Patents
METHOD FOR EXTRACTING, MERGING, AND RANKING SEARCH ENGINE RESULTS
Patent No.: US 8,180,768 B2
Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
Abstract:
method and system of management of human-generated queries for crowd searching
Patent Pending
Abstract:A computer-implemented method of management of queries for crowd searching is presented. In the method, an input model including input data e structured queries using query operators is mapped into an output model, which is obtained by modifying the input data and by adding the answers to the structured queries. Input data comprise at least one search object, which may be imported from a search system, at least one structured query operator corresponding to social interactions and a human-generated question related to the at least one search object. Mapping of the input model is according to a query task execution plan that defines a query task to be solved by a crowd, wherein mapping comprises selecting at least one social search engine running on a respective social platform and selecting one or more groups of responders interacting with the at least one social search engines and targeted to respond to the query task.