JP2002297649A - Device and method for supporting information retrieval service provision - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and securely provide a homepage address as a retrieval target for an information retriever and to allows an information publisher to easily grasp the state of access from information retrievers. SOLUTION: This information retrieval service provision support device 1 relates pieces of telephone number information to one homepage address and stores them in a homepage information storage part 102. Then the device 1 receives a retrieval request including telephone number information from an information-retrieval side information terminal 2, obtains the homepage address which is stored while related to the telephone number information included in the retrieval request from the homepage information storage part 102, sends the obtained homepage address to the information-retrieval side information terminal 2, and stores how many times the homepage address is retrieved by information retrievers by the pieces of telephone number information stored in the homepage information storage part 102.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a technology for supporting the provision of an information retrieval service via a network line.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art On a network line such as the Internet, an enormous number of homepages are set up so as to increase by tens of thousands of pages a day. Search sites that provide users with information on home pages are known. As a search method in such a search site, text data and introduction data in the home page are collected together with the address (URL) of each home page, and the data is compiled into a database, and a home page including a keyword input by an information searcher is extracted. Introduce "keyword search" and classify each homepage hierarchically according to its contents in advance, and extract the homepage classified into each category by the information searcher selecting the category There is a "directory search" which is provided as a service. Recently, search sites that support both keyword search and directory search methods are common.

[0003]

However, according to the above-mentioned search method, even if the information searcher knows the information publisher who has established the homepage, it specifies the appropriate keyword or category from which the homepage is extracted. Otherwise, there is a problem that a homepage address for a search purpose cannot be obtained. In addition, if the appropriate keywords and categories are not specified, the search target cannot be sufficiently narrowed, and a large number of homepages having similar names and contents are extracted from the search site as the above search results. There is a problem in that a target homepage must be selected while individually checking each of these many homepages, and a complicated procedure must be taken.

[0004] Further, in the above search method, the home page is only searched in response to a search request by a keyword or a category from the information searcher. There is a problem that it is not possible to grasp the access status from the Internet.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems. An information searcher can easily and reliably obtain a homepage address to be searched, and an information poster can check the access status from the information searcher. It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and a method for supporting provision of an information search service that can be easily performed.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
An information search service providing support device for supporting the provision of an information search service in response to a search request from an information terminal on the information search side via a network line. Homepage information storage means for storing as associated homepage information, search request receiving means for receiving a search request including at least telephone number information from an information terminal on the information search side,
Search means for obtaining a homepage address stored in association with the telephone number information included in the search request from the homepage information storage means; and an information terminal on the information search side for obtaining the homepage address obtained by the search means. Transmitting means for transmitting the search request including the telephone number information for each of the plurality of telephone number information stored in the homepage information storing means as access number information. An information search service provision support device characterized by comprising:

[0007] According to this configuration, even when the information publisher who has established a homepage has a plurality of telephone numbers, the plurality of telephone numbers can be stored in association with one homepage. So, the information searcher,
By inputting one of a plurality of telephone numbers of an information poster from an information terminal, a homepage address to be searched can be easily and reliably obtained. Further, even when the telephone number input by the information searcher is a FAX number, if the FAX number is stored in the information search service providing support apparatus, the homepage address as a search purpose can be obtained.

[0008] Further, since the number of accesses made by the information searcher is stored for each telephone number included in the search request from the information searcher, the information publisher can determine which access number information by referring to the access number information. From the telephone number, it can be easily grasped whether the information searcher has searched for his homepage address.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the information search service providing support apparatus according to the first aspect, the homepage information storage means includes a plurality of additional information for specifying a provider that provides the telephone number information to an information searcher. Information, the search request receiving means receives a search request including the telephone number information and the additional information from the information terminal on the information search side,
Number of times the access number information storage means receives the search request including each telephone number information and each additional information for each combination of the plurality of telephone number information and the plurality of additional information stored in the homepage information storage means As access number information.

