KR20070088193A - Searching method using the address input area of web browser - Google Patents

Abstract

A searching method using an address window is provided to search a search result for a character string, inputted into the address window, from various portal or professional sites and display the search result. If a search character string is inputted from a client, it is determined whether the search character string includes a predetermined URL(Uniform Resource Locator) identification symbol(S100,S102). If so, the search character string is transmitted to a name server(S104). If not so, the search character string is determined as a keyword to be transmitted to a search processing server(S106). After that, the search processing server transmits the keyword to the plural search servers based on the search character string. The plural search servers performs information search based on the transmitted keyword and provides the result to the search processing server(S112). The search processing server provides the client with the search result transmitted from the plural search servers(S114).

Description

Search method using address bar {SEARCHING METHOD USING THE ADDRESS INPUT AREA OF WEB BROWSER}

1 is a block diagram of a search system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a search method using a search string according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram of a search system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a search method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a search method, and more particularly, to a search method using an address bar that finds a search result for a character string input in an address bar from various portals and specialized sites and displays the result.

There are so many different kinds of information scattered on the Internet that it is not easy for Internet users to find the information they want. To this end, various search sites extract and provide information scattered to Internet users, but first enter a domain name corresponding to the search site to access the search site, and then enter a search term in the search field provided in the search site. Since the information needs to be filled out, there are many steps to go through the information retrieval, so that the rapid retrieval of information is not performed.

As search accounts for a large portion of the Internet, many search sites provide a search agent program that is installed in a web browser in a plug-in style. When a search agent program is installed, a search box is created in a web browser, so that users can easily search by entering a search term into the search agent's search box without having to access a search site.

In addition, a method of directly accessing a website by providing a Korean name of a website in an address input window of a web browser has also been presented.

On the other hand, in order to use the domain name instead of the IP address of each computer, a separate device that performs the function of matching the IP address and the domain name of each computer is required. It is associated with the computer system that performs the service, ie Domain Name Server (aka 'DNS').

In general, when a client requests a domain name server for IP address verification of a computer's domain name, for example, 'www.netpia.com' to access a particular computer on the Internet, the domain name server responds to the domain name. The client finds an IP address and responds to the client. The client connects to the site using the IP address.

As described above, in order to connect to a particular computer on the Internet, you must know the domain name. However, in general, the domain name is made of a combination of English characters made according to a certain rule, there is a relatively difficult to memorize the domain name. In order to overcome this problem, even if the user inputs only the Korean address (eg 'Netpia') into the web browser window, a method of automatically accessing the URL (http://www.netpia.com) is presented. It is used. That is, in addition to the DNS server, when the local language address database and server are separately accessed from the client to the local language address such as Korean, the local language address server searches the corresponding URL or IP address for the client. By sending it, you can browse the web using the URL or IP address received by the client.

As described above, the Internet access using the local language address and its operation method are described in Korean Patent Registration Nos. 10-317059, 10-338666, and 10-464582.

In addition, Korean Patent Registration Nos. 10-3487007 and 10-543417 disclose a method of displaying a search result by transmitting a character string to a designated search engine when a corresponding address such as a designated word for a search is not specified. , Korean Patent Registration No. 10-494274 discloses a method of receiving a result of a specified search site by inputting a search site and a search word together.

However, the methods according to the prior art have the disadvantage that only the results of one specified search site can be seen.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a search method for displaying the search results for the character string entered in the address bar from various portals and specialized sites and display the results.

