KR100706331B1 - Method and apparatus for searching with transparent window - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a search method and apparatus using a transparent window, and more particularly, to a search method and apparatus that can conveniently refer to a search result by adjusting the transparency of the search result window. The search method according to the present invention includes the steps of: (a) detecting a mouse click event for one of the search items displayed in the search result window; (b) transparentizing the search result window to have a predetermined transparency while maintaining the search result window to be the active window, and then displaying the search result window with a connection window corresponding to the item; (c) detecting an operation of a preset transparency control key; And (d) adjusting the transparency of the search result window corresponding to the operation of the transparency control key so that the search result window or the connection window is visually recognized.

Search results, transparency, active windows, Internet

Description

Method and apparatus for searching with transparent window {Method and apparatus for searching with transparent window}             

1A shows a search method according to a first preferred embodiment of the prior art;

1B illustrates a search method according to a second preferred embodiment of the prior art.

2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a search apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3A is a flow chart illustrating the overall operation of a search method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3B and 3C illustrate an entire sequence using a user interface screen according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

4A and 4C are flowcharts illustrating a transparency control method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

5A is a flowchart illustrating a click event recognition method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

5B is a flowchart illustrating a click event application method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

6 illustrates an update method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

101: search box

102: Search result window

103: connection window

211: transparent search results window

213: transparency control key detection unit

215: transparency control unit

221: overlap mouse click detection unit

223: Click event application window setting unit

225: click event application unit

231: identification information updating unit

The present invention relates to a search method and apparatus using a transparent window, and more particularly, to a search method and apparatus that can conveniently refer to a search result by adjusting the transparency of the search result window.

With the vitalization of networks and the proliferation of computers and terminals, the Internet has secured its status as an information infrastructure, and the rapid and accurate retrieval of large amounts of information from websites connected to the Internet is an important part of many tasks. The user accesses a search site such as Yahoo, Google, Naver, Empas, and acquires necessary information by using a search engine provided by the search site.

In the prior art search process, a user searches for desired information by using a search word, a keyword, a category, and the like by referring to a search result including a plurality of search items and excerpts displayed in correspondence with the search item, The search process is a process of directly accessing each Internet site connected to the search item to obtain accurate information desired by the user. That is, the user must open each Internet site presented as a search result for the final information selection, and the user can find the search item provided in the search result window and the information desired for each Internet site corresponding to the search item. Through the process until repeated.

According to the related art, a method of providing a site selected by a user in a search result window may be classified into two methods as follows. The first method is to open a site selected by the user in a new window while maintaining a search result window including the search result. The second method replaces the search result in the same window as the search result window. This is how you switch pages to your chosen site. Hereinafter, the problem of the conventional search method will be described with reference to FIGS. 1A and 1B.

First, a search method according to a first preferred embodiment of the prior art will be described with reference to FIG. 1A. When the user accesses the search site in step S110, the homepage 101 of the search site is displayed on the user's terminal. In this case, when a search word is input in the search word field and a search button is clicked, a search result window 102 including a search result corresponding to the search word is displayed in step S120.

Here, when the user clicks on one of the search results, in step 130, while maintaining the search result window 102, a new window 103 is displayed to display the site selected by the user in the window.

Since the search result window and the new window are displayed at the same time, it is efficient to search. However, since the search result window and the new window are displayed in duplicate in a limited area of the display device, it is troublesome to repeatedly switch the window.

Next, a search method according to a second preferred embodiment of the prior art will be described with reference to FIG. 1B. First, when the user accesses the search site in step S160, the homepage 101 of the search site is displayed on the user's terminal. If a search word is input in the search word field and a search button is clicked, a search result window 102 including a search result corresponding to the search word is displayed in step S170.

In this case, when the user clicks on one of the search results, a new window 103 replaces the search result window 102 in step 130 and displays the site selected by the user in the new window 180.