According to this configuration, the number of times included in the search request for each combination of the telephone number information and the additional information is stored as the access number information, so that the information poster can refer to the access number information. Based on which telephone number and which additional information, the information searcher can grasp in detail whether his homepage address has been searched. Here, as the additional information, for example, an extension number, an employee identification number, or the like added to a normal telephone number, an identification number indicating a branch, a business office, or the like of a company, and the like, information specifying a person, a company, or an organization, etc. be able to.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information search service providing support apparatus for supporting the provision of an information search service in response to a search request from an information terminal on the information search side via a network line. Home page information storage means for storing, as home page information, one or more pieces of telephone number information and a plurality of pieces of additional information for specifying a provider that provides the telephone number information to an information searcher with respect to the home page address; A search request receiving means for receiving a search request including telephone number information, the telephone number information and the additional information from the information terminal on the information search side; and Search means for acquiring a homepage address stored in association with the e-mail address; Transmitting means for transmitting a homepage address to the information terminal on the information retrieval side; and telephone number information associated with each homepage address for each combination of a plurality of homepage addresses and a plurality of additional information stored in the homepage information storage means. And an access count information storage unit for storing, as access count information, the number of times the search request including each additional information is received, as an access count information storage device.

[0012] According to this configuration, even when the information publisher who has established a homepage has only one telephone number, a plurality of pieces of additional information can be stored in association with one homepage. If one of the information publisher's phone number and a plurality of additional information for specifying the provider that provides the phone number to the information searcher is input from the information searcher's information terminal, this input item The number of times the homepage address was searched by the information searcher based on the information is stored, so the information publisher can refer to this access frequency information and use the same phone number to search the homepage address based on any additional information. It is possible to grasp in detail whether the address has been searched.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the information search service providing support device according to the second or third aspect, the additional information is provided together with the telephone number information in an advertisement medium for providing the telephone number information to an information searcher. And is characterized by including advertisement medium specifying information for specifying the advertisement medium.

[0014] According to this configuration, the information poster refers to the information on the number of times of access from the information searcher, sees the telephone number information published in any of the advertising media, and allows the information searcher to enter his homepage address. It can be easily grasped whether the search has been performed. Here, the advertisement medium specifying information is information for specifying an advertisement medium that carries telephone number information, which is a keyword to be input when an information searcher searches for a homepage address of an information poster, for example, This is a unique identification number or the like for each advertising medium indicated by several digits.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the information search service providing support device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the homepage information storage means stores the homepage address and telephone number information together with the introduction information of the homepage. It is configured to be memorable, the transmission means, when receiving a search request from the information terminal on the information search side,
An information search service providing support device characterized by transmitting introduction information of the homepage together with a homepage address.

According to this configuration, the information searcher can know not only the information publisher's homepage address but also the introduction information of the homepage which is the search object by inputting the telephone number, so that the information searcher provides the information searcher. The user can check the outline of the homepage before accessing the homepage. It should be noted that the introduction information of the homepage may be provided only when requested by the information searcher.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the information search service providing support device according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, at least a homepage address and telephone number information are transmitted from an information terminal on the information publishing side via a network line. Registration request receiving means for receiving a registration request including, temporary storage means for temporarily storing the registration request, included in the registration request only when the registration content based on the registration request satisfies predetermined registration requirements A registration unit for associating a homepage address and telephone number information to be registered in the homepage information storage unit.

According to this configuration, the registered contents based on the registration request received from the information posting side are registered in the storage means only when the predetermined registration requirements are satisfied. Can be provided to searchers. The predetermined registration requirement, which will be described later in detail, is a requirement imposed on a registration request from an information poster in order to provide safe and reliable information to an information searcher.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information search service providing apparatus using an information search service providing support apparatus for supporting the provision of an information search service in response to a search request from an information terminal on the information search side via a network line. A support method, wherein the information search service providing support device associates a plurality of telephone number information with one homepage address and stores the information as homepage information; and the information search service providing support device includes: A search request receiving step of receiving a search request including at least telephone number information from the information terminal on the information search side;
A search step in which the information search service provision support device acquires a homepage address stored in association with the telephone number information included in the search request from the homepage information storage means, and the information search service provision support device includes: A transmitting step of transmitting the homepage address acquired by the search means to the information terminal on the information search side, wherein the information search service providing support device performs, for each of the plurality of telephone number information stored in the homepage information storage means, And an access frequency information storing step of storing, as access frequency information, the frequency of receiving the search request including each telephone number information.

According to this method, even when the information publisher who has established a homepage has a plurality of telephone numbers, the plurality of telephone numbers can be stored in association with one homepage. So, the information searcher,
By inputting one of a plurality of telephone numbers of an information poster from an information terminal, a homepage address to be searched can be easily and reliably obtained. Further, even when the telephone number input by the information searcher is a FAX number, if the FAX number is stored in the information search service providing support apparatus, the homepage address as a search purpose can be obtained.

