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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2002
Applicants:
Karen E. Fries, Seattle, WA (US);
John M. Tippett, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeffrey Richter, Bellevue, WA (US);
Inventors:
Karen E. Fries, Seattle, WA (US);
John M. Tippett, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeffrey Richter, Bellevue, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for enhancing searching of a network has an architecture that supports a search tool component capable of soliciting a search query from a user and of invoking an instance of an Internet browser in which to display search results. A further embodiment of the invention providing at least one search option suggesting changing at least one search parameter and at least one option allowing the user to indicate that their search was successful.