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What is a Patent for Interactive search interfaces with dynamic search
Search Patent for Interactive search interfaces with dynamic search
Search engines permit retrieval of information as a response to searches. Certain search engines can pull information from multiple sources of data.
The following presents a shortened summary of certain aspects of the disclosure to help provide an understanding of these aspects. This summary is not a comprehensive outline of all aspects. It is not intended to define the key or essential elements, nor do it define the extent of these aspects. The aim of this summary is to provide a quick outline of the various elements of the disclosure in order to allow for further details to be provided in the future.
In one aspect of the disclosed disclosure, systems and methods are disclosed for dynamic search interfaces. A query for search is received by the user through a content retrieval interface. To determine the relevantness of the query to the primary content source, the search query is processed with respect to that first content source. If the first source is determined to be more pertinent to the search query, the content of the initial source is able to be requested or received. The interface for content retrieval shows the content of the initial source.
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