[0021] Further, since the number of accesses made by the information searcher is stored for each telephone number included in the search request from the information searcher, the information poster can determine which access number information by referring to the access number information. From the telephone number, it can be easily grasped whether the information searcher has searched for his homepage address.

[0022]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An information retrieval service providing support device 1 according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an overall schematic diagram of a system including an information search service provision support device according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the information search service provision support device 1
Is connected to the information terminal 2 on the information retrieval side and the information terminal 3 on the information posting side by a network line 4 such as the Internet.
Are configured so as to be able to communicate with each other. The network line 4 may be a public line such as a telephone line or a network line such as a LAN other than the Internet.

The information retrieval service provision support device 1 is a CP
It comprises a U, a memory, a storage device such as a hard disk device, and a communication device for performing information communication with other devices via the Internet line or the like, and is constituted by a server computer functioning as a WWW server.

This information retrieval service providing support device 1
Functionally, the transmitting / receiving unit 101, the homepage information storage unit 102, the access count information storage unit 103, the search execution unit 104, the temporary storage unit 105, the registration processing unit 106,
And various screen information storage units 107. The information retrieval service providing support device 1 also includes an input unit 108 and an output unit 109 as its peripheral devices.

The transmission / reception unit 101 transmits and receives various information to and from the information terminal 2 on the information retrieval side and the information terminal 3 on the information posting side via the network line 4. The transmitting / receiving unit 101 functions as a search request receiving unit, a transmitting unit, and a registration request receiving unit. Also, the transmitting / receiving unit 101
Has a function of notifying the information terminal 3 on the information publishing side of information on the number of accesses, which will be described later.

The homepage information storage unit 102 stores a plurality of telephone number information in association with one homepage address established by the information publisher,
Additional information for specifying the provider of each telephone number information is also stored. In some cases, home page introduction information may be stored in association with such information. However, even when there is only one telephone number information corresponding to one homepage address, the homepage information storage unit 102 can store both of them in association with each other. Here, the homepage introduction information introduces information about the contents of the homepage. FIG. 10 shows an example of an introduction information display screen of this homepage. For example,
As shown in FIG. 10, each of the name of the company operating the homepage, the location (address) of the company, the name of the representative of the company, the name of the person in charge of the homepage, the type of business (category) of the company, the comment on the homepage, etc. Can be composed of items.

The number-of-accesses information storage unit 103 stores, for each telephone number information, the number of times the information searcher has searched for the homepage address based on the telephone number information included in the search request from the information terminal 2 on the information search side. If the search request includes additional information specifying the provider that provides each telephone number information to the information searcher, the search request retrieves the homepage address from the information searcher for each additional information. Is stored as access number information. Here, the access indicates that the homepage address of the information poster has been searched from the information terminal 2 on the information search side. The access count information storage unit 103 may be configured to be able to store the access time zone or the like in which a search request from the information terminal 2 on the information search side is received, together with the access count.

Here, the access number information means, for each telephone number information received as a search request from the information terminal 2 on the information search side and additional information for specifying the provider of the telephone number information, the information searcher sends the homepage address to the homepage address. It indicates the number of times the search has been performed. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the number of accesses made by an information searcher to look up each homepage address in association with telephone number information used as a search keyword. As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of pieces of telephone number information correspond to one homepage address, and the number of times each telephone number has been used as a search keyword by an information searcher is shown as the number of accesses.

Next, the relationship between telephone number information and additional information will be described. FIG. 3 is an example of a schematic diagram showing the relationship between telephone number information and additional information. In FIG. 3, each telephone number information “Company A homepage 03-4XXX-XX
Xx ”... Against the additional information“ Company X 0123 ”,“ Company Y ”
[0124] The number of times of access from the information searcher using ", ..." is shown. Here, the telephone number information indicates, for example, a representative telephone number of the company, and the additional information indicates, for example, an advertising agency. In this case, the additional information “company X” is information for specifying a provider that provided the telephone number information of “company A”, which is the telephone number information, to the information searcher. The additional information is not limited to this example, and may be, for example, an extension number or an employee identification number added to a normal telephone number, or if the telephone number indicates a company, etc. May be an identification number or the like indicating each branch or business office.

Further, the additional information includes advertisement specifying information for specifying an advertisement medium on which telephone number information is posted. As described above, the advertisement medium specifying information is information for specifying the advertisement medium in which the telephone number information serving as a search keyword is posted when the information searcher searches the homepage address of the information publisher. It is a unique identification number for each advertising medium, which is indicated by a digit or the like.

