JP4898774B2 - User interface providing apparatus, method, and recording medium on which program for performing the method is recorded - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a user interface providing apparatus, a method, and a recording medium on which a program for performing the method is recorded. More specifically, the present invention provides a user interface connected to a server including a plurality of contents via a network. The present invention relates to an apparatus, a method, and a recording medium on which a program for performing the method is recorded.

  In recent years, with the development of network technology, it has become possible to transfer large-capacity multimedia data at high speed, and content providers (providing various contents to users with the spread of user terminals that can be connected to the network) ( Content Provider (CP) is increasing rapidly.

  Content providers offer a variety of content such as search, shopping, games and chat services. In particular, game services among contents are positioned as a large revenue source for content providers because they can secure a large number of consumers even when they are paid services.

  In the following description, an online game will be described as an example of the content. However, in this specification, the content is not limited to the online game, and various contents provided online such as shopping, news, chat service, movie watching, etc. can do.

  Online gaming is a field that is gaining attention as a next-generation growth engine, and its share of the entire game market now shows a rapid increase in annual growth, along with its growth potential. Under such a trend, existing large game companies are engaged in business while establishing long-term strategies with an interest in online games.

  Many online game providers offer dozens of online games to user clients in order to satisfy various user preferences. Specifically, each game provider company exemplifies tens of online game catalogs (lists) on a main page through which the user goes through an authentication process (for example, a login process).

  However, the conventional online game providing method has a problem that a user has to search for a specific online game preferred by the user from several tens of online game contents and execute the game.

  In addition, the conventional online game providing method has a problem that it is difficult for beginners who are not familiar with the Internet to find a game that they want on the main page.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a user interface that allows a user to more easily search and access predetermined content from a plurality of contents in a user client connected to a server that provides the plurality of contents through a network. And a recording medium on which a program for performing the method is recorded.

  Another object of the present invention is to record an apparatus and method for providing a user interface that allows a user to access a content more easily by assigning a shortened key to the user's favorite content and a program for performing the method. Is to propose a new recording medium.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing a user interface (UI), the step of displaying a search window on a web page provided to the user client, and a search input to the search window. Receiving a word from the user client, performing a search with the received search word, and a button including a name of a content associated with the search word, a unique key, a short key, content web page information, and the short Generating content list information including one or more shortcut key setting buttons for key setting, and displaying the content list information as a result window at a specific position on the web page. A characteristic user interface providing method is provided.

  Here, a setting window for setting or updating a content-specific speed key is displayed on the web page, and a speed key for each content corresponding to (corresponding to) the speed key setting information input through the setting window. Or updating the abbreviated key included in the content list information. In one embodiment, the setting window is displayed on the web page when the shortcut key setting button included in the content list information is selected.

  Here, the search window or the result window is displayed on the web page by specifying at least one of size, position, color, photo size, and font corresponding to (corresponding to) the environment setting information. Can.

  Here, the environment setting information may be stored in the server or the user client.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, a user client connected to a server via a network provides a user interface (UI), and a search window is displayed at a specific position on a web page provided from the server. A button including a name of a content associated with the search term, a unique key, a shortened key, and content web page information transmitted from the server to the server. Receiving content list information including one or more shortcut key setting buttons for setting the shortcut key, and displaying the received content list information on the result window from the web page. A method for providing a user interface is provided.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a server connected to a user client via a network and providing a user interface (UI) to the user client, wherein a search word input is performed on a web page provided to the user client. And a display unit for displaying a result window for displaying content list information corresponding to (corresponding to) the search term, and receiving the search term input through the search window One of the content name associated with the received search word, the unique key, the abbreviated key, the button containing the content web page information, and the abbreviated key setting button for the abbreviated key setting And a search unit that generates content list information including at least one user interface. Esu providing server is provided.

  Here, it further includes a shortcut key management unit for setting a shortcut key for each content corresponding to (corresponding to) the shortcut key setting information received from the user client or updating the shortcut key included in the content list information, The display unit may further display on the web page a setting window into which speed key setting information for setting or updating the speed key of the content can be input.

  In one embodiment, the display unit may display the setting window on the web page when the shortcut key setting button included in the content list information is selected.

