METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT PROVIDING LOCAL SERVICE DISCOVERY WITH BROWSER SEARCH
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- sending a search request from an apparatus to a first, remote search engine to perform a search in a network; and
including local information received from at least one local source and searched by a second, local search engine as at least a part of a result of the search,wherein the at least one local source is external to another apparatus comprising the local search engine.
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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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24 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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sending a search request from an apparatus to a first, remote search engine to perform a search in a network; and including local information received from at least one local source and searched by a second, local search engine as at least a part of a result of the search, wherein the at least one local source is external to another apparatus comprising the local search engine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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a user interface; a first interface to a first channel; at least one second interface to at least one second channel; at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following, send a search request from the apparatus to a first, remote search engine to perform a search in a network; and include local information received from at least one local source and searched by a second, local search engine as at least a part of a result of the search, wherein the at least one local source is external to another apparatus comprising the local search engine. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to perform at least the following steps:
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sending a search request from the apparatus to a first, remote search engine to perform a search in a network; and including local information received from at least one local source and searched by a second, local search engine as at least a part of a result of the search, wherein the at least one local source is external to another apparatus comprising the local search engine. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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