WO2008092400A1 - An easy information search method, system and a character input system - Google Patents

Abstract

An easy information search method, system and a character input system, wherein said information search method includes the following steps: determining a keyword that the user needs to search; based on the search keyword, character input system creating a search command and sending the command to search engine; search engine returning search results back to the character input system; and the search results being displayed. The present invention can greatly improve searching efficiency, reduce user's operation and avoid noneffective data exchanging and processing. For simple search results, an additional window or a candidate-word window of the character input system may be directly called to display the search results and the Internet explorer is prevented from being called, so as to economize the memory resource and the computing resource. The present invention can be used in various network search engines and local search engines, as well as in various search tools or search web sites.

Description

 The present invention claims to be submitted to the Chinese Patent Office on January 25, 2007, the application number is 200710000399.3, and the invention name is "a convenient information search method, system and a The priority of the Chinese Patent Application for the Input Method System is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

Technical field

 The present invention relates to the field of information retrieval, and in particular to a convenient information search method and system capable of reducing data flow steps, and an input method system.

Background technique

 With the rapid increase in text and multimedia information used in the Internet and other data network systems, end users need to rely more and more on text and keyword based search tools to obtain the information they need. Typically, the end user enters the keywords of the information files that need to be found into the search tool or engine. After the search tool or engine searches in the existing index database, it returns a list of required file pointers with the file title, and usually some descriptive text extracted from the body of the file. The end user can then browse some or all of the return pointers to view all or part of the actual files, online content, and so on.

 Due to the diversity of information languages, the keywords input by users are also diverse. Especially for Chinese, Japanese, Korean and some language input with candidate word requirements, the input method system is needed to help users choose to input correct information.

 In the prior art, in general, the process of inputting keywords by using an input method generally has the following two methods:

 1. Open a browser, enter the URL of the search engine, or enter the search engine's webpage through favorites, default homepage customization, etc.; open the input method; enter keywords, start search; search engine returns search results, browser displays search results .

 2. Open the search tool and display the keyword input interface. The search tool links to a specific search engine; open the input method; input keywords, start the search; the search engine returns the search results, and the browser or search tool interface displays the search results.

 The above two methods are analyzed from the perspective of data flow, and it is found that the two use the same data stream:

The operating system receives the keyboard message - forwarded to the input method - the input method completes the content (key Word) Select and convert __ input method to send input (keywords) to the operating system __ operating system to forward the input content (keywords) to the browser that displays the keyword input interface or search tool __browser or The search tool generates a search command, sends it to the search engine __ returns the search result, and the browser or search tool interface displays the search result.

 As people's demand for information has increased dramatically, search has become one of the most frequent applications in information technology. In the frequent information search applications, people find that the above search methods have the following disadvantages: The steps are complicated, the user is difficult to operate, and the user needs to perform multiple steps of operation (through 7 steps of data stream transmission) to achieve the purpose of searching; As a result, more and more users want to enjoy a more convenient search process.

 Therefore, a technical problem that needs to be solved urgently by those skilled in the art at this stage is: how to reduce the steps of the search process and reduce the flow of data flow during the search process.

Summary of the invention

 The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a simple and quick information search method and system, and the purpose of information search can be realized by using fewer data streaming steps (less user operation steps).

 Accordingly, it is another object of the present invention to provide an input method system for facilitating the above-described simple and quick information search method.

 In order to solve the above problem, the present invention discloses a method for information search, comprising: determining a search keyword required by a user; according to the search keyword, the input method system generates a search command and sends it to a search engine; the search engine returns a search The result is to the input method system; the search results are presented.

 The determining of the search keyword may be implemented by: receiving an encoded character string input by the user; acquiring and displaying at least one input word confirmed by the user in the input method window; determining that the one or more input words are Search keywords required by the user.

 Alternatively, the determination of the search keyword may be implemented by: receiving an encoded character string input by the user; determining a candidate word as a search keyword required by the user by a user selection or input system default setting.

Preferably, the search result is presented by a browser. Alternatively, the search result is presented through an auxiliary window or candidate window of the input method system. Preferably, the search command includes a URI address of a search keyword. Alternatively, the search command may include a search keyword and a search type parameter.

 Preferably, the method may further include: the input method system storing the search result returned by the search engine.

 Preferably, the presentation of the search result is completed by the following steps: the input method system submits the search result to the browser for presentation in a manner specified in the search result information; or, the input method system displays according to the preset a template, processing the search result information, and submitting to the browser to display the adjusted display manner; or, the input method system is in the input method system auxiliary window or the candidate word window according to the preset presentation template The search result is presented; or the input method system hands the search result to a third party application for presentation.

 Preferably, the method may further include: determining, in the stored at least one piece of search result information, whether the current search request is a repeated query within a preset time period; if the repetition is within a preset time period The query obtains the search result from the stored search result information; if it is a repeated query, but is not within the preset time period, an update query is initiated to the search engine, requesting to confirm whether the search result corresponding to the search request has been updated. If it is not a duplicate query, it initiates a search request directly to the search engine.

 Preferably, the method may further include: the search engine side storing the search request that meets the preset condition and the corresponding search result.

 Preferably, the search result includes a plurality of search records, and the record can be linked to the information itself; or the search result includes information corresponding to a certain search record that meets the preset condition.

 The invention also discloses a method for information search, comprising: determining a search keyword required by a user; according to the search keyword, the input method system generates a search command; calling a third-party application, wherein the search is performed by the application The command is sent to the search engine; the search engine returns the search result to the application; the search result is presented.

