WO2018196668A1

WO2018196668A1 - Method of performing search operation for selected object content and terminal

Info

Publication number: WO2018196668A1
Application number: PCT/CN2018/083556
Authority: WO
Inventors: 王江华
Original assignee: 维沃移动通信有限公司
Priority date: 2017-04-24
Filing date: 2018-04-18
Publication date: 2018-11-01
Also published as: CN107102797A

Abstract

A method of performing a search operation for a selected object content and terminal. The method comprises: receiving an instruction for performing a search operation for a selected object content (101); displaying options of performance types for the search operation (102); receiving an indication of a target performance type selected from the options of performance types (103); and performing the search operation for the object content using the target performance type selected in the previous step (104).

Description

Method and terminal for performing search operation on selected object content

Cross-reference to related applications

The present application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201710271323.8, filed on Jan. 24,,,,,,,,,,,

Technical field

The present disclosure relates to the field of computers, and in particular, to a method and terminal for performing a search operation on selected object content.

Background technique

With the development of computer software technology and touch technology, the use of electronic products with information processing functions is more in line with people's usage habits, such as computers, mobile phones and other terminals can be operated by touch. When the user operates the terminal, it often performs some operations on the selected object content, such as searching, copying, or cutting the selected text and files.

With the continuous evolution of the use of electronic products with information processing functions such as mobile phones and computers, users are constantly demanding higher operational requirements for the operation of these products. Therefore, information processing and instruction execution methods of these electronic products are required. Continuous improvement to provide users with more convenience.

Summary of the invention

In view of this, the present disclosure provides a method and a terminal for performing a search operation on selected object content, which can provide a more convenient execution mode of the object content operation for the user.

A method for performing a search operation on selected object content provided by the present disclosure based on the above object includes:

Receiving an indication to perform a search operation on the selected object content;

Displaying an execution mode option of the search operation;

Receiving an indication of selecting a target execution mode from the execution mode options;

The search operation is performed on the object content by using the target execution mode selected in the above steps.

Meanwhile, the present disclosure also provides a terminal, including:

a search operation indication receiving module: configured to receive an indication of performing a search operation on the selected object content;

Execution mode display module: for displaying an execution mode option of the search operation;

An execution mode selection indication receiving module: configured to receive an indication of selecting a target execution mode from the execution mode options;

The search operation execution module is configured to perform a search operation on the object content by using the target execution mode.

Moreover, the present disclosure also provides a terminal comprising: a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, the computer program being implemented by the processor to implement the pair The steps in the method of performing the search operation on the selected object content.

In addition, the present disclosure also provides a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program, wherein the computer program is executed by a processor to implement the method for performing a search operation on the selected object content A step of.

The method and terminal for performing the operation on the selected object content provided by the present disclosure can allow the user to select a execution mode of the corresponding search operation before performing the search on the selected object content, so that the user can follow his or her own preferences. , customary, or need to perform a search operation on the selected object content, so that the user performs a search operation on the selected object content in a flexible, fast, and convenient manner.

DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic flow chart of a method for performing a search operation on selected object content according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

2 is a schematic view of a suspension tool bar according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

3 is a schematic view of a suspension tool bar according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

4 is a schematic view of a suspension tool bar according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

detailed description

The technical problems, the technical solutions, and the advantages of the present invention will be more clearly described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

The present disclosure first provides a method for performing a search operation on selected object content, the flow of which is shown in FIG. 1 and includes:

Step 101: Receive an indication that a search operation is performed on the selected object content.

Step 102: Display an execution mode option of the search operation.

Step 103: Receive an indication of selecting a target execution mode from the execution mode options.

Step 104: Perform a search operation on the object content by using the target execution mode selected in the above steps.

With the development of computer technology, users can more and more diversify the operations of selected object content. For example, after selecting an object content, options such as copying and pasting can be popped up, and the user can select these options to The object content performs a corresponding operation, and as the type of the computer application increases, the type of operation that the user desires to perform on the selected object content also increases, and the search operation is one of them.

When a user performs a search operation on selected object content, users may wish to search using different search tools for different content users. For example, when a user searches for a software application launched by a company, most of them hope to pass the search engine provided by the company. Searching; or wanting to select a particular engine for searching due to user preferences. In some cases, some object content may not be able to find a suitable search result in a webpage. For example, when the object content is a new word or a new word, the user may wish to search through the dictionary application. Therefore, when a search operation needs to be performed on the selected object content, the search is performed in a manner desired by the user, so that the user can obtain the search result more quickly; for example, limiting the use of fuzzy search or precise search, or limiting what search tool is used for searching. Wait. With the method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, when the user sends an instruction to perform a search operation on the selected object content, the user can select the execution mode of the search operation, so that the user can perform the search on the target content by using the search mode desired by the user. operating.

