JP2011221754A - Retrieval result updating system, server and method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide retrieval result updating system, server and method capable of performing information provision considering a user's purpose.SOLUTION: A retrieval result updating server 10 in a retrieval result updating system 1 receives a retrieval query from a user terminal 30, acquires first retrieval result data of the retrieval query from a retrieval server 20, transmits the acquired data to the user terminal 30, and when receiving a linked destination URL selected by the user terminal 30 twice or more from the linked destination URL included in the first retrieval result data, respectively acquires snippets of a content of the received linked destination, and extracts a keyword included in the snippets in common. When the retrieval result updating server 10 creates a new query based on the keyword and the retrieval query, acquires a second retrieval result based on the new query from the retrieval server 20 and transmits the second retrieval result to the user terminal 30, the user terminal 30 displays the second retrieval result in addition to the first retrieval result.

Description

  The present invention relates to a search result update search system, server, and method. In particular, the present invention relates to a search result update system, a server, and a method for further searching a certain search result and updating and outputting the search result.

  In some cases, a user obtains desired information on the Internet by using a search site. In this case, the user uses a terminal to connect to a search site via a Web browser, inputs a query that seems to be related to desired information into the search window of the search site, and requests a search result. Then, the terminal acquires the search result from the search site, and displays the search result on the display unit on the Web browser of the terminal. The displayed search result includes a link to a Web page related to the query entered in the search window, and the user seems to have disclosed desired information from the search result. By selecting a link to a Web page and browsing the Web page, desired information can be obtained.

  However, the user may not be able to obtain desired information even when browsing the linked Web page. In such a case, for example, the user presses a “return” button provided in the web browser, selects a link that has not been selected again from the search result, and browses the linked web page, or performs a search. A query different from the query already entered in the search window of the site is input to obtain a different search result, and a linked web page included in the search result is browsed.

  In view of this, devices that display query candidates to be used for search on a terminal are disclosed as devices that assist the search by the user (for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2). Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-228561 discloses that queries that serve as keywords are stored in a database in advance, a keyword that is highly relevant to a query used by a user is selected, and displayed in a search result. Also, in Patent Document 2, keywords that overlap with URLs and data from a higher rank to a predetermined rank are extracted from the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) and data included in the search results, and are totalized. It is disclosed that a predetermined number of keywords are displayed in the search results as predicted search keywords.

JP 2009-086774 A JP 2008-176619 A

  As described above, since the devices described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 both present highly relevant keywords and predicted search keywords based on the query used for the search, the user's intention for the search results is considered. It was n’t.

  SUMMARY An advantage of some aspects of the invention is that it provides a search result update system, server, and method that can provide information in consideration of a user's intention.

  (1) A search server having a search engine, a user terminal that receives and displays the search result data from the search server, and a search result update server that updates the search result data output by the search engine communicate with each other. The search result update system communicates with the search result update server, wherein the search result update server receives a search query from the user terminal, and transmits the search query to the search server. First search result acquisition means for acquiring search result data, and first search result transmission means for transmitting the first search result data to the user terminal, wherein the user terminal includes the first search result data And receiving means for receiving one of the plurality of link destination URLs included in the first search result data. Selection accepting means for accepting a selection from a user of the user terminal and transmitting the selected link destination URL to the search result server, wherein the search result update server selects the link destination selected at the user terminal A selection information acquisition means for receiving a URL, and a snippet of content corresponding to the link destination URL received by the selection information acquisition means when the selection information acquisition means receives the link destination URL from the user terminal a plurality of times And extracting a keyword commonly included in the snippet from the snippet, and creating a new search query based on the keyword and the search query extracted by the keyword extraction unit, Second search result data based on the new search query is acquired from a search server. Second search result acquisition means; and second search result transmission means for transmitting the second search result data to the user terminal, wherein the user terminal receives the second search result data. A search result update system for updating the first search result data and displaying the second search result data.

