Electronic apparatus, manufacture, and information providing method thereof

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of an electronic apparatus, cause the processor to perform steps of:

• controlling, by a processor of the electronic apparatus, a transceiver of the electronic apparatus to communicate with a user device of a user;
• receiving, by the processor of the electronic apparatus, a search term from the user device;
• identifying a plurality of products associated with the search term;
• determining a plurality of categories associated with the plurality of products associated with the search term;
• determining a distribution of the plurality of products based on the plurality of categories;
• determining at least one first category for the search term based on the distribution;
• identifying a plurality of second categories corresponding to a plurality of subcategories of the first category and a plurality of images, each image corresponding to one of the plurality of second categories;
• displaying a product list corresponding to the search term in a first region and displaying the plurality of images associated with the plurality of second categories in a second region distinct from the first region;
• and
• providing different pieces of information based on a user input pattern of the user for an image of the plurality of images associated with the plurality of second categories, wherein the providing of different pieces of information based on the user input pattern comprises:
• switching a screen to a product page from which the image is extracted and providing information regarding a product from which the image is extracted when the user clicks on the image for a certain period of time;
• switching the screen to a page that shows a list of top-selling products for each of a plurality of second categories and providing related information when the user clicks on the image more than a certain number of times;
• or
• providing information on a product list corresponding to the second category in a separate screen when the user applies a drag input to the image,
• wherein a size of each of the plurality of images is determined based on (i) a display size of the second region and (ii) sales information or review information for a corresponding second category.

An electronic apparatus comprising:

• a communication device;
• a display;
• a processor;
• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform steps of:
• controlling, by a processor of the electronic apparatus, a transceiver of the electronic apparatus to communicate with a user device of a user;
• receiving, by the processor of the electronic apparatus, a search term from the user device;
• identifying a plurality of products associated with the search term;
• determining a plurality of categories associated with the plurality of products associated with the search term;
• determining a distribution of the plurality of products based on the plurality of categories;
• determining at least one first category for the search term based on the distribution;
• identifying a plurality of second categories corresponding to a plurality of subcategories of the first category and a plurality of images, each image corresponding to one of the plurality of second categories;
• displaying a product list corresponding to the search term in a first region and displaying the plurality of images associated with the plurality of second categories in a second region distinct from the first region;
• and
• providing different pieces of information based on a user input pattern of the user for an image of the plurality of images associated with the plurality of second categories, wherein the providing of different pieces of information based on the user input pattern comprises:
• switching a screen to a product page from which the image is extracted and providing information regarding a product from which the image is extracted when the user clicks on the image for a certain period of time,
• switching the screen to a page that shows a list of top-selling products for each of a plurality of second categories and providing related information when the user clicks on the image more than a certain number of times, or
• providing information on a product list corresponding to the second category in a separate screen when the user applies a drag input to the image,
• wherein a size of each of the plurality of images is determined based on (i) a display size of the second region and (ii) sales information or review information for a corresponding second category.