Cross-Application Search Portal for Mobile Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional mobile devices can only search within a single application, limiting the ability to search for content across multiple applications when a user encounters interesting information.
Innovation Solution
An intelligent searching method and system that detects duplicate content, stores it in a designated folder, automatically loads and displays it in a list, and performs searches across applications by transmitting a broadcast to other apps, allowing users to link directly to search results from various applications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If search is limited to single application, then search function is simple and reliable, but search scope is limited and cannot search across multiple applications
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a search portal as an intermediary component that mediates between the user and multiple applications. The search portal receives search requests, transmits them to relevant applications, and aggregates results, enabling cross-application search without requiring each application to directly interact with others.
Solution Approach 2:
The search portal is designed as a universal search interface that can handle search requests across different application types (e.g., e-commerce, news, entertainment). It provides a unified search experience that works consistently regardless of which application contains the target content.
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual search across applications is implemented, then search coverage is improved, but user operation complexity increases and search efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically performs cross-application search operations without requiring user intervention. When content is duplicated or shared, the search portal automatically initiates searches across relevant applications and presents results, eliminating the need for users to manually navigate through multiple applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-establishes connections and search capabilities across multiple applications before user need arises. The search portal is pre-configured with access to various applications' search functions, so when a user initiates a search, the system can immediately execute cross-application searches without requiring setup or configuration at the moment of use.
3Adaptability or versatility
If content is stored in multiple application locations, then content availability is improved, but content management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the content management function from individual applications and centralizes it in the search portal. The search portal maintains a unified index of content across all applications, allowing users to access content through a single interface without needing to understand or manage the distributed storage structure.
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AI summary
An intelligent searching method and system based on a mobile device include acquiring a content and storing the content in a designated folder by a backend, after the mobile device detects that a user operates to duplicate the content; loading contents in the designated folder automatically and displaying the same into a list in a search box by the backend, after a search program in the mobile device is activated; transmitting, by the search program, a broadcast to other applications and performing a search by calling a search function in the applications, when it is detected that one of the contents in the list is selected; displaying an icon or icons of one or more of the applications including the content of the search by the search program, after the search is finished.