  The search result update system described in (1) receives a search query from a user terminal, acquires first search result data of the search query from a search server, and transmits the first search result data to the user terminal. When the search result update system receives the link destination URL selected at the user terminal from the link destination URLs included in the first search result data a plurality of times, the search result update system generates a snippet of the content of the received link destination URL. Acquire each, and extract keywords that are commonly included in the snippet. The search result update system creates a new query based on the keyword and the search query, acquires a second search result based on the new query from the search server, and transmits the second search result to the user terminal. The result is updated and data including the second search result is displayed.

  Thus, a new query is created based on the snippet of the content of the link destination URL selected by the user from the first search result obtained based on a certain search query, and the second search result based on the new query is obtained by the user. It can be displayed on the terminal. There is a high possibility that the link destination URL selected from the first search result is the URL selected by the user as appropriate for his / her intention. When the user selects a link destination URL from the first search result, a snippet displayed in the first search result is referred to together with the link destination URL. Therefore, it can be said that the keyword common to the snippet of the link destination URL selected by the user is a keyword more suited to the purpose and intention of the search performed by the user. Therefore, the search result update system updates the search result based on the result of searching with a new query obtained by adding the keyword to the search query, so that information can be provided in consideration of the user's intention.

  (2) The search result update system according to (1), wherein the user terminal detects an operation of the user during display of the search result data, and requests the second search result data. The search result update server further comprises request receiving means for receiving the request signal from the user terminal, and the second search result transmitting means transmits the request signal. A search result update system for transmitting the second search result data in response to reception.

The search result update system described in (2) includes, in addition to the search result update system described in (1), a second operation in response to detecting a user operation while displaying the first search result data on the user terminal. A request signal for requesting search result data is transmitted, and second search result data is transmitted to the user terminal.
Accordingly, the search result update system can transmit the request signal by an operation detected during display of the first search result data, and can transmit the second search result data by receiving the request signal. Therefore, in addition to the first search result, the search result update system can further update the information on the second search result based on the new query.

  (3) The search result update system according to (2), wherein the search result transmission unit of the search result update server detects the operation in the user terminal together with the first search result data, and the request signal A search result update system that transmits a script program for transmitting the request signal, and wherein the request unit of the user terminal transmits the request signal in response to detecting the operation by executing the script program.

  The search result update system according to (3) transmits a script program for transmitting a request signal for second search result data to the user terminal together with the first search result data. Accordingly, the user terminal can acquire the second search result data by executing the script program.

  (4) A server that communicates with a search server and a user terminal through a communication network, receives search result data from the search server and transmits the search result data to the user terminal, and receives a search query from the user terminal Means for transmitting the search query to the search server, acquiring first search result data from the search server, and detecting an operation on the user terminal together with the first search result data. First search result transmission means for transmitting a script program to the user terminal, and selection information acquisition means for receiving one link destination URL among a plurality of link destination URLs included in the first search result data from the user terminal And the selection information acquisition means receives the one link destination URL from the user terminal a plurality of times. A keyword extraction unit that acquires a snippet of content corresponding to the one link destination URL and extracts a keyword included in the snippet from the snippet; the keyword extracted by the keyword extraction unit; and the search In response to receiving a request signal from the user terminal, a second search result acquisition unit that creates a new query based on the query, acquires second search result data based on the new query from the search server, and And a second search result transmission means for transmitting the second search result data to the user terminal.

  The server described in (4) can achieve the same effect as the effect obtained by the search result update system described in (1).

  (5) A method in which a computer communicates with a search server and a user terminal through a communication network, receives search result data from the search server, and transmits the search result data to the user terminal. Receiving a query; transmitting the search query to the search server; obtaining first search result data from the search server; transmitting the first search result data to the user terminal; Receiving the one link destination URL among the plurality of link destination URLs included in the first search result data; and receiving the one link destination URL from the user terminal a plurality of times. A snippet of content corresponding to the link destination URL is acquired, and the snippet is shared from the snippet. Extracting a keyword included; creating a new query based on the extracted keyword and the search query; obtaining second search result data based on the new query from the search server; And 2) transmitting the search result data to the user terminal.

