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User Intent Discovery

Abstract: A system 100 that facilitates determining a user's intent given a user search query comprises a search engine that is employed to search over a collection of objects within a data store to retrieve a user search result set. The objects within the result set are associated with queries that were previously utilized to locate such objects. A level of relatedness between the previous queries and the user search query is determined, and previous queries that are associated with a result set that is novel and related to the user search result set are returned to the user.

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Patent Information

Application #
Filing Date
01 March 2005
Publication Number
35/2007
Publication Type
INA
Invention Field
COMMUNICATION
Status
Email
Parent Application

Applicants

MICROSOFT CORPORATION
ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND, WASHINGTON 98052, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

Inventors

1. ERIC D. BRILL
ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND, WASHINGTON 98052, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
2. HAROLD C. DAUME
ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND, WASHINGTON 98052, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

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