Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Alexander Leo Campbell

Robert David Frye

Paul Baecke

Malik Mehdi Pradhan

Bradford Glenn Singley

Dena Natalie Saunders

Gustavo M C Guerra

Kimberly A Wilton

Houman Motevaselolhagh

Gaurav S Anand

Chani Ayn Doggett

Guillermo Enrique Rueda

Julian Manuel Varanda

Gaurav Sunil Anand

Hanna McLaughlin

Dorothy Feng

Arthur Chen

Katie Elizabeth Goldstein

Ilda Maria Ladeira

Chelsea Le

Nassim Amar

Pavi Bhatter

Arthur Li-Pang Chen

Zhe Liu

Shengbo Xue

Camille Dominique Basilio

Bojun Ma

Allan Joseph Bonifacio

Katherine Chen Lee

Systems and methods are disclosed for dynamic search interfaces. In one implementation, a search query is received from a user within a content retrieval interface. The search query is processed with respect to a first content source to determine a relevance of the first content source with respect to the search query. Based on a determination that the first content source exceeds a defined relevance threshold, content from the first content source is requested and/or received. The content received from the first content source is presented within the content retrieval interface.

Dynamic search interfaces

A computing device is configured to perform acts that include displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) of an operating system installed on the computing device, where a taskbar of the GUI includes a search box. The search box includes: 1) a text entry field that is configured to receive textual input; and 2) a graphical icon. The acts also include detecting a selection of the text entry field and presenting a first graphical pane on the display in response to detecting the selection of the text entry field, where the first graphical pane includes first content. The acts also include detecting a selection of the graphical icon. The acts further include presenting a second graphical pane on the display in response to detecting the selection of the graphical icon, where the second graphical pane comprises second content that is different from the first content.

Retrieval and display of content associated with search functionality represented in a taskbar

Systems, methods and devices for surfacing web content in an operating system shell construct are provided. A taskbar web content element size may be selected based on an amount of free space in a taskbar. First and second scored web content may be received, wherein the web content is scored based at least on the web content's relevance score to a first user account. A taskbar web content topical display category corresponding to the first web content may be selected based on the first web content having a higher score than the second web content. A web content element of the selected size and topical display category may be caused to be surfaced in the taskbar. A selection of the surfaced web content element may be received and a subset of the first web content form the first source may be caused to be surfaced in a web content pane.

Integration of personalized dynamic web feed experiences into operating system shell surfaces

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