System and method for organizing search criteria match results

Abstract

A system and method for organizing database search criteria match results which are generated through a search engine, able to generate system databases upon the processing of search criteria established and submitted by a system user. The system is able to define and group the search criteria match results for presentation to the user based upon the relative emphasis or de-emphasis of such results. The system includes a context software module, for enabling the generating of a context database consisting of content, links, and layouts organized for presentation to the user, which module is adapted to determine and specify the context database based on a current context and settings. The system also includes a criteria software module for enabling the generating of a comparison database, adapted to enable criteria to be submitted, modified, and input by the user to generate comparison database information.

1 . A computer-implemented method to organize database matches generated by processing search criteria established and submitted by a user through a search engine adapted to generate databases, in a system which includes an emphasis engine for defining and grouping search criteria match results on the basis of the relative emphasis or de-emphasis thereof for presentation to the user, comprising:
 a computer processor to perform the following steps:   enabling the user to place a term in a search entry field;   allowing the user to add criteria through a control state software module, to append the entry to a criteria queue, and to set an operator to a system default;   defining and grouping search criteria match results on the basis of the relative emphasis or de-emphasis thereof for presentation to the user, to accommodate and communicate to the user the relevancy of each presented item with respect to any number of user-defined or pre-defined categories, in the system, through emphasis, de-emphasis, and designation by the control state software module in the emphasis engine;   storing the database matched results in a memory; and   organizing the matched results to be presented to the user by a result resolution software.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the user modifying the criteria through the control state software module. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the user changing a context through the control state software module. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the system includes an element for enabling a user to utilize a sensory mechanism of the user in conjunction with the emphasis engine, wherein the sensory utilization element includes underlying data structures supporting an application, to convey an association of an emphasized item association with given criteria, and the method further enabling a user to utilize a sensory mechanism of the user in conjunction with the emphasis engine to convey an association of an emphasized item association with given criteria. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the system further comprises a mobile device, and the method further comprises enabling the emphasis engine in the mobile device. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the system further comprises a gesture control system, and the method further comprises enabling the emphasis engine across a range of contexts in the gesture control system. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising enabling implementing and accessing of modules in the control state software module in technology services. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising enabling accessing and utilizing data structures in the control state software module in technology services. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein, in the system, the emphasis engine is able to generate links, and the method further comprises enabling hovering over criteria to result in links containing matches to criteria to exhibit a cue, for enabling relating emphasis criteria and a link of interest. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein, in the system, emphasis can be applied at any point between the user and the target context, and, in the method, emphasis is applied at any point between the user and the target context. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising emphasis being applied to context made up of hierarchical data structures, in the control state software module. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising emphasis being applied to a diagnosis context, by providing a list of symptoms, whereby the emphasis engine is able to emphasize possible diagnoses from a list of afflictions that best fits the symptoms, in the control state software module. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising enabling targeted advertising by examining the emphasis settings and criteria set by the user to provide insight into the user's intent and interests, in the control state software module. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising performing a suggestion function in the emphasis engine by emphasizing links within a context, in the control state software module. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the system further comprises an emphasis overlay mechanism, and the method further comprises revealing links in a currently viewed context that leads to a social network entry in the emphasis overlay mechanism, in the control state software module. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the method further comprises adapting the emphasis engine for operation in the mobile device. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 4 , further comprising enabling examining content of interest in the mobile device through the emphasis overlay mechanism, in the control state software module. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising enabling implementing and accessing of the modules in cloud services. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising enabling accessing and utilizing data structures in cloud service.