KR100375948B1 - Method and system for nude browsing - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a search method and system using the nude browsing technique.

The searching method using the nude browsing technique of the present invention first initializes the coordinates of the pointer displayed on the screen through the display device. The pointer coordinates are recognized as the pointer moves. It is determined whether the coordinates of the pointer are located in the overlapped part of the work window, and when the coordinates of the pointer are located in the overlapped part of the work window, the contents of the rear work window covered by the front work window can be displayed on the screen. Makes the front task pane transparent.

Description

Search method and system using nude browsing technique {METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NUDE BROWSING}

The present invention relates to an Internet search method and system using a browser, and more particularly, to a search method and system using a nude browsing technique.

By the early 1990s, only a few people knew how to use a computer, and among those who knew how to use a computer, only a few could use the Internet as a means of communication. The time has come. As such, one of the biggest reasons why the use of the Internet can be popularized is the practical use of the World Wide Web (WWW).

Recently, various services such as e-commerce, electronic news, cyber stock trading, and electronic mail (e-mail) have been provided based on the internet using the web, and users have been physically Internet service is emerging as the most important business as the work you are doing is now easily available through the Internet.

In general, the Internet refers to a plurality of unit networks divided by an Internet Protocol (hereinafter, referred to as IP) address and a plurality of hosts having individual IP addresses provided in each unit network. Based on the Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (hereinafter referred to as TCP / IP), a local area network (LAN) or a public switched telephone network (PSTN) It is a data communication network capable of performing data communication. In this case, the host means that a computer or a computer equipped with a communication modem and a telephone are connected, and mutual communication is possible only with a unique IP address assigned to each host.

The conventional network configuration for the Internet connection is shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 1, a conventional network for accessing the Internet receives a computer system 10 provided with a command input by a user to obtain desired information, and receives a command and an IP address of the user from the computer system 10. A wired network 20 for connecting to other computer systems, a gateway for receiving commands and IP addresses from the wired network 20 and converting them into data in a form used on the Internet (Gateway 30), and a gateway ( Internet 40 for arranging a connection between different networks to perform a command transmitted from 30, a web server 50 for receiving a command from the Internet 40 and providing Web information; Receives a command from the Internet 40 and passes through an Internet Service Provider (ISP) and an Internet Service Provider 60 for connection to another network. The solution consists of an intranet 70 connected to the Internet 40 and a database 80 owned by the intranet 70.

The operation of the network will now be described with reference to FIG. 1.

First, a user executes a web browser for searching such as Internet Explorer or Netscape provided in the computer system 10 and attempts to connect to a network to which he / she wants to access by having his own IP address. . The connection attempt is made by connecting to the gateway 30 connected to the Internet through the wired network 20 to which the computer system 10 is connected, and then to the Internet 40 using a protocol such as TCP / IP. Once the connection is established, the Internet 40 transmits the information of the desired place to the user's computer system 10, from which data transmission is performed. If the desired information is in a database of a particular intranet connected to the Internet 40, it is connected to the corresponding intranet through an Internet service provider 60 connected to the Internet 40, and accesses the information of the database 80 connected to the intranet. Done.

Moreover, in recent years, wireless networks using portable communication systems such as personal digital assistants (PDAs), cellular phones, or international mobile telecommunications 2000 (IMT2000) have become possible beyond the computer systems fixed in the home. As a result, users can use the wireless Internet on the go using portable communication systems.

Through the network of such a structure, the user is searching for information through the Internet called 'sea of information', and trying to extract the desired information and make it into his own information.

2 shows a block diagram of a computer system capable of using the Internet.

Referring to FIG. 2, the computer system 100 of the user may include a memory system 110, at least one central processing unit (CPU) 120, and an input device 130 connected to the memory system 110 to perform high-speed operation. ) And an output device 140.

