WO2016029799A1

WO2016029799A1 - Information searching method and apparatus and electronic device

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Publication number: WO2016029799A1
Application number: PCT/CN2015/086770
Authority: WO
Inventors: 邱慧
Original assignee: 北京奇虎科技有限公司; 奇智软件（北京）有限公司
Priority date: 2014-08-25
Filing date: 2015-08-12
Publication date: 2016-03-03
Also published as: CN104182521A; CN104182521B

Abstract

Provided are an information searching method and apparatus and an electronic device. The method comprises: receiving a search term from a user via a first client provided on the electronic device; looking up other clients that have an association relationship with the first client on the electronic device, wherein the association relationship between the first client and the other clients includes that an identification in the first client can play an identification role in the other clients; and in the material of the first client and the other clients, using the search term to perform a searching operation so as to obtain a search result related to the search term and display same. The technical solution provided in the present invention can simplify searching steps and improve searching efficiency, and information obtained by searching is richer and more detailed so as to provide convenience for a user to use the information.

Description

Information search method, device and electronic device

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of electronic application technologies, and in particular, to an information search method, apparatus, and electronic device.

Background technique

With the development of technology, electronic devices (such as mobile terminals, computers, digital broadcast terminals, messaging devices, game consoles, tablet devices, medical devices, fitness equipment, personal digital assistants, etc.) are becoming more and more widely used. Become an indispensable part of people's lives. In order to meet the diversity of user needs, there are many applications that are convenient for users, such as address book applications, instant messaging applications, reading applications, game applications, etc., which can be obtained by each client set on the electronic device to enter the corresponding application. The app offers a variety of services.

In the related art, a search term may be input in a client, and a search operation is performed in the data of the client, thereby obtaining a search result related to the search term. If it is necessary to obtain search results related to the search term in different client data, the search word needs to be input into each client to perform a search operation, and the search process is cumbersome, the search efficiency is low, and the user experience is poor.

Summary of the invention

In view of the above problems, the present invention has been made in order to provide an information search method, apparatus and electronic device that overcome the above problems or at least partially solve the above problems.

According to an aspect of the present invention, an information search method is provided, which is applied to an electronic device, comprising: receiving, by a first client set on the electronic device, a search term from a user; searching for the location on the electronic device An other client in which the first client has an association relationship, wherein the association relationship between the first client and other clients includes that the identifier in the first client can be identified in the other client In the data of the first client and the other client, the search operation is performed by using the search term, and the search result related to the search term is obtained and presented.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information search method for a client comprising a plurality of items, comprising: receiving a search term from a user by an item running on the client; The search word performs a search operation, wherein the search operation is performed in the materials of all the items on the client; the search results related to the search words are obtained and presented.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is also provided an information search device for use in an electronic device, a package include:

a first receiving module, configured to receive a search term from a user by using a first client set on the electronic device;

a locating module, configured to search, on the electronic device, another client that is associated with the first client, where the association relationship between the first client and other clients includes the first client The identifier in the identifier can be used in the other clients;

a first search module, configured to perform a search operation by using the search term in the data of the first client and the other client, to obtain a search result related to the search term;

A first presentation module adapted to present the search results.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, an information search apparatus is further provided for a client including a plurality of items, including:

a second receiving module, configured to receive a search term from a user by using an item running on the client;

a second search module, configured to perform a search operation by using the search term, wherein the searching is performed in data of all items on the client;

The second presentation module is adapted to obtain search results related to the search term and present.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, an electronic device comprising the information search device of any of the above is provided.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, a computer program is provided, comprising computer readable code, when said computer readable code is run on a computing device, causing said computing device to perform information according to any of said Search method.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, a computer readable medium storing a computer program as described above is provided.

