KR100811187B1 - Mutual connecting system for internet web site visitors using internet addressURL and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and method for linking visitors independently of a site so that site visitors can communicate with each other without depending on the means provided by the visited Internet site. More specifically, the terminal includes a user program provided in the user terminal and a connection server connected to the user terminal through an internet network. When a plurality of user terminals access specific Internet sites, terminals connected to the same or similar Internet sites are provided. A system and method for interconnecting the system are provided. According to the present invention, regardless of the type of the visited site or the technical environment, the Internet site visitors have a site-independent interconnection and communication means, thereby allowing more free and wide information exchange.

Internet, Site, Internet Address, URL, Query, Chat, Communication

Description

Mutual connecting system for internet web site visitors using internet address (URL) and method

1 is a schematic diagram of a site independent visitor connection system via an Internet address (URL) of the present invention.

Figure 2 shows an embodiment of a web browser to which the user program of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 3 is an exemplary view of the same and similar site visitor and chat room status screen displayed when the same and similar site visitor connection button is pressed in the embodiment of FIG. 2.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a site independent visitor connection system and method through an Internet address (URL) according to the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating another embodiment of a site independent visitor connection system and method through an Internet address (URL) according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining another embodiment of a system and method for connecting a site independent visitor via an Internet address (URL) according to the present invention.

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100, 130a, 130b: user terminal 110: Internet network

120a, 120b, 120c: site server

200: connection management means 210: connection server

220: chat server 230: user information DB

212: Similar Site Index

214: similarity index

300: Web browser 310: Internet address input window

320: Web browser toolbar

330: Connect same and similar site access button

340: Connect query similar query button

The present invention relates to a system and method for linking visitors independently of a site so that site visitors can communicate with each other without depending on the means provided by the visited Internet site. More specifically, the terminal includes a user program provided in the user terminal and a connection server connected to the user terminal through an internet network. When a plurality of user terminals access specific Internet sites, terminals connected to the same or similar Internet sites are provided. A system and method for interconnecting the system are provided.

Internet sites are visited by people with similar interests and purposes, and visitors exchange information by means of bulletin boards, comments, or chats. However, the conventional technique is limited in that it can be used only when providing the right to use together with the necessary means at the connected site.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a system and method for independently interconnecting the same site visitors based on the URL of the visited site.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a system and method for mutually independently linking similar site visitors based on the URL of the visited site.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a system and method for independently interconnecting similar search query inquirers based on a search word included in a URL of a visited site.

As a technical idea for achieving the object of the present invention, the first aspect of the present invention has a user program that is activated when the Internet site is connected to a plurality of user terminals, and is connected to the user program through a wired or wireless Internet network A connection management means, and when the user terminal accesses a specific site, the user program transmits the URL information and the user identifier of the access site to the connection management means, and the connection management means transmits the same site based on the received URL. When a user identifier of a terminal connected to a group is transmitted and transmitted to a terminal belonging to a group, a system and method for interconnecting visitors to the same site using an identifier received from a user program of the user terminal are provided.

The second aspect of the present invention has a system (similar site index) classifying similar sites highly relevant in the system and method of the first aspect, and the user identifier of the terminal accessing the similar site based on the access URL. A system and method for interconnecting similar site visitors by grouping is presented.

The third aspect of the present invention has a system (similar search term index) that categorizes highly related similar terms in the system and method of the first aspect, and is included in the URL of the search site when a user queries the search site. The present invention provides a system and method for interconnecting similar search query inquiries by grouping user identifiers of terminals that query similar search terms based on the similar search term index and the extracted search term.

Hereinafter, with reference to the embodiments of the present invention and the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the configuration and operation of the invention.

1 is a schematic diagram of a site independent visitor connection system via an Internet address (URL) of the present invention.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a plurality of wired and wireless Internet having Internet access means such as a web (WEB) browser or a WAP browser capable of accessing an internet site, and a user program driven together with the internet access means. A user terminal (hereinafter referred to as a 'user terminal') 100, 130a, 130b;

A wired or wireless Internet network (hereinafter referred to as an “Internet network”) 110;

Site server (hereinafter, referred to as 'Internet site' or 'site') 120a, which is connected to the Internet through the Internet network 110 by the Internet access means of the user terminals 100, 130a and 130b. 120b) 120c;

It comprises a connection management means 200 is connected through the Internet network 110 in the user program of the user terminal (100, 130a, 130b).

