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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2007
Krysta Svore, Seattle, WA (US);
Chris Burges, Bellevue, WA (US);
Silviu-petru Cucerzan, Redmond, WA (US);
Krysta Svore, Seattle, WA (US);
Chris Burges, Bellevue, WA (US);
Silviu-Petru Cucerzan, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A computer-implementable method and system for performing a multi-level search. The method includes performing a primary search that involves executing a query submitted by a user, and returning primary search results (a list of documents, for example). The method further includes automatically performing a secondary search. The secondary search involves identifying at least one third-party source of information based on the query, and automatically assessing a semantic interpretation of the query. The secondary search utilizes the identified at least one third-party source of information and the semantic interpretation of the query to derive secondary search results, which are displayed along with the primary search results.