Query input apparatus and method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016232202-A1
Application number	US-201615041769-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 11, 2016
Priority date	Feb 11, 2015
Publication date	Aug 11, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Disclosed herein are a query input apparatus and method. The query input apparatus includes: an input unit providing a graphic user interface (GUI) to receive a schematized composite activity that a user wants to search from the user; and a processing unit generating a query using an activity descriptor corresponding to the schematized composite activity depending on a query request from an activity searching system and transferring the generated query to the activity searching system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A query input apparatus comprising:
an input unit providing a graphic user interface (GUI) to receive a schematized composite activity that a user wants to search from the user; and a processing unit generating a query using an activity descriptor corresponding to the schematized composite activity depending on a query request from an activity searching system and transferring the generated query to the activity searching system.

2 . The query input apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the graphic user interface includes:
an edition main region in which a composite activity edited by the user is displayed; a template selecting region providing templates indicating relations between time intervals between actions; and an action selecting region providing the actions configuring the relations between time intervals.

3 . The query input apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the action selecting region provides actions calculated through keyword search or actions basically suggested.

4 . The query input apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the composite activity is generated by allowing the user to select a template and an action and drag the selected template and action into the edition main region using drag and drop.

5 . The query input apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the graphic user interface further includes a logic gate selecting region providing logic gates, and
a plurality of composite activities are combined with each other using the logic gate.

6 . The query input apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the input unit includes:
an inquiring module providing a function of inquiring actions and activities so that the user configures the activities; an editing module providing a function of editing the activities on the basis of templates indicating relations between time intervals; and a combining module providing a function of combining the activities with each other using a logic gate.

7 . The query input apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processing unit includes:
a descriptor managing module managing the activity descriptor representing the schematized composite activity; and a query generating module converting the activity descriptor corresponding to the schematized composite activity into the query and transferring the query to the activity searching system.

8 . The query input apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a database storing activity information, action information, or relation between time intervals information for times.

9 . A query input method performed by a query input apparatus, comprising:
providing a graphic user interface (GUI) to receive a schematized composite activity that a user wants to search from the user; and generating a query using an activity descriptor corresponding to the schematized composite activity depending on a query request from an activity searching system; and transferring the generated query to the activity searching system.

10 . The query input method of claim 9 , wherein the graphic user interface includes:
an edition main region in which a composite activity edited by the user is displayed; a template selecting region providing templates indicating relations between time intervals between actions; and an action selecting region providing the actions configuring the relations between time intervals.

11 . The query input method of claim 10 , wherein the action selecting region provides actions calculated through keyword search or actions basically suggested.

12 . The query input method of claim 10 , wherein the composite activity is generated by allowing the user to select a template and an action and drag the selected template and action into the edition main region using drag and drop.

13 . The query input method of claim 10 , wherein the graphic user interface further includes a logic gate selecting region providing logic gates, and
a plurality of composite activities are combined with each other using the logic gate.

Assignees

• Electronics & Telecommunications Res Inst

Inventors

• Moon Jin-Young
• Kang Kyu-Chang
• Kwon Yong-Jin
• Park Kyoung
• Bae Chang-Seok
• Lee Jeun-Woo

Classifications

• G06F3/04842 Primary

  Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F17/30398 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F3/0482

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• G06F17/30522

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F3/0486 Primary

  Drag-and-drop · CPC title