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Meta-search engine architecture

  • US 20040143644A1
  • Filed: 04/01/2003
  • Published: 07/22/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A meta-search system for performing a search over a plurality of data sources via one or more search passes, the system comprising:

  • a search controller for;

    i) transmitting a search query object having a specified route which lists a plurality of query processors desired to be executed;

    ii) receiving data request objects from the plurality of executed query processors and transmitting the data request objects to a plurality of data collectors, each data request object being transmitted to associated data collectors, iii) receiving result objects associated with the data requests from the data collectors, and iv) transmitting the result objects to a user interface for display;

    the plurality of query processors being executed according to the specified route to receive and process the search query object, each of the query processors enabled to generate a data request object based on the search query object and one or more data request objects generated by one or more previously executed query processors; and

    each of the plurality of data collectors enabled to convert a data request object received from the search controller to a request associated with an outside data source that performs a search according to the converted request, and each data collector enabled to convert a result of the search transmitted from the outside data source to a result object.

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