Title:
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMBINING MULTIPLE SEARCH WORKERS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004049138
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method of combining information from multiple heterogeneous workers (figure 2) comprises transmitting a first search request to a search worker (figure 2, 106) to assist the search worker in searching a first database and returning a first results set. A second search request is directed to a peer worker to assist the peer worker in initiating a search of a second database across a network asynchronously from the search worker (figure 2, 102) and returning a second results set. The first results set and second results set are then incorporated into a composite results set (figure 2, 100).
Inventors:
MUKHERJEE RAJAT
WANG JOHN
ZHANG WEI
TOURN MICHEL
CHOO KIAM
SMAIR RAMI
WANG JOHN
ZHANG WEI
TOURN MICHEL
CHOO KIAM
SMAIR RAMI
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/038176
Publication Date:
September 01, 2005
Filing Date:
November 25, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
VERITY INC (US)
International Classes:
G06F7/00; G06F17/30; G06F; (IPC1-7): G06F17/30
Foreign References:
| US20030050980A1 | 2003-03-13 | |||
| US20030074322A1 | 2003-04-17 |
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