Systems, methods and computer readable media for performing a domain-specific metasearch, and visualizing search results therefrom
First Claim
1. A method of performing a domain-specific metasearch, and obtaining search results therefrom, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a metasearch engine capable of accessing generic, web-based search engines and domain-relevant search engines;
receiving one or more queries inputted by a user to the metasearch engine and searching for documents on at least one of said generic, web-based search engines and domain-relevant search engines which are relevant to the queries;
fetching raw data search results in the form of text documents from each of said at least one of said generic, web-based search engines and domain-relevant search engines;
extracting relevant data including semantic information from the raw data search results;
converting the relevant data, including the semantic information, to a local format; and
visualizing the relevant data having been converted to the local format as a network visualization.
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Abstract
Systems, methods and computer readable media for performing a domain-specific metasearch, and obtaining search results therefrom. A metasearch engine capable of accessing generic, web-based search engines and domain-relevant search engines is provided to receive one or more queries inputted by a user, and to search for documents on at least one the generic, web-based search engines and domain-relevant search engines which are relevant to the queries. Raw data search results are fetched in the form of text documents. Relevant data including semantic information are extracted from the raw data search results, and converted to a local format. The relevant data having been converted to the local format may be visualized as a network visualization. Additionally or alternatively, the raw data search results may be ranked and/or filtered based on the linking of the relevant data. Visualization of the raw data having been ranked and/or filtered may be performed in addition to, or alternative to visualization of the network.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of performing a domain-specific metasearch, and obtaining search results therefrom, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a metasearch engine capable of accessing generic, web-based search engines and domain-relevant search engines;
receiving one or more queries inputted by a user to the metasearch engine and searching for documents on at least one of said generic, web-based search engines and domain-relevant search engines which are relevant to the queries;
fetching raw data search results in the form of text documents from each of said at least one of said generic, web-based search engines and domain-relevant search engines;
extracting relevant data including semantic information from the raw data search results;
converting the relevant data, including the semantic information, to a local format; and
visualizing the relevant data having been converted to the local format as a network visualization. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for performing a domain-specific metasearch, and obtaining search results therefrom, said system comprising:
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a metasearch engine capable of accessing generic, web-based search engines and domain-relevant search engines, wherein upon receiving one or more queries inputted by a user, said metasearch engine searches for documents on at least one of said generic, web-based search engines and domain-relevant search engines which are relevant to the queries, and fetches raw data search results in the form of text documents from each of said at least one of said generic, web-based search engines and domain-relevant search engines;
a local format module configured to extract relevant data including semantic information from the raw data search results and convert the relevant data, including the semantic information, to a local format; and
a user interface configured to visualize the relevant data having been converted to the local format as a network visualization. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of performing a domain-specific metasearch, and obtaining search results therefrom, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a metasearch engine capable of accessing generic, web-based search engines and domain-relevant search engines;
receiving one or more queries inputted by a user to the metasearch engine and searching for documents on a selected set of said generic, web-based search engines and domain-relevant search engines which are relevant to the queries;
fetching raw data search results in the form of text documents from each member of the selected set;
extracting relevant data including semantic information from the raw data search results;
converting the relevant data including semantic information from raw results to a local format;
linking the relevant data in the local format with a pre-existing, locally formatted data set which matches the relevant data;
at least one of ranking and filtering the raw data search results based on said linking the relevant data; and
visualizing the raw data having been ranked and/or filtered. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method of performing a domain-specific metasearch, and obtaining search results therefrom, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a metasearch engine capable of accessing generic, web-based search engines and domain-relevant search engines;
receiving one or more queries inputted by a user to the metasearch engine and searching for documents on a selected set of said generic, web-based search engines and domain-relevant search engines which are relevant to the queries;
fetching raw data search results in the form of text documents from each member of the selected set;
extracting relevant data including semantic information from the raw data search results;
converting the relevant data including semantic information from raw results to a local format;
linking the relevant data in the local format with a pre-existing, locally formatted data set which matches the relevant data; and
visualizing the linked relevant data and pre-existing, locally formatted data that matches, as a network visualization. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions for performing a domain-specific metasearch, and obtaining search results therefrom, wherein execution of one or more sequences of instructions by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to perform the steps of:
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receiving one or more queries inputted by a user to a metasearch engine and searching for documents on at least one of a generic, web-based search engine and a domain-relevant search engine which are relevant to the queries;
fetching raw data search results in the form of text documents from each of said at least one of said generic, web-based search engines and domain-relevant search engines;
extracting relevant data including semantic information from the raw data search results;
converting the relevant data, including the semantic information, to a local format; and
visualizing the relevant data having been converted to the local format as a network visualization.
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24. A computer readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions for performing a domain-specific metasearch, and obtaining search results therefrom, wherein execution of one or more sequences of instructions by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to perform the steps of:
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receiving one or more queries inputted by a user to a metasearch engine and searching for documents on a selected set of generic, web-based search engines and domain-relevant search engines which are relevant to the queries;
fetching raw data search results in the form of text documents from each member of the selected set;
extracting relevant data including semantic information from the raw data search results;
converting the relevant data including semantic information from raw results to a local format;
linking the relevant data in the local format with a pre-existing, locally formatted data set which matches the relevant data; and
visualizing the linked relevant data and pre-existing, locally formatted data that matches, as a network visualization.
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25. A computer readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions for performing a domain-specific metasearch, and obtaining search results therefrom, wherein execution of one or more sequences of instructions by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to perform the steps of:
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providing a metasearch engine capable of accessing generic, web-based search engines and domain-relevant search engines;
receiving one or more queries inputted by a user to the metasearch engine and searching for documents on a selected set of said generic, web-based search engines and domain-relevant search engines which are relevant to the queries;
fetching raw data search results in the form of text documents from each member of the selected set;
extracting relevant data including semantic information from the raw data search results;
converting the relevant data including semantic information from raw results to a local format;
linking the relevant data in the local format with a pre-existing, locally formatted data set which matches the relevant data;
at least one of ranking and filtering the raw data search results based on said linking the relevant data; and
visualizing the raw data having been ranked and/or filtered.
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