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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2010
Natasa Milic-frayling, Cambridge, GB;
Brett D. Brewer, Sammamish, WA (US);
Eric Watson, Redmond, WA (US);
Eddie L. Mays, Iii, Renton, WA (US);
Ralph Sommerer, Cambridge, GB;
Natasa Milic-Frayling, Cambridge, GB;
Brett D. Brewer, Sammamish, WA (US);
Eric Watson, Redmond, WA (US);
Eddie L. Mays, III, Renton, WA (US);
Ralph Sommerer, Cambridge, GB;
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention leverage search query result page thumbnails and search query result link content evaluations to provide user-dependent enhanced search query results. This provides a simplified means to inform a user of the relevancy of search query results based on the user's preferences, environment, and profile, etc. The present invention allows a user to more adequately determine the value of the search query result via search query result indicators within the thumbnail and in the proximity of a displayed result link. In one embodiment of the present invention, a thumbnail of a query result link is automatically displayed when the link is selected. This provides a tool to view an entire search result page, eliminating the necessity of scrolling through each page to find relevant search terms. In another embodiment of the present invention, indicators are utilized to inform a user of the content of a search result link.