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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2004
Janet Sailor, San Leandro, CA (US);
Ruth Lim, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Anthony Reyes, San Francisco, CA (US);
Geoffrey Martin, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Janet Sailor, San Leandro, CA (US);
Ruth Lim, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Anthony Reyes, San Francisco, CA (US);
Geoffrey Martin, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for a moveable search engine interface that remains visible on the desktop are provided. In one embodiment, a search engine interface is created by displaying a graphical image of a window on a screen of the computer. The window may receive search terms for searching information available to a search engine. The search engine interface is also created by associating a two dimensional graphical image that has a specified shape and color with the window. The search engine interface is designed to remain available on the screen of the computer regardless of whether a browser associated with the computer is open or closed. Further the search engine interface is designed to be moved anywhere on the screen.