Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Brian Thomas Schwartz

Vaibhav Girish Parikh

Marcelo Medeiros De Barros

Paul Valentin Borza

Pranathi Reddy Tupakula

Junyan Lin

Ramkrishna Khoso

A user submits a query to a search system that produces a search results page having one or more segments and a plurality of URLs relevant to the query. Embodiments of the disclosure ensure cohesion between the URLs and the segments on the search results page by evaluating each segment relative to the URLs. A relevancy score is calculated for each segment based on the URLs. The relevancy score for each segment is compared to one or more thresholds. Depending on whether the relevancy score for each segment exceeds one or more thresholds, the segment can be eliminated from the search page, relocated on the search page, or left alone. Calculation of each relevancy score is based on information determined from a search log. A feedback loop can help improve the functioning of the suppression and/or relocation functions.

Creating results page cohesion based on results URLs

A method for operating a universal casting service is described. The method receives a casting request from a first client; initiates a first casting session to a first casting device; establishes a first queue for the first casting device; adds a first media item to the queue from the first client; receives a casting request from a second client; and adds a second media item to the first queue from the second client.

Universal casting service

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Brian Thomas Schwartz