  Here, the setting window includes a first window in which a content list for content selection for setting the speed key is displayed, a second window in which a content list in which a speed key for each content is set for each user is displayed, A first button for assigning a shortening key to the content selected on the content list displayed in the first window, and a shortcut key for the content selected on the content list displayed in the second window. And a third button for changing the shortcut key of each content on the content list displayed in the second window, and is displayed in the first window. The content list is a whole list of content provided by the server or a content list based on a user's connection frequency. And butterflies.

  Here, the search window or the result window is displayed on the web page by specifying at least one of size, position, color, photo size, and font corresponding to (corresponding to) the environment setting information. Can.

  Here, the display unit may recommend a search term based on content list information provided by the server or the content connection frequency, and provide the search term through the search window.

  Here, the search window and the result window may be set to any one of a state in which the search window and the result window are opened, closed, or hidden by a predetermined input.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a server connected to a user client through a network displays a search window on a web page provided to the user client in order to provide a user interface (UI). Receiving a search term input to the search window from the user client, and performing a search with the received search term, so that the name of the content associated with the search term, a unique key, an abbreviated key, and a content web page Generating content list information including at least one of a button including information and a short key setting button for setting the short key, and displaying the content list information as a result window at a specific position on the web page And a program for causing the computer to execute Computer readable recording medium is provided.

  Here, a setting window for setting or updating a speed key for each content is displayed on the web page, and a speed key is set for each content according to the speed key setting information input through the setting window. Or updating the abbreviated key included in the content list information.

  Here, the search window or the result window may be displayed on the web page by specifying at least one of size, position, color, photo size, and font according to the environment setting information. it can.

  Here, the environment setting information may be stored in the server or the user client.

  According to the present invention, in a user client connected to a server that provides a plurality of contents via a network, a user can more easily search and access predetermined contents from the plurality of contents.

  In addition, a predetermined shortening key is assigned to each user's favorite content, and the user can access the content more easily without searching for the content separately.

  While the present invention can be variously modified and have various embodiments, specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail below. However, the following examples are not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments. Therefore, any conversions, equivalents, and alternatives included in the technical idea and the technical scope of the present invention are not limited thereto. Should be understood as included. In the following description of the present invention, specific descriptions of related known techniques will be omitted as appropriate when it is determined that the gist of the present invention is ambiguous.

  The terms such as “first” and “second” are used to describe various components, and the components are not limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one component from another.

  Further, the terminology used in the present application is merely used to describe particular embodiments, and is not intended to limit the present invention. The singular expression is intended to include the plural expression unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, terms such as “comprising” or “having” are intended to indicate the presence of features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification, It should not be construed as excluding the existence or additional possibilities of one or more other features or numbers, steps, actions, components, parts or combinations thereof.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the description of the present invention, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals as much as possible to facilitate the overall understanding.

  Prior to describing the user interface providing apparatus, method and recording medium on which the program of the present invention is recorded, the configuration of the online game system will be described first.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an online game system.

  Referring to FIG. 1, the online game system can include a game host 12 and a user client 11. The game host 12 can include an authentication server 13, a game server 14, and a database 15.

  The game host 12 is connected to the user client 11 through a network. Here, the network can include both a wired network including the Internet and a dedicated line, and a wireless network including a wireless Internet, a mobile communication network, and a satellite communication network.

  The user client 11 is a plurality of terminal devices installed with game applications that can be connected to a network and receive an online game service, such as a desktop PC, a notebook, a mobile phone, a PDA, and an MBS (Mobile Broadcast System) phone. Either can be included.

  The authentication server 13 performs a function of authenticating whether or not the user who intends to connect to the game host 12 has the authority to connect to the game host 12.

  The authentication server 13 receives the authentication request information from the user client 11 and determines whether the authentication request is valid. For example, when the authentication request information is user ID and password information, the authentication server 13 determines whether these ID and password are valid.

  When the authentication request information from the user client 11 is valid, the authentication server 13 permits (permits) the connection of the user client to the game server 14.

  The game server 14 processes the game message received from the user client 11 and performs (performs) the function of controlling the game progress.

  The authentication server 13 and the game server 14 may be configured as one server 16 or may be configured as separate servers as described above. Hereinafter, the authentication server 13 and the game server 14 are collectively referred to as a server 16.

  The database 15 stores information related to the game and provides the stored information in response to a request from the server 16 or the user client 11.