According to the technical solution of the present invention, the search term from the user may be received by the first client set on the electronic device, and other clients associated with the first client are searched on the electronic device, and then the first client is In the data of the terminal and other clients, the search word is searched for, and the search results related to the search term are obtained and presented. It can be seen that the technical solution provided by the present invention can input search words in a client, realize search operation by using search words in data of multiple clients, and obtain search results related to search words, thereby solving related technologies. It is necessary to input a search word in each client to perform a search operation, and the search process is cumbersome and the search efficiency is low. In addition, the invention inputs a search term in a client, and can use the search term to perform a search operation in data of multiple clients, and the searched information is richer and more detailed. In summary, the technical solution provided by the present invention can simplify the search step and provide High search efficiency, and the information obtained by the search is richer and more detailed, which facilitates the use of information by users.

The above description is only an overview of the technical solutions of the present invention, and the above-described and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention can be more clearly understood. Specific embodiments of the invention are set forth below.

DRAWINGS

Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those skilled in the art from a The drawings are only for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments and are not to be construed as limiting. Throughout the drawings, the same reference numerals are used to refer to the same parts. In the drawing:

1 shows a first flow chart of an information search method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 shows a second flow chart of an information search method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 shows a third flow chart of an information search method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 shows a fourth flow chart of an information search method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an effect of a search result presentation according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a first structure of an information search device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a second structure of an information search device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

Figure 8 is a schematic block diagram showing a computing device for performing an information search method in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 9 schematically shows a storage unit for holding or carrying program code implementing the information search method according to the present invention.

detailed description

The invention is further described below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments.

In order to solve the above technical problem, an embodiment of the present invention provides an information search method, which is applied to an electronic device. FIG. 1 shows a first flow chart of an information search method according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the method includes at least the following steps S102 to S106.

Step S102: Receive a search term from a user by using a first client set on the electronic device.

In step S104, the other device that is associated with the first client is found on the electronic device, where the association between the first client and the other client includes the identifier in the first client can be in other clients. To the identification role.

Step S106: Perform search operations by using search words in the data of the first client and other clients. Get search results related to search terms and present them.

According to the technical solution of the present invention, the search term from the user may be received by the first client set on the electronic device, and other clients associated with the first client are searched on the electronic device, and then the first client is In the data of the terminal and other clients, the search word is searched for, and the search results related to the search term are obtained and presented. It can be seen that the technical solution provided by the present invention can input search words in a client, realize search operation by using search words in data of multiple clients, and obtain search results related to search words, thereby solving related technologies. It is necessary to input a search word in each client to perform a search operation, and the search process is cumbersome and the search efficiency is low. In addition, the invention inputs a search term in a client, and can use the search term to perform a search operation in data of multiple clients, and the searched information is richer and more detailed. In summary, the technical solution provided by the present invention can simplify the search step, improve the search efficiency, and the information obtained by the search is richer and more detailed, and provides convenience for the user to use the information.

The electronic device mentioned in the above step S102 may include a mobile terminal, a computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, a fitness device, a personal digital assistant, etc., and the present invention is not limited thereto, and can The electronic device on which the client of the application is placed should all fall within the scope of the present invention. Secondly, the first client mentioned in step S102 can be an address book application, an instant messaging application, a reading application, a game application, and the like. The address book application herein includes at least one of a contact sub-application, a message sub-application, a group sub-application, and a yellow page application. At this time, in step S104, another client that has an association relationship with the first client is searched for on the electronic device. For example, the first client is a contact sub-application in the address book application, and the association with the first client is found. Other clients of the relationship are a message sub-application, a group sub-application, a yellow page application, and the like, wherein the name of the contact in the contact sub-application and/or the identification number of the contact (such as the contact's phone number, email address) Etc.), can play a role in the message sub-application, group sub-application, yellow page application, and the like. For another example, the first client is a contact sub-application in the address book application, and the other client that has an association relationship with the first client is found as an instant messaging application, and the name of the contact in the contact sub-application. And/or the contact's identification number, which can be used for identification in instant messaging applications. For example, the first client is a contact sub-application in the address book application, and the other client that is associated with the first client is found to be a game application or the like, wherein the name of the contact in the contact sub-application can Play a role in the game application. For another example, the first client is an instant messaging application, and the other clients that are associated with the first client are found as contact sub-applications, message sub-applications, group sub-applications, yellow page sub-applications, etc. in the address book application. The name of the contact in the instant messaging application and/or the identification number of the contact can be used for identification in the address book application.