The determining of the search keyword may be implemented by: receiving an encoded character string input by the user; acquiring and displaying at least one input word confirmed by the user in the input method window; determining that the one or more input words are Search keywords required by the user. Can also pass The next step is to implement the determination of the search keyword: receiving the encoded character string input by the user; determining, by the user selection or the input system default setting, that the candidate word is the search keyword required by the user.

 Preferably, the search command includes a URI address of a search keyword. Alternatively, the search command may include a search keyword and a search type parameter.

 Preferably, the method may further include: the search engine side storing the search request that meets the preset condition and the corresponding search result.

 The invention also provides an input method system, comprising: an input interface unit, a display unit and a thesaurus, and: a search keyword determining module, configured to determine a search keyword required by the user; a search command generating module, configured to Searching for a keyword, generating a search command; a search command sending module, configured to send the search command to a third-party application, and notify the application to obtain a search result according to the search command.

 Preferably, the input interface unit, the display unit, and the vocabulary of the input method system are located in the same computing device; or the input interface unit and the display unit of the input method system are located in the first computing device, and the vocabulary is located in the second In the computing device, the input method system acquires corresponding information from the second computing device according to the information input by the user, and displays the corresponding character in the first computing device.

 Preferably, the determining may be: directly determining that the obtained input word is a search keyword required by the user.

 Preferably, the input word storage module is configured to store the acquired at least one input word; the determining is: determining that one or more input words stored in the storage module are search keywords required by the user.

 Preferably, the search command includes a URI address of a search keyword. Alternatively, the search command may include a search keyword and a search type parameter.

 The invention also discloses an input method system, comprising: an input interface unit, a display unit and a thesaurus, and: a search keyword determining module, configured to determine a search keyword required by the user; a search command generating module, configured to Searching for a keyword, generating a search command; a search command sending module, configured to send the search command to a search engine; and a search result receiving module, configured to receive search result information returned by the search engine.

Preferably, the input method system further includes: a search result storage module, configured to save The search result information returned by the search engine is stored.

 Preferably, the input method system further includes: an update query module, configured to initiate an update query to the search engine, requesting to confirm whether the search result corresponding to the search request has been updated; and a search request determination module, configured to be stored In at least one piece of search result information, determining whether the current search request is a repeated query within a preset time period; if it is a repeated query within a preset time period, obtaining a search from the stored search result information If the query is repeated but not within the preset time period, the update query module is triggered; if the query is not repeated, the search command sending module is triggered.

 Preferably, the input method system further includes: a presentation template module, configured to store at least one preset presentation template; and a search result processing module, configured to process the search result information according to the preset presentation template. .

 Preferably, the input method system may further include: a presentation module, configured to display the search result in an auxiliary window or a candidate word window of the input method system; and/or a calling module, configured to notify the computing device The operating system launches a third party application that presents the search results.

 Preferably, the input method system may further include: a presentation module, configured to display the processed search result information in an auxiliary window or a candidate word window of the input method system; and/or, invoke a module, The operating system is notified to notify the computing device to launch a third-party application, and the processed search result information is presented by the application.

 Preferably, the input interface unit, the display unit, and the vocabulary of the input method system are located in the same computing device; or the input interface unit and the display unit of the input method system are located in the first computing device, and the vocabulary is located in the second In the computing device, the input method system acquires corresponding information from the second computing device according to the information input by the user, and displays the corresponding character in the first computing device.

 Preferably, the determining may be: directly determining that the obtained input word is a search keyword required by the user.

Preferably, the input word storage module is configured to store the acquired at least one input word; the determining is: determining that one or more input words stored in the storage module are search keywords required by the user. Preferably, the search command includes a URI address of a search keyword. Alternatively, the search command may include a search keyword and a search type parameter.

 Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages:

 The present invention combines the complicated data flow in the prior art: the input method sends the input content (keyword) to the operating system__the operating system forwards the input content (keyword) to the browser or the search tool that displays the keyword input interface. __Browser or search tool generates search command, sends to search engine __ returns search result; transforms into simple data stream: input method generates search command according to input content (keyword), sends to search engine __ returns search result . Therefore, the present invention can greatly improve the search efficiency, reduce the user's operation steps, and avoid invalid data interaction and processing.

 Even for some embodiments of the present invention, the transformed data stream is: The input method generates a search command based on the input content (keyword), sends it to the browser __browser generates a search command, and sends it to the search engine __back search results. It can still embody the superiority of the present invention, because the solution can completely omit the request and display operation of the browser to open the keyword input interface, that is, the invention at least omits the step of displaying the keyword on the screen, and reduces invalid data interaction. .

 For some simple search results, the invention can also directly call the auxiliary window or the candidate word window display, avoiding calling the browser to display the search result, thereby achieving the purpose of saving system memory resources and computing resources.

 The present invention can be applied to various web search engines as well as various local search engines, as well as to various search tools or search websites. Since all search tools or search websites need to search for a keyword input interface, the present invention can directly send the search keyword to the search engine, or generate a search command and then send it by the browser, so the effect of the present invention is outstanding, and the scope of application widely.

DRAWINGS

 1 is a flow chart showing the steps of Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

 2 is a schematic diagram of determining search keywords required by a user;

 Figure 3 is a schematic diagram showing search results;

 Figure 4 is another schematic diagram showing the search results;

Figure 5 is a flow chart showing the steps of Embodiment 2 of the present invention; Figure 6 is a flow chart showing the steps of Embodiment 3 of the present invention;

 Figure Ί is a flow chart of the steps of Embodiment 4 of the present invention;

 Figure 8 is a block diagram showing the structure of Embodiment 5 of the present invention;

 Figure 9 is a block diagram showing the structure of Embodiment 6 of the present invention;

 Figure 10 is a block diagram showing the structure of Embodiment 7 of the present invention;

 Figure 11 is a block diagram showing the structure of an embodiment 8 of the present invention.

detailed description

 The above described objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the aspects of the appended claims.

