The patent for pagerank has been updated by Stanford University. Advanced searching options for searchers have been introduced by Hewlett-Packard. IBM patents a query translation server to help search engines provide search results in more languages than English, Microsoft uncovers a way to learn more about the people who are clicking upon ads, and Yahoo integrates external sites into its shopping portal. There is a comprehensive coverage of the patents at Search Engine Watch.

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