KR100341436B1 - User-oriented internet information search method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a user-centered Internet information retrieval method, which downloads an N-time web browser from a personal information server, installs it in a computer used by a client, and executes the installed N-time web browser. Thereafter, the client stores the user information and the website edited material for information retrieval in a computer using the N-time web browser, and transmits the stored user information and the website edited data to the personal information server. The personal information server classifies the user information and the website edited data for each individual user and stores them in the personal information DB. Then, the integrated information server reads the data stored in the personal information DB, selects the website access rank by referring to the website edited data, and calculates the website access statistics data classified by category according to the selected website access rank. Store in the integrated information DB. Thereafter, when the request for site access statistics is received from the client through the N-time web browser, the integrated information server reads the website access statistics stored in the integrated information DB and provides the client with the n-time web browser. Therefore, it is easy to search for information based on statistics for individual users, not Internet search by one-sided classification, and it is possible to analyze web patterns of Internet users, which makes it an important material for internet business such as internet shopping and e-commerce. There is.

Description

User-Centered Internet Information Retrieval {USER-ORIENTED INTERNET INFORMATION SEARCH METHOD}

The present invention relates to a user-centered Internet information retrieval method, and in particular, by providing the user with access statistics data at the user's request, while searching and managing the statistics of the site data to be accessed by the user to search only the information that is suitable for the current state in terms of the user It's about how to do it.

Typically, the Internet began with the appanet, which began to share information related to military research by the US Department of Defense, and now provides a huge and efficient information storage and information providing medium that is linked to numerous computer networks around the world. have.

In addition, the Internet has recently grown to become the largest comprehensive information communication network, and the number of people accessing the Internet such as information retrieval through the Internet and electronic commerce through the Internet is increasing day by day.

Among them, information retrieval through the Internet uses search engines related to a method of manipulating and managing data processed by a search program. Currently, commercial search engines search a large number of websites and include a target word of a website. Index the address into its subject and store it in the database to serve.

If the Internet user enters a key word to search for related information, or if he / she knows a site with desired information in advance, he or she immediately enters the corresponding site and finds the information directly.

Such conventional Internet information search is classified into keyword type information search, directory type internet information search, meta type internet information search, and the like.

In general, the conventional keyword type information retrieval refers to an information retrieval for retrieving relevant information input by a user by constructing a specific phrase of web pages distributed in the Internet network, and using a retrieval method of commercialized Internet information. Examples thereof include altavista, lycos, naver, simmany, and the like.

In addition, the directory type internet information search classifies the web pages distributed in the internet network into several preset directories and searches for the information input by the user. Examples include yahoo, galaxy, and the like.

In addition, the meta-type internet information search refers to an information search system that searches other information search systems based on the information input by the user. The commercialized Internet information search using this method includes savysearch and metasearch. (matasearch), mischanni (mochanni) and the like.

In recent years, with the rapid increase in the above-mentioned Internet information retrieval, there have been frequent occurrences of retrieving specific information by using the Internet information retrieval. However, there was a hassle of having to frequently visit a preferred site through a search engine in order to obtain precisely the specific information desired by the user by using search tools such as keyword type, directory type, and meta type internet information search. There was no reference material in using favorites, so there was a problem of separately using a preferred site through a separate search engine.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, the purpose of which is to analyze the web data for each site to access the user and to analyze the web pattern to retrieve detailed information, or to request the user access statistics data It is to provide a user-centered Internet information retrieval method that can be provided to the user to search only the information that is appropriate to the current state from the user side.

According to the present invention for achieving the above object, a user-centered Internet information retrieval method comprises the steps of downloading an N-time web browser from a personal information servo, installed in a computer used by a client, and executing the installed N-time web browser; Storing user information and website edited material for information retrieval on a computer using an N-time web browser, and transmitting the stored user information and website edited data to a personal information server; Storing the user information and the website edited material in the personal information database by dividing the user information and the website edited material by the individual user; After reading the data stored in the personal information database, the website access ranking is selected by referring to the website editing data in the integrated information server, and the website access statistics data obtained by statistics are classified according to the selected website access ranking. Storing in a database; When the request for site access statistics is received from the client through the N-time web browser, the method may include reading the website access statistics stored in the integrated information database from the integrated information server and providing the access statistics to the client through the n-time web browser. do.