  In general, a main page provided by a game provider to a user exemplifies a list (game list) of online games provided by the game provider. When the user who has passed through the authentication process selects a specific online game from the online game list, the server 16 provides a game web page of the selected specific online game to the user client 11. Subsequently, the user can execute (start) an online game on the corresponding game web page, or query information on a bulletin board related to other online games.

  The online game system has been described above with reference to FIG. Hereinafter, the server 16 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

  Prior to the detailed description based on the drawings, it is clear that the divisions of the components in the present specification are only those divided according to the main functions of each component. That is, two or more components described below may be provided as one component, or one component may be divided into two or more according to more detailed functions. Each of the components described below may additionally perform some or all of the functions handled by the other components in addition to the main function for which it is responsible. Of course, some of the main functions that each component is responsible for may be performed by another component.

  Therefore, the presence or absence of each component described in the present specification should be interpreted functionally. For this reason, each component included in the server 16 of the present invention has a limit that can achieve the object of the present invention. It is clear that this may be modified from FIG. The server of the present invention may exist independently, or may exist as part of an application installed on the server.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the server 16 according to the embodiment of the invention.

  Referring to FIG. 2, the server 16 may include a display unit 21, a shortcut key setting unit 22, a character management unit 23, and a search unit 24.

  The display unit 21 can display on the web page provided to the user client 11 a search window for searching for a specific game from among a plurality of online games and a result window indicating the search result. Specifically, the display unit 21 can display a search window and a result window at a specific position on a web page provided to the user client 11. This will be described in detail later with reference to step S31 of FIG.

  In addition, the display unit 21 can additionally display a character window for displaying characters capable of various expressions and actions and a setting window for setting a shortcut key for each online game on the web page. This will be described later in detail with reference to step S33 of FIG.

  The abbreviated key setting unit 22 sets a game-specific abbreviated key for each user based on input information input through the setting window. Then, the shortened key setting unit 22 can generate and save shortened key setting information including information on the set shortened key. The abbreviated key setting unit 22 will be described in detail later with reference to step S33 of FIG.

  The character management unit 23 controls the character window according to the embodiment of the present invention so that various character operations, facial expressions, balloons, and the like are output via the display unit 21.

  For example, when an event occurs such as when the mouse (pointer) is positioned on the character or the character is clicked, the character management unit 23 displays various expressions and actions of the character in the character window via the display unit 21. Can be controlled to be output.

  As another example, the character management unit 23 considers the frequency of occurrence of the above-described event and outputs a line specified in advance in the balloon, and the display unit 21 can display this in the character window.

  The search unit 24 searches for a game that matches the search word received from the user client 11 or a similar game, and generates candidate game list information.

  A communication unit (not shown) can receive a search term input via the user client 11 and transfer (transmit) content list information based on the search term to the user client 11. In addition, the communication unit can transmit and receive various data between the user client 11 and the server 16.

  The configuration of the server 16 according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described above with reference to FIG. Hereinafter, an interface providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 3. In the description of each stage, description will be made with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7 as necessary.

  3 is a diagram for explaining an interface providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a character window, a search window, and a result window according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a setting window according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a result window according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 3, in step S <b> 31, the display unit 21 may display a character window 41, a search window 42, and a result window 43 on the web page 40 provided to the user client 11. FIG. 4 illustrates a character window 41, a search window 42, and a result window 43 in one embodiment of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 4, the character window 41 is a window in which the display unit 21 displays a character input from the character management unit 23, the search window 42 is a window for receiving a search word from the user, and the result window 43 is a result window 43. A window for outputting content list information based on a search term.

  The display unit 21 displays various characters in the character window 41. Specifically, the display unit 21 can display various character patterns, facial expressions, and speech balloons output from the character management unit 23 on the character window 41.

  Further, the display unit 21 displays a search window 42 for receiving a search word for searching an online game on the web page 40. When a search word is input to the search window 42, the search unit 24 searches the online game provided from the server 16 for a candidate game that is a game that matches or is similar to the input search word, Generate game list information.

  Subsequently, the display unit 21 displays the candidate game list information on the visual information in the result window 43.

  Hereinafter, the character window 41, the search window 42, and the result window 43 are referred to as a remote controller for the convenience of explanation and understanding of the invention. The remote controller according to the embodiment of the present invention may be implemented with various programming languages and tools such as Java, ajax, HTML, and flash (flash (registered trademark)). In one embodiment, the display unit 21 can display the remote control at a predetermined position on the web page 40 transmitted to the user client 11.

