Patent ID: 7970750
Filing Date: 2011-06-28
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for searching different data stores based on a classification of a search term, the method comprising: receiving at least one search term; in response to receiving the at least one search term, performing a matching sites search that compares the at least one search term to an electronic information store that includes content extracted from different web pages from different web sites; determining whether a threshold number of matches have been identified by performing the matching sites search; in response to a determination that the threshold number of matches have been identified by performing the matching sites search, displaying a result for the at least one search term based on matches identified by performing the matching sites search; in response to a determination that the threshold number of matches have not been identified by performing the matching sites search: when the search term is classified within the second category and following the classification of the search term, performing the search by comparing the search term to at least the second electronic information within at least the second electronic information store that differs from the first electronic information store to determine whether matches exist.