  The method described in (5) can exhibit the same effect as the effect of the search result update system described in (1).

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the search result update system, server, and method which can provide the information which considered the user's intention can be provided.

It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the search result update system which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and the function structure of a search result update server. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process which displays the 2nd search result which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the other process for displaying the data of the 2nd search result which concerns on embodiment of this invention on a user terminal. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the web browser which concerns on embodiment of this invention (the 1). It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the web browser which concerns on embodiment of this invention (the 2). It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the web browser which concerns on embodiment of this invention (the 3). It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the web browser which concerns on embodiment of this invention (the 4).

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The embodiment described below is merely an example, and the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to this.

  With reference to FIG. 1, the overall configuration of a search result update system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a search result update system 1 and a functional configuration of a search result update server 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The search result update system 1 includes a search result update server 10, a search server 20, and a user terminal 30. In the search result update system 1, the search result update server 10, the search server 20, and the user terminal 30 can communicate with each other via the communication network N.

  The search result update server 10 includes a link included in data of a search result (hereinafter referred to as a first search result) acquired from the search server 20 by a search query (hereinafter referred to as a first search query) input at the user terminal 30. When a plurality of destination URLs are selected, a common keyword is extracted from the snippet of the selected link destination URL, a new search is performed using the keyword, and a new search result (hereinafter referred to as a second search result). Data) is transmitted to the user terminal 30.

  The search server 20 includes a search engine 21 and provides a search service.

  The user terminal 30 is a so-called personal computer used by the user, and includes at least a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that controls the operation of the user terminal 30, an input unit such as a keyboard and a mouse, and a display unit such as a display. Prepare. In addition, the user terminal 30 includes a Web browser 31, makes a search request to the search server 20 via the Web browser 31, and receives and displays search result data (first search result and second search result). In addition, the Web browser 31 receives search result data from the search result update server 10 and displays it. Note that the number of user terminals 30 shown in FIG. 1 is one, but a larger number may be used.

  The communication network N is formed by an optical line, a wired communication network (public line network) such as an ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line), or a mobile communication network having a mobile phone or PHS as a terminal. Specifically, the communication network N is configured by a computer network such as a LAN (Local Area Network) or the Internet.

Hereinafter, the functional configuration of the search result update server 10 will be described.
The search result update server 10 includes a storage unit 11 that stores various execution programs and various data for the search result update server 10 to perform various processes, and a control unit that controls the execution of the various processes of the search result update server 10. 12.

  The storage unit 11 can be read and written by a computer using a hard disk device, a magneto-optical disk device, a nonvolatile memory such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a volatile memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory), or a combination thereof. It is constituted by a simple storage medium.

  The control unit 12 is configured by a CPU or the like, and realizes the function by reading a program for realizing the function of each unit described below from the storage unit 11 and executing it. The control unit 12 may be realized by dedicated hardware.

  The control unit 12 includes a search query reception unit 121 as a search query receiving unit, a first search result acquisition unit 122 as a first search result acquisition unit, and a first search result transmission unit 123 as a first search result transmission unit. A click information acquisition unit 124 as a selection information acquisition unit, a keyword extraction unit 125 as a keyword extraction unit, a second search result acquisition unit 126 as a second search result acquisition unit, and a second as a request reception unit. A search result request receiving unit 127 and a second search result transmitting unit 128 as a second search result transmitting unit are provided.

  The search query receiving unit 121 receives and acquires the first search query from the user terminal 30. The first search result acquisition unit 122 transmits the first search query received by the search query receiving unit 121 to the search server 20, and retrieves data of the search result (first search result) of the first search query from the search server 20. Receive and get. The first search result transmission unit 123 stores the data of the first search result in the storage unit 11 and transmits the data of the first search result to the user terminal 30.

  As described above, the data of the first search result is a result of the search process performed by the search engine 21 of the search server 20 based on the first search query transmitted from the user terminal 30. As a result of the search process, the hit Web Contains the link URL of the page.

