Technique for providing supplemental internet search criteria
US9454606B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 11, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/951
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a system for, and method of, supplementing an internet search. The disclosed techniques may be used to receive an initial internet search criteria entered by a user at an interface (such as a web site) to the internet search engine, identify an entity representation in a database that corresponds to the internet search criteria, and produce an enhanced internet search criteria that may incorporate both the initial internet search criteria and field values from the identified entity representation. The enhanced internet search criteria may be passed to the internet search engine in a manner that is transparent to a user.
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