JP2017157069A - Attribute information generation device, coordination system, and attribute information generation program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To extract attribute information from information on a particular thing generated by a web page editor, and transmit it to a cooperating search engine for coordination.SOLUTION: A content management unit 3 of an attribute information generation device 100 generates object information on an object from designation information on the prescribed object; an attribute information generation unit 4 generates attribute information 13 by extracting an attribute item and an attribute value related to the attribute of the object from the designation information; and a communication unit 1 transmits, to a public web server 300, the object information for the public web server 300 to provide information on the object and the attribute information for the public web server 300 to provide search key information on the object.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus that extracts and generates attribute information from information about a predetermined object generated by a web page editor. Specifically, for example, the present invention relates to an apparatus that extracts product attributes from product information and generates product attribute information.

The web page editor combines contents such as character information and image information constituting the web page, sets link information constituting the web page, and generates web page information.
The content management system that manages the web page centrally manages information on the web page generated by the web page editor (including content such as character information and image information, link information that configures the web page, and the like). Using a content management system, a person can manage a Web page of a certain quality without requiring a complicated operation.

However, it is common to use a plurality of external search engines instead of having a search function in the content management system. Therefore, for search, the site administrator manually creates a setting instruction for the search engine and passes it to the search engine vendor operator. The vendor operator searches based on the received setting instruction. Engine search conditions and search results will be customized.
In this way, since the web page editor and site manager, vendor workers, and the three parties share the roles, the web page generation and search engine customization are performed individually, so the work efficiency is poor, and the contact mistake of the three parties It is easy to generate wrinkles.

  In a content management system for searching for content disclosed in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2010-39989), a user who registers content sets a keyword so that a system developer or a system administrator can prepare in advance. The purpose is to eliminate the need for management and operational costs and labor. However, although Patent Document 1 can reduce the effort of the system developer and the system administrator, it requires work of the user to register, and manual intervention cannot be made unnecessary.

JP 2010-39989 A

  This invention makes it a subject to extract attribute information from the information regarding the specific thing which the web page editor produced | generated, and to cooperate with a search engine.

An attribute information generation apparatus according to the present invention is an attribute information generation apparatus connected to a public Web server via a network,
A content management unit that generates target information about the target from specified information about the predetermined target;
An attribute information generation unit that generates attribute information by extracting an attribute item and an attribute value related to the target attribute from the designation information;
A communication unit that transmits to the public Web server the target information for the public Web server to provide information about the target and the attribute information for the public Web server to provide search key information about the target. .

  According to the attribute information generating apparatus of the present invention, attribute information can be extracted and generated from information relating to a specific item generated by a Web page editor.

1 is a system configuration diagram according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 5 is an example product information editing screen 101 according to the first embodiment. It is the figure which showed an example of the relevant information 11 used in Embodiment 1. FIG. It is the figure which showed an example of the product information 12 used in Embodiment 1. FIG. It is the figure which showed an example of the product information 12 used in Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure showing an example of attribute information 13 used in Embodiment 1. It is a figure showing an example of attribute information 13 used in Embodiment 1. 3 is an example of a product information search screen 102 according to the first embodiment. 3 is an example of a product information search screen 102 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a flow of overall processing in the first embodiment. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing for generating product information 12 in the first embodiment. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing for generating attribute information 13 in the first embodiment. 6 is a diagram showing an example of index information 42 used in Embodiment 1. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of an attribute information generation device 100 according to Embodiment 1. FIG.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
The “predetermined object” may be something, a product, a service, or the like. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that it is a “product”.
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram according to the present embodiment. The attribute information generation apparatus 100 is connected to the editing apparatus 200 and the public Web server 300 via the network 600. The public Web server 300 is connected to the search engine server 400 and the browsing device 500 via the Internet 700.
The attribute information generation apparatus 100, the editing apparatus 200, and the public Web server 300 are used and managed by Web page editors and site managers of companies that disclose product information. The information on the public Web server 300 can be accessed from the administrator of the vendor who operates the search engine server 400 and the user who has the browsing device 500 via the Internet 700. A plurality of search engine servers 400 and browsing devices 500 can be configured. The attribute information generation device 100, the editing device 200, and the public Web server 300, particularly the attribute information generation device 100 and the public Web server 300 are collectively referred to as a cooperation system.

