Patent ID: 8161064
Filing Date: 2012-04-17
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for notifying a search request user of user-defined relevant changes to personalized, modifiable and repeatable search requests on a database wherein said personalized search requests are repeated to access and retrieve newly added information from the database the method comprising the steps of: executing at least one personalized, modifiable and repeatable search request on a component to obtain a first result from a database, said first result comprising characteristics; determining whether said first result is successful, said determination of success being made by said search request user using said component; saving each said personalized, modifiable and repeatable search as a search engine, said search engine being said personalized, modifiable and repeatable search request where said search request user has deemed said first result to be successful; selecting one said saved search engine; and creating and saving an alert for said selected saved search engine, said alert indicating relevant information that has changed to said selected saved search engine, said alert comprising management elements including an editor and a relevance manager, said editor displaying said characteristics of said first result, said relevance manager providing comparators, said search request user selecting at least one said characteristic of interest to said search request user from said first result and at least one comparator, said selection made by the search request user forming an identifier, said identifier encapsulating said management elements and information supplied by the user to the management elements; re-executing the selected saved search engine on the component to obtain a second result from the database, said second result being newly added information from the database; determining a change result for the selected characteristic of said first result using the component, said change result being a difference between the first result and the second result; defining at least one criteria element, said at least one criteria element filtering said change result based on said at least one characteristic of said first result, said at least one characteristic being of importance to the search request user, said filtering employing said at least one comparator of said relevance manager; and notifying said search request user using the component when the change result is relevant to the search request user, wherein relevance of the change result is defined by said alert.