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System and method for searching multiple disparate search engines

  • US 20020049756A1
  • Filed: 08/09/2001
  • Published: 04/25/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable components, comprising:

  • a search engine manager configured to receive a search query from a client and to translate the search query to a standard query, and to communicate the standard query from the search engine manager to a search engine wrapper; and

    the search engine wrapper being configured to translate the standard query to a native format query associated with a registered search engine and to communicate the native format query to the registered search engine, the search engine wrapper being further configured to return results from the registered search engine to the search engine manager.

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