  The attribute information generation device 100 includes a communication unit 1, a display unit 2, a content management unit 3, and an attribute information generation unit 4. The storage unit (auxiliary storage device 902 to be described later) stores content 10, related information 11, product information (target information) 12, and attribute information 13.

  The communication unit 1 has a function of transmitting / receiving information to / from the public Web server 300. The display unit 2 displays a screen such as a product information editing screen 101 (described later with reference to FIG. 2) on the editing device 200. It has a function to control. When a Web page editor inputs designation information related to a product using the product information editing screen 101, the content management unit 3 generates product information 12 related to the target from the designation information. The designation information is, for example, detailed information for each attribute related to product specifications, and although not shown, it may be information temporarily stored in a memory 903 described later, or stored as a file in the auxiliary storage device 902. It may be information.

The attribute information generation unit 4 generates attribute information 13 by extracting attribute items and attribute values related to the specifications of the product from the designation information.
The designation information is configured by setting items and setting values related to a specific product, and at least one setting item is set as an attribute item by the input of the web page editor. The content management unit 3 generates the product information 12 in a markup language format (HTML format or the like) based on the designation information, identifies an attribute item from the designation information, and further identifies a setting value corresponding to the attribute item as an attribute value. In the product information 12, a combination of an attribute item and an attribute value is set, for example, surrounded by a first tag in the HTML format.

The attribute information generation unit 4 generates attribute information 13 in a meta language format (XML format or the like) based on the designation information, identifies an attribute item from the designation information, and further identifies a setting value corresponding to the attribute item as an attribute value. For example, the range surrounded by the second tag in the XML format is set as the setting range of the attribute item, and the attribute value is set in the second tag.
The attribute items and attribute values included in the attribute information 13 are used as search key names and search key values that are search key information for extracting search targets in the search engine server 400.
The editing device 200 receives designation information related to a predetermined target as an input to the product information editing screen 101 from the Web page editor, and transmits the received designation information to the attribute information generation device 100.
The product information 12 is generated for each product, but the attribute information 13 is generated so that additional information is added to one file.

The communication unit 1 transmits the product information 12 and the attribute information 13 to the public Web server 300 via the network 600.
In the public Web server 300, the processing unit 31 stores the product information 12 as product information 32 in a public directory (folder) accessible from the search engine server 400 and the browsing device 500, and attribute information 13 as attribute information 33. As a private directory accessible only from the search engine server 400. A “private directory” is a directory that restricts access, such as requiring a password for access.
At the timing when the product information 32 or the attribute information 33 is updated, the processing unit 31 transmits the product information 32 or the attribute information 33 to the search engine server 400 irregularly. In this case, the processing unit 31 needs to process the attribute information 33 so that information is not leaked on the Internet 700.

Alternatively, the general search engine 41 has a function of periodically crawling information via the Internet 700. You may comprise so that the product information 32 and the attribute information 33 may be acquired from the search engine 41 using a crawl function. Crawl means an operation of automatically collecting data in HTML format or XML format.
When the crawl function is used, the storage information and access information of the product information 12 and the attribute information 13 are shared between the public Web server 300 and the search engine server 400, and the search engine server 400 periodically releases the public Web server 300 and the search engine server 400. Access the server 300. When the search engine 41 crawls, the search engine 41 crawls the attribute information 13 by accessing a private directory storing the attribute information 13 with a password together with the product information 32. In this manner, the product information 32 and the attribute information 13 may be requested to be received from the search engine server 400.
When the attribute information 13 is stored in the “private directory”, the access method (URL or password) is based on a rule between the public Web server 300 and the search engine server 400.

