METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SEARCH CONTROLLER AND SYSTEM THEREOF

• US 20070079254A1
• Filed: 09/01/2006
• Published: 04/05/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NHN Corporation
• Original Assignee: NHN Corporation
• Inventors: Seo, Jang Won, Park, Tae Hyeon, Cheon, Se Jin, Seo, Beom Seok, Kim, Sungwon, Kwak, Yong-Jae
• Granted Patent: US 8,332,377 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/803
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/148 File search processing

Abstract

A method of controlling a search controller includes: monitoring a top level window which is activated on a top level among applications in execution; determining whether the monitored top level window corresponds to a File Open dialog box; attaching the search controller to the File Open dialog box, when the monitored top level window is determined as the File Open dialog box; retrieving a file corresponding to a query which is inputted from a user via the search controller, and outputting a file search result list via the search controller, the file search result list including the retrieved file; receiving a selection on a particular file, which is included in the file search result list, from the user; and transmitting path information associated with the particular file to the File Open dialog box.

Claims

1. A method of controlling a search controller, the method comprising the steps of:

monitoring a top level window which is activated on a top level among executing applications;

determining whether the monitored top level window corresponds to a File Open dialog box;

activating the search controller, when the monitored top level window is determined as the File Open dialog box; and

retrieving a file corresponding to a query which is inputted from a user via the search controller, and outputting a file search result list via the search controller, the file search result list including the retrieved file.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting path infonnation associated with the particular file to the File Open dialog box.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

reflecting path information associated with the transmitted particular file in the File Open dialog box.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the transmitting path information transmits a character string corresponding to the path infonnation associated with the particular file, to an edit box which is an internal controller of the File Open dialog box, and the reflecting comprises:

displaying the transmitted character string in the internal controller of the File Open dialog box; and

receiving an input on a keyboard event with respect to the displayed character string, from the user.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the keyboard event is an event according to a predetermined key input.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of monitoring monitors the top level window via a process of periodically polling the top level window.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the top level window is activated on the top level in an idle screen of a local computer.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of determining determines whether a class name of a window or a child window in a certain class is matched with a predetermined string.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of determining checks the class name of the window when the window is a parent window, or checks a caption when the window is the child window.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of activating includes:

storing a handle of an edit control of the top level window or the child window, until the File Open dialog box closes;

detecting a movement of the File Open dialog box or a change in the size of the top level window via the handle of the edit control; and

moving the search controller or adjusting the size of the search controller to correspond to the detected movement of the File Open dialog box or the change in the size of the top level window.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the search controller comprises:

a receiving module receiving the query from the user;

a search module retrieving a file corresponding to the query; and

an output module outputting the file search result list which includes the retrieved file.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of attaching includes:

verifying a size of the File Open dialog box;

setting the size of the search controller corresponding to the verified size of the File Open dialog box; and

attaching the search controller according to the set size of the search controller, to the File Open dialog box.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of activating attaches the search controller to a predetermined location of the File Open dialog box.

14. A computer-readable record medium storing a program for implementing the method of claim 1

15. A system for controlling a search controller, the system comprising:

a monitoring module monitoring a top level window which is executing on a top level among applications in execution;

a determination module determining whether the monitored top level window corresponds to a File Open dialog box;

an attachment module attaching the search controller to the File Open dialog box, when the monitored top level window is determined as the File Open dialog box; and

a search result output module retrieving a file corresponding to a query which is inputted from a user via the search controller, and outputting a file search result list via the search controller, the file search result list including the retrieved file.

16. The system of claim 15, further comprising:

a selection module receiving a selection on a particular file, which is included in the file search result list, from the user; and

a transmission module transmitting path information associated with the particular file to the File Open dialog box.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the monitoring module includes a process of periodically polling the top level window, and monitors the top level window via the process.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the determination module determines whether a class name of a window or a child window in a certain class is matched with a predetermined string.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the attachment module verifies a size of the File Open dialog box, adjusts a size of the search controller according to the verified size of the File Open dialog box, and attaches the search controller of the adjusted size to a predetermined location of the File Open dialog box.