 Referring to FIG. 1, a flow chart of the steps of Embodiment 1 of the information searching method of the present invention is shown, which specifically includes the following steps:

 Step 101: Determine a search keyword required by the user;

 Step 102: The input method system generates a search command according to the search keyword, and sends the search command to the search engine.

 Step 103: The search engine returns the search result to the input method system;

 Step 104: Display the search result.

 The present invention can be applied to various input methods having a candidate word display window or a word selection requirement, for example, a Chinese-Japanese-Korean input method, a Roman character input method having a prompt function, and the like. The search keywords described in the present invention include a single character, a phrase composed of a plurality of characters, and the like.

 The search result may include a plurality of search records, and the record may be linked to the information itself; or the search result is the information itself corresponding to the search record that meets the preset condition. For example, the display of the search result may be: a plurality of webpage address record lists matching the search, and may further include some brief descriptions and the like; the search result may also be: directly linked to the webpage addresses of the plurality of matching searches. The first page corresponds to the page.

 The determination described in step 101 can be implemented in the following two schemes:

The first scheme: receiving a coded string input by a user, and converting, displaying at least one candidate word; the user selecting to determine one of the candidate words as a desired search keyword, or the input method system determines one of the candidate words as the user by default Required search keywords. In this scheme, the user's input experience is very close to the existing input method, except that the existing input method determines the upper screen. The word will be output and displayed on the screen after the user selects or the system is determined by default, and the screen is not required to be displayed after the invention is determined.

 For example, the user inputs the pinyin encoded string "sougou", and the candidate word area displays multiple candidates, and the user can select a candidate as a search keyword (for example, select "search" by mouse operation or specific shortcut key mode); In order to improve efficiency, the input method system can also default to a candidate as a search keyword (for example, the first candidate with the highest selection rate "sogou"). If the user does not actively choose, the default candidate "sogou" is used. Search for keywords.

 The user selects the candidate word and the operation of the triggering step 102 can be divided into two operations, that is, the user first determines a candidate word as the confirmed input word, and then triggers step 102, for example, first determining the candidate word through the space bar. And then trigger step 102 by clicking the shortcut ( Ctrl + enter ). For the convenience of the user, the determined search keywords can also be displayed in different colors or fonts, and are distinguished from other candidates.

 Of course, the operation of the user selecting the candidate word and the triggering step 102 can also be combined into one operation. After the user selects a candidate word, the selected word is directly input from the background, and the step 102 is automatically triggered to perform the search.

 The second scheme: First, the preset storage space is called by a mouse operation or inputting a guiding character; then, the encoded string input by the user is received, and the input words confirmed by the user are obtained and stored in the preset space. And displayed in the input method window; if the user continues to input the encoded string, then continue to acquire, display and store the input words confirmed by the user; the at least one input word displayed and stored above is used as the search keyword required by the user, A separator can be set between each input word. This scenario is especially useful when you need to enter multiple word combinations as search keywords.

For example, if the user inputs the search leader "i", the user enters the input word before the step 102 as the search keyword after the leader "i" (of course, the user can modify the word already entered). These input words are temporarily stored in a preset space. As shown in Figure 2, the user enters two input words "Input Method" and "Download". The input method system displays it after the leader "i" and uses spaces as the "Input Method" and "Download". The separator, the combination of "input method" and "download" at this time is the search keyword. When the user confirms that there is no need to enter a new word and does not need to modify the input word, step 102 can be triggered. Of course, the foregoing implementation manner is only used as an example, and the present invention is not limited to the above two modes, and other manners that can implement the keyword determining function are all feasible, and cannot be described in detail here. For example, those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that for some search words consisting of 3-4 or more words, the above two schemes can be used in combination: the user first confirms the first half of the search term, caches and In the window display, after the user confirms the second half, the search term can be directly output, and the second half of the search word does not need to be displayed in the window.

 In step 102, a variety of search commands can be employed depending on the different modes of operation of the various search engines. The present invention can be applied to various web search engines as well as various local search engines, as well as to various search tools or search websites.

 Each resource available on the network: HTML documents, images, video clips, programs, and so on, can be located by a Uniform Resource Identifier ("URI"). A URI is generally composed of three parts: a naming mechanism for accessing resources; a host name for storing resources; a name, path, or parameter of the resource itself.

 J^口, http:〃 www.webmonkey.com.cn/html/html40/; This URI represents a resource accessible via the HTTP protocol, located on the host www.webmonkey.com.cn, via the path " /html/ Html40" access is fine.

 Commonly used in the field of network resource data transmission is a URL (Uniform Resource Location), which is a subset of the URI naming mechanism.

 For a commonly used network search, the search URL is generally transmitted locally to the search engine server, and the search engine returns a corresponding html page (including the search result information), and the search command generated by the input method may include the search generated according to the preset rule. URL. For example, for the search keyword "Sogou input method", the search engine host address is: http://www.sogou.com, then the search command can include the URL: http://www•sogou.com/web?query=sogou Input. The preset rules may include a communication protocol mode employed, a communication host address, and the like.

 For example, for the commonly used http protocol, the get mode and the post mode can be used.

