KR100815804B1 - System and method for providing context information service by education level using the internet - Google Patents

Abstract

A system and a method for providing a context information service according to an education level in the Internet are provided to search information corresponding to each context of a document based on a desired level and offer the searched context information to a client by connecting to a context information service system when the user uses a word processor. A plurality of databases(316, 318) stores a plurality of explanations corresponding to each context by each level. A switch(314) accesses the database by switching one of the databases according to a switching control signal corresponding to the level requested from a user. A context search controller(310) switches the data corresponding to the level by providing the switching control signal corresponding to the level to the switch and provides a context search result to a client. A context searcher(312) searches the explanation corresponding to the context received from the context search controller in the switched database and provides the context search result to the context search controller. The particular level includes one of an elementary, middle, high school, university or general level.

Description

System and method for providing contextual information service by level using the Internet {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTEXT INFORMATION SERVICE BY EDUCATION LEVEL USING THE INTERNET}

1 is a network configuration for applying the context information service providing system and method using the Internet according to the present invention.

2 is a block diagram illustrating one embodiment of a client shown in FIG. 1;

3 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of a system for providing a contextual information service shown in FIG. 1;

Figure 4 is a flow chart showing step by step an embodiment of a method for providing a contextual information service using the Internet according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: client 110: key input unit

112: word processor driver 114: context search unit

116: display drive unit 118: display unit

200: Internet 300: context information service providing system

310: context search control unit 312: context search execution unit

314: switching unit 316: first DB

318: Nth DB

The present invention relates to a system and method for providing a contextual information service for each level using the Internet. In particular, when a word processor is used, each piece of information corresponding to each context of a corresponding document is connected to a contextual information system through the Internet at a level desired by a user. A system and method for providing a contextual information service for each level using the Internet for searching and providing the retrieved contextual information to a client through the Internet.

As an example related to the present invention, Korean Patent Application No. 2005-0041533 is a method for adding contextual information to a document, determining the context of the document, and loading configuration information related to the contextual information from a repository. A method of inserting contextual information into a document comprising loading, and loading a processing module from the repository in response to the context and the configuration information.

In addition, Korean Patent Application No. 1996-0014313 discloses a method for determining document ranking in natural language information retrieval, comprising: a first step of performing a primary natural language search by index information that has undergone automatic document context indexing; A second step of determining a ranked candidate document searched primarily; A third step of calculating weights of a query and a document for upper documents among the searched sorted documents in the second step; And a fourth step of ranking the documents in the natural language information retrieval comprising a fourth step of rearranging the documents by the weight of the documents.

However, the method of inserting the contextual information into the above-described document is to add the contextual information to the document. When using a word processor, the user can search each information corresponding to each context of the document through the Internet at a level desired by the user. It is not intended to provide the retrieved context information through the Internet.

In addition, the above-described two-step document ranking determination method in the natural language information retrieval uses the mutual information on the documents retrieved first before presenting the ordered document to the user in the information retrieval once more by using the mutual information. The decision is not to use the word processor to retrieve each piece of information corresponding to each context of the document through the Internet at a level desired by the user, and to provide the retrieved context information over the Internet.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above-mentioned problems. When using a word processor, each information corresponding to each context of a corresponding document is searched by accessing to a context information service providing system through the Internet at a level desired by a user, and the retrieved information is retrieved. It is an object of the present invention to provide a context information service providing system and method for each level using the Internet, which provides context information to a client through the Internet.

In order to achieve the above object, according to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a contextual information service providing system for each level connected through a client and the Internet, and storing a plurality of dictionary meaning words corresponding to a plurality of contexts for each level. Multiple DBs; A switching unit configured to switch one of the plurality of DBs according to a switching control signal corresponding to a specific level requested by a user, and to access the corresponding database; When requesting a specific contextual search of a specific level from a client, provide a switching control signal corresponding to the specific level to the switching unit to switch the DB corresponding to the specific level by the switching unit dp, and search for the corresponding context. A context search control unit for providing a result to the client; And a context search execution unit searching for a dictionary word corresponding to the context provided from the context search controller in the DB switched by the switching unit, and providing a search result of the corresponding context to the context search controller.

