CN104699700A - Searching method and device - Google Patents

Abstract

A searching method is applied to a mobile terminal, a browser is preset in the mobile terminal, and the searching method comprises the following steps: when the operation gesture of the user is detected to accord with the preset gesture, displaying an input box in a display area of the browser; acquiring and caching a search character string input by the user through the input box; receiving a search instruction triggered by the user, submitting the search character string to a preset search engine for searching, and acquiring a search result; and displaying the search result in a page of the display area. In addition, the invention also provides a searching device. The searching method and the searching device can simplify searching operation and improve searching efficiency.

Description

Search method and device

technical field

The invention relates to computer communication technology, in particular to a search method and device.

Background technique

With the popularization of mobile terminals such as smart phones and tablet computers, it is more and more recognized by people as a very practical function of mobile terminals to search for and browse content of interest through a browser. However, in the prior art, if the user wants to search for keywords in the process of browsing the webpage, the webpage must be rolled back to the place where it was originally displayed through continuous page turning operations, so that the search box at the top of the browser can be found. Box to re-enter keywords to search, such a search operation is cumbersome and inefficient.

Contents of the invention

In view of this, the present invention provides a search method and device, which can simplify search operations and improve search efficiency.

A search method, applied to a mobile terminal, wherein a browser is preset in the mobile terminal, and is characterized in that it includes: when it is detected that the user's operation gesture conforms to the preset gesture, displaying an input box in the display area of the browser ; Acquiring and caching the search string input by the user through the input box; receiving a search command triggered by the user, submitting the search string to a preset search engine for searching, and obtaining search results; The above search results are displayed on the pages in the display area.

A search device, applied to a mobile terminal, wherein a browser is preset in the mobile terminal, and it is characterized in that it includes: an input box display module, configured to display an input box in the browser when it is detected that the user's operation gesture conforms to the preset gesture The input box is displayed in the display area of the device; the search string acquisition module is used to acquire and cache the search string input by the user through the input box displayed by the input box display module; the search module is used to receive the user A triggered search command, submits the search string obtained by the search string acquisition module to a preset search engine for searching, and obtains search results; the search result display module is used to display all the search strings obtained by the search module The above search results are displayed on the pages in the display area.

In the search method and device provided by the embodiments of the present invention, when it is detected that the user's operation gesture conforms to the preset gesture, the input box is displayed in the display area of the browser, so that the user can obtain the input box with only one simple gesture, and then Search through the input box, thereby simplifying the search operation and improving search efficiency.

In order to make the above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, preferred embodiments will be described in detail below together with the accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 shows a structural block diagram of a mobile terminal.

Fig. 2 is a flowchart of a method for searching in a mobile terminal provided by the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of an input box in the method for searching in a mobile terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a flow chart of a method for searching in a mobile terminal provided by the second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a flowchart of a method for searching in a mobile terminal according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of an input box in a method for searching in a mobile terminal according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of changing a search engine through an input box in the method for searching in a mobile terminal according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of search results in a method for searching in a mobile terminal according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of an apparatus for searching in a mobile terminal according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a storage environment of the device in FIG. 9 .

Fig. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of an apparatus for searching in a mobile terminal provided by a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of a search string acquisition module in an apparatus for searching in a mobile terminal according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

In order to further explain the technical means and effects of the present invention to achieve the intended purpose of the invention, the specific implementation, structure, features and effects of the present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments.

The search method provided by the embodiments of the present invention can be applied to search in mobile terminals, and the mobile terminals can include smart phones, tablet computers, e-book readers, MP3 players (Moving Picture Experts Group Audio Layer III, moving picture experts compress standard audio Layer 3), MP4 (Moving Picture Experts Group Audio Layer IV, Moving Picture Experts Compression Standard Audio Layer 4) player, laptop portable computer, car computer, etc.

Fig. 1 shows a structural block diagram of a mobile terminal. As shown in FIG. 1 , the mobile terminal 100 includes a memory 102, a storage controller 104, one or more (only one is shown in the figure) processors 106, a peripheral interface 108, a radio frequency module 110, a positioning module 112, and a camera module 114 , an audio module 116 , a touch screen 118 and a button module 120 . These components communicate with each other via one or more communication buses/signal lines 122 .