In this method, since there is no burden of opening a new window, it is possible to open the site smoothly even if the performance of the terminal is somewhat reduced. While the displayed screen structure is kept simple, the page is repeatedly repeated to return to the search result window. Since there is a need to switch back and forth, there is a problem that the search efficiency is reduced.

As described above, when the search result window and the new window are to be referred to repeatedly, the user refers to the search result window and the new window at the same time with a simple key operation or a mouse operation except when the window size is adjusted or the dual monitor is used. There is no prior art that can.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art, it is an object of the present invention to provide a search method and apparatus that can conveniently refer to the search results by adjusting the transparency of the search result window. That is, the present invention maintains the advantages of the prior art, and removes the problem to give dynamic search transparency between 0% and 100% to the search result window regardless of the type of information and the storage method. It is possible to provide a search method and apparatus that can accurately check a search result regardless of whether it is active.

In addition, another object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus that can adjust the transparency by a simple operation.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for switching a simple active window and detecting a mouse click event, and to provide a method and apparatus for conveniently switching between a search result and a connection window corresponding to the search result.                         

Further, another object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for managing, changing, and updating identification information of a search result window that can adjust transparency, and other objects of the present invention are described below. The example will make it clearer.

According to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, it is possible to disclose a search method that can conveniently refer to the search results by adjusting the transparency of the search result window.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the search method comprises the steps of: (a) detecting a mouse click event for one of the search items displayed in the search result window; (b) making the search result window transparent while maintaining the search result window to be an active window, and displaying the search result window together with a connection window corresponding to the item; (c) detecting an operation of a preset transparency control key; And (d) adjusting the transparency of the search result window corresponding to the operation of the transparency control key so as to visually recognize the search result window or the connection window.

The search method may include: (e) detecting a mouse click event for an overlap area in which the search result window and the connection window overlap; (f) recognizing any one of the search result window and the connection window as a click event application window according to a predetermined click event designation method; And (g) if the click event application window is an active window, performs a click event on the active window, and if the click event application window is not the active window, converts the click event application window to an active window, and then click event. It may further comprise the step of performing. The search method may further include (h) updating the search result window identification information corresponding to the search result window, corresponding to a preset updating method of the search result window identification information.

Here, the step (b) may include extracting basic transparency information of the search result window; And transparentizing the search result window corresponding to the basic transparency. And (c) detecting the manipulation of the preset reference key and additional key; And adjusting transparency according to manipulation of the additional key. In addition, the step (d) is the step of extracting the transparency control method; When the transparency control method is a toggle method, the search result window is switched to transparent and opaque, and when the transparency control method is a gradation method, the transparency of the search result window is gradually changed according to the transparency control key. It may include a step.

The predetermined click event designation method may apply a click event based on a recognition key designation method for recognizing a click on the connection window and a transparency of a search result window when a click event occurs together with a manipulation of a predetermined key. It may include a transparency extraction method for determining the window.

The search result window identification information may include URL information, and the update method of the search result window identification information may include at least one of an individual input method, a terminal upstream method, and a server downstream method.

According to another aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, it is possible to disclose a search apparatus that can conveniently refer to the search results by adjusting the transparency of the search result window.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, if the search apparatus detects a mouse click event for one of the search items displayed in the search result window, the search result window is maintained in the active window, while the search result window is preset transparency A search result window transparent unit for displaying the search result window together with a connection window corresponding to the item after making it transparent; A transparency control key detecting unit for detecting an operation of a preset transparency control key; And a transparency control unit for adjusting the transparency of the search result window corresponding to the operation of the transparency control key so as to visually recognize the search result window or the connection window.

Here, the search result window transparency unit extracts basic transparency information of the search result window and then makes the search result window transparent according to the basic transparency, and the transparency control key sensing unit controls manipulation of a preset reference key and additional key. After sensing, the transparency may be adjusted according to the manipulation of the additional key. In addition, the transparency control unit after extracting the transparency control method, when the transparency control method is a toggle method, the search result window is switched to transparent and opaque, when the transparency control method is a gradation method, the transparency control The transparency of the search result window may be changed step by step according to the key.