 The following is the request protocol header information of the GET method of "search dog pinyin input method" as the search term:

GET /xml?query t_Dog Pinyin input method HTTP .1 */*HTTP command line

Accept:image/gif,image/x-xbitmap,image/jpeg,image/pjpeg,application/vn D.ms-excel, application/vnd.ms-powerpoint, application/msword, */* The type of encoding that can receive data

 Accept-Language: zh-cn */* can be connected to the language

 Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate */* acceptable compression method

 User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1;

InfoPath.l) */* Browser Information

 Host: www.sogou.com */*Host Address

 Connection: Keep-Alive */* Acceptable Connection Status The following is the request protocol header information of the POST method with the search term "Sogou Pinyin Input Method":

POST /xml HTTP/1.1 */*HTTP command line

 Accept:image/gif,image/x-xbitmap,image/jpeg,image/pjpeg,application/vn d.ms-excel, application/vnd.ms-powerpoint, application/msword, */* encoding type of data that can be received

 Accept-Language: zh-cn */* acceptable language

 Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate */* acceptable compression method

 User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; InfoPath.l) */* Browser Information

 Host: www.sogou.com */*Host Address

 Connection: Keep-Alive */* Acceptable connection status

 Content- Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded */* The encoding type of the data body

 Content-Length: 47 */*The length of the data body

 (Skip a line)

A8 */* data body

Of course, the foregoing implementation manner is only used as an example. The present invention is not limited to the foregoing two methods, and various rules may be preset according to the needs of the communication protocol or the needs of the search engine, and are not described here. As search application accuracy requirements increase, search engines set up special search rules for various specific search requests, such as mobile phone number search, ip address search and other specific types of search methods. For the search request data sent in the above manner, in order to implement a specific type of search, preferably, the search engine server may establish a judgment module. After searching the request data to the judging module, the judging module judges what type of request is, and then distributes the request to various search modules such as news, webpage, music, picture, map, IP search, etc. to obtain search results. The returned data can be directly returned to the input method system by these search modules; it can also be returned to a unified transmission result module, thus ensuring a single interface of the input method.

 Of course, for a specific search, it may also be implemented by including a search type in the search command, that is, the search command includes search keyword information and search type parameters. For the acquisition of the search type parameter, there are two ways:

 1. The user specifies the search type (enter identifier or select menu item). For example, if the search word is preceded by mp3, it refers to the music search. After the input method system judges, the specific search command is generated and sent directly to the search engine. Search the module to get search results.

 2. The input method system automatically recognizes the type searched by the user. For example, if the search keyword is a four-part number and three points are included in the middle, then the current search type is determined to be an IP search, and the search type parameter and the search are included. The search command of the keyword is sent to the IP search module of the search engine to obtain the search result. For another example, when the search keyword is an 11-digit number starting with 13, it is determined that the current search type is a mobile phone number search; after determining the search type, the search type and the search request are sent to the search engine, and the search engine generates the search result. After returning; for example, the search command sent therein can be: Mobile home attribution query - 13512345678.

 The above three methods for implementing a specific type of search may be applied separately, or may be combined to form a complementary application or a simultaneous application.

 Preferably, the search command may further include some customized format information, for example, a search result display number, a local language, a personalized search parameter, and the like.

 The presentation described in step 104 can be as follows:

 Presenting the search results through a browser;

Or, when the search engine is local, the corresponding search tool may be invoked to display the search result; Alternatively, the search results are presented through an adjunct window or candidate window of the input method system. The browser described in the present invention is merely an example, because the browser is widely used in the field of search. In practice, however, it is acceptable for the present invention to use any viable third party application to present search results. The term "browser" in the various embodiments below can be understood with reference.

 For the case where the search results are presented through an attached window or candidate window, two examples are given below:

 1. Referring to FIG. 3, the upper part is an input window of the input method system, and the lower part is an auxiliary window of the input method system, and the search result information returned by the search engine is displayed through the auxiliary window, including the title and summary of each record of the search result, and the user You can link to the details of the result (ie, the message itself) by selecting a search result record. For example, in Figure 3, the user selects the second record, which is titled Sogou music, and automatically opens the file through a web browser. Link URL of the search result record: [music.sogou.com]. Of course, preferably, since the presentation space of the auxiliary window is limited, only some search results with the highest correlation can be displayed, and all the search result information is not displayed.

 2. Referring to FIG. 4, when the user inputs the identifier “i”, the preset storage space is started, and one or more subsequent input words are stored as search keywords. In FIG. 4, the user inputs a mobile phone number. After the search is triggered, the input method system determines that the search keyword is the mobile phone number, and sends a mobile phone number attribution search request to the search engine, and receives the returned search result information and displays: [Mobile source: Beijing Haidian District]. Preferably, the search result information may also be output to the application currently used by the input method by the user, for example, the user selects 1 at this time, or presses a space, and then the information [mobile phone source: Haidian District, Beijing] Screen to the word document that the user is typing.

 Referring to FIG. 5, a flow chart of the steps of Embodiment 2 of the information searching method of the present invention is shown. The most important feature of Embodiment 2 is that: in the input method system, some search results that meet the preset conditions are stored; for example, within one day Search results. Embodiment 2 may specifically include the following steps: Step 201: Determine a search keyword required by a user;

Step 202: Determine, in the stored at least one piece of search result information, whether the current search request is a repeated query within a preset time period; If it is a repeated query within a preset time period, steps 205-207 are performed; if the query is repeated, but not within the preset time period, steps 206-207 are performed; if it is not a repeated query, step 203 is performed. - 204 - 207;

 Step 203: The input method system generates a search command according to the search keyword, and sends the search command to the search engine.

 Step 204: The search engine returns a search result to an input method system, where the input method system stores the search result returned by the search engine;

 Step 205: Obtain a search result from the stored search result information.