It can be understood that the structure shown in FIG. 1 is only for illustration, and the mobile terminal 100 may also include more or less components than those shown in FIG. 1 , or have a configuration different from that shown in FIG. 1 . Each component shown in Fig. 1 may be implemented by hardware, software or a combination thereof.

The memory 102 can be used to store software programs and modules, such as the program instructions/modules corresponding to the method and device for searching in the mobile terminal in the embodiment of the present invention, and the processor 102 runs the software programs and modules stored in the memory 104, Thereby executing various functional applications and data processing, that is, realizing the above-mentioned method for searching in the mobile terminal.

The memory 102 may include high-speed random access memory, and may also include non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic storage devices, flash memory, or other non-volatile solid-state memory. In some instances, the memory 102 may further include a memory that is remotely located relative to the processor 106, and these remote memories may be connected to the mobile terminal 100 through a network. Examples of the aforementioned networks include, but are not limited to, the Internet, intranets, local area networks, mobile communication networks, and combinations thereof. Access to memory 102 by processor 106 and possibly other components may be under the control of memory controller 104 .

Peripherals interface 108 couples various input/output devices to CPU and memory 102 . The processor 106 runs various software and instructions in the memory 102 to execute various functions of the mobile terminal 100 and perform data processing.

In some embodiments, peripherals interface 108, processor 106, and memory controller 104 may be implemented in a single chip. In some other instances, they can be implemented by independent chips respectively.

The radio frequency module 110 is used to receive and send electromagnetic waves, realize mutual conversion between electromagnetic waves and electrical signals, and communicate with communication networks or other devices. The radio frequency module 110 may include various existing circuit elements for performing these functions, such as antenna, radio frequency transceiver, digital signal processor, encryption/decryption chip, Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card, memory and so on. The radio frequency module 110 can communicate with various networks such as the Internet, intranet, wireless network or communicate with other devices through the wireless network. The wireless network mentioned above may include a cellular telephone network, a wireless local area network or a metropolitan area network. The wireless network mentioned above can use various communication standards, protocols and technologies, including but not limited to Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM), Enhanced Data GSMEnvironment (EDGE), broadband code division multiple Access technology (wideband code division multiple access, W-CDMA), code division multiple access technology (Code division access, CDMA), time division multiple access technology (time division multiple access, TDMA), Bluetooth, wireless fidelity technology (Wireless, Fidelity, WiFi) (such as IEEE802.11a, IEEE802.11b, IEEE802.11g and/or IEEE802.11n), Internet telephony (Voice over internet protocol, VoIP), Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, Wi-Max), other protocols for mail, instant messaging and short messaging, and any other suitable communication protocol, even those that have not yet been developed.

The positioning module 112 is used to obtain the current location of the mobile terminal 100 . Examples of the positioning module 112 include but are not limited to Global Positioning System (GPS), positioning technology based on wireless local area network or mobile communication network.

The camera module 114 is used for taking photos or videos. The photographs or videos taken can be stored in the memory 102 and sent through the radio frequency module 110 .

The audio module 116 provides an audio interface to the user and may include one or more microphones, one or more speakers, and audio circuitry. The audio circuit receives sound data from the peripheral interface 108, converts the sound data into electrical information, and transmits the electrical information to the speaker. Speakers convert electrical information into sound waves that can be heard by the human ear. The audio circuit also receives electrical information from the microphone, converts the electrical signal into sound data, and transmits the sound data to the peripheral interface 108 for further processing. The audio data can be obtained from the memory 102 or through the radio frequency module 110 . In addition, the audio data can also be stored in the memory 102 or sent through the radio frequency module 110 . In some examples, the audio module 116 may further include a headphone jack for providing an audio interface for headphones or other devices.

The touch screen 118 simultaneously provides an output and input interface between the mobile terminal 100 and the user. Specifically, the touch screen 118 displays video output to the user, and the content of the video output may include text, graphics, video, and any combination thereof. Some output results correspond to some user interface objects. The touch screen 118 also receives user input, such as user gesture operations such as clicking and sliding, so that the user interface objects respond to these user inputs. The technique for detecting user input may be based on resistive, capacitive or any other possible touch detection techniques. Specific examples of the display unit of the touch screen 118 include, but are not limited to, liquid crystal displays or light emitting polymer displays.