The search apparatus may include: an overlap mouse click detector configured to detect a mouse click event for an overlap area in which the search result window and the connection window overlap; A click event application window setting unit for recognizing any one of the search result window and the connection window as a click event application window according to a predetermined click event designation method; And when the click event application window is an active window, performs a click event on the active window, and when the click event application window is not the active window, converts the click event application window to an active window and then performs a click event. It may further include a click event application for.

The predetermined click event designation method may include a recognition key designation method for recognizing a click on the connection window when a click event occurs together with a manipulation of a predetermined key; And a transparency extraction method for determining a window to which the click event is to be applied based on the transparency of the search result window.

The search apparatus may further include an identification information update unit for updating the search result window identification information corresponding to the search result window, corresponding to the update device of the preset search result window identification information. The identification information may include URL information.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a search method and apparatus using a transparent window according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the description with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same or corresponding components are designated by the same reference numerals regardless of the reference numerals and duplicate description thereof will be omitted.

Full configuration

The present invention can provide a search method and apparatus that can conveniently refer to a search result by adjusting the transparency of the search result window. Hereinafter, the configuration of the search apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a view showing the overall configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The search apparatus according to the present invention may recognize a search result window provided by a preset search site, and provide a connection window corresponding to the search result window and the search result window while adjusting the transparency. Hereinafter, for convenience of description of the invention, a window window will be described as a search box, a search result window, and a connection window. The search box refers to a web page of a search site where a search term can be entered. The search result window is a window for displaying a list of search results extracted in response to a search input from the search window, and the connection window refers to a window for showing a web page or a site linked to the search result.

Here, the search result window according to the present invention has a transparency property for all elements displayed in the window based on the window, including a window background, a border, a title bar, a toolbar, a status bar, a scroll bar, a window text, and the like. . In this case, the transparency is expressed from 0% to 100%, and the transparency value may be simultaneously applied to all elements in the search result window. If the transparency is 0%, only the contents of the search result window are displayed and the contents of the connection window are not displayed at all. The active window is basically a search result window. If the transparency is 100%, the contents of the search result window are not shown at all and the contents of the connection window are all The active window here is basically a search result window. In this case, the transparency of the search result window may be initially set to 0% or may be set in advance according to a user's preference, and the connection window opened by linking the search result window is in an inactive state and is located in a pane immediately behind the search result window. It can be configured to.

Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 2, the search apparatus according to the present invention may include a search result window transparency unit 211, a transparency control key detector 213, and a transparency control unit 215.

The search result window transparency unit 211 extracts basic transparency information of the search result window and then makes the search result window transparent according to the basic transparency. The transparency control key detector 213 may detect a manipulation of a preset reference key and an additional key, and then adjust transparency according to the manipulation of the additional key. In addition, the transparency control unit 215 extracts the transparency control method, when the transparency control method is a toggle method, when the search result window is switched to transparent and opaque, and the transparency control method is a gradation method In addition, the transparency of the search result window may be gradually changed in correspondence with the transparency control key.

In addition, the search apparatus includes an overlap mouse click detector 221 for detecting a mouse click event for an overlap region where the search result window and the connection window overlap, and the search result window and the connection window corresponding to a predetermined click event designation method. When the click event application window setting unit 223 and the click event application window are active windows for recognizing any one of the windows as the click event application window, the click event is performed on the active window, and the click event application window is If it is not the active window, after switching the click event application window to the active window, it may further include a click event application unit 225 for performing the click event.

In addition, the search apparatus may further include an identification information update unit 231 for updating the search result window identification information corresponding to the search result window, corresponding to a preset update device of the search result window identification information.

