Method and system for selecting search engines for accessing...

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2007-08-23

2011-10-25

Breene, John E (Department: 2162)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database and file access

Search engines

C707S723000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08046351

ABSTRACT:
A method and system for access to information using search engines is provided. A search engine is selected for executing a query based on search engine characteristic information and the query. The characteristic information for each search engine includes information representing searching capabilities of each search engine. Selecting a search engine further involves determining a similarity between the query and the characteristic information for each search engine, and selecting a search engine based on the similarities such that a search engine with the highest similarity may be selected for executing the query and returning search results.

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