The central processing unit 120 includes an Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) 122 for performing calculations, a register 124 for temporary storage of data and instructions, and a controller 126 for controlling the operation of the computer system 100. It includes. The central processing unit 120 includes Digital, Alpha, MIPS Technology, MIPS such as NEC, IDT, Siemens, Intel and Cyrix, AMD, and Nexgen. It could be a processor with a variety of architectures, such as the company's x86 and IBM's and Powerola's PowerPC.

The memory system 110 generally includes a high speed main memory 112 that is a storage medium such as random access memory (RAM) and read only memory (ROM), and a floppy disk, hard disk, tape, CD-ROM, flash memory, and the like. Auxiliary memory 114 in the form of a long-term storage medium and a device for storing data using electrical, magnetic, optical or other storage media. In addition, the main memory 112 may include a video display memory for displaying an image through the display device. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the memory system 110 may have various forms as a product having various storage capacities.

Also, the input device 130 and the output device 140 may be conventional input devices and output devices. The input device 130 may include a keyboard, a mouse, for example, a physical transducer such as a touch screen or a microphone. The output device 140 may be a transducer such as a display, a printer, a speaker, or the like. In addition, devices such as network interfaces or modems may be used as input and / or output devices.

Here, the computer system 100 may include an OS and at least one application program. An OS is a set of software that controls the operation of computer system 100 and the designation of resources. An application program is a set of software for performing a task requested by a user by using computer resources available through an OS. The OS and applications will reside in the memory system 110. In accordance with the experience of one of ordinary skill in the art of computer programming, unless otherwise stated, the following will describe the operations and representations performed by the computer system 100. This operation is computer based and may be performed by an OS or a suitable application. In addition, these operations and functions not only change the operation of the computer system 100 and the processing of the central processing unit 120 with respect to electrical signals such as data bits that cause the conversion or interruption of the electrical signals, but also the memory system 110. Management of data bit signals stored in a memory area within the memory. The memory region in which the data bit signal is managed is a physical region having electrical, magnetic or optical characteristics corresponding to the data bit.

Information retrieved through the Internet is displayed to be visually recognized by a user through a display device provided in a computer system, and may be output as a voice through a speaker device. In particular, the content retrieved through a web browser such as Internet Explorer and Netscape is displayed in the form of an image, text, or video through a display device of a computer system. In this case, the text data and the graphic image displayed through the display device are displayed in accordance with the size and performance of the display device included in the computer system, the size of the characters and images displayed according to the graphics card and the resolution for displaying the data on the screen of the display device. Is determined. For example, if you have a 14-inch monitor, you may need to use the scroll bar to scroll through parts of a web page that are not all on one screen. If you're using a monitor that's larger than 15 inches or 17 inches, you can often view a single web page on one screen without using the scroll bar on the window.

This greatly depends on the monitor resolution that the user sets to display data on the screen, which is determined by 640 × 480 pixels, 800 × 600 pixels, and 1,024 × 768 pixels. As a result, even when the text data or image file of the same size is received and displayed through the display device, the data is displayed on the screen smaller when the resolution is set to 1,024 × 768 pixels than the resolution of 640 × 480 pixels will be. Moreover, in recent years, as data processing speed, processing technology, and performance of display devices become more advanced, the amount of information that can be displayed on one screen is gradually increased, so that the size of text data or images appearing on the display device is gradually reduced. have. In addition, multitasking is possible through Windows-based operating systems such as Windows 98 and Windows Me, and server operating systems such as UNIX and LINUX, so that users can work on multiple windows simultaneously. There are a lot of cases.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen in which a plurality of windows are displayed on one screen to perform a task.

