US 10,885,040 B2Granted

Search-initiated content updates

AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC

InventorsRahul Gupta, Justin V. George

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Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for search-initiated content updates. In one implementation, a search query is received from a user. The search query is processed to determine a content update parameter that reflects a projection of content updates associated with the search query. A content presentation specification that defines an aspect of a presentation of search results associated the search query is generated. The content presentation specification is provided to a content presentation interface that executes on a device associated with the user. A first content update instance is generated based on the content update parameter. Based on the first content update instance, a content update is identified. The identified content update is provided to the content presentation interface that executes on the device for presentation in accordance with the content presentation specification.

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Dependent claims

A server computing system comprising:

a processing deviccprocessor;
and
memory storing an online search service that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform acts comprising:
receiving, at the server computing system and by way of a network, a user search query from a device associated with a user;
determining, based upon the search query, a content update parameter that indicates that content associated with the search query is subject to being updated;
generating a content presentation specification that contains information on visual presentation of updates to the content associated with the search query;
sending, by way of the network, the content presentation specification to a content presentation interface that executes on the device associated with the user;
generating, based upon the content update parameter, a content update instance, wherein the online search service monitors for the updates to the content associated with the search query based upon the content update instance;
storing the content update instance in an update repository comprising at least one other content update instance, wherein the content update instance is associated with the user in the update repository;
identifying, based upon the content update instance, an update to the content associated with the search query without receiving a resubmission of the search query from the device associated with the user;
and
sending, by way of the network, the update to the content associated with the search query to the content presentation interface that executes on the device for presentation in accordance with the content presentation specification.

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A method performed by a processor of a server computing system while the processor executes an online search service, the method comprising:

receiving, at the server computing system and by way of a network, a search query from a device associated with a user;
determining, based upon the search query, a content update parameter that indicates that content associated with the search query is subject to being updated;
generating a content presentation specification that contains information on visual presentation of updates to the content associated with the search query;
sending, by way of the network, the content presentation specification to a content presentation interface that executes on the device associated with the user;
generating, based upon the content update parameter, a content update instance, wherein the online search service monitors for the updates to the content associated with the search query based upon the content update instance;
identifying, based upon the content update instance, an update to the content associated with the search query without receiving a resubmission of the search query from the device associated with the user;
and
sending, by way of the network, the update to the content associated with the search query to the content presentation interface, wherein the content presentation interface presents the update to the content associated with the search query in accordance with the content presentation specification.

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A hardware data storage device having an online search service stored thereon that, when executed by a processor of a server computing system, causes the processor to perform acts comprising:

receiving, at the server computing system and by way of a network, a search query from a device associated with a user;
determining, based upon the search query, a content update parameter that indicates that content associated with the search query is subject to being updated;
generating a content presentation specification that contains information on visual presentation of the updates to the content associated with the search query;
sending, by way of the network, the content presentation specification to a content presentation interface that executes on the device associated with the user;
generating, based upon the content update parameter, a content update instance based on the content update parameter, wherein the online search service monitors for the updates to the content associated with the search query based upon the content update instance;
identifying, based on the first content update instance, an update to the content associated with the search query without receiving a resubmission of the search query from the device associated with the user;
and
sending, by way of the network, the update to the content associated with the search query to the content presentation interface that executes on the device for presentation in accordance with the content presentation specification.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.