A patent application registered by Google often see it integrate a variety of specialist vertical searches into its interface, with specific modes for jobs, quality recipes and restaurants, for instance.

While Google presently offers specific search features for such things as news and (in certain nations) quality recipes, underneath the Unified Search Interface patent, these could be introduced together in to the primary search engine results page, using the user in a position to switch between specific, strained searches using a drop-lower menu.

Because the image below shows, this could allow Google to include additional search features useful to particular type of query. For instance, employment search could feature table or map sights to create hunting lower a appropriate job simpler, together with a chance to search via vacancy posting date and distance.

The United States patent was requested on 12 The month of january this season also it was�published on 30 August. Oddly enough, one Dustin Boswell shows up because the inventor, despite getting left Google 2 yrs ago, showing that the organization sitting about this for 2 years before trying to safeguard it. Just like any patent, there s no guarantee this is ever going to escape right into a real product.

UPDATE: An early on version want to know , reported the patent as granted, when in fact it's pending. This publish continues to be edited for clearness.

Thanks to Andy for that tip.