The search engine 41 generates search key information (search key name and search key value) for searching the product information 32 based on the product information 32 and the attribute information 33 received from the public Web server 300, and stores the product information 32. Has a search function. The generated related link information and the like are stored as index information 42.
The public Web server 300 also has a function of transmitting product information 32 based on a request from the browsing device 500 and displaying information related to the product on the browsing device 500. At this time, the search engine server 400 uses the index information 42 in conjunction with each other to display the search result on the browsing device 500. The browsing device 500 is a terminal or a portable terminal used by a viewer who is a user, and a plurality of devices can be connected.

FIG. 2 shows a screen example of the product information editing screen 101. The product information editing screen 101 is a screen displayed on the editing device 200, and accepts registration of product information from a web page editor. First, a product name is input, and then input of attributes related to product specifications regarding the product is accepted. Examples of information on attributes include category, model number, color, weight, size, voltage, and features (product concept), but are not limited to this, and any item can be used as an input item as an attribute item. It is possible to set the input method such as text input, pull-down menu, select button, etc. The input value corresponding to the category, the model number, and the like is information on the basis of the attribute information (attribute item and attribute value). When the “Register” button is pressed, input information (a combination of input items and input values) is transmitted to the attribute information generation apparatus 100, and the attribute information generation apparatus 100 stores and stores information for each product name as designation information. Is done. Also, related content such as related images and sounds can be specified on the product information editing screen 101, and the related content (or link information to the related content) is also transmitted to the attribute information generating apparatus 100.
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the Web page editor does not input information about the product in a free format but inputs information in a fixed format.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of the related information 11. The related information 11 is information for setting which of the input items on the product information editing screen 101 is to be used as a search key. Search key setting is performed for one or more input items (in FIG. 3, “search key” is set). The item set as the search key in the “set” item is flagged with “1”), and the search key name is specified for the input item for which the search key is set. The search key information is reflected in the product information 12 and the attribute information 13, and the search key name is set in the product information 12 and the attribute information 13. The related information 11 may be generated separately by an input from a Web page editor, or may be configured so that a search key setting and a search key name can be set as input items on the product information editing screen 101. Also good.

  4 and 5 are diagrams showing the configuration of the product information 12. The content management unit 3 generates product information 12 based on the designation information. The product information 12 is generated in one file for each product in the HTML format, and the portion described as “text” in the figure is a place where detailed information of the product is specified although it is omitted in the drawing. . Further, based on the rules between the search engine server 400 and the public Web server 300, a tag including “meta property =“ AA ”in the product information 12 is set as a tag (first tag) in which search key information is set. Therefore, the search engine server 400 determines the tag <meta property = “AA: search key name” content = “search key value”> as search key information.

For example, in the product information 12a, the search key value of the search key name category is “Compact Vacuum Cleaner”, the search key name color is “yellow”, and the search key name is voltage. Is the product information 12 in which the search key information is set as “1.5V or 2.0V”.
Further, the product information 12d has a search key value “category” as a search key value “handy vacuum cleaner”, a search key name “color” as a search key “yellow, white or red”, a search key name “voltage ( The search key value of “voltage” is “1.5V or 2.0V”, and the product information 12 is set with the search key information.
Note that the character string for selecting the first tag can be set arbitrarily other than “meta property =“ AA ”.

6 and 7 are diagrams showing the configuration of the attribute information 13. The attribute information 13 is generated in, for example, an XML format, and search key information for searching for product information 12 is registered in one file. The attribute item and attribute value of the attribute information 13 function as the search key name and search key value of the search key information when transmitted to the search engine server 400 via the public Web server 300. The search key information is composed of one search key name and one or more search key values.
<Attribute> to </ attribute> in FIG. 6 are tags (second tags) indicating setting information regarding one search key information. <id> to </ id> indicate the search key name, <name> to </ name> indicate the display name of the search key name (intelligible display for viewers), and <value> to </ value> Up to here are the search key values. One or more search key values are set for one search key name, and search key information is configured. The names of the second tag and the tags in the second tag can be designed as appropriate.
When product information 12e is newly registered in a state where the product information 12a to 12d is registered, the attribute information generation unit 4 performs search key information as shown in the upper frame of FIG. 7 based on the received designation information. Add "business vacuum cleaner" (search key value) to the category (search key name).
When the product information 12f is newly registered, the attribute information generation unit 4 sets the color (search key name) of the search key information of the attribute information 13 based on the received designation information as shown in the lower frame of FIG. “Purple” (search key value) is added. The tag setting is based on a rule between the public Web server 300 and the search engine server 400.