Full operating procedure

Hereinafter, a search procedure using a transparent window according to the present invention will be described. Hereinafter, an overall operation procedure will be described with reference to FIG. 3A, and FIG. 3B will be described with reference to the operation procedure using a user interface screen.

3A is a flowchart illustrating a search result providing method using a transparent window according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

First, in step S300, the search apparatus accesses a preset search site and requests a search. If the search result window is displayed according to the search request in step S310, the search apparatus recognizes the displayed search result window. Here, the search result window recognition method may include a URL recognition and a search request recognition method as shown in Table 1 below.

Combination Key Adjustment method URL recognition method  Recognize using URL How search requests are recognized  Recognize the click signal of the search button

The URL recognition scheme may be configured to recognize the search result window by using a URL corresponding to the search result window for each search site. For example, the URL corresponding to the search result box of most search sites is http://search.empas.com/search/all.html?s=&f==A&q=%C73%BB%ED2&qn=&x = 0 & y = 0 or http://search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&query=%C6%%% D2 & frm = t1, along with the homepage address of the search site, along with additional URL information It is included. Here, the predetermined part of the additional URL information includes the same identifier for each site such as / search or /search.naver. Hereinafter, the identifier will be referred to as an additional URL information identifier. Therefore, after storing information about the URL information of the search site and the additional URL information identifier corresponding to each search site in advance, when the information is included in the URL of the browser, the browser window is configured to be recognized as a search result window. .

The search request recognition method is configured to recognize a search result window in a browser window that is displayed after a search request button is clicked on a preset search site. Here, the search site is configured to recognize the browser as a search box when the homepage information of a predetermined search site is included in the URL of the browser, and recognize the browser window displayed by clicking the search button as a search result window. .

After the search result window is displayed on the screen, the search apparatus determines whether a preset transparency event occurs in step S320. Here, the preferred embodiment of the transparent event may refer to a case where a new connection window corresponding to the item is displayed by clicking one of the search items displayed in the search result window. When such a transparent event occurs, the search result window may be made transparent in step S330. According to the prior art, when a new window is displayed, the active window is switched so that the new connection window is displayed in the first pane. On the other hand, according to the present invention, the search result window can be made transparent with a preset transparency with the display of the new connection window regardless of the switching of the active window.

In operation S340, when a preset click event occurs, the user is configured to recognize and operate a window generated in the click event in a predetermined manner in operation S350. Regarding the click event generated in the area where the search result window and the connection window overlap, the present invention is to recognize the click event generated in the search result window or the connection window according to the preset method corresponding to the position information generated in the click event regardless of the position of the active window. It is composed.

3B and 3C are diagrams illustrating an entire procedure using a user interface screen according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 3B, when the user accesses the search site in step S360, the homepage 101 of the search site is displayed on the user's terminal. When a search word is input in the search word field and a search button is clicked, when a browser window including a search result corresponding to the search word is displayed in step S370, the terminal device recognizes that the browser window is a search result window 102.

Subsequently, when a click event for one of the items displayed in the search result window occurs and a transparency event requesting access to a new connection window occurs, a new connection window is displayed at step 380 and an existing search result window is displayed. 102 can be made transparent with preset transparency. Here, the present invention may be configured to keep the active state of the search result window without transferring the active window to the new connection window. Here, the user may determine whether the content corresponding to the information desired by the user is displayed on the connection window without referring to the connection window without changing the active window.

After that, when a user attempts to access a new connection window by referring to the search item displayed in the search result window, the user can open the search result window by a simple key operation set in advance without having to transfer to the search result window in steps S375 and S380. After reducing the transparency to visually recognize it, the desired search item can be clicked.

When the search item is clicked, the search apparatus recognizes that a transparency event has occurred, and in step 385, displays a new connection window and makes the existing search result window 102 transparent to a predetermined transparency.

