WEB SEARCH SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A web search system comprising an interface and a control subsystem, the interface having a primary non-web browsing function and being arranged to accept entry of text, wherein the control subsystem is configured to trigger on demand so as to submit at least a portion of said entered text to a predetermined web search engine, the search system being arranged to display results from the web search engine.
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Abstract
A web search system, network, plug-in and method are disclosed. An interface having a primary non-web browsing function is arranged to accept entry of text. A control subsystem is triggerable on demand to submit at least a portion of said entered text to a predetermined web search engine, the search system being arranged to display results from the web search engine.
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20 Claims
- 1. A web search system comprising an interface and a control subsystem, the interface having a primary non-web browsing function and being arranged to accept entry of text, wherein the control subsystem is configured to trigger on demand so as to submit at least a portion of said entered text to a predetermined web search engine, the search system being arranged to display results from the web search engine.
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8. A network comprising a management system and a plurality of web search systems:
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the management system including a data repository comprising a plurality of predictive text entries and associated web search terms, wherein the management system is arranged to communicate with a plurality of client devices for updating the data repository in dependence on said communication; each web search system comprising an interface and a control subsystem, the interface having a primary non-web browsing function and being arranged to accept entry of text, wherein the control subsystem is arranged to store at least a subset of the predictive text entries and associated web search terms and is arranged to present a suggested predictive text entry in dependence on the entered text, the control subsystem being configured to trigger on demand so as to submit said associated web search term to a predetermined web search engine and the search system being arranged to display results from the web search engine. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A plug-in for a computer application having a primary non-browsing function, the plug-in comprising an interface plug-in and a control subsystem wherein:
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the interface plug-in comprising computer program code for cooperating with an existing interface of the application and for obtaining entered text; the control subsystem comprising computer program code for receiving said text from said interface plug-in and for receiving a trigger to submit said associated web search term to a predetermined web search engine, the interface plug-in further comprising computer program code for displaying results from the web search engine in said existing interface of the application.
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14. A method for providing a web search comprising:
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interfacing with an application having a primary non-web browsing function that is arranged to accept entry of text; triggering on demand the submission of at least a portion of said entered text to a predetermined web search engine; and displaying results from the web search engine in said application. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer readable medium encoded with a computer program, the computer program comprising:
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computer program code for interfacing with an application having a primary non-web browsing function that is arranged to accept entry of text; computer program code for triggering on demand the submission of at least a portion of said entered text to a predetermined web search engine; and computer program code for displaying results from the web search engine in said application. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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