Layered query management
US6226635A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 14, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99934
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a distributed software facility for tailoring an information retrieval query issued by a user based upon the position of that user within an organization of users. In a query client, the facility generates an information retrieval query on behalf of an identified user. The identified user is a member both of first logical subset of the organization and of a second logical subset of the organization. In a first proxy server corresponding to the first logical subset of the organization, the facility modifies the generated query based upon query modification criteria specified for members of the first logical subset. In a second proxy server corresponding to a second logical subset of the organization, the facility modifies the generated query based upon query modification criteria specified for members of the second logical subset. The facility then processes the query as modified by the first and second proxy servers to retrieve information responsive to the modified query.
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