Method and system for determining relevant sources, querying and merging results from multiple content sources
AssigneeMobile Content Networks, Inc.
InventorsPHYLLIS REUTHER, DAVID KURTZ, MICHAEL CONNOR
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Abstract
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a computer implemented method and system for processing a query may include receiving a query from a user device; categorizing the query to identify one or more content sources; formatting the query according to one or more content source specifics for the one or more content sources; transmitting the formatted query for the one or more content sources to the one or more content sources; merging results in response to the formatted query from the one or more content sources based at least in part on one or more factors; and formatting the results for delivering to the user device.
Claims59
A computer implemented method for processing a query, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a query from a user device;
- categorizing the query to identify one or more content sources;
- formatting the query according to one or more content source specifics for the one or more content sources;
- transmitting the formatted query for the one or more content sources to the one or more content sources;
- merging results in response to the formatted query from the one or more content sources based at least in part on one or more factors;
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- formatting the results for delivering to the user device.
A computer implemented system for processing a query, the system comprising:
- a receiving module for receiving a query from a user device;
- a categorizing module for categorizing the query to identify one or more content sources;
- a formatting module for formatting the query according to one or more content source specifics for the one or more content sources;
- a transmitting module for transmitting the formatted query for the one or more content sources to the one or more content sources;
- a merging module for merging results in response to the formatted query from the one or more content sources based at least in part on one or more factors;
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- a results module for formatting the results for delivering to the user device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.