Data processing: database and file management or data structures – Database and file access – Search engines
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-16
2011-08-16
Lewis, Cheryl (Department: 2155)
Data processing: database and file management or data structures
Database and file access
Search engines
C707S702000, C707S723000, C707S767000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08001101
ABSTRACT:
Methods are described for utilizing user-submitted data to provide a response to a query request. User-submitted data are received and referenced upon receiving a query request from an unregistered requester, a potential response is automatically identified from the user-submitted data, the potential response is extracted, and presented in response to the query request.
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Anderson Christopher W.
Aringunram Ravi
Harris Edward David
Miller Paul
Nair Ajay
Lewis Cheryl
Microsoft Corporation
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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