System and method for exposing internal search indices to internet search engines
US8874544B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 13, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/986
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for exposing internal search indices to Internet search engines. The internal search indices are exposed to external search engines in such a way that the data may be segregated into at least two types including one layer of search data specifically for the search engines, and another for potential users of the application. This significantly improves the probability of discovery by search engines and also provides for presentation of discovered content to users in a manner consistent with the content itself, or consistent with the intended controls or presentations established by the content's owner. The system and method also includes one or more components that reproduce information about IP in a format that search engines can recognize and locate. The component also forwards users coming through the search engines to the actual IP graphical user interface (GUI) instead of the files that the search engine discovered. This allows control over the information that search engines see/view, while ensuring that a user's interface to the system stays constant.
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