Shared knowledge about contents

US10102194B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

• Arindam Biswas · Tampa, US
• Saloni Agarwal · Baltimore, US
• Gowthami Chegu · Hyderabad, IN
• Bibhu Choudhary · Hyderabad, IN
• Rahul Razdan · Hyderabad, IN
• Arif Alam Siddique · Hyderabad, IN

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 14, 2016
• Grant date: Oct 16, 2018
• Expiry date: Dec 14, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F40/169
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Described herein is a method of web browser enabled annotation sharing comprising receiving information associated with the annotation, creating an anchored annotation based upon the received information associated with the annotation; and storing the anchored annotation. Further described herein is a method of retrieving an anchored annotation comprising receiving a request for an anchored annotation associated with particular content, retrieving anchored annotations associated with the particular content, filtering the retrieved anchored annotations; and, providing the filtered retrieved anchored annotations (e.g., to user(s) viewing the same content).