Referring to FIG. 3, when a user has three windows displayed on the screen to process three tasks (A, B, and C), three tasks (such as time division) are processed. A, B, and C) can proceed at the same time, but the user must activate a window in order to progress or interrupt. In this case, when the task window 202 that performs task A is activated, as shown in FIG. 3, in order for the user to control task B or task C, task window 204 or task C that performs task B is performed. Either select the task pane 206 that performs the task or move or stop the A task pane 202. That is, in order to move the work windows 202, 204, and 206, a corresponding work window should be designated and activated. In particular, programmers who produce computer programs can create programs in the process of creating applications using programming tools such as C, C ++, Visual basic, or JavaScript. There are many cases of working while watching the window for and the window for checking that the produced program is implemented on the screen. At this time, the programmer must process the work by alternately changing the program tool window and the window in which the program is implemented, which slows down the work process and reduces efficiency. Therefore, the user may not simultaneously check the windows containing the desired contents and may not be visually good. In addition, since a task (click) for erasing or moving the task pane and assigning the task pane is performed every time the user moves the task pane, the load on the computer system may increase when many tasks are performed at the same time.

In addition, when the work window is fixed to the left or the right, when the width is specified in pixels or% units, scroll bars are generated left and right due to the low resolution, and the entire contents can be checked only by moving the scroll bars. In particular, in a user using a display device of 15 inches or less, this problem appears even larger because the resolution is lowered and the work window appearing on the screen is displayed large.

In order to solve this problem, there are many cases in which two display devices are connected to one computer main body and work is performed through each display device. However, in order to use two display devices, the economic burden is large because the computer main body needs to be replaced and a display device must be purchased.

As a result, a plurality of tasks can be performed by multitasking, so that a plurality of tasks can be performed at the same time through a plurality of windows. However, many inconveniences and economic difficulties arise in controlling each task. It became.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and the object of the present invention is to provide a search method and system using a nude browsing technique, in which the front work window becomes transparent according to the position of the mouse pointer, so that the contents of the back work window can be checked. .

1 is a block diagram of a conventional network for Internet access.

2 is a block diagram of a typical computer system.

3 is an exemplary screen illustrating a case where a plurality of windows are displayed on one screen and a work is performed.

4 is a flowchart of a search method using a nude browsing technique according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a module configuration diagram of a search system using a nude browsing technique according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

6 illustrates source code of a JavaScript program for implementing a nude browsing technique according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a screen example of a case where the transparency of the front work window is 0% because the position of the mouse pointer is not positioned at the overlapping portion in the searching method using the nude browsing technique according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a screen example of a case where the front work window is transparently converted due to the position of the mouse pointer in the overlapping portion in the searching method using the nude browsing technique according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 illustrates a search method using a nude browsing technique according to another embodiment of the present invention, in which a user may select a rear task window displayed on a screen when a plurality of rear task windows overlapping the front task window exist Flowchart of the case.

<Name of the code for the main part of the drawing>

292: API 340: instruction processing unit

302: high level instruction processor 350: application module controller

351: pointer control module mapping unit 352: pointer control module interface unit

353: front task pane control module mapping section

354: front window control module interface

355: rear task pane control module mapping unit

356: rear window control module interface

362: pointer control module 364: front task window control module

366: Rear Task Window Control Module

400A, 400B: parts that indicate the JavaScript language and its version

410: part defining the variable

420: Initialize variable when mouse button is pressed and released

430: Part defining coordinates of mouse pointer when mouse button is pressed

440: Part of recognizing pointer coordinate value when moving mouse while holding down mouse button

450: Opaque front task pane

460: Transparent part of the front task pane

The searching method using the nude browsing technique of the present invention comprises the steps of initializing the coordinates of the pointer displayed on the screen through the display device, recognizing the coordinates of the pointer according to the movement of the pointer, and the coordinates of the pointers in a plurality of working windows. Determining whether it is located in the overlapped part, and when the coordinates of the pointer are located in the overlapped part of the work window, the front work window is made transparent so that the contents of the rear work window hidden by the front work window can be displayed on the screen. And converting.

The search method using the nude browsing technique may further include a user selecting a transparency of the front work window.

Transparency of the front work window may range from 0 to 100%.