How to make search results window transparent and control transparency

The present invention is configured so that the search result window and the connection window are displayed in a separate window, so that only the transparency can be referred to the search result window without the troublesome procedure of moving the mouse to the search result window to refer to the search result window. . 4A and 4B will now be described a search result window reference method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 4A, the transparency of the search result window will be described. In FIG. 4B, the transparency control method of the search result window will be described.

4A is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for transparentizing a search result window according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Regardless of the position of the active window according to the present invention, it is configured to refer to the search result window by adjusting the transparency of the search result window without changing the active window according to an operation of a preset input device such as a mouse or a keyboard. It is configured to make the search result window transparent while displaying the connection display window for the above configuration. Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 4A, a process of transparentizing a search result window according to the present invention will be described.

First, in step S400, a search result window is displayed on the user's terminal, and the user identifies and recognizes the search result window. When the search item is clicked in step S410, the search result window may be transparent to a predetermined default transparency while maintaining the active state of the search result window in step S420. Here, the basic transparency of the search result window may be extracted and the search result window may be made transparent according to the basic transparency.

In operation S430, a connection window including content may be displayed by accessing a site corresponding to the search item.

Here, the search item click event is one of the embodiments of the transparent event of the present invention, and it is natural that not only the search item click but also another event may be designated as the transparent event. And in the order of step S420 and step S430, but step S430 is performed first, step S420 can be performed, as well as step S420 and step S430 can be configured to be performed simultaneously.

Hereinafter, while the search result window and the connection window displayed as a transparent window are displayed, the user may adjust the transparency of the search result window or the connection window by adjusting the transparency of the user to recognize the transparency of the search result window using a preset transparency control key. See content. Here, according to the related art, since the active state is switched to the connection window, in order to refer to the search result window again, the user moves the mouse to activate the search result window and clicks the search result window area. Had to go through. However, the present invention is configured to refer to the search result window by reducing only the transparency of the search result window in the current state without changing the active window. Here, the transparency reduction method will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4B.

4B is a flowchart illustrating a method of adjusting transparency of a search result window according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention can be configured to adjust the transparency of the search result window by manipulating a preset key irrespective of the position of the current active window. According to the related art, a new connection window is opened and an active state is switched to the connection window, but according to the present invention, the active window is configured to be maintained even if a new connection window is opened regardless of the degree of change or transparency. . Here, when the user performs a window switch by performing a key operation such as a mouse or a keyboard, the active state is switched to the connection window. Hereinafter, the transparency control method of the present invention configured to dynamically change the search result window according to a user input will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4B.

In step S460, it is determined whether a preset transparency control key is input, and when the transparency control key is operated, it is recognized and the transparency control method corresponding to the transparency control key is extracted in step S465. Referring to Table 2 below, it is shown in the designation method of the transparency control key according to the present invention. The transparency control key according to the present invention may be recognized using a combination of a preset reference key and an additional key, and the reference key and the additional key may be preset, and the user may designate it through a user interface provided by the present invention. Naturally, according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Table 2, the ALT key may be used as the reference key, and a specific key of a keyboard or a mouse may be used as the additional key.

Combination Key Adjustment method Standard key Bugaboo ALT key keyboard Left and right arrows, up and down arrows, +-keys to adjust mouse Adjust wheel key up or down

In operation S470, the control method may be determined, and transparency may be adjusted according to the control method. The transparency control method according to the present invention may be classified into a toggle method and a gradation method.

division Contents Toggle method Toggle transparency between 0% and 100% according to key operation without changing the active window. Gradation method Transparency can be adjusted step by step (eg 10%) according to key operation without changing the active window.

If the control method is a toggle method, in step S480, the search result window may be converted into a toggle method to be transparent and opaque without changing the active window. Here, the case where 0% transparency is opaque, and the case where transparency is 100% is transparent. When the control method is a gradation method, the transparency may be adjusted step by step (eg, 10%) according to the manipulation of the key without changing the active window in step S490. That is, the present invention may identify the search result window regardless of the position of the active window and adjust the transparency of the search result window. Here, the server may periodically update the web page identifier for the search result window periodically or aperiodically.

