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Method, apparatus, and system for searching based on search visibility rules

  • US 8,880,500 B2
  • Filed: 06/13/2011
  • Issued: 11/04/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A search system architecture comprising:

  • a search server, whereinthe search server comprisesa search services module, whereinthe search services module is configured to apply one or more business rules to a user input, andthe application of the one or more business rules to the user input constructs a search query, anda search engine adapter, whereinthe search engine adapter is invoked to select a search engine of a plurality of search engines, andthe search engine adapter is configured to execute the search query based on the selected search engine,the search services module and the search engine adapter are communicatively coupled to one another,the search services module is configured to communicate with a user interface on a client device,the user interface is a search center user interface, andthe search engine adapter is configured to communicate with the search engine.

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