Search apparatus and method for providing a collapsed search
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1. A search apparatus operably coupled to a search engine, the search apparatus comprising:
- a field adapted to receive at least one search term for submission to the search engine; and
a user interface comprising;
a first display area for displaying a plurality of search results relevant to the at least one search term from the search engine, wherein each of the plurality of search results is associated with a resource; and
a second display area configured to displaying the resources associated with the plurality of search results, wherein a displayed resource in the second display area is unchanged while the first display area is updated with the plurality of search results;
wherein the displayed resource in the second display area is updated with at least one of the resources associated with the plurality of search results in response to user selection of at least one of the search results.
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Abstract
An search apparatus including a field for entering a search term, and a display area for displaying a search result. The search apparatus is displayed together with a current page on a web browser, and a search result of a search can be displayed in the search apparatus. As such, the current page displayed on the web browser does not necessarily change after the search has been performed.
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1. A search apparatus operably coupled to a search engine, the search apparatus comprising:
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a field adapted to receive at least one search term for submission to the search engine; and
a user interface comprising;
a first display area for displaying a plurality of search results relevant to the at least one search term from the search engine, wherein each of the plurality of search results is associated with a resource; and
a second display area configured to displaying the resources associated with the plurality of search results, wherein a displayed resource in the second display area is unchanged while the first display area is updated with the plurality of search results;
wherein the displayed resource in the second display area is updated with at least one of the resources associated with the plurality of search results in response to user selection of at least one of the search results. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of performing a search using a search apparatus having a search term field and a search result area, the search apparatus being displayed together with a current page on a web browser, the method comprising:
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submitting a query of a search by entering a search term at the search term field, wherein the result of the search is displayed in the search result area; and
browsing the result of the search in the search result area, while the web browser displays the current page. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A search apparatus comprising:
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a field for entering a search term of a search; and
a display area for displaying a search result of the search, wherein the search apparatus is displayed together with a graphic display of another application having a text input field, wherein the field for entering the search term can be automatically filled by entering the search term into the text input field of the graphic display of the another application. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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