a certain weight(s) is assigned to the Target(s). The weight(s) assigned determines the popularity and relevancy of the Target(s) based on the aggregate call and click data and the location and profile of the Device user. The Device User's Information is defined as the profile of the Device user, the actions and / or events generated by the Device or the Device User.

A method and system are provided for implementing enhanced cognitive searches optimized to integrate deployment with development testing. An initial body of works is ingested into a system capable of answering questions. A series of queries is analyzed against the initial body of works utilizing a set of scorers utilizing criteria to form assessments, wherein each scorer uses the criteria against the query and the initial body of works to form the assessment. The assessments are analyzed to determine a usefulness of a set of entries in the initial body of works. Content are deployed using the identified selected first set of entries as deployment ready, enabling enhanced cognitive search results.

Some embodiments provide a method for determining a relatedness of content items to categories. The method identifies a particular content item, a relevancy score associated with the particular content item, and a set of categories to which the particular content item is classified as related. Based on a set of glossaries associated with the set of categories, the method calculates a set of affinity scores that each represents a degree of relevancy between the particular content item and a category in the set of categories. The method modifies the relevancy score associated with the particular content item based on the calculated set of affinity scores.

The present invention presents a system and method for improving interaction between participants of Online Networks increasing the probability of a match connecting Online Networks and Marketplace Participants, using conventional retrieval technology.