Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and system for determining relevant sources, querying and merging results from multiple content sources
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Application No.: US11672306Application Date: 2007-02-07
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Publication No.: US08352462B2Publication Date: 2013-01-08
- Inventor: Phyllis Reuther , David Kurtz , Michael Connor
- Applicant: Phyllis Reuther , David Kurtz , Michael Connor
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Mobile Content Networks, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Mobile Content Networks, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
- Main IPC: G06F7/00
- IPC: G06F7/00 ; G06F17/30
Abstract:
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a computer implemented method and system for processing a query may include receiving a query from a user device; categorizing the query to identify one or more content sources; formatting the query according to one or more content source specifics for the one or more content sources; transmitting the formatted query for the one or more content sources to the one or more content sources; merging results in response to the formatted query from the one or more content sources based at least in part on one or more factors; and formatting the results for delivering to the user device.
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