52. An apparatus comprising: means for receiving, through a hardware input device, text input within an integrated search field of a web browser application; means for determining, based on characteristics of the text input, whether the text input triggers an automatic submission of a query to a search engine; means for determining, based on characteristics of the text input, whether to delay the trigger for automatic submission, wherein the query is automatically submitted to the search engine if the text input satisfies a temporal trigger, wherein the temporal trigger is based upon a connection speed to the search engine; means for automatically submitting the query to the search engine, the query based on the received search input; means for displaying, within the web browser application, a web page returned from the search engine based on the query; and means for automatically maintaining a focus within the integrated search field after the returned web page is displayed, the focus designating where the text input is directed.
52. An apparatus comprising: means for receiving, through a hardware input device, text input within an integrated search field of a web browser application; means for determining, based on characteristics of the text input, whether the text input triggers an automatic submission of a query to a search engine; means for determining, based on characteristics of the text input, whether to delay the trigger for automatic submission, wherein the query is automatically submitted to the search engine if the text input satisfies a temporal trigger, wherein the temporal trigger is based upon a connection speed to the search engine; means for automatically submitting the query to the search engine, the query based on the received search input; means for displaying, within the web browser application, a web page returned from the search engine based on the query; and means for automatically maintaining a focus within the integrated search field after the returned web page is displayed, the focus designating where the text input is directed. 53. The apparatus of claim 52 , further comprising means for preventing the returned web page from controlling the focus.