METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING INPUT INFORMATION

• US 20150379138A1
• Filed: 12/29/2014
• Published: 12/31/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Baidu Online Network Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd (Baidu Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Baidu Online Network Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd (Baidu Incorporated)
• Inventors: WANG, Fei, LIU, Lin
• Application Number:
  US14/585,046
• Publication Number:
  US 20150379138A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24565 Triggers; Constraints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/903 Querying for retrieval from the web G06F16/953
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9538 Presentation of query results

Abstract

Provided in the present invention is a method and apparatus for processing input information. In the embodiments of the present invention, by displaying an initial search interface and activating the initial search interface as a display area of an input keyword to display an input prompt, and then receiving an input keyword input by a user according to the input prompt, the input keyword may be displayed on the initial search interface, and a search instruction containing the input keyword is sent to a search engine for the search engine to perform retrieval according to the input keyword; since the display location of the input keyword is not particularly limited, a blank area of the initial search interface may be used to display the input keyword, thereby improving the space utilization of the initial search interface.

Claims

1-12. -12. (canceled)

13. A method for processing input information, comprising:

activating an initial search interface as a display area of an input keyword to display an input prompt;

receiving an input keyword input based upon the input prompt;

displaying the input keyword on the initial search interface; and

sending a search instruction including the input keyword to a search engine,

wherein the search engine performs retrieval based upon the input keyword.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising displaying the initial search interface, wherein the initial search interface comprises at least one of:

an interface with all space thereof being blank;

an interface only containing the logo of a search engine;

an interface only containing a search function button; and

an interface only containing the logo of the search engine and the search function button.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising receiving an activation instruction to indicate input waiting.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein said receiving the activation instruction occurs after said displaying the initial search interface and before said activating the initial search interface.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein the input prompt comprises at least one of a cursor on the initial search interface, a virtual keyboard and a voice input button.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein said sending the search instruction comprises at least one of:

sending the search instruction to the search engine based upon a trigger instruction triggered; and

sending the search instruction to the search engine based upon a location change of a cursor on the initial search interface, the search instruction including the input keyword before the cursor.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein said activating the initial search interface includes at least one of:

activating the initial search interface while displaying the initial search interface;

activating the initial search interface immediately after the initial search interface is displayed; and

activating, according to a preset activation rule, the initial search interface after the initial search interface is displayed.

20. An apparatus for processing input information, comprising:

a display unit for activating an initial search interface as a display area of an input keyword to display an input prompt;

a reception unit for receiving an input keyword input by a user according to the input prompt, said display unit displaying the input keyword on the initial search interface; and

a sending unit for sending a search instruction with the input keyword to a search engine for the search engine to perform retrieval according to the input keyword.

21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein said display unit displays the initial search interface.

22. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the initial search interface comprises at least one of:

an interface with all space thereof being blank;

an interface only containing the logo of a search engine;

an interface only containing a search function button; and

an interface only containing the logo of the search engine and the search function button.

23. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein said reception unit is configured for receiving an activation instruction triggered by the user to indicate input waiting.

24. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the input prompt is selected from a group consisting of a cursor on the initial search interface, a virtual keyboard and a voice input button.

25. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein said sending unit is configured for sending the search instruction to the search engine based upon a trigger instruction triggered.

26. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein said sending unit is configured for sending the search instruction to the search engine based upon a location change of a cursor on the initial search interface, the search instruction including the input keyword before the cursor.

27. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein said display unit is configured for at least one of:

activating the initial search interface while displaying the initial search interface;

activating the initial search interface immediately after the initial search interface is displayed; and

activating, according to a preset activation rule, the initial search interface after the initial search interface is displayed.

28. A non-volatile computer storage medium including at least one program for processing input information when implemented by a processor, comprising:

instruction for displaying an initial search interface

instruction for activating the initial search interface as a display area of an input keyword to display an input prompt;

instruction for receiving an input keyword input based upon the input prompt;

instruction for displaying the input keyword on the initial search interface; and

instruction for sending a search instruction including the input keyword to a search engine,

wherein the search engine performs retrieval based upon the input keyword.

29. The computer storage medium of claim 28, further comprising instruction for receiving an activation instruction triggered by the user to indicate input waiting.

30. The computer storage medium of claim 29, wherein said instruction receiving the activation instruction occurs after said instruction for displaying the initial search interface and before said instruction for activating the initial search interface.

31. The computer storage medium of claim 28, wherein said instruction for sending the search instruction comprises at least one of:

instruction for sending the search instruction to the search engine based upon a trigger instruction triggered; and

instruction for sending the search instruction to the search engine based upon a location change of a cursor on the initial search interface, the search instruction including the input keyword before the cursor.

32. The computer storage medium of claim 28, wherein said instruction for activating the initial search interface includes at least one of:

instruction for activating the initial search interface while displaying the initial search interface;

instruction for activating the initial search interface immediately after the initial search interface is displayed; and

instruction for activating, according to a preset activation rule, the initial search interface after the initial search interface is displayed.