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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2008
Liang-yu Chi, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jon C. Maddox, Richmond, VA (US);
Ashley Hall, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Liang-Yu Chi, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jon C. Maddox, Richmond, VA (US);
Ashley Hall, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Yahoo! Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method is described herein that automatically detects when a user of a search engine is conducting a research session about a particular topic and then presents the user with access to one or more research-related tools responsive to detecting that the research session is being conducted. The research-related tool(s) may include one or more tools used for collecting, organizing and sharing content about the particular topic. The automatic provision of access to the research-related tool(s) responsive to detection of the research session can advantageously improve the experience of the user conducting the research session.
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