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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.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013

Filed:

Oct. 29, 2009
Applicants:

Jason Alan Huck, Fargo, ND (US);

Matthew Robert Carlson, Moorhead, MN (US);

Brian J. Moore, West Fargo, ND (US);

Lee Charles Spiesman, Fargo, ND (US);

Arijit Chatterjee, Fargo, ND (US);

Steven Jon Omberg, Dent, MN (US);

Inventors:

Jason Alan Huck, Fargo, ND (US);

Matthew Robert Carlson, Moorhead, MN (US);

Brian J. Moore, West Fargo, ND (US);

Lee Charles Spiesman, Fargo, ND (US);

Arijit Chatterjee, Fargo, ND (US);

Steven Jon Omberg, Dent, MN (US);

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Utilizing logical identifiers or sets of metadata to describe, organize, and index content associated with a software application system from one or more content contributors is provided. When a request is made for specific content, the request may point to a logical identifier, and pieces of content applicable to the requested content may be retrieved and presented to a user. By utilizing schematized metadata associated with individual content items, a user's experience may be improved by providing content available from a plurality of content contributors applicable to the user's query.


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