SIMPLE WEB SEARCH

摘要

A system of one or more computing devices is utilized for, among other purposes, creating a template-driven search interface and conducting searches thereon. In an embodiment, the system comprises: a template repository; search templates in the template repository, the search templates comprising at least: field specification data that specify search interface fields for obtaining search input data, and query specification data that specify how to generate structured queries based on the search input data obtained for the one or more of the search interface fields; a search field generator that generates search fields indicated by the field specification data; a template loading module, coupled to the template repository, that identifies available search templates in the template repository; and a search interface generator, coupled to the search field generator and template loading module, that generates different search interfaces depending on which template is selected.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a server configured to receive, from a client, a selection of a particular template of a plurality of templates, each template comprising a plurality of properties; a field generator, in the server, configured to analyze the plurality of properties specified in a selected template to create a control for selecting a property of the plurality of properties; and a graphic user interface generator, coupled to the field generator, configured to create a form that comprises a field and the control for selecting the property to which corresponding input in the field is to be compared, and further configured to send, from the server to the client, the form; wherein search input received via the form comprises a particular property of the plurality of properties and a corresponding particular input which is to be compared against values corresponding to the particular property in one or more data structures of one or more data sources.