 Step 206: Initiating an update query to the search engine, requesting to confirm whether the search result corresponding to the search request has been updated; if updated, receiving the updated search result returned by the search engine, if not updated, from the stored search Obtaining search results in the result information;

 Step 207: Display the search result. The presentation may be: presenting the search result by a browser; or presenting the search result through an affiliate window or a candidate word window of the input method system.

 Since the communication between the client and the server is a speed bottleneck for the normal operation of the entire system for the network search, in order to minimize the number of communication between the client and the server, the second embodiment of the present invention is adopted in the input method system. The way to store certain search result information is used to reduce the number of communication between the client and the server.

 Specific strategies can be exemplified as follows:

 1) The search result in the input method system is valid for 24 hours. That is, repeated queries within 24 hours, no request is initiated to the server at all. The choice of 24 hours is because the average search engine updates a batch of time-sensitive data every night, so within a day, the results will not change much for most query requests.

 2) For queries that exceed the validity period but hit the local storage, the local storage first initiates a query to the server storage to confirm whether the query is updated. The specific approach is:

 The local storage obtains a unique code string from the title, summary, and URL of the first five query results through MD5, and sends the value to the server. The search engine also performs MD5 operations on the first five headings, abstracts, and URLs in the current query results.

&> If the code string and the input method system are consistent, the search engine notifies the input method The system storage is valid, and it can be obtained and displayed directly from the stored search results;

 b> If the encoded string and the input method system are inconsistent, the search engine returns the new 5 results to the input method system, and the input method system updates the storage, and then displays the result to the user.

 3) For queries that are not stored locally, the query request is directly sent to the search engine, and the search engine directly returns 5 results, which are stored and displayed by the input method system.

 4) If there are too many search requests within 24 hours, causing the data stored in the input method system to exceed the specified threshold, discard the oldest data on a first in, first out basis.

 Further, preferably, when the input method system queries the local storage, the local storage data may be organized into a hash table structure, and hashed according to the query word, and then placed in different hash buckets, thereby reducing the input method. The system computes the computational load on the device locally, speeding up the query.

 Referring to FIG. 6, a flow chart of the steps of Embodiment 3 of the information searching method of the present invention is shown. Embodiment 3 specifically includes the following steps:

 Step 601: Determine a search keyword required by the user;

 Step 602: The input method system generates a search command according to the search keyword, and sends the search command to the search engine.

 Step 603: The search engine returns a search result to the input method system, where the input method system receives the search result returned by the search engine;

 Step 604, presenting the search result. The step 604 can be implemented by steps 6041, 6042 or 6043 respectively:

 Step 6041: The input method system submits the received search result to a browser for displaying in a manner specified in the search result information;

 Step 6042: The input method system processes the received search result information according to the preset presentation template, and submits the information to the browser for display by using the adjusted display manner;

 Step 6043: The input method system displays the received search result in an input method attachment window or a candidate window according to the preset presentation template.

Since Embodiment 3 can change the presentation manner of the search results and then display them, various personalized presentation schemes can be realized. The following describes an example 3:

 The search result information returned by the search engine is generally data in xml format. For example, the following code represents search result data including one result information:

 <?xml version=" 1.0" encoding="GBK" ?>

 <rss version="2.0" xmlns: dc="http ://purl . org/ dc/ elements/ 1.1/"

 Xmlns:trackback="http:〃 madskills.com/public/xml/rss/module/trackback/" xmlns:wfw="http:〃 wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"

Xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/">

 <sogouresult>

 <title>Sogou web search - Sogou Pinyin input method </title>

 <link>http://www.sogou.com/</link>

 <language>zh-cn</language>

 <generator>www.sogou .com</generator>

 <maxend> 1000</maxend>

 <hitslength>5938877</hitslength>

 <searchtime>0.002</ searchtime>

 <item>

 <title>Sogou Pinyin Input Method </title>

 <summary>As much as possible to adapt to the input habits of various common input methods, users of intelligent ABC, Microsoft Pinyin, Pinyin Plus, Violet Pinyin and other input methods can easily get started. ... Sogou Intelligent Group word algorithm preferred word accuracy rate (that is, the first word of the candidate is the proportion of words to be entered) is ahead of other input methods. ...</summary>

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 <pubDate>2007-01-01 00: 19</pubDate>

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 Embodiment 3 The above result data received by the input method system can be directly forwarded to the browser and displayed in the form specified by the above xml data. The specific data flow is as follows: The input method system forwards the search result data to the operating system. If the data registered in the operating system is opened by the IE or the default other browser is opened, the operating system starts the corresponding browser display. Search results can be. Of course, when the input method system forwards the search result data, it can also specify the browser: Open the search result data with the IE browser.

 The third embodiment can also process the received search result information according to the preset presentation template, and then forward the processed information to the browser, and the browser displays the adjusted display mode. The presentation template may be generated by the user, or may be provided by the input method system. For example, the presentation template determines the font, color, position and other parameters of the information display, and may also add a watermark, a text, a graphic, etc. to the presentation template. Wait.

 Embodiment 3 can also display the received search results in a preset manner in an input method attachment window or a candidate window according to a preset presentation template.

 Referring to FIG. 7, a flow chart of the steps of Embodiment 4 of the information searching method of the present invention is shown. Embodiment 3 specifically includes the following steps:

 Step 701: Determine a search keyword required by the user.

 Step 701 may be implemented by determining the search keyword by: receiving an encoded character string input by the user, acquiring and displaying at least one input word confirmed by the user in the input method window; determining that the one or more input words are Search keywords required by the user.

