INTERFACE FOR A UNIVERSAL SEARCH
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1. A method comprising:
- performing a search to determine documents related to a search query, the search being performed on a database containing a plurality of document categories to obtain a list of search results corresponding to each of at least two of the categories;
ranking the lists of search results relative to one another; and
generating a document in which the search results are placed in an organization determined based, at least in part, on the ranking of the lists of search results.
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Abstract
A search engine may perform a search for a user search query over a number of possible search categories. For example, the search query may be performed for general web documents, images, and news documents. The search engine ranks categories based on the search query and/or the documents returned for each category and presents the search results to the user by category. Higher ranking categories may be presented more prominently than lower ranking categories.
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1. A method comprising:
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performing a search to determine documents related to a search query, the search being performed on a database containing a plurality of document categories to obtain a list of search results corresponding to each of at least two of the categories; ranking the lists of search results relative to one another; and generating a document in which the search results are placed in an organization determined based, at least in part, on the ranking of the lists of search results.
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