  8 and 9 are examples of the product information search screen 102 displayed on the browsing device 500. FIG. The product information search screen 102 includes a search key display area 103 and a product information display area 104. Information displayed in the search key display area 103 and the product information display area 104 is requested to the search engine server 400, and the search key information and product generated from the index information 42 based on the request from the browsing device 500 by the search engine server 400. Information.

FIG. 8 shows a state in which the “vacuum cleaner” list is displayed. Or although not described in the product information 12 of FIGS. 4-5, the large category shows the state searched by the "vacuum cleaner". FIG. 9 shows a state when the search key “yellow” is selected (clicked) by the viewer in the state of FIG. 8. In the product information display area 104, a product model number such as “vacuum cleaner AA-001Y” is displayed, and when the viewer selects (clicks) the product model number, detailed product information including images and the like is displayed. “Y” at the end of the product model number indicates the color “yellow”, but the product model number is an item that can be designed as appropriate.
The browsing device 500 requests the search engine server 400 for “yellow” information of the search key, and the search engine server 400 configures product information corresponding to the “yellow” search key from the index information 42, and the browsing device 500. Send to. The index information 42 stored in the search engine server 400 is configured to be synchronized with the update of the product information 32 and the attribute information 33 stored in the public Web server 300 at regular intervals and to have the latest state. Accordingly, the search key displayed in the search key display area 103 is added as appropriate, and the searched product information is constantly updated.

10 to 12 are flowcharts showing the flow of processing in the attribute information generating apparatus 100. FIG. 10 shows the overall processing flow. The content management unit 3 performs processing for displaying the product information editing screen 101 on the editing device 200 using the display unit 2 using the display unit 2, and receives the designation information received from the editing device 200 based on an input from the web page editor. The product information 12 is generated with reference to the related information 11 (step S1). The attribute information generation unit 4 generates the attribute information 13 while referring to the designation information input to the product information editing screen 101 and the related information 11 (step S2). As described above, the related information 11 may be generated separately, or may be configured to be received together with the input information based on the input to the product information editing screen 101.
The communication unit 1 transmits the product information 12 to the public Web server 300 (step S3), and the communication 1 transmits the attribute information 13 to the public Web server 300 (step S4), and the process is terminated.

  This process is executed at a timing when new product information is registered by the web page editor using the product information editing screen 101. Steps S1 to S2 may be executed in the reverse order, and the processes of steps S3 to S4 may be executed in the reverse order or after being changed. By receiving the product information 12 in step S3, the public Web server 300 publishes the product information 32 in which the product information 12 is stored in the public directory. In addition, when the attribute information 13 is received in step S4, the search engine server 400 stores the attribute information 13 as the attribute information 33 in the private directory and allows limited access.

  Thereafter, although not shown in FIG. 10, the public Web server 300 transmits the product information 32 and the attribute information 33 to the search engine server 400 based on the request from the search engine server 400, and the search engine server 400 Information 42 is generated. Thereafter, the search engine server 400 transmits search key information and product information based on the index information 42 based on a request from the browsing device 500. When the corresponding button is pressed by the viewer in the browsing device 500, the search engine server 400 refers to the index information 42 and searches for the second tag (search key name ( <id> to </ id>), the search key value (from <value> to </ value>)) and the first tag information is extracted, and the information is transmitted to the browsing device 500 To execute. This screen display function and search function can be realized by using a technology on an existing Web system.