A search method according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a search system configured to include a client, a name server, a search processing server, and a plurality of search servers, to search for a client connected using a search string. A search method for providing a service comprising the steps of: (a) if the search string is input from the client, determining whether the search string includes a predetermined URL identifier; (b) if the search string includes a URL identifier, determining the search string as a URL, and transmitting the search string to the name server, and the name server responding to the client with an IP address corresponding to the search string; ; (c) If the search string does not include a URL identifier, the search string is determined as a search word and transmitted to the search processing server, and the search processing server extracts a search word based on the search string to search for the plurality of searches. Delivering to a server; (d) the plurality of search servers performing an information search based on the transmitted search word and providing the result to the search processing server; (e) the search processing server providing the client with search results from the plurality of search servers.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

A search system that provides a search service to a client accessing a search string using the search string according to the present invention searches for a search result for a string entered in an address bar from various portals and specialized sites and displays the result.

In the following description, the convenience of description includes a domain name, a file name, a real name, and the like, which are referred to as "URL", and strings input from the client to obtain a specific search result are referred to as "search strings". Here, the real name particularly represents a real name such as a company name, a business name or a service mark, but is not limited thereto. In addition, the identification of the URL may be determined based on the inclusion of 'http: //', '.', '/', And '\'.

1 is a block diagram of a search system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the search system according to the first embodiment includes a client 100, a name server 200, a search processing server 300, and a plurality of search servers 400.

As the client 100, a communication device that can access the search processing server 300 through the Internet is used. For example, a communication device such as a computer, a mobile communication terminal, or a TV that can be connected to the Internet may be used. The client 100 provides a search string to the search processing server 300 to obtain a specific search result.

The search string is a "URL" that includes a domain name, a file name, a real name, etc., and an identifier for determining whether the URL is present ('http: //', '.', '/', '\', Etc.) , Search terms, and the like. In addition, the search string may include a specific prefix / suffix and a specific delimiter for setting a search condition, and the search word may be a single word, a combination of a plurality of words, or a sentence. Here, if the search string does not include the URL identifier, it is determined as a search word, but is not limited thereto.

The input search string is transmitted to the name server 200, and the name server 200 determines whether or not the URL is through checking whether or not the URL identification symbol is included in the search string. If the search string includes the URL identifier, the search string is judged as a URL and the parent name server such as the root server is queried to find and respond to the IP address according to its original function. The search result is determined as a search word and is transmitted to the search processing server 300. In this case, the name server may directly transmit a search string to the search processing server, or the IP address of the search processing server 300 may be returned to the client 100 so that the client may again search the server. (300) can be queried. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and many various embodiments will be possible.

The search processing server 300 searches for data of the plurality of search servers 401, 402 ... 40n on the Internet based on the search terms included in the search string provided from the client 100, and collects information corresponding to the search terms. To the client 100.

That is, the search processing server 300 receives a search string, extracts a search word based on the search string, and delivers the search word to the plurality of search servers 401, 402... 40n, and includes a search word extraction unit 304. .

If the search string does not include the URL identifier, the search term extractor 304 extracts a search term from the search string and transmits the search term to the plurality of search servers 401, 402.

The plurality of search servers 401, 402... 40n perform an information search based on the search word transmitted from the search word extraction unit 304, and provide the result back to the search processing server 300, and then search processing. The server 300 provides the client 100 with search results from the plurality of search servers 401, 402. Here, the plurality of search servers 401, 402... 40n are used to encompass servers of various portals and specialized sites, and information of various portals and specialized sites is preferably provided through cooperation.

As such, the search processing server 300 may query a search server of each portal and specialized site each time a search word is delivered, and provide the results. At this time, the upper part of the search results may be displayed sequentially.

In another embodiment, the search processing server 300 may store the search results from the plurality of search servers 401, 402... 40n, construct a database on its own, and display the results. It can be configured to display the results of each portal and specialized site by dividing by length / side, etc., or to determine the language / country code of the input string and automatically connect to the service of the corresponding country.

The operation of the search system according to the first embodiment of the present invention having such a configuration will be described in detail.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a search method using a search string according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

First, when the search string is input and transmitted from the client 100 (S100), the name server 200 determines whether the search string includes a predetermined URL identification symbol (S102).

If the search string includes the URL identifier, the search string is determined as a URL, and the client string is searched for and the IP address corresponding to the search string according to the original function of the name server 200.

