Global Patent Index - EP 2035972 A2

EP 2035972 A2 20090318 - METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SEARCHING CONTENT

Title (en)

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SEARCHING CONTENT

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR INHALTSDURCHSUCHE

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉS ET APPAREIL POUR RECHERCHER UN CONTENU

Publication

EP 2035972 A2 20090318 (EN)

Application

EP 07798456 A 20070612

Priority

  • US 2007071026 W 20070612
  • US 81324606 P 20060612

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2007146951A2] Embodiments of methods and apparatuses for searching contents, including structured search are described herein. Embodiments of the present invention use tree structures (or more generally, graph structures), layout structures, and/or content category information to capture within search results relevant content that would otherwise be missed, to reduce the incidence of false positives within search results, and to improve the accuracy of rankings within search results. Embodiments of the present invention further use tree structures (or more generally, graph structures), layout structures, and/or content category information to extend search results to include sub-document constituents. Embodiments of the present invention also support the use of distribution properties as criteria for ranking search results. And embodiments of the present invention support search based on structural proximity, search expressions with recursively embedded operators, predicates, and/or quantifiers, and applications to selection of advertisements.

IPC 8 full level

G06F 17/30 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G06F 16/903 (2018.12 - EP US); G06F 16/951 (2018.12 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2007146951 A2 20071221; WO 2007146951 A3 20081030; CN 101501688 A 20090805; CN 101501688 B 20130724; EP 2035972 A2 20090318; EP 2035972 A4 20110615

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2007071026 W 20070612; CN 200780030086 A 20070612; EP 07798456 A 20070612