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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2009
Scott K. Imig, Redmond, WA (US);
Kenneth Ward Church, Seattle, WA (US);
Jean-marie Larchevêque, Bellevue, WA (US);
Samuel D. Paye, Jr., Seattle, WA (US);
Silviu-petru Cucerzan, Redmond, WA (US);
Emily Blythe Pitler, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Robert Rounthwaite, Fall City, WA (US);
Ryen W. White, Kirkland, WA (US);
Scott K. Imig, Redmond, WA (US);
Kenneth Ward Church, Seattle, WA (US);
Jean-Marie Larchevêque, Bellevue, WA (US);
Samuel D. Paye, Jr., Seattle, WA (US);
Silviu-Petru Cucerzan, Redmond, WA (US);
Emily Blythe Pitler, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Robert Rounthwaite, Fall City, WA (US);
Ryen W. White, Kirkland, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Described is a search technology in which a search engine constructs a results page for a query that integrates suggested queries with the individual query results (e.g., displayed URLs). When rendered, the proximity of the suggested queries to their corresponding individual query result provides context as to the specific URL to which the suggested query is related. Suggested queries may appear alongside their associated search result, e.g., a displayed URL, and/or in an expandable panel proximate that individual search result. Suggested queries may appear within text accompanying a URL, and/or in a drop down menu following interaction with such text or the like. Related queries may be found by using a search result URL to find a query, by analyzing a search result's text snippet, by accessing historical data, and/or by accessing current user session data.