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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2007
Bhuvan Middha, Redmond, WA (US);
Girish Kumar, Redmond, WA (US);
Gaurav Sareen, Bellevue, WA (US);
Janine Crumb, Seattle, WA (US);
Jason Douglas, Kirkland, WA (US);
Silviu Petru Cucerzan, Redmond, WA (US);
Bhuvan Middha, Redmond, WA (US);
Girish Kumar, Redmond, WA (US);
Gaurav Sareen, Bellevue, WA (US);
Janine Crumb, Seattle, WA (US);
Jason Douglas, Kirkland, WA (US);
Silviu Petru Cucerzan, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Computerized methods and systems for generating a suggested query list with suggested search terms displayed as highlighted text utilizing a user-defined query are provided. Query search terms are received by a user-interface display. Upon inputting query search terms, the user-interface automatically generates a suggested query list. The suggested query list is associated with the query search term and the suggested query list is comprised of at least one suggested search term. A query suggestion architecture determines if the query search term and the suggested search term are a match, and if so, highlights the suggested search term that is not a match. The user interface displays the highlighted terms to assist in refining a search. The present invention further provides a stemming algorithm that extracts the root form of the query search term.