As advertising media, for example, receipts of restaurants, receipts, wrapping paper for disposable chopsticks, business cards, envelopes and bills of telephone companies and power companies, books such as weekly magazines, convenience stores, supermarkets, department stores Retail store wrapping paper, etc.
Cigarettes, lighters, OA-related products, toilet paper, novelties used by each company, receipts at gas stations, towels, towels on screen, images on the screen in movie theaters, rental videos, vending machines, cigarettes, lighters,
Bus, taxi, car chemical products, office supplies (notebook, pencil, ballpoint pen, etc.), apple, watermelon, melon,
Examples include fruits such as pumpkins and pears, lotteries, telephone cards, and other distribution products. For example, if the advertising medium is a receipt (receipt) passed when purchasing a product at a supermarket, etc., a telephone number and a receipt identification number ( Advertising medium specific information), and enter this phone number and identification number when the information searcher looks at this receipt and searches for the information publisher's homepage address,
The information poster can finely grasp the information retrieval path of the information retrieval person, based on which telephone number and advertising medium, his or her homepage address has been retrieved from the information retrieval person.

The search execution unit 104 is stored (stored) in association with the telephone number information from the homepage information storage unit 102 in response to a search request including the telephone number information from the information terminal 2 on the information search side. Get the homepage address.

The temporary storage unit 105 temporarily stores a registration request received from the information terminal 3 on the information publishing side. The registration request is a request for an information publisher who has established a homepage to register his / her homepage in the information search service provision support device 1, and includes at least the homepage address and telephone number information. Also,
If the information publisher wants to register the home page introduction information, this information may be included in the registration request.

The registration processing unit 106 determines whether or not the registered content based on the registration request temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 105 satisfies a predetermined registration requirement. If there is, the homepage address and the telephone number information included in the registration request are stored in the homepage information storage unit 102 in association with each other.
If the registration request includes additional information, the additional information is stored in the homepage information storage unit 102 in association with the homepage address and the telephone number information. When the registration request includes the homepage introduction information, the homepage information storage unit 10 also stores the introduction information.
2 That is, the registration processing unit 106
Functions as registration means. Here, the predetermined registration requirement specifically includes that the telephone number information indicated by the telephone number information included in the registration request is not clearly wrong, such as too many or too few digits, or is included in the registration request. The homepage corresponding to the homepage address exists,
Another example is that the contents of this home page do not include expressions or the like that are inappropriate for search purposes and are against public order and morals. In this case, for example, it is possible to determine whether or not a predetermined registration requirement is satisfied by extracting a text data portion in the homepage and comparing the extracted text data portion with a previously created list of inappropriate expressions.

The various screen information storage unit 107 stores various screen information in which predetermined items are laid out. Specific screen examples (FIGS. 6 to 10) will be described later.

The input unit 108 is a keyboard, a mouse, and, if necessary, a barcode reader and a card reader. The output unit 109 includes a monitor and a printer,
A bar code writer, a card writer, etc., as needed.

The information terminal 2 on the information retrieval side and the information terminal 3 on the information posting side are information terminals used by users (information searchers, information posters, etc.) of the present system, and include a CPU, a memory and a hard disk device. And a personal computer having communication means including a modem for performing information communication with other devices via a network line 4 such as the Internet. . Further, the information terminal 2 on the information search side and the information terminal 3 on the information publishing side are provided with software functioning as a WWW browser, so that the present system can be used. In addition, a mobile phone can also be used as an information terminal as long as it has the above functions.

Next, the flow of services provided by the present system will be described with reference to the drawings as appropriate.

First, a person who wants to post information (information poster)
A procedure for registering a homepage address, telephone number information, and the like in the information search service provision support device 1 will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the registration processing procedure.

A person who wants to publish the homepage address and telephone number information in the information retrieval service providing support device 1 (information publishing person) can use, for example, an information terminal (the information terminal 3 on the information publishing side) through a network line such as the Internet. 4 to access the information search service provision support device 1 (step S1).

The information retrieval service providing support device 1 which is accessed from the information terminal 3 on the information publishing side extracts the front page screen stored in the various screen information storage section 107 and retrieves the information terminal 3 on the information publishing side. Send to and display
(Step S2). FIG. 6 is an example of this front page screen.

The information poster inputs a request to register a home page on the front page screen displayed on the monitor of the information terminal 3 on the information posting side (step S).
3). Specifically, in the case of the front page screen illustrated in FIG. 6, the user may select and click on the item “input home page information” on the screen. Information that the input homepage is to be registered is transmitted from the information terminal 3 on the information publishing side to the information search service provision support device 1.

