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System and method for federated searching

  • US 7,599,922 B1
  • Filed: 11/27/2002
  • Issued: 10/06/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of federated searching implemented by a computer, comprising:

  • receiving a user query at a first location;

    extracting terms from the user query by parsing the terms from the user query on a term-by-term basis, determining if any terms in the user query are relevant to individual slots utilized by a search facility of a second location, and for those terms that are determined to be relevant to individual slots, filling those slots with the relevant terms;

    assigning the user query a ranking based on a weight assigned to at least a portion of the extracted terms;

    sending the user query to the second location for searching if the ranking of the user query meets a predetermined threshold and searching the user query at the second location;

    searching the user query at the first location if the query value does not meet the predetermined threshold; and

    receiving a response from one of the first location or the second location.

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