In a particular embodiment, the object content is text, and/or pictures, and/or special symbols, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 2, after determining that an instruction to perform a search operation on the selected object content is received, an execution mode option of the search operation is displayed through a floating toolbar, including search engines such as "Baidu" and "Google". Including "Taobao", "WeChat" and other applications with text and image search functions, as well as "dance dictionary", "Xinhua Dictionary" and other dictionary tools; or include fuzzy search, accurate search and other conditions to limit the search operation itself. When the user selects the target execution mode option in the execution mode option, for example, after selecting “Google”, the search operation is performed in the manner of Google search on the selected object content, and the search result is displayed in the current interface pop-up dialog box; The target execution mode selected by the user is “having a dictionary”, and the target execution mode indicates that the object content is searched by the search tool “daodao dictionary”, and jumps to the corresponding third-party application (channel dictionary) interface. Display search results. In other embodiments, the floating toolbar can also be replaced with a menu bar.

In recent years, touch technology has been widely used in electronic products such as mobile phones and computers. The touch technology allows the user to perform operations such as selecting, dragging, and sliding on the display interface. Therefore, after the user selects the content of the object, the user can execute an instruction to perform a search operation through a preset search trigger operation. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the step of receiving an indication of performing a search operation on the selected object content specifically includes:

Detecting that the user performs a search triggering operation on the object content;

Determining, according to the preset correspondence relationship between the search triggering operation and the indication, receiving an indication that a search operation is performed on the object content.

The search triggering operation includes a sliding touch operation in a set display area, and/or a long-pressing touch operation in an area where the object content is located, and/or a double-click touch in an area where the object content is located Operating, and/or dragging operations within the set range of the object content. Corresponding relationship between the preset operation and the indication, including the sliding touch operation corresponding to the indication of “performing a search operation on the selected object content”, and/or the long-pressing touch operation and “right” in the area where the object content is located Corresponding to the indication of the selected object content performing the search operation, and/or the double-tap touch operation in the region where the object content is located corresponds to the indication of "performing the search operation on the selected object content", and/or The drag operation of the object content within the set range corresponds to the instruction of "perform a search operation on the selected object content".

When the method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure is applied to a general computer, the search triggering operation may be a drag operation within a set small range of the selected object content, and/or the object content Double click operation. When the user selects an object content and applies an operation such as scrolling, downswinging, or dragging, the default user needs to perform a search operation, and the toolbar is automatically popped up for the user to select the execution mode of the search.

When the method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure is applied to an electronic communication terminal having a touch screen, the search triggering operation may be a sliding operation over the display area, and/or within a display range in which the object content is located. A sliding operation, a double-click operation on the content of the object.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the step of receiving an indication of performing a search operation on the selected object content specifically includes:

Detecting that the user selects the object content;

Displaying operational options executable for the object content;

When it is detected that the user selects an indication of the search operation from the operation options, it is determined that an instruction to perform a search operation on the selected object content is received.

In a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, after selecting an object content, the object content is automatically extracted. For example, after the text is selected, the text content is extracted; after the image is selected, the image file is extracted. When it is detected that the user selects the object content, it is considered that the user will perform further operations on the object content and pop up an operation option that can be performed on the object content. As shown in FIG. 3, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the displayed operation options include copying, pasting, enlarging, forwarding, and searching, indicating that copying, pasting, enlarging, forwarding, and searching are performed on the selected object content. Operation, the user can select a search from the operational options to issue an indication of "perform a search operation on the selected object content."

In a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, the method includes:

Displaying operation options executable for the object content, as shown in FIG. 3;

When it is detected that the user selects a search operation from the operation options, determining to receive an indication that a search operation is performed on the selected object content;

Stop displaying an operation option that can be performed on the object content, and display an execution mode option of the search operation; in a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, the operation is a search operation, as shown in FIG. 4, an execution mode option of the search operation Including search engine, memo, WeChat, circle of friends, Outlook mailbox and other options for the execution of search tools, including search tools, including third-party applications such as WeChat and memo;

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the execution mode is used to indicate a search tool employed by the search. The search tool includes a search engine and a third party application.