  Referring to FIG. 3 again, in step S32, the display unit 21 sets the environment of the remote controller based on the user input. More specifically, the display unit 21 sets the environment of the remote controller according to the user environment setting input received from the user client 11.

  For example, when the user drags with a mouse or the like, the display unit 21 can display the remote control on the web page 40 by changing the size and position of the remote control in accordance with the received user input signal. In addition, the display unit 21 can display the remote controller by variously changing the color, font size, font and character expression, operation, and the like of the remote controller according to user settings.

  Specifically, the display unit 21 can update and display the position, size, color, photo size, and font of the remote control according to the user input received from the user client 11. Further, the display unit 21 can store the changed or updated remote environment information as user-specific environment setting information (that is, the above-described remote controller position, size, color, photo size, and font information). Thereafter, when the user client 11 is connected to the server 16, the display unit 21 can display a remote control based on the stored environment setting information on a web page provided to the user client 11.

  Here, the environment setting information can be stored in the server 16, but may be stored in the user client 11 depending on the environment to which the present invention is applied.

  Subsequently, in step S <b> 33, the shortcut key setting unit 22 can set a game-specific shortcut key in accordance with a user input received from the user client 11. Hereinafter, a method for the shortcut key setting unit 22 to set the shortcut key in the setting window according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  Referring to FIG. 5, the setting window includes a first window 51 in which a game list for selecting a game for which a shortcut key is set is displayed, and a second window in which a list of games in which a shortcut key is set for each user is displayed. 52, a predetermined game is selected in the first window 51 and a shortening key is given, a button 53 for selecting a predetermined game in the second window 52 and removing the shortening key, and a shortening in the second window 52 A button 54 for changing a shortened key between games in which keys are set may be included.

  Here, the first window 51 can display a whole list of games provided by the server 16, a game list based on the connection frequency of the user, and the like.

  Note that the setting window shown in FIG. 5 is merely an example, and any setting window can be used as long as the user can select a predetermined game from a plurality of games provided by the server 16 and set a shortcut key.

  In the setting window shown in FIG. 5, the number of games for which abbreviated keys can be set for each user is set to nine.

  In FIG. 5, the abbreviated key is illustrated as a number, but the abbreviated key may be various symbols and characters, dragging and clicking in a specific direction of the mouse, or input on a touch screen or touch panel.

  As described above, the display unit 21 displays the setting window as shown in FIG. 5 on the web page transferred to the user client 11, and the shortcut key setting unit 22 sets the user received from the user client 11. The game-specific shortcut keys are set according to the information (that is, according to the shortcut key setting information input to the setting window). Then, the shortcut key setting unit 22 can generate the shortcut key setting information including the shortcut key information set for each game so that the shortcut key setting information is displayed on the setting window.

  Here, the abbreviated key setting information including the abbreviated key information for each game set for each user may be stored in the server 16, but may be stored in the user client 11 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

  Further, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the shortcut key setting unit 22 can monitor whether or not the game with the shortcut key set can be continuously provided from the server 16. For example, it is assumed that the user “Class A” sets the shortcut key 1 for Symmaggo. In this case, the abbreviated key setting unit 22 generates abbreviated key setting information including information that the user ‘A’ has set the abbreviated key 1 for the symmacgo game. Then, the abbreviated key setting unit 22 monitors whether or not a simmergo game can be provided from the server 16 to the user client 11 with reference to the abbreviated key setting information. In the unlikely event that the simmergo game is abolished on the server 16, the shortcut key setting unit 22 senses that an event has occurred in which the simmergo game is not provided on the server 16. In this case, when the display unit 21 displays the setting window shown in FIG. 5, the shortcut key setting unit 22 provides the display unit 21 with information that the shinmaggo game in which the shortcut key 1 is set is not provided. 21 is a second window 52 of the setting window shown in FIG. 5 and can output a guidance message indicating that the symbol key 1 is no longer provided.

  As described above, with reference to FIG. 5, the setting window displayed on the display unit 21 and the shortcut key setting including information on the shortcut key for each game set by the shortcut key setting unit 22 when there is an input through the setting window. The process of generating information was explained.