The searching method using the nude browsing technique may further include selecting a rear task window to be displayed through the front task window when a plurality of rear task windows overlapping the front task window exist.

The searching method using the nude browsing technique may include converting a designated rear task pane into an active state when the user designates contents of the rear task pane displayed through the transparently converted front task pane, and deactivating the front task pane. The method may further include converting to a state and retracting the rear work window.

The searching method using the nude browsing technique may include recovering an active rear work window to an inactive state when the rear work window is converted to an active state by a user's designation and a command designated by the user is performed, and retreating to an inactive state. The method may further include restoring the front task pane to the activated state.

In addition, the search system using the nude browsing technique of the present invention initializes the position of the pointer, the pointer control unit for recognizing the coordinates of the pointer, and the front task window for controlling the transparency of the front work window according to the position of the pointer recognized by the pointer control unit. A rear task pane control unit which displays contents of a rear task window corresponding to an overlapped portion of the front task window according to a control unit, a pointer position recognized by the pointer control unit, and instructions provided from an operating system; The controller may include a command processing unit provided to a corresponding place among the control unit or the rear task window control unit.

The pointer control unit may include a coordinate determination unit that compares the coordinates of the pointer and the coordinates of the overlapping portions of the work windows.

The command processing unit may include a mapping unit for converting a command provided to an operating system to a device level and an interface unit for providing a command converted to a device level to a corresponding part.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

4 illustrates a flowchart of a search method using a nude browsing technique according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the search method of the present invention should always recognize the coordinates of the pointer because the work window on the rear side and the work window on the front side overlap with each other according to the position of the mouse pointer. Therefore, in order to use the nude browsing technique, the coordinates of the pointer are initialized first (s10). The initial coordinates of the pointer will be zero, with x and y coordinates respectively. If the user adjusts the mouse to move the pointer after the mouse pointer is initialized (s12), the coordinate values of the pointer will change accordingly. In other words, when the mouse pointer moves, the OS of the computer system keeps an eye on this and recognizes and stores the pointer coordinates when the pointer stops moving (s14). When the movement of the mouse pointer stops, the OS determines whether the coordinate at which the pointer is located is a portion where the front work window and the back work window overlap (S16). If the mouse pointer is located in the overlapping part of the work window, the front work window is transparently converted (s18). Therefore, the user can check the text or image of the rear task pane hidden by the front task pane through the transparent front task pane, or select and click the text or image data linked to the rear task pane through the front task pane. You can also do a search. After all, when using a plurality of task panes at the same time to search the Internet, even if the front task pane and the rear task pane overlaps and are displayed on the screen, the user simply moves the mouse pointer to the overlapped portion, thereby hiding the portion hidden from the front task pane. This eliminates the hassle of closing or moving the task pane.

In addition, when the user moves the mouse pointer to the overlapped part of the front task pane and the rear task pane, the front task pane becomes transparent, and then performs the desired operation by selecting or specifying the part located in the rear task pane. You can restore the front work pane back to its original active state. In this case, the user can control the activation and deactivation of the work window only by moving the mouse pointer.

In this case, the nude browsing technique of transparently converting the front work window may specify a function according to the user's convenience. That is, the user may be able to help the user by arbitrarily designating the transparency of the front work window to 0 to 100% by the nude browsing technique.

Meanwhile, the search method using the nude browsing technique can be applied not only to Internet search using a search window but also to various applications made in a user's computer system. That is, it will be apparent that job switching and job processing can be performed between applications in each job window by applying the nude browsing technique to the job window in which the document job, the graphic job, or the image processing job is equally applied.

5 is a module configuration diagram of a search system using a nude browsing technique according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, a module of a retrieval system using a nude browsing technique includes a pointer control module 362 for initializing pointer coordinates and recognizing coordinates, and a front task window that controls conversion of the front task window according to the coordinates where the pointer is located. The control module 364 and the rear work window control module 368 may control the rear work window according to the pointer position.