  The first search result transmission unit 123 transmits a script program for causing the user terminal 30 to transmit a request signal for transmitting the second search result data together with the first search result data. .

  The click information acquisition unit 124 receives the link destination URL selected (clicked) by the user from the user terminal 30 when the Web browser 31 displays the first search result data on the user terminal 30. Get. In order for the click information acquisition unit 124 to acquire the link destination URL clicked on the user terminal 30, for example, <a> or <area> in HTML5 (Hyper Text Markup Language 5) in the source of the data of the first search result. By adding the ping attribute to the hyperlink element, the link URL can be automatically transmitted from the user terminal 30 to the search result update server 10. Further, the click information acquisition unit 124 may receive the link destination URL from the user terminal 30 using HTTP redirect and redirect the link destination URL to the clicked link destination URL.

  In such a case, the click information acquisition unit 124 may store the acquired link destination URL in the storage unit 11 together with information (for example, an IP address) specifying the user terminal 30. Further, the user terminal 30 is provided with a cookie for storing the link destination URL, and the click information acquisition unit 124 is linked by adding the link destination URL recorded in the cookie to the HTTP request from the user terminal 30. The destination URL may be acquired.

  The click information acquisition unit 124 may acquire a link destination URL from Web Storage (HTML5) provided in the user terminal 30 instead of the cookie. Web Storage can use persistent local storage or session storage that records JavaScript objects as separate areas for each window. The web browser 31 generates a storage event when the storage is changed (for example, when the clicked link destination URL is added to the storage), and is stored in the changed storage. The link destination URL is transmitted to the search result update server 10 together with the number of data. The click information acquisition unit 124 can acquire the clicked link destination URL and the number of pieces of information by receiving the information transmitted from the Web browser 31.

  The keyword extraction unit 125 acquires a snippet of content corresponding to the clicked link destination URL in response to the click information acquisition unit 124 acquiring the link destination URL from the user terminal 30 a plurality of times, and is common to the snippet. The keywords included are extracted. For example, the keyword extraction unit 125 performs a morphological analysis on the clicked snippet of the link destination URL and extracts a common keyword. The method for analyzing the snippet is not limited to the morphological analysis, and an existing method such as a split writing method or an N-gram method can be used.

  The second search result acquisition unit 126 creates a new search query (hereinafter referred to as a second search query) using the keyword extracted by the keyword extraction unit 125 and the first search query. Then, the second search result acquisition unit 126 transmits the second search query to the search server 20 and receives data of the second search result from the search server 20.

  The second search result request receiving unit 127 receives a request signal for requesting data of the second search result from the user terminal 30. The second search result transmission unit 128 transmits the request signal for the data of the second search result acquired by the second search result acquisition unit 126 in response to the second search result request reception unit 127 receiving the request signal. It transmits to the user terminal 30.

The user terminal 30 includes a Web browser 31 and an operation unit 32 as receiving means and requesting means.
The Web browser 31 receives and displays the first search result data and the second search result data from the search result update server 10, and transmits a request signal to the search result update server 10. Further, the Web browser 31 receives a script program from the search result update server 10 and executes the script program.

  In this embodiment, the script program is a program that is created by JavaScript and that realizes the function of Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript + XML (eXtensible Markup Language)) together with the Web browser 31 of the user terminal 30.

  The script program defines an event for transmitting a request signal for requesting data of the second search result. In the present embodiment, the script program is executed in response to a user performing some operation on the Web browser 31 via the operation unit 32 (an event has occurred), and requests data of the second search result. The request signal to be transmitted is transmitted to the search result update server 10. The user's operation is, for example, a mouse cursor corresponding to the operation of the operation unit 32 on the page displaying the data of the first search result in the Web browser 31 when the return button provided in the Web browser 31 is pressed. When the mouse cursor or the like moves within the display area of the predetermined object, or when the mouse cursor or the like that moves in accordance with the operation of the operation unit 32 moves away from the predetermined object, etc. .

  The operation unit 32 receives input to the user terminal 30 and includes a keyboard, a mouse, a touch pen, a touch panel, and the like.

