The Wonderful World Of Search Patents

There were quite a few patent applications filed this week. Some of them were rather mundane; others looked more interesting. In terms of sheer volume, Yahoo led the way with five, while Google requested four. Go Daddy, Ask.com, and Xerox tied for last with one application each. One of Yahoo's patent applications is related to its recent string of patents on "search unit"-type technology. This latest one recognizes that when users enter a two-word query, the words may not represent a single concept; they may just be two keywords. The process described in this patent application would detect when a user deletes one of those words and then searches again. Del.icio.us") | Yahoo! My Web Technorati: Doug is a staff writer for Murdok for the latest eBusiness news.