  Referring to FIG. 3 again, when a search term input through the search window 42 displayed on the display unit 21 is received from the user client 11 in step S34, the search unit 24 selects candidates based on the received search term. Generate game list information. More specifically, the search unit 24 searches the game provided by the server 16 for a game having a shortened key or a unique key that matches or is similar to the received search word, and generates candidate game list information.

  Subsequently, in step S35, the display unit 21 displays the candidate game list information on the result window 43.

  Hereinafter, an example of the result window 43 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of the result window 43 when a number is input as a search word in the search window 42 (FIG. 6a) and when a character is input as a search word (FIG. 6b).

  Here, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the search term is any one of a number, a character, and a sign (for example, *,!, @, #, $,%, ^, &, *, ¥, etc.). Or a combination thereof. Hereinafter, in order to facilitate the understanding and explanation of the invention, FIGS. 6A and 6B will be described as examples in which the search word is a number or a character. However, the present invention is not limited to this and can be variously modified. .

  On the other hand, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the unique key can be designated in advance for each game. Here, the unique key is a key for identifying each game by the server 16, and the abbreviated key is a key set for the game by each user. The unique key and the abbreviated key can be various codes, characters, dragging and clicking in a specific direction of the mouse, or input on a touch screen.

  For example, when there are 20 online games provided from the server 16, unique keys 1 to 20 can be designated for each online game. As another example, if there are 30 online games provided by the server 16, the unique keys 1 to 10 are left as extra so that the user can designate frequently-executed games with abbreviated keys. The unique keys 10 to 40 may be designated for each online game.

  Referring to FIG. 6a, when the number 7 is input as a search word in the search window 42-a, the search unit 24 has a game corresponding to the abbreviated key 7 and a game having information related to the unique key 7 (for example, unique A game having a key of 70 to 79 and a unique key of 700 to 799) and a game name of 7 are searched, and candidate game list information is generated. Here, the candidate game list information may include a searched game name, a shortened key, a unique key, and web page information related to the candidate game. Subsequently, the display unit 21 can display the candidate game list information on the result window 43.

  Candidate game list information is illustrated in the result window 43-a of FIG. 6a. The result window 43-a may include a unique key 61 of the candidate game, a name 62 of the candidate game, a GO button 63 including web page information of the candidate game, and a save button 64 that can set a user-specific shortcut key for each candidate game. it can.

  Hereinafter, various functions performed by the display unit 21 when a search word is input to the search window 42 will be exemplified.

  First, the display unit 21 can obtain the names of candidate games that match a search word (for example, the shortened key 7) (that is, the shortcut key is set to 7) from the database 15 and display them separately in the search window. For example, as shown in FIG. 6a, when the number 7 is input as a search term, the display unit 21 refers to the database 15 to acquire “wolf” which is the name of the candidate game that matches the shortened key 7, The acquired name “wolf” can be separately displayed in the search window 42-a.

  In addition, the display unit 21 can arrange the candidate game list information in the order of recent game connection frequency of the user and display it on the result window 43.

  When the display unit 21 receives a predetermined key set in advance (for example, a comma (,) set in advance by the user) from the user client 11, the display unit 21 displays or closes the search window and / or the result window ( close) or hidden. That is, these predetermined keys are stored in advance as display command information, and the display unit 21 identifies these predetermined keys as display command information, and displays or closes the search window and / or the result window. (Close), display control can be performed.

  Further, the display unit 21 monitors whether or not a search word is input to the search window 42, and when the search word is input to the search window 42, the user can more easily see the search word input by the user. In order to be able to do so, the search term or search window 42 can be enlarged and displayed. For example, the search window 42 can be controlled to monitor the presence / absence of an active state by a user's mouse click or the like or input, and to display the search window 42 in an enlarged manner when the active state is monitored.

  In addition, the display unit 21 monitors whether or not a search word is input to the search window 42, and when the search word is input, a part of the search word is input for each input character or for a predetermined time unit. Can be extracted. In this case, the search unit 24 can generate candidate game list information based on a part of the search word received from the user client 11. Then, the display unit 21 can display candidate game list information based on a part of the search word on the result window 43. In this case, the game list information displayed in the result window 43 in the process of inputting the search word into the search window 42 can be continuously updated.

  Further, the display unit 21 displays a search word based on the game information recently executed by the user by the search word or a part of the search word input to the search window 42, the game list information of the server 16, or the game connection frequency of the user. Can be recommended.