The button module 120 also provides an interface for the user to input to the mobile terminal 100 , and the user can make the mobile terminal 100 perform different functions by pressing different buttons.

first embodiment

Fig. 2 is a flowchart of a method for searching in a mobile terminal provided by the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 2, the search method of the present embodiment includes the following steps:

Step S11 , when it is detected that the user's operation gesture conforms to the preset gesture, an input box is displayed in the display area of the browser.

In a specific implementation of this embodiment, the input box has the functions of an address box and a search box at the same time. The mobile terminal detects the characters input by the user in the input box. Visit the corresponding website, and if the user enters a search string, perform a keyword search based on the search string. Since the address box and the search box are combined into one input box, it simplifies the user's search operation steps and reduces the interactive controls on the browser interface, thereby improving the speed of changing search keywords and changing search engines to re-search, and better satisfying users The need for ease of search operations.

Specifically, the browser preset in the mobile terminal, please refer to FIG. 3. In a specific implementation manner of this embodiment, when the browser preset in the mobile terminal is opened, the interactive interface displayed to the user may include: an input box, a display area, and operating area. Wherein, the input box can also include: a search engine replacement area and a search string input and display area, the search engine replacement area can be used to receive the user's instruction to replace the search engine, display the search engine selected by the user, and search string input and display Regions can be used to capture and display user-entered search strings. Additionally, the display area can be used to display search results. The operation area can also include a plurality of preset operation buttons. By detecting the click action of the user on different operation buttons in the operation area, the operation instruction sent by the user can be obtained, and according to the operation instruction, the operation directed to the operation instruction can be executed. The corresponding operation of the operation button, for example: forward, back, return to the start page, create a new window, and so on. Understandably, in order to display the content of the current webpage to the maximum extent, when the user is browsing the webpage, the input box is automatically hidden, that is, the input box is not visible. When the user browses the webpage through the preset browser, the mobile terminal detects the operation performed by the user on the preset browser in real time. When the browser is operated by a gesture, an input box is displayed in the display area of the browser (which can also be understood as the screen of the mobile terminal). The input box is used to obtain the search string input by the user and the search engine replacement instruction sent by the user. In a specific implementation manner of this embodiment, when the mobile terminal detects a fast downward sliding gesture made by the user on the touch screen, the input box is displayed on the top of the screen. In this way, the user can perform operations of changing the search keyword and the search engine without flipping to the top of the page, thereby improving the convenience of the search operation.

Step S12, acquiring and caching the search string input by the user through the input box.

Specifically, the mobile terminal may acquire and display the search string input by the user through the input box, and at the same time cache the acquired search string in the memory until an operation of deleting the search string by the user in the input box is detected , and delete the search string from memory. In this embodiment, the search string may specifically include: English letters, Chinese characters, numbers, symbols, and the like.

Step S13, receiving a search instruction triggered by the user, submitting the search string to a preset search engine for searching, and obtaining search results.

The search command can be triggered by the user clicking on the search string input and display area. Specifically, when the mobile terminal detects that the user enters the search string in the input box with a finger or an object (such as a stylus) and clicks anywhere in the display area, the search string entered by the user and the user's identification Send it to the search server, and submit the search string to the preset search engine through the search server for searching and obtain the search results. Understandably, the preset search engines may include: one or more of search engines such as Soso, Baidu, Yisou, Google, and Yahoo.

Step S14, displaying the search result on a page in the display area.

Specifically, the mobile terminal classifies, summarizes, sorts, and edits the fonts of the obtained search results according to preset display rules, and then displays them on the page in the display area of the browser.

In the search method provided by the embodiment of the present invention, when it is detected that the user's operation gesture conforms to the preset gesture, the input box is displayed in the display area of the browser, so that the user can obtain the input box with only one simple gesture, and then pass the input box Search, which can simplify the search operation and improve search efficiency.

second embodiment

FIG. 4 is a flow chart of a method for searching in a mobile terminal provided by the second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 4, the search method of the present embodiment includes the following steps:

Step S21, when it is detected that the user's operation gesture conforms to the preset gesture, an input box is always displayed on the top of the display area of the browser.

Specifically, a browser is preset in the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal detects the user's operation on the preset browser in real time. The input box is always displayed at the top of the , that is to say, the input box is placed on top of the page in the display area of the browser. Since the input box is placed on top of the page in the display area of the browser, no matter how the page in the display area is scrolled or turned, the input box will not disappear, so that the user can see the input box at any time, and through the input box Search without having to go back to the top of the page as in the existing search technology, and then search through the input box at the top of the page, so that the search operation can be simplified and the search efficiency can be improved.

