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Methods and systems for conceptually organizing and presenting information

CA 2546494 C · Owner: Ask Jeeves, Inc. · Inventors: Gerasoulis, Apostolos; Levin, Alan; Curtis, Andy

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Methods and systems for providing a response to a query. A plurality of picks issued during a same search session are associated. A query is received from a user and a search result is provided corresponding to the query. In response to a user issuing a pick, one or more of the associated picks are provided. For one embodiment of the invention, search result URLs are associated with one or more queries where picks of such URLs and the queries were contained in a search session. In response to a query search results are provided that , include one or more URLs and any queries associated with each URL.

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  • Filed December 7, 2004 and granted March 25, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 7, 2024.
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FiledDecember 7, 2004
GrantedMarch 25, 2014
Term endedDecember 7, 2024
Patent numberCA 2546494 C
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2005200720092011201320152017201920212023Application filedDec 7, 2004Patent grantedMarch 25, 2014Term endedDec 7, 2024

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