JP5028444B2 - Server apparatus and method for transmitting message in search system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for transmitting a message via a communication network.

  Services are devised on the Internet. For example, there are electronic mails and instant messages as information transmission services between individuals, and there is a search system as a service for unspecified majority. The search system displays a list of websites closely related to a word when the user inputs a desired word in the input field of the search screen and performs a predetermined operation, which is also a popular function in a so-called portal site. .

Yahoo Japan Corporation, "Yahoo! Gourmet", [online], [Search April 10, 2009], Internet <URL: http: // search. yahoo. co. jp / promo / direct. html>

  Conventionally, information transmission between the above-described search system and individuals has two different polarities, and there has been no technique for more effectively using them in association with each other. In addition, by making a special setting in the search system in advance, when a specific word such as “Gourmet!” Is entered in the search word column, a specific page (for example, “Yahoo! Gourmet”) instead of the search result. Although there is an example of direct transition to (see Non-Patent Document 1), it was not related to information transmission between individuals.

  The present invention is based on the background as described above, and an object thereof is to transmit a message between individuals with a strong impact by a keyword serving as a secret word between parties through a web search system.

Based on the above object, according to one aspect of the present invention, in a server device realized by a computer, an input is made about a message and a keyword serving as a key for displaying the message from a client system accessed via a communication network. An input receiving unit that receives the message, the keyword, and a destination to which the keyword is transmitted in association with each other and stores it in a predetermined message storage unit, a transmission unit that transmits the keyword to the destination, and any client The phrase receiving means for receiving the input of the search phrase from the system, and the search by referring to the message storage means when a predetermined operation is performed from the client system that input the search phrase when inputting the search phrase Keywords that match the phrase When the search is performed and the matching keyword is stored, a message acquisition unit that acquires the corresponding message, and when the message is acquired by the message acquisition unit, the message is input to the search phrase Message display means to be displayed on the client system that has performed, and when the predetermined operation is not performed from the client system that has input the search phrase when the search phrase is input, The search display means for displaying the search result of the related website on the client system that has input the search term is realized by a computer.

If the above is grasped in the form of the method, in an information processing method executed by a server device realized by a computer, from a client system accessed via a communication network, a message and a keyword that is a key for displaying the message, An input receiving process step of storing the message, the keyword, and a destination to which the keyword is transmitted in association with a predetermined message storage unit, and a transmission step of transmitting the keyword to the destination. A phrase acceptance processing step for accepting an input of a search phrase from any client system, and the message storage means is referred to when a predetermined operation is performed from the client system that entered the search phrase when the search phrase was entered. By When searching for a keyword that matches the search phrase, and when the matching keyword is stored, a message acquisition processing step for acquiring the corresponding message, and when the message is acquired by the message acquisition processing step A message display processing step for displaying the message on the client system that has input the search phrase, and the predetermined operation is not performed from the client system that has input the search phrase when the search phrase is input. In this case, a search display processing step of displaying a search result of a website related to the input search phrase on the client system that has input the search phrase is executed by the computer.

  In this way, a keyword registered by the sender in advance in association with a message is input together with a predetermined operation during a web search, and a corresponding message is displayed in place of the search result, so that a personal message is unexpected. Can communicate with unexpected and powerful impact.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, in any one of the above aspects, the predetermined operation is inputting a predetermined reserved word determined in advance together with the search phrase.

  As described above, as a predetermined operation for displaying a message corresponding to a search word / phrase, a function call button or the like is separately provided to receive a predetermined operation when a predetermined reserved word is input together with the search word / phrase. And the user interface is clear.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, in any one of the above aspects, the input reception unit receives a designation for the delivery time for each message and stores the designation in association with the message and the keyword in the message storage unit. The message display means, when the date and time when the search phrase that matches the keyword stored in the message storage means is matched with the delivery time associated with the keyword, the keyword and the delivery The message associated with the time is displayed on the client system that has input the search term.

  As described above, the transmission side user can freely specify the date and time at which the message is desired to be displayed, so that the message can be transmitted at a timing according to the purpose of the message, such as a birthday celebration.