1 is a block diagram for performing a user-centered Internet information retrieval method according to the present invention,

2 is a detailed flowchart illustrating data transmission / reception between a client and an N-time web browser according to the present invention.

3 is a detailed flowchart of data transmission / reception between a client and a general browser according to the present invention;

4 is a detailed flowchart illustrating a data flow between a personal information server and a personal information DB according to the present invention.

5 is a detailed flowchart illustrating a data flow between an integrated information server and an integrated information DB according to the present invention.

6 is a screen configured by an en-time web browser or a normal browser according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a diagram illustrating a basic screen of a web browser according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

10: client 12: normal browser

14: Entime Web Browser 20: Personal Information Server

30: personal information DB 40: integrated information server

50: integrated information DB

A: Internet

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail an embodiment according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a block diagram for performing a user-centered Internet information retrieval method according to the present invention includes a client 10, a personal information server 20, and a personal information database (DB). 30), an integrated information server 40, and an integrated information DB 50.

The client 10 has a general browser 12 for retrieving information and an en-time web browser 14 for facilitating information retrieval and website movement. The client 10 is a multi-user using a personal computer. Alternatively, after accessing the Internet A through the N-time web browser 14, and then connected to the personal information server 20 via the connected Internet A, various data are transmitted to the connected personal information server 20. / Receive user information (detailed personal information such as name, age, occupation, hobbies and frequently visited website information) for receiving and searching to the personal information server 20.

That is, when the client 10 accesses the personal information server 20 using the N-time web browser 14, the website editing materials, that is, the website search data, the recommended site data, the personal site change data, and the individual data Further Editing and Deleting Data of the Site After storing the data in the computer memory used by the client 10, the stored data is transmitted to the personal information server 20. In addition, when the client 10 accesses the personal information server 20 using the general browser 12, the search data and the recommended site data are transmitted to the personal information DB 30 directly through the personal information server 20. Here, the n-time web browser 14 is a web browser produced by an n-time company, and means a specific program file that can be downloaded and installed in a personal computer by the client 10 on the n-time homepage at any time. That is, the N-time web browser 14 is a program file having an input and editing function for website search data, recommended site data, personal site change data, and individual site addition / edit / delete data. When the program file is installed and executed on its own computer, the program file is automatically connected to the personal information server 20 in the N-time homepage through the Internet A. After that, the client ( 10) using the N-time web browser 14 to search a website, enter a recommended site, change / add / edit / delete a site for each individual, and the various data generated at this time are the Internet (A) and a personal information server. The personal information DB 20 transmits the user information provided from the client 10 to the personal information DB 30, and stores the N-time web bra. The site search data provided by the browser 14, the recommended site data, the individual site change data, and the additional edit and delete data of the individual site are transmitted to the personal information DB 30, and are provided by the general browser 12. Search data, recommended site data, and the like are transmitted to the personal information DB 30.

The personal information DB 30 stores user information provided from the personal information server 20 separately for each individual, and stores site search data, recommended site data, and personal site change data provided by the N-time web browser 14. In addition, the data is stored separately by editing, editing, deleting, and editing each individual site, and the search data and recommendation site data provided by the general browser 12 are stored separately for each individual.

The integrated information server 40 reads the number of accesses to the individual sites and the entire sites stored in the personal information DB 30 and selects the rankings, and the sites are classified for each individual (by age, region, gender, date, etc.). The statistical data of the access statistics is transmitted to the integrated information DB 50. Then, the integrated information server 40 reads the statistical data stored in the integrated information DB 50 when the request for the site access statistics data from the client 10 and provides it to the client 10 via the Internet (A).

The integrated information DB 50 stores site access statistics data provided from the integrated information server 40.

Referring to the flowchart of Fig. 2, a detailed flowchart of data transmission / reception between the client 10 and the N-time web browser 14 according to the present invention having the above-described configuration is shown.

First, the client 10 downloads the N-time web browser 14 from the N-time homepage and installs it on its computer (step 201).

After the N-time web browser 14 is installed on the computer used by the client 10, and the installed N-time web browser 14 is executed, the N-time web browser 14 is operated to obtain personal information through the Internet A. The server 20 is connected (step 202).

