Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Directing service requests to providers
- Patent Title (中): 将服务请求定向到提供商
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Application No.: US12774993Application Date: 2010-05-06
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Publication No.: US08683050B2Publication Date: 2014-03-25
- Inventor: Steven W. Ickman , Thomas M. Laird-McConnell , Raymond E. Ozzie
- Applicant: Steven W. Ickman , Thomas M. Laird-McConnell , Raymond E. Ozzie
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
- Current Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Agent Dan Choi; Carole Boelitz; Micky Minhas
- Main IPC: G06F15/16
- IPC: G06F15/16

Abstract:
A redirection service may be used to direct a user's request to specific providers of various types of services. When a user requests a web service (e.g., mapping, search, bookmarks, weather reports, etc.), the request is received by a redirection service. The redirection service identifies a provider of the service, and issues a redirect instruction to the user's browser that redirects the browser to the identified service provider. The service provider may be determined by user selection, by default, or by any other mechanism. In one example, the user's request for a service comes by selecting a link included in a web page. In another example, a user issues a direct request for the service in the form of a command. The command may be entered, in one example, through a browser or desktop search box.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110276720A1 DIRECTING SERVICE REQUESTS TO PROVIDERS Public/Granted day:2011-11-10
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