Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080313564 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TEXT DISAMBIGUATION AND CONTEXT DESIGNATION IN INCREMENTAL SEARCH - Methods and systems for text disambiguation and context designation in incremental search are provided. A method for selecting items in response to ambiguous keystrokes entered by a user and unambiguous metadata associated with a previously selected search result includes receiving ambiguous keystrokes, selecting and presenting a first subset of items and metadata associated with the items presented based on the ambiguous keystrokes. The method also includes receiving a selection of one of the items from the user, and, in response to a locking operation received from the user, locking in fixed relation at least one of the ambiguous keystrokes to at least one metadata term associated with the selected item. The method further includes, subsequent to receiving the locking operation, selecting and presenting a second subset of items based at least in part on the locked metadata term, and presenting the second subset of items. | 12-18-2008 |
20090198688 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DYNAMICALLY REARRANGING SEARCH RESULTS INTO HIERARCHICALLY ORGANIZED CONCEPT CLUSTERS - Methods of and systems for dynamically rearranging search results into hierarchically organized concept clusters are provided. A method of searching for and presenting content items as an arrangement of conceptual clusters to facilitate further search and navigation on a display-constrained device includes providing a set of content items and receiving incremental input to incrementally identify search terms for content items. Content items are selected and grouped into sets based on how the incremental input matches various metadata associated with the content items. The selected content items are grouped into explicit conceptual clusters and user-implied conceptual clusters based on metadata in common to the selected content items. The clustered content items are presented according to the conceptual clusters into which they are grouped. | 08-06-2009 |
20100153380 | System And Method For Finding Desired Results By Incremental Search Using An Ambiguous Keypad With The Input Containing Orthographic And/Or Typographic Errors - A system for finding and presenting content items in response to keystrokes entered by a user on an input device having a known layout of overloaded keys selected from a set of key layouts. The system includes a database containing content items and terms characterizing the content items; input logic for receiving keystrokes from the user and building a string corresponding to incremental entries by the user, each item in the string having the set of alphanumeric symbols associated with a corresponding keystroke; mapping logic to map the string to the database to find the most likely content items corresponding to the incremental entries, the mapping logic operating in accordance with a defined error model corresponding to the known layout of overloaded keys; and presentation logic for ordering the most likely content items identified by the mapping logic and for presenting the most likely content items. | 06-17-2010 |
20100325106 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING AMBIGUOUS, MULTITERM SEARCH QUERIES - In accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention, a method and system are provided of processing a search query entered by a user of a device having a text input interface with overloaded keys. The search query is directed at identifying an item from a set of items. Each of the items has one or more associated descriptors. The system receives from the user an ambiguous search query directed at identifying a desired item. The search query is a prefix substring of each of at least two words relating to the desired item. The system dynamically identifies a group of one or more items from the set of items having one or more descriptors matching the search query as the user enters each character of the search query. The system outputs identification of the one or more items of the identified group to be displayed on the device operated by the user. | 12-23-2010 |
20110191330 | Method of and System for Enhanced Content Discovery Based on Network and Device Access Behavior - A method of and system for enhanced content discovery based on network and device access behavior is disclosed. A method includes providing a remote catalog of global attributes values associated with content items that are based on interactions of a plurality of users with the content items. User interactions with a local device are monitored to determine user preferences and determine local attribute values associated with the content items that are based on interactions of the user with the content items. A subset of content items on the local device is selected based on matching user input with metacontent associate with the content items. The content items of the subset are presented in a ranked order based the user preferences, local attribute values, and the global attribute values. | 08-04-2011 |
20110191331 | Method of and System for Enhanced Local-Device Content Discovery - A method of and system for enhanced local-device content discovery is disclosed. A method includes providing a local collection of content items and associated metacontent on a device. The metacontent describes the informational content of the corresponding content items. A remote catalog of metacontent items and information describing relationships between the metacontent items is provided. Input is received from the user for finding at least one desired content item and a search query is formed including at least one metacontent item of the remote catalog based on matching the input from the user with metacontent items of the catalog and further based on the information describing relationships between the metacontent items. A subset of content items of the local collection associated with metacontent that at least partially matches the search query is selected and presented on a display device based on at least one ranking criterion. | 08-04-2011 |