While the client 10 is connected to the personal information server 20 using the N-time web browser 14, it is determined whether the connection, site change data (search data), and recommendation site data have not been transmitted. (Step 203).

If the data is not transmitted in the query step 203, the untransmitted data is transmitted to the personal information server 20 through the Internet A (step 204), and the client 10 uses the other computer for the personal site. It is checked whether the data has been changed (step 205). On the other hand, if the data is transmitted in the query step 203, the check step 205 described above is executed.

If the site data for each individual is changed in the check step 205, the client 10 requests the changed data to the personal information server 20, receives and stores the changed data from the personal information server 20, Display the time web browser 14 (step 206).

If the personal site data does not change in the check step 205, the data before the change is displayed in the N-time web browser 14 (step 207).

While the client 10 is connected to any site using the N-time web browser 14, the client 10 edits or deletes this site or adds a new site while keeping the address of the connected site as a text file. In step 208, it is determined whether the search data is changed.

When the search data is changed in the determination step 208, the search data of the computer used by the client 10 is changed and stored, and the changed data is transmitted to the personal information server 20 through the Internet A ( In step 209, it is checked whether the client 10 has entered the recommended site (step 210). On the other hand, if the search data is not changed in the determination step 208, the check step 210 described above is executed.

When the recommendation site is input in the check step 210, the client recommends the recommendation site of the computer used by the client 10, stores it, and transmits the input recommendation site to the personal information server 20 through the Internet A. After that (step 211), it is checked whether the N-time web browser 14 has ended (step 212). On the other hand, if the recommendation site is not input in the check step 210, the check step 212 described above is executed.

When the N-time web browser 14 ends in the checking step 212, the file containing the address of the site in text is taken out and transmitted to the personal information server 20 through the Internet A (step 213). If the N-time web browser 14 does not terminate in the checking step 212, it maintains an arbitrary site connection state (step 214).

Referring to the flowchart of FIG. 3, a detailed flowchart of data transmission / reception between the client 10 and the general browser 12 according to the present invention having the above-described configuration is shown.

First, when the client 10 executes the general browser (explorer or Netscape) 12 installed on his computer, the general browser 12 is operated and connected to the personal information server 20 through the Internet A. (Step 301).

Then, an arbitrary site (an N-time homepage set by the client 10) is connected to the computer used by the client 10, and the initial screen of the site is displayed (step 302).

While the initial time screen of the N-time homepage is displayed on the computer used by the client 10, the site address field (URL) is simultaneously opened (step 303), and the opened site address field (URL) is used. The client 10 enters any site he wishes to connect to (step 304).

When the address of any site input by the client 10 is transmitted to the personal information server 20 via the Internet A, the personal information server 20 transmits the arbitrary site address to the personal information DB 30. Save (step 305).

Thereafter, while the client 10 is connected to an arbitrary site, the client 10 determines whether the search data is changed by editing or deleting the connected site or adding a new site (step 306).

When the search data is changed in the determination step 306, the changed data is transmitted to the personal information server 20 through the Internet A (step 307), and it is checked whether the client 10 inputs the recommended site. (Step 308). On the other hand, if the search data is not changed in the determination step 306, the check step 308 described above is executed.

When the recommendation site is input in the check step 308, the input recommendation site is transmitted to the personal information server 20 through the Internet A (step 309), and it is checked whether the general browser 12 is finished. (Step 310). On the other hand, if the recommendation site is not input in the check step 308, the check step 310 described above is executed.

When the general browser 12 is terminated in the check step 310, the address of the site is transmitted to the personal information server 20 through the Internet A (step 311). If the general browser 12 is not terminated in the check step 310, it maintains an arbitrary site connection state (step 312).

Referring to the flowchart of FIG. 4, a detailed flowchart of the data flow between the personal information server 20 and the personal information DB 30 according to the present invention having the above-described configuration is shown.

First, the personal information server 20 transmits the site change data (search data) from the client 10 and a response to the query whether the recommendation data has not been sent to the client 10 (step 401), and responds to the response. The corresponding unsent material is received from the client 10 via the Internet A (step 402).

