Patent ID: 8306963
Filing Date: 2012-11-06
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for use in a computing device, the method comprising: loading, via a browser executing on the computing device, a webpage from a particular address over a network; displaying, by the computing device, the webpage on a display screen; loading, by the computing device, executable code from a second computing device via the network; loading, by the computing device, a manifest from a remote source, the manifest including information regarding a layout for representations of applications to be displayed within an embedded search bar; and executing the code, by the computing device, to cause the embedded search bar to be displayed at a first portion of the display screen displaying the webpage, the embedded search bar being an open and extensible search application platform having a set of public application program interfaces and at least one application associated therewith for presenting non-query related results, the at least one application interfacing with the embedded search bar via the set of public application program interfaces.