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US 2006/0190436 A1Published application
Dynamic client interaction for search
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsMatthew Richardson, Robert Ragno
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Abstract
A system for guiding a search for information is presented. The system comprises a user interface that accepts a phrase and receives at least one suggestion based at least in part on the phrase. The system also includes a phrase suggestion engine that matches the phrase with the at least one suggestion. Methods of using the system are also provided.
Claims20
A system for guiding a search for information, comprising:
- a user interface that accepts a phrase and receives at least one suggestion based at least in part on the phrase;
- and
- a phrase suggestion engine that matches the phrase with the at least one suggestion.
A method of guiding a search for information stored in a machine-readable format, comprising:
- creating a suggestion from a phrase entered by a user at a user interface;
- and
- creating at least one query based at least in part upon the suggestion.
A system for guiding a search for information stored in a machine-readable format, comprising:
- means for creating a suggestion from a phrase entered by a user at a user interface;
- and
- means for creating at least one query based at least in part upon the suggestion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.