Step S22, acquiring the character string input by the user through the input box.

For details of this step, please refer to the corresponding content in the first embodiment, and details are not repeated here.

Step S23, judging whether the character string is a URL.

Specifically, whether it is a URL can be judged according to the characteristics of the string, for example: if the string starts with "Http" or "WWW", or contains the characters "/" or ".", or a domain name such as ".com" end, it can be determined that the string is a URL. Another example: if the character string is all composed of Chinese characters, it can be determined that the character string is not a URL.

If yes, execute step S24: directly access the webpage corresponding to the URL.

If not, execute step S25: cache the character string as a search character string.

In this embodiment, by analyzing and judging whether the search character string input by the user is a web address, and according to the judgment result, or directly accessing the corresponding webpage, or performing a search, the user only needs to complete the webpage access through the web address and the keywords in one input box. Search, thereby simplifying the user's switching operation between the address box and the search box in the browser provided by the prior art, thereby improving search efficiency.

Step S26, receiving a search instruction triggered by the user, submitting the keyword to a preset search engine for searching, and obtaining search results.

Step S27, displaying the search result on a page in the display area.

For details of step S26 to step S27, please refer to the corresponding content in the first embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

Step S28, receiving a cancel search instruction triggered by the user, and hiding the input box.

In a specific implementation of this embodiment, the cancel search command can be triggered by the user clicking the full-screen mode button, and when the mobile terminal detects the user's operation of clicking the full-screen mode button, the browsing mode of the current browser is switched to full-screen mode, hiding the input box, of course, it can also be triggered in other ways, such as clicking a preset cancel search button, etc., and the specific implementation of the present invention is not limited thereto.

In the search method provided by the embodiment of the present invention, when it is detected that the user's operation gesture conforms to the preset gesture, the input box is always displayed on the top of the display area of the browser, so that the user can browse through any part of the web page through the Input box to search, which can simplify the search operation and improve search efficiency.

third embodiment

FIG. 5 is a flow chart of a method for searching in a mobile terminal provided by the third embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 5, the search method of this embodiment includes the following steps:

Step S31 , when it is detected that the user's operation gesture conforms to the preset gesture, an input box is displayed in the display area of the browser.

Specifically, with reference to FIG. 6, a browser is preset in the mobile terminal, and when the user browses the webpage through the preset browser (understandably, in order to display the content of the current webpage to the maximum extent, when the user browses the webpage, The input box is in the automatic hidden state), the mobile terminal detects the user's operation on the preset browser in real time, and when it detects that the user operates the browser through the preset gesture, the input box shown in Figure 6 will be displayed At a preset position in the display area of the browser (for example: the top or bottom of the screen). The input box may include: a search engine replacement area, and a search string input and display area. Among them, the search engine replacement area is used to receive the search engine replacement instruction sent by the user, and display the search engine selected by the user; the search string input and display area is used to acquire and display the search string input by the user. In a specific implementation manner of this embodiment, the preset gesture can be a downward sliding gesture performed by the user on the screen of the mobile terminal with a finger or other objects (such as a stylus) at a speed or frequency greater than a preset value (It can be understood as turning up the page), and it can also be understood as the action of the user's single or multiple fingers on the screen of the mobile terminal for a long distance and quickly slides down, or the user's single or multiple fingers on the screen. A short-distance continuous sliding down action. It can be understood that in other implementations of this embodiment, other gestures can also be set according to the setting instructions sent by the user through the preset gesture setting interface (for example: the user's single or multiple fingers double-tap the screen, Swipe right or from right to left, or a gesture of sliding along a user-defined trajectory, etc.) are preset gestures.

Step S32, acquiring and caching the search string input by the user through the input box.

Specifically, referring to FIG. 6, the mobile terminal obtains the search string input by the user in the search string input and display area in real time through the input box shown in FIG. Search string input and display area. It can be understood that, in order to facilitate the user to understand the input search string and subsequent searches, the mobile terminal may always display the acquired search string input by the user in the search string input and display area of the input box until the user's search string is detected. When the string deletion operation is performed, the search string is deleted in response to the search string deletion operation.

Step S33, searching for a phrase containing the search string, generating a candidate keyword list according to the acquired search string and the searched phrase, and displaying the candidate keyword list to the user.

