IP Library Granted Patent US 6,728,704
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US 6,728,704 · App. 09/940,600

Method and apparatus for merging result lists from multiple search engines

Inventors: Jianchang Mao, Rajat P. Mukherjee, Prabhakar Raghavan, Panayiotis Tsaparas
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Granted: Apr 27, 2004 Filed: Aug 27, 2001
Inventors
Jianchang Mao
Rajat P. Mukherjee
Prabhakar Raghavan
Panayiotis Tsaparas
Assignee (at issue)
Verity AG

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Patent No.
US 6,728,704
App. No.
09/940,600
Filed
2001-08-27
Granted
2004-04-27
Kind
B2