Method, apparatus and computer program product providing local service discovery with browser search
First Claim
1. A method to conduct a search for information in a network, comprising:
- operating a user interface of a device to initiate the sending of a search request via a first channel; and
indicating via the user interface selectively whether information from at least one local source received via at least one second channel is to be included as at least a part of the search.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide in part a method to conduct a search for information in a network. The method includes operating a user interface of a device to initiate the sending of a search request via a first channel; and indicating via the user interface selectively whether received information from at least one local source via a second channel is to be included as at least a part of the search. The embodiments of the invention further provide a node of a communication system, where the node includes a transmitter for communicating to a receiver of a device during mobility of the device, and where the node is operable for transmitting a predetermined search word set to the receiver for use by the device for composing a search request to a search engine.
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47 Claims
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1. A method to conduct a search for information in a network, comprising:
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operating a user interface of a device to initiate the sending of a search request via a first channel; and
indicating via the user interface selectively whether information from at least one local source received via at least one second channel is to be included as at least a part of the search. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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- 11. A device comprising a user interface, a first interface to a first channel, at least one second interface to at least one second channel, and a controller coupled to the user interface and to the first and second interfaces, said controller operable to conduct a search for information in a network in response to input received from said user interface by initiating the sending of a search request via the first channel and further in response to input received from said user interface to determine whether received information from at least one local source via said at least one second channel is to be included as at least a part of the search.
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21. A computer program product comprising computer executable instructions stored in a computer readable medium for directing a computer embodied in a mobile device to conduct a search for information in a network, comprising operations of:
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operating a user interface of the device to initiate the sending of a search request via a first channel; and
indicating via the user interface selectively whether received information from at least one local source via at least one second channel is to be included as at least a part of the search. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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- 29. A device comprising user interface means, first interface means for coupling to a first wireless channel, second interface means for coupling to at least one second wireless channel, and control means coupled to the user interface means and to the first and second interface means for conducting a search for information in a network in response to input received from said user interface means, said control means for initiating the sending of a search request via the first channel and, responsive to input received from said user interface means, to determine whether received information from at least one local source via said second channel is to be included as at least a part of the search.
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33. A node of a communication system comprising a transmitter for communicating to a receiver of a device during mobility of the device, said node operable for transmitting a predetermined search word set to the receiver for use by the device for composing a search request to a search engine.
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34. A method to conduct a search for information, comprising:
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receiving information from at least one local source via at least one local wireless beacon;
storing received information; and
selectively using at least some of the stored information when initiating a search via a wireless link to the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 44)
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40. A wireless communications device, comprising:
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means for receiving information from at least one local source via at least one local wireless beacon;
means for storing received information; and
means for selectively using at least some of the stored information to initiate a search via a wireless link to the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43)
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45. A computer program embodied in a computer readable medium for execution by a processor of a mobile communication device, the execution comprising operations of:
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when the mobile communication device is located in a certain geographical area, receiving a transmission from at least one local source via at least one local wireless beacon;
storing information conveyed by the received transmission; and
formulating an Internet search request for transmission from the mobile communication device, the Internet search request being formulated at least in part from the stored information so as to be pertinent to the certain geographical area. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47)
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