The connection management means 200 receives and groups information such as URLs from the user terminals 100, 130a, and 130b, and connects the user terminals 100, 130a, and 130b belonging to a group to each other. 210, a chat server 220 for relaying text, voice or video chats to the connected user terminals 100, 130a and 130b, and a user information DB 230.

In addition, the connection server 210 has a function of analyzing URL information and the same site grouping function, and queries a similar site index 212 and a similar search term used when grouping a user identifier of a terminal connected to a similar site. It includes a similar search term index 214 used when grouping the user identifiers of the terminal.

The user terminals 100, 130a, and 130b are computers, PDA terminals, mobile communication terminals, and the like, which have means for accessing Internet sites using the Internet network.

The user program installed in the user terminal may be implemented as an extension module of the internet browser in the form of a toolbar of the internet browser or a plug-in. Alternatively, the module may be implemented as a basic built-in module of an internet browser or a user terminal, or may be implemented as a stand-alone program.

When a plurality of user terminals 100, 130a and 130b in which the user program is installed are connected to a specific Internet site, the user program recognizes URL information of the access site and the connection management means 200 together with the user identifier. The connection server 210 transmits the data.

The user identifier may be a user ID registered to use a service applying the system and method proposed by the present invention. If there is no registered user ID or you are not logged in, you can use a terminal identifier that is randomly generated by the user program.

The connection server 210 receiving the URL information and the user identifier of the access site from the plurality of user terminals 100, 130a and 130b, analyzes the access URL information and binds the URLs representing the same site. By grouping user identifiers, the number of user terminals and user identifiers connected to the same site can be counted and transmitted to the user programs of the user terminals belonging to the group.

Aggregating the same page visitor separately when processing the information by grouping the same site visitor by analyzing the URL information received from the connection server 210 may be performed together.

When the connection server 210 processes the information by grouping the site accessor, the similar site accessor may be aggregated together. That is, referring to the similar site index 212 which is information that classifies similar sites, the similar site visitor aggregation may be processed.

When the connection server 210 processes the information by grouping the site accessor, the similar query query query may be aggregated. That is, when querying a search term using an internet search site, since a search word input by a user is generally included in a URL by using a get method, the search term included in the URL is extracted from the connection server 210, and a similar search term is obtained. By referring to the similar search term index 214, which is the information obtained by classifying the query information, a query for querying similar search terms may be aggregated and processed.

Figure 2 shows an embodiment of a web browser to which the user program of the present invention is applied, a web browser 300 having a URL input window 310 and a toolbar 320, and the web browser 300 of the web browser 300; It is composed of the same and similar site visitor connection button 330, the similar query query query connection button 340 formed in a predetermined position.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the same and similar site or similar searcher querying users and chat room status screens displayed when the same and similar site visitor connecting button 330 or the similar search term query connecting button 340 is pressed.

In FIG. 3, the same and similar site visitor status 450 receives and displays information from the connection server 210 when the same and similar site visitor connection button 330 is pressed, and the user identifier display unit 460 and the user. And a comment display unit 470 and a user information inquiry button 480. In the same and similar site visitor status 450, the visitor status display may be arranged in the same page visitor priority and the latest visitor priority, and the number of displays may be designated and limited by the user environment setting. The user identifier display unit 460 displays a user identifier (ID) and an icon representing the characteristics and status of the user. The user information inquiry button 480 is for inquiring more detailed information about the connected user. When the user information inquiry button 480 is pressed, the user program displays the user information DB 230 of the connection management means 200. Information is received and displayed, and communication means such as a conversation request or a short message delivery are provided.