Thereafter, after receiving the untransmitted data, the personal information server 20 queries the client 10 whether it has been received by the N-time web browser 14 (step 403).

If the non-transmitted data received by the N-time web browser 14 in the query step 403, the non-transmitted data is transmitted to the personal information DB 30, and the untransmitted data transmitted to the personal information DB 30. Is converted into a file and stored on a disk (not shown) in the personal information server 20 (step 404).

Thereafter, the personal information server 20 receives from the client 10 a transmission request for the personalized site data which the client 10 changed using another computer through the Internet A (step 405).

On the other hand, if it is not the untransmitted data received by the N-time web browser 14 in the query step 403, the step 405 of receiving the transmission request for the above-described individual site data is executed.

When the personal information server 20 receives a request for transmission of personal site data from the client 10, the personal information server 20 reads the changed site data from the personal information DB 30 and transmits the changed site data to the client 10 via the Internet A ( Step 406).

Thereafter, the personal information server 20 receives a message indicating that the access site data has been changed from the client 10 and transmits the message to the personal information DB 30 (step 407), and then transmits the changed access site data through the Internet A. To the client 10 (step 408).

The personal information DB 30 receives a message indicating that the access site data provided from the personal information server 20 has been changed and stores the data in individual units (step 409).

In addition, the personal information server 20 receives the recommendation site data from the client 10 and transmits it to the personal information DB 30 (step 410). Then, the personal information DB 30 stores the recommended site data provided from the personal information server 20 in units of individual individuals (step 411).

Referring to the flowchart of Fig. 5, a detailed flowchart of the data flow between the integrated information server 40 and the integrated information DB 50 according to the present invention having the above-described configuration is shown.

First, the integrated information server 40 reads the number of times of access to the individual sites and the entire sites stored in the personal information DB 30, selects the ranking, and transmits the selected access ranking data to the personal information DB 30 (step). 501).

The personal information DB 30 receives the access ranking data from the integrated information server 40 and stores the access ranking data for each individual (step 502).

Thereafter, the integrated information server 40 reads the access ranking data stored in the personal information DB 30 and integrates statistical data that has generated site access statistics for each individual by age (age, region, gender, date, etc.). The information is sent to the DB 50 (step 503). Then, the integrated information DB 50 stores site access statistical data for each individual by division provided from the integrated information server 40 (step 504).

When the request for site access statistics is received from the client 10 (step 505), the integrated information server 40 reads the statistical data stored in the integrated information DB 50 to the client 10 through the Internet A. If so, the connection statistics service may be performed (step 506).

Referring to FIG. 6, a screen configured by the N-time web browser 14 or the general browser 12 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6A is a screen provided when the general browser 12 is used. to be. That is, when the user accesses the N-time homepage and logs in, a page including the N-time channel, My Top 10, a search box, and a channel wizard part as shown in FIG. 6A is displayed.

6B is a screen provided when using the N-time web browser 14. In other words, it is composed of functions / buttons similar to those of the general browser 12, and basically the screen provided by the general browser 12 as well as the personal information at the time of initial membership registration without having to access the N-time homepage You can do a search service while logged in.

Referring to FIG. 7, the basic screen of the web browsers 12 and 14 according to the present invention has the following function buttons.

In other words, the title bar (1) that displays the title of the current web browser, and the small size of the web browser to the window taskbar, to reduce or maximize the screen size and to close the web browser window Screen resizing and ending button (2) with buttons, hide description back and forth .... button item (3) with channel editing, address to display page address and add page displayed in address window directly to channel Window Add Channel (4), Category List When the list of categories increases, a list display arrow appears. When a category is selected, the N-time channel + My channel (5) shows a sub-page and shows a list of channels in the category. Display the top 10 list of sites in order of going through the analysis, and analyze the results by age, region, gender ... My Top 10+ Channel Wizard (6), which can be selected and inserted into a channel in the N-time web browser, and the search engine list sub page is displayed so that users can search for each site by entering a search word. An input window search button (7), an internet connection animation (8) indicating that the user is online by movement in the case of an internet connection state, a character event animation (9) functioning as an event by Mr.n Carrier animation, A status display & timeline (11) that displays Internet page links and moving page movement status and time, and a sub-page search channel that displays content by dividing the frame on the left side of the screen of the web browser. This is the initial base screen with overall functions.

