Retrieval system and method of searching information in the Internet

Abstract

A retrieval system and a method of searching of information in the Internet are proposed. The algorithm of allocation of information about Web sites in the database of retrieval system and the algorithm of searching information are based on the Global Classification of Information in the Internet, which comprises all known forms of information in the Internet. The retrieval system designed for searching of information in the Internet comprise a interconnected with the Internet server of retrieval system including multi-language Web site of retrieval system with searching programs and database of retrieval system. The retrieval system comprise also plural network servers wherein information, that is belong to information suppliers, is stored, and plural computers of users interconnected with the Internet. The retrieval system also provides organization of a data transfer for automatic systems, and provides organization of an automatic collection of information. The users of retrieval system, computers of which interconnected with the Internet, can be as suppliers of information as searchers of information. The method of searching of information in the Internet comprise a procedure of registration of Web sites by information suppliers, a procedure of forming database of information about registered in retrieval system Web sites, including procedures of forming database of information of retrieval system and renovate and addendum information to database of retrieval system, a procedure of searching of information and procedure of sorting and selecting results of the search.

1 . A retrieval system for searching of information in the Internet for users, including information suppliers and searchers of information as equitable participants of the process, comprising:
 1.1) a server of the retrieval system including a database of an information and a Web site of retrieval system with multi-language support and searching programs;   1.2) the Global Classification of Information in the Internet, classifying the all known information presented in the Internet, storing in a database of the server of the retrieval system, representing by itself a hierarchical tree with names and corresponding numbers of all divisions and subdivisions, including characteristics of information specific for every division and subdivision, and situated in progress constantly and considered all changes, occurred in the Internet; and   1.3) user computers capable of communicating with the server of the retrieval system and plurals network servers;   1.4) wherein the server of the retrieval system registers information suppliers, provides a modification and an addition of an information, provides an information for searchers of information, provides a sorting and selecting information for searchers of information, provides organization of a data transfer for automatic systems, and provides organization of an automatic collection of information.   
   
   
       2 . A method acquisition, storing and searching of information in the Internet by means of retrieval system, comprising steps of:
 2.1) registering of information provided by information suppliers, comprising step of:
 a) filling an application form comprising data of: URL address, a name of owner of Web site, a home address or official address of owner of Web site, e-mail address, a name of a required division of the Global Classification of Information in the Internet, to which this Web site or this Web-page are related on opinion of the information supplier, characteristics of Web site or Web-page, which will use for future sorting and selecting, comprising key words, a kind of information according to Classification of Kinds of information, an author of information, country, where is situated Web site, a language of information, a free or fee-based information, free access to information or needed registration procedure, characteristics of information specific for selected division of the Global Classification of Information in the Internet; 
 b) examining of Web site and Web-pages by retrieval system; 
 c) sending a message to supplier of information in case of finding of defects of Web site with suggestion about detected errors and request to improve Web site or Web-pages; 
 d) sending a message to supplier of information in case of successful examination about registration of Web site and Web-pages; 
   2.2) providing a modification and an addition of an information by registered information suppliers;   2.3) acquisition and storing the information provided by information suppliers comprising steps of:
 a) creating the memory space for new Web site and Web-pages in the database of the server of retrieval system and inserting to this memory space data provided by the information supplier during the registration procedure or during the procedure of the modification and the addition of information; 
 b) sorting data about Web site and Web-pages, provided in result the registration procedure or the procedure of the modification and the addition of information, according to codes of the Global Classification of Information in the Internet; and 
 c) storing said data in the database of the server of retrieval system, wherein these date comprise for every registered Web site or Web-page: a code of information according to the Global Classification of Information in the Internet, a URL address of this Web site or Web-page, key words concerning to main content of Web site or Web-pages, a kind of information according to Classification of Kinds of information, a author of information, a country, where is situated Web site, a language of information, a free or fee-based information, a free access to information or needed registration procedure, a data characterizing an authenticity of information, a volume of information, a date registration or update of information, characteristics of information specific for selected division of the Global Classification of Information in the Internet; 
   2.4) searching for an information to searchers of information comprising steps of:
 a) preparation of a request of a searcher of information comprising a name of relevant division of the Global Classification of Information in the Internet or key words relating to a needed information; 
 b) analyzing of the list of the name divisions in the Global Classification of Information in the Internet, where said key words include, and a choice of the needed division of the Global Classification of Information in the Internet by a searcher of information, in case of using of key words for searching; 
 c) searching for needed information in database of retrieval system according to codes of said information in the Global Classification of Information in the Internet; 
 d) storing of found information in temporary storage of the server of retrieval system; 
 e) delivering information to computer of a searcher of information; 
   2.5) sorting and selecting of a retrieved information for searchers of information in the automatic mode or in the stepwise operation on the basis of criterions provided during registration procedure.   
   