20110191332 | Method of and System for Updating Locally Cached Content Descriptor Information - A method of and system for updating locally cached content descriptor information is disclosed. A method includes providing a remote catalog of metacontent associated with content items that describes their informational content. The method also includes providing a local collection of content items and associated metacontent. The method further includes, updating the metacontent associated with the content items of the local collection with metacontent of the remote catalog based on matching the content items of the local collection and remote catalog. The method includes receiving query input from the user for finding desired content items and determining a subset of content items of the local collection associated with metacontent that at least partially matches the query input in which at least one of the matching metacontents is from the remote catalog. The method also includes presenting the subset of content items based on at least one ranking criterion. | 08-04-2011 |
20120023102 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DYNAMICALLY REARRANGING SEARCH RESULTS INTO HIERARCHICALLY ORGANIZED CONCEPT CLUSTERS - Methods of and systems for dynamically rearranging search results into hierarchically organized concept clusters are provided. A method of searching for and presenting content items as an arrangement of conceptual clusters to facilitate further search and navigation on a display-constrained device includes providing a set of content items and receiving incremental input to incrementally identify search terms for content items. Content items are selected and grouped into sets based on how the incremental input matches various metadata associated with the content items. The selected content items are grouped into explicit conceptual clusters and user-implied conceptual clusters based on metadata in common to the selected content items. The clustered content items are presented according to the conceptual clusters into which they are grouped. | 01-26-2012 |
20120084277 | METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR CONDUCTING PERSONALIZED FEDERATED SEARCH AND PRESENTATION OF RESULTS THEREFROM - The present disclosure provides user-interface methods and systems for submitting search requests to search engines and presenting search results therefrom customized using content preferences learned about a user, comprising sending query information to at least two search engines, including a query identifying desired content, and user information, including context information describing the environment in which the query information is being sent, and a user signature representing content preferences learned about the user; receiving at least one set of a search result and auxiliary information from the at least one search engine in response to sending the query information, including information describing attributes of the search result that led to the search result being chosen by the at least one search engine; ordering the at least one search result based at least in part on the auxiliary information; and presenting the ordered search results to the user. | 04-05-2012 |
20120136847 | Method and System for Incrementally Selecting and Providing Relevant Search Engines in Response to a User Query - Methods and systems for incrementally selecting and providing relevant search engines in response to a user query. A method of incrementally selecting and providing relevant search engines is based in part on identifying a set of search engines associated with corresponding metadata, receiving a partial search query entered by the user of a device, inferring after each user keypress a set of potential full queries intended by the user, using the potential full queries and the search engine metadata to identify a set of relevant search engines, and for each of these search engines, providing a direct link to launch a relevant query in the search engine. The user input may be either ambiguous, or erroneous, and may be entered using an input-constrained device. | 05-31-2012 |
20120215533 | Method of and System for Error Correction in Multiple Input Modality Search Engines - A method of and system for error correction in multiple input modality search engines is presented. A method of processing input information based on an information type of the input information includes receiving input information for performing a search for identifying at least one item desired by a user and determining an information type associated with the input information. The method also includes forming a query input for identifying the at least one item desired by the user based on the input information and on the information type. The method further includes submitting the query input to at least one search engine system. | 08-23-2012 |
20130212097 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FINDING DESIRED RESULTS BY INCREMENTAL SEARCH USING AN AMBIGUOUS KEYPAD WITH THE INPUT CONTAINING ORTHOGRAPHIC AND/OR TYPOGRAPHIC ERRORS - A system for finding and presenting content items in response to keystrokes entered by a user on an input device having a known layout of overloaded keys selected from a set of key layouts. The system includes a database containing content items and terms characterizing the content items; input logic for receiving keystrokes from the user and building a string corresponding to incremental entries by the user, each item in the string having the set of alphanumeric symbols associated with a corresponding keystroke; mapping logic to map the string to the database to find the most likely content items corresponding to the incremental entries, the mapping logic operating in accordance with a defined error model corresponding to the known layout of overloaded keys; and presentation logic for ordering the most likely content items identified by the mapping logic and for presenting the most likely content items. | 08-15-2013 |
