Dynamic Custom Search Engine Specification Generation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Custom search engines (CSEs) face limitations such as manual creation and maintenance, difficulty in creating multiple CSEs with minor differences, and challenges in programmatically integrating data sources like calendar data and real-time feeds.
Innovation Solution
A system that dynamically generates CSE specifications based on user queries, allowing for automatic creation and modification of CSEs without manual processes, using a CSE provider that retrieves and combines specifications from various sources, enabling the use of dynamic URLs and tool scrapers to generate customized search results.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If CSE specifications are stored at the CSE provider's site, then the search engine can be customized according to user needs, but the creation and maintenance process becomes manual and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service by allowing CSE specifications to be automatically retrieved from external sources (websites, data feeds, calendars) and dynamically generated without manual intervention. The CSE provider's system automatically fetches specification data from configured sources and generates functional CSEs, eliminating the need for developers to manually update specifications at the provider's site.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transforms static CSE specifications into dynamic ones that can be automatically updated. Instead of fixed specifications stored at the provider's site, the system uses dynamic specification sources (URLs, data feeds, calendars) that automatically provide updated content. This allows CSEs to adapt to changing requirements without manual intervention, resolving the contradiction between customization capability and manual maintenance time.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple CSEs are created to target different user groups, then search results can be customized for specific audiences, but the complexity of creating and managing numerous CSEs increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides universal functionality by enabling a single CSE specification source to serve multiple user groups and purposes. Instead of creating separate CSEs for each user group, the invention allows one specification source (such as a website or data feed) to be dynamically generated and customized for different audiences through parameters and configuration options. This reduces the number of separate CSEs needed while maintaining the ability to target specific user groups.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention segments CSE creation into modular components: specification sources, parameters, and generation rules. This segmentation allows complex CSE requirements for different user groups to be broken down into reusable specification templates and parameters, reducing management complexity while maintaining the ability to create customized search experiences for multiple audiences.
3Reliability
If CSE specifications are manually updated at the provider's site, then the search engine maintains accuracy, but the process cannot integrate with external data sources like calendars and real-time feeds
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces intermediary components (URLs, data feed interfaces, calendar APIs) that act as mediators between external data sources and the CSE generation process. These intermediaries automatically retrieve and transmit specification data from external sources to the CSE provider's system, ensuring both accuracy (through automated retrieval) and adaptability (through integration with multiple data sources) without requiring manual updates.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention replaces the mechanical manual update process with automated electronic data retrieval and processing. Instead of manually updating specifications at the provider's site, the system uses automated mechanisms to fetch data from external sources (websites, RSS feeds, calendars, databases) and dynamically generate CSE specifications. This substitution maintains specification accuracy through automated retrieval while enabling integration with diverse external data sources.
Data Source
AI summary
A user can issue a query on a search host site. The search host can construct a corresponding reference to custom search engine (CSE) with a URL pointing to a site with information for a CSE specification. The search host sends the reference to a CSE provider and the CSE provider dynamically generates the CSE specification based on the reference. The CSE provider then conducts a search and processes search results accordingly. The processed search results are sent to the search host who outputs the search results for the user. The information for the CSE specification can be stored anywhere accessible in a computer network and can be stored in various formats. Any number of CSE specifications can be automatically generated on demand corresponding to different queries or content requests on the search host site.