 Step 701 can also implement the determination of the search keyword by: receiving a coded string input by the user, displaying at least one candidate word; the user selecting to determine a candidate word as a desired search keyword, or being determined by the input method system default A candidate word is determined to be a search keyword required by the user.

 Step 702: The input method system generates a search command according to the search keyword; the search command may include a URL address of the search keyword, or the search command may also include a search keyword and a search type parameter;

Step 703: Call a browser, and send the search command to the search index by the browser Engine

 Assuming that the search command is a URL including a search keyword, the input method system can notify the operating system to invoke the browser by:

 1, the input method can be given to the operating system a URL, the operating system to access the URL; before this, there is an application registered in the operating system of the URL protocol format, then opened by the application, such as http protocol IE opens. If the input method does not specify a browser, the application that is determined by the operating system to open the http protocol address by default can be opened by any registered browser, such as IE or Firefox. The link address is then transmitted by the operating system to the browser, and the browser accesses the address. The information that this input method uses to transfer to the operating system is: Open a URL.

 2, the input method specifies the system to open the IE browser, whether it is the default browser, the operating system runs the IE executable file, open IE, and then pass the input method to the operating system URL to IE to access In this case, the information that the input method is to transmit to the operating system is: Open a URL with IE browser.

 Step 704: The search engine returns the search result to the browser.

 Step 705: Display the search result.

 Embodiment 4 is characterized in that a search command is transmitted by a third party application such as a browser and a search result is received. The above process of opening a URL by a browser includes the process of sending a request and receiving data.

 Preferably, the foregoing Embodiment 1 - Embodiment 4 may further include: the search engine side stores a search request that meets a preset condition (within a certain period of time, or a certain search frequency or more) and a corresponding search result. The advantage is that a certain number of search requests and corresponding search results are stored in the search engine. If the search request received by the search engine already exists in the stored information, the database search does not need to be performed in real time, and the storage request can be directly returned. Search results can be used to reduce search engine search pressure.

 In the above embodiments, the descriptions of the various embodiments are different, and the details are not described in detail in an embodiment, and the related descriptions of other embodiments may be referred to.

Moreover, those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that any combination of the above embodiments 1 - 4 is feasible, so any combination between the above embodiments 1 - 4 is Embodiments of the invention, but due to space limitations, this specification is not here--detailed. Referring to FIG. 8, a block diagram of a structure of Embodiment 5 of the present invention is shown. Embodiment 5 is an input method system, which can be applied to the information search method shown in FIG. 7, and specifically includes the following components: Display of input words to be input Unit 802 and the thesaurus 803;

 a search keyword determining module 804, configured to determine a search keyword required by the user;

 The search command generating module 805 is configured to generate a search command according to the search keyword; the search command may include a URL address of the search keyword, or the search command may also include a search keyword and a search type parameter;

 The search command sending module 806 is configured to send the search command to the browser, notify the browser to obtain the search result according to the search command, and the browser receives the returned search result information and presents the search result.

 According to the related description in the foregoing embodiment, those skilled in the art can easily know that the search keyword determining module 804 determines the search keyword required by the user in a manner of: directly determining that the obtained input word is a search required by the user. Key words. For example: receiving a coded character string input by a user, displaying at least one candidate word; the user selecting to determine one of the candidate words as a desired search key word, or the input method system determines by default that one of the candidate words is a search keyword required by the user.

 Alternatively, the input method system shown in FIG. 8 may further include: a storage module 807 for storing the acquired at least one input word; and the manner in which the search keyword determining module 804 determines the search keyword required by the user may be: Determining one or more input words stored in the storage module is a search keyword required by the user. For example: First, the preset storage space is called by a mouse operation or a boot character; then, the encoded character input by the user is received, and the input words confirmed by the user are obtained, stored in the preset space, and displayed in In the input method window; if the user continues to input the encoded string, then continue to acquire, display and store the input words confirmed by the user; at least one of the input words displayed and stored as the search keyword required by the user, each input word A separator can be set between words.

The input method system shown in FIG. 8 may be a common input method system. For example, the input interface unit, the display unit, and the vocabulary of the input method system are located in the same computing device, and the input method system stores the encoded information input by the user locally. The query match displays the corresponding character locally. Above The input method system may also be a network input method system, for example, the input interface unit and the display unit of the input method system are located in the first computing device, the vocabulary is located in the second computing device, and the first computing device and the second computing device are Connected via the network. The input method system acquires corresponding information from the second computing device according to the information input by the user, and displays the corresponding character in the first computing device.

 Referring to FIG. 9, a block diagram of a structure of Embodiment 6 of the present invention is shown. Embodiment 6 is an input method system, which specifically includes the following components: a display unit 902 and a vocabulary 903 for inputting words;

 a search keyword determining module 904, configured to determine a search keyword required by the user;

 The search command generating module 905 is configured to generate a search command according to the search keyword; the search command may include a URL address of the search keyword, or the search command may also include a search keyword and a search type parameter;

 a search command sending module 906, configured to send the search command to a search engine;

 The search result receiving module 907 is configured to receive search result information returned by the search engine. According to the related description in the foregoing embodiment, those skilled in the art can easily know that the search keyword determining module 904 determines the search keyword required by the user in a manner of: directly determining that the obtained input word is a search required by the user. Key words.

 Alternatively, the input method system shown in FIG. 9 may further include: an input word storage module 908 for storing the acquired at least one input word; and then the search keyword determining module 904 determines the manner of the search keyword required by the user. The method may be: determining that one or more input words stored in the storage module are search keywords required by a user.

