System and method for sharing search result using messenger

• US 8,312,083 B2
• Filed: 12/23/2005
• Issued: 11/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NHN Corporation
• Original Assignee: NHN Corporation
• Inventors: Ahn, Jung-Eun, Lee, Jae-Gwang
• Primary Examiner(s): Shaw, Peter
• Application Number:
  US11/722,794
• Publication Number:
  US 20080140779A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,517 Days
• Field of Search: 709/205, 709/225, 709/217, 707/3, 707/5, 707/10
• US Class Current: 709/205
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2216/15 Synchronised browsing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

Disclose is a method and system for sharing search result using messenger. A messenger client generates search request information and receives web page data corresponding to the search request information. A search server receives the search request information from the messenger client and performs a search for one or more keywords included in the search request information to transmit search result page data to the messenger client. When the search result page is transmitted from the search server, a layer coupled to a conversation window is formed to display the search result page and allow users to share the information on web page corresponding to the search results when requested.

Claims

1. A method for sharing search results using a messenger, the method comprising:

generating search request information using a keyword in response to receipt of a user request to search associated with the keyword;

transmitting the search request information to a search server, wherein the search server determines a location of a user interface to request sharing of search result and completes the user interface using address information of each conversation partner, and displays the search result where the user interface is included in the layer;

determining whether the search request is requested through the messenger or a general web browser, wherein a search result is selectively displayed to the messenger or the general web browser according to the determination and the search result is displayed through a layer coupled to a messenger window if the search request is requested through the messenger; and

independently transmitting to one or more of conversation partners the search result comprising web page information displayed in the layer in response to receipt of a request to share the search result, wherein the search result and a conversation text are concurrently displayed to each of the conversation partners via the layer wherein the search result is formatted to conform either to a messenger of the respective conversation partners or to the general web browser, and wherein the formatted result is generated according to the determination and comprises defining a whole or a part of the search result that is selectively displayed to the one or more of the conversation partners according to a size of each messenger of the conversation partners.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the layer is formed to each messenger of the conversation partners and the layer is coupled to each conversation window of each messenger of the conversation partners to display the web page.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the search request information comprises an identifier to indicate whether the search request is generated from one of the messenger, a search server address, a keyword or a conversation partner address.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the window provides a user interface to request sharing of the search result displayed in the layer.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the web page information transmitted to one of the conversation partners is address information of the web page information displayed in the layer.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the web page information transmitted to the conversation partners is Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) data of the web page information displayed in the layer.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the search server generates a search result comprising a user interface independently to request sharing of the search result with respect to each of the search results and selectively transmits the generated search result, and Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) data corresponding to the search result requested to be sharing to one or more of the conversation partners.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the user interface comprises the region covered by the user interface.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the layer displaying the search result is formed using Application Program Interface (API) comprising web browser module.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to receipt of a user request to move a search result page to another web page displayed in the layer, displaying the web page requested to move in the layer; and

concurrently transmitting information of the web page to one or more of the conversation partners.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising an executable program, which when executed, shares search results through a messenger by performing the following steps:

generating search request information using a keyword in response to receipt of a user request to search;

transmitting the search request information to a search server, wherein the search server determines a location of a user interface to request sharing of search result and completes the user interface using address information of each conversation partner, and displays the search result where the user interface is included in the layer;

determining whether the search request is requested through the messenger or a general web browser, wherein a search result is independently displayed to the messenger or the general web browser according to the determination, the display is performed through a layer coupled to a messenger window; and

transmitting information of the web page displayed in the layer to one or more of conversation partners, wherein the search results and texts are concurrently displayed to each of the conversation partners via the layer wherein the search results are formatted to conform either to a messenger of the respective conversation partners or to the general web browser, and wherein the formatted result is generated according to the determination and comprises defining a whole or a part of the search result that is selectively displayed to the one or more of the conversation partners according to a size of each messenger of the conversation partners.

12. The recorded medium of claim 11, wherein a messenger of the respective conversation partners forms a layer coupled to the conversation window of the messenger of the respective conversation partners to display the web page.

13. The recorded medium of claim 11, wherein the search request information comprises an identifier to indicate whether the search request is generated from one of the messenger, a search server address, a keyword or a conversation partner address.

14. The recorded medium of claim 11, wherein the information of the web page is address information of displayed web page.

15. The recorded medium of claim 11, wherein the information of the web page transmitted to the conversation partner is Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) data of displayed web page.