Search engine

摘要

A search engine for generating an improved search query, the engine comprising: input means for receiving a search request, the search request comprising N search terms; processing means arranged to formulate a search query from the received search request; output means arranged to output the search query wherein the processing means is arranged to formulate the search query by generating a plurality of search strings, each search string comprising a different combination of a subset of the N search terms.

主权项

1. A search engine for outputting a results set to a user, the search engine comprising:
an input arranged to receive a plurality of search results, each search result comprising one or more data items; processing component arranged to remove duplicate search results from the plurality of search results received at the input means and to generate a results set; a stored data set comprising one or more data categories and one or more data items distributed throughout the one or more data categories, wherein the stored data set is in the form of an array table comprising one or more arrays, each array being associated with a data category and the one or more data items being distributed throughout the one or more arrays; an output arranged to output the results setwherein the processing component is arranged to compare the stored data set to the search results and to determine if a first search result is a duplicate result based on the following criteria:
a) if the content of all of the one or more data categories in the stored data set are determined to match data items in the first search result then the first search result is determined to be a duplicate and is discarded; or b) if the content of at least one of the data categories in the stored data set is determined not to match any data items in the first search result then the first search result is added to the results set.