Meta search engine

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2006-02-14

2006-02-14

Millin, Vincent (Department: 3624)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

C707S793000, C707S793000, C707S793000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06999959

ABSTRACT:
A computer implemented meta search engine and search method. In accordance with this method, a query is forwarded to one or more third party search engines, and the responses from the third party search engine or engines are parsed in order to extract information regarding the documents matching the query. The full text of the documents matching the query are downloaded, and the query terms in the documents are located. The text surrounding the query terms are extracted, and that text is displayed.

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