The information retrieval service providing support apparatus 1 having received the information extracts the homepage information input screen from the various screen information storage units 107, transmits the screen to the information terminal 3 on the information publishing side, and displays it (step S4). . FIG. 7 is an example of the homepage information input screen.

The information poster inputs a homepage address to be registered as a registration request and own telephone number information on this homepage information input screen (step S5). At this time, if the user has a plurality of telephone numbers (including a FAX number), the user may input a plurality of telephone numbers.
If the information publisher is a parent company and has a branch or business office, the telephone number of the branch or business office is input as the telephone number. In addition, if the information publisher wants to register additional information in addition to the phone number,
An extension number in the company or an identification number of an employee or the like may be input. Furthermore, if there is introduction information of the homepage that introduces an outline of the contents of the homepage, the information can also be input.

When the information poster clicks the transmission button on this screen after inputting various items, the registration request is transmitted from the information terminal 3 on the information publication side to the information retrieval service provision support device 1, and The information search service provision support device 1 receives a registration request through the transmission / reception unit 101.
(Step S6).

The information retrieval service providing support device 1 that has received the registration request first temporarily stores the information included in the registration request in the temporary storage unit 105 (step S7).

Subsequently, the information retrieval service providing support device 1 determines whether the registration content based on the registration request satisfies a predetermined registration requirement in response to the registration request temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 105. A check is made by the registration processing unit 106 (step S8).

As a result of this check, if the registration content based on the registration request satisfies the predetermined registration requirement (YES in step S9), the information retrieval service providing support device 1
When the homepage address and telephone number information included in the registration request temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 105 and the homepage introduction information are included, this introduction information is stored in the homepage information storage unit 102 by the registration processing unit 106. Thus, a series of registration processing ends (step S10).

On the other hand, when the predetermined registration requirement is not satisfied (NO in step S9), the fact is notified to the information terminal 3 on the information publishing side (step S11), and a series of registration processing ends.

Next, the procedure for the information searcher to search the homepage address of the information poster (information poster) thus registered will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the search processing procedure.

The information searcher (information searcher) accesses the information search service provision support device 1 from the information terminal 2 on the information search side (step S12).

The information retrieval service providing support apparatus 1 which has been accessed from the information terminal 2 on the information retrieval side extracts the front page screen from the various screen information storage unit 107 and transmits it to the information terminal 2 on the information retrieval side. Is displayed (step S13).

The information searcher inputs from the information terminal 2 that he / she wants to search the home page on the front page screen displayed on the monitor or the like. Specifically, in the case of the front page screen shown in FIG. 6, "search" is performed on the screen.
Select and click on the item. The request to search the input home page is transmitted from the information terminal 2 on the information search side to the information search service provision support device 1.
(Step S14).

The information retrieval service providing support apparatus 1 having received the information extracts the search keyword input screen from the various screen information storage unit 107, transmits the screen to the information terminal 3 on the information publishing side, and displays it (step S15). . FIG. 8 is an example of a search keyword input screen. Although not shown in FIG. 8, in addition to an input box for a telephone number as a search keyword, an input box for advertisement medium specifying information carrying this telephone number may be provided.

The information searcher inputs the telephone number of the information publisher who has established a homepage to be searched as a search request on this search keyword input screen (step S16). If the phone number of the information publisher is a company, etc., and in addition to the phone number, you can also enter an advertising agency, extension number within the company, an identification number of an employee, etc., additional information along with the phone number information Is also entered. When the identification number of the advertising medium whose telephone number is known is described in the advertising medium, the identification number is input together with the search keyword.

When the information searcher clicks a search button on this screen, the search request is transmitted to the information search service providing support device 1. Is received (step S17).

Upon receiving the search request, the information search service providing support apparatus 1 causes the search execution unit 104 to store the telephone number information included in the search request in the homepage information storage unit 102.
A search is executed at (step S18).

As a result of the search, if the telephone number information as the search request is not stored in the homepage information storage unit 102 (NO in step S19), the information search service providing support device 1 notifies the information search side of the fact. After notifying the information terminal 2 (step S20), the process returns to step S16 and waits for a search request to be input again. On the other hand, if the telephone number information as the search request is stored in homepage information storage unit 102 (YES in step S19), information search service providing support device 1 stores information in association with this telephone number information by search execution unit 104. The obtained homepage address is obtained (step S21).