  In addition, the present invention is not limited to the apparatus or method in each of the above aspects, but also includes an aspect of a method, apparatus, or computer program corresponding to the apparatus or method.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to transmit a message between individuals with a strong impact by using a keyword as a secret word between parties through a web search system.

The functional block diagram which shows the structure of embodiment of this invention with the example of a screen, and the example of data. The flowchart which shows the process sequence in embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the other example of a screen in embodiment of this invention.

  Next, modes for carrying out the present invention (referred to as “embodiments”) will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that assumptions common to those already described in the background art and problems are omitted as appropriate.

[1. Constitution〕
The present embodiment relates to a server apparatus (hereinafter also referred to as “this apparatus”) shown in FIG. 1 (configuration diagram), and can be grasped as a method or a computer program corresponding to this apparatus.

  The apparatus 1 is a web server apparatus that provides a display of a web page to a client system (such as personal computers PC1 and PC2 and a mobile phone terminal apparatus) accessed via a communication network (not shown), as shown in FIG. In addition, as a general computer configuration, at least an arithmetic control unit 5 such as a CPU, a storage device 6 such as an external storage device (HDD or the like) or a main memory, and a communication means 7 (LAN adapter or the like) with a communication network. And a predetermined computer program (not shown) stored (installed) in advance in the storage device 6 controls the arithmetic control unit 5 so that elements (such as 10 to 65) shown in FIG. Realize.

  Among these elements, the message storage means 20 and the search index database 65, which are means for storing information, are arbitrary in the storage device 6 such as files, various databases (also referred to as “DB”), variables such as arrays, system setting values, etc. The search index DB 65 stores search index data created by crawling (reading) a large number of websites existing on the WWW (World Wide Web) of the Internet. ing. The other elements (10, 30, etc.) that perform information processing are processing means for realizing and executing the following functions and processes.

[2. Action and effect)
That is, a processing procedure in the apparatus 1 configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
[2-1. Message input)
First, a user who wants to transmit a message accesses a predetermined web page from a personal computer (PC) 1 that is a client system used by the user, and inputs and registers necessary items including the message.

  At this time, the input receiving means 10 of the apparatus 1 receives a message (for example, “Let's get married!”) And a keyword (“ For example, “specify a love query” and the like are received, and the message and the keyword are associated with each other and stored in the message storage unit 20 (steps S10 and S20). Processing steps).

  Specifically, the input receiving means 10 provides a registration form as exemplified in the screen example G1 on the left side of FIG. 1 (step S10), and “register” the registration data including the message input in the registration form. Acquired when the button B1 is operated, etc., and is stored in the message storage means 20 (step S20). An example of registered data which is a set of information such as a message and a special query for each case is shown as a data example D in the upper part of FIG. Here, the message is not limited to a character string, but may be in any format, such as an image uploaded by the user, web page data by HTML or the like, and a moving image file such as a video letter.

  Note that as a condition for accepting input of such registration data, a predetermined member registration, usage fee settlement, or the like may be requested from the transmission source user. In addition, it is possible to accept the specification of the template that defines the design (appearance) of the entire screen and display field for displaying the message, and if it is stored with the message as part of the message or as additional information, it will be even more impressive. Inspiring message transmission can be realized. For example, in the screen example G1 in FIG. 1, “bouquet” is selected in the selection box (drop-down menu) S as a template.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the input receiving unit 10 receives designation for the delivery time (here, “delivery date”) for each message and associates it with the message and the special query in the message storage unit 20. It shall be memorized. Here, the “delivery time” may be a date or time at which the message should be displayed after the date and time, a combination of date and time, a wide range of days or time zones, etc. A date (for example, “2009090331”) is used. For example, when there is a range of delivery times and there is not only the beginning but also the end, the message will not be viewed by anyone if the corresponding special query has passed without the end.

  Then, only the special query registered in association with the message as described above needs to be transmitted to the user who wants to be the destination of the message. As for the transmission of such special queries, the user of the transmission source may transmit it by e-mail or the like, and at the time of registering the message, the ID or e-mail address of the destination user that he / she wants to see is registered in the apparatus 1 Alternatively, the special query may be transmitted from the apparatus to the destination user by e-mail or the like.