In FIG. 3, the same and similar site chat room status 400 receives and displays information from the chat server 220 when the same and similar site visitor connection button 330 is pressed. The chat room identifier display unit 410 and the chat room are displayed. A title 420 and a chat room connection button 430. By pressing the chat room connection button 430, it is possible to join an existing chat room or create a new chat room.

The operation of the similar keyword query button 340 of FIG. 2 is basically the same as the same and similar site visitor connection button 330 described above, but may vary according to a detailed application. In addition, the user program is formed in the toolbar of the web browser in Figures 2 and 3, but a stand-alone form is also possible, and in addition to the chat, messenger, site independent bulletin board, site evaluation, etc. It can vary.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a site independent visitor connection system and method through an Internet address (URL) according to the present invention.

Accessing an internet site from a user terminal in which a user program is installed (S100);

Recognizing, by the user program, URL information of an Internet site accessed by the user terminal (S102);

Transmitting URL information and a user identifier recognized by the user program to a connection server (S104);

Grouping, by site, a user identifier of a user terminal that is accessing the same site and the same page at the connection server that has received the access URL information and the user identifier from the user terminal (S106);

Requesting (S108) the connection server for the number of user groups, identifier information, opened chat room information, and the like, from the user program to a site accessed by the user terminal;

In step S110, the user program performs an application service such as information search, short message transfer, chat, messenger interworking, etc., based on the information received from the connection server.

5 is a flowchart illustrating another embodiment of a site independent visitor connection system and method through an Internet address (URL) according to the present invention.

Accessing an internet site from a user terminal in which a user program is installed (S200);

Recognizing, by the user program, URL information of an Internet site accessed by the user terminal (S202);

Transmitting URL information and a user identifier recognized by the user program to a connection server (S204);

Grouping user identifiers of a user terminal accessing a similar site by a similar site category using a similar site index in the connection server that receives the access URL information and the user identifier from the user terminal (S206);

Requesting the connection server to the connection server for the number of users grouped in the similar site category accessed by the user terminal in the user program, identifier information, opened chat room information, and the like (S208);

Based on the information received from the connection server in the user program, a step of performing an application service such as information search, short message transfer, chat, messenger interworking for a similar site visitor is performed (S210).

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining another embodiment of a system and method for connecting a site independent visitor via an Internet address (URL) according to the present invention.

Querying an Internet search site in a user terminal in which a user program is installed (S300);

Recognizing, by the user program, URL information including a search term queried by the user terminal (S302);

Extracting a search word from URL information including a search word recognized by the user program (S303);

Transmitting, by the user program, URL and search word information and a user identifier to a connection server (S304);

Grouping a user identifier of a user terminal inquiring for a similar search term by the similar search term category using the similar search term index at the connection server that receives the URL, the search term information, and the user identifier from the user terminal (S306);

Requesting, by the user program, the connection server for the number of users grouped in the similar search term category to which the search term queried by the user terminal belongs, the identifier information, the opened chat room information, etc. (S308);

In step S310, the user program performs an application service, such as information search, short message transmission, chat, and messenger interworking, for a similar search word queryer based on the information received from the connection server.

The step S303 of extracting a search word from the URL information is performed here in a user program, but may be performed in the connection server according to an implementation method.

According to the present invention, regardless of the type of the visited site or the technical environment, the Internet site visitors have an independent site interconnection and communication means, thereby enabling more free and wide information exchange. In other words, it is possible to provide a new user-oriented Internet communication means, and to implement applications such as messenger interworking.

In addition, it is possible to make personalized additional services, site usage measurement and site evaluation, and advertisements based on Internet usage information of Internet site visitors.