Specifically, referring to FIG. 6 , the mobile terminal associates the acquired characters or search strings input by the user in real time, and searches for phrases containing the search strings. For example, assuming that the user has input the character "中", the mobile terminal associates the character "中" through the browser, and searches the keyword index database for phrase keywords containing the character "中", such as: "China", "China People", "Zhongtong" and so on; assuming that the user then enters the character "国", it is equivalent to the user entering the search string "China", then the mobile terminal associates the search string "China", from the key Search the word index database for phrase keywords containing the search string "China", such as: "Chinese", "China Hands", "The Voice of China" and so on; and so on. The keyword index database can be stored in the cloud server, which stores hot keywords frequently searched by other users associated with the search string entered by the user, and web links of news, video, audio and other information corresponding to the hot keywords .

According to the search string entered by the user and the phrases obtained from the search, the mobile terminal generates a candidate keyword catalog according to preset rules, and then displays the generated candidate keyword catalog on the display area of the browser as shown in Figure 6 In the page, wherein, if the alternative keywords have corresponding webpage links of information such as news, video, audio, etc., then in the page, the corresponding webpage links are associated with the alternative keywords, and as shown in Figure 6, Identify the type of web link (video, audio, etc.).

Through the association of the above search string, hot keywords associated with the search string can be provided to the user, helping the user to locate the keyword to be searched more quickly and accurately, thereby improving the search efficiency.

Step S34, in response to the user's selection operation on the candidate keyword list, determine whether the candidate keyword pointed to by the selection operation corresponds to a web page link.

Specifically, when the mobile terminal detects the selection operation performed by the user on the candidate keyword catalog displayed on the page in the display area of the browser as shown in Figure 6, in response to the selection operation, it determines that the selection operation points to Whether the candidate keyword corresponds to a web page link, that is, whether the user needs to open a web page link or perform a keyword search.

If yes, execute step S35: directly open the web page link in the browser.

If the alternative keyword pointed to by the user's selection operation corresponds to a webpage link, then directly open the webpage link in the browser, for example: suppose the user's selection operation points to "China's strongest voice (video)" in Figure 6 , then open the webpage link corresponding to the "China's Strongest Voice (Video)" in the browser, and play the video file in the webpage for the user through the video playback plug-in.

If not, execute step S36: submit the candidate keywords to a preset search engine for searching, and obtain search results.

If there is no corresponding web page link for the candidate keyword pointed to by the user's selection operation, then the candidate keyword is submitted to the preset search engine through the server, and the search result is obtained.

Step S37, displaying the search result on a page in the display area.

For details of this step, reference may be made to corresponding content in the first embodiment, and details are not repeated here.

Step S38, in response to the user's operation of changing the search engine, submit the cached search string to the changed search engine to search again, and obtain and display the search results.

Specifically, referring to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 , when the mobile terminal first detects the operation of changing the search engine by the user in the search engine replacement area of the input box, in response to the operation, a menu of alternative search engines is generated, and the alternative The search engine menu is displayed to the user; then, in response to the user's selection operation in the alternative search engine menu, the current search engine is replaced with the search engine pointed to by the selection operation; then, the identification of the search engine pointed to by the selection operation and The cached search string is submitted to the server, and the server submits the cached search string to the replaced search engine for searching again, and obtains and displays the search results. The search result can be shown in FIG. 8 , where the search engine replacement area of the input box displays the replaced search engine, and the search string input and display area always displays the cached search string entered by the user. When the browser detects the user's operation of changing the search engine, it directly submits the cached search string to the replaced search engine for searching, so that the user does not need to input the previous search string again after changing the search engine. operation, the search can be completed, which simplifies the search operation and improves the search efficiency.

Step S39, receiving a cancel search instruction triggered by the user, and hiding the input box.

In a specific implementation of this embodiment, the cancel search instruction can be triggered by a sliding gesture of the user's finger on the screen of the mobile terminal, for example: the user's single or multiple fingers slide upward on the screen of the mobile terminal Gestures (often interpreted as page down). When the mobile terminal detects an upward sliding gesture of the user's finger on the screen of the mobile terminal, the input box is hidden.

