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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
May. 23, 2006
Kamal Jain, Bellevue, WA (US);
Kamal Jain, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The claimed subject matter can provide a mechanism that facilitates market segmentation among search engines. A segmentation mechanism is provided that displays a plurality of search engines that can be employed in connection with a plurality of search types. Thus, an Internet search query can be analyzed, e.g., by keywords to determine a type of search being performed, and subsequently directed to the search engine selected for that type rather than all search queries going to a single search engine. The routing of a query can be based upon a user's choices, which takes advantage of the fact that some search engines perform better than others based upon the type of search. The segmentation mechanism can be built into, e.g., an operating system, a browser and the like, and can be easily configured.