Due to the related art, the user's search operation on the selected object content can be performed in different ranges or by different search tools. For example, if a user selects "one" in a document and presents search options such as WeChat, dictionary, folder, Yahoo, etc., the "one" text can be searched in applications, folders, and web pages such as WeChat. These execution mode options can be presented to the user via parameter options, allowing the user to flexibly and quickly select how the search operation is performed at any time.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, when the target execution mode indicates that the object search is performed by using the first search tool, the step of performing a search operation on the object content specifically includes:

Copying the object content to a search input field of the first search tool;

The search function of the first search tool is enabled to perform a search operation on the object content.

For example, for the user of the touch terminal, if the name of a product is obtained during the process of using the webpage, the user may wish to search in a corresponding application such as Taobao, Jingdong, etc., and the embodiment of the present disclosure may select the name of the product. The text content is input into the search input field of applications such as Taobao and Jingdong, and the search function of applications such as Taobao or Jingdong is enabled to search the text content of the product name.

When the user uses the touch terminal, the touch operation applied by the user may generate an indication, and the user often sends an unexpected indication because the touch screen of the touch terminal is inadvertently touched, thereby affecting the user's use. In this embodiment, in some embodiments of the present disclosure, the step of displaying an operation option executable on the object content includes:

Displaying the operation options in the hover toolbar;

The floating toolbar is located at a set position in the display interface. The set position is specifically a position that the user is not accustomed to touch during the process of using the terminal.

During actual use, not every operation of the user selecting the object content is generated by the user wishing to perform an operation on the object content, but according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, after the object content is selected, the The operation option performed by the object content, but the user may not have any intention to select the object content at this time, in which case the user can cancel the selection operation by performing a touch operation at other positions in the display interface. . However, according to the user's usage habits, after the touch electronic product is selected, after the object content is selected, the area near the selected object content is further inadvertently touched, if the floating toolbar is in the vicinity of the object content. Presentation, the user may mis-select the operation options to perform an operation that the user does not wish to perform on the selected object content. In this embodiment, in the above embodiment of the present disclosure, the floating tool bar is disposed in a setting position in the display interface, for example, in a display area above the display interface or outside the target content setting range, so that It is convenient for the user to quickly issue an instruction to perform a search operation when it is desired to perform a search operation on the object content, and can also prevent an operation that the user does not want to perform when the user inadvertently selects an object content by mistakenly touching the operation option. .

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, after the step of receiving an indication of performing a search operation on the selected object content, the method further includes:

a setting option that shows how the search operation is performed;

Receiving an indication that the user modifies an execution mode option of the search operation;

Calling and displaying a setting interface of an execution mode option of the search operation, so that the user can change the execution mode option through the setting interface, add a new execution mode to the execution mode option, or delete an existing execution mode in the execution mode option. Thereby, after the instruction to perform the search operation on the selected object content is subsequently received, the modified execution mode option can be displayed.

In a particular embodiment, the setup interface is presented by a hover toolbar similar to that shown in Figures 2 and 3. In another specific embodiment, the setting option may be indicated by the symbol "+", or "-", or "±" for indicating the addition or deletion of operational parameters.

Further specifically, the setting option may be represented by a symbol "+", or "-", or "±" for indicating an increase or deletion of the execution mode of the search operation. When the setting option is “+”, and the user selects the setting option to modify the execution mode option, displaying a third-party application option that the electronic terminal is currently capable of performing a search operation, a currently used or available search engine option, or Display all third-party application options currently installed on the electronic terminal, such as Baidu, 360, Yahoo, Google, Good Search, WeChat, Dictionary, QQ, Taobao, Takeaway, etc. The user can select one of the options to increase the execution mode of the search operation. In order to perform a search operation on the selected object content, a newly added search engine or a third-party application may be found in the execution mode option, and the newly added search engine or third-party application may select the selected one. The object content performs a search operation.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the method further includes:

When it is detected that the frequency of selecting the target execution mode in the execution mode option exceeds the set value, after receiving the instruction to perform the search operation on the selected object content again, performing the search on the target content by using the target execution mode operating.

The frequency includes the frequency in the physical definition, that is, the number of times occurring within the set time; and also includes the frequency in the mathematical meaning, that is, the number of times the target execution mode is selected in the total number of parameter selection times.

In practical applications, some users have relatively stable usage habits and are less likely to change. For example, due to occupations or hobbies, some users may only select a dictionary or web page to search when searching, in order to avoid selecting each search. Execution mode reduces the number of user operations.

