Search Interface with Overlay Category Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current internet search methods require users to enter keywords, select categories, and navigate multiple screens to find desired search results, leading to inefficiencies and a lack of immediate access to relevant information.
Innovation Solution
A search method and apparatus that automatically displays a graphic user interface (GUI) object for configuring a search result screen in response to a user input, allowing users to customize their search results without additional inputs, using a single search window and analyzing user patterns for personalized results.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users select categories from search results on a separate screen, then search results can be categorized and provided, but users cannot obtain desired information immediately and must navigate multiple screens
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the search result display area and the category selection interface into a single integrated screen. Category selection icons are overlaid directly on the search results, allowing users to filter and select categories without navigating to a separate screen, thus reducing navigation time while maintaining categorization functionality
Solution Approach 2:
The patent displays category selection icons and filtering options in advance on the same screen as search results appear. Users can immediately interact with category filters without waiting for additional screen loads, enabling faster access to desired information while maintaining organized presentation
2Device complexity
If a single search window is used to display all search conditions, then the interface becomes simpler, but the interface complexity increases to accommodate multiple search parameters
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the search interface into distinct functional zones within a single window: search term input area, category selection icons, detailed filter options, and result display area. This segmentation organizes multiple search parameters into manageable sections, reducing perceived complexity while maintaining comprehensive functionality
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes spatial arrangement and layering within the single search window to accommodate multiple search parameters. Category icons are positioned in overlay layers, while detailed filters are arranged in organized sections, creating a multi-dimensional layout that fits complex functionality into a unified interface without increasing structural complexity
Data Source
AI summary
Provided are search methods and apparatuses capable of defining a search result screen in a simple and easy way. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a search method performed by a computing device. The search method comprises receiving a search term and automatically displaying a first graphic user interface (GUI) object configured to receive a search result screen configuration scheme in response to a first user input for the received search term without an additional user input after the first user input. The first unit input is a user input other than a user input editing the search term.