  FIG. 11 shows the flow of the process of generating the product information 12 with the details of the process of step S1. The content management unit 3 displays the product information editing screen 101 using the display unit 2 and generates product information 12 while referring to the input information and the related information 11. The content management unit 3 stores the input items of the product information editing screen 101 in the body text enclosed by the <body> tag of the product information 12 for each product (step S11). The content management unit 3 refers to the input information and the related information 11 to determine whether or not there is an unprocessed search key in the input information (step S12). If there is an unprocessed search key, the process proceeds to step 13, and the item set as the search key in the related information 11 generates a <meta> tag, and “property =“ AA: search key name ”, content =“ A search key value "" is set (step S13). Subsequently, the content management unit 3 stores the product information 12 in the storage unit (step S14).

FIG. 12 shows the flow of a process for generating the attribute information 13 by detailing the process of step S2. The attribute information generation unit 4 refers to the input information on the product information editing screen 101, and refers to the search key value of the item set as the first search key (step S21). The attribute information generation unit 4 checks whether or not the same value (or the same name) as the corresponding search key value has been registered (step S22), and if it has been registered, performs some processing on the corresponding input value. Instead, the process proceeds to step S24 to continue the next process. If the search key value is not registered, the process proceeds to step S23, and the attribute generation unit 4 searches the search key value (<value> tag) corresponding to the corresponding search key name (range enclosed by <id> tag). The input value is added to the range surrounded by (step S23). Subsequently, the attribute information generation unit 4 determines whether or not there is an unprocessed search key. If there is an unprocessed search key, the process moves to step S22 to continue the process.
As described above, the search key information 13 is composed of one file, and the attribute information is stored as a set of a search key name (attribute item) and a search key value (attribute value). The <id> tag indicates a search key name, and the <value> tag indicates a search key value.

If the search key value has already been registered in step S22, no new registration is performed for the corresponding search key value. By processing in this way, search key information does not overlap when generating search key information.
According to the attribute information generating apparatus 100 of the present invention, the product information 12 and the attribute information 13 can be generated from the designation information generated by the Web page editor. This eliminates the need for human intervention, generates product information 12 and attribute information 13 that is a search parameter from information (designated information) related to one input product, via the public Web server 300, One or more search engine servers 400, search keys, and search results can be linked.
For linkage from the public Web server 300 to the search engine server 400, the access method of the attribute information 13, the tag setting information of the attribute information 13 and the like are ruled so that the search engine server 400 can operate according to the rules. That's fine.

  When the new product information 12 is registered, the corresponding search key is registered in the search engine server 400, so that it is not necessary for the editor to separately register information related to the search in the search engine server 400.

In the present embodiment, the content management unit 3 generates the product information 12 in the markup language format, and the attribute information generation unit 4 generates the attribute information 13 in the meta language format. According to the meta language format, a unique tag can be arbitrarily specified, and therefore, it can be expected that the degree of freedom is increased by the rule formation between the search engine server 400 and the public Web server 300.
However, the content management unit 3 can generate the product information 12 in a format other than the markup language format, and the attribute information generation unit 4 can generate the attribute information 13 in a format other than the meta language format.

Based on FIG. 14, a hardware configuration example of the attribute information generating apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment will be described.
The attribute information generating apparatus 100 is a computer.
The attribute information generation device 100 includes hardware such as a processor 901, an auxiliary storage device 902, a memory 903, a communication device 904, an input interface 905, and a display interface 906.
The processor 901 is connected to other hardware via the signal line 910, and controls these other hardware.
The input interface 905 is connected to the input device 907 by a cable 911.
The display interface 906 is connected to the display 908 by a cable 912.

The processor 901 is an IC (Integrated Circuit) that performs processing. The processor 901 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), or a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit).
The auxiliary storage device 902 is, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory), a flash memory, or an HDD (Hard Disk Drive).
The memory 903 is, for example, a RAM (Random Access Memory).
The communication device 904 includes a receiver 9041 that receives data and a transmitter 9042 that transmits data. The communication device 904 is, for example, a communication chip or a NIC (Network Interface Card).
The input interface 905 is a port to which the cable 911 of the input device 907 is connected. The input interface 905 is, for example, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) terminal.
The display interface 906 is a port to which the cable 912 of the display 908 is connected. The display interface 906 is, for example, a USB terminal or an HDMI (registered trademark) (High Definition Multimedia Interface) terminal.
The input device 907 is, for example, a mouse, a keyboard, or a touch panel.
The display 908 is, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display).

