JP2001282841A - Data retrieval method using data retrieval condition registration function - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to register retrieval conditions, used by a user, to a server controlling retrieval services, and to perform repeat retrieval easily under the conditions. SOLUTION: When a registration button, on a retrieval condition input screen 200 downloaded from a server 20 to a client terminal 30, is pressed, a retrieval pattern registration screen is displayed. Whereat, if a pattern name is entered and an OK button is pressed, a registration request including the pattern name and the retrieval condition designated for inputting on a retrieval condition input screen 200, is transmitted from the client terminal 30 to the server 20 (steps 409, 410). Thereby, in the server 20, retrieval pattern information 412 including the pattern name and the retrieval condition is generated and registered in a dimension registry 22 (step 411). Hereafter, the retrieval pattern designation by pattern name on the retrieval condition input screen 200 is made possible, and when a pattern name is selected and entered, the corresponding retrieval condition is set automatically.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a search request sent from a client terminal to a server via a network, on the server side searching for data that matches search conditions indicated by the search request, and retrieving the search result. The present invention relates to a data search method using a data search condition registration function suitable for a search service system returned to a search request side.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, various services have become available which allow various types of information managed by a server to be accessed from remote client terminals using a network, for example, the Internet.

[0003] As this kind of service, various search services are known which enable a data search according to the search condition by inputting a desired search condition from a client terminal.

[0004]

As an application of the search service, a server that generates and stores various types of statistical data (total, average, minimum, maximum, etc.) is connected to the Internet from a client terminal such as a personal computer. It is conceivable to enable statistical data to be searched by accessing via the Internet and inputting desired search conditions.

[0005] In this search service, if the search target is the product sales statistical data, the user can input a period, a region, a product classification, a totaling item, and A from the client terminal.
It is necessary to input a plurality of conditions such as ND and OR as search conditions. For this reason, a user who frequently receives a search service has to input a search condition including a plurality of conditions each time, and there is a problem that the operation is troublesome.

However, the pattern of the search condition input by the user is almost constant by the user, or by the group to which the user belongs when the user is a member of a company organization or the like in many cases.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to register a search condition comprising a plurality of conditions used by a user in a search server, and to easily perform a data search condition based on the condition. An object of the present invention is to provide a data search method using a registration function.

[0008]

According to the present invention, in response to a search request sent from a client terminal to a server via a network, the server searches for data matching search conditions indicated by the search request. A data search method using a data search condition registration function in a search service system for returning a search result to a search request side, wherein a search condition including a plurality of conditions is input in response to a search service start request to a server from a client terminal. A first search request, a search pattern registration request for registering an input search condition as a pattern in a server, and information on a search condition input screen on which transmission of a second search request by a pattern registered in the server can be designated. Downloading from the server to the client terminal of the search service start request source; When a first search request by input is transmitted from the client terminal to the server, searching for data matching the search condition and returning the search result to the client terminal of the search request source; When a search pattern registration request for registering the search condition set above as a pattern is transmitted from the client terminal to the server, registering the corresponding search condition as a pattern with search pattern information including the search condition; When a second search request based on a pattern registered in the server is transmitted from the client terminal to the server, data matching the search condition corresponding to the pattern is searched, and the search result is sent to the client terminal of the search request source. Returning step.

In such a configuration, when a search pattern registration request for registering a search condition composed of a plurality of conditions used by a user as a pattern in the server is transmitted from the client terminal to the server, the server requests the registration request. Are registered as patterns by the search pattern information. For this reason, a registration request under the same search condition will be performed only by specifying the search condition as a pattern by the second search request without inputting and setting the search condition on the client terminal side. Can be performed by the server.

[0010] Here, information on the search condition input screen downloaded from the server to the client terminal, including the user identifier of the search pattern registration requesting user corresponding to the search pattern information registered on the server side, is registered in the server. If a list of search conditions in all the search pattern information including the user identifier of the search service start requesting user among the search pattern information is added to the client terminal, It is possible to select a search condition of an arbitrary pattern. In this case, the client terminal side has only to select the search condition of the desired pattern only for the pattern that the user requesting the start of the search service has requested to register.

[0011] Further, if a pattern name for specifying a corresponding pattern is input at the time of a search pattern registration request on the client terminal side, and the pattern name is included in a search pattern registration request transmitted from the client terminal to the server, For example, the pattern name can be included in the search pattern information registered on the server side. In this case, the information on the search condition input screen downloaded from the server to the client terminal includes, in the search pattern information registered in the server, the pattern in all the search pattern information including the user identifier of the user who has requested the search service start Name list and a list of search conditions for the pattern indicated by the pattern name can be added. By allowing the client terminal to select an arbitrary pattern name from this pattern name list, It becomes possible to select the search condition of the pattern to be performed. In this case, since the user only has to perform the operation of selecting the pattern name, the pattern designation becomes easy.

