Cross-Application Search Term Transfer via Intermediary Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for content searching across different applications require users to switch applications, close the current app, open the target app, and re-input search terms, leading to cumbersome processes and low search efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A content search method that allows users to obtain a search term from a content input area of a first application interface, display a candidate search engine list, and switch to a second application interface upon selecting a target search engine, with the search result displayed on the second interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users switch applications to search for content, then search functionality is achieved, but the process becomes cumbersome and search efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism that enables seamless content search across applications. When a user encounters content in a first application and wishes to search for it, the system provides a search engine selection interface as an intermediary, allowing the user to switch to a second application (such as a browser or search engine app) to perform the search. This intermediary layer coordinates the search process across different applications, eliminating the need to close the first application and streamlining the transition to the second application for searching.
2Adaptability or versatility
If users close the current application to search in another application, then search flexibility is improved, but operational complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by providing a search engine selection interface before the user actually performs the search. When the user initiates a search request from the first application, the system pre-presents a list of candidate search engines (including second applications) for selection. This preliminary interface guides the user through the application switching process, making the transition from the first to the second application intuitive and reducing the operational complexity of managing multiple applications.
3Measurement precision
If users re-input search terms in the target application, then search accuracy is maintained, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by capturing the search term in the first application before the user switches to the second application. The search term is extracted from the content input area of the first application and automatically carried over to the second application's search interface. This eliminates the need for the user to re-input the search term, maintaining search accuracy while significantly reducing time consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies copying by replicating the search term from the first application's content input area to the second application's search interface. The search term is copied as part of the search engine selection process, so that when the user selects a second application for searching, the search term is already prepared and can be directly used, avoiding duplication of input effort.
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AI summary
A content search method performed by a computer device includes obtaining a search term from a content input area of a first application interface, and displaying a candidate search engine; and switching from the first application interface to a second application interface in response to a selection operation on a target search engine in the candidate search engine. A search result, obtained after a searching process of the search term on the target search engine, is displayed on the second application interface.