Will Google TV Owe Royalties For Universal Search?

An anonymous reader writes "Google TV, TiVo, iTunes and virtually every big consumer electronics maker have promised 'universal search' engines that enable users to quickly find and play movies, music and other content, no matter where it is stored. But Crestron Electronics, a developer of home automation systems, just filed a patent for 'Searching Two or More Media Sources for Media.' In other words, universal search, specifically for both local and cloud-based content."

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Re:it's good for google.

[ArsonSmith]

"What would you do if you had 1 million dollars?"

"Search two sources at the same time."