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Federated search

  • US 8,290,947 B2
  • Filed: 05/09/2011
  • Issued: 10/16/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for managing content comprising:

  • A processor configured to;

    receive at a content management system that is organized by content item type a search query using a content type data to request one or more content items;

    split the search query into a first split search query and a second split search query;

    cause the first split search query to search an internal repository, wherein the internal repository is organized by content item type;

    cause the second split search query to search in an external content source, wherein the external content source is not natively configured to provide content type data for content items;

    receive a first result associated with the first split search query of the internal repository;

    receive at the content management system a second result associated with the second split search query of the external content source;

    associate a content type with a content item included in the second result based at least in part on an information associated with the second result;

    combine the first result and the second result at a time subsequent to associating the content type with the content item included in the second result;

    provide the combined results; and

    a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.

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