Preferably, the specific level is characterized in that it includes any one of elementary school student level, middle school student level, high school student level, college student level or the general public information.

The search requested context may be a context currently being processed by the client or a context in which the user of the client separately inputs a key.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method for providing a contextual information service for each level using the Internet in a contextual information service providing system connected to a client through the Internet, the method comprising: (a) receiving a request for a specific level of specific context search from the client; (b) selecting a DB according to a switching control signal corresponding to the specific level of the search request; (c) searching the selected DB for a dictionary semantic word corresponding to the specific context; And (d) providing the client with a dictionary semantic word which is a search result of the searched specific context.

Preferably, the specific level is characterized in that it comprises any one of the elementary school student level, middle school student level, high school student level, college student level or the general public level.

The search requested context may be a context currently being processed by the client or a context in which the user of the client separately inputs a key.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, a computer includes: (a) a function of requesting a specific level of specific context search from a client; (b) selecting a DB according to a switching control signal corresponding to a specific level requested for the search; (c) a function for retrieving dictionary semantic words corresponding to the specific context from the selected DB; And (d) a function of providing a dictionary meaning word which is a search result of the searched specific context to the client.

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

1 is a network configuration for applying the context information service providing system and method using the Internet according to the present invention, the context information service providing system 300 is connected to the client 100 through the Internet (200).

In the figure, first, the contextual information service providing system 300 provides the client 100 with a word processor application program for providing the contextual information service according to the present invention at the request of the client 100.

The client 100 installs a word processor application program provided from the context information service providing system 300 in its system.

After installing the word processor application program as described above, the client 100 requests the context information service providing system 300 to provide a context information service for a specific context or a specific phrase as follows.

The client 100 includes a word processor driver 112, a context searcher 114, a display driver 116, and a display 118.

The word processor driver 112 performs word processing on each sentence provided from the key input unit 110, and sets the context search unit (eg, the context among the sentences currently being processed by the user or a specific context input by the user to a specific level). 114) to search.

The context search unit 114 requests a search to the context information service providing system 300 through the Internet at a specific level corresponding to the context search request of the word processor driver 112, and in response thereto The search result of the specific context is received from the context information service providing system 300.

The display driver 116 causes the display unit 118 to display a search result for the specific context, that is, a dictionary meaning of the corresponding context, for each specific level requested by the context search unit 114.

The display unit 118 displays a dictionary meaning of the corresponding context that is a search result for the specific context for each specific level requested by the display driver 116.

That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the word processor driver 112 in the client 100 performs word processing on each sentence provided from the key input unit 110 used by the user for key input, and then displays the display unit 118 through the display driver 116. ) To display the sentence.

When the word processor driver 112 is requested to search the context of the sentence currently being processed or the specific context keyed by the user separately, the context search unit 114 performs the context search through the context search unit 114. Request to the information service providing system 300.

The context search unit 114 searches the Internet 200 to search a specific context corresponding to the context search request of the word processor driver 112 at a specific level (elementary school level, middle school level, high school level, college student level, or general public level). Request to the contextual information service providing system 300, and provides the display driver 116 with a search result of the context provided from the contextual information service providing system 300, that is, a dictionary meaning of the corresponding context. The display driver 116 causes the display unit 118 to display the search results. Therefore, the user can see the dictionary meaning of the context requested by the display unit 118.

3 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of the context information service providing system 300 illustrated in FIG. 1, a context search controller 310, a context search performer 312, a switch 314, and a plurality of DBs ( 316).

In the figure, a plurality of DBs 316 store a plurality of dictionary meanings for each level corresponding to a plurality of contexts. Each level includes elementary school students, middle school students, high school students, college students and the general public.

The switching unit 314 switches one of the plurality of DBs 316 according to a switching control signal based on a specific level corresponding to a user's DB selection provided from the contextual search control unit 310, and the contextual search execution unit 312. To access it.

When the context search controller 310 receives a request for a specific level of a specific context from the client 100, the context search controller