The present disclosure also provides a terminal. The structure is as shown in FIG. 5. The terminal 500 includes:

The search operation indication receiving module 501 is configured to receive an indication that the search operation is performed on the selected object content;

An execution mode display module 502: an execution mode option for displaying the search operation;

An execution mode selection indication receiving module 503: configured to receive an indication of selecting a target execution mode from the execution mode options;

The search operation execution module 504 is configured to perform a search operation on the target content by using the target execution mode.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the searching operation indication receiving module specifically includes:

a search triggering operation detecting unit: configured to detect that a user performs a search triggering operation on the object content;

The search triggering operation analyzing unit is configured to determine, according to the preset correspondence relationship of the search triggering operation and the indication, that an instruction to perform a searching operation on the object content is received.

The search triggering operation includes a sliding touch operation in a set display area, and/or a long-pressing touch operation in an area where the object content is located, and/or a double-click touch in an area where the object content is located Operating, and/or dragging operations within the set range of the object content.

Selecting a detection unit: for detecting that the user selects the object content;

An operation option display unit: for displaying an operation option executable for the object content;

The option selection indication receiving unit is configured to determine that an instruction to perform a search operation on the selected object content is received when the user selects a search operation from the operation options.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the execution mode is used to indicate a search tool employed by the search operation.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, when the target execution mode indicates that the object search is performed by using the first search tool, the search operation execution module specifically includes:

An object content copying unit: for copying the object content to a search input field of the first search tool;

Search unit: a search function for enabling the first search tool to perform a search operation on the object content.

The method and terminal for performing a search operation on selected object content provided by the present disclosure can allow a user to select a corresponding execution mode before performing a search operation on the target content, so that the user can follow his own preferences, habits, or A search operation needs to be performed on the selected object content, so that the user performs a search operation on the selected object content in a flexible and convenient manner.

6 is a block diagram of a terminal of another embodiment of the present disclosure. The terminal 600 shown in FIG. 6 includes at least one processor 601, a memory 602, a bus system 603, at least one communication interface 604, and a user interface 605. The various components in terminal 600 are coupled together by a bus system 603. It will be appreciated that the bus system 603 is used to implement connection communication between these components. The bus system 603 includes a power bus, a control bus, and a status signal bus in addition to the data bus. However, for clarity of description, various buses are labeled as bus system 603 in FIG.

The user interface 605 includes a first display, a second display, and/or a keyboard, and/or a pointing device (eg, a mouse, a trackball, and/or a touchpad, and/or a touchscreen, and the like).

It is to be understood that the memory 602 in an embodiment of the present disclosure may be a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, or may include both volatile and non-volatile memory. The non-volatile memory may be a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable read only memory (PROM), an erasable programmable read only memory (Erasable PROM, EPROM), or an electric Erase programmable read only memory (EEPROM) or flash memory. The volatile memory can be a Random Access Memory (RAM) that acts as an external cache. By way of example and not limitation, many forms of RAM are available, such as static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (Synchronous DRAM). SDRAM), Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (DDRSDRAM), Enhanced Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (ESDRAM), Synchronous Connection Dynamic Random Access Memory (Synch Link DRAM, SLDRAM) ) and direct memory bus random access memory (DRRAM). The memory 602 of the systems and methods described herein is intended to comprise, without being limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

In some implementations, memory 602 stores elements, executable modules or data structures, or a subset thereof, or their set of extensions: operating system 6021 and application 6022.

The operating system 6021 includes various system programs, such as a framework layer, a core library layer, a driver layer, and the like, for implementing various basic services and processing hardware-based tasks. The application 6022 includes various applications, such as a media player (Media Player), a browser, and the like, for implementing various application services. A program implementing the method of the embodiments of the present disclosure may be included in the application 6022.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, by calling the program or instruction stored in the memory 602, specifically, it may be a program or an instruction stored in the application 6022. In a specific embodiment, the terminal includes: a first display screen, a second display screen, a first camera, and a second camera, wherein the first display screen and the second display screen are foldably connected, and the processor 601 is configured to:

Displaying an execution mode option of the search operation;

The method disclosed in the above embodiments of the present disclosure may be correspondingly applied to the processor 601 or implemented by the processor 601. Processor 601 may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities. In the implementation process, each step of the foregoing method may be completed by an integrated logic circuit of hardware in the processor 601 or an instruction in a form of software. The processor 601 may be a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), or the like. Programmable logic devices, discrete gates or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components. The methods, steps, and logical block diagrams disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented or carried out. The general purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor may be any conventional processor or the like. The steps of the method disclosed in connection with the embodiments of the present disclosure may be directly implemented by the hardware decoding processor, or may be performed by a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor. The software module can be located in a conventional storage medium such as random access memory, flash memory, read only memory, programmable read only memory or electrically erasable programmable memory, registers, and the like. The storage medium is located in the memory 602, and the processor 601 reads the information in the memory 602 and completes the steps of the above method in combination with its hardware.

