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Merging search results

US8392394B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 4, 2010
Grant dateMar 5, 2013
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Expiry dateSep 9, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/9532
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for merging search results. In one aspect, a method combines search results responsive to a query that are obtained from a local search engine and a universal search engine such that the combined search results are ordered and presented in a way that emphasizes certain business entities in the results.

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