Systems and methods for graphical search interface

摘要

Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a graphical user interface as a means of inputting search parameters to database search engines. In some embodiments, two or three dimensional projections spatially represent relationships between search parameters, located along the periphery of the projections and search hits whose significance are represented by position relative to the center of the projection and comparative distance from each of the search parameters. As the user manipulates the overall shape of the search projection, the weighting of search parameters adjusts, reconfiguring the search. The present disclosure also provides, in some embodiments, an intuitive means of assimilating search parameter weightings based on peer or social network preferences with global search results. Finally, the present disclosure provides a means of using search output itself as an input for refinement of search.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for an interactive graphical search interface, the method comprising:
identifying, from a search engine database, a plurality of related search parameters based on one or more initial search parameters; generating, by a processor, a search space containing a plurality of elements, wherein each of the elements of the plurality of elements corresponds to one of the one or more initial search parameters and plurality of related search parameters, and wherein the plurality of elements allow adjustments to a weighting of one or more of the one or more initial search parameters and the plurality of related search parameters by interacting with one or more of the elements; transmitting a graphical interface projecting a representation of the search space; and transmitting a plurality of search results automatically updated in real time based on adjustments to the weighting of the one or more initial search parameters and the plurality of related search parameters, wherein each of the plurality of elements is movable toward or away from a center of the search space to adjust the weighting of the one or more initial search parameters and the plurality of related search parameters, wherein, initially, one or more of the initial search parameters and the plurality of related search parameters are weighted equally, such that the search space is a radially symmetric shape about an optimal search output.