In the search method provided by the embodiment of the present invention, when it is detected that the user's operation gesture conforms to the preset gesture, the input box is displayed in the display area of the browser, so that the user can obtain the input box with only one simple gesture, and then enter the Keyword search can be carried out in the box, which can simplify the search operation and improve the search efficiency. In addition, since the mobile terminal directly submits the cached search string to the replaced search engine for searching when detecting the user's operation of changing the search engine through the browser, the user does not need to input again after changing the search engine. The previous search string operation can complete the search, thereby further simplifying the search operation, improving search efficiency and convenience.

Fourth embodiment

Fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of an apparatus for searching in a mobile terminal according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. The search device provided in this embodiment can be used in the search methods in the foregoing embodiments. As shown in FIG. 9 , the search device 40 includes: an input box display module 41 , a search string acquisition module 42 , a search module 43 , and a search result display module 44 .

Wherein, the input box display module 41 is configured to display the input box in the display area of the browser when it is detected that the user's operation gesture conforms to the preset gesture.

The search string obtaining module 42 is configured to obtain and cache the search string entered by the user through the input box displayed by the input box display module 41 .

The search module 43 is configured to receive a search instruction triggered by the user, submit the search string acquired by the search string acquisition module 42 to a preset search engine for searching, and obtain search results.

The search result display module 44 is configured to display the search results acquired by the search module 43 on a page in the display area.

Each of the above modules may be implemented by software codes. In this case, each of the above modules may be stored in the memory 102, as shown in FIG. 10 . Each of the above modules can also be realized by hardware such as an integrated circuit chip.

For the specific process of realizing the respective functions of each functional module of the search device 40 in this embodiment, please refer to the specific content described in the above embodiments shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 8 , which will not be repeated here.

The search device provided by the embodiment of the present invention displays the input box in the display area of the browser when it detects that the user's operation gesture conforms to the preset gesture, so that the user can obtain the input box with only one simple gesture, and then enter the Keyword search can be carried out in the box, which can simplify the search operation and improve the search efficiency.

fifth embodiment

Fig. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of an apparatus for searching in a mobile terminal provided by a fifth embodiment of the present invention. The search device provided in this embodiment can be used to implement the search method in the foregoing embodiments. As shown in FIG. 11 , the search device 50 includes: an input box display module 51 , a search string acquisition module 52 , a search module 53 , a search result display module 54 , and an input box hiding module 55 .

Wherein, the input box display module 51 is configured to display the input box in the display area of the browser when it is detected that the user's operation gesture conforms to the preset gesture.

The search string obtaining module 52 is configured to obtain and cache the search string entered by the user through the input box displayed by the input box display module 51 . As shown in FIG. 12 , the search string acquisition module 52 includes: a string acquisition unit 521 , a judging unit 522 , and a processing unit 523 . The character string obtaining unit 521 is used to obtain the character string input by the user through the input box; the judging unit 522 is used to judge whether the character string obtained by the character string obtaining unit 521 is a website; the processing unit 523 is used to If the judging result of the judging unit 522 is yes, directly access the webpage corresponding to the website address, and if the judging result of the judging unit 522 is no, cache the character string as a search character string.

The search module 53 is configured to receive a search instruction triggered by the user, submit the search string acquired by the search string acquisition module 52 to a preset search engine for searching, and obtain search results.

The search result display module 54 is configured to display the search results acquired by the search module 53 on a page in the display area.

Preferably, when the page is scrolled or turned, the input box is still displayed in the display area.

The input box hiding module 55 is configured to receive a cancel search instruction triggered by the user, and hide the input box.

Preferably, the search module 53 is also configured to submit the search string acquired and cached by the search string acquisition module 52 to the replaced search engine for searching again in response to the operation of the user changing the search engine , and get the search results.

Preferably, the preset gesture includes: the user performs a sliding gesture on the screen of the mobile terminal along a predetermined direction at a speed or frequency greater than a preset value.

For the specific process of realizing the respective functions of each functional module of the search device 50 in this embodiment, please refer to the specific content described in the above embodiments shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 8 , which will not be repeated here.

The search device provided by the embodiment of the present invention displays the input box in the display area of the browser when it detects that the user's operation gesture conforms to the preset gesture, so that the user can obtain the input box with only one simple gesture, and then enter the Keyword search can be carried out in the box, which can simplify the search operation and improve the search efficiency.

It should be noted that each embodiment in this specification is described in a progressive manner, and each embodiment focuses on the differences from other embodiments. For the same and similar parts in each embodiment, refer to each other, that is, Can. As for the device-type embodiments, since they are basically similar to the method embodiments, the description is relatively simple, and for related parts, please refer to part of the description of the method embodiments.