Claims (9)

A plurality of user terminals provided with a user program for transmitting URL information and a user identifier of the connected Internet site to the connection management means when connected to any Internet site; A user identifier of a user terminal connected to a user program of the user terminal through an internet network, having a similar site index, and accessing an arbitrary site using the similar site index based on URL information transmitted from the user terminal. Includes connection management means for grouping by similar site categories, The connection management means transmits the grouping information for each category to a user terminal belonging to the grouping, and is connected to another user terminal belonging to the grouping by the user program in any user terminal that receives the grouping information. Site-independent visitor connection system via an Internet address (URL). A plurality of user terminals having a user program for extracting a search word from URL information including the search word and transmitting the extracted search word and a user identifier to the connection management means when querying a specific search word using a search means of an arbitrary Internet site; The user program of the user terminal connected to the user program through the Internet network, having a similar search word index, and based on the search word transmitted from the user terminal, the user identifier of the user terminal that queries the search word using the similar search word index is similar to the similar search word. Includes connection management means to group by category, The connection management means transmits the grouping information for each category to a user terminal belonging to the grouping, and is connected to another user terminal belonging to the grouping by the user program in any user terminal that receives the grouping information. Site-independent visitor connection system via an Internet address (URL). A plurality of user terminals having a user program for transmitting a URL and a user identifier including the search word to the connection management means when querying a specific search word using a search means of an arbitrary Internet site; Connected to a user program of the user terminal through an internet network, having a similar search word index, extracting a search word from URL information transmitted from the user terminal, and searching the search word using the similar search word index based on the extracted search word. Connection management means for grouping the user identifier of the queried user terminal by similar term category; The connection management means transmits the grouping information for each category to a user terminal belonging to the grouping, and is connected to another user terminal belonging to the grouping by the user program in any user terminal that receives the grouping information. Site-independent visitor connection system via an Internet address (URL). The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, And grouping information received from the user terminal includes at least one of the number of grouped users, identifier information, and opened chat room information. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The interconnection method between the user terminals by the user program is connected to the site independent visitor via the Internet address (URL), characterized in that performed by any one or more of a short message transmission, chat, messenger interworking, group information search of the user. system. delete Accessing an internet site from a user terminal in which a user program is installed; Recognizing, by the user program, URL information of an Internet site accessed by the user terminal; Transmitting the URL information and the user identifier recognized by the user program to a connection server connected through a wired or wireless Internet; Grouping the user identifiers of the user terminals accessing the similar sites by the similar site categories using the connection information analysis and grouping means and the similar site index in the connection server which has received the access URL information and the user identifier from the user terminal; Requesting, from the user program, the connection server for the number of users grouped in the similar site category accessed by the user terminal, identifier information, and opened chat room information; Independent of a site through an Internet address (URL), which includes performing an application service such as information inquiry, short message delivery, chat, messenger interworking, etc. for a similar site visitor based on the information received from the connection server in the user program. How visitors connect. Querying using a search means of an Internet site in a user terminal in which a user program is installed; Recognizing, by the user program, URL information including a search term queried by the user terminal; Extracting a search word from URL information including a search word recognized by the user program; Transmitting, by the user program, URL and search word information and a user identifier to a connection server connected through a wired or wireless Internet; Grouping the user identifiers of the user terminal inquiring for similar search terms by similar search term category using connection information analysis and grouping means and a similar search term index at the connection server receiving the URL, the search term information and the user identifier from the user terminal; ; Requesting, by the user program, the connection server for the number of users grouped in the similar search term category to which the search term queried by the user terminal belongs, the identifier information, the opened chat room information, and the like; A site based on an Internet address (URL), which includes performing an application service such as information search, short message delivery, chat, messenger interworking, etc. for a similar search query queryer based on the information received from the connection server in the user program. How to connect independent visitors. Querying using a search means of an Internet site in a user terminal in which a user program is installed; Recognizing, by the user program, URL information including a search term queried by the user terminal; Transmitting, by the user program, URL information including a search word and a user identifier to a connection server connected through a wired or wireless Internet; Extracting a search word from URL information including the received search word at the connection server; Grouping, by the connection server, a user identifier of a user terminal inquiring for a similar search term by the similar search term category using access information analysis and grouping means and a similar search term index; Requesting, by the user program, the connection server for the number of users grouped in the similar search term category to which the search term queried by the user terminal belongs, the identifier information, the opened chat room information, and the like; A site based on an Internet address (URL), which includes performing an application service such as information search, short message delivery, chat, messenger interworking, etc. for a similar search query queryer based on the information received from the connection server in the user program. How to connect independent visitors.

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