Data processing: database and file management or data structures – Database and file access – Record – file – and data search and comparisons
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-22
2011-03-22
Stace, Brent (Department: 2161)
Data processing: database and file management or data structures
Database and file access
Record, file, and data search and comparisons
C707S723000, C707S738000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07912847
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for a comparative web search engines, search result summarization, web snippet processing, comparison analysis, information visualization, meta-clustering, and quantitative evaluation of web snippet quality are disclosed. The present invention extends the capabilities of web searching and informational retrieval by providing a succinct comparative summary of search results at either the object or thematic levels.
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Dong Guozhu
Lagad Hardik H.
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Stace Brent
Wright State University
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