Comments on: Google Files Patent for Unified Address Bar/Search Box

By: Google Address/Search Bar in Firefox « codemonkeyx.net

Google Address/Search Bar in Firefox « codemonkeyx.net — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 05:49:03 +0000

[...] seems that Google has already patented that functionality, and I am not sure how I feel about [...]

By: Internet search recipe? Your brand! | The Merchant Stand from Bob Williams

Internet search recipe? Your brand! | The Merchant Stand from Bob Williams — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:05:23 +0000

[...] you’ll see that we may be headed for a combined address and search box. In fact, Google has filed for a patent to combine the two boxes. If you use Firefox as your browser of choice, you will see that typing [...]

By: Gloria

Gloria — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:33:35 +0000

I’ve never given this a try, but I think it’s about time I do.

By: S P Arif Sahari Wibowo

S P Arif Sahari Wibowo — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:09:28 +0000

Uh sorry, apparently not as far as “last century”. Mozilla SeaMonkey start branching out of Mozilla at around 2005.

By: S P Arif Sahari Wibowo

S P Arif Sahari Wibowo — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:00:40 +0000

Note that Mozilla SeaMonkey have unified address bar / search box since last century. But I guess the patent is just for a smartness, right?

By: Boycott Novell » Microsoft and Politics (Against Google)

Boycott Novell » Microsoft and Politics (Against Google) — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:21:42 +0000

[...] to this new report, Google is encouraging junk patents by getting some of its own: Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has filed [...]

By: Andrew Allemann

Andrew Allemann — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:59:03 +0000

@ jp – could also be because I’ve visited LandsEnd.com through my browser before? Maybe it bases it on your historical usage too.