   
       3 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein the procedure of a modification and an addition of information by the registered information suppliers comprises steps of:
 3.1) correcting characteristics of Web site or Web-page comprising key words, a kind of information, an author of information, country, where is situated Web site, a language of information, a free or fee-based information, free access to information or needed registration procedure, volume of information, characteristics of information specific for selected division of the Global Classification of Information in the Internet in case of necessity;   3.2) adding data for new Web-pages of registering Web site comprising:
 a) choosing of a division of the Global Classification of Information in the Internet to which this Web-page are related on opinion of the information supplier; and 
 b) inserting data about characteristics of new Web-pages comprising key words, a kind of information, an author of information, a country, where is situated Web site, a language of information, a free or feebased information, a free access to information or needed registration procedure, a volume of information, characteristics of information specific for selected division of the Global Classification of Information in the Internet. 
   
   
   
       4 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein sorting and selecting information for searchers of information in the automatic mode comprises steps of:
 4.1) choosing of any combination of criterions and ranking of selected criterions of information for sorting and selecting, which comprise:
 a) a kind of information; 
 b) a author of information; 
 c) a country, where is situated Web site; 
 d) a language of information; 
 e) a authenticity of information; 
 f) a date of registration or a date of last update of information; 
 g) a free or fee-based information; 
 h) a free access to information or needed registration procedure; 
 i) a volume of information; 
 j) characteristics of information specific for selected division of the Global Classification of Information in the Internet; 
   4.2) choosing key words;   4.3) sorting and selecting information according to numerical order of selected criterions;   4.4) sorting and selecting of a retrieved information on the basis of key words;   4.5) analyzing of results of sorting and selecting;   4.6) repeating of the automatic sorting and selecting information with other criterions, if obtained information not satisfies a user;   4.7) working with results of search, sorting and selecting information in case of suitable result of sorting and selecting;   4.8) storing of search, sorting and selecting results on the computer of a searcher of information.   
   
   
       5 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein sorting and selecting information for searchers of information in the stepwise operation comprises steps of:
 5.1) choosing of key words, which will use for the first step of sorting and selecting;   5.2) choosing of first criterions for sorting and selecting;   5.3) sorting and selecting information according to selected criterion;   5.4) sorting and selecting of a retrieved information on the basis of key words for the first step of sorting and selecting;   5.5) analysis of results of sorting and selecting;   5.6) continuation of sorting and selecting information with next criterion, if obtained information not satisfies a searcher of information, until a suitable result will be reach;   5.7) working with results of search, sorting and selecting in case of suitable result of sorting;   5.8) storing of search, sorting and selecting results on the computer of a searcher of information.   
   
   
       6 . The method according to  claim 4  and  claim 5 , wherein sorting and selecting of a retrieved information on the basis of key words comprises two possible ways:
 6.1) wherein first way comprises steps of:
 a) choosing suitable key words from list of key words, which are situated in database in accordance with selected division of the Global Classification of Information in the Internet; 
 b) sorting and selecting information in accordance with selected key words; 
 c) finding all Web pages from obtained result of sorting and selecting, which correspond to defined key words; 
   6.2) wherein second way comprises steps of:
 a) inserting of arbitrary key words; 
 b) checking of the existence said key words in the division of database, which correspond to selected division of the Global Classification of Information in the Internet; 
 c) sorting and selecting information in accordance with selected key words and finding all Web pages from obtained result of sorting and selecting, which correspond to these key words, in case of the occurrence the same key words in said division of database; 
 d) searching Web pages relevant to said arbitrary key words, if there are no such key words in said division of database. 
   
   
   