Further, the present invention provides a method for making a search pattern registration request at the client terminal, a search pattern usable only by a corresponding user or a search pattern sharable within a group to which the corresponding user belongs. If the search pattern is to be specified and can be shared within a group, the group identifier is also specified, so that the search pattern information registered on the server side includes the group identifier instead of the user identifier in the search pattern information. The pattern name list in the information on the input screen includes the pattern names in all the search pattern information including the group identifier of the group to which the search service start request source user belongs, and the search condition list indicates the pattern name. Another feature is that pattern search conditions are also included.

In such a configuration, not only registration of search pattern information for each user but also registration of search pattern information for each group is possible, and search pattern information registered for each group includes all search pattern information belonging to the group. Can be shared by users. Therefore, when a search condition input and set by a certain user (a member of an organization) is registered as a pattern by group designation in a company organization, etc., the search conditions of the pattern must be used by all users belonging to the group (organization). Is convenient.

Further, according to the present invention, a search condition of a pattern indicated by a pattern name selected from a pattern name list is selected from the search condition list and displayed as an input search condition on the search condition input screen. Also features.

In such a configuration, the search condition of the selected pattern can be modified for each condition on the search condition input screen, so that it is convenient when, for example, the search condition includes a condition relating to a period. is there. Further, if the search pattern registration request is transmitted from the client terminal to the server without changing the pattern name after the correction, the corresponding search condition in the corresponding search pattern information registered on the server side may be updated. It is possible. If the pattern name is changed, new search pattern information can be registered on the server side.

Further, according to the present invention, the maximum number of search pattern information registered in the server is determined for each user and each group. It is characterized in that search pattern information having the lowest use value at that time is selectively deleted from registered search pattern information for each user or group.

With such a configuration, it is possible to efficiently use the limited registration area of the search pattern information. Here, in order to determine the search pattern information with the lowest use value, at least one of the last use date or the number of uses is added to the search pattern information, and the search pattern information is designated by the pattern name indicated by the search pattern information. When the search request is executed, the last use date or the number of times of use may be updated. With this configuration, the search pattern information with the oldest last use date or the search pattern information with the least number of uses can be the search pattern information with the lowest use value. Further, it is also possible to evaluate the use value of the search pattern information by combining both the last use date and the number of times of use.

When information on the last use date or the number of times of use is added to the search pattern information, the pattern names on the pattern name list are sorted in the order of newest use date or last use date added to the corresponding search pattern information. If the user sorts and arranges the pattern names in descending order of the number of times, the user can refer to the pattern names from the ones having the highest utility value on the client terminal side, so that the efficiency of selection is improved.

A processing procedure for deleting the search pattern information registered in the server in response to a deletion request from the client terminal side, a change in the pattern name according to the request from the client terminal side, a maximum number of registrable cases (for each user / group)
It is also possible to add a processing procedure for changing the setting of the setting or for changing the setting of the sort order. It is also possible to set an effective use term and delete the expired search pattern information.

Although the invention relating to the method of registering data search conditions on the server side has been mainly described above, the present invention is established as an invention relating to the method of registering data search conditions on the client side.

The invention is also directed to causing a computer to execute a procedure corresponding to the invention (or to cause the computer to function as means corresponding to the invention, or to cause a computer to realize a function corresponding to the invention). The present invention is also realized as a computer-readable recording medium recording a data search program.

[0022]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a system for data retrieval using a network according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, a communication network such as the Internet 10 has various statistical data (total,
A server (server machine) 20 that manages and stores (average, minimum, maximum, etc.) and a plurality of client terminals 30 as clients (client machines) for the server 20 are connected. Note that the client terminal 30 is generally connected to the Internet 10 via a public line network, but the public line network is omitted in the figure.

The server 20 manages a search service for the client terminal 30, and stores therein data to be searched, for example, a database (statistical data such as sales performance of products (commodities) handled by the company to which the user belongs, such as sales performance by sales floor). DB) 21 and a dimension registry 22 as a storage unit in which various search conditions requested from the client terminal 30 are registered as search patterns. The database 21 and the dimension registry 22 are located, for example, on a hard disk device.

The client terminal 30 is, for example, a personal computer, a portable information device, or a mobile phone.
It may be connected to the Internet 10 by a wireless medium.

