Patent ID: 9230020
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A search method performed in an electronic device having a network interface, comprising: communicating with a server through the network interface; receiving, by an input unit, a plurality of search conditions comprising a plurality of user character inputs sequentially; receiving a list of search result items from the server in real time based upon a combination of the plurality of the search conditions; outputting the list of search result items on a display; receiving, when an item is expected to be selected from among the other items in the list of search result items, preview information regarding the item through the network interface, the preview information including, core information, which includes at least one of an image and sound, regarding the item distinct from the received information regarding the other items in the list of search results; and previewing the received preview information regarding the item while outputting the list of search result items received from the server in real time, wherein, in receiving the plurality of search conditions comprising the plurality of user character inputs, if the plurality of search conditions are continuously input, the list of search result items satisfying the combination of the plurality of search conditions and the preview information regarding the item are received from the server in real time, and wherein the list of search result items is newly received and output whenever a new user character input is received.