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Search by Number

"Parcel tracking IDs, patents, and other specialized numbers can be entered into Google's search box for quick access to information about them," according to the Google Web Search Features page, www.google.com/help/features.html.

Special searches by number types include:

Examples
Icon that is displayed beside links to map of area code Area Code Map [ 212 ]
Package Tracking [ 999444666222 ]
Icon displayed beside link to flight tracking information Flight Tracking Information [ united 42 ]
Icon displayed beside link to vehicle information Vehicle Information [ JH4NA1157MT001832 ]
Patent Search [ patent 5122313 ]
FAA Airplane Registration Numbers     [ n199ua ]
UPC Codes [ 036000250015 ]
FCC Equipment IDs [ fcc B4Z-34009-PIR ]

The rest of this page contains examples of input and output for most of these types of searches.

Icon that is displayed beside links to map of area code Area Code Map
Want to see a map of where a US telephone area code is used? Just enter the area code in Google's search box.

Google search box with [ 650 ].  

Screen shot of link to area code map.

Click on the link to view a map.

Screen shot of map where area code applies.

Package Tracking
Instead of going to the FedEx (www.fedex.com), UPS (www.ups.com), or US Postal Service (www.usps.com) sites to find out where your package is located, now you can enter parcel tracking IDs directly into Google's search box.

Google search box with [ fedex 999444666222 ].  

Screen shot of link to FedEx tracking information

Click on the link to view tracking information for a parcel.

Screen shot of FedEx tracking information

Find the latest information about your UPS package by entering "ups" followed by the tracking ID into Google's search box.

Google search box with [ 1Z9999W999999999 ].  

Icon displayed beside link to flight tracking information Flight Tracking Information
Look up information on a flight by typing the airline name or code followed by a space and a flight number.

Google search box with [ united 42 ].  

Screen shot of links to flight information.

Click on the Travelocity link to view tracking information on the flight.

Screen shot of flight travel information.

Click on the fboweb.com link to view how the actual flight is progressing.

Screen shot show progress of flight.

Icon displayed beside link to vehicle information Vehicle Information
Look up automobile vehicle information by entering a vehicle ID (VIN) number.

Google search box with [ JH4NA1157MT001832 ].  

Screen shot of link to vehicle information.

Click on the link to view information on the specified vehicle.

Screen shot of a Carfax report on the car and its status.

Patent Search
Look up a US patent by typing "patent" followed by a space and a patent number.

Google search box with [ patent 5122313 ].  

Screen shot of link to patent information database.

Click on the link to view information on the patent.

Screen shot of a patent full-text database

FAA Airplane Registration Numbers
Find out about a particular airplane by entering its FAA airplane registration number into Google's search box. An airplane's FAA registration number is typically painted on its tail.

Google search box with [ n199ua ].  

Screen shot of link to FAA aircraft information

Click on the link to view information about the aircraft.

Screen shot of FAA information

UPC Codes
Find information about an item by entering its UPC code into Google's search box.

Google search box with [ 036000250015 ].  

Screen shot of link to UPC information.

Click on the link to view information about this item.

Screen shot of FCC information

FCC Equipment IDs
Find information about FCC equipment by typing "fcc" followed by a space and the equipment's ID number.

Google search box with [ B4Z-34009-PIR ].  

Screen shot of link to FCC information

Click on the link to view information about this equipment.

Screen shot of FCC information

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