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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2005
Kristin D. Bromm, Mountain View, CA (US);
Denise D. Hui, San Mateo, CA (US);
Joshua T. Goodman, Redmond, WA (US);
Omar H. Shahine, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ethan N. Ray, Redmond, WA (US);
Matthew S. Carr, Seattle, WA (US);
Thomas A. Leung, Seattle, WA (US);
Wende E. Copfer, Bothell, WA (US);
Aly Valli, Seattle, WA (US);
Ewa Dominowska, Kirkland, WA (US);
Ying LI, Bellevue, WA (US);
Chun Yu Wong, Cupertino, CA (US);
Paul R. Weber, Seattle, WA (US);
Kristin D. Bromm, Mountain View, CA (US);
Denise D. Hui, San Mateo, CA (US);
Joshua T. Goodman, Redmond, WA (US);
Omar H. Shahine, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ethan N. Ray, Redmond, WA (US);
Matthew S. Carr, Seattle, WA (US);
Thomas A. Leung, Seattle, WA (US);
Wende E. Copfer, Bothell, WA (US);
Aly Valli, Seattle, WA (US);
Ewa Dominowska, Kirkland, WA (US);
Ying Li, Bellevue, WA (US);
Chun Yu Wong, Cupertino, CA (US);
Paul R. Weber, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
While interacting with a messaging interface, keywords or other search criteria are automatically identified and used to perform a search. Search results and sponsored links (or advertisements) are displayed to the user within the messaging interface. To alleviate privacy concerns, this process will not be performed unless the user has explicitly opted-in to the search feature. In another embodiment, the user can highlight keywords in an outbound or inbound message to trigger a search without leaving the messaging interface. In another embodiment, the user can input a search keyword or phrase to trigger a search without leaving the messaging interface.