Patent ID: 7159238

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving a first query from a user of a computing device, wherein: the computing device has launched first and second browser applications respectively installed on the computing device; and the second browser application is automatically launched with the launching of the first browser application; forming a transmission including the first query for transmitting to a computer network in communication with the computing device, wherein: the computer network includes a plurality of servers each hosting a plurality of web sites; and each web site is respectively in communication with stored information; receiving a transmission at the computing device from the computer network, wherein: the transmission includes a first result set; and the first result set includes the stored information in communication with the web sites that corresponds to the first query; accessing, with said second browser application, a preference set in communication with the computing device, wherein the preference set includes a second query for a service related to the transportation of a message from the user; forming a second result set from the first result set, wherein the second result includes the stored information in the first result set that corresponds to the second query; and render for display on a display device in first and second graphical display area, respectively, the first and second result sets.