Method for searching a database

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method for searching, in a database containing a set of objects each linked to a descriptor, including the following steps: receiving a first request, emitted by a terminal, and including information pertaining to a selection by a user of a theme from a set of themes, each theme being associated to a descriptor; searching, within the database, based on the first request, of a first set of objects; transmitting the first set of objects to the terminal; receiving a second request, emitted by the terminal, and including an information pertaining to an indication of relevance or non-relevance of one of the objects of the first set of objects; searching, in the database and/or in the first set of objects, based on the second request, of a second set of objects; and transmitting the second set of objects to the terminal.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A search method, suitable to be implemented by a search engine, for searching in a database containing at least one set of objects each linked to at least one descriptor, the search method comprising the following steps:
 receiving a first request, emitted by a terminal, and including at least one information pertaining to a selection by a user of at least one theme from a set of themes, each theme being associated with at least one descriptor;   searching, within the database, based on the first request, of a first set of objects;   transmitting the first set of objects to the terminal;   receiving a second request, emitted by the terminal, and including an information pertaining to an indication of relevance or non-relevance of at least one of objects of the first set of objects;   searching, in the database and/or in the first set of objects, based on the second request, of a second set of objects; and   transmitting the second set of objects to the terminal.   
     
     
         2 . The search method according to  claim 1  wherein at least one of the first request or the second request comprises at least one search parameter comprising a series of at least one search element obtained by freely adding elements to the series by the user, the series comprising elements having a category chosen from the group consisting of keywords, an expression, an image, a location, a date, a time, a video, a sound, multimedia, and a text. 
     
     
         3 . The search method according to  claim 2 , wherein an element belonging to at least one predetermined category and considered to be unauthorized is not added to the series. 
     
     
         4 . The search method according to  claim 2 , wherein the series comprise at least two elements having different categories. 
     
     
         5 . The search method according to  claim 2 , wherein the series comprise at least two elements having non-textual categories. 
     
     
         6 . A search method, adapted to be implemented by a terminal, in a database containing at least one set of objects each linked to at least one descriptor, the search method comprising the following steps:
 selecting, by a user, of at least one theme from a set of themes, each theme being associated with at least one descriptor;   transmitting, to a search engine, a first request including at least one information relative to said at least one theme selected by the user;   receiving a first set of objects transmitted by the search engine in response to the first request;   entering, by the user, an information relative to an indication of relevance or irrelevance of at least one of objects of the first set of objects;   transmitting, to the search engine, a second request including the entered information pertaining to an indication of the relevance or the irrelevance of at least one of the objects of the first set of objects; and   receiving a second set of objects transmitted by the search engine in response to the second request.   
     
     
         7 . The search method according to  claim 6 , wherein at least one of the first request or the second request comprises at least one search parameter comprising a series of at least one search element, the series being obtained by freely adding elements to the series by the user, and the series comprising elements having a category chosen from the group consisting of keywords, an expression, an image, a location, a date, a time, a video, a sound, multimedia, and a text. 
     
     
         8 . The search method according to  claim 7 , wherein an element belonging to at least one predetermined category considered to be unauthorized is not added to the series. 
     
     
         9 . The search method according to  claim 7 , wherein the series comprises at least two elements having different categories. 
     
     
         10 . The search method according to  claim 7 , wherein the series comprises at least two elements having non-textual categories. 
     
     
         11 . A terminal including a search module in a database, said database containing at least one set of objects each linked to at least one descriptor, the terminal comprising:
 means configured to allow a user to select at least one theme from a set of themes, each theme being associated with at least one descriptor;   means configured to transmit a first request including at least one information pertaining to said at least one theme selected by the user, to a search engine;   means configured to receive a first set of objects transmitted by the search engine in response to the first request;   means configured to allow the user to enter an information pertaining to an indication of relevance or irrelevance of at least one of objects of the first set of objects;   means configured to transmit a second request including the entered information pertaining to the indication of the relevance or irrelevance of at least one of the objects of the first set of objects, to the search engine; and   means configured to receive a second set of objects transmitted by the search engine in response to the second request.   
     
     
         12 . The terminal according to  claim 11 , wherein at least one of the first request or the second request comprises at least one search parameter comprising a series of at least one search element, the series being obtained by freely adding elements to the series by the user, the series comprising elements having a category chosen from the group consisting of keywords, an expression, an image, a location, a date, a time, a video, a sound, multimedia, and a text. 
     
     
         13 . The terminal according to  claim 11 , further including a tactile user interface. 
     
     
         14 . A computer program including instructions for executing steps of the search method according to  claim 1  when said computer program is executed by a processor. 
     
     
         15 . A computer program including instructions for executing steps of the search method according to  claim 6  when said computer program is executed by a processor. 
     
     
         16 . A storage medium readable by a computer on which a computer program is stored comprising instructions for executing steps of the search method according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         17 . A storage medium readable by a computer on which a computer program is stored comprising instructions for executing steps of the search method according to  claim 6 .