[2-2. Search term input and keyword search)
The special query passed to the destination user as described above is input from the same web page as the other general users, input screen components, or the like. That is, the phrase accepting means 30 accepts input of a search phrase from any one or unspecified number of client systems using a predetermined web search form G2 (right side in FIG. 1) or the like (step S30, phrase acceptance processing step).

  Then, when a predetermined operation is performed from the client system that input the search phrase when the message acquisition unit 40 inputs the search phrase, the message acquisition unit 40 refers to the message storage unit 20 to search for a keyword that matches the search phrase. While searching, when the matching keyword is stored, the corresponding message is acquired (message acquisition processing step).

  Here, the “predetermined operation” that is an opportunity to refer to the message storage unit 20 is referred to as a predetermined reserved word (“special search key” determined in advance in the present embodiment. For example, “Y!” Etc.) together with the search word and the like together, for example, separated by a space in the same input field as the search word. This reserved word is uniformly determined by the operator, that is, the service provider side in this embodiment (this device), and is not determined for each message sender. Then, the distribution destination user who is informed of the special query “with love” and the special search key “Y!” By the transmission source user of the PC 1 provides the special query and the special search key of the apparatus 1 from the PC 2. Consider a case in which “Y with love” is entered on the web search form G2.

  In this case, the message acquisition means 40 determines whether or not the special search key K (here, “Y!”) Is included in the phrase input in the search phrase input field E of the web search form screen G2 (step S1). S35), if included, if there is a special query in the message storage means 20 that matches the search term Q (here, “with love”) entered in combination with this special search key K “Y!” (Step S40), registration data including a message corresponding to the special query (here, “Let's get married!”) Is acquired (Step S45). The registration data acquired here includes a delivery date and a template type.

  If the special query that matches the search phrase entered together with the special search key is not stored in the message storage means 20, a normal web search is performed based on the search phrase and the search result is obtained. Or an error message such as “The keyword or message you are looking for is not registered” may be displayed. Further, the “matching” special query is not limited to the complete matching of character strings, but includes an embodiment in which a difference between full-width half-width and uppercase and lowercase letters is ignored, or a partial match is regarded as a match.

[2-3. Display of messages or search results)
When the message acquisition unit 40 acquires the registration data including the message as described above, the message display unit 50 first determines the current date and time determined from the internal clock of the apparatus 1 (that is, stored in the message storage unit). It is determined whether or not the date and time when the search term matching the keyword being entered is matched with the delivery time (here, delivery date “20090331”) associated with the special query of the acquired message (step S47).

  When the current date and time match the delivery date, the message display means 50 inputs the special query using the message (that is, the message associated with the special query and the delivery time) as a search term. Is displayed on the PC 2 which is the client system (step S50, message display processing step). A screen G3 illustrated in the lower right part of FIG. 1 is an example showing a state in which the message “Let's get married!” Is displayed according to the template “bouquet” designated by the user of the transmission source.

  On the other hand, when inputting the search term, if the predetermined operation (such as inputting the special search key “Y!”) Is not performed from the client system (for example, the PC 2) that has input the search term, the search display is performed. The means 60 performs a web search using the search index DB 65 to display the search result of the website related to the input search phrase on the PC 2 that is the client system that has input the search phrase (search display). Processing steps).

[3. effect〕
As described above, in the present embodiment, a keyword previously registered in association with a message by a sender is input together with a predetermined operation at the time of web search, and a corresponding message is displayed instead of the search result. And can convey personal messages such as event guides with unexpected and powerful impact. Depending on how you use it, you can pass the search term registered as a special query to the other party and make it appear that a normal search is performed, and in fact, display a special message. Of course, some messages such as information on the meeting may be shared among a plurality of people in a desired group (university seminar, student group, workplace synchronization meeting, various circles, etc.) through a special query.

  In addition, as described above, in the present embodiment, in order to accept a predetermined operation as a predetermined operation for displaying a message corresponding to a search phrase by inputting a predetermined reserved word together with the search phrase. It is not necessary to separately provide a function call button and the user interface is clear.

