Method, apparatus and computer program product providing local service discovery with browser search

An apparatus comprising:

• a user interface;
• a first interface to a first channel;
• at least one second interface to at least one second channel;
• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code,
• the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,
• send a search request from the apparatus to a first, remote search engine to perform a search in a network;
• and
• include local information received from at least one local source and searched by a second, local search engine as at least a part of a result of the search,
• wherein the at least one local source is external to another apparatus comprising the local search engine.

A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to perform at least the following steps:

• sending a search request from the apparatus to a first, remote search engine to perform a search in a network;
• and
• including local information received from at least one local source and searched by a second, local search engine as at least a part of a result of the search,
• wherein the at least one local source is external to another apparatus comprising the local search engine.