It will be appreciated that the embodiments described herein can be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, middleware, microcode, or a combination thereof. For hardware implementation, the processing unit can be implemented in one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Digital Signal Processing (DSP), Digital Signal Processing Equipment (DSP Device, DSPD), programmable Programmable Logic Device (PLD), Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), general purpose processor, controller, microcontroller, microprocessor, other for performing the functions described herein In an electronic unit or a combination thereof.

For a software implementation, the techniques described herein can be implemented by modules (eg, procedures, functions, and so on) that perform the functions described herein. The software code can be stored in memory and executed by the processor. The memory can be implemented in the processor or external to the processor.

Optionally, the processor 601 is further configured to: detect that the user performs a search triggering operation on the object content;

Optionally, the processor 601 is further configured to:

Detecting that the user selects the object content;

Displaying operational options executable for the object content;

Optionally, the processor 601 is further configured to:

Copying the object content to a search input field of the first search tool;

The terminal 600 enables the user to quickly select a search operation execution mode that he or she likes to perform a search operation on the selected object content.

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. Specifically, the terminal in FIG. 7 may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or a car computer.

The terminal in FIG. 7 includes a processor 710, a memory 720, an input unit 730, a display unit 740, a communication unit 750, and a power source 760.

The input unit 730 can be configured to receive numeric or character information input by the user, and generate signal input related to user settings and function control of the terminal. Specifically, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the input unit 730 includes a touch panel 7301. A touch panel, also called a touch screen, can collect touch operations on or near the user (such as the user's operation of using a finger, a stylus, or the like on any suitable object or accessory on the touch panel), and according to a preset The program drives the corresponding connection device. Optionally, the touch panel may include two parts: a touch detection device and a touch controller. Wherein, the touch detection device detects the touch orientation of the user, and detects a signal brought by the touch operation, and transmits the signal to the touch controller; the touch controller receives the touch information from the touch detection device, converts the touch information into contact coordinates, and sends the touch information. The processor 710 is provided and can receive commands from the processor 710 and execute them. In addition, touch panels can be implemented in various types such as resistive, capacitive, infrared, and surface acoustic waves. In addition to the touch panel, the input unit 730 may also include other input devices, and other input devices may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (such as volume control buttons, switch buttons, etc.), trackballs, mice, joysticks, and the like. Kind or more.

The display unit 740 can be used to display information input by the user or information provided to the user and various menu interfaces of the terminal. The display unit 740 can include a display panel 7401. Alternatively, the display panel 7401 can be configured in the form of an LCD or an Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED).

It should be noted that the touch panel 7301 can cover the display panel 7401 to form a touch display screen, and two or more such touch display screens can be disposed on the terminal; when the touch screen display detects a touch operation on or near the touch screen Transmitted to processor 710 to determine the type of touch event, processor 710 then provides a corresponding visual output on the touch display screen based on the type of touch event.

The touch display includes an application interface display area and a common control display area. The arrangement manner of the application interface display area and the display area of the common control is not limited, and the arrangement of the two display areas can be distinguished by being arranged up and down, left and right, and the like. The application interface display area can be used to display the interface of the application. Each interface can contain interface elements such as at least one application's icon and/or widget desktop control. The application interface display area can also be an empty interface that does not contain any content. The common control display area is used to display controls with high usage, such as setting buttons, interface numbers, scroll bars, phone book icons, and the like.

The processor 710 is a control center of the terminal, and connects various parts of the entire mobile phone by using various interfaces and lines, by running or executing software programs and/or modules stored in the memory 720, and calling data stored in the memory 720, Perform various functions and processing data of the terminal to monitor the terminal as a whole. Optionally, the processor 710 can include one or more processing units.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal includes: a first display screen, a second display screen, a first camera, and a second camera, wherein the first display screen and the second display screen are foldably connected by calling a memory Data within 720, processor 710 is used to:

Displaying an execution mode option of the search operation;

Optionally, the processor 710 is configured to:

Detecting that the user selects the object content;

Displaying operational options executable for the object content;

Optionally, the processor 710 is configured to:

Copying the object content to a search input field of the first search tool;

It can be seen that the terminal provided by the present disclosure enables the user to quickly select a desired execution mode to perform a search operation on the selected object.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the elements and algorithm steps of the various examples described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are performed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the solution. A person skilled in the art can use different methods to implement the described functions for each particular application, but such implementation should not be considered to be beyond the scope of the present disclosure.

