JP3299248B2 - Display method of search result screen on the Internet - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of displaying a search result screen on the Internet which allows a user of various information to search for specific information quickly and easily using the Internet. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, various information, events, locations of shops and the like, and display contents have been posted on a homepage on the Internet so that a user can freely search for the various information. When a user wants to view such a home page using a personal computer (hereinafter, referred to as a "personal computer"), the user inputs a home page address or a keyword to search for various information. Therefore, when performing a search for various types of information, first, a WWW (World) that provides a search service with a browser is provided.
d-Wide Web) It is necessary to connect to the server.
After searching on the homepage of the search service, when a user inputs a keyword in an input space that appears on a display screen of a personal computer, a URL (Uniform r) that publishes information related to the input keyword after a predetermined time has elapsed.
Many resource locator lists are displayed. Since each item in this list is linked to the URL, it is possible to connect to the target URL simply by clicking this item.

As shown in a URL list display screen of FIG. 9, when an information user searches for a snowboard by entering a keyword, even if the keyword "snowboard" is entered, the title of the search engine as shown in the example in the figure is displayed. A list is displayed, which will determine the appropriate snowboard information and open the site.

[0004]

However, in such a homepage search method, when searching for a homepage desired by an information user from a list of titles of a large number of displayed character strings, individual search results on the screen are displayed. When he accessed, he first opened the homepage and checked whether the contents corresponded to the contents he wanted. If the contents were different, the homepage was closed and the next homepage was accessed. After searching about 10 to 20 more, the user jumped to the next search result. There is a problem that it takes a long time to obtain the information that the user really wants by repeating such a search many times.

[0005] In addition, in a search method that opens and closes each title list of a homepage listed in such an enormous amount, housewives are expected to have great expectations as information users of homepages and the like in the future. And for the elderly, the search was difficult. For example, since the search target is all over Japan or the whole world, it is difficult to find only the necessary information in a short time if you are not used to searching,
When an appropriate keyword is not recalled, it takes a long time to reach necessary information.

[0006] On the other hand, in the conventional search condition input method, an information user can use a "snowboard" by simply using a keyword.
Even if you enter, only the search engine title list as shown in the illustration will appear, and the content according to your purpose, such as "buy and buy snowboarding", "make snowboarding friends", "snowboarding There was a problem that information about contents suitable for any purpose such as "sliding" could not be immediately opened.

The present invention has been made to solve such a problem. That is, an object of the present invention is to gradually narrow down only important ones from search results of an enormous amount of homepages and the like, so that an information user finally searches for the most suitable information for himself / herself. Another object of the present invention is to provide a method of displaying a search result screen on the Internet, which allows a user to quickly and easily search for information on a large number of homepages by inputting an object word in addition to a keyword as a search condition.

[0008]

According to the present invention, there is provided a method for retrieving various kinds of information on the Internet, such as a homepage, by a search engine. Prompt stage and provide information users with various information such as stored homepages
The title with multiple outputs, comprising: prompting selection of the corresponding variety of information, the plurality outputted homepages
About the title of various information , if necessary, a specific title may be replaced with the title of various information such as the following homepage.
Displaying a search result screen on the Internet, the method further comprising: displaying the search result screen even when a plurality of output results are output . For example, it said providing a check button "KEEP" to multiple output titles beside the various kinds of information such as home page, if you check the check button, the title each, such as the next home page
It can be displayed so as to remain even when a plurality of titles of seed information are output .

According to the method of the present invention, among the displayed titles of a plurality of homepages and the like , it is possible to divide the homepage into a necessary homepage which should be individually reopened and an unnecessary homepage which is never opened again. Therefore, the title of the necessary homepage is various
Since it remains even when the title of the information is output, it is possible to gradually narrow down only the most important ones from the huge search results. Finally, the information user can surely search for the most appropriate information for himself.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a method for providing various kinds of information such as a homepage via the Internet. The server 1 is connected to the Internet via an Internet connection line. In the home of an information user, an indoor terminal 2 such as a desktop personal computer, a WebTV, and a multimedia phone is connected to the Internet. In the case of an individual, a portable information terminal 3 such as a laptop personal computer, a mobile terminal, or a mobile phone is connected. All information of each medium is managed by the server 1.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the server according to the embodiment of the present invention. The control means 4 forming the server 1 is composed of a CPU and the like, and controls each component, transfers data, performs various calculations, and temporarily stores data.

The input control means 5 controls data input from the above-mentioned terminals 2, 3 and the like to various information such as a homepage from each information provider via the Internet. The output control means 6 controls each of the terminals 2 and 3
And the like to control data on various types of information to be output.

The storage means 7 has various files such as a category master 8, an industry master 9, an information table 10, and the like, in which information is stored and stored. Information table 10
Is used in the control means 4 to display a guidance screen on the monitors of the terminals 2 and 3.

The category master 8 comprises a search program for obtaining information necessary for a category to be searched, such as "sports information" and "travel information", by character search. The business type master 9 includes a search program or the like for obtaining information necessary for a shop to be searched for, for example, “sports” or “restaurant” by character search. Main program 11
Is a program for controlling these data.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a display screen of a personal computer for inputting search conditions. FIG. 4 is a list showing objects and regions in the search condition input method. First, when inputting search conditions, the information user first selects each category of "ski" as "keyword search", then selects an object of "how to go" as "object search", Further, if necessary, the area "Nagano" is selected as the "area search". Through the database server 1,
It is possible to output a search result for information on a corresponding homepage or the like.