If the search string does not include the URL identification symbol, the search string is determined as a search word and transmitted to the search processing server 300 (S106).

The search processing server 300 extracts a search term based on the search string and delivers the search term to the plurality of search servers 401, 402... 40n. The search term extraction unit 304 performs the extraction of the search term from the search string. . At this time, it is determined whether a predetermined search condition is set during the search word extraction (S108). Here, the search condition may be whether the search string includes a specific prefix / suffix or a specific delimiter.

If a search condition is set, i.e. certain prefixes / suffixes (persons, books, insurance, prices, articles, etc.) or specific delimiters (',', '', '-', '_', '?' , '#', Etc.) by inputting alone or in combination, the plurality of search servers 401, 402 ... 40n perform a specified information search according to a specific prefix / suffix or a specific delimiter (S110). .

For example, if the prefix / suffix 'book' is included, the results of YES24, Kyobo Book, etc. are displayed, and if the prefix / suffix 'insurance' is included, the results of insurance portals are displayed, and the prefix / suffix ' Article ', the results of major presses are displayed. If the search site name is included as a prefix / suffix, the results of the search site name are displayed. If'? 'Is included, the search results of the major search sites are displayed. It is available in various forms, such as.

If the search condition is not set, the plurality of search servers 401, 402... 40n perform an information search based on the search word transmitted from the search processing server 300 (S112).

Finally, the search processing server 300 provides the client 100 with search results from the plurality of search servers (S114).

As in step S112, when a search term other than a URL is input, a search result may be displayed unconditionally, and proper nouns such as the Blue House, the Capitol, etc. are directly connected to the corresponding site in consideration of user convenience. It is possible to operate only to display search results for other general nouns and the like.

In addition, it is possible to split the search result screen to directly connect to the corresponding site and display the search result on one side, or to directly connect to the corresponding site and open a new window to display the search result.

3 is a block diagram of a search system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the search system according to the second embodiment excludes the difference that the web browser 102 and the agent program 104 are installed in the client 100 when compared with the search system according to the first embodiment. Then, the remaining components are the same.

The client 100 inputs a search string into an address input window of the web browser 102 or a search string input window of the agent program 104 to obtain a search result. The agent program 104 may be a program installed in the web browser 102 in the form of a plug-in or may be a program that is executed independently. In the former case, the agent program hooks it, converts it into a query expression including the search string, and then transmits it to the search processing server 300. In the latter case, the agent program 104 includes the input search string. After converting to a query expression, and transmits to the search processing server (300).

The operation of the search system according to the second embodiment of the present invention having such a configuration will be described in detail.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a search method according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and is an example of the operation when the agent program 104 is installed in the web browser 102 in the form of a plug-in.

Referring to FIG. 4, the client 100 inputs a search string for searching in the address input window of the web browser 102 or the search word input window of the agent program (S200), and the agent program 104 hooks it. Here, hooking collects a message generated by data input or program execution generated on a client, and the collected message is an "enterkey" operation message and this "enterkey" is input on an Internet-connected program such as a web browser. In this case, the character string input before the occurrence of the "enter key" is determined as a search character string.

The agent program 104 determines whether the hooked search string includes a URL identifier (S202). When the agent program 104 includes the URL identifier, the agent program 104 determines the search string as a URL and transmits the search string to the name server 200 (S206). Be sure to

If the URL identification symbol is not included, the search string is converted into a specific query expression and then transmitted to the search processing server 300 (S208).

The search processing server 300 proceeds to steps S210 to S216. The operation at this time is the same as in the first embodiment, so detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In another embodiment, the search string input from the client is converted into a specific query expression and transmitted to the search processing server 300, and the name server is searched according to whether the search processing server 300 includes a predetermined URL identifier. You can also have it delivered to the server.

