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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2010
Gaurav Sareen, Bellevue, WA (US);
Raghavendra Vinayak Prabhu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Yofay Kari Lee, Austin, TX (US);
Gaurav Sareen, Bellevue, WA (US);
Raghavendra Vinayak Prabhu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Yofay Kari Lee, Austin, TX (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Search macros suggestions are provided to refine a user's search. When a search query is received from an end user, one or more search macros are determined to be relevant to the search query. The search macros are then provided to the end user as suggestions for refining the user's search. In some instances, the end user may chose to select one of the suggested search macros. A search is then performed using the search query and the selected search macro to provide search results to the end user that may be more relevant to the user's search.