MAP-BASED WEBSITES SEARCHING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREFOR
First Claim
1. A web searching method performed by a terminal, the web searching method comprising:
- extracting map information about a specific geographic area that is designated via a map displayed on a screen of the terminal;
requesting a server to perform a web search related to the specific geographic area according to the map information;
receiving a link information list from the server and displaying the link information list on the screen, wherein the link information list relates to one or more web pages matched with the map information about the specific geographic area; and
browsing a web page, of the one or more web pages, corresponding to link information selected from the link information list.
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Abstract
A web searching method and a terminal for the web searching method, the web searching method including: extracting map information about a specific geographic area that is designated via a map displayed on a screen of the terminal; requesting a server to perform a web search related to the specific geographic area according to the map information; receiving a link information list from the server and displaying the link information list on the screen, wherein the link information list is about a plurality of web pages matched with the map information about the specific geographic area; and browsing a web page corresponding to link information selected from among the link information list.
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24 Claims
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1. A web searching method performed by a terminal, the web searching method comprising:
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extracting map information about a specific geographic area that is designated via a map displayed on a screen of the terminal; requesting a server to perform a web search related to the specific geographic area according to the map information; receiving a link information list from the server and displaying the link information list on the screen, wherein the link information list relates to one or more web pages matched with the map information about the specific geographic area; and browsing a web page, of the one or more web pages, corresponding to link information selected from the link information list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 24)
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9. A web searching method performed by a server, the web searching method comprising:
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collecting a plurality of web pages on the Internet; extracting position information about each of the plurality of web pages from one or more images comprised in each of the plurality of web pages, and generating a position-based index for each of the plurality of web pages according to the corresponding position information; comparing the position-based index for each of the plurality of web pages with map information about a specific geographic area selected by a terminal to search for web page link information matching the map information about the specific geographic area in order to generate a link information list about one or more web pages corresponding to the specific geographic area; and providing the link information list to the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A terminal for web searching, the terminal comprising:
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an input unit to receive an input of a user command; a storage unit to store map information; a display unit to display the map information and web page data; and a control unit to generate a query message according to map coordinates of a specific geographic area that is selected via the input unit from the map information displayed on the display unit, to receive a link information list from a server in response to the query message, and to display the link information list, wherein the link information list relates to one or more web pages matched with map information about the specific geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A server for web searching, the server comprising:
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a web page collecting unit to collect a plurality of web pages on the Internet; a web page index generating unit to extract position information about each of the plurality of web pages from one or more images comprised in each of the plurality of web pages, and to generate a position-based index for each of the plurality of web pages according to the corresponding position information; and a web searching unit to compare the position-based index for each of the plurality of web pages with map information about a specific geographic area selected by a terminal in order to generate a link information list about one or more web pages, of the plurality of web pages, corresponding to the specific geographic area, when a query message including the specific geographic area is received from the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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