JP2001265640A - Link candidate retrieval system and accounting method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the method of new accounting business by dissolving the consumption of the labor and time of retrieval and providing information regarding web pages. SOLUTION: When the web page of a linking destination is not present when a reader selects a hyperlink by an on-line channel, the candidates of substituting web pages are selected and presented.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a link candidate search system and an accounting method using an Internet system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the generalization of information transmission on the Internet and the like using web pages, an enormous number of web pages are currently created. As a characteristic of web pages,
By creating hyperlinks between them, a reference path to information can be easily specified. Because such hyperlinks are one-way, the linked webpage disappears or the address URL changes due to the circumstances of the creator of the webpage or the operation of the website. May be done,
The maintenance of the link itself is not always user-friendly, and it is hard to say that it has been properly operated.

[0003] In the prior art, even if such an inappropriate link is made due to the above-mentioned circumstances, since the web server or the web browser does not particularly support the function, the browsing by the user is not performed. It was necessary for the individual to conduct a search on his own and search for a Web page containing information that he or she would like to obtain while searching for the original search. When a user is unfamiliar with the Internet system, it is more difficult to search for an expected web page, and such a search requires a lot of time and labor.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a new billing business method by eliminating such a troublesome and time-consuming search and providing information on a web page. And

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a link candidate search system in which when a viewer selects a hyperlink on an online line and a linked web page does not exist, an alternative web page is used. Is selected and presented.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a link candidate retrieving system which is connected to an online line and, when a hyperlink is not created for a link to be designated, a link means for linking to a web page desired to be connected. The method is characterized in that a desired web page is predicted and the predicted page is presented.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a link candidate search system according to the first or second aspect, wherein the link candidate search system includes a charging unit.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a link candidate search system according to the third aspect, wherein the charging means specifies a charging target from charging information and charges the specified target. I do.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, when the link to be searched is unknown, the search result is obtained by inputting information that the search destination can know, and the obtained search result is generated. The link candidates are listed and generated from the generated search results, and billing information is generated in association with the list.

[0010] In the billing method according to the present invention, when the link to be searched is unknown, information that the search destination can know is input to obtain a search result, and the obtained search result is generated. Generating a list of link candidates from the generated search results, presenting a list of link candidates, generating billing information with the presentation, transferring the generated billing information to a billing server, and extracting a billing request from the billing information. It is characterized by doing.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the charging method according to the sixth aspect, after presenting the link candidate list, a request is made to select and display the link candidate list from the link candidate list, and select from the display request. A request for specifying the specified page is made.

[0012] The invention of an accounting method according to an eighth aspect is characterized in that, in the sixth or seventh aspect, an accounting process is performed after the accounting request is extracted.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method in which, when a viewer of a web page specifies a hyperlink on a web page and selects a URL, the URL is already invalid, A business model that automatically searches for web pages that are similar to the web page of the link you tried to browse, presents candidates for it, and charges the billed person for the presented web page, and billing by presentation of the web page It is intended to provide a way of doing business.

First Embodiment First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 1, a viewer browses a web page using his / her web browser 10, and URs therein.
Select L. The web server 12 checks in advance whether the web page specified by the URL exists, and if not, requests the link candidate search server 13 to search for a URL of a similar web page. The link candidate search server 13 automatically searches the link candidate database 14 for a web page similar in content to the web page that the viewer originally intended to view, and replies the list information to the web server 12. The web server 12 generates a link candidate list 1 based on the list information.
5 and presents it to the viewer, and bills the billed person of the presented web page through the billing server 20. The person to be charged for the presented web page pays the price according to the charging information of the charging server 20.
The payment can be made by specifying the ID and account number of the person to be charged, and is not particularly limited. The chargeable person is preferably a file holder, but may be a file searcher (web page searcher), and can be set as appropriate. In some cases, any of these persons is a target person. It can be.

