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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2006
Filed:
May. 15, 2002
Steven Yao, Sammamish, WA (US);
Eric Watson, Redmond, WA (US);
Saurab Nog, Bellevue, WA (US);
David Snelling, Bellevue, WA (US);
Steven Yao, Sammamish, WA (US);
Eric Watson, Redmond, WA (US);
Saurab Nog, Bellevue, WA (US);
David Snelling, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A search engine receives a search query from a user and forwards the received query to a partner by way of a call to a generic proxy with the query for the partner. The generic proxy receives and processes the query, forwards the processed query to the partner, receives search results responsive to the forwarded query from the partner, and processes the received search results, all according to the configuration information corresponding to the partner. The generic proxy then forwards the processed search results to the search engine for further forwarding to the querying user. Accordingly, each of several partners has corresponding configuration information unique thereto and only the generic proxy need be developed for all of the several partners.