  FIG. 6b shows an example of the result window 43-b when a part of the game name is input to the search window 42-b. In this case, since it is substantially the same as FIG. 6a mentioned above, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  According to an embodiment of the present invention, the search window 42 may include GO buttons 60-a and 60-b including game web page information associated with the search word, as shown in FIGS. 6a and 6b. .

  For example, as shown in FIG. 6a, when 7 is input as a search word to the search window 42-a, the search unit 24 generates candidate game list information for the search word 7 as described above. Thereafter, when a click (selection) of the mouse or the like on the GO button 60-a is detected, the display unit 21 is a game that matches the web page or the search word 7 related to the game in which the short key is set to 7. The web page associated with the “wolf game” may be displayed on the user client 11 through the current web page or another web page.

  Here, when the user client 11 is a terminal that uses a computer operating system (operation system; OS) or an operating system similar to the computer operating system, the enter key is input for the click on the GO button 60-a. Can be included.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 6a and 6b, the result windows 43-a and 43-b according to the embodiment of the present invention may include a save button 64 that can set a user-specific shortcut key for each searched candidate game. it can.

  For example, when the symmaggo save button 64 with the unique key No. 712 is clicked (more specifically, when the display unit 21 receives a click on the symmaggo save button 64), the display unit 21 A setting window can be displayed in which a user-specific shortcut key can be set in the game.

  Meanwhile, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the display unit 21 can update the shortcut key of the game list information provided to the result window 43 using the shortcut key setting information in step S35.

  Hereinafter, this will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

  For example, it is assumed that the user “former” sets the wolf game with the unique key 250 as the shortcut key 7 using the setting window described above. In this case, the abbreviated key setting unit 22 can set the abbreviated key of the wolf game as 7 and generate the abbreviated key setting information based on the abbreviated key.

  Thereafter, when the user “I” inputs 7 as a search word in the search window 32, the display unit 21 displays candidate game list information related to the search word 07 from the server 21 in the result window 43 as described with reference to FIG. 4. Can be displayed. Moreover, the display unit 21 can display information on the wolf game in which the short key is set to 7 on the result window 43 using the short key setting information.

  Referring to FIG. 7, the result window 43 displays a shortcut key 70, a unique key 71, a game name 72, a GO button 73 including game web page information, and a save button 74 for setting a game shortcut key.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, there is an advantage that game list information including the abbreviated key information set by the user can be referred to in the result window 43.

  The user interface providing method according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described above with reference to FIG.

  In FIG. 3, the case where the step of setting the shortcut key (step S33 in FIG. 3) is performed after the step of setting the environment of the remote control (see S32 in FIG. 3) has been described as an example. The step (see S32 in FIG. 3) and the step of setting the short key (S33 in FIG. 3) may be applied in various orders according to various environments to which the present invention is applied.

  In the above description, the display unit 21, the shortened key setting unit 22, the character management unit 23, and the search unit 24 are described as being included in the server 16. However, according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, one or more of the display unit 21, the shortcut key setting 22, and the character management unit 23 described above may be included in the user client 11.

  In the above description, the content is an online game, but the present invention is not limited to this and can be applied to various content. For example, when the server 16 is a server that provides a portal service, among the newspapers, the economic newspaper can be set as the short key 1 and the entertainment newspaper can be set as the short key 2. A digital-related shopping mall among the malls can be set as the abbreviated key number 3.

  The user interface providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computers, and may be recorded on a computer readable medium. A computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc., alone or in combination.

  The program instructions recorded on the computer readable medium may be specially designed and configured for the present invention and are known and usable by those skilled in the computer software field. May be. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include a hard disk, a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a magnetic medium such as a magnetic tape, an optical recording medium such as a CD-ROM and a DVD, and a floppy disk. Included are hardware devices that are specially configured to store and execute program instructions such as magneto-optical media such as (floppy disk) and ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Further, the medium described above may be a transfer medium such as a light or a metal line or a waveguide including a carrier wave for transferring a signal designating a program command, a data structure, or the like. Examples of the program instructions include not only machine language codes created by a compiler but also high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

  The hardware device described above can be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

  Although the present invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments, those skilled in the art can understand the technical idea and the scope of the present invention described in the appended claims. Obviously, various modifications and changes may be made to the present invention without departing from the scope.

