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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:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2011
Jane T. Kim, Seattle, WA (US);
Warren G. Stevens, Redmond, WA (US);
Laura J. Gehring, Bellevue, WA (US);
Sarah J. Bowers, Snohomish, WA (US);
Clint C. Jorgenson, Carnation, WA (US);
Pui Ching Hon, Bellevue, WA (US);
Jane T. Kim, Seattle, WA (US);
Warren G. Stevens, Redmond, WA (US);
Laura J. Gehring, Bellevue, WA (US);
Sarah J. Bowers, Snohomish, WA (US);
Clint C. Jorgenson, Carnation, WA (US);
Pui Ching Hon, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
In one or more embodiments, a Web browser receives user input in the form of text that is entered in a suitably-configured text entry bar, such as an address bar. The web browser processes the text and ascertains whether the text appears to be a search or an attempted navigation. Based on whether the text appears to be a search or an attempted navigation, the web browser communicates the text to a search provider, along with an indication of whether the text appears to be a search or an attempted navigation. The search provider receives the text and the indication and can then take appropriate action as by returning a search results page or causing the web browser to be redirected to a website associated with the received text.