For example, the user presses the ALT (Alternative) and Cursor keys on the keyboard, ALT and ↑, or ALT and ALT, or the ALT and mouse wheels. By entering the combination 'ALT' and 'WHEEL UP', the transparency can be increased by 10% until the transparency reaches 100%. Then, the user presses 'ALT' and '↓' or 'ALT' and '←', which is a combination of the ALT (Alternative) and cursor keys on the keyboard, or 'ALT' and '←', Enter 'ALT' and 'WHEEL DOWN' to decrease the transparency by 10% until the transparency reaches 0%.

In the embodiment of the present invention, since only the transparency of the search result window is adjusted, and the connection window is configured not to give a property of a separate transparency, the search window is configured to conveniently perform the search by controlling the transparency of the search result window only. However, it is obvious that the search result window and the connection window can be configured to refer not only to the search result window but also to the transparency property of the connection window. That is, the search result window and the connection window can be referred to only by adjusting the transparency without changing the active window. Here, the active window switching method can be configured to be the same as the active window switching method according to the prior art. In other words, when the connection window is switched to the active window by clicking the connection window, the connection window is switched to the front panel (Pane).

How to switch active windows and recognize mouse clicks

As described above, when the search result window and the connection window are displayed, the method for switching the active window in the present invention may be configured to be the same as in the related art, but when a click event occurs for a region where the search result window and the connection window overlap, The action corresponding to the click event is different. Hereinafter, a detailed description will be given with reference to FIGS. 5A and 5B.

5A and 5B are flowcharts illustrating an operation procedure according to a click event in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

According to the present invention, even when a new connection window is opened by clicking a search item in the search result window, the active window is not transferred to the connection window but is maintained as the search result window. Here, when a mouse click event occurs in an area where the search result window and the connection window overlap in response to the control of transparency, the mouse click event recognition method according to the present invention is shown in Table 4 below.

division Contents Identification key designation method If a click event occurs with a predefined key, it is recognized as a click on the connection window. Transparency Extraction Method Regardless of the active window, the transparency of the search result window determines which window the click event applies to.

The recognition key designation method refers to recognizing a click on a connection window when a click event occurs with a predetermined key. For example, in the overlap area, when the mouse is clicked or when two or more clicks are made within a preset time while the preset key is pressed, the mouse event is determined to be in the search result window, and the mouse is displayed in the search result window. The click event corresponding to the click is configured to be performed.

The transparency extraction method refers to a method of determining a window to which a click event is applied based on the transparency of the search result window regardless of the active window. Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 5A, the transparency extraction method will be described below.

First, when detecting a mouse click event occurring in the overlap area of the search result window and the connection window in step S510, the transparency of the current search result window is extracted in step S520. In operation S530, the transparency is compared with a preset reference (for example, 50%).

If the transparency is greater than a preset criterion, since the user visually recognizes the connection window, it may be recognized as a click event for the item displayed in the connection window in step S540. When the transparency is less than or equal to a preset criterion, the user visually recognizes the search result window, and thus, in operation S540, the user may recognize the mouse click event for the item displayed in the search result window. Here, the click event recognition method of the search apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 5B in order to operate in the above-described configuration regardless of the position of the active window.

5B is a flowchart illustrating a method of applying a click event according to transparency according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

In the prior art, when several windows are overlapped and opened, a click event for the overlapped area occurs and is recognized as a click event for the window designated as the active window. On the other hand, in the present invention, when a click event for a overlapping overlap region occurs, a window to which the click event is applied may be designated according to transparency regardless of whether an active window is present.

Hereinafter, a click event application method will be described with reference to FIG. 5B. When a mouse click event occurs in the overlap region, a window to which the click event is applied is determined according to the mouse click event recognition method of FIG. 5A. Here, the overlap area according to the present invention refers to an area where the search result window and the connection window overlap. The operation procedure when a mouse click event occurs in such an overlap area is as follows.