A person skilled in the art can clearly understand that for the convenience and brevity of the description, the specific working process of the system, the device and the unit described above can refer to the corresponding process in the foregoing method embodiment, and details are not described herein again.

In the embodiments provided by the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and method may be implemented in other manners. For example, the device embodiments described above are merely illustrative. For example, the division of the unit is only a logical function division. In actual implementation, there may be another division manner, for example, multiple units or components may be combined or Can be integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. In addition, the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed may be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interface, device or unit, and may be in an electrical, mechanical or other form.

The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, that is, may be located in one place, or may be distributed to multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.

In addition, each functional unit in various embodiments of the present disclosure may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit.

The functions may be stored in a computer readable storage medium if implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as a standalone product. Based on such understanding, the portion of the technical solution of the present disclosure that contributes in essence or to the prior art or the portion of the technical solution may be embodied in the form of a software product stored in a storage medium, including The instructions are used to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to perform all or part of the steps of the methods described in various embodiments of the present disclosure. The foregoing storage medium includes: a U disk, a mobile hard disk, a ROM, a RAM, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk, and the like, which can store program codes.

The above is only the specific embodiment of the present disclosure, but the scope of the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the disclosure. It should be covered within the scope of protection of the present disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of the disclosure should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

A method of performing a search operation on selected object content, including:

Receiving an indication to perform a search operation on the selected object content;

Displaying an execution mode option of the search operation;

Receiving an indication of selecting a target execution mode from the execution mode options;

The search operation is performed on the object content by using the target execution mode selected in the above steps.
The method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving an indication of performing a search operation on the selected object content comprises:

Detecting that the user performs a search triggering operation on the object content;

Determining, according to the preset correspondence relationship between the search triggering operation and the indication, receiving an indication that a search operation is performed on the object content.
The method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving an indication of performing a search operation on the selected object content comprises:

Detecting that the user selects the object content;

Displaying operational options executable for the object content;

Upon detecting that the user selects a search operation from the operation options, it is determined that an indication to perform a search operation on the selected object content is received.
A method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein

The execution mode is used to indicate a search tool used to perform a search operation.
The method of claim 4, wherein when the target execution mode indicates that the object content is searched by using the first search tool, the step of performing a search operation on the object content specifically includes:

Copying the object content to a search input field of the first search tool;

The search function of the first search tool is enabled to perform a search operation on the object content.
A terminal comprising:

a search operation indication receiving module: configured to receive an indication of performing a search operation on the selected object content;

Execution mode display module: for displaying an execution mode option of the search operation;

An execution mode selection indication receiving module: configured to receive an indication of selecting a target execution mode from the execution mode options;

The search operation execution module is configured to perform a search operation on the object content by using the target execution mode.
The terminal according to claim 6, wherein the searching operation indication receiving module specifically comprises:

a search triggering operation detecting unit: configured to detect that a user performs a search triggering operation on the object content;

The search triggering operation analyzing unit is configured to determine, according to the preset correspondence relationship of the search triggering operation and the indication, that an instruction to perform a searching operation on the object content is received.
The terminal according to claim 6, wherein the searching operation indication receiving module specifically comprises:

Selecting a detection unit: for detecting that the user selects the object content;

An operation option display unit: for displaying an operation option executable for the object content;

The option selection indication receiving unit is configured to determine, upon detecting that the user selects a search operation from the operation options, to receive an indication that a search operation is performed on the selected object content.
A terminal according to any one of claims 6-8, wherein

The execution mode is used to indicate a search tool used to perform a search operation.
The terminal according to claim 9, wherein when the target execution mode indicates that the object search is performed by using the first search tool, the search operation execution module specifically includes:

An object content copying unit: for copying the object content to a search input field of the first search tool;

Search unit: a search function for enabling the first search tool to perform a search operation on the object content.
A terminal comprising: a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored on the memory and operable on the processor, the computer program being executed by the processor to implement any of claims 1 to 5 A step in the method of performing a search operation on selected object content.
A computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program, the computer program being executed by a processor to implement selected object content as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5. The steps in the method of performing a search operation.