It is a figure which illustrates the structure of an online game system. It is a block diagram which illustrates the composition of the server by the example of the present invention. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a user interface providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a web page provided to a user client according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the setting window which a display part displays by the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the result window which a display part displays by the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the result window which a display part displays by the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the result window which a display part displays by the Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

11 User client 12 Server 21 Display unit 22 Short key setting unit 23 Character management unit 24 Search unit 41 Character window 42 Search window 43 Result window

Claims (12)

A method in which a server connected to a user client through a network provides a user interface (UI) of the user client.
Displaying a search window on a web page provided to the user client;
Receiving from the user client a search term input into the search window;
By performing a search using the received search term, the name of the content related to the search term, a unique key preset for the content, a shortened key set by the user for the content , and content web page information Generating content list information including a button including a shortcut key setting button for setting the shortcut key;
Displaying the content list information as a result window at a specific position on the web page;
When the shortcut key setting button included in the content list information is selected, a setting window for setting or updating a shortcut key for each content is displayed on the web page;
See containing and a step of updating the quick key, or set quick key by the content based on the quick key setting information input included in the content list information via the setting window,
The step of generating the content list information includes:
When key information related to the abbreviated key and fixed key is input as the search term, each content corresponding to the abbreviated key or unique key related to the key information is searched, and each searched content is included. A method for providing a user interface, wherein the content list information is generated . The search window or the result window is displayed on the web page by specifying at least one of size, position, color, photo size, and font based on environment setting information. Item 4. A user interface providing method according to Item 1. The user interface providing method according to claim 2 , wherein the environment setting information is stored in the server or the user client. Monitoring whether or not a predetermined content provision abolition event has occurred for the content for which the speed key is set;
When the content provision abolition event occurs as a result of monitoring, displaying a message on the web page that the corresponding content is no longer provided,
The method for providing a user interface according to claim 1, further comprising: A computer-readable recording medium having a program recorded thereon for executing a user interface providing method according to the computer in any one of claims 1 to 4. In a server connected to a user client via a network and providing a user interface (UI) to the user client,
A display unit for displaying a search window for inputting a search word and a result window for displaying content list information related to the search word on a web page provided to the user client;
When a search word input through the search window is received, the name of the content related to the received search word by performing a search with the received search word, a unique key preset for the content , a user a search unit but quick dial key set for the content, the button including the content web page information, and to generate a content list information including a shortening key setting button for the quick key set,
To set the content by shortening key based on quick key setting information received from the user client, seen including a shortening key setting unit, the updating the shortening key included in the content list information,
When the shortcut key setting button included in the content list information is selected, the display unit displays a setting window for inputting shortcut key setting information for setting or updating the shortcut key of the content. Displayed above
When the key information related to the abbreviated key and the fixed key is input as the search term, the search unit searches each content corresponding to the abbreviated key or the unique key related to the key information. A user interface providing server that generates the content list information including each content . The setting window is a first window in which a content list for selecting contents for setting the speed key is displayed, a second window in which a content list in which a speed key for each content is set for each user is displayed, and the first window A first button for assigning an abbreviated key to the content selected on the content list displayed on the screen, and a second button for removing the abbreviated key of the content selected on the content list displayed on the second window. The user interface providing server according to claim 6 , comprising at least one of a button and a third button for changing a shortcut key of each content on the content list displayed in the second window. . The content list displayed in the first window is a whole list of contents provided from the server or a contents list in which contents provided from the server are arranged in order of user connection frequency. 8. The user interface providing server according to 7 . The search window or the result window is displayed on the web page by specifying at least one of size, position, color, photo size, and font based on environment setting information. Item 7. The user interface providing server according to Item 6 . The server according to claim 6 , wherein the display unit provides a search term input in relation to content that has been recently executed by the user. Claim 6 wherein said search window and said results window, and wherein said open or in response to a predetermined input for receiving from a user client, closes, and it is set to any one state of the state or hidden Server for providing user interface described in 1. The abbreviated key setting unit monitors whether or not a predetermined content provision abolition event has occurred for the content for which the abbreviated key is set;
The display unit, as a result of monitoring, displays a message on the web page indicating that the corresponding content is no longer provided when it is detected that the content provision abolition event has occurred. The user interface providing server according to any one of 6 to 11.