Accessing special purpose search systems
US9946794B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 30, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/951
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method includes receiving, at a computing device, a search query from a general purpose search system or a user device in communication with the general purpose search system and assessing, at the computing device, a special purpose search intent of the search query. The method also includes sending a recommendation from the computing device to at least one of the general purpose search system or the user device, the recommendation indicating whether to send the search query to a special purpose search system to obtain special purpose search results.
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