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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2011
Daniel Marantz, Bellevue, WA (US);
Keith Alan Regier, Kirkland, WA (US);
Sarvesh Nagpal, Seattle, WA (US);
Daniel Marantz, Bellevue, WA (US);
Keith Alan Regier, Kirkland, WA (US);
Sarvesh Nagpal, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Search results are provided with rich content in defined display areas defined via a border, background, other like graphical elements, or combinations thereof. Within the defined display area, search results content is formatted to evoke a particular theme or concept appropriate for the information identified by the search result. Additionally, within the defined display area, a graphical preview of the search result is provided in an animated manner evocative of user scrolling. Collections of search results are arranged in grids, like tiles. Search results are reviewed on a grid-by-grid basis, with small portions of prior, or subsequent, grids being displayed at the edges of the display, thereby visually indicating that further, or subsequent, grids are accessible. Alternatively, other grids can represent different types of search results. The quantity in a grid, and their size, are dynamically adjusted based on the size of the display.