In operation S560, it is determined whether the window for applying the click event is an activation window. If the window for applying the click event is not the activation window, the deactivation window is switched to the activation window in step S570 so that the computer recognizes it as a pane. And in step S580, corresponding to the click event for the activation window, it is configured to open a connection window corresponding to the click item.

When the window for applying the click event is an activation window, in step S580, the connection window corresponding to the click item is opened in correspondence to the click event for the activation window.

When a mouse event for a duplicate region occurs through such a configuration, the computer may recognize that the mouse event of the region located in the pane has occurred.

How to update search result window

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of updating search result window identification information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As described above, the present invention is configured so that the user can search the desired content while conveniently referring to the search result window and the connection window by controlling only the transparency of the search result window corresponding to the search word. Here, the search apparatus may be configured to identify the search result window by referring to previously stored search result window identification information, and the search result window identification information may be changed, updated, and modified.

The search result window updating method according to the present invention may include an individual method, a user upstream request method, and a server downstream method. Referring to Table 5 below, a search result window update method according to the present invention is summarized.

division Contents Individual input method Delete, add, or change search results boxes individually Terminal upstream method When the terminal requests the server, the server receives the search result window update information. Server downstream approach The search result window identification information is sent to the terminal periodically or aperiodically according to the preset criteria in the server.

Hereinafter, a method for updating a search result according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 6A.

First, when there is a change in the search result identification information corresponding to the search site in step S600, the search result identification information is configured to be updated according to a method preset in step S610.

When the update method is an individual update method, when a user inputs search result update information corresponding to a search site individually in step S610, the update method may be updated according to the input update information in step S620.

If the update method is an upstream request method, in step S630, the terminal transmits an update request signal for the search result window identification information to the server. When the terminal receives the update information corresponding to the update request signal in step S635, the terminal may update the search result window identification information according to the update information in step S640.

If the update method is a server downstream method, in step S650, the terminal receives update information periodically or aperiodically transmitted according to a preset criterion in the server, and in step S640, search result window identification information according to the update information is received. Can be updated.

Although described above with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art that various modifications of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below And can be changed.

As described above, the search method and apparatus according to the present invention has an effect of conveniently referring to the search results by adjusting the transparency of the search result window. That is, the present invention maintains the advantages of the prior art, and removes the problem to give dynamic search transparency between 0% and 100% to the search result window regardless of the type of information and the storage method. You can see your search results accurately, whether they are active or not.                     

That is, according to the present invention, since there is a separate connection window, it is possible to eliminate the trouble of repeatedly switching between the search result window and the connection window in order to find several search results. At the same time, the present invention can simultaneously refer to the search result window and the connection window by a simple key operation or a mouse operation, while eliminating the need to perform the active window switching to the connection window for the final confirmation of the search result. In addition, the present invention can provide the same effect by the transparency of the preset search result window and the switching method of the active window even if there is no explicit key manipulation or mouse manipulation by the user.

In addition, the present invention also has the effect of adjusting the transparency by a simple operation. In addition, the present invention provides a simple active window switching and mouse click event detection method and apparatus, there is an effect that can conveniently switch between the search results and the connection window corresponding to the search results.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of managing, changing and updating the identification information of the search result window that can adjust the transparency.

Although the above has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the claims below It will be appreciated that modifications and variations can be made.