When the homepage address corresponding to the telephone number information of the search request is obtained in this way, the information search service providing support device 1 sets the number of times that the information searcher has accessed for each telephone number information included in the search request. Is stored in the access count information storage unit 103 as access count information (step S22). If the search request includes an identification number of an advertising agency or an advertising medium as additional information, the number of times the homepage address has been searched for this identification number as well as the telephone number information is accessed. Access frequency information storage unit 10 as frequency information
3 is stored.

The information search service providing support device 1 storing the number of accesses extracts the search result display screen from the various screen information storage unit 107, adds the homepage address to this screen, and transmits the screen to the information terminal 2 on the information search side. And display it (step S23). FIG. 8 is an example of the search result display screen.

The information searcher can obtain the homepage address of the information publisher having the input telephone number by referring to the search result display screen. Also, when the information searcher clicks the item button of “view the homepage introduction information” on the search result display screen, the homepage introduction information is transmitted from the information terminal 2 on the information search side to the information search service provision support device 1. A request is transmitted (step S24).

Upon receiving this request, the information retrieval service providing support apparatus 1 extracts the homepage introduction information screen from the various screen information storage units 107, and stores the homepage information associated with the telephone number information in the homepage information storage unit 102. Information terminal 2 on the information search side by adding the introduction information of
To be displayed (step S25), and the series of processes performed by the information search service provision support device 1 ends. FIG.
Is an example of the introduction information screen of this homepage.

The access count information received as a search request from the information terminal 2 on the information search side and stored in the access information storage unit 103 as described above is transmitted to the information on the information posting side via the transmission / reception unit 101. The terminal 3 is notified.
This notification may be made to the information terminal 3 on the information publishing side after a lapse of a predetermined period, for example, every day, every week, or every month.

According to the information search service providing support apparatus 1 as described above, even if the information publisher who establishes the home page has a plurality of telephone numbers, the plurality of telephone numbers are stored in one. Because it can be stored in association with the homepage, the information searcher can avoid the troublesome search procedure of selecting keywords and selecting categories of homepage, which are problems when using a conventional search site, By inputting one of a plurality of telephone numbers of an information poster from an information terminal, a homepage address to be searched can be easily and reliably obtained. In addition, since the number of accesses made by the information searcher is stored for each telephone number included in the search request from the information searcher, the information publisher can refer to this access number information to determine which telephone number It is possible to easily grasp whether the information searcher has searched for his homepage address.

Also, based on the telephone number included in the search request from the information searcher and the additional information specifying the provider of the telephone number, the number of times the information searcher has purchased the homepage address is stored. Therefore, by referring to the access frequency information, the information poster can fine-tune the information retrieval path of the information retrieval person based on which telephone number and which additional information the information retrieval person has searched for his homepage address. Can be grasped. When the additional information is a subsidiary, branch, business office, or the like of an information publisher who establishes a homepage, the information publisher can use the information to pay rebates, evaluate performance, and the like.

Further, even when the information publisher who establishes the homepage has only one telephone number, a plurality of additional information can be stored in association with one homepage, and If one of the telephone number and a plurality of additional information for specifying the provider of the telephone number is input from the information terminal of the information searcher, the homepage address of the information poster is searched based on the input information. Is stored as the number of times that the information has been performed, so that the information publisher can refer to this access number information to grasp in detail what route the user's home page address has been searched for even with the same telephone number.

Further, the information poster can refer to the information on the number of accesses from the information searcher to determine which advertisement medium the telephone number information has been posted on and search for the information searcher's own homepage. Since it can be easily grasped, it is possible to accurately determine which advertisement medium has a high access frequency, and to appropriately select the advertisement medium in which the telephone number is to be inserted.

Further, the information searcher can know the outline of the homepage before accessing the homepage provided by the information poster by referring to the introduction information screen of the homepage. For this reason, when this home page is not a home page of the intended content, unnecessary access can be prevented.

A registration request received from the information terminal 3 on the information publishing side is stored in the homepage information storage unit 102 only when the registration content based on the registration request satisfies predetermined registration requirements. Since the search is performed, only safe and reliable information can be provided to the information searcher.

The procedure for supporting the provision of the information search service comprising the above steps is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium as a program embodied on a computer, and the information search service provision support apparatus is provided. 1 operation.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiment.
Is not limited to the above embodiment, and may be configured as follows.