       7 . A method of coding and storing information in the Internet for automatic control and automatic data exchange, a method of organizing automatic control and automatic data exchange between automatic systems via the retrieval system, a method of creating, coding and storing information in the Internet for the purpose of automatic collecting of information and a method of organizing automatic collecting of information by means of the retrieval system, comprising:
 7.1) registration of information on automatic control and automatic data exchange in the retrieval system comprising the following data: an URL address where information is located, a name of owner of information, an official address of the owner of information, an e-mail address, the name of the section of the Global Classification of Information in the Internet to which the proposed information could be related, a kind of information according to the Classification of Kinds of information;   7.2) sorting of information on the basis of the Global Classification of Information in the Internet and storing said information in the database of the retrieval system, where the data on the said information comprise the following for each piece of information:
 a) a code of information according to the Global Classification of Information in the Internet; 
 b) a code of a kind of information according to the Classification of Kinds of information; 
 c) URL address where control information is located; 
   7.3) registration of an automatic system in the retrieval system comprising the following data: the IP address of the automatic system, the name of owner of the automatic system, a home or an official address of the owner of the automatic system, an e-mail address;   7.4) automatic transfer of a request from an automatic system to the retrieval system for activating an automatic control and data exchange between the automatic system and the retrieval system, wherein said request comprises:
 a) the password of the automatic system; 
 b) a code of information according to the Global Classification of Information in the Internet; 
 c) a code of a kind of information according to the Classification of Kinds of information; 
 d) an URL address where the control information is located; 
 e) a file with an instruction on how the data transfer could be arranged including the information transfer protocol and other conditions for organizing the data transfer; 
   7.5) reading the file with an instruction on how the data transfer could be arranged and analyzing the instruction by the retrieval system, organizing the data transfer by the retrieval system from a server containing required information or from another automatic system supplying information to the automatic system requesting information during the process of the data transfer;   7.6) registration of information, dedicated for automatic collecting, in the retrieval system, wherein said information comprises: an URL address where information is located, the name of an owner of information, a home or an official address of the owner of information, an e-mail address, the name of the division of the Global Classification of Information in the Internet to which the proposed information could be related, key words reflecting the content of information, a kind of information according to the Classification of Kinds of information, an author or authors of information, the country, the language of information, a free or fee-based information, a free access to information or needed registration procedure, characteristics of information specific for the considered division of the Global Classification of Information in the Internet.   7.7) converting information dedicated for automatic collecting of information into the format corresponding to the standard of the Global Classification of Information in the Internet for the considered division, wherein conversion can either be done by a provided program of the retrieval system, or a converted file can also come directly from the supplier of information;   7.8) sorting information dedicated to automatic collecting of information on the basis of the Global Classification of Information in the Internet and storing the provided data into the database of the retrieval system, where these data on each piece of information comprise the following data: a code of information according to the Global Classification of Information in the Internet, an URL address where information is located, keywords reflecting the content of information, a code of kinds of information according to the Classification of Kinds of information, an author or authors of information, the country, the language of information, a free or fee-based information, a free access to information or needed registration procedure, a authenticity of information, a date of registration or updating of information, characteristics of information specific for the considered division of the Global Classification of Information in the Internet;   7.9) creating a request for automatic collecting of information by the searcher of information, wherein said request comprises: a name of the division of information according to the Global Classification of Information in the Internet, key words reflecting the content of information, a code of kinds of information according to the Classification of Kinds of information, the language of information, characteristics of information specific for the considered division of the Global Classification of Information in the Internet, data included on optional of the searcher of information: a authenticity of information, the date of publication of information or a period of publication, the country, an author or authors of information, a name of sites where the user is currently registered and required registration information;   7.10) an automatic collecting of information using a program for automatic searching and collecting information comprising steps of:
 a) searching for the required addresses of Web sites and Web-pages in the database of the retrieval system according to the request of the searcher of information; 
 b) an analysis of information containing in the found Web sites and Web-pages; 
 c) providing the collected information consisting of elements acquired from the found Web sites or Web-pages in the form of a file or any other format with or without a reference for each source being provided; 
   7.11) an automatic collecting of information using a program for automatic collecting of information, made by a user, and executed from a user computer, comprising steps of:
 a) getting an access to the database of the retrieval system on the basis of the user's password; 
 b) searching for addresses of the required Web sites and Web-pages in the database of the retrieval system on the basis of the user's request included into the program for automatic collecting of information; 
 c) providing an output in the form of the file or any other format with a list of addresses of found Web sites and Web-pages; 
   7.12) an automatic collecting of information using the program for automatic collecting of information, made by a user, and executed from a user computer, comprising steps of:
 a) getting an access to the database of the retrieval system on the basis of the user's password; 
 b) searching for addresses of the required Web sites and Web-pages in the database of the retrieval system on the basis of the user's request included into the program for automatic collecting of information; 
 c) providing the collected information consisting of elements acquired from the found Web sites or Web-pages in the form of a file or any other format with or without a reference for each source being provided. 
   
   
   
       8 . The method according to  claim 7 , wherein an automatic system transfers automatically of a request to the retrieval system for activating an automatic control and data exchange between the automatic system and the retrieval system, wherein said request comprises: the password of the automatic system, a code of information according to the Global Classification of Information in the Internet, a code of a kind of information according to the Classification of Kinds of information, a file with an instruction on how the data transfer could be arranged including the information transfer protocol and other conditions for organizing the data transfer, and wherein the retrieval system offers a suitable reference to a control program on the basis of analysis of the said request.