WO1999012106B1 - Systems and methods for arranging records in search results - Google Patents

Systems and methods for arranging records in search results

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WO1999012106B1
WO1999012106B1 PCT/US1998/016866 US9816866W WO9912106B1 WO 1999012106 B1 WO1999012106 B1 WO 1999012106B1 US 9816866 W US9816866 W US 9816866W WO 9912106 B1 WO9912106 B1 WO 9912106B1
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records
search results
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response
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PCT/US1998/016866
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Dewey Charles Anderson
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Bellsouth Corp
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Priority to EP98940888A priority Critical patent/EP1019845A2/en
Priority to AU89065/98A priority patent/AU8906598A/en
Priority to CA002302774A priority patent/CA2302774C/en
Publication of WO1999012106A2 publication Critical patent/WO1999012106A2/en
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Abstract

Systems and methods for arranging records in search results to be provided in response to a data inquiry of a database. After search results including records are received, a determination is made with respect to the order of the records in the search results. This determination may be based on various factors such as the destination of the search results, the preferred status of certain records over other records, a marketing determination with respect to the records, a frequency determination with respect to the number of times that a record or records may have already been provided in response to data inquiries, a weighting factor determination or a combination of one or more of these factors. In response to the determination of the order of the records in the search results, the records then are arranged into ordered records based on the determination. This order may be an alphabetical order, a preferred order based on the preferred status of certain records over other records, a least frequent first order, a highest weighting factor first order, or a combination of these orders. The search results with the records arranged into ordered records are then provided in response to the data inquiry.

Claims

AMENDED CLAIMS[received by the International Bureau on 22 June 1999 (22.06.99); original claims 1-8 replaced by amended claims 1-20 (7 pages)]
1. A method for arranging records in search results to be provided in response to a data inquiry of a database, comprising the steps of:
A. receiving the search results, the search results including records;
B. making a destination determination for the search results;
C. in response to the destination determination, arranging the records of the search results into a destination order in the search results based on the destination determination; and
D. providing the records of the search results in the destination order in response to the data inquiry of the database.
2. The method of Claim 1, wherein the destination order comprises a preferred order of listing a preferred record before other records in the search results; wherein step C comprises, in response to the destination determination, a. determining whether a record of the search results is the preferred record, and b. if the record is the preferred record, then arranging the records of the search results in the preferred order in the search results; and wherein step D comprises providing the records of the search results in the preferred order.
3. The method of Claim 1, wherein the destination order comprises a least frequent first (LFF) order, the LFF order providing that a least frequent (LF) record is listed before other records in the search results, the LF record being one of the records of the search results that has been included in order search results less often than any other of the records of the search results; wherein step C comprises, in response to the destination determination, determining the LF record of the search results, and then arranging the records of the search results into the LFF order; and wherein step D comprises providing the records of the search results in the LFF order in response to the data inquiry of the database.
4. The method of Claim 1, wherein the destination order comprises a highest weighting factor first (HWFF) order, the HWFF order providing that a highest weighting factor (HWF) record is listed before other records in the search results, the HWF record being one of the records of the search results that has a higher weighting factor than any other record of the search results; wherein step C comprises, in response to the destination determination, determining the HWF record of the search results, and then arranging the records of the search results into the HWFF order; and wherein step D comprises providing the records of the search results in the HWFF order in response to the data inquiry of the database 41
5. A method for arranging records in search results to be provided in response to a data inquiry of a database, comprising the steps of:
A. receiving the search results, the search results including records;
B. making a marketing determination for the search results that the records of the search results be provided in a preferred order, the preferred order providing that a preferred record is listed before other records in the search results; C. in response to the marketing determination, determining whether a record of the search results is the preferred record, and if the record is the preferred record, then arranging the records of the search results into the preferred order in the search results; and
D. providing the records of the search results in the preferred order in response to the data inquiry of the database.
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6. A computer-readable medium on which is stored a computer program for arranging records in search results to be provided in response to a data inquiry of a database, the computer program comprising instructions, which when executed by a computer, perform the steps of:
A. receiving the search results including records;
B. making a determination regarding an order of the records in the search results wherein the determination may be based on at least one of the following: the destination of the search results, the preferred status of certain records over other records, a marketing determination with respect to the records, a frequency determination with respect to the number of times that a record may have already been provided in response to data inquiries, or a weighting factor;
C. in response to the determination, arranging the records of the search results as ordered records; and
D. providing the ordered records of the search result including the ordered records in response to the data inquiry of the database.
7. The computer-readable medium of Claim 6, wherein the ordered records may be the records arranged into at least one of the following orders: a preferred order based on the preferred status of a record over the other records, a least frequent first order, or a highest weighting factor first order. 43
8. A method for arranging results of a search of a database, comprising the steps of: receiving a data inquiry for the database; based on the data inquiry, obtaining search results comprising a plurality of records; determining whether to order the records into ordered records in response to identifying an ordering characteristic associated with the search results; arranging the records into the ordered records based on the ordering characteristic; and providing the ordered records as a response to the data inquiry.
9. The method of Claim 8 wherein the step of determining whether to order the records further comprises identifying a destination of the search results.
10. The method of Claim 8 wherein the step of determining whether to order the records further comprises identifying a preferred status characteristic associated with the search results.
11. The method of Claim 8, wherein the step of determining whether to order the records further comprises the step of conducting a marketing determination based on the search results. 44
12. The method of Claim 11, wherein the step of conducting a marketing determination based on the search results further comprises the step of determining whether at least one of the records is associated with a predefined entity.
13. The method of Claim 8, wherein the step of determining whether to order the records further comprises determining the frequency that at least one of the records of the search results was obtained in response to previous data inquiries.
14. The method of Claim 8 wherein the step of determining whether to order the records further comprises identifying a weighting characteristic associated with the records of the search results.
15. The method of Claim 8, wherein the step of arranging the records comprises arranging the records based on a preferred status of certain records in comparison to the status of the remaining records.
16. The method of Claim 8, wherein the step of arranging the records comprises arranging the records in a least frequent first order.
17. The method of Claim 8, wherein the step of arranging the records comprises arranging the records in a most frequent first order.
18. The method of Claim 8, wherein the step of arranging records comprises arranging records in a highest weighting factor first order. 45
19. The method of Claim 8, wherein the step of determining whether to order the records comprises receiving a user- command requesting the ordering of the records.
20. The method of Claim 8, wherein the step of arranging the records comprises arranging the records based on a user-command specifying the ordering characteristic.
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