(1) In the above embodiment, the registration request including the homepage address, telephone number information, homepage introduction information, and the like is sent by the information search service providing support device 1 via the network line 4 such as the Internet. The registration request is received from the information terminal 3, but this registration request is received by the operator (operator) or the like from the information poster by telephone, facsimile, or mail, and the operator uses the input unit 108 to provide information search service provision support. You may make it input into the apparatus 1.

(2) In the above embodiment, the registration processing unit 106 of the information search service providing support device 1 is configured to check the registered contents based on the registration request received from the information terminal 3 on the information publishing side. , Temporary storage unit 10
5 is output to the output unit 109 and the like, and the operator checks the registration contents and inputs the result to the input unit 108 and the like, so that the registration processing unit 106 Accordingly, only the process of storing the registration request of temporary storage unit 105 in homepage information storage unit 102 may be performed.

(3) In the above embodiment, the information search service provision support device 1 is configured to provide the homepage address information to the information searcher. However, in the search result screen provided to the information searcher, “ By adding a "hyperlink function", the searched homepage may be easily accessed.

(4) In the above embodiment, the information search service providing support apparatus 1 for searching a homepage address in response to a search request including a telephone number is assumed.
By using a program or the like, a homepage search function for a search request including a telephone number may be installed as an option in a conventional search site, and an information searcher may select and use the homepage search function as appropriate.

(5) In the above embodiment, the homepage address and the homepage introduction information corresponding to the search request from the information searcher are displayed on separate screens, but the homepage address and the homepage introduction information are displayed together. It may be displayed as a search result screen.

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As is clear from the above description, according to the first aspect of the present invention, even if the information publisher who has established a homepage has a plurality of telephone numbers, these information publishers are not required. Since multiple telephone numbers can be stored in association with one homepage, the information searcher has troubles such as selecting keywords or selecting homepage categories, which are problems when using a conventional search site. By inputting one of a plurality of telephone numbers of an information poster from an information terminal without performing a search procedure, a homepage address to be searched can be easily and reliably obtained. In addition, since the number of accesses made by the information searcher is stored for each telephone number included in the search request from the information searcher, the information publisher can refer to this access number information to determine which telephone number It is possible to easily grasp whether the information searcher has searched for his homepage address.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the number of times included in the search request for each combination of telephone number information and additional information is stored as access number information. By referring to it, it is possible to grasp in detail the information retrieval path of the information retriever, which telephone number and which additional information the information retriever has searched for his home page address. When the additional information is a subsidiary, branch, business office, or the like of an information publisher who establishes a homepage, the information publisher can use the information to pay rebates, evaluate performance, and the like.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, a plurality of pieces of additional information are stored in association with one home page even when the information publisher who has established the home page has only one telephone number. If one of the plurality of additional information for specifying the telephone number of the information poster and the provider that provides the telephone number to the information searcher is input from the information terminal of the information searcher, Since the number of times the homepage address was searched by the information searcher based on the input items is stored, the information poster can refer to this access number information and use the information searcher based on any additional information even for the same telephone number. Can be ascertained in detail whether he has searched for his homepage address.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the information poster refers to the information on the number of times of access from the information searcher, so that the information searcher can view his / her telephone number information on the advertisement medium, and It is possible to easily understand which website has been searched for, so that it is possible to appropriately determine which advertising medium has the highest number of accesses and to properly select the advertising medium on which the phone number is to be placed. be able to.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the information searcher can know the introduction information of this homepage in addition to the homepage address of the information publisher by inputting the telephone number. Before accessing the provided homepage, the outline of the homepage can be confirmed. The provision of the introduction information of this home page can be performed only when requested by the information searcher.

According to the invention described in claim 6, since the registered content based on the registration request received from the information terminal on the information posting side satisfies a predetermined registration requirement, it is registered in the storage unit, so that it is safe and secure. Information can be provided to the information searcher.

According to the invention described in claim 7, even when the information publisher who has established the homepage has a plurality of telephone numbers, the plurality of telephone numbers are stored in association with one homepage. Information searchers can use multiple information publishers without having to go through the cumbersome search procedure of selecting keywords and selecting homepage categories, which are problems when using conventional search sites. By inputting one of the telephone numbers from the information terminal, the homepage address to be searched can be obtained easily and reliably. Also, since the number of times the homepage address has been searched by the information searcher is stored for each telephone number included in the search request from the information searcher, the information poster can determine which telephone number Can easily grasp whether the information searcher has searched for his homepage address.

