Inventors:
Sean Lyndersay - Mountain View CA, US
Warren G Stevens - Redmond WA, US
Benjamin N Truelove - Lynwood WA, US
Amy Adams Placzkiewicz - Kirkland WA, US
Sebastien Zimmermann - Seattle WA, US
Tariq Sharif - Issaquah WA, US
Eric A Vera - Kirkland WA, US
Sharon Cohen - Redmond WA, US
Mike Pell - Woodinville WA, US
Jonathan A Gass - Seattle WA, US
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA
International Classification:
G06F 3/048
G06F 7/00
G06F 17/00
Abstract:
A Web browser includes a quick pick search provider menu that provides a user interface which provides a user with the ability to quickly select a new search provider which appears when the user places focus in the Web browser's search box. In one or more embodiments, the Web browser's search box comprises a native part of the Web browser and is not a search box associated with an installed tool bar. In other embodiments, search box functionality is provided as an extension to the Web browser. Further, various embodiments enable the user to switch between search providers in an easy and intuitive way. Yet other embodiments provide an opportunity for users to switch between search providers using keywords in the search box. Further embodiments enable users to define collections of search providers to which individual searches can be sent.