Step S104: After searching for other clients that are associated with the first client on the electronic device, step S106 further performs a search operation by using the search term in the data of the first client and other clients. To increase the security of the information, the prompt message prompting the user to input the search password may be outputted before the search, and then the search password input by the user according to the prompt information may be received, and after the search password is verified, the first client and other clients are In the data, search words are used to perform search operations. Then, the search results related to the search term are obtained and presented, and the presentation manners can be various, for example, the search results searched in the data of the first client are presented in the search results obtained in the data of other clients. prior to. For another example, the first client and other clients are presented corresponding to search results obtained by searching in their respective materials. For example, the first client and other clients are presented in the form of a list. When a client is triggered (such as clicking, double-clicking, etc.), the search result corresponding to the client is presented, and if another client is triggered, Then the search result corresponding to the client is collapsed, and the search result corresponding to the other client is presented. For another example, for each client of the multiple clients, when there are multiple search results, the related search results of the multiple search results may be merged into one combined search result, and when the merged search result is triggered, the expansion is performed. Relevant search results corresponding to the combined search results.

It should be noted that the first client is used to specify the client that inputs the search term, and is distinguished from other clients, but does not specify a certain client, that is, one of the other clients can also be used as an input. Search for the word client.

Further, the electronic device may be a mobile terminal, a computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, a fitness device, a personal digital assistant, etc., and the present invention is not limited thereto. The electronic device includes multiple clients, and each client may include one project or multiple projects, and the projects here may be divided by the functions, uses, sources or purposes that the client needs to implement. When a plurality of items are included in a certain client, the embodiment of the present invention further provides an information searching method, and FIG. 2 shows a second flowchart of the information searching method according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the method includes at least the following steps S202 to S206.

Step S202: Receive a search term from a user by using an item running on the client.

Step S204: Perform a search operation by using a search word, wherein a search operation is performed on data of all items on the client.

Step S206: Obtain a search result related to the search term and present it.

According to the technical solution of the present invention, a search term from a user can be received by a certain item running on the client, and a search operation is performed in the data of all the items on the client by using the search word, thereby obtaining a search related to the search term. The result is presented. It can be seen that the technical solution provided by the present invention can input a search term in a project, realize search operation by using search words in the data of all items on the client, and obtain search results related to the search words, thereby solving the related In the technology, it is necessary to input a search word in each item to perform a search operation, and the search process is cumbersome and the search efficiency is low. In addition, the invention is in the customer By entering a search term in a project on the side, the search term can be searched for in the data of all the projects on the client, and the information obtained by the search is richer and more detailed. In summary, the technical solution provided by the present invention can simplify the search step, improve the search efficiency, and the information obtained by the search is richer and more detailed, and provides convenience for the user to use the information.

Compared to the search between multiple clients of FIG. 1, the embodiment provided in FIG. 2 performs a search operation in various items of the client, and the search process and results are more detailed.

In the above step S202, if the client is an address book application, an item on the client may include a contact, a message, a group, a yellow page, and the like. If the client is reading the application, a certain item on the client may include various columns and the like.

Further, there may be multiple ways to present the search results in step S206. For example, the search result obtained by searching in the data of a certain item is presented before the search result obtained by searching in the data of other items except the one item on the client. For another example, each item on the client is presented corresponding to the search result searched for in the respective materials. For example, each item is presented in the form of a list. When an item is triggered (such as clicking, double-clicking, etc.), the search result corresponding to the item is presented, and if another item is triggered, the search result corresponding to the item is collapsed. And present the search results for another project. For another example, for each item of the multiple items, when there are multiple search results, the related search results of the multiple search results may be merged into one combined search result, and when the merged search result is triggered, the Relevant search results for the combined search results.