Next, the server 20 in the system of FIG.
2 and 3, the sequence charts of FIGS. 4 and 5, and the flowcharts of FIGS. 6 to 10 for the operation including the search service by the user and the search condition input from the client terminal 30. I will explain.

When the user wants to receive the search service of the server 20, the user operates the client terminal 30 to operate the server 2.
0 accesses a predetermined information page (Web page) provided by the user ID (user ID) according to the page.
D) and a password are input (step 401).

The server 20 performs a well-known authentication process as to whether or not the user is a valid user based on the input user ID and password (step 402). If the user is a valid user, the search condition input screen shown in FIG. (Web page) 20
0 is downloaded to the client terminal 30.
As a result, the search condition input screen 200 is displayed on the client terminal 30 by the information page browsing software, a so-called browser.

On the search condition input screen 200, as a search condition input box (field), a period box 201 for inputting a period, a region box 202 for selecting and inputting a region, and a product classification are selectively input. For example, there are provided a product classification box 203 and four total item boxes 204 for selecting and inputting total items.

The search condition input screen 200 also includes a search button 205 for requesting a search with the search condition input (set) to the server 20 and registering the search condition in the server 20 as a search pattern. , And a search pattern box 207 for selecting and inputting the name (pattern name) of a (registered) search pattern. The search condition input screen 200 further includes a result screen 2 showing search results.
08 is displayed.

The information on the search condition input screen 200 downloaded from the server 20 includes a list of regions to be selected and input in the region box 202 and a product classification to be selected and input in the product classification box 203. And a list of tally items to be selected and input on the tally item box 204 are included. This tabulation item list is common to each tabulation item box 204, and includes, for example, daily sales volume, weekly sales volume, monthly sales volume, weekly sold out days, and monthly sold out days.

The information on the search condition input screen 200 includes
A list of pattern names to be selected and input in the search pattern box 207 is also included. The list includes the search pattern registered in the server 20 in association with the user ID (user identifier) of the user in accordance with the registration request from the authenticated user, and the group in accordance with the registration request from the user of the group to which the user belongs. 3 is a list of pattern names of search patterns registered in association with the group ID (group identifier).

The information on the search condition input screen 200 further includes
A program (search condition input program) for implementing an interface function of search condition input and search pattern registration request is also included.

Now, the user enters the search condition input screen 2 shown in FIG.
00 is displayed, the client terminal 30 is operated to display the period box 201 on the search condition input screen 200,
As shown in the sequence chart of FIG. 4, search conditions are input (or selected) for the area box 202, the product classification box 203, and the aggregation item box 204 (step 404). When the search conditions have been input, the user presses (clicks on) the search button 205. This allows the client terminal 30 to connect to the server 20
, A search request based on the input search condition is sent (step 405).

Here, the details of the processing from the input of the search condition to the search request will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
First, the user uses the input means (mouse, keyboard, etc.) of the client terminal 30 to input a search condition input screen 200.
By specifying the desired input box above, an input operation (selection input operation) on that box, that is, a period box 201
Input of the period (for example, the date period such as the year AD xx yy year xx month xx day to the year xx xx year xx month xx day, the year xx
Xx year xx month to year xx xx year xx month), selection of region from region list in region box 202, product classification from product classification list in product classification box 203 Selection input or total item box 2
Selective input of total item from 04 (here, four total items can be input by four total item boxes 204)
When the operation for the client terminal 30 is performed,
Performs the input processing of the detailed condition (specific condition) in the condition type (specified condition type) specific to the corresponding box according to the search condition input program downloaded from the server 20 (steps 601 and 602). The input (selected) condition is displayed in the corresponding input box. Note that FIG.
In the search condition input screen 200, input boxes for conditions such as OR and AND are omitted.

When the user finishes inputting and setting desired search conditions, the user presses (clicks on) the search button 205 unless the conditions are changed. Then, according to the search condition input program, the client terminal 30 sends to the server 20 a search request based on the search condition specified by the user currently input and set, that is, the search condition including the condition displayed in each input box (steps 606 and 607). ). Here, as described later, when a search condition is input and set by selecting and specifying a pattern name of a search pattern, a search request is issued with the pattern name attached.

When a search request is sent from the client terminal 30 (step 405 in FIG. 4, step 607 in FIG. 6), the server 20 is requested for statistical data in the database 21 as shown in the sequence chart of FIG. The search result is obtained by performing the search process (step 40).
6) Download the result screen 208 including the list of search results to the client terminal 30 (step 407).