The pointer control module 362 initializes the coordinates of the pointer, detects the movement state of the pointer according to the movement of the mouse, and recognizes the coordinates to which the pointer is moved. At this time, it is determined whether the coordinates of the pointer recognized by the pointer control module 362 is located in an overlapped portion between the currently activated work window and the inactive work window, and according to the result, Pass this to the module that controls each of the located task panes.

The front work window control module 364 converts the transparency of the front work window when the pointer coordinates recognized by the pointer control module 362 are located at a portion where the plurality of work windows overlap. The transparency of the front task window to be converted can be adjusted from 0% to 100% according to the user's selection. For example, in the case where the transparency is selected as 100%, if the mouse pointer is positioned at the overlapped portion of the work window, the front work window will be completely transparent, and only the rear work window will be displayed. On the other hand, if you select 0% transparency, the front task pane will not be transparent even if the mouse pointer is positioned at the overlapped part of the task pane. If the transparency is set to 50%, the front task pane is outlined when the mouse pointer is positioned at the overlapped portion of the task pane, but the user can also check the contents of the rear task pane through the front task pane.

When the pointer coordinates recognized by the pointer control module 362 are located at the overlapped portions of the plurality of work windows, the rear work window control module 366 may display the contents of the back work window that was hidden through the transparent work front work window. Display it on the screen so that the user can recognize it. In this case, the front task pane that is converted to transparent does not change the transparency so that the contents of the rear task pane can be recognized, but the user can click the text or image linked from the contents of the rear task pane through the front task pane. It is desirable to act as an active task pane.

Looking at the overall configuration of the search system using the nude browsing technique of the present invention through the application module as follows.

The OS provided in the user's computer system provides a high level command to an application program interface (API) 292 to control the operation of each application module.

The instruction processing unit 340 identifies the corresponding pointer control module 362, the front task pane control module 364, or the rear task pane control module 366 according to the high level instruction provided from the API 292, and the high level instruction. It includes a high level instruction processor 302 for decoding the instruction to provide to the corresponding place. In addition, the instruction processor 340 includes an application module controller 350 that controls the operation of each application module 362, 364, 366 according to the instruction provided from the high level instruction processor 302. That is, the high level command processing unit 302 identifies whether there is an application module corresponding thereto according to the high level command provided through the API 292, and recognizes the corresponding application module when the corresponding application module exists. It can be decoded into a command that can be provided to the corresponding mapping unit.

The application module control unit 350 includes a pointer control module 362 that recognizes initialization and movement coordinates of the pointer coordinates, a front task window control module 364 that controls the transparency of the front work window according to the pointer coordinates, and a transparency of the front work window. Accordingly, a mapping unit 351, 353, 355 and an interface unit 352, 354, and 356 for the rear work window control module 306 displaying contents included in the rear work window on the screen are respectively included.

The pointer control module mapping unit 351 recognizes a coordinate value according to the movement of the pointer after the pointer coordinates are initialized in the high level command processing unit 302, and when the coordinates of the pointer are located in a portion where a plurality of work windows overlap. It receives a high level command indicating this and maps it to a device level that can be processed by the pointer control module 362. Device level instructions are provided to the pointer control module 362 via the pointer control module interface 352. That is, after initialization of the pointer coordinates, when the coordinates of the pointer movement are sensed and the coordinates of the pointer are located at the overlapping portions of the front task pane and the rear task pane, the front task pane control module 364 controls the front face. The transparency of the work window is converted, and the content of the rear work window that is hidden by the front work window is displayed by the rear work window control module 366.

The front work window control module mapping unit 353 and the front work window control module interface unit 354 are parts for controlling transparency of the front work window according to the pointer coordinates recognized by the pointer control module 362. That is, the front work window control module mapping unit 353 receives a high level command for using the front work window control module 364 from the high level command processing unit 302 according to the pointer coordinates and maps it to a device level command. The front task pane control module 364 is provided to the front task pane control module 364 through the front task pane control module interface 354. At this time, the front task pane control module 364 converts the front task pane to be transparent when the pointer is located at an overlapped portion of the front task pane and the rear task pane.

