Search tool using multiple different search engine types across different data sets
US9323867B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 3, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/951
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Various embodiments provide a search tool that utilizes multiple different search engines. The individual search engines are configured to conduct searches in different ways across a search space that includes different types of data sets. In at least some embodiments, the type of search engine that is utilized is a function of characteristics of the data set(s) that is (are) to be searched. In search spaces that include different types of data sets, combining and mixing different search engines to collectively search the search space can provide a desirably fast and robust user experience.
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