Information search

• US 10,101,903 B2
• Filed: 09/22/2015
• Issued: 10/16/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
• Inventors: Zhou, Wen
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Toan
• Application Number:
  US14/861,924
• Publication Number:
  US 20160092100A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,120 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9038 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

An example information search method includes: obtaining a plurality of paths on a screen of a mobile terminal generated by sliding two or more fingers on the screen, in which one finger corresponds to one path; determining whether the plurality of paths is consistent; if the determining result is positive, generating a search interface calling signal; and displaying a search interface based on the search interface calling signal. Thus, the techniques of the present disclosure enhance information search efficiency.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

obtaining a plurality of paths on a screen of a mobile terminal based on monitoring one or more slides of two or more objects on the screen;

setting a similarity degree threshold;

determining that similarity between shapes of the plurality of paths is higher than the similarity degree threshold;

determining that the plurality of paths is consistent; and

calling a user interface in response to the determining that the plurality of paths is consistent.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the calling the user interface in response to determining that the plurality of paths is consistent comprises generating a search interface calling signal.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the calling the user interface in response to determining that the plurality of paths is consistent comprises displaying a search interface according to the search interface calling signal.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein a respective finger of two or more fingers corresponds to a respective path of the plurality of paths.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining that the plurality of paths is consistent comprises determining that directions of the plurality of paths are consistent.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining that the plurality of paths is consistent comprises determining that a mean square deviation of start time points of the plurality of paths is smaller than a first threshold.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining that the plurality of paths is consistent comprises determining that a mean square deviation of end time points of the plurality of paths is smaller than a second threshold.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the objects are fingers.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interface is a search interface.

10. A device, comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory having stored thereon computer-executable components comprising;

an obtaining unit that obtains a plurality of paths on a screen of a mobile terminal based on monitoring one or more slides of two or more objects on the screen;

a determining unit that sets a similarity degree threshold, determines that similarity between shapes of the plurality of paths is higher than the similarity degree threshold, and determines that the plurality of paths is consistent;

a generating unit that generates a search interface calling signal; and

a displaying unit that displays a user interface according to the search interface calling signal.

11. The device of claim 10, wherein a respective finger of two or more fingers corresponds to a respective path of the plurality of paths.

12. The device of claim 10, wherein the determining unit determines that directions of the plurality of paths are consistent.

13. The device of claim 10, wherein the determining unit determines that a mean square deviation of start time points of the plurality of paths is smaller than a first threshold.

14. The device of claim 10, wherein the determining unit determines that a mean square deviation of end time points of the plurality of paths is smaller than a second threshold.

15. One or more computer-readable media storing executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform acts comprising:

obtaining a plurality of paths on a screen of a mobile terminal based on monitoring one or more slides of two or more objects on the screen;

setting a similarity degree threshold;

determining that similarity between shapes of the plurality of paths is higher than the similarity degree threshold;

determining that the plurality of paths is consistent; and

calling a user interface in response to the determining that the plurality of paths is consistent.

16. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 15, wherein the calling the user interface in response to determining that the plurality of paths is consistent comprises generating a search interface calling signal.

17. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 16, wherein the calling the user interface in response to determining that the plurality of paths is consistent comprises displaying a search interface according to the search interface calling signal.

18. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 15, wherein determining that the plurality of paths is consistent comprises determining that directions of the plurality of paths are consistent.

19. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 15, wherein determining that the plurality of paths is consistent comprises at least one of determining that a mean square deviation of start time points of the plurality of paths is smaller than a first threshold, or determining that a mean square deviation of end time points of the plurality of paths is smaller than a second threshold.