  With reference to FIG.2 and FIG.3, the flow of a process in the search result update system 1 is demonstrated. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing for displaying the second search result according to the present embodiment.

  In step S <b> 11, the web browser 31 of the user terminal 30 receives an input of the first search query from the operation unit 32 and transmits the first search query to the search result update server 10.

  In step S <b> 12, the search query reception unit 121 of the search result update server 10 receives the first search query from the user terminal 30 and stores the search query in the storage unit 11. The first search result acquisition unit 122 transmits the search query to the search server 20.

  In step S <b> 13, the search server 20 performs a search process according to the first search query received from the search result update server 10, and transmits search result (first search result) data to the search result update server 10.

  In step S <b> 14, the first search result acquisition unit 122 of the search result update server 10 receives the first search result data from the search server 20 and stores it in the storage unit 11. The first search result transmission unit 123 transmits the data of the first search result to the user terminal 30 that has received the search query.

  In step S15, the web browser 31 of the user terminal 30 receives the first search result data and displays the page. In step S <b> 16, when the Web browser 31 accepts selection (clicking or the like) to the link destination URL included in the first search result data, the web browser 31 transmits the link destination URL to the search result update server 10.

  In step S16, the Web browser 31 connects to the server (link destination server) of the selected link destination URL (clicked). In step S <b> 17, the link destination server transmits the requested link destination URL data to the user terminal 30. In step S18, the Web browser 31 receives and displays the data of the link destination URL.

  In step S <b> 19, the click information acquisition unit 124 of the search result update server 10 receives the link destination URL from the user terminal 30. In step S <b> 20, the click information acquisition unit 124 stores the link destination URL received from the user terminal 30 in the storage unit 11.

  In step S21, the click information acquisition unit 124 determines whether two or more clicked link destination URLs have been acquired in the page displaying the data of the first search result displayed in step S15. If YES in this determination, the process proceeds to step S22, and if NO, the process proceeds to step S24.

  In step S <b> 22, the keyword extraction unit 125 of the search result update server 10 acquires a snippet of content corresponding to the link destination URL received from the user terminal 30 and extracts a keyword included in the snippet in common.

  In step S23, the second search result acquisition unit 126 of the search result update server 10 creates a second search query based on the keyword extracted by the keyword extraction unit 125 and the first search query. In step S <b> 24, the second search result acquisition unit 126 transmits the second search query to the search server 20. If NO in step S <b> 21, no keyword is extracted by the keyword extraction unit 125, so the second search result acquisition unit 126 transmits the same search query as the first search query to the search server 20.

  In step S <b> 25, the search server 20 performs a search process using the second search query or the first search query, and transmits the search result data to the search result update server 10.

  In step S <b> 26, the second search result acquisition unit 126 of the search result update server 10 receives the second search result data or the first search result data from the search server 20 and stores the data in the storage unit 11.

  In step S27, the web browser 31 of the user terminal 30 determines whether or not the return button provided in the web browser 31 has been pressed. If the determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S28. If the determination is NO, the process of step S27 is repeated. If the return button is not pressed even after a predetermined time has elapsed since the data of the link destination URL is displayed, the Web browser 31 may end the process.

  In step S <b> 28, the Web browser 31 transmits a request signal for requesting search result data for updating the first search result data to the search result update server 10.

  In step S29, the second search result request receiving unit 127 of the search result update server 10 transmits the search result data stored in the storage unit 11 in step S26 in response to receiving the request signal from the user terminal 30. To do.

  In step S30, the Web browser 31 of the user terminal 30 displays the received search result data.

  With reference to FIG. 3, the flow of processing for displaying the second search result on the user terminal 30 will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing another processing flow for causing the user terminal 30 to display data of the second search result according to the present embodiment. The processing of this flowchart relates to the processing after step S28 in FIG. 2, and the processing of the flowchart shown in FIG. 3 may be performed instead of the processing after step S28.

