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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2009
Nicholas Eric Craswell, Cambridge, GB;
Nitin Agrawal, Redmond, WA (US);
Amir J. Padovitz, Redmond, WA (US);
Song Zhou, Redmond, WA (US);
Nicholas Eric Craswell, Cambridge, GB;
Nitin Agrawal, Redmond, WA (US);
Amir J. Padovitz, Redmond, WA (US);
Song Zhou, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A method, system, and medium are provided for enhancing a search result snippet that is associated with a URL. Potentially descriptive terms of the URL are identified by reconciling multiple sources of terms related to the URL. One aspect includes comparing search terms of historically relevant queries to anchor text for the URL. The search result snippet might be intelligently enhanced by causing common terms to be visibly distinguished when the snippet is displayed.