Synonym and similar word page search
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsCullen Sauls, Travis Leithead, Roland Tokumi
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Abstract
A search tool enables users to search for synonyms of, and/or syntactically similar words to search terms that they enter. In at least some embodiments, the search tool is implemented in the context of a web browser for searching web pages. In some embodiments, search terms can be distinctly, visually highlighted on a page, such as a web page, to allow the user to easily identify words that have been found through the search. In at least some embodiments, color coding can be used to uniquely identify exact matches, synonyms and/or syntactically similar words that are identified on a page.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- presenting a search tool that enables a user to select to perform a search for search terms that the user enters, the search performed within content contained in one or more pages rendered by a web browser, wherein the search tool is configured to provide multiple selectable options to selectively include in the search one or both of synonyms of the one or more search terms or syntactically similar words to the one or more search terms;
- receiving, via the search tool, a selection of the multiple selectable options and one or more search terms entered by the user;
- and
- in accordance with the selection of the multiple selectable options, conducting a search by traversing the one or more rendered pages to discover one or more of exact, synonym, or syntactically similar matches of the one or more search terms.
A computing device comprising:
- one or more processing devices;
- computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed via the one or more processing devices, implement a web browser configured to:
- expose a search tool that enables a user to select to perform a search within one or more pages rendered by the web browser in one or more display portions of the web browser, the search tool having multiple selectable options to selectively designate performance of a search including one or both of synonym or syntactically similar matches to search terms;
- receive, via the search tool, one or more search terms entered by the user;
- conduct a local search by traversing the one or more rendered pages to discover one or more of exact, synonym, or syntactically similar matches to the one or more search terms;
- and
- for words that constitute matches, highlight said words for the user in context within the one or more rendered pages.
One or more computer-readable storage devices storing computer-readable instructions thereon that, when executed by a computing device, implement a web browser comprising:
- a display area having one or more display portions to present one or more document pages rendered via the web browser;
- and
- a search tool accessible via the web browser and configured to:
- enable a user to input a selection to perform a search, within the one or more document pages rendered via the web browser, including one or both of synonym matches and syntactically similar matches for a search term that the user enters via the search tool;
- receive, via the search tool, a search term entered by the user;
- responsive to the selection to perform the search, conduct the search in accordance with the selection by traversing the one or more document pages rendered via the browser to discover one or more of exact, synonym, or syntactically similar matches for the search term entered by the user;
- and
- for words that constitute matches, highlight the words in context within the one or more document pages.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.