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FIG. 1 is an overall schematic diagram of a system including an information search service provision support device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the number of accesses made by an information searcher to look up each homepage address in association with telephone number information used as a search keyword.

FIG. 3 is an example of a schematic diagram showing a relationship between telephone number information and additional information.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of a registration process in the system.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of a search process in the system.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a front page screen.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a homepage information input screen.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a search keyword input screen.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a search result display screen.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a homepage introduction information display screen.

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 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information search service provision support apparatus 2 Information search side information terminal 3 Information posting side information terminal 4 Network line 101 Transmission / reception unit 102 Homepage information storage unit 103 Access count information storage unit 104 Search execution unit 105 Temporary storage unit 106 Registration processing unit 107 Various screen information storage unit 108 Input unit 109 Output unit

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Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. An information search service providing support device for supporting the provision of an information search service in response to a search request from an information terminal on the information search side via a network line, wherein a plurality of information search services are provided for one homepage address. Homepage information storage means for associating the telephone number information with homepage information and storing the same as homepage information; search request receiving means for receiving a search request including at least telephone number information from an information terminal on the information search side; Search means for acquiring a homepage address stored in association with the telephone number information included in the request; transmission means for transmitting the homepage address acquired by the search means to the information terminal on the information search side; Multiple telephone number information stored in the homepage information storage means The information retrieval service providing support device characterized by comprising an access count information storage means for storing the number of times of receiving the search request that includes the telephone number information as the access count information. 2. The homepage information storage means stores a plurality of pieces of additional information for specifying a provider that provides the telephone number information to an information searcher, and the search request receiving means stores the telephone number information and the additional information. Receiving a search request including information and information from the information terminal on the information search side, wherein the number-of-times-of-access information storage means stores, for each combination of a plurality of pieces of telephone number information and a plurality of pieces of additional information, 2. The information search service providing support device according to claim 1, wherein the number of times the search request including the telephone number information and each additional information is received is stored as access number information. 3. An information search service providing support device for supporting the provision of an information search service in response to a search request from an information terminal on the information search side via a network line, wherein: Homepage information storage means for storing one or more pieces of telephone number information and a plurality of additional information for specifying a provider that provides the telephone number information to the information searcher and storing the information as homepage information; information on the information search side Search request receiving means for receiving a search request including the telephone number information, the telephone number information, and the additional information from the terminal; stored in the homepage information storage means in association with the telephone number information included in the search request Search means for obtaining a homepage address; and the homepage address obtained by the search means Transmitting means for transmitting to the information terminal on the information retrieval side; and telephone number information associated with each homepage address and each additional information for each combination of a plurality of homepage addresses and a plurality of additional information stored in the homepage information storage means. An information retrieval service providing support device, comprising: an access number information storage unit that stores, as access number information, the number of times the search request including information is received. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the additional information is posted together with the telephone number information on an advertisement medium for providing the telephone number information to an information searcher, and includes advertisement medium specifying information for specifying the advertisement medium. Item 2 or 3, the information search service provision support device. 5. The homepage information storage means is configured to be able to store introduction information of the homepage together with the homepage address and telephone number information, and the transmission means receives a search request from an information terminal on the information search side. 5. The information search service provision support device according to claim 1, wherein the introduction information of the homepage is transmitted together with a homepage address. 6. A registration request receiving means for receiving a registration request including at least a homepage address and telephone number information from an information terminal on the information posting side via a network line, and a temporary storage means for temporarily storing the registration request. Registering means for associating a homepage address and telephone number information included in the registration request with each other and registering the information in the homepage information storage means only when registration contents based on the registration request satisfy predetermined registration requirements. The information search service provision support device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein: 7. An information search service providing support method using an information search service providing support device that supports providing an information search service in response to a search request from an information terminal on the information search side via a network line. A homepage information storage step in which the information search service provision support device associates a plurality of telephone number information with one homepage address and stores the information as homepage information; and the information search service provision support device is an information terminal on the information search side. A search request receiving step of receiving a search request including at least telephone number information from the web server; and the information search service providing support device is stored from the home page information storage unit in association with the telephone number information included in the search request. A search step for obtaining a homepage address; A transmitting step in which the search service providing support apparatus transmits the homepage address acquired by the search means to the information terminal on the information search side; and the information search service providing support apparatus is stored in the homepage information storage means. An access frequency information storing step of storing, as access frequency information, the number of times the search request including each telephone number information is received for each of a plurality of telephone number information.