The auxiliary storage device 902 includes the image data acquisition unit 110, the action specifying unit 120, the group estimating unit 130, the human attribute estimating unit 140, and the group attribute estimating unit 150 (hereinafter, the image data acquiring unit 110, the action specifying unit 120, A program that realizes the function of the group estimation unit 130, the human attribute estimation unit 140, and the group attribute estimation unit 150 (collectively referred to as “parts”) is stored.
This program is loaded into the memory 903, read into the processor 901, and executed by the processor 901.
Further, the auxiliary storage device 902 also stores an OS (Operating System).
Then, at least a part of the OS is loaded into the memory 903, and the processor 901 executes a program that realizes the function of “unit” while executing the OS.
In FIG. 14, one processor 901 is illustrated, but the attribute information generating apparatus 100 may include a plurality of processors 901. A plurality of processors 901 may execute a program for realizing the function of “unit” in cooperation with each other.
In addition, information, data, signal values, and variable values indicating the processing results of “part”, and information, data, signal values, and variable values stored in the rule storage unit 160 and the estimation information storage unit 170 are stored in the memory 903, The file is stored as a file in the auxiliary storage device 902 or a register or cache memory in the processor 901.

  The “part” may be provided as “circuitry”. Further, “part” may be read as “circuit”, “process”, “procedure”, or “processing”. “Circuit” and “Circuitry” include not only the processor 901 but also other types of processing circuits such as a logic IC or GA (Gate Array) or ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) or FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array). It is a concept to include.

  1 communication unit, 2 display unit, 3 content management unit, 4 attribute information generation unit, 10 content information, 11 related information, 12 product information (target information), 13 attribute information, 100 attribute information generation device, 200 editing device, 300 Public Web server, 400 search engine server, 500 browsing device, 600 network, 700 Internet.

Claims (6)

An attribute information generation device connected to a public Web server via a network,
A content management unit that generates target information about the target from specified information about the predetermined target;
An attribute information generation unit that generates attribute information by extracting an attribute item and an attribute value related to the target attribute from the designation information;
A communication unit that transmits to the public Web server the target information for the public Web server to provide information about the target and the attribute information for the public Web server to provide search key information about the target. An attribute information generation device characterized by that. The designation information includes a setting item and a setting value related to the target, and at least one of the setting items is set as the attribute item,
When generating the target information, the content management unit specifies the attribute item from the designation information, further specifies a setting value corresponding to the attribute item as an attribute value, and includes the attribute item in the target information. And a combination of the above attribute values enclosed in a first tag,
When generating the attribute information, the attribute information generation unit specifies the attribute item from the designation information, further specifies a setting value corresponding to the attribute item as the attribute value, and is surrounded by a second tag. 2. The attribute information generation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a range is set as the setting range of the attribute item, and the attribute value is set in the second tag.   3. The attribute item and the attribute value included in the attribute information are used as a search key name and a search key value that are search key information for extracting a search target in the public Web server. Attribute information generation device.   The attribute information generation unit determines whether or not the attribute value corresponding to a predetermined attribute item has an overlap, and generates the attribute value excluding the overlap when generating the attribute information. The attribute information generation device according to claim 2 or 3. A linked system having an attribute information generation device and a public Web server connected to a network,
The attribute information generation device
A content management unit that generates target information about the target from specified information about the predetermined target;
An attribute information generation unit that generates attribute information by extracting an attribute item and an attribute value related to the target attribute from the designation information;
A communication unit that transmits to the public Web server the target information for the public Web server to provide information about the target and the attribute information for the public Web server to provide search key information about the target. ,
The public web server
A linkage system comprising a processing unit for storing the target information in a public directory and storing the attribute information in a private directory.   An attribute information generation program that causes a computer to function as the attribute information generation apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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