20130226894 | Method and System for Incrementally Selecting and Providing Relevant Search Engines in Response to a User Query - Methods and systems for incrementally selecting and providing relevant search engines in response to a user query. A method of incrementally selecting and providing relevant search engines is based in part on identifying a set of search engines associated with corresponding metadata, receiving a partial search query entered by the user of a device, inferring after each user keypress a set of potential full queries intended by the user, using the potential full queries and the search engine metadata to identify a set of relevant search engines, and for each of these search engines, providing a direct link to launch a relevant query in the search engine. The user input may be either ambiguous, or erroneous, and may be entered using an input-constrained device. | 08-29-2013 |
20130254188 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING AMBIGUOUS, MULTI-TERM SEARCH QUERIES - In accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention, a method and system are provided of processing a search query entered by a user of a device having a text input interface with overloaded keys. The search query is directed at identifying an item from a set of items. Each of the items has one or more associated descriptors. The system receives from the user an ambiguous search query directed at identifying a desired item. The search query is a prefix substring of each of at least two words relating to the desired item. The system dynamically identifies a group of one or more items from the set of items having one or more descriptors matching the search query as the user enters each character of the search query. The system outputs identification of the one or more items of the identified group to be displayed on the device operated by the user. | 09-26-2013 |
20140032534 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TEXT DISAMBIGUATION AND CONTEXT DESIGNATION IN INCREMENTAL SEARCH - Methods and systems for text disambiguation and context designation in incremental search are provided. A method for selecting items in response to ambiguous keystrokes entered by a user and unambiguous metadata associated with a previously selected search result includes receiving ambiguous keystrokes, selecting and presenting a first subset of items and metadata associated with the items presented based on the ambiguous keystrokes. The method also includes receiving a selection of one of the items from the user, and, in response to a locking operation received from the user, locking in fixed relation at least one of the ambiguous keystrokes to at least one metadata term associated with the selected item. The method further includes, subsequent to receiving the locking operation, selecting and presenting a second subset of items based at least in part on the locked metadata term, and presenting the second subset of items. | 01-30-2014 |
20140149404 | System and Method for Finding Desired Results by Incremental Search Using an Ambiguous Keypad with the Input Containing Orthographic and/or Typographic Errors - A system for finding and presenting content items in response to keystrokes entered by a user on an input device having a known layout of overloaded keys selected from a set of key layouts. The system includes a database containing content items and terms characterizing the content items; input logic for receiving keystrokes from the user and building a string corresponding to incremental entries by the user, each item in the string having the set of alphanumeric symbols associated with a corresponding keystroke; mapping logic to map the string to the database to find the most likely content items corresponding to the incremental entries, the mapping logic operating in accordance with a defined error model corresponding to the known layout of overloaded keys; and presentation logic for ordering the most likely content items identified by the mapping logic and for presenting the most likely content items. | 05-29-2014 |
20140156621 | METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR CONDUCTING PERSONALIZED FEDERATED SEARCH AND PRESENTATION OF RESULTS THEREFROM - The present disclosure provides user-interface methods and systems for submitting search requests to search engines and presenting search results therefrom customized using content preferences learned about a user, comprising sending query information to at least two search engines, including a query identifying desired content, and user information, including context information describing the environment in which the query information is being sent, and a user signature representing content preferences learned about the user; receiving at least one set of a search result and auxiliary information from the at least one search engine in response to sending the query information, including information describing attributes of the search result that led to the search result being chosen by the at least one search engine; ordering the at least one search result based at least in part on the auxiliary information; and presenting the ordered search results to the user. | 06-05-2014 |