Referring to FIG. 1, a first embodiment of a link candidate search system according to the present invention is a web browser 10.
, Web server 12 and link candidate search server 13
, Link candidate database 14, and link candidate list 1
5 and a billing server 20.

The web browser 10 is an information processing device for browsing web pages. Web browser 10
Has a function of presenting a hyperlink on a web page and, when the hyperlink is selected, issuing display request information for the web page of the URL specified by the hyperlink to the web server 12. I have. The display request information is the UR of the web page you want to display.
Including L.

The web server 12 is an information processing device used to present a web page to a viewer. The web server 12 processes the display request information of the web page from the web browser 10 to present the web page, a determination unit that determines whether or not the web page specified by the display request information exists, Request means for requesting the link candidate search server 13 to search for a web page similar to the web page specified by the display request information, and a link candidate search server 13
The link candidate list 15 is generated from the list information of the search results of the link candidates generated by the above, and a list presenting means for presenting the link candidate list 15 to the viewer and a charging request for presenting the link candidate list 15 to the viewer are sent to the charging server 20. And charging means for charging.

When searching for a web page similar to the web page specified by the display request information, candidate search information is generated from the web page from which the hyperlink is linked, and passed to the link candidate search server 13. The candidate search information includes the URL of the web page to which the hyperlink is linked, the name given to the hyperlink, the appearance frequency of words appearing in the web page, and the like. When making a billing request to the billing server 20, billing information is generated from the link candidate list 15 and passed to the billing server 20. The billing information includes the URL of the web page presented to the viewer by the link candidate list 15.

The link candidate search server 13 is an information processing apparatus for searching a web page from candidate search information generated by the web server 12. Based on the candidate search information, the link candidate search server 13 searches the link candidate database 14 for a web page whose content is close to the web page that the viewer originally intended to view, and a list of search results based on the candidate search information. Has a function to generate information.

The search result list information based on the candidate search information is information for specifying all the web pages included in the search result, and includes the URL of each web page, the name of each web page, a description of the content of each web page, The information includes information specifying a person to be charged with presentation of each web page.

The link candidate database 14 stores a link candidate list 1 generated by the link candidate search server 13.
5 is a database having information on web pages presented in FIG. Web page information
URL, web page name, web page description,
The information includes information for specifying a person to be charged with the presentation of the web page.

The link candidate list 15 is presentation information to the viewer, which is composed of list information of search results of web pages having contents close to the web page that the viewer originally wanted to view. The viewer selects an arbitrary web page from the presentation information and browses.

The accounting server 20 is an information processing device for performing accounting based on accounting information generated by the web server 12. The billing server 20 specifies a billing target person from the billing information and performs a billing process on the target person. This billing process is not limited to the above-mentioned billing method, but is limited to a method for defining a billing method such as a subject ID, a subject transaction method, and a subject account number. Transactions and the like at the time of charging may be specifically defined. For example, it is a matter of course that transactions can be made directly on the Internet, on-line, or the like using a cash voucher, an IC card, or the like, and it is a matter of course that direct billing, transactions, etc. may be made.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG. Referring to FIG. 2, when a viewer selects an arbitrary hyperlink via the web browser 10, the web browser 10 requests the web server 12 to display a web page (step A1). The web server 12 determines whether there is a web page to be searched based on a display request of the web browser (step A2). If there is no web page to be searched, candidate search information is generated from the link source web page (step A).
3), the candidate search information is passed to the link candidate search server 13 to make a web page search request (step A4).

The link candidate search server 13 extracts a search key from the candidate search information (step A5), and searches the link candidate database 14 for a web page using the search key (step A6). In this search, the frequency of words appearing on the link source web page, the words used in URLs, the names given to hyperlinks, etc. are used as search keys, and Web content with content as close as possible to the viewer's intention is used. Extract pages as candidates. Using a display method that further displays the frequency of occurrence, the similarity of words used, names, and the like, and further enhances the convenience of the searcher, set the searcher to appropriately incorporate the information into the list information. Can be. The number of extractions is not particularly limited. When the search is performed, list information of the search results is generated (step A7), and the list information of the search results is returned to the web server 12 (step A8).