Here, after receiving the search request, the result screen 2
FIG. 8 shows the details of the search process up to the download of 08.
This will be described according to the flowchart of FIG. First, the server 20
Receives a search request from the client terminal 30, determines whether or not it is a search request based on a search pattern;
Alternatively, it is determined whether the request is a search request based on the input search condition (step 801). If the search request is based on the input and set search conditions as in this example, the server 20 searches the database 21 according to the specified (input and set) search conditions (step 804). The result of this search (here, the statistical data search result)
It is downloaded to the client terminal 30 in the form of the result screen 208 as the b page (step 407 in FIG. 4), and is displayed by the browser on the search condition input screen 200 currently displayed on the client terminal 30.

The user determines from the displayed result screen 208 whether or not the search result is desired, that is, whether or not the search result is valid (step 408). if,
If the result is not valid, to change the search condition,
The search condition is input again (step 404). On the other hand, when it is determined that the result is valid and the frequency of using the search service under the set search condition is high (step 408), the server 20 requests the server 20 to register the search condition as a search pattern. To do so, a registration button 206 on the search condition input screen 200 is pressed (clicked). Then, a search pattern registration screen 300 as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed. Then, when an input operation required for registering a search pattern, such as inputting a pattern name, is performed on the search pattern registration screen 300 (step 409),
A search pattern registration request is sent from the client terminal 30 to the server 20 (step 410).

Here, the details of the processing from the pressing of the registration button 206 on the search condition input screen 200 to the transmission of the registration request will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
First, the client terminal 30 displays the search condition input screen 200
When it is detected that the upper registration button 206 is pressed (step 701), according to the search condition input program, FIG.
Display the search pattern registration screen 300 (step 7)
02).

The information on the search pattern registration screen 300 is
It is included in the information of the search condition input screen 200 (downloaded from the server 20). On the search pattern registration screen 300, a pattern name box 301 for inputting a pattern name as identification information of the pattern when registering the currently input search condition as a search pattern, Group box 302 for selecting and inputting the ID of the group when the search condition is shared by the group (to which the user belongs)
And a check box 303 for validating group selection. This check box 30
3 is initially set to, for example, a “no check” state. If it is necessary to specify a group, “check” may be put in the check box 303.

On the search pattern registration screen 300,
Pattern name box 301 (and group box 30)
OK button 304 for requesting search pattern registration with the pattern name (and group ID) set in 2)
And a cancel button 305 for canceling search pattern registration.

The information on the search condition input screen 200 includes, in addition to the information described above, the server 20 which is automatically displayed (set) in the pattern name box 301 in the initial display state of the search pattern registration screen 300. The information of the temporary pattern name designated (assigned) in advance from the side and a list of group IDs to be selected and input on the group box 30 are included. This group ID list contains group IDs of all groups to which the authenticated user belongs.
Here is a list. The server 20 stores a list of group IDs of all groups to which the user belongs, for each user ID of a user who can receive the search service provided by the server 20. here,
The above groups correspond to organizations such as departments and sections in a company or the like. Note that the group ID of each group and the user ID of each user may be managed and held by a data structure corresponding to the hierarchical structure of the organization.

When the search pattern registration screen 300 shown in FIG. 3 is displayed, the user uses the input means (mouse, keyboard, etc.) of the client terminal 30 to display the screen 30.
0, a desired input box is designated, and an input operation (selection input operation) on that box, that is, a pattern name input operation on the pattern name box 301 (and a check box 303 is checked) In the group box 302 (from the group ID list for all groups to which the user belongs)
Perform operation for D selection input.

Then, the client terminal 30 performs an input process specific to the corresponding box in accordance with the search condition input program (downloaded by the server 20) (step 703, 704 or step 705, 7).
06). If the pattern name is not input to the pattern name box 301, a preset temporary pattern name is adopted.

The user inputs a desired pattern name (pattern A in FIG. 3) and further a group ID (GROUP in FIG. 3).
After inputting and setting 1), if there is no change, O
Press (click) the K button 304. Then, the client terminal 30 changes the search condition (currently set search condition) set on the current search condition input screen 200 to the current search pattern registration screen 300 according to the search condition input program.
A registration request for a search pattern requesting registration as a search pattern indicated by the user-specified pattern name input and set above is sent to the server 20 (step 70).
7,708). The registration request includes a user ID or group ID, a pattern name specified by the user, and a search condition.

When the client terminal 30 sends a registration request to the server 20, the client terminal 30 deletes the search pattern registration screen 300 (step 709). If the cancel button 305 is pressed (step 710), the search pattern registration screen 300 is deleted as it is (step 70).
9).

