Method and system for searching information records

A device, comprising:

• a touch action detecting and receiving unit configured to:
• detect a touch action input by a user via a touchscreen;
• a search mode switching unit configured to:
• determine whether the touch action corresponds to a predefined search switching action;
• and
• in the event that the touch action corresponds to the predefined search switching action, switch an application program currently displayed on the touchscreen to a search mode corresponding to the search switching action;
• an index displaying unit configured to:
• display on the touchscreen an information record index relating to the search mode for the application program;
• an information search assessing unit configured to:
• determine whether a touchscreen display zone corresponding to an index node in the information record index displayed by the touchscreen has detected an information search action input by the user;
• and
• an index node opening and displaying unit configured to:
• display an information record or a next-level index corresponding to the index node in the event that the information search action input by the user has been detected.

A computer program product being embodied in a tangible non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

• detecting a touch action input by a user via a touchscreen;
• determining whether the touch action corresponds to a predefined search switching action;
• in the event that the touch action corresponds to the predefined search switching action, switching an application program currently displayed on the touchscreen to a search mode corresponding to the search switching action;
• displaying on the touchscreen an information record index relating to the search mode for the application program;
• determining whether a touchscreen display zone corresponding to an index node in the information record index displayed by the touchscreen has detected an information search action input by the user;
• and
• displaying an information record or a next-level index corresponding to the index node in the event that the information search action input by the user has been detected.