Accessing Category-Specific Search Servers

摘要

A search system includes a query processing device for processing a search query and a search server. The search server receives a search request with a search query and sends the search query to the query processing device via an application programming interface (API). Upon sending the search query to the query processing device, the search server determines whether an indication is received from the query processing device, the indication indicates that the search query does not trigger category-specific search results. In response to determining that the indication has not been received: the search server waits to receive the category-specific search results that correspond with the search query. The search server aggregates the category-specific search results with the general purpose search results, and transmits the aggregated search results. In response to determining that that indication has been received, the search server generates and transmits the general purpose search results.

主权项

1. A search system comprising:
a query processing device for processing a search query; and a search server comprising:
a network communication device;a storage device that stores a search data store with one or more search records; anda processing device that executes computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processing device, cause the processing device to:
receive a search request via the network communication device, the search request comprises a search query with one or more search terms;send the search query to the query processing device via an application programming interface (API);upon sending the search query to the query processing device, determine whether an indication is received from the query processing device, the indication indicates that the search query does not trigger category-specific search results;in response to determining that the indication has not been received:
receive the category-specific search results that correspond with the search query;generate general purpose search results for the search query based on the search records stored in the search data store;aggregate the category-specific search results and the general purpose search results; andtransmit the aggregated search results; andin response to determining that that indication has been received:
generate the general purpose search results for the search query based on the search records stored in the data store; andtransmit the general purpose search results.