The rear task window control module 366 is a portion that displays a portion that is hidden on the front task window when the front task window is transparently converted according to the coordinates of the pointer. To this end, the rear task pane control module mapping unit 355 receives a high level instruction for using the rear task pane control module 366 from the high level instruction processing unit 302 according to the pointer coordinates and converts it into a device level instruction. Map it. Commands mapped to the device level are provided to the back task pane control module 366 via the back task pane control module interface 356.

Detailed member functions for the API 292 configured to perform this function will be described in more detail as follows.

The open API is used to open a session of the pointer control module, the front work window control module or the rear work window control module at the request of the user.

The Close API is used to terminate the session for each module that has been used.

The Copy API is used to copy and store the coordinates where the pointer is located as the pointer moves.

Search API (Retrieve API) is used to search the application module that can be called in the search system using the nude browsing technique.

Status API is used to determine the operation status of the pointer control module, the front task pane control module or the rear task pane control module.

Initialize API (Initialize API) has a function to initialize the pointer coordinates, and to call the front task pane control module or the rear task pane control module.

The List API is used to identify a list of coordinates of the pointer's coordinates and overlapping portions of the work window currently in use.

The register API has a function of recording the recognized pointer coordinate values and the job information made in the front task pane and the job information made in the rear task pane.

The Read API is used to recognize pointer coordinates as the pointer moves.

On the other hand, the user can control the transparency of the front task pane or control the transfer of the activation state between the front task pane and the rear task pane in the use of the nude browsing technique.

In this way, a separate API is executed according to the application module used, so that the user can use the front task window control module and the rear task window control module.

6 illustrates source code of a JavaScript program for implementing a nude browsing technique according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

JavaScript, written by Netscape, is an interpreter-type programming or scripting language that reads and executes source code statements written in a high-level language one line at a time. In general, scripting languages are more structured languages and can be coded easier and faster than languages for compilers. In particular, the processing time is longer than that of compiled languages, but it is generally more useful for short program processing. In particular, JavaScript is used primarily to automatically convert dates on web pages, make linked pages appear in pop-up windows, or change text or graphical images as the mouse pointer moves. Therefore, in the present invention, a case in which the JavaScript language is used to implement a change in the work window according to the movement of the mouse pointer will be described. However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention can be implemented using a programming language other than JavaScript.

Referring to FIG. 6, the JavaScript version 1.2 is used as an example to implement the nude browsing technique of the present invention.

The parts 400A and 400B indicate that the HyperText Markup Language (HTML) source that composes the web page uses version 1.2 of the JavaScript language to implement the nude browsing technique.

A part 410 defines a variable, and defines a variable x and a variable y in order to display the coordinates of the mouse pointer in x and y coordinates in a Cartesian coordinate system. It also defines a variable that represents the drag or move of the mouse. Here, a function for determining the movement and stop of the mouse pointer, the state in which the mouse button is pressed, and the state in which the mouse button is pressed and released is defined.

A part 420 is a part for initializing variables when the mouse button is pressed and released, and is determined based on when the mouse does not move.

A part 430 defines a pointer coordinate value when the mouse button is pressed. That is, the pointer x coordinate value (clickleft) when the mouse is pressed in the drag state is defined as the value of the parseInt function using the dragObj.style.left argument from the window.event.x argument. Also, the pointer y coordinate value (clicktop) when the mouse is pressed is defined by subtracting the value of the parseInt function using the dragObj.style.top argument from the window.event.y argument. In this case, the dragObj.style.zIndex arguments are each increased by one.