 The input method system shown in FIG. 9 may be a common input method system. For example, the input interface unit, the display unit, and the vocabulary of the input method system are located in the same computing device, and the input method system has localized input information through the user. The query match displays the corresponding character locally. The input method system may also be a network input method system. For example, the input interface unit and the display unit of the input method system are located in the first computing device, the vocabulary is located in the second computing device, and the first computing device and the second computing device are The devices are connected via a network. The input method system obtains corresponding information from the second computing device according to the information input by the user, and displays the corresponding character in the first computing device.

Further, if the input method system shown in FIG. 9 needs to display the search result information by itself, It may further include: a presentation module 909, configured to display the search result in an auxiliary window or a candidate word window of the input method system. If the input method shown in FIG. 9 wishes to display the search result information by calling a browser program in the local computing device, the method may further include: a calling module 910, configured to notify the computing device of the operating system to start the browser, by the browser Present the search results.

 Referring to FIG. 10, a structural block diagram of Embodiment 7 of the present invention is shown. Embodiment 7 is an input method system, and specifically includes the following components: a display unit 1002 and a thesaurus 1003 for inputting words;

 a search keyword determining module 1004, configured to determine a search keyword required by the user; a search command generating module 1005, configured to generate a search command according to the search keyword; the search command may include a URL address of the search keyword, or The search command may also include a search keyword and a search type parameter;

 The search command sending module 1006 is configured to send the search command to the search engine; the search result receiving module 1007 is configured to receive search result information returned by the search engine; the search result storage module 1008 is configured to store the search returned by the search engine a result module; a presentation module 1009 and/or a calling module 1010; the presentation module is configured to display the search result in an auxiliary window or a candidate word window of the input method system; the calling module is configured to notify an operation of the computing device The system launches a browser, and the search results are presented by the browser.

 Preferably, the input method system shown in FIG. 10 may further include:

 An update query module 1011, configured to initiate an update query to the search engine, requesting to confirm whether the search result corresponding to the search request has been updated; if updated, receiving the updated search result returned by the search, if not updated, Searching for the search result in the stored search result information; the search request determining module 1012 is configured to determine, in the stored at least one piece of search result information, whether the current search request is a repeated query within a preset time period; The repeated query within the preset time period obtains the search result from the stored search result information; if it is a repeated query, but is not within the preset time period, the update query module 1011 is triggered; if it is not a repeated query The search command sending module 1006 is triggered.

Referring to FIG. 11, a block diagram of a structure of Embodiment 8 of the present invention is shown, and Embodiment 8 is an input. The legal system specifically includes the following components: a display unit 1102 and a thesaurus 1103 for inputting words;

 a search keyword determining module 1104, configured to determine a search keyword required by the user; a search command generating module 1105, configured to generate a search command according to the search keyword; the search command may include a URL address of the search keyword, or The search command may also include a search keyword and a search type parameter;

 a search command sending module 1106, configured to send the search command to a search engine; a search result receiving module 1107, configured to receive search result information returned by the search engine; a search result storage module 1108, configured to store the search returned by the search engine a result template; a presentation template module 1109, configured to store at least one preset presentation template;

 The search result processing module 1110 is configured to process the received or stored search result information according to the preset presentation template.

 Further, if the input method system shown in FIG. 11 needs to display the search result information by itself, it may further include: a presentation module 1111 for displaying the search result in an auxiliary window or a candidate word window of the input method system; Alternatively, a presentation module 1111 for presenting the processed search result information in an auxiliary window or a candidate word window of the input method system.

 If the input method shown in FIG. 11 wishes to display the search result information by calling a browser program in the local computing device, the method may further include: instructing the operating system of the computing device to launch the browser, and the browser displays the The calling module 1112 of the search result; or a calling module 1112 for notifying the operating system of the computing device to launch the browser, and displaying the processed search result information by the browser.

 It should be noted that those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that any combination of the above embodiments 5 - 8 is feasible, so any combination between the above embodiment 5 - embodiment 8 is an embodiment of the present invention. However, due to space limitations, this manual is not here - detailed.

 The embodiment of the input method system shown in Embodiment 5 - Embodiment 8 can be correspondingly applied to the various method embodiments described above, so the description of Embodiment 5 - Embodiment 8 is relatively simple, and the details are not described in detail. The description of the corresponding section earlier in this manual.

The method and the input method system for information search provided by the present invention are described in detail above. The description of the embodiments is only for helping to understand the method of the present invention and its core ideas; at the same time, for those skilled in the art, according to the idea of the present invention, there will be changes in the specific embodiments and application scopes. The description herein is not to be construed as limiting the invention.

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 A method for searching for information, characterized in that it comprises:

 Determining the search keywords required by the user;

 According to the search keyword, the input method system generates a search command and sends it to the search engine; the search engine returns the search result to the input method system;

 Present the search results.

 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the determining of the search keyword is accomplished by the following steps:

 Receiving a coded string input by the user;

 Acquiring and displaying at least one input word confirmed by the user in the input method window;

 The one or more input words are determined to be search keywords required by the user.

 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining of the search keyword is achieved by the following steps:

 Receiving a coded string input by the user;

 A candidate word is determined as a search keyword required by the user by user selection or input system default settings.

 4. The method of claim 1 wherein the search results are presented by a browser.

 5. The method of claim 1 wherein the search results are presented by an adjunct window or candidate window of the input method system.

 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the search command comprises searching for a URI address of a keyword.

 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the search command comprises a search key word and a search type parameter.

 8. The method of claim 1, further comprising: the input method system storing search results returned by the search engine.

