APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SEARCH SERVICE
First Claim
1. An apparatus for providing a search service, the apparatus comprising:
- a processor including,a search word obtaining unit configured to receive a search word, anda search result obtaining unit configured to obtain a place search result corresponding to the search word, the place search result indicating a position associated with the search result; and
a display controller configured to display on a display device a map for displaying a first point corresponding to a desired position and a second point corresponding to the position indicated by the place search result, andthe display controller includes a scale determination unit configured to,determine a scale of the map for displaying the first point and the second point on the map, andsimultaneously display the first point and the second point on the display device, andthe first point and the second point are displayed on the map according to the determined scale.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing a search service are provided. A search service providing apparatus includes a search word obtaining unit for receiving a search word from an input device of a user terminal; a search result obtaining unit for obtaining a place search result corresponding to the search word; and a display controller for displaying on a display unit of the user terminal a map for displaying a first point corresponding to a certain location and a second point corresponding to a location of the place search result. The display controller includes a scale determination unit for determining a scale of the map for simultaneously displaying the first and second points on the display unit. The first and second points are displayed on the map of the determined scale.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for providing a search service, the apparatus comprising:
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a processor including, a search word obtaining unit configured to receive a search word, and a search result obtaining unit configured to obtain a place search result corresponding to the search word, the place search result indicating a position associated with the search result; and a display controller configured to display on a display device a map for displaying a first point corresponding to a desired position and a second point corresponding to the position indicated by the place search result, and the display controller includes a scale determination unit configured to, determine a scale of the map for displaying the first point and the second point on the map, and simultaneously display the first point and the second point on the display device, and the first point and the second point are displayed on the map according to the determined scale. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of providing a search service using a processor, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the processor, a search word from an input device; obtaining, by the processor, a place search result corresponding to the search word; determining, by the processor, a scale of a map for simultaneously displaying a first point corresponding to a desired position and a second point corresponding to a position associated with the place search result; and displaying, by the processor, the first point and the second point on a map having the determined scale. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method of providing a search service using a processor, the method comprising:
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obtaining, by the processor, a plurality of place search results; receiving, by the processor, information regarding a position associated with a selected place search result from the plurality of place search result; determining, by the processor, whether a first point and a second point should be displayed on a map in a first scale, the first point corresponding to the selected position and the second point corresponding to one of the plurality of place search results that is closer the selected position than other ones of the plurality of search results; when the determining determines that the first point and the second point should be displayed on the map in the first scale, displaying, by the processor, a map including the first point and the second point on the map in the first scale; and when the determining determines that the first point and the second point should not be displayed on the map in the first scale, displaying, by the processor, the map including only the first point in the first scale, displaying, by the processor, the map including the first point and the second point in a second scale, and displaying, by the processor, the map including only the second point in a third scale.
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