The web server 12 generates a link candidate list 15 based on the search result list information returned from the link candidate search server 13 (step A9), and presents the link candidate list 15 to the viewer. Do (Step A
10). Further, billing information is generated along with the presentation of the web page (step A11), and a billing request is made to the billing server 20 (step A12).

The billing server 20 extracts information for specifying the person to be billed from the billing request (step A13).
Thereafter, a billing process is performed (step A14), and the process ends, or the searcher searches for a new web page.

Second Embodiment Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, the same configuration as the link candidate search system of the first embodiment is used.

According to the second embodiment of the present invention, when a viewer actually selects a web page from the link candidate list 15, the user is charged for the selected web page. This is different from the first embodiment. In other words, when the browser actually selects a web page from the link candidate list 15, the web server 12 issues a billing request accompanying the presentation of the web page to the billing server 20.
Means.

When making a billing request to the billing server 20, a web page actually selected by the viewer is specified, and billing information that specifies a billing target associated with the presentation of the web page is generated. Hand over to server 20.

As is apparent from FIG. 3, from when the display request is sent from the web browser 10 to the web server 12 until the web server 12 presents the link candidate list 15 to the viewer. Step B which is an operation
1 to B10 correspond to steps A1 to A1 of the first embodiment.
Same as 10.

Next, after the web server 12 presents the link candidate list 15 to the viewer, the browser actually selects a web page from the link candidate list 15 and selects the web server 12. A display request for a web page is made (step B11). The web server 12 specifies the web page selected from the display request (step B12), generates billing information associated with the presentation of the web page (step B13), and passes the billing information to the billing server 20 (step B14). ). The billing server 20 extracts information for specifying the person to be billed from the billing request (step B15). Thereafter, a billing process is performed (step B16), and thereafter, the process proceeds in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

[0033]

According to the present invention, firstly, even if a hyperlink to a web page to be viewed is invalid, the viewer can easily browse a web page close to the original intention instead. It is. This has the effect of saving the labor and time of manually re-searching the web page again.

Second, according to the present invention, a web page provider gives a viewer the possibility to select a link to the web page even when the web page is not originally linked to the web page. Thus, the number of viewers of the web page can be increased.
As a result, it is possible to increase the number of product purchasers, improve the name recognition and trust of the product, and thereby improve the name recognition and trust of the website itself.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a link candidate search system.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a charging method according to a first embodiment by a link candidate search system.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a charging method according to a second embodiment by a link candidate search system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Web server 12 Web browser 13 Link candidate search server 14 Link candidate database 15 Link candidate list 20 Billing server

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A link candidate search system, wherein when a viewer selects a hyperlink on an online line and there is no linked web page, a candidate for a substitute web page is selected and presented. 2. A link means for connecting to an online line and linking to a web page desired to be connected when a hyperlink is not created for a link to be designated.
A link candidate search system for predicting a desired web page and presenting the predicted web page. 3. The link candidate search system according to claim 1, wherein the link candidate search system includes a billing unit. 4. The link candidate search system according to claim 3, wherein said billing means specifies a billing person from the billing information and performs billing processing on the specified person. 5. When a link to be searched is unknown, information that can be searched is input to obtain a search result, an obtained search result is generated, and a link candidate is selected from the generated search result. Are listed and presented, and billing information is generated along with the presentation. 6. When a link to be searched is unknown, information that can be searched is input to obtain a search result, an obtained search result is generated, and a link candidate is selected from the generated search result. And presenting a list of link candidates, generating billing information in accordance with the presentation, transferring the generated billing information to a billing server, and extracting a billing request from the billing information. 7. After presenting the list of link candidates, a request is made to select from the list of link candidates and display the same, and a specification request is made to specify the page selected from the display request. The charging method according to claim 6. 8. The charging method according to claim 6, wherein a charging process is performed after extracting the charging request.