 9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the presentation of the search result is completed by the following steps:

The input method system passes the search result to the browser to specify in the search result information Way of showing;

 Alternatively, the input method system processes the search result information according to a preset presentation template, and submits the information to the browser for display using the adjusted presentation manner;

 Alternatively, the input method system displays the search result in an input method attachment window or a candidate word window according to a preset presentation template;

 Alternatively, the input method system hands the search results to a third party application for presentation.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising: before presenting the search result:

 Determining, in the stored at least one piece of search result information, whether the current search request is a repeated query within a preset time period;

 If it is a repeated query within a preset time period, the search result is obtained from the stored search result information;

 If the query is repeated, but is not within the preset time period, an update query is initiated to the search engine to confirm whether the search result corresponding to the search request has been updated;

 If it is not a duplicate query, a search request is initiated directly to the search engine.

 The method according to claim 1 or 8, further comprising:

 The search engine side stores search requests and corresponding search results that meet the preset conditions.

 12. The method of claim 1 wherein:

 The search result includes a plurality of search records, and the record can be linked to the information itself; or the search result includes a corresponding information of the search record that meets the preset condition.

 13. A method of information search, characterized in that:

 Determining the search keywords required by the user;

 According to the search keyword, the input method system generates a search command;

 Calling a third party application, the search command is sent by the application to the search engine; the search engine returns the search result to the application;

 Present the search results.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the determining of the search keyword is implemented by the following steps: Receiving a coded string input by the user;

 Acquiring and displaying at least one input word confirmed by the user in the input method window;

 The one or more input words are determined to be search keywords required by the user.

 15. The method of claim 13, wherein the determining of the search keyword is achieved by the following steps:

 Receiving a coded string input by the user;

 A candidate word is determined as a search keyword required by the user by user selection or input system default settings.

 16. The method of claim 13, wherein the search command comprises a URI address of a search keyword.

 17. The method of claim 13, wherein the search command comprises a search keyword and a search type parameter.

 18. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

 The search engine side stores search requests and corresponding search results that meet the preset conditions.

 19. An input method system, comprising: an input interface unit, a display unit, and a thesaurus, wherein the input method system further comprises:

 a search keyword determining module, configured to determine a search keyword required by the user;

 a search command generating module, configured to generate a search command according to the search keyword; a search command sending module, configured to send the search command to a third-party application, to notify the application to obtain a search result according to the search command.

 20. The input method system of claim 19, wherein

 The input interface unit, the display unit, and the vocabulary of the input method system are located in the same computing device;

 Alternatively, the input interface unit and the display unit of the input method system are located in the first computing device, and the vocabulary is located in the second computing device, and the input method system obtains corresponding information from the second computing device according to the information input by the user. Information, the corresponding character is displayed on the first computing device.

 The input method system according to claim 19, wherein the determining is: directly determining that the acquired input word is a search keyword required by a user.

The input method system of claim 19, further comprising: The input word storage module is configured to store the acquired at least one input word; the determining is: determining that one or more input words stored in the storage module are search keywords required by the user.

 23. The input method system of claim 19, wherein the search command comprises a URI address of a search keyword.

 24. The input method system of claim 19, wherein the search command comprises a search keyword and a search type parameter.

 25. An input method system, comprising: an input interface unit, a display unit, and a thesaurus, wherein the input method system further comprises:

 a search keyword determining module, configured to determine a search keyword required by the user;

 a search command generating module, configured to generate a search command according to the search keyword; a search command sending module, configured to send the search command to the search engine;

 The search result receiving module is configured to receive search result information returned by the search engine.

 The input method system of claim 25, further comprising: a search result storage module, configured to store search result information returned by the search engine.

The input method system of claim 26, further comprising: an update query module, configured to initiate an update query to the search engine, requesting to confirm whether the search result of the current search request has been updated;

 a search request judging module, configured to determine, in the stored at least one piece of search result information, whether the current search request is a repeated query within a preset time period;

 If it is a repeated query within a preset time period, the search result is obtained from the stored search result information;

 If the query is repeated, but is not within the preset time period, the update query module is triggered; if the query is not repeated, the search command sending module is triggered.

 The input method system of claim 25, further comprising: a presentation template module, configured to store at least one preset presentation template;

 The search result processing module is configured to perform the work of the search result information according to the preset presentation template.

The input method system of claim 25, further comprising: a presentation module, configured to display the search result in an auxiliary window or a candidate word window of the input method system;

 And / or,

 The calling module is configured to notify the computing device's operating system to launch a third-party application, and the application displays the search result.

 The input method system of claim 28, further comprising: a presentation module, configured to display the processed search result information in an auxiliary window or a candidate word window of the input method system;

 And / or,

 The calling module is configured to notify the operating system of the computing device to start a third-party application, and the processed search result information is displayed by the application.

 31. The input method system of claim 25, wherein

 The input interface unit, the display unit, and the vocabulary of the input method system are located in the same computing device;

 Alternatively, the input interface unit and the display unit of the input method system are located in the first computing device, and the vocabulary is located in the second computing device, and the input method system obtains corresponding information from the second computing device according to the information input by the user. Information, the corresponding character is displayed on the first computing device.

 32. The input method system according to claim 25, wherein the determining is: directly determining that the acquired input word is a search keyword required by a user.

 The input method system of claim 25, further comprising: an input word storage module, configured to store the acquired at least one input word;

 The determining is: determining that one or more input words stored in the storage module are search keywords required by the user.

 34. The input method system of claim 25, wherein the search command comprises a URI address of a search keyword.

 35. The input method system of claim 25, wherein the search command comprises a search keyword and a search type parameter.