A part 440 is a part for recognizing a pointer coordinate value when the mouse button is moved while being pressed. The x coordinate (dragObj.style.left) of the pointer due to the movement of the mouse can be determined by subtracting the x coordinate (clickleft) when the mouse button is pressed from the window.event.x argument. Also, the y coordinate value (dragObj.style.top) of the pointer caused by the movement of the mouse is determined by subtracting the y coordinate (clicktop) when the mouse button is pressed from the window.event.y argument. When the mouse stops moving, it is defined as the window.event.retureValue value is false.

The part 450 is a part that handles the front task pane opaquely (0% transparency) because the position of the pointer is not located in the overlapped part of the front task pane and the rear task pane. To do this, use the apply method and the play method in the divid.filters.blendTrans class. At this time, the value of divid.style.visibility is set to visible.

A part 460 is a part for transparently converting the front work window when the position of the pointer is located at an overlapped portion of the front work window and the rear work window. Here, too, we use the apply and play methods in the divid.filters.blendTrans class. At this time, the value of divid.style.visibility is set to hidden.

7 and 8 illustrate screens illustrating a process of converting transparency of a front work window according to a mouse pointer position in a search method using a nude browsing technique according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 7, when the mouse pointer is not positioned at an overlapped portion of the front task pane and the rear task pane, it is determined that the portion of the front task pane is not checked, thereby maintaining the front task pane opaque.

On the other hand, when the user wants to check the hidden part of the front work window, the mouse pointer is moved to the overlapped part. When the mouse pointer is positioned at an overlapped portion of the front task pane and the rear task pane, the front task pane is transparently converted as shown in FIG. 8, so that the user can check the contents of the rear task pane that is hidden through the transparent front task pane. At this time, it is preferable that the activation state is transferred from the front task pane to the rear task pane so that the user can specify the contents of the rear task pane.

At this time, when the user selects the contents of the rear task pane through the transparent front task window by pressing the mouse button, the front task window is temporarily inactivated to retreat to the rear task window, and the user releases the mouse button. In this case, you can move forward by moving the retracted front task window back to the active state. In this case, the activation and deactivation states of the front task pane and the rear task pane are reversed according to the movement of the mouse pointer without the user noticing.

On the other hand, when there are three or more overlapped work windows, that is, when there are a plurality of inactive back work windows, when the mouse pointer moves to the overlapped portion, the user may select a work window to be displayed on the screen among the plurality of back work windows. You can do it.

FIG. 9 illustrates a search method using a nude browsing technique according to another embodiment of the present invention, in which a user may select a rear task window displayed on a screen when a plurality of rear task windows overlapping the front task window exist The flowchart of the case is shown.

Referring to FIG. 9, the search method of the present invention initializes the coordinates of the pointer first in order to use the nude browsing technique as in the case of FIG. 4 (S30). If the user adjusts the mouse to move the pointer after the mouse pointer is initialized (s32), and the coordinate value of the pointer also changes accordingly, the OS of the computer system observes this and recognizes and remembers the pointer coordinates ( s34). When the movement of the mouse pointer stops, the OS determines whether the coordinate at which the pointer is located is a portion where the front work window and the back work window overlap (S36). If the mouse pointer is positioned at the overlapped portion of the front task pane and the rear task pane (s38), and a plurality of rear task panes exist (s40), a task pane to be displayed on the screen may be selected from the plurality of rear task panes (s42). When the user selects the rear task pane to be displayed on the screen, the front task pane becomes transparent (s44), and the user hides the text or image of the rear task pane hidden by the front task pane through the transparent front task pane. You can also check. In addition, the user may perform a search operation by selecting and clicking text or image data linked to the rear task pane through the front task pane.

In the above, the case of searching the Internet through the wired network has been described as an example, but it is obvious that the same can be applied to the wireless Internet service through the wireless network using the WAP (Wireless Application Protocol).

In addition, the search method using the nude browsing technique of the present invention, in addition to the Internet search using a browser in the case of working by opening a plurality of work windows in one application, for example, a graphics program for processing the work by opening a plurality of image windows The same applies to the case of a programming language in which a work window for programming and a work window for executing a program are opened and simultaneously worked.

