Collection represents combined intent

US8682736B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

• Gary W. Flake · Bellevue, US
• Karim Farouki · Seattle, US
• Blaise Aguera y Arcas · Seattle, US
• Brett D. Brewer · Sammamish, US
• Steven M. Drucker · Bellevue, US
• Tomasz Kasperkiewicz · Redmond, US
• Stephen L. Lawler · Kirkland, US
• Donald James Lindsay · Mountain View, US
• Adam Sheppard · Seattle, US
• Richard Szeliski · Redmond, US
• Jeffrey Jon Weir · Seattle, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 24, 2008
• Grant date: Mar 25, 2014
• Expiry date: Jan 16, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q50/01
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates communicating intent-related data to a user. A display engine can enable exploration of a portion of image data during a browsing session. An intent component can receive a portion of data related to the browsing session, wherein the portion of data is at least one of a collection of browsing history or a portion of data displayed during a browsing session. The intent component can further evaluate the portion of data to ascertain a combined intent of a user. A selective ad component can infer an incompleteness of the combined intent to trigger a pre-qualification for an offer related to at least one of an item or service that fulfills the incompleteness.