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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2011
Michelle Davis, Raleigh, NC (US);
Mark E. Maresh, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Eric A. Stegner, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Robert W. Stegner, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Michelle Davis, Raleigh, NC (US);
Mark E. Maresh, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Eric A. Stegner, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Robert W. Stegner, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate to query processing and consolidation of query results. Multiple queries may be submitted to one or more search engines, with each query having the same or different returned query items with the same or different sorting arrangement of the returned query items. The returned query items are consolidated into a single sorted set, with the sort being based upon a logical assessment and comparison of the multiple returned query items.