Therefore, in the present invention, it is possible to retrieve detailed information by analyzing statistics and web patterns for each site data accessed by the user, or to provide users with access statistics data at the user's request to retrieve only information suitable for the current state from the user's perspective. This makes it easy to search for information based on statistics for individual users, not Internet search based on one-sided classification, and analyzes web patterns of Internet users, making it an important resource for internet businesses such as Internet shopping and e-commerce. There is.

Claims (8)

An information retrieval method in an Internet system having a personal information server integrated information server, Downloading an N-time web browser from the personal information server, installing the N-time web browser in a computer used by a client, and executing the installed N-time web browser; Storing user information and website editing data for information retrieval in the computer using the N-time web browser, and transmitting the stored user information and website editing data to the personal information server; Storing user information and web site editing data in the personal information database by dividing the user information and the website edited data by the user; After reading the data stored in the personal information database, the website access ranking is selected by referring to the website editing data in the integrated information server, and the website access statistics data classified by category according to the selected website access ranking Storing the data in the integrated information database; When a request for site access statistics is received from the client through the N-time web browser, reading the website access statistics data stored in the integrated information database from the integrated information server and providing the request to the client through the N-time web browser. User-centered Internet information retrieval method comprising a. The web browser of claim 1, wherein the en-time web browser comprises: A web browser produced by the company that operates the Internet system performs a general browser function, and inputs and edits the website search data, recommended site data, personal site change data, and personal data addition / edit / delete data. And a program file, wherein the client automatically installs and executes the program file on his / her computer, and is automatically connected to a personal information server. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein when the client accesses a personal information server using the general browser, Using the site address input field (URL) in the connected state, accessing an arbitrary site that the client wants to access, and determining whether to edit the site in the connected state; If the site is in the editing state, transmitting the edited site data to the personal information server, and then checking whether the client inputs the recommended site; And when the recommendation site is input in the checking step, transmitting an address of the input recommendation site to a personal information server. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein when the N-time web browser is downloaded from the personal information server and installed on a computer used by the client, The client executing the entime web browser to automatically connect to the personal information server; Querying whether site search data has not been transmitted while being connected to the personal information server; If the site search data is not transmitted in the querying step, transmitting the untransmitted data to the personal information server, and checking whether the client changes the site data for each individual by using another computer; Requesting the changed data from the personal information server, receiving the changed data from the personal information server, and storing the changed data in the computer when the personal site data is changed in the checking step; Determining whether to edit a site in the connected state while keeping the address of the connected site in a text file while connected to an arbitrary site using the N-time web browser; When the site is in the editing state in the determining step, the edited site material is changed in the site material used by the client and stored in the computer, the stored site change data is transmitted to the personal information server, and then the client is recommended. Checking whether a site has been entered; When the recommendation site is input in the checking step, updating the input recommendation site to a recommendation site of a computer used by the client, and transmitting the updated recommendation site to the personal information server. User-oriented Internet information retrieval method. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein between the personal information server and the personal information database, Receiving access, site change data, and recommendation site data from the client by the N-time web browser and storing the data in the personal information database; When the client requests for personalized site data changed using another computer, reading the changed site data from the personal information database and transmitting the changed site data to the client; Receiving a message indicating that the access site data has been changed from the client and recommending site data, and storing the changed access site data in the personal information database for each individual unit; and providing the changed access site data to the client. User-centered Internet retrieval method. The method according to claim 1, wherein between the integrated information server and an integrated information database, Reading the number of accesses of individual sites and all sites stored in the personal information database in the integrated information server, selecting an access order, and storing the selected access ranking data in the personal information database; And storing the statistical data of the site access statistics for each division by reading the access ranking data stored in the personal information database in the integrated information server and storing the statistical data for each individual in the integrated information database. . The method of claim 1, wherein the website editing material, And a web site search data, a recommendation site data, a site change data for each person, and a material for further editing and deleting of the site for each user. The site access statistics according to claim 1, wherein User-centered Internet information retrieval method characterized in that the statistics of the website access selected and stored in the personal information database divided by age, region, gender, date, respectively.