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20130064133 | Unified Policy Management for Extensible Virtual Switches - Systems, methods, and computer storage media are described herein that configure a switch extension associated with a virtual switch with one or more settings. In response to the configuring, the systems, methods, and computer storage media persist the one or more settings and apply the persisted one or more settings to a target switch extension of a target virtual switch. The systems, methods, and computer storage media receive the settings through a management interface. Also, the systems, methods, and computer storage media receive requests for information associated with the switch extension and provide the switch extension information in response. | 03-14-2013 |
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20130067466 | Virtual Switch Extensibility - An extensible virtual switch allows virtual machines to communicate with one another and optionally with other physical devices via a network. The extensible virtual switch includes an extensibility protocol binding, allowing different extensions to be added to the extensible virtual switch. The extensible virtual switch also includes a miniport driver on which the extensions are loaded, tying the lifetimes of the extensions to the lifetime of the extensible virtual switch. | 03-14-2013 |
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20130254766 | OFFLOADING PACKET PROCESSING FOR NETWORKING DEVICE VIRTUALIZATION - The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for offloading packet processing for networking device virtualization. A host maintains rule set(s) for a virtual machine, and a physical network interface card (NIC) maintains flow table(s) for the virtual machine. The physical NIC receives and processes a network packet associated with the virtual machine. Processing the network packet includes the physical NIC comparing the network packet with the flow table(s) at the physical NIC. When the network packet matches with a flow in the flow table(s) at the physical NIC, the physical NIC performs an action on the network packet based on the matching flow. Alternatively, when the network packet does not match with a flow in the flow table(s) at the physical NIC, the physical NIC passes the network packet to the host partition for processing against the rule set(s). | 09-26-2013 |
20150071298 | Hybrid Forwarding in a Virtual Switch - Forwarding techniques for a virtual switch are described. A type is identified of data packet received by an extensible virtual switch of a computing device, the extensible virtual switch configured to support communication between a first virtual machine and a second virtual machine or external device. Responsive to the identification, an identifier of the type is associated with the data packet. The data packet is passed through a plurality of extension modules of the extensible virtual switch. Forwarding for the data packet is calculated by at least one of the plurality of extension modules that correspond to the associated identifier. | 03-12-2015 |
20150074261 | Reliable Address Discovery Cache - Reliable address discovery cache techniques are described. In an implementation, a reliable communication channel is established for control messages related to address resolution in a network. The communication channel is employed for communication of messages for internet protocol (IP) address acquisition, release, and mapping staleness between clients (e.g., nodes or endpoints) in the network and a cache manager component configured to maintain and update an address map for the clients. The cache manager component may also be configured to send directed messages via the communication channel to propagate changes in the mapping to the clients. Further, clients may provide explicit notifications regarding address release and staleness to the cache manager component to facilitate updating of the address map. In this way, a reliable and up-to-date address map is maintained and the amount of broadcast discovery messages and bandwidth consumed overall for address discovery operations may be reduced. | 03-12-2015 |
20150078152 | VIRTUAL NETWORK ROUTING - One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for connecting a virtual switch to multiple routers (e.g., multiple IP subnets, multiple networks, multiple leaf routers, etc.), for implementing a virtual router for IP address routing, and/or for MAC address overwrite. In an example, a virtual switch is configured to connect a server to multiple routers, such as leaf routers of a Layer 3 network. The virtual switch may route communication packets amongst the multiple routers based upon fail-over and/or load balancing routing criteria. In another example, a virtual router is implemented within the server for IP address routing. In another example, destination MAC address overwriting is performed to direct communication packets to a selected router (e.g., a destination MAC address is overwritten with a MAC address of the selected router). In this way, load balancing and/or fail-over may be implemented within a Layer 3 network. | 03-19-2015 |
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20150082301 | Multi-Tenant Network Stack - Multi-tenant network stack techniques are described. In an implementation, a host instantiates an instance of virtual machine that is configured to serve networks service to multiple tenants and corresponding virtual networks. To do so, a framing layer of the virtual machine may be configured to obtain configuration data indicative of topology for a multi-tenant virtual networking environment from a virtual switch of a host device. The framing layer uses the configuration data to construct routing compartments and interfaces as abstractions of each virtual network in accordance with the topology. The routing compartments are isolated from each other and provide a mechanism for applications to process network input/output (I/O) in the context of a specific tenant or virtual network. The single virtual machine is able to provide services and applications to serve multiple tenants that are independent of the underlying virtualization technology. | 03-19-2015 |