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Patent US8200688 - Method and system for facilitating information searching on electronic devices - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA method and system for facilitating information searching for a user of an electronic device is provided. Facilitating searches involves obtaining information about the user interests, identifying potential data of interest to the user, extracting data related to said data of interest to the user, and...http://www.google.com/patents/US8200688?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8200688 - Method and system for facilitating information searching on electronic devicesAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8200688 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/969,778Publication dateJun 12, 2012Filing dateJan 4, 2008Priority dateMar 7, 2006Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN101595481A, CN101595481B, EP2108157A1, EP2108157A4, US8782056, US20080183698, US20120246172, WO2008093989A1Publication number11969778, 969778, US 8200688 B2, US 8200688B2, US-B2-8200688, US8200688 B2, US8200688B2InventorsAlan Messer, Doreen Cheng, Anugeetha Kunjithapatham, Phuong Nguyen, Priyang Rathod, Mithun Sheshagiri, Simon J. GibbsOriginal AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (161), Non-Patent Citations (90), Referenced by (7), Classifications (27), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod and system for facilitating information searching on electronic devices
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