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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2012
Steven Chi Truong, Montreal, CA;
Steven Chi Truong, Montreal, CA;
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for search engine synchronization is disclosed according to an aspect of the subject technology. The method comprises receiving, at a computing device, a search engine entry for a search engine, wherein the search engine entry comprises a keyword for invoking the search engine, and a globally unique identifier (GUID) uniquely identifying the search engine. The method also comprises determining whether there is a local search engine entry stored locally on the computing device with the same GUID as the received search engine entry, and, if there is a local search engine entry with the same GUID as the received search engine entry, then performing steps. The steps comprise determining whether the received search engine entry is newer than the local search engine entry, and, if the received search engine entry is newer, then replacing the local search engine entry with the received search engine entry.