  In particular, in the present embodiment as described above, the transmission side user can freely specify the date and time when the message is to be displayed, so that transmission at a timing according to the purpose of the message such as a birthday celebration can be achieved.

[4. Other embodiments]
In addition, the said embodiment is only an illustration and this invention includes what is illustrated below and other embodiment other than that. For example, in the present invention, elements such as each means may be realized by an electronic circuit based on a wired logic or the like without being limited to a computer control unit. Further, each configuration diagram, data diagram, flowchart diagram, and the like are merely examples, and the presence / absence of each element, its order, specific contents, and the like can be appropriately changed.

  As an example, the “predetermined operation” that triggers a search from the message storage means for a special query that matches an input search term is not limited to simultaneously entering a reserved word such as a special search key. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 3 (1), operating the “special search” button B3 displayed at the same time instead of the normal “search” button B2 displayed on the screen G22 in the web search form. If there is a corresponding special query, a message may be displayed as shown in FIG. In such an embodiment, it is possible to omit the trouble of transmitting or inputting a predetermined special search key such as “Y!”.

  Further, as a condition for displaying a message, not only a predetermined operation and keyword input, but also a configuration in which only a specific user is displayed based on a user ID is possible. In this case, the input accepting unit accepts designation of a delivery destination ID for each message and stores it in the message storing unit in association with the message and the keyword. In addition, when the search phrase that matches the keyword associated with the delivery destination ID is input in the access based on the delivery destination ID stored in the message storage unit, the message display means The message associated with the keyword and the delivery destination ID is displayed on the client system that has input the search phrase.

  In this way, the configuration in which the transmission-side user can freely specify the other party who wants to display the message as the delivery destination ID can reliably limit the private message transmission partner to specific individuals or group members.

1 server device PC (PC1, PC2) personal computer 5 operation control unit 6 storage device 7 communication means 10 input reception means 20 message storage means 30 phrase reception means 40 message acquisition means 50 message display means 60 search display means 65 search index DB

Claims (4)

In a server device realized by a computer,
From a client system that is accessed via a communication network, accepts input about a message and a keyword that is a key for displaying the message, and associates the message with the keyword and a destination to which the keyword is transmitted. Input receiving means for storing in a predetermined message storage means;
A transmission means for transmitting the keyword to the destination;
Phrase accepting means for accepting input of a search phrase from any client system;
When a predetermined operation is performed from the client system that has input the search phrase, the keyword that matches the search phrase is searched by referring to the message storage unit, and the matching keyword Message acquisition means for acquiring the corresponding message when is stored;
When the message is acquired by the message acquisition means, the message display means for displaying the message on the client system that has input the search term;
When the predetermined operation is not performed from the client system that has input the search phrase when the search phrase is input, the search result of the website related to the input search phrase is input to the search phrase. Search display means to be displayed on the client system that has performed
Is realized by a computer. The server device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined operation is inputting a predetermined reserved word together with the search word / phrase. For each message, the input receiving unit receives a designation for the delivery time and stores it in the message storage unit in association with the message and a keyword,
The message display means, when the date and time when the search phrase that matches the keyword stored in the message storage means is matched with the delivery time associated with the keyword, the keyword and the delivery The server device according to claim 1, wherein a message associated with a time is displayed on a client system that inputs the search term. In an information processing method executed by a server device realized by a computer,
From a client system that is accessed via a communication network, accepts input about a message and a keyword that is a key for displaying the message, and associates the message with the keyword and a destination to which the keyword is transmitted. An input acceptance processing step to be stored in a predetermined message storage means;
A communication step of transmitting the keyword to the destination;
A phrase acceptance processing step for accepting an input of a search phrase from any client system;
When a predetermined operation is performed from the client system that has input the search phrase, the keyword that matches the search phrase is searched by referring to the message storage unit, and the matching keyword A message acquisition processing step of acquiring the corresponding message when is stored;
When the message is acquired by the message acquisition processing step, a message display processing step of displaying the message on the client system that has input the search term;
When the predetermined operation is not performed from the client system that has input the search phrase when the search phrase is input, the search result of the website related to the input search phrase is input to the search phrase. Search display processing step to be displayed on the client system that has performed
Is executed by the computer.

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