59 results about "Search filter" patented technology

A tabulating system and method analyzes content posted and/or queried by an online community. The content can be searched based on a search filter executed at defined intervals, and the system can also reach through to locate and extract content from other remote systems. Community postings and queries can be tabulated to determine “hot topics” of interest to the community, to enhance the appeal and stickiness of a website. Furthermore, subscribers can also formulate and define their own custom searches to be run on their behalf to identify the existence of particular content on the website.

Providing persisting search folders within a computer that continuously identify data items having metadata matching a query of search criteria. A query of search criteria formulated via a graphical user interface is applied to a search filter to create a search folder. When the search folder is made live, the search filter is used to search one or more data stores for data items having metadata matching the query of search criteria. Upon finding these data items, the search folder is populated with a link to each data item having metadata matching the query of search criteria. The search folder detects when any new data items are added to a data store and when a change occurs to any metadata of data items previously stored in a data store. Upon detection, the search folders store links to matching new or changed data items.

In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a method of providing context for a search is presented. A search query implemented in accordance with the teachings of the present invention includes a query and a context for the query. In one embodiment, the query is implemented with a keyword and context for the query is implemented with a context filter.

A novel search interface embedded in the specification sheet of a product. By manipulating the specification sheet of the product the user may filter and refine the search results without having to type search queries and without having to return to the main search result page. The user may select one (or more) of the product characteristics listed in the specification sheet to activate as a search criterion. For example, if the user is viewing monitors and activates the LED backlight product characteristic as a search criterion, the search interface would perform a search to filter out plasma monitors, LCD monitors etc. The user may manipulate other data in the specification sheet including the priority of the activated product characteristics, the order in which the product characteristics are displayed in the specification sheet. The user may also set search filters for the parameters of the product characteristics.

A method of speeding up packet filtering that utilizes a search filter in compliance with the rules of the firewall, includes the following steps of presenting a mask characteristic value set in a first hash space with regard to all specific masks in need of being filtered in the firewall rules; presenting a packet characteristic value set in a second hash space with regard to each packet received by the firewall; performing a specific Boolean operation in use of the first and second hash spaces with the same size; and as long as the result of the specific Boolean operation determine that the packet characteristic value set is out of the mask characteristic value set, rapidly allowing the packet to pass through the firewall so as to reduce calculation time of all of the firewall rules, decrease system loading and prevent network congestion.

A system and methods through which pictorial views of an object's configuration, arranged in a hierarchical fashion, are navigated by a person to establish a visual context within the configuration. The visual context is automatically translated by the system into a set of search parameters driving retrieval of structured data and content (images, documents, multimedia, etc.) associated with the specific context. The system places “hot spots”, or actionable regions, on various portions of the pictorials representing the object. When a user interacts with an actionable region, a more detailed pictorial from the hierarchy is presented representing that portion of the object, along with real-time feedback in the form of a popup pane containing information about that region, and counts-by-type reflecting the number of items that are available within the system associated with the specific context and search filters established at that point in time.

One or more embodiments of techniques or systems for search context association are provided herein. Search context association can include search filtering and/or search expansion. For example, when a query is submitted, data or data sets can be filtered to narrow a search or expanded such that additional data sets or queries are included. Data or data sets can be aggregated, filtered, or expanded based on a context of the query. A context can include user characteristics, environmental factors, social media factors, route based characteristics, or destination based characteristics. As an example, when a new product (e.g., a new mobile phone) is released, limited quantities may be available. Users may be directed to different retailers or stores based on inventory levels, length of lines (which may be determined using social media among other things), distance, and the like.

Apparatus, systems and methods for search filtering are disclosed. A search instance associated with a user device is identified, and a determination is made as to whether the search instance includes a filtering term. If the search instance is determined to include a filtering term, then filtered content items in the search instance are identified, and the filtered content items and access to a verification service that provides access approval or access denial for unfiltered content items in the search instance are provided to the user device. Conversely, if the search instance is determinenot to include a filtering term, then the unfiltered content items are provided to the user device.

The invention provides a data packet filtering implementation method and apparatus, applied to a network device. The method comprises the following steps: when a data packet sent to a local area network is received, judging whether a filtering rule table corresponding to a destination IP address of the data packet is stored locally; if the filtering rule table is stored locally, searching a corresponding filtering rule in the filtering rule table based on a source IP address, a source port, a destination port and a transport layer protocol of the data packet; and filtering the data packet according to the searched filtering rule. The technical scheme provided by the invention can greatly improve the data packet filtering efficiency.

