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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2007
Thekkthalackal Varugis Kurien, Sammamish, WA (US);
Steven E. Jackson, Issaquah, WA (US);
Scott A. Field, Redmond, WA (US);
Philip J. Lafornara, Kirkland, WA (US);
Thekkthalackal Varugis Kurien, Sammamish, WA (US);
Steven E. Jackson, Issaquah, WA (US);
Scott A. Field, Redmond, WA (US);
Philip J. Lafornara, Kirkland, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for identifying executable scenario solutions relevant to a user query and returning such executable scenario solutions as search results in response to the user query are provided. Upon receiving a user query, a plurality of results is returned, each result being representative of a series of steps which may be implemented to address a particular issue relevant to the received user query. Often, a series of steps or scenario includes a number of sub-scenarios, each of which is to be executed sequentially to achieve the desired result. Accordingly, upon selection of a particular search result, the user may be guided through a series of sub-scenario result options until an item having direct association to a series of steps is selected. Once selected, the executable scenario solution is presented to the user for execution.