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Latest patent issued to Amazon

Author:Lawrence Lee
Posted:1/7/2000; 3:39:43 PM
Topic:iReview needs a Mac
Msg #:14223 (In response to 14145)
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Amazon's latest patent was issued on December 21, 1999...

US6006225: Refining search queries by the suggestion of correlated terms from prior searches

<http://www.patents.ibm.com/details?pn=US06006225__>

A search on Amazon for "dogs" returns (along with other search results):

Related Areas: Bestselling Dog Books, Dog Books
Related Searches: reservoir dogs, straw dogs, living with dogs

The patent was filed on September 1, 1998.


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