It should be noted that in this article, relational terms such as first and second are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply that there is a relationship between these entities or operations. There is no such actual relationship or order between them. Furthermore, the term "comprises", "comprises" or any other variation thereof is intended to encompass a non-exclusive inclusion such that a process, method, article, or apparatus comprising a set of elements includes not only those elements, but also includes elements not expressly listed. other elements of or also include elements inherent in such a process, method, article, or device. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not exclude the presence of additional same elements in the process, method, article or apparatus comprising said element.

Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand that all or part of the steps for implementing the above embodiments can be completed by hardware, and can also be completed by instructing related hardware through a program. The program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. The above-mentioned The storage medium mentioned may be a read-only memory, a magnetic disk or an optical disk, and the like.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and does not limit the present invention in any form. Although the present invention has been disclosed as above with preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone familiar with this field Those skilled in the art, without departing from the scope of the technical solution of the present invention, may use the technical content disclosed above to make some changes or modify equivalent embodiments with equivalent changes, but as long as they do not depart from the technical solution of the present invention, according to the technical content of the present invention Any simple modifications, equivalent changes and modifications made to the above embodiments by the technical essence still belong to the scope of the technical solution of the present invention.

Claims (12)

1. a searching method, is applied to mobile terminal, and in described mobile terminal, preset browser, is characterized in that, comprising:

When detecting that the operating gesture of user meets preset gesture, at the viewing area of described browser display input frame;

Obtain and the search string that described in buffer memory, user is inputted by described input frame;

Receive the search instruction that described user triggers, described search string is submitted to preset search engine and searches for, and obtain Search Results;

Described Search Results is illustrated in the page of described viewing area.

2. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, when described page scroll or page turning, described input frame is still presented in described viewing area.

3. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, after the step in the described page described Search Results being illustrated in described viewing area, also comprises:

Receive the cancellation search instruction that described user triggers, hide described input frame.

4. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, the step of the search string that user is inputted by described input frame described in described acquisition buffer memory, comprising:

Obtain the character string that described user is inputted by described input frame;

Judge whether described character string is network address;

If so, then webpage corresponding to described network address is directly accessed;

If not, then using described character string as search string buffer memory.

5. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described method also comprises:

Change the operational order of search engine in response to described user, the described search string of buffer memory is submitted to the search engine after replacing and again searches for, and obtain Search Results.

6. the method according to any one of claim 1 to 5, is characterized in that, described preset gesture comprises: the slip gesture that described user carries out along predetermined direction with the speed or frequency that are greater than default value on the screen of described mobile terminal.

7. a searcher, is applied to mobile terminal, and in described mobile terminal, preset browser, is characterized in that, comprising:

Input frame display module, for when detecting that the operating gesture of user meets preset gesture, at the viewing area of described browser display input frame;

Search string acquisition module, for obtaining the search string of the described input frame input that also user described in buffer memory is shown by described input frame display module;

Search module, for receiving the search instruction that described user triggers, submitting to preset search engine by the described search string that described search string acquisition module obtains and searching for, and obtaining Search Results;

Search result display module, is illustrated in the page of described viewing area for the described Search Results obtained by described search module.

8. device according to claim 7, is characterized in that, when described page scroll or page turning, described input frame is still presented in described viewing area.

9. device according to claim 7, is characterized in that, described device also comprises:

Input frame hides module, for receiving the cancellation search instruction that described user triggers, hides described input frame.

10. device according to claim 7, is characterized in that, described search string acquisition module comprises:

Character string acquiring unit, for obtaining the character string that described user is inputted by described input frame;

Judging unit, for judging whether the described character string that described character string acquiring unit obtains is network address;

Processing unit, if be yes for the judged result of described judging unit, then directly accesses webpage corresponding to described network address, if the judged result of described judging unit is no, then using described character string as search string buffer memory.

11. devices according to claim 7, is characterized in that,

Described search module, also for changing the operation of search engine in response to described user, to obtain described search string acquisition module and the described search string of buffer memory is submitted to the search engine after replacing and again searched for, and obtains Search Results.

12. devices according to any one of claim 7 to 11, it is characterized in that, described preset gesture comprises: the slip gesture that described user carries out along predetermined direction with the speed or frequency that are greater than default value on the screen of described mobile terminal.