Although the present invention has been described above by means of limited embodiments and drawings, the present invention is not limited thereto and will be described below by the person skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Of course, various modifications and variations are possible within the scope of the claims.

As described above, the present invention provides a 'portal of portal' type search providing service using the address bar, and the following effects can be obtained.

(1) Through the internet address bar, it is possible to find and access materials from all information sources such as portals and specialized sites that are needed. That is, the search results for the character string entered in the address bar can be found from various portals and specialized sites and the results can be displayed at once.

(2) It can be accessed through all possible methods such as name server and plug-in, thereby maximizing user convenience.

(3) Access to specialized information is possible by using specific character strings such as prefix / suffix, so that the information retrieval can be performed more conveniently and conveniently by selecting and providing the necessary information as much as possible.

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In a search system including a client, a name server, a search processing server, and a plurality of search servers, a search method for providing a search service to a client connected by using a search string, (a) when the search string is input from the client, determining whether the search string includes a predetermined URL identifier; (b) if the search string includes a URL identifier, transmitting the search string to the name server; (c) if the search string does not include a URL identifier, determine the search string as a search word, and transmit the search string to the search processing server, and the search processing server forwards the search word to the plurality of search servers based on the search string. Delivering; (d) the plurality of search servers performing an information search based on the transmitted search word and providing the result to the search processing server; and (e) the search processing server providing the client with search results from the plurality of search servers. The method according to claim 1, In the step (c), further comprising the step of determining whether a predetermined search condition is set during the search word extraction, and if the search condition is set, the search method using the address bar, characterized in that for searching the specified information accordingly . The method according to claim 2, The search condition is a search method using the address bar, characterized in that the search string includes a specific prefix / suffix or a specific delimiter. The method according to claim 2, In step (d), the plurality of search servers perform a specified information search according to a prefix / suffix or a specific delimiter. The method according to claim 2, If the search condition is not set, the search method using the address bar, characterized in that if the search string is a proper noun directly connected to the site, and provides a search result only for other cases. In a search system including a client, a name server, a search processing server, and a plurality of search servers, a search method for providing a search service to a client connected by using a search string, (a) inputting a search string into the address bar of a web browser and hooking it in an agent program installed in the client to determine whether a predetermined URL identification symbol is included; (b) if the search string includes a URL identifier, transmitting the search string to the name server; (c) if the search string does not include a URL identifier, the search string is transmitted to the search processing server, and the search processing server extracts a search word based on the search string and delivers the search string to the plurality of search servers. Steps; (d) the plurality of search servers performing an information search based on the transmitted search word and providing the result to the search processing server; (e) the search processing server providing the client with search results from the plurality of search servers; In a search system including a client, a name server, a search processing server, and a plurality of search servers, a search method for providing a search service to a client connected by using a search string, (a) if a search string is input from a client installed in the client, converting the search string into a query expression including the search string and transmitting the same to the search processing server; (b) the search processing server extracting a search string from the query expression and determining whether it includes a predetermined URL identifier; (c) if the search string includes a URL identifier, forwarding the search string to the name server; (d) If the search string does not include a URL identifier, the search string is transmitted to the search processing server, and the search processing server extracts a search word based on the search string and delivers the search string to the plurality of search servers. Steps; (e) the plurality of search servers performing information retrieval based on the transmitted search terms and providing the results to the search processing server; and (f) the search processing server providing the client with the search results from the plurality of search servers. The method according to claim 6 or 7, (g) in the step (d), further comprising the step of determining whether a predetermined search condition is set during the search word extraction. The method according to claim 8, The search condition is a search method using the address bar, characterized in that the search string includes a specific prefix / suffix or a specific delimiter. The method according to claim 8, In the step (e), the plurality of search servers perform a specified information search according to the prefix / suffix or a specific delimiter. The method according to claim 8, In the step (g), if the search condition is not set, the search string is directly connected to the corresponding site when the proper noun and the search result is provided only for the other general noun. Search method using the address bar.

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