Database search Engine

This technology uses an automatic wrapper generation mechanism that understands the meaning of the deep web pages, extend search technologies capacities and help users to extract information from database driven web site. The technology involves a page parsing tool, a navigation system generating tool and a wrapper generation tool already mentioned. An information extraction tool renders the result of the research unlike an information manipulation tool will user to find appropriate information.

Many features of this process will give this technology an edge in the market:

SLIGHTLY SLOWER BUT MORE EFFICIENT PROCESS. Although extracting information with this technology will take slightly more time than traditional engines, ultimately, this technology will grant greater access to relevant information more efficiently and will have the added benefit of reducing the back and forth analysis on Web pages that traditional search engines require.

EXTENDED CAPABILITIES OF SEARCH ENGINES. This technology can search where traditional search engines cannot.

VERSATILITY OF USES. Depending on its implementation, this technology can also be used by question answering systems that need to get information from several sources on the web, by shopping agents that need to access several stores to get information on products, and by many other systems that need to integrate data from multiple heterogeneous sources.

INNOVATIVE. During development, new applications were designed by the research group: the smart navigation system; and the wrapper generation mechanism.

USER ORIENTED. Since the technology starts by understanding the way information is structured, users can easily extract and manipulate information from a greater number of sources when browsing the Web.

The DIET technology represents a potential solution for the business intelligence market in development. Its capacity to identify the structures of the bases of the data, normally not visible in the invisible Internet, indeed allows a search in the not indexed contents, more supplied by definition. This technology extends the current capabilities of available searching technologies and helps users to extract a wider range of relevant information. This technology applies for companies, or every user selling tools or search engines for specific query.

Univalor and the research team are looking for industry partnership in order to mature the development of the technology for specific needs. Univalor is seeking licensing agreements with a commercial partner.

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Contact Thomas at thomas.martinuzzo@univalor.ca