19013688. SIDEBAR SEARCH PANE (Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC)
SIDEBAR SEARCH PANE
Organization Name
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
Inventor(s)
Anjali Muralidhar Rai of Redmond WA US
Paul Valentin Borza of Seattle WA US
Tomoe Yamagata of Shoreline WA US
Julian Varanda of Seattle WA US
Jessica A. Boos of Seattle WA US
SIDEBAR SEARCH PANE
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 19013688 titled 'SIDEBAR SEARCH PANE
Original Abstract Submitted
In non-limiting examples of the present disclosure, systems and methods are described that relate to providing, in a browser environment, a sidebar search capability to users. Once in a primary content page, the user is able to select text for searching. In response, the system provides a context menu or keyboard shortcut that includes an option for conducting a sidebar search. In response to user selection, the system passes highlighted or selected text as a parameter to the search engine. The results are provided in an area alongside the currently displayed content page, such as in a sidebar search pane. The user is able to experience search results without leaving the context of their current search tab.
- Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Maryam Yusuf of Everett WA US
- Jared Brown of Seattle WA US
- Anjali Muralidhar Rai of Redmond WA US
- Paul Valentin Borza of Seattle WA US
- Tomoe Yamagata of Shoreline WA US
- Julian Varanda of Seattle WA US
- Dan Wu of Bothell WA US
- Jessica A. Boos of Seattle WA US
- G06F16/957
- G06F3/0482
- G06F3/0483
- G06F16/248
- CPC G06F16/9577