The above describes the various implementations of the various steps in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2. The information search method provided by the embodiment of the present invention is further described below through a specific preferred embodiment.

Embodiment 1

FIG. 3 shows a third flow chart of an information search method in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the first client is a contact sub-application in the address book application, and the other clients that are associated with the first client are found to be instant messaging applications. As shown in FIG. 3, the method includes the following steps S302 to S308.

Step S302: Receive a search term from the user by using a contact sub-application in the address book application set on the electronic device.

Step S304: Search for an instant messaging application associated with the contact sub-application on the electronic device, where the name of the contact in the contact sub-application and/or the identification number of the contact can be played in the instant messaging application. Identification role.

In step S306, in the contact sub-application and the data of the instant messaging application, the search operation is performed by using the search term, and the search result related to the search term is obtained.

Further, in order to increase the security of the information, the prompt information prompting the user to input the search password may be outputted before the search, and then the search password input by the user according to the prompt information may be received, and after the search password is verified, in the contact sub-application and In the data of the instant messaging application, the search word is used to perform the search operation.

Step S308, presenting the search result related to the search term obtained in step S306.

There may be multiple presentation methods, for example, the search results obtained by searching in the profile of the contact sub-application are presented before the search results obtained by searching in the data of the instant messaging application. For another example, the contact sub-application and the instant messaging application are presented corresponding to the search results obtained by searching in the respective materials. For example, the contact sub-application and the instant messaging application are presented in the form of a list. When the contact sub-application is triggered (eg, clicked, double-clicked, etc.), the search result corresponding to the contact sub-application is presented, and if the instant messaging application is subsequently triggered, Then, the search result corresponding to the contact sub-application is collected, and the search result corresponding to the instant messaging application is presented. For another example, for a contact sub-application or an instant messaging application, when there are multiple search results, the related search results in the multiple search results may be merged into one combined search result, and when the merged search result is triggered, the expansion is performed. Relevant search results corresponding to the combined search results.

In the first embodiment, by inputting the search term in the contact sub-application, the search function can be used in the contact sub-application and the data of the instant messaging application, and the related technology needs to be separately in the contact sub-application and In the instant messaging application, the search term is input to perform a search operation, and the search process is cumbersome and the search efficiency is low. Therefore, the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present invention can simplify the search step, improve the search efficiency, and the information obtained by the search is richer and more detailed, and provides convenience for the user to use the information.

Embodiment 2

4 shows a fourth flow chart of an information search method in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the client is an address book application and includes a plurality of items, such as contacts, messages, groups, yellow pages, and the like. As shown in FIG. 4, the method includes the following steps S402 to S406.

Step S402: Receive a search term from a user by using an item running on the address book application. One of the items here can be a contact, a message, a group, a yellow page, and the like.

Step S404: Perform a search operation by using a search word, wherein a search operation is performed in the data of all items on the address book application.

Step S406: Obtain a search result related to the search term and present it.

There are many ways to present search results here. For example, a search result obtained by searching in the data of a certain item is presented before the search result obtained by searching the data of other items except the one item in the address book application. For another example, each item on the address book application is presented corresponding to the search result searched for in the respective materials. For example, each item is presented in the form of a list. When an item is triggered (such as clicking, double-clicking, etc.), the search result corresponding to the item is presented, and if another item is triggered, then the item is received. The search result corresponding to the item is presented, and the search result corresponding to the other item is presented. For another example, for each item of the multiple items, when there are multiple search results, the related search results of the multiple search results may be merged into one combined search result, and when the merged search result is triggered, the Relevant search results for the combined search results.

