18374533. MULTI-MODAL SEARCH REQUEST ROUTER (Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC)

MULTI-MODAL SEARCH REQUEST ROUTER

Organization Name

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor(s)

Ryen William White of Woodinville WA US

MULTI-MODAL SEARCH REQUEST ROUTER

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18374533 titled 'MULTI-MODAL SEARCH REQUEST ROUTER

Original Abstract Submitted

Multi-modal search systems with improved search request routing are provided. A device can include a module that identifies, based on content of a search request, provider criterion that indicates factors to be considered in making a routing decision, a criterion processor that determines, based on the provider criterion, a routing decision indicating whether to route the search request to a search engine or a chat engine based, at least in part, respective compute costs of servicing the search request using the search engine and the chat engine, respectively, and respective accuracies of responses provided responsive to the search request using the search engine and the chat engine, respectively, and an output port coupled to receive the search request and to provide the search request to the search engine or the chat engine in accord with the routing decision.