Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Dena Natalie Saunders

Alexander Leo Campbell

Bradford Glenn Singley

Houman Motevaselolhagh

Marcelo Medeiros De Barros

Rahul Lal

Abinash Sarangi

Guillermo Enrique Rueda

Chani Ayn Doggett

Robert David Frye

Ling Lu

Julian Manuel Varanda

John Michael Guthmann

Shantanu Sharma

Hanna McLaughlin

Dorothy Feng

Arthur Chen

Saulo Santos

Shengbo Xue

Ankit Kumar

Katie Elizabeth Goldstein

Ilda Maria Ladeira

Nassim Amar

Chelsea Le

Pavi Bhatter

Camille Dominique Basilio

Bojun Ma

Arthur Li-Pang Chen

Zhe Liu

Allan Joseph Bonifacio

Katherine Chen Lee

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

Systems, methods, and computer-executable instructions for verifying a chat bot. Registration information for the chat bot is received that includes keywords. Queries are submitted to the chat bot and responses to the queries are received. The responses are classified using a classifier. Verification that the responses are classified as approved responses are done. The registration information is stored and the registration of the chat bot is completed based upon the verified responses. A search query that includes a search keyword is received. The search keyword is matched to the keywords associated with the chat bot. Search results that include a link to the chat bot that are based upon the search query are provided.

Chat bot registration with search results integration

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