Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Persistent contextual searches
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Application No.: US13677286Application Date: 2012-11-14
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Publication No.: US09679071B2Publication Date: 2017-06-13
- Inventor: Blaise H. Aguera y Arcas , Stephen Lawler , Scott V. Fynn
- Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Agency: Ranck IP Law
- Agent Jeffrey L. Ranck
- Main IPC: G06F17/30
- IPC: G06F17/30

Abstract:
A badge may be assigned to a person, where the badge represents a characteristic or recurrent behavior of the person. A query may be associated with a badge, and the query may be continually used in a search request in combination with the person's context, thereby allowing the person to be continually provided with fresh results that may be relevant to the person's durable characteristics and current context. In one example, the person carries a handheld device, and the results are presented to the user on the user's desktop or lock screen. The act of providing the results may be triggered in various ways, such as movement of the person who carries the device, or the availability of sufficiently high-quality results.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130151513A1 PERSISTENT CONTEXTUAL SEARCHES Public/Granted day:2013-06-13
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