ajax请求，查询数据库，json_encode，成功返回，显示结果

I'm working on a new piece of code and I'm new to ajax so I cant get it to work. I've got a textbox that has a javascript onKeyUp assigned to it. The first function is a delay function. It sets a delay timer, and as long as no other request is made via that delay timer, it runs a second function with the ajax after a certain time period. Inside the ajax, it runs a database query located in the second file based on the text that was entered in the textbox. It sets up an array of the results, json_encodes them, and returns them back to the original page. Then, I need to populate the page with the results (with php).

The Textbox

<input type="text" onKeyUp="delay_method('search_customer',search_customer(this.value),'2000')" />

The delay function

<script type="text/javascript">
function delay_method(label,callback,time){
    if(typeof window.delayed_methods=="undefined"){window.delayed_methods={};}  
    delayed_methods[label]=Date.now();
    var t=delayed_methods[label];
    setTimeout(function(){ if(delayed_methods[label]!=t){return;}else{  callback();}}, time||500);
  }
</script>

The ajax function

<script type="text/javascript">

function search_customer(value){    

console.log(value); 

    $.ajax({
  type: "POST",
  url: "secondpage.php",
  data: query,
  dataType: 'json',
  success: function(data){
    console.log(data.name); // customer name
    console.log(data.company);   // customer company name
  }
});
}

</script>

second page

set up an array for testing. Bypassing the query for now. Just need to get results back into main page. I can set up the array from the php once its working. My query will use LIKE %search text%

$arr = array(
  'name'=>'overflow',
  'company'=>'value'
);
echo json_encode($arr);

I have NO clue how to retrieve the data from the ajax function and populate the results. I would love to get the results back into a php array, and then loop through the array to echo out the results. I can loop through the array in php...my biggest concern is getting the results back into a php array.

Any assistance would be great. I cant seem to get the code to work. I am new to ajax so I'm learning this as I go.

UPDATE

Everything is working the way it should except the delay. Its not putting a delay on anything. I need it to wait for 2 seconds from each keyup before it activates the ajax function. If it receives another keyup, it waits an additional 2 seconds. IT continues until there is 2 seconds with no keyups. That way its not querying the database on every single keyup if the person is still typing. Right now its processing everything with each keyup.

textbox

<input type="text" onKeyUp="delay_method('search_customer',search_customer(this.value),'2000')" />

delay

function delay_method(label,callback,time){
    if(typeof window.delayed_methods=="undefined"){window.delayed_methods={};}  
    delayed_methods[label]=Date.now();
    var t=delayed_methods[label];
    setTimeout(function(){ if(delayed_methods[label]!=t){return;}else{  callback();}}, time||500);
  }

ajax function

function search_customer(value){    

console.log(value); 

    $.ajax({
  type: "POST",
  url: "secondpage.php",
  data: { "value": value },
  dataType: 'html',
  success: function(data){
      $('#resultDiv').html(data);
  }
});
}

second page:

$value = $_POST['value'];

if ((isset($value)) && ($value != "")) { 
$arr = array();
$search_query = $db1q->query("SELECT first_name, company FROM Users WHERE first_name LIKE '%$value%' OR last_name LIKE '%$value%' OR company LIKE '%$value%'");
if ($search_query->num_rows > 0) {

    while ($search_result = $search_query->fetch_assoc()) {
$arr[$search_result['first_name']] = $search_result['company'];
    }
}

   $html = '';
    $html .= '<div>';
    foreach ($arr as $key => $value) {
        $html .= '<div class="sub-div"><h2>'.$key.'</h2> : ' . '<h4>' . $value . '</h4></div>';
    }
    $html .= '</div>';

echo $html;
}