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In the search method, (a) detecting a mouse click event for one of the search items displayed in the search result window; (b) displaying the search result window and the connection window together, and displaying the search result window as a transparent window having a predetermined transparency while maintaining the search result window as an active window; the connection window is one of the search items displayed in the search result window. Window displayed as a mouse click on an item in; (c) detecting an operation of a preset transparency control key; And (d) adjusting the transparency of the search result window corresponding to the operation of the transparency control key so that the search result window or the connection window is visually recognized; Search method using a transparent window comprising a. The method of claim 1, (e) detecting a mouse click event for an overlap area in which the search result window and the connection window overlap; (f) recognizing any one of the search result window and the connection window as a click event application window according to a predetermined click event designation method; And (g) If the click event application window is an active window, if the click event application window is not the active window, and if the click event application window is not the active window, the click event application window is converted into an active window, and then a click event is performed. Steps to perform Search method using a transparent window, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 1, (h) updating the search result window identification information corresponding to the search result window according to a preset updating method of the search result window identification information; Search method using a transparent window, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 1, In step (b), Extracting basic transparency information of the search result window; And Transparentizing a search result window corresponding to the basic transparency; Search method using a transparent window comprising a. The method of claim 1, Step (c) is Detecting manipulation of a preset reference key and additional key; And Adjusting transparency according to manipulation of the additional key; Search method using a transparent window comprising a. The method of claim 1, Step (d) Extracting the transparency control scheme; When the transparency control method is a toggle method, the search result window is switched to transparent and opaque, and when the transparency control method is a gradation method, the transparency of the search result window is gradually changed according to the transparency control key. step Search method using a transparent window comprising a. The method of claim 2, The predetermined click event designation method A recognition key designation method for recognizing a click on the connection window when a click event occurs together with a manipulation of a predetermined key; And Transparency extraction method to determine the window to which the click event is applied based on the transparency of the search result window. Search method using a transparent window comprising a. The method of claim 3, The search result window identification information is a search method using a transparent window, characterized in that it comprises URL information. The method of claim 3, The update method of the search result window identification information is Search method using a transparent window comprising at least one of an individual input method, a terminal upstream method and a server downstream method. In the search apparatus, When detecting a mouse click event for one of the search items displayed in the search result window, the search result window and the connection window are displayed together, but the search result window is displayed as a transparent window having a preset transparency while maintaining the active window. A search result window transparency unit, wherein the connection window is a window displayed by a mouse click on one of the search items displayed on the search result window; A transparency control key detecting unit for detecting an operation of a preset transparency control key; And Transparency control unit for adjusting the transparency of the search result window in response to the operation of the transparency control key, so that the search result window or the connection window is visually recognized Search apparatus using a transparent window comprising a. The method of claim 1, The search result window transparent unit extracts basic transparency information of the search result window, and then makes the search result window transparent according to the basic transparency. The method of claim 1, The transparency control key detecting unit And detecting transparency of a preset reference key and additional key, and adjusting transparency according to the operation of the additional key. The method of claim 10, The transparency control unit After extracting the transparency control method, if the transparency control method is a toggle method, the search result window is switched to transparent and opaque, and if the transparency control method is a gradation method, the search according to the transparency control key Searching apparatus using a transparent window comprising the step of changing the transparency of the result window. The method of claim 10, An overlap mouse click detector configured to detect a mouse click event for an overlap area in which the search result window and the connection window overlap; A click event application window setting unit for recognizing any one of the search result window and the connection window as a click event application window according to a predetermined click event designation method; And When the click event application window is the active window, if the click event application window is not the active window, if the click event application window is not the active window, after switching the click event application window to the active window, to perform a click event Click Event Applicator Search apparatus using a transparent window, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 14, The predetermined click event designation method A recognition key designation method for recognizing a click on the connection window when a click event occurs together with a manipulation of a predetermined key; And Transparency extraction method to determine the window to which the click event is applied based on the transparency of the search result window. Search apparatus using a transparent window comprising a. The method of claim 10, Identification information updating unit for updating the search result window identification information corresponding to the search result window, corresponding to the updating device of the preset search result window identification information Search apparatus using a transparent window, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 16, The search result window identification information is a search device using a transparent window, characterized in that it comprises URL information. The method of claim 16, The update method of the search result window identification information is Searching apparatus using a transparent window comprising at least one of an individual input method, a terminal upstream method and a server downstream method.

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