As described above, according to the searching method and system using the nude browsing technique of the present invention, when a task is simultaneously performed through a plurality of task windows, task switching between task windows is performed without moving or terminating the active task window. You can do it easily.

Therefore, the search method and system using the nude browsing technique of the present invention can reduce the load on the server because a separate command is not required in order to change the activation state of the work window in the Internet search process using the browser, and the client-based In the process of working, you can reduce the load on your computer system.

In addition, it is economical in terms of cost because users who work simultaneously through a plurality of work windows do not have to purchase additional display devices or parts for efficient multitasking work.

In addition, the search method using the nude browsing technique of the present invention can be easily applied to services for wireless Internet search as well as wired Internet search, and can be applied to various applications based on the client, so that the multitasking operation is performed in all fields. It can be applied.

The foregoing has been described in detail through a preferred embodiment of a search method and system using the nude browsing technique of the present invention, but the content is not limited to the field of the invention described in the claims below. In addition, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

Initializing the coordinates of the pointer displayed on the screen through the display device; Recognizing the coordinates of the pointer according to the movement of the pointer; Determining whether coordinates of the pointer are located at an overlapped portion of the plurality of work windows; And If the coordinates of the pointer are located in the overlapping part of the plurality of work windows, converting the front work window to be transparent so that the contents of the back work window hidden by the front work window can be displayed on the screen. Search method using a nude browsing technique comprising a. The method of claim 1, Steps for the user to select the transparency of the front task pane Search method using a nude browsing technique further comprising. The method of claim 2, The transparency of the front work window is Search method using nude browsing technique with a range of 0-100%. The method of claim 1, If there are a plurality of rear work windows overlapping the front work window, displaying a selection menu for selecting a rear work window to be displayed through the front work window from among the plurality of rear work windows. Search method using a nude browsing technique further comprising. The method of claim 1, When the user specifies the contents of the rear task pane displayed through the transparently converted front task pane, converting the designated rear task pane into an active state; And Steps to retract the rear task pane back by disabling the front task pane Search method using a nude browsing technique further comprising. The method of claim 5, Restoring the rear work window in an activated state to an inactive state when the rear work window is converted into an activated state by a user's designation and a command designated by the user is performed; And Restoring a front task window that was retracted to an inactive state to an active state Search method using a nude browsing technique further comprising. A pointer controller for initializing the position of the pointer and recognizing the coordinates of the pointer; A front task window controller for controlling transparency of the front task window according to the position of the pointer recognized by the pointer controller; A rear task window controller which displays contents of a rear task window corresponding to a portion overlapping the front task window on a screen according to the pointer position recognized by the pointer controller; And Command processing unit for providing a command provided from the operating system to the corresponding one of the pointer control unit, the front task window control unit or the rear task window control unit Search system using a nude browsing technique comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein The pointer controller Coordinate determination unit for comparing the position of the pointer and the coordinates of the overlapping portion of the work window Search system using a nude browsing technique comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein The command processing unit A mapping unit for converting a command provided to the operating system to a device level; And Interface unit for providing the device level converted command to the corresponding part Search system using a nude browsing technique comprising a. In order to perform a retrieval method using a nude browsing technique, a program of instructions that can be executed by a digital processing apparatus is tangibly implemented, and in a recording medium that can be read by a digital processing apparatus, The search method using the nude browsing technique Initializing the coordinates of the pointer displayed on the screen through the display device; Recognizing the coordinates of the pointer according to the movement of the pointer; Determining whether coordinates of the pointer are located at an overlapped portion of the plurality of work windows; And If the coordinates of the pointer are located in the overlapping part of the plurality of work windows, converting the front work window to be transparent so that the contents of the back work window hidden by the front work window can be displayed on the screen. Computer recording media.