Patent ID: 8862623

Claim:
A search method by a communication terminal that is communicable with an external search server comprising: determining whether a set mode is a first mode or a second mode; accepting a search request comprising one or a plurality of first character strings; when the communication terminal is set to the first mode, selecting at least one search category of a predetermined plurality of search categories from a search category classification table that is stored in the communication terminal, wherein the search category classification table comprises and at least one keyword character string classified to each of the predetermined plurality of search categories; creating a modified search request by combining the one or a plurality of first character strings and the at least one keyword character string associated with the selected at least one search category; transmitting the modified search request to the external search server; when the communication terminal is set to the second mode, transmitting the search request to the external search server; receiving a search result from the external server based on the transmitted search request or the transmitted modified search request; and presenting the search result on a user interface of the communication terminal.