  In step S41, the Web browser 31 of the user terminal 30 determines whether or not a predetermined operation by the operation unit 32 has been detected in the page on which the first search result data is displayed. If the determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S42, and if NO, the process of step S41 is performed again.

  In step S42, the web browser 31 executes the script program in accordance with the predetermined operation (event occurrence) detected in step S41, and a request signal for requesting the second search result is updated by the execution of the script program. It is transmitted to the server 10. In step S <b> 43, the second search result request receiving unit 127 of the search result update server 10 receives a request signal from the user terminal 30.

  In step S44, the second search result transmission unit 128 of the search result update server 10 reads the search result data acquired in step S26 of FIG. 2 from the storage unit 11, and transmits it to the user terminal 30 that has received the request signal.

  In step S <b> 45, the web browser 31 of the user terminal 30 receives search result data from the search result update server 10. In step S46, the web browser 31 updates the page on which the first search result data is displayed with the search result data, and displays a page including the received search result data.

  Here, a display example of search results in the Web browser 31 in the user terminal 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7 are diagrams showing display examples of the Web browser 31 according to the present embodiment.

  FIG. 4 shows a page 50 on which data of the first search result is displayed and a Web page 60 of a link destination URL included in the data of the first search result. A plurality of links 51a, 51b, 51c are displayed as the first search result on the page 50 on which the data of the first search result is displayed. In each link 51a, 51b, 51c, a snippet 52a, 52b, 52c of the linked web page is displayed.

  Here, when the link 51a is clicked from the page 50 on which the data of the first search result is displayed, the Web browser 31 of the user terminal 30 is based on the link destination URL of the link 51a, and the Web of the link destination URL. The page 60 is displayed. At this time, the Web browser 31 transmits the link destination URL of the link 51 a to the search result update server 10. The click information acquisition unit 124 of the search result update server 10 receives this link destination URL and stores it in the storage unit 11.

  It is assumed that after displaying the web page 60, the web browser 31 receives an operation of pressing the “return” button 61 using the cursor 53. In this case, the Web browser 31 returns to the page 50 on which the first search result data is displayed. When the Web browser 31 receives a selection to another link 51b or link 51c different from the link 51a that was clicked first, the Web browser 31 uses the link destination URL of the clicked link 51b or link 51c as a search result update server. 10 to send.

  Here, two or more links 51a, 51b, 51c are clicked on the page 50 on which the data of the first search result is displayed, and the link destination URL of the link 51a, 51b, 51c is set to 2 in the search result update server 10. When two or more are transmitted, the search result update server 10 extracts keywords common to the snippets 52a, 52b, and 52c of the clicked links 51a, 51b, and 51c, creates a second search query, and creates the second search query. Data of the second search result is acquired based on the search query.

  When the web browser 31 of the user terminal 30 displays the page 50 on which the first search result data is displayed by pressing the “return” button 61, the search result data is received from the search result update server 10. The received search result data is displayed (FIG. 5). When the Web browser 31 receives the second search result data from the search result update server 10, the Web browser 31 displays a page including the second search result data. FIG. 5 is a display example when the data of the second search result is included. In addition to the links 51a, 51b, 51c when the data of the first search result is displayed, the Web browser 31 adds links 54a, 54b and snippets 55a, 55b newly included in the second search result, respectively. indicate.

  Further, when applying the processing of FIG. 3, the Web browser 31 performs a predetermined operation (for example, an operation of moving the cursor 53, FIG. 6) on the page 50 displaying the data of the first search result. The script program is executed in response to the detection of the change, and the search result data (the first search result data or the second search result data transmitted in step S44 in FIG. 3) from the search result update server 10 ). Then, in response to receiving the search result data, the Web browser 31 creates a second search result field 54 on the page 50 on which the first search result data is displayed. The data of the second search result is displayed (FIG. 7). Note that if the search result data received from the search result update server 10 is not the second search result data, the Web browser 31 does not create the second search result field 54 and uses the first search result data as a reference. The contents of page 50 are updated.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not restricted to embodiment mentioned above. The effects described in the embodiments of the present invention are only the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are limited to those described in the embodiments of the present invention. is not.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Search result update system 10 Search result update server 11 Memory | storage part 12 Control part 20 Search server 21 Search engine 30 User terminal 31 Web browser 32 Operation part 121 Search query reception part 122 1st search result acquisition part 123 1st search result transmission part 124 click information acquisition unit 125 keyword extraction unit 126 second search result acquisition unit 127 second search result request reception unit 128 second search result transmission unit N communication network

