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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2006
David A. Matthews, Seattle, WA (US);
Matthew R Lerner, Seattle, WA (US);
David G. DE Vorchik, Seattle, WA (US);
Stuart Sechrest, Redmond, WA (US);
Song Zou, Issaquah, WA (US);
Bret P Anderson, Kirkland, WA (US);
David A. Matthews, Seattle, WA (US);
Matthew R Lerner, Seattle, WA (US);
David G. De Vorchik, Seattle, WA (US);
Stuart Sechrest, Redmond, WA (US);
Song Zou, Issaquah, WA (US);
Bret P Anderson, Kirkland, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments provide a search tool that utilizes multiple different search engines. The individual search engines are configured to conduct searches in different ways across a search space that includes different types of data sets. In at least some embodiments, the type of search engine that is utilized is a function of characteristics of the data set(s) that is (are) to be searched. In search spaces that include different types of data sets, combining and mixing different search engines to collectively search the search space can provide a desirably fast and robust user experience.