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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2023
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Thuli Nitoshe Chishi, Hyderabad, IN;
Kishor Chamua, Hyderabad, IN;
Shveta Verma, Hyderabad, IN;
Rajendra Bhimsen Shinde, Hyderabad, IN;
Sushil Kumar Chordia, Hyderabad, IN;
Amit Dangwal, Hyderabad, IN;
Deepak Achuthan Menon, Hyderabad, IN;
Harendra Prasad Baji, Hyderabad, IN;
Aditi Gulati, Hyderabad, IN;
Akash Shivaji Padmane, Hyderabad, IN;
Srishti Srivastava, Hyderabad, IN;
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Methods, computer systems, computer-storage media, and graphical user interfaces are provided for providing an interactive search exploration tool. In embodiments, an interactive search exploration tool is presented via a graphical user interface. The tool may include a primary topic, indicating the search query, that is positioned at a center of the interactive search exploration tool. The tool may also include distance indicators indicating extents of relatedness to the primary topic. The distance indicators can be represented as concentric shapes positioned around the primary topic at varying distances. The tool can also include a related topic(s) positioned around the primary topic. The related topic is positioned in proximity to a distance indicator that corresponds with an extent of relatedness of the related topic to the primary topic. Thereafter, in response to a selection of the related topic, a topic content snippet that provides a representation of the related topic is presented.