An apparatus and method that allow a user to perform a secondary passive web search while performing a first web search are provided. The first web search is performed in the foreground while the second web search is performed in the background. In one embodiment of the invention, keywords or phrases...http://www.google.de/patents/US20030055827?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20030055827 - Apparatus and method for performing background web searches