Federated searches implemented across multiple search engines

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2011-04-19

2011-04-19

LeRoux, Etienne P (Department: 2161)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database and file access

Search engines

C707S707000, C707S722000, C707S723000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07930286

ABSTRACT:
A plurality of search engines is selected from multiple search engines based on a search query and one or more criteria. To obtain search results for the search query, one or more search queries are submitted to the plurality of search engines. For each search engine of the plurality of search engines, certain search results are received for the one or more search queries submitted to each search engine. Consolidated search results are generated with consolidation of the certain search results that are received from each search engine of the plurality of search engines.

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