As shown in FIG. 5, the search term "zs" from the user is received by the "message" item running on the address book application, and the search term is used to search all the items (contacts and yellow pages) in the address book application. Operation, get search results related to the search term, and present. As shown in FIG. 5, the search results obtained by searching in the "message" item data are presented before the search results obtained by searching for the "contact" item and the "yellow page" item in the address book application. Moreover, in the "message" project, two related search results of Zhang San were merged, and four related search results of 10086 were merged. When triggering (such as clicking or double-clicking) the two related search results of Zhang San, you can display two related search results of Zhang San on the current page, or you can display two related search results of Zhang San on another page. Similarly, when triggering (such as clicking or double-clicking) the 4 related search results of the merged 10086, you can display 4 related search results of 10086 on the current page, or display 4 related search results of 10086 on another page. In addition, the two-way arrow shown in Figure 5 indicates that the user can slide the page up and down to view more search results.

It should be noted that, in an actual application, all the foregoing optional embodiments may be combined in any combination to form an optional embodiment of the present invention, and details are not described herein again.

Based on the same inventive concept, an embodiment of the present invention further provides an information search apparatus to implement the above information search method.

FIG. 6 shows a first structural diagram of an information search apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 6, the apparatus at least includes: a first receiving module 610, a searching module 620, a first searching module 630, and a first rendering module 640.

The functions of the components or devices of the information search device and the connection relationship between the components of the information search device of the embodiment of the present invention will now be described:

The first receiving module 610 is adapted to receive a search term from the user by using the first client set on the electronic device;

The searching module 620 is coupled to the first receiving module 610, and is adapted to search for other clients that are associated with the first client on the electronic device, where the relationship between the first client and the other client includes the first The identity in the client can be used to identify in other clients;

The first search module 630 is coupled to the search module 620, and is adapted to perform a search operation by using a search term in the data of the first client and other clients to obtain a search result related to the search term;

The first presentation module 640 is coupled to the first search module 630 and is adapted to present search results.

In one embodiment, the first client comprises any one of the following:

An address book application, comprising at least one of a contact sub-application, a message sub-application, a group sub-application, and a yellow page application;

Instant messaging app.

In one embodiment, the identification in the first client includes the name of the contact and/or the identification number of the contact.

In an embodiment, the first search module 630 is further configured to: output prompt information prompting the user to input a search password; receive a search password input by the user according to the prompt information, and after the search password is verified, in the first client, and In other client data, search words are used to perform search operations.

In an embodiment, the first presentation module 640 may be further configured to: present the search result obtained by searching in the data of the first client before searching for the obtained search result in the data of the other client; or the first client And other clients, corresponding to the search results obtained by searching in their respective materials.

FIG. 7 shows a second schematic structural diagram of an information search apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 7, the apparatus at least includes: a second receiving module 710, a second search module 720, and a second rendering module 730.

The second receiving module 710 is adapted to receive a search term from the user by using an item running on the client;

The second search module 720 is coupled to the second receiving module 710, and is adapted to perform a search operation by using a search term, where a search is performed on data of all items on the client;

The second presentation module 730 is coupled to the second search module 720 and is adapted to obtain search results related to the search term and present.

In one embodiment, a project includes any of the following:

Contact person

Message

Group

Yellow pages.

In an embodiment, the second presentation module may be further configured to: present the search result searched in the material of the certain item to the search result obtained by searching the data of the other items except the certain item on the client. Previously; or corresponding to each item on the client, search results obtained by searching in their respective materials.

Based on the information discovery method and apparatus provided by the above embodiments, based on the same inventive concept, the present invention The embodiment further provides an electronic device comprising any of the information search devices shown in FIG. 6 above, and/or any of the information search devices shown in FIG. 7 above.

According to any one of the preferred embodiments or the combination of the preferred embodiments, the embodiment of the present invention can achieve the following beneficial effects:

In the description provided herein, numerous specific details are set forth. However, it is understood that the embodiments of the invention may be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, well-known methods, structures, and techniques are not shown in detail so as not to obscure the understanding of the description.

