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WebFeat Granted Federated Search Technology Patent
By WebProNews
Staff Writer
Article Date: 2004-12-14
WebFeat has been granted a patent for its federated search technology by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Granted in the fourth quarter of 2004, U.S. patent #6,807,539 covers WebFeat's method and technology for managing the authentication and session management necessary to perform a federated search across licensed resources.
Todd Miller, President of WebFeat, commented: "Prior to WebFeat, the only way to search licensed research databases in tandem was with Z39.50, or through an aggregator. WebFeat changed that. Now hundreds of libraries and millions of users enjoy the benefits of WebFeat federated searching. Our success and subsequent patent issuance reinforces WebFeat's position as the leader in the federated searching space."
WebFeat's patent focuses on WebFeat's method and technology for administering the authentication and session management necessary to perform a federated search across licensed resources. Managing licensed database authentication and sessions is widely considered to be the most challenging aspect of federated searching, determining whether or not a federated search engine is compatible with a library's collection of database resources. To date, WebFeat's technology has been successfully integrated into over half of the 20 largest U.S. public libraries and one out of every 10 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) institutions.
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