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Server directed client originated search aggregator

  • US 9,712,457 B2
  • Filed: 10/07/2013
  • Issued: 07/18/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of initiating a search of at least a subset of network resources, the method comprising:

  • receiving, at a server comprising a memory and a processor, a request comprising at least one search term from a client device associated with a user, the request having been initiated by the user via the client device to initiate a search;

    identifying, by the server based on the request, a search context and one or more network resources of a plurality of network resources to which to direct a search request based on the at least one search term, the identifying of the one or more network resources comprising determining at least one network resource of the plurality of network resources that is more likely to provide relevant results than other network resources of the plurality of network resources in response to a search request for the at least one search term in relation to the search context;

    providing identification of the one or more network resources to the client device;

    causing, based on the providing of the identification of the one or more network resources to the client device without further initiation by the user, the client device to originate one or more search requests, based on the at least one search term, from the client device to the identified one or more network resources independent of the server and prior to receiving any results from any network resources of the plurality of network resources;

    receiving, at the server via the client device, a result from each network resource of the one or more network resources in response to the one or more search requests;

    processing the received result; and

    providing the processed result to the client device for presentation to the user,wherein the identifying further comprises modifying a search term of the at least one search term to attempt to cause the one or more network resources to provide relevant results in response to the modified search term, and providing the modified search term to the client device, the one or more originated search requests comprising the modified search term.

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