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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:
Sep. 15, 2015

Filed:

Aug. 31, 2012
Applicant:

Youlin LI, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Inventor:

Youlin Li, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Assignee:

Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06F 3/0486 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30554 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0486 (2013.01); G06F 17/30864 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods, and systems, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable storage mediums, including a method for providing a search display environment on an online resource in response to an indication that a search operation is to be performed using a content object selected from the online resource. The method includes displaying an online resource; receiving a first selection indication that one of the content objects has been selected; receiving a second selection indication that a search operation using the selected content object is to be performed; in response to receiving the second selection indication: displaying a search display environment on the online resource, the display of the online resource being subordinate to the display of the search display environment; receiving search results responsive to the search operation; and displaying the search results in the search display environment.


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