When the server 20 receives the registration request from the client terminal 30 (step 410 in FIG. 4, step 708 in FIG. 7), the requested search pattern is shown in FIG. As described above, the registration process for registering the search pattern information 412 in the dimension registry 22 is performed (step 41).
1).

The search pattern information 412 contains the information 41
2, management information for managing No. 2, a user ID (a null value when a group is specified), a group ID (a null value when a group is not specified), a pattern name, and a search. It consists of conditions, last use date, number of uses, and expiration date. The management information is, for example, for managing the order of the registered search pattern information 412, and is a serial number (serial number) here. The last use date indicates the last (most recent) date when a search with the corresponding search pattern (search condition) was performed, and the number of uses indicates that the search pattern (search condition) was searched (search condition specification) ) Indicates the number of uses, and the expiration date indicates the expiration date (the last available date) of the corresponding search pattern information 412. The effective use period is determined in advance on the server 20 side (for example, 6 months), and the expiration date is determined from the effective use period and the current date (registration date).

Here, the above registration processing (step 411)
Will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Upon receiving the registration request from the client terminal 30, the server 20 checks the valid user ID or group ID and pattern name added to the request (step 9).
01). Next, the user refers to the dimension registry 22 with the user ID or group ID and the pattern name,
It is determined whether or not the corresponding search pattern information 412 has already been registered (step 902).

If not registered, the server 2
0 is a new registration request, and matches the user ID or group ID (including the user ID or group ID) added to the registration request.
The number of registrations is checked to determine whether or not the maximum number n currently set (allowed) on the server 20 side for the user ID or the group ID (the user or group indicated by) is checked (step S12). 903). In addition,
The operation in the case where the registration has been completed will be described later.

If the maximum number n has been reached, n matching the currently registered user ID or group ID
It is checked whether or not any of the pieces of search pattern information 412 has expired, that is, whether or not there is any search pattern information whose use period exceeds the current date (step 9).
04).

If there is no corresponding search pattern information 412, the server 20 sends the currently registered user I
From among the n pieces of search pattern information 412 that match D or the group ID, select the search pattern information with the oldest last use date, that is, the search pattern information that has not been used recently (the lowest value of use) (step 905),
The search pattern information is deleted (step 906).
The search pattern information with the least number of uses, that is, the search pattern information with the lowest use frequency (lowest use value) may be deleted.

On the other hand, the corresponding search pattern information 412,
That is, when there is search pattern information whose usage period exceeds the current date, the server 20 deletes the search pattern information (step 906).

The server 20 retrieves the search pattern information 4 matching the currently registered user ID or group ID.
If the number of twelve has reached the maximum number n (step 903), after the execution of the step 906 of deleting the search pattern information with the lowest use value as described above, if the maximum number has not been reached, it is left as it is. , And proceed to step 907. Here, according to the registration request from the client terminal 30, the server 20 manages the management information (serial number) and the user ID (when a group is designated, as shown in FIG. 4).
null value), group ID (null value if no group is specified), pattern name, search condition, last use date (current date), number of uses (initial value 1), and expiration date Is created and registered (new registration) in the dimension registry 22, and a series of registration processing is completed.

As described above, in response to the registration (search pattern registration) request from the client terminal 30, the server 20 changes the search condition specified by the user to the pattern name specified by the user (or the temporary pattern name assigned by the server 20). ,
Dimension registry 2 as search pattern information 412 in association with user ID (or group ID)
2, the client terminal 30 can easily select and designate the same search condition as a search pattern on the search condition input screen 200 and use it easily as described below. Become.

The specification of the search condition based on the search pattern will be described with reference to the search condition input screen 200 in FIG. 2, the sequence chart in FIG. 5, and the flowchart in FIG.

First, a user ID and a password are input from the client terminal 30 to the server 20 by an operation of a user who wants to receive the search service of the server 20 (step 501), and the server 20 authenticates the user ID and the password. In the process (step 502), it is assumed that the user is determined to be a valid user.

In this case, the server 20 stores the entered user ID and the group IDs of all the groups to which the user of the user ID belongs in the dimension registry 2.
2 and matches the user ID (user ID
) And its group ID
(Including group ID) search pattern information 4
12 are all taken out (step 503). If a plurality of corresponding search pattern information 412 is extracted,
The server 20 sorts the array of the pattern names of the search patterns that can be selected and input in the search pattern box 207, included in the information on the search condition input screen 200, into the sort order currently set in the server 20 (for example, (The order of the highest use probability, such as the order of the newest use date or the order of the number of use times). Then, this list is added to the information on the search condition input screen 200. The information on the search condition input screen 200 is added with a search condition to which the pattern name is attached in association with each pattern name in the pattern name list.

