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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2013
Q-sensei Corp., Brooklyn, NY (US);
Timothy Poston, Singapore, SG;
Raghu Raghavan, Baltimore, MD (US);
Michael Fenton, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
David Poston, Suffolk, GB;
Q-SENSEI CORP., Brooklyn, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and Systems for searching a database of Objects. Each Object is associated with a plurality of Attributes, each Attribute is associated with a Kind, and each Kind is associated with a plurality of Attributes. Search criteria comprising an Attribute is received. A Nonceattribute is created using the search criteria. A search utilizing the Nonceattribute is inputted. All Objects having the Nonceattribute are identified. All Attributes associated with the Objects are identified. All Kinds associated with the Attributes are identified. A ranking criterion is applied to identified Kinds and Attributes. The highest-ranked portion of the Kinds and the highest-ranked portion of the Attributes that can readably be shown in a search result display are displayed.