Here, the object is, as shown in the list of FIG. 4, for obtaining information that the information user particularly desires.
It means a search object on a homepage such as "How to get to ...", "I want to sell or buy ...", or "I want to know more ...". This object, besides these,
For example, it is a broad concept including “objects” such as shops, restaurants, places to play, music, or events, and “specific contents” such as wanting to make friends or eat. As shown in the figure, this object can be narrowed down to a search result by performing a search in association with a keyword as an “object word ID”.

When a region name is input as a search condition, a region ID in a prefecture unit or a region ID such as a list of figures is input. Further, according to the search condition input method of the present invention, the postal code "¥ 335-002"
1 ". By inputting this postal code, it is possible to obtain a search result of a further narrowed area from a search in the prefecture unit of "Nagano".

When the search conditions are input as described above, the server automatically edits the information of the prepared homepage and the like in advance by keyword, object, and region.
It is possible to realize a much faster response than the conventional method in which the information user collects data at the time of retrieval. As described above, since the information user can easily search for a desired homepage simply by inputting a keyword, an object, and a region on a personal computer, the conventional address input is not required.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a display screen of a personal computer for explaining a registration form of an object of a search condition. FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a display screen of a personal computer for explaining a registration form of an area for a search condition. The information provider selects various kinds of information such as the above-mentioned homepage and the like, and inputs an object and a region in a predetermined registration form. In other words, registration or updating can be easily performed by simply inputting an object and a region in addition to the keyword in a prepared input registration form as shown in the figure.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a configuration of a display screen of a personal computer displaying a search result according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a search method according to the embodiment of the present invention.
Shows a screen on which titles of homepages are arranged, and (c) shows a state where the homepage is opened. As described above, the information user inputs “keyword search”,
When "object search" and "region search" are selected, the search results display the titles of several homepages simultaneously on the display screen of the personal computer. To the left of each title 12,
As shown in the figure, a check button 13 of “KEEP” is displayed. Check button 13 for this "KEEP"
The title 12 for which is checked remains after clicking the next search result. However, "KEEP"
Title 1 for which the check button 13 is not checked
No. 2 is not displayed next time when the next search result is clicked.

When a search condition is entered, the search result is displayed on the display screen of the personal computer on the title of each home page "A", "B", "C", "D", "E", "F",
Several search results for "G" are displayed simultaneously (Fig. 8
(A)). The title of the homepage for which the "KEEP" check button 13 on the left of each title is checked remains even when the next search result is clicked. In the illustrated example, two homepages “B” and “F” are left (FIG. 8A).

However, check button 1 for "KEEP"
Titles that are not checked for 3 are not displayed next time when the next search result is clicked. As in the illustrated example, “B” and “F” are moved up to display the next “H”, “I”, “J” and “G” (FIG. 8).
(B)). After some consideration of the homepage,
Each homepage, for example, "F" is clicked to examine its contents (FIG. 8 (c)).

A plurality of titles 12 displayed in this manner
Of the required titles 12 and 2 that you want to reopen individually,
It can be divided into unnecessary titles 12 that never open. Therefore, the required home page, next ho
Since the titles remain when multiple titles are output , it is possible to gradually narrow down only the most important ones from the huge search results. The information user can surely search for the most appropriate information for himself.

[0024]

As described above, according to the method of displaying the search result screen on the Internet according to the present invention, of the plurality of displayed titles, a homepage which is required to be reopened individually for detailed viewing and a second viewing are displayed. You can search while sorting into unnecessary and unnecessary homepages. Since it is possible to gradually narrow down only the most important ones from the search results of the huge amount of homepages, it is possible to reliably search the information that is ultimately optimal for information users,
And other excellent effects.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a method for providing various information such as a homepage via the Internet.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a server according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a display screen of a personal computer for inputting search conditions.

FIG. 4 is a list showing objects and regions in a search condition input method.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a display screen of a personal computer for explaining a registration form of an object of a search condition.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a display screen of a personal computer for explaining a registration form of a search condition area.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration of a display screen of the personal computer according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 8A and 8B are explanatory diagrams for explaining a search method according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 8A and 8B show screens in which search result target pages are arranged, and FIG. is there.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a list of items of a search result of a homepage on a display screen of a conventional personal computer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Server 2 Indoor terminal 3 Portable information terminal 4 Control means 5 Input control means 6 Output control means 7 Storage means 8 Category master 9 Industry master 10 Information table 11 Main program 12 Title 13 Check button of "KEEP"

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A method for retrieving various information on the Internet such as a homepage by a search engine, comprising the steps of: prompting an information provider to input the various information such as the homepage; Outputting a plurality of titles of various types of information such as stored home pages and prompting selection of the various types of information. particular title Te, the following Ho
Displaying a title of various information such as a home page even when outputting a plurality of titles, and a method for displaying a search result screen on the Internet. 2. A check button "KEEP" is provided beside the title of various information such as a plurality of output home pages, and when the check button is checked, the title of the various information such as the home page is changed to the next home page or the like.
2. The method of displaying a search result screen on the Internet according to claim 1, wherein the title is displayed so as to remain even when a plurality of titles of various information are output .