A domain specification system for an LDAP ACI entry provides a system for specifying an ACI domain entry in an access control command line that controls access to a resource. The access control command specifies resources using a Universal Resource Locator (URL) format that contains the name of the resource. A target scope value specifies the scope of access to be granted to a user which can be limited to a single entry, a subtree, or a single level. A search filter is part of the resource specification. The ACI applies only to entries in the subtree rooted at the resource name that match the filter. A list of attributes is also contained in the resource specification and the ACI applies only to attributes in the resource that are named in the list. The access control command specifies the type of access to be granted to a user which includes, but is not limited to: deny, read, write, and any other privileges that the system supports. The access control command also specifies the required user attributes for access to a resource. The directory server matches the required attributes with the accessing user's attributes and grants the type of access listed only if the user has the required attributes.

The invention discloses a terminal straight-through communication method. A search signaling sent by a sender terminal is received; the search signaling comprises a relay transmission identifier and a relay node identifier; the relay transmission identifier is used for indicating whether the search signaling is allowed to be forwarded by a relay; whether the relay transmission identifier in the search signaling indicates allowing the search signaling to be forwarded by the relay is judged; if the search signaling is allowed to be forwarded, whether the relay node identifier in the search signaling matches with the identifier parameter of the relay node allowing the search signaling to be forwarded is judged; the identifier parameter is contained in a search filter; if the relay node identifier matches with the identifier parameter, the search signaling is forwarded to a receiver terminal. The multi-hop search of a D2D (Device-to-Device) search function is realized through forwarding the search signaling by the relay; the capability of searching the receiver terminal by the sender terminal under various scenes is further enhanced; the user experience is promoted; and the personal security of the user is guaranteed. Correspondingly, the invention also discloses a terminal straight-through communication device.

The invention discloses a method for searching network data in instant messaging software, which is characterized by comprising the following steps: (a) setting one or a plurality of data servers in which one or a plurality of databases are set; (b) setting a search function in the instant messaging software, and setting a plurality of selection filter conditions; (c) inputting a search keyword or setting a search filter condition in a search window of the instant messaging software; (d) if finding the matched network data information, highlighting the matched network data information items; and (e) inputting the next keyword or setting the search filter condition in the search window, and directly performing next search. The method can directly implement the search of the network data information in the instant messaging software, list and display the searched result data in the search window and share the data by cross-platform, and meanwhile has the functions of freely setting the search filter condition, interacting between a remote user and a system, and the like.

Querying data stores in a federation of data stores. A first search filter is accessed. The first search filter is constructed with one or more nested logical AND, OR, or NOT operands. The first search filter is normalized to a normalized search filter that is logically equivalent to the first search filter. The normalized search filter includes 3 or 4 levels. All first level operands are logically ORed. All second level operands are logically ANDed. All third level operands are at least one of parameters or logical NOTs. Any fourth level operands are parameters. The normalized search filter is used to search a plurality of data stores in a federation of data stores for information by searching different data stores for at least two or more of the top level operands.

A learning device for students of all classes consisting of a virtual tutor. It comprises of hardware and software system with inbuilt internet. The tutor application is a software instructions executed in the central processing unit that reads the course contents stored in the hardware storage and gives the audio visual output to the learner. The device acts as an educational tool and provides assistance for assimilating the subject material. The device or system consists of inbuilt internet facility with internet browser and tracks user's activities. The user's activities get analyzed and user's profiling is generated for records and sent to parents. The device or system consists of search filter to prevent accessing of foul or irrelevant contents. Attachable Solar panels help operate the device when there is no electricity or in rural and remote regions where there is no electricity.

A comparable property selection system and method employs dynamic gating in the selection of comparable properties. When the most restrictive comparable selection algorithm fails to identify enough comparable sales to use as inputs to the downstream analytics processes, the system does not simply expand the pool or solely expand the corresponding geographical area. Instead, the system automatically loosens and tightens property search filters iteratively to expand and shrink the size of a local geographic and economic market to locate comparables that have property characteristics that most closely reflect the real estate market considerations a buyer, or an appraiser acting as a buyer, would evaluate in a heterogeneous market.

A method for answering at least one query directed by a user to a target comprises: obtaining a set of data from the target; obtaining at least a first term of a query from the user; searching within the set of data for at least the first term; categorizing the query, wherein the categorization is based at least in part on the search within the set of data for at least the first term; obtaining an initial set of one or more results for the query based at least in part on the first term; filtering the initial set of one or more results for the query based at least in part on the categorization of the query; and displaying the filtered initial set of one or more results to the user.

A method, a computer system, and a computer program product that prioritizes search requests to a database directory by assigning the search requests to one or more templates. Attributes of the search requests, such as an IP address, the portion of the database to which the search is constrained, one or more return attributes, the scope of the search, and/or search filters used, are compared with values of those attributes of the templates. The template whose values of the attributes match the values of the attributes in the search request is selected. This template has a template identifier that is associated with a transaction name of a work unit enclave. The search request is then associated with the work unit enclave and the operating system of the computer system will execute the search request in accordance with the performance goals and priority of the service class into which the work unit enclave is assigned. Process steps include creating a search template if none exist, and configuring a database server to assign a transaction name to search requests based on attributes and their values of the search request and then associating that transaction name with a transaction name of the work unit enclave.