Claims (5)

A search server having a search engine;
A user terminal that receives and displays search result data from the search server;
A search result update server that updates search result data output by the search engine, and a search result update system that communicates with each other via a communication network,
The search result update server
Search query receiving means for receiving a search query from the user terminal;
First search result acquisition means for transmitting the search query to the search server and acquiring first search result data from the search server;
First search result transmission means for transmitting the first search result data to the user terminal,
The user terminal is
Receiving means for receiving the first search result data;
Selection of accepting selection of one of the plurality of link destination URLs included in the first search result data from the user of the user terminal and transmitting the selected link destination URL to the search result server Receiving means,
The search result update server
Selection information acquisition means for receiving the link destination URL selected in the user terminal;
When the selection information acquisition unit receives the link destination URL from the user terminal a plurality of times, it acquires a snippet of content corresponding to the link destination URL received by the selection information acquisition unit, and from the snippet, the snippet Keyword extraction means for extracting keywords commonly included in
A second search result acquisition unit that creates a new search query based on the keyword extracted by the keyword extraction unit and the search query, and acquires second search result data based on the new search query from the search server;
Second search result transmission means for transmitting the second search result data to the user terminal,
The user terminal is
A search result update system for updating the first search result data and displaying the second search result data in response to receiving the second search result data. The search result update system according to claim 1,
The user terminal is
Requesting means for detecting a user operation during display of the search result data and transmitting a request signal for requesting the second search result data;
The search result update server
Request receiving means for receiving the request signal from the user terminal, and
The search result update system, wherein the second search result transmission means transmits the second search result data in response to receiving the request signal. The search result update system according to claim 2,
The search result transmission means of the search result update server transmits a script program for detecting the operation in the user terminal and transmitting the request signal together with the first search result data,
The search result update system in which the request means of the user terminal transmits the request signal in response to detecting the operation by executing the script program. A server that communicates with a search server and a user terminal over a communication network, receives search result data from the search server, and transmits the search result data to the user terminal,
Search query receiving means for receiving a search query from the user terminal;
First search result acquisition means for transmitting the search query to the search server and acquiring first search result data from the search server;
A first search result transmitting means for transmitting, together with the first search result data, a script program for detecting an operation in the user terminal to the user terminal;
Selection information acquisition means for receiving, from the user terminal, one link destination URL among a plurality of link destination URLs included in the first search result data;
When the selection information acquisition means receives the one link destination URL from the user terminal a plurality of times, it acquires a snippet of content corresponding to the received one link destination URL, and from the snippet, it is common to the snippet Keyword extracting means for extracting keywords included in the
A second search result acquisition unit that creates a new query based on the keyword extracted by the keyword extraction unit and the search query, and acquires second search result data based on the new query from the search server;
A server comprising: second search result transmission means for transmitting the second search result data to the user terminal in response to receiving a request signal from the user terminal. A computer communicates with a search server and a user terminal through a communication network, receives search result data from the search server, and transmits the search result data to the user terminal.
In the computer,
Receiving a search query from the user terminal;
Transmitting the search query to the search server and obtaining first search result data from the search server;
Transmitting the first search result data to the user terminal;
Receiving one link destination URL among a plurality of link destination URLs included in the first search result data;
When the one link destination URL is received from the user terminal a plurality of times, a snippet of the content corresponding to the received one link destination URL is acquired, and a keyword included in the snippet is included from the snippet Extracting, and
Creating a new query based on the extracted keyword and the search query, and obtaining second search result data by the new query from the search server;
Transmitting the second search result data to the user terminal.

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