Similarly, the various features of the invention are sometimes grouped together into a single embodiment, in the above description of the exemplary embodiments of the invention, Figure, or a description of it. However, the method disclosed is not to be interpreted as reflecting the intention that the claimed invention requires more features than those recited in the claims. Rather, as the following claims reflect, inventive aspects reside in less than all features of the single embodiments disclosed herein. Therefore, the claims following the specific embodiments are hereby explicitly incorporated into the embodiments, and each of the claims as a separate embodiment of the invention.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the modules in the devices of the embodiments can be adaptively changed and placed in one or more devices different from the embodiment. The modules or units or components of the embodiments may be combined into one module or unit or component, and further they may be divided into a plurality of sub-modules or sub-units or sub-components. In addition to such features and/or at least some of the processes or units being mutually exclusive, any combination of the features disclosed in the specification, including the accompanying claims, the abstract and the drawings, and any methods so disclosed, or All processes or units of the device are combined. Each feature disclosed in this specification (including the accompanying claims, the abstract and the drawings) may be replaced by alternative features that provide the same, equivalent or similar purpose.

In addition, those skilled in the art will appreciate that, although some embodiments described herein include certain features that are included in other embodiments and not in other features, combinations of features of different embodiments are intended to be within the scope of the present invention. Different embodiments are formed and formed. For example, in the following claims, any one of the claimed embodiments can be used in any combination.

The various component embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in hardware, or in a software module running on one or more processors, or in a combination thereof. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that a microprocessor or digital signal processor (DSP) may be used in practice to implement some or all of the functionality of some or all of the information search devices, electronic devices, in accordance with embodiments of the present invention. The invention can also be implemented as a device or device program (e.g., a computer program and a computer program product) for performing some or all of the methods described herein. Such a program implementing the invention may be stored on a computer readable medium or may be in the form of one or more signals. Such signals may be downloaded from an Internet website, provided on a carrier signal, or provided in any other form.

For example, Figure 8 illustrates a computing device that can implement an information search method in accordance with the present invention. The computing device conventionally includes a processor 810 and a computer program product or computer readable medium in the form of a memory 820. The memory 820 may be an electronic memory such as a flash memory, an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), an EPROM, a hard disk, or a ROM. Memory 820 has a memory space 830 for program code 831 for performing any of the method steps described above. For example, storage space 830 for program code may include various program code 831 for implementing various steps in the above methods, respectively. The program code can be read from or written to one or more computer program products. These computer program products include program code carriers such as hard disks, compact disks (CDs), memory cards or floppy disks. Such a computer program product is typically a portable or fixed storage unit as described with reference to FIG. The storage unit may have storage segments, storage spaces, and the like that are similar to the storage 820 in the computing device of FIG. The program code can be compressed, for example, in an appropriate form. Typically, the storage unit includes computer readable code 831', ie, code readable by a processor, such as 810, that when executed by a computing device causes the computing device to perform each of the methods described above step.

"an embodiment," or "an embodiment," or "an embodiment," In addition, it is noted that the phrase "in one embodiment" is not necessarily referring to the same embodiment.

It is to be noted that the above-described embodiments are illustrative of the invention and are not intended to be limiting, and that the invention may be devised without departing from the scope of the appended claims. In the claims, any reference signs placed between parentheses shall not be construed as a limitation. The word "comprising" does not exclude the presence of the elements or steps that are not recited in the claims. The word "one" or "one" before the component A plurality of such elements are not excluded. The invention can be implemented by means of hardware comprising several distinct elements and by means of a suitably programmed computer. In the unit claims enumerating several means, several of these means It can be embodied by the same hardware item. The use of the words first, second, and third does not indicate any order. These words can be interpreted as names.

In addition, it should be noted that the language used in the specification has been selected for the purpose of readability and teaching, and is not intended to be construed or limited. Therefore, many modifications and changes will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention. The disclosure of the present invention is intended to be illustrative, and not restrictive, and the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims.

