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Resolving queries based on automatic determination of requestor geographic location
US9058395B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9058395-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213453920-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 23, 2012 |
| Priority date | May 30, 2003 |
| Publication date | Jun 16, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 2015 |
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Resolving a query term includes receiving at least one query term from a requestor and determining a geographic location of the requestor. The geographic location of the requestor may be determined by accessing an electronic information store containing a requestor profile including geographic information about the requestor, where the requestor profile is used by more than one program. The query term is resolved against electronic information within at least one electronic information store to determine whether one or more matches exist and a result is generated that accounts for the geographic location of the requestor.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method of providing an ordered list of search results, comprising the steps of: receiving a term of a query; determining a geographical area associated with a requestor of the query; generating, with at least one processor, search results associated with the term and the geographical area, the search results including first search results relevant to the term and second search results relevant to the geographical area; and ordering the search results…
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- What does patent US9058395B2 cover?
- Resolving a query term includes receiving at least one query term from a requestor and determining a geographic location of the requestor. The geographic location of the requestor may be determined by accessing an electronic information store containing a requestor profile including geographic information about the requestor, where the requestor profile is used by more than one program. The que…
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- Virdy Ajaipal Singh, Microsoft Technology Licensing Llc
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- Primary CPC classification G06F17/3087. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Jun 16 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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