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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2007
Esther Hsiu-meng Wang, Redmond, WA (US);
Anthony Xavier Francisco, Woodinville, WA (US);
Charles Joseph Coplen, Redmond, WA (US);
Esther Hsiu-Meng Wang, Redmond, WA (US);
Anthony Xavier Francisco, Woodinville, WA (US);
Charles Joseph Coplen, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for facilitating web-based research among a community of users. Templates created by at least one user within the community may be modified by another user to facilitate further research on a item, such as a product and/or service, associated with the template. The modified template may be populated with data collected from at least one website and organized in such a manner so as to facilitate making a decision about the item.