Universal Search System for Multi-Protocol Data Indexing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current communication and searching technologies fragment user experiences by siloing different data object types across multiple formats and protocols, making it inefficient and difficult for users to find relevant information across various devices and applications.
Innovation Solution
A multi-format, multi-protocol system that enables personalized indexing, storage, and retrieval of data objects, using universal message objects and intelligent analysis to unify search results across various formats and protocols, and adapts search parameters based on user preferences and behavior.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If data objects are stored in multiple formats and protocols across different applications and devices, then data diversity and compatibility are improved, but search efficiency and user experience deteriorate due to siloed storage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal search system that can search across multiple data formats and protocols (email, instant message, text message, video, audio, image, document) through a single unified interface. The system translates various protocol-specific data objects into a common format that can be uniformly indexed and searched, eliminating the need for users to search each application separately while maintaining support for diverse data types
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary search server that acts as a mediator between the user's search query and the distributed data storage across multiple applications and devices. The search server receives search requests, translates them into protocol-specific queries, collects results from various sources, and presents unified results to the user, thereby resolving the contradiction between data diversity and search efficiency
2Device complexity
If uniform search methods are applied across all data types, then system simplicity is maintained, but search relevance deteriorates due to lack of personalization
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements personalized search by creating user-specific profiles that capture individual search preferences, behaviors, and characteristics. The system applies different search strategies and weighting schemes tailored to each user's local needs and preferences, rather than using a single uniform approach for all users. This allows the search system to adapt to individual users while maintaining a unified underlying architecture
Solution Approach 2:
The patent makes the search system dynamic by continuously learning from user search behavior and adapting search parameters in real-time. The system adjusts search relevance weighting, result ranking, and query interpretation based on user feedback and interaction patterns, allowing the search methodology to evolve and personalize itself without requiring complex manual configuration
3Loss of information
If users manually search for information across multiple applications and devices, then comprehensive search coverage is achieved, but time consumption and user frustration increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary indexing and metadata extraction from all data objects across multiple applications and devices before search is needed. The system pre-processes and stores searchable information in a centralized index, so when a user initiates a search, the system can immediately query the pre-built index rather than scanning through all raw data in real-time, dramatically reducing search time while maintaining comprehensive coverage
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AI summary
This disclosure relates to systems, methods, and computer readable media for performing multi-format, multi-protocol personalized searching in a manner that is most beneficial for the individual user. Personalized searching can be achieved by obtaining a plurality of data objects for a first user. The data objects can exist in a wide variety of formats and can be received via a number of protocols. One or more message objects can be created for each of the data objects, according to a standardized format and stored. The universal message objects can be indexed in a manner that is personal to the user, and in accordance with one or more parameters that can be updated on an ongoing or periodic basis, in accordance with the actions of the user, or any combination thereof.