Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for enhancing search query results
- Patent Title (中): 增强搜索查询结果的系统和方法
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Application No.: US12771415Application Date: 2010-04-30
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Publication No.: US08239377B2Publication Date: 2012-08-07
- Inventor: Natasa Milic-Frayling , Brett D. Brewer , Eric Watson , Eddie L. Mays, III , Ralph Sommerer
- Applicant: Natasa Milic-Frayling , Brett D. Brewer , Eric Watson , Eddie L. Mays, III , Ralph Sommerer
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
- Current Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Agency: Shook Hardy Bacon L.L.P.
- Main IPC: G06F7/00
- IPC: G06F7/00 ; G06F17/30

Abstract:
Embodiments of the present invention leverage search query result page thumbnails and search query result link content evaluations to provide user-dependent enhanced search query results. This provides a simplified means to inform a user of the relevancy of search query results based on the user's preferences, environment, and profile, etc. The present invention allows a user to more adequately determine the value of the search query result via search query result indicators within the thumbnail and in the proximity of a displayed result link. In one embodiment of the present invention, a thumbnail of a query result link is automatically displayed when the link is selected. This provides a tool to view an entire search result page, eliminating the necessity of scrolling through each page to find relevant search terms. In another embodiment of the present invention, indicators are utilized to inform a user of the content of a search result link.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100223257A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING SEARCH QUERY RESULTS Public/Granted day:2010-09-02
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