ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND SEARCH CONTROL METHOD

• US 20110242026A1
• Filed: 03/21/2011
• Published: 10/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: ISHIGAKI, Satoru
• Application Number:
  US13/053,001
• Publication Number:
  US 20110242026A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9038 Presentation of query results

Abstract

According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes an acquisition module, an output module, an input module, and a search result display. The acquisition module is configured to acquire information indicative of an object designated on a first screen displayed by a program. The output module is configured to output to a search process module a search request relating to the information. The input module is configured to input a search result by the search process module in connection with the search request. The search result display is configured to display the search result on a second screen.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

an acquisition module configured to acquire information regarding an object designated on a first screen displayed by a program;

an output module configured to output to a search process module a search request relating to the information;

an input module configured to receive a search result by the search process module in connection with the search request; and

a search result display configured to display the search result on a second screen.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a determination module configured to determine the search process module, in accordance with a user operation on a button displayed on the second screen.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the second screen comprises a character input region, and

the output module is configured to output the search request to the search process module with a character input to the character input region.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the program comprises a browser program, and

the apparatus further comprises a notification module configured to notify an access destination to the browser program based on when information regarding the access destination is included in the search result displayed on the second screen.

5. The apparatus of claim 2, further comprising a setup module configured to set, according to a user operation, search request destinations corresponding to the button.

6. A search control method comprising:

acquiring information regarding an object designated on a first screen displayed by a program;

outputting to a search process module a search request relating to the acquired information;

receiving a search result by the search process module in connection with the search request; and

displaying the search result on a second screen.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

determining the search process module in accordance with a user operation on a button displayed on the second screen.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the second screen comprises a character input region, and the method further comprises:

outputting the search request to the search process module with a character input to the character input region.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the program comprises a browser program, and the method further comprises:

notifying an access destination to the browser program based on when information regarding the access destination is included in the search result displayed on the second screen.

10. The method of claim 7, further comprising setting, according to a user operation, search request destinations corresponding to the button.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a computer program which is executable by a computer, the computer program controlling the computer to execute functions of:

acquiring information regarding an object designated on a first screen displayed by a program;

outputting to a search process module a search request relating to the acquired information;

receiving a search result by the search process module in connection with the search request; and

displaying the search result on a second screen.

12. The medium of claim 11, wherein the computer program controls the computer to further execute a function of:

determining the search process module in accordance with a user operation on a button displayed on the second screen.

13. The medium of claim 12, wherein the second screen comprises a character input region, and

the computer program controls the computer to execute a function of outputting the search request to the search process module with a character input to the character input region.

14. The medium of claim 11, wherein the program comprises a browser program, and

the computer program controls the computer to further execute a function of notifying an access destination to the browser program when information regarding the access destination is included in the search result displayed on the second screen.

15. The medium of claim 12, wherein the computer program controls the computer to further execute a function of setting, according to a user operation, search request destinations corresponding to the button.