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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:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2009
Mira Lane, Redmond, WA (US);
Javier Garcia Flynn, Seattle, WA (US);
Paul Ray, Redmond, WA (US);
Evan Malahy, Seattle, WA (US);
Derrick Connell, Bellevue, WA (US);
Brian Macdonald, Bellevue, WA (US);
Mira Lane, Redmond, WA (US);
Javier Garcia Flynn, Seattle, WA (US);
Paul Ray, Redmond, WA (US);
Evan Malahy, Seattle, WA (US);
Derrick Connell, Bellevue, WA (US);
Brian MacDonald, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Computer-implemented methods and a computing system are provided for presenting a new user interface paradigm which allows users to explore facets related to a search query term while maintaining the original state of the search query term or staying within the confines of the user defined topic. The methods and system present facets or categories of relevant topics of a user generated search query term. The user may then explore these facets in a number of embodiments while maintaining the state of the search.