Claims

An information search method applied to an electronic device, including:

Receiving a search term from a user by a first client set on the electronic device;

Searching, on the electronic device, another client that has an association relationship with the first client, where the association relationship between the first client and other clients includes that the identifier in the first client can be The other clients play a role in identification;

In the data of the first client and the other client, the search operation is performed by using the search term, and a search result related to the search term is obtained and presented.
The method of claim 1 wherein said first client comprises any one of the following:

An address book application, comprising at least one of a contact sub-application, a message sub-application, a group sub-application, and a yellow page application;

Instant messaging app.
The method of claim 2 wherein the identification in the first client comprises a name of a contact and/or an identification number of a contact.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein in the data of the first client and the other client, performing a search operation by using the search term comprises:

The prompt prompts the user to input a search password;

The search password input by the user according to the prompt information is received, and after the search password is verified, the search operation is performed by using the search term in the data of the first client and the other client.
The method of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein presenting the search results comprises:

The search result obtained by searching in the material of the first client is presented before the search result obtained by searching in the data of the other client; or

The first client and the other client are presented corresponding to the search result obtained by searching in the respective materials.
An information search method applied to clients including multiple projects, including:

Receiving search terms from the user by an item running on the client;

Performing a search operation by using the search term, wherein the searching operation is performed in data of all items on the client;

The search results related to the search term are obtained and presented.
The method of claim 6 wherein said one of said items comprises any one of the following:

Contact person

Message

Group

Yellow pages.
The method of claim 6 or 7, wherein presenting the search results comprises:

The search result obtained by searching in the material of the certain item is presented before the search result obtained by searching in the data of the other items except the one item on the client; or

Each item on the client is presented corresponding to the search result obtained by searching in the respective materials.
An information search device for use in an electronic device, comprising:

a first receiving module, configured to receive a search term from a user by using a first client set on the electronic device;

a locating module, configured to search, on the electronic device, another client that is associated with the first client, where the association relationship between the first client and other clients includes the first client The identifier in the identifier can be used in the other clients;

a first search module, configured to perform a search operation by using the search term in the data of the first client and the other client, to obtain a search result related to the search term;

A first presentation module adapted to present the search results.
The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the first client comprises any one of the following:

An address book application, comprising at least one of a contact sub-application, a message sub-application, a group sub-application, and a yellow page application;

Instant messaging app.
The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the identification in the first client comprises a name of a contact and/or an identification number of a contact.
The apparatus according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein the first search module is further adapted to:

The prompt prompts the user to input a search password;

The search password input by the user according to the prompt information is received, and after the search password is verified, the search operation is performed by using the search term in the data of the first client and the other client.
The device according to any one of claims 9 to 12, wherein the first presentation module is further adapted to:

The search result obtained by searching in the material of the first client is presented before the search result obtained by searching in the data of the other client; or

The first client and the other client are presented corresponding to the search result obtained by searching in the respective materials.
An information search device applied to a client including a plurality of items, including:

a second receiving module, configured to receive a search term from a user by using an item running on the client;

a second search module, configured to perform a search operation by using the search term, wherein the searching is performed in data of all items on the client;

The second presentation module is adapted to obtain search results related to the search term and present.
The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the one of the items comprises any one of the following:

Contact person

Message

Group

Yellow pages.
The device according to claim 14 or 15, wherein the second presentation module is further adapted to:

The search result obtained by searching in the material of the certain item is presented before the search result obtained by searching in the data of the other items except the one item on the client; or

Each item on the client is presented corresponding to the search result obtained by searching in the respective materials.
An electronic device comprising the information search device according to any one of claims 9 to 13, and/or the information search device according to any one of claims 14 to 16.
A computer program comprising computer readable code, when said computer readable code is run on a computing device, causing said computing device to perform an information search method according to any one of claims 1-5, and / Or the information search method according to any one of claims 6-8.
A computer readable medium storing the computer program of claim 18.