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Method and system for qualifying keywords in query strings

US8255383B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

CHACHA SEARCH, INC. · US

Inventors

Scott A. Jones · Carmel, US
Thomas E. Cooper · Indianapolis, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 13, 2007
Grant date	Aug 28, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 13, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F16/3338
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system for qualifying keyword(s) or phrase(s) to formulate a query string for submitting a search request when the query string contains one or more keywords that may have multiple meanings associated therewith. Database information containing keywords and associated meanings or forms of the keywords is maintained and a requester is prompted to identify one or more of the meanings of a keyword when building the query string. One or more advertisements pertaining to the associated meanings or forms of the keywords in the query string is presented to the requester submitting a search request.

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