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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2005
Applicant:
Frank Stienhans, Mannheim, DE;
Inventor:
Frank Stienhans, Mannheim, DE;
Assignee:
SAP AG, Walldorf, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30864 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed for extending the search functionality of search engines. In one configuration, a method for modifying functionality of a search engine operated by a search engine host involves providing a search function associated with an entity different from the search engine entity and making that search function available to the search engine entity such that searches using the search engine utilize the search function.