The server 20 executes the above search condition input screen 2
00 is downloaded to the client terminal 30 (step 504). Thereby, the client terminal 3
At 0, the search condition input screen 200 shown in FIG. 2 is displayed. At this time, that is, in the initial display state of the search condition input screen 200, the first pattern name of the pattern name list (the pattern name with the highest probability of being used) is automatically set in the search pattern box 207. Further, a period box 201, a region box 202, a product classification box 20
3. In the total item box 204, a search pattern indicated by the pattern name set in the search pattern box 207, that is, a corresponding condition in the search condition is set.

When the user wants to input (designate) a search condition by selecting a search pattern, the user operates the input means of the client terminal 30 to search the search pattern box 2.
A desired pattern name is switched from the pattern name list for 07 and selected (step 505). Needless to say, the selection operation is not required if the initially set search condition for the pattern name is to be used.

When the user switches (selects) a pattern name in the search pattern box 207 by the user, the client terminal 30 displays the pattern in the search pattern box 207 in accordance with the search condition input program downloaded from the server 20. The pattern name is switched to the selected pattern name (step 603,
604), each condition in the search pattern of the selected pattern name (that is, search condition) is set and displayed in the corresponding input box (period box 201, region box 202, product classification box 203, total item box 204). (Step 605). Thereby, the user can visually recognize the search pattern (search condition) of the pattern name selected by the user.

Here, when it is desired to change (correct) a part of the search condition, the user changes the setting contents of the corresponding input box by an input operation or a selection operation (steps 601 and 602).

When the search conditions have been set by selecting a pattern, the user presses (clicks on) the search button 205. As a result, a search request based on the set search conditions is sent from the client terminal 30 to the server 20 (steps 506, 606, and 607).

The subsequent operation is the same as in the case of the above-described search request accompanying the input of the search condition. However, in order to change some of the search conditions and request re-registration of the search pattern,
The user presses a registration button 206 on the search condition input screen 200.
When the user presses the OK button 304 without changing the pattern name on the search pattern registration screen 300, the search pattern information 412 is updated instead of the search pattern information 412 registration processing. About this, FIG.
And a flowchart of FIG.

First, when the OK button 304 is pressed, a search pattern registration request is sent from the client terminal 30 to the server 20 (steps 707 and 708). The registration request includes a user ID or group ID, a pattern name specified by the user, and a search condition.

When receiving the registration request from the client terminal 30, the server 20 checks the user ID or group ID and the pattern name added to the request (step 901). Next, the dimension registry 22 is stored using the user ID or group ID and the pattern name.
It is determined whether or not the corresponding search pattern information 412 has already been registered (step 902).

If already registered, the search condition in the registered search pattern information 412 is updated to the search condition added to the registration request (step 908).

In the present embodiment, an administrator having a specific user ID and a password operates the client terminal 30 to change the setting of search-related information (search management information) managed by the server 20. Includes registered search pattern information, change of pattern name in registered search pattern information, change of maximum number of search pattern information that can be registered for each user ID or group ID, change of expiration date, search pattern Name) can be changed in the sort order.

When it is necessary to change the setting of the search management information, the administrator (user) operates the client terminal 30 to log in to the server 20 with his / her user ID and password, and requests a download of the maintenance screen.

The server 20 determines from the user ID and the password from the client terminal 30 whether or not the relevant user is an administrator who can change the setting of the search management information. Then, a predetermined maintenance screen (not shown) is loaded on the client terminal 30. The information on the maintenance screen includes a program for realizing an interface function that enables a setting change of the search management information managed by the server 20.

For this reason, the administrator (user) operates the client terminal 30 to input (set) necessary information on the maintenance screen, so that the administrator (user) can enter his / her own management range as shown in the flowchart of FIG. Processing for selectively deleting registered search pattern information (steps A1 and A2), processing for changing pattern names in registered search pattern information (steps A3 and A4), search patterns that can be registered for each user ID or group ID Processing for changing the maximum number of information items (steps A5 and A6), processing for changing the expiration date (steps A7 and A8), and changing the sort order (sort method) of the search pattern (pattern name) (for example, last use date) (Order A is changed to order of use)) (step A9,
A10) and the like can be performed.

However, in the present embodiment, the server 20 is not accessed from the client terminal 30 to perform the change processing every time an input operation for changing the search management information is performed by the administrator. To allow the server 20 to collectively perform the change process (steps A11 and A12).

In the above embodiment, the case where the statistical data stored in the database 21, that is, the search target data is the statistical data relating to the sales of the product, such as the sales results of the product, has been described. The present invention can be similarly applied to statistical data such as production results of factories of products (products) to be produced, and is not limited to data types.

[0075]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, a search condition composed of a plurality of conditions used by a user can be registered as a pattern in a search server, and a re-search under the condition can be easily performed.

In particular, in a configuration in which the search condition is registered for each user in a pattern, the user only has to select the search condition of the desired pattern only for the pattern for which registration has been requested, thereby facilitating the pattern selection.

According to the present invention, a pattern can be designated by selecting a pattern name, so that the pattern can be more easily selected.

According to the present invention, a search condition input and set by a user can be registered as a search condition unique to the group to which the user belongs, so that the search condition can be shared within the group.

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FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a system for data search using a network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a search condition input screen 20 applied in the embodiment.
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FIG. 3 is an exemplary view showing an example of a search pattern registration screen 300 applied in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a sequence chart for explaining an operation when a search condition input operation is performed in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a sequence chart for explaining an operation when a search condition input operation is not performed in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a part of a flowchart for describing processing when a search condition input screen is displayed on the client terminal 30 side in the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a view showing the rest of the flowchart.

FIG. 8 is an exemplary flowchart for describing search processing on the server 20 side in the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an exemplary flowchart for explaining search pattern registration processing on the server 20 side in the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is an exemplary flowchart for explaining processing when a maintenance screen is displayed on the client terminal 30 side in the embodiment.

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Reference Signs List 10 Internet 20 Server 21 Database 22 Dimension registry 30 Client terminal 200 Search condition input screen 205 Search button 206 Registration button 207 Search pattern box (pattern name selection field) 300 Search pattern registration screen 301 ... pattern name box (pattern name input field) 302 ... group box (group selection field) 412 ... search pattern information

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[Claims] In response to a search request sent from a client terminal to a server via a network, the server searches for data that matches search conditions indicated by the search request, and returns the search result to the search request side. A data search method using a data search condition registration function in a search service system, comprising: a first search request by inputting a search condition including a plurality of conditions in response to a search service start request to the server from the client terminal; A search pattern registration request for registering the input search condition as a pattern in the server, and information on a search condition input screen on which transmission of a second search request by the pattern registered in the server can be designated. Downloading to a client terminal of a search service start request source; and the search condition When a first search request by input is transmitted from the client terminal to the server, searching data matching the search condition and returning a search result to the client terminal of the search request source; When the search pattern registration request for registering a search condition set on a condition input screen as a pattern is transmitted from the client terminal to the server, search pattern information including the relevant search condition as a pattern using the relevant search condition And when a second search request based on the pattern registered in the server is transmitted from the client terminal to the server, searching for data matching the search condition corresponding to the pattern, and performing the search Returning a result to the client terminal of the search request source. A data search method using a data search condition registration function characterized by the following. 2. The search pattern information includes a user identifier of the search pattern registration requesting user corresponding to the search pattern information. The search pattern information is registered on the server in information on a search condition input screen downloaded from the server to the client terminal. By adding a list of search conditions in all the search pattern information including the user identifier of the search service start requesting user among the search pattern information that has been set, the search conditions are provided to the client terminal. 2. The data search method according to claim 1, wherein a search condition of an arbitrary pattern is selected from a list. 3. A pattern name for specifying a pattern corresponding to the search pattern registration request is input, and the pattern name is included in the search pattern registration request transmitted from the client terminal to the server. The search pattern information registered on the server side is included in search pattern information registered on the server side, and information on a search condition input screen downloaded from the server to the client terminal includes the search service start of the search pattern information registered on the server. A list of pattern names in all search pattern information including the user identifier of the requesting user and a list of search conditions of the pattern indicated by the pattern name are added, and the client terminal is arbitrarily selected from the pattern name list. By selecting the pattern name of Data retrieval method using a data retrieval condition registration function according to claim 2, characterized in that to select the search condition of that pattern. 4. A search pattern that can be used only by a corresponding user when the search pattern registration request is made,
If the search pattern is sharable in the group to which the corresponding user belongs, and if the search pattern is sharable in the group, the search pattern registered on the server side by specifying the group identifier. The information includes the group identifier in place of the user identifier, and the pattern name list includes the pattern names in all the search pattern information including the group identifier of the group to which the search service start requesting user belongs, 4. The data search method according to claim 3, wherein the search condition list includes a search condition of a pattern indicated by the pattern name. 5. A search condition of a pattern indicated by a pattern name selected from the pattern name list is selected from the search condition list and displayed as an input search condition on the search condition input screen, so that the search condition is changed. 5. The data search method using a data search condition registration function according to claim 3, wherein each of the conditions can be modified on the search condition input screen. 6. The maximum number of search pattern information registered in the server is determined for each user and each group. If the new search pattern information registration exceeds the maximum number, the corresponding user is searched. 5. The data search method using the data search condition registration function according to claim 4, wherein the search pattern information having the lowest use value at that time is selectively deleted from the registered search pattern information for each group. . 7. The search pattern information registered in the server has added thereto at least one of a last use date and a use count used for determining the search pattern information having the lowest use value. 7. The data search method using the data search condition registration function according to claim 6, wherein the information of the last use date or the number of times of use is updated when a search request by designating a pattern of a pattern name indicated by pattern information is executed. . 8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the pattern names on the pattern name list are sorted and arranged in the newest order of the last use date or in the descending order of the number of use times added to the corresponding search pattern information. Item 7. A data search method using the data search condition registration function according to Item 7. 9. In response to a search request sent from a client terminal to a server via a network, the server searches for data that matches search conditions indicated by the search request, and returns the search result to the search request side. A data search method using a data search condition registration function in a search service system, wherein a search condition set at the time of a search request at the client terminal is registered in the server as a pattern.
Displaying, on the client terminal, a search pattern registration screen including a pattern name input field for inputting a pattern name for specifying the pattern; and the pattern name input to the pattern name input field and the pattern name set at that time. By transmitting a search pattern registration request from the client terminal to the server, the search condition including a set of the search condition and the pattern name included in the request. Registering the search pattern information on the server side as search pattern information, and inputting a search condition in the search pattern information registered on the server side can be substituted by inputting a pattern name paired with the search condition. A data search method using a data search condition registration function characterized by the following. 10. The search pattern information includes a user identifier of a corresponding search pattern registration requesting user, and a search service start request is transmitted from the client terminal to the server to perform a search. Information on a search condition input screen having a plurality of condition input fields in which conditions can be input and a pattern name selection field in which a pattern name can be selected and input, wherein the search service start request source registered on the server side Downloading from the server to the client terminal, information added with a list of pattern names to be selected and input in the pattern name selection field extracted from all of the search pattern information including the user identifier of the user. 10. The data utilizing the data search condition registration function according to claim 9, Data retrieval method. 11. The information on the search condition input screen includes a list of search conditions in the search pattern information forming a pair with each pattern name on the pattern name list. A data search method using a data search condition registration function, wherein each condition among search conditions forming a pair with a selected pattern name is set in the corresponding condition input field. 12. On the search pattern registration screen, when a search pattern registration request is made, a search pattern that can be used only by the corresponding user or a search pattern that can be shared within a group to which the corresponding user belongs is displayed. And a group selection field in which a group identifier can be selected and input when a search pattern that can be shared within a group is provided. A group is specified in the user / group specification field. When a search pattern registration request is transmitted from the client terminal to the server in a state in which the search pattern is registered, the search pattern information to be registered on the server side by including the group identifier selected and input in the group selection field in the request. Include the group identifier in place of the user identifier. The pattern name list in the information of the search condition input screen downloaded from the server to the client terminal includes the pattern names in all the search pattern information including the group identifier of the group to which the search service start requesting user belongs. 12. The data search method according to claim 11, wherein the search condition list includes a search condition of a pattern indicated by the pattern name. 13. In response to a search request sent from a client terminal to a server via a network, the server searches for data that matches search conditions indicated by the search request, and returns the search result to the search request side. A computer-readable recording medium recording a data search program applied to a search service system, comprising: inputting search conditions including a plurality of conditions to a computer in response to a search service start request to the server from the client terminal; Search request inputting a first search request, a search pattern registration request for registering input search conditions as a pattern in the server, and a search condition input screen on which transmission of a second search request based on the pattern registered in the server can be designated From the server to the client terminal of the search service start request source Downloading, and when a first search request based on the input of the search condition is transmitted from the client terminal to the server, data matching the search condition is searched, and the search result is used as the search request source. Returning to the client terminal; and when the search pattern registration request for registering the search condition set on the search condition input screen as a pattern is transmitted from the client terminal to the server, the corresponding search condition is changed to a pattern. Registering with the search pattern information including the search condition as described above; and when a second search request based on the pattern registered in the server is transmitted from the client terminal to the server, the search condition corresponding to the pattern is satisfied. Searches for matching data and the search results A computer-readable recording medium data retrieval program for executing a step of returning to the Ant terminal.