Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP
Method and apparatus for concept-based searching across a network
According to one embodiment of the invention, a method includes receiving a search term for a query. The method also includes searching a network of concept terms for terms related to the search term. Additionally, the query is reformulated using the search term and the related terms. A local database is searched for data terms that match the search term and the related terms. The data terms are from documents residing on websites located on servers across a network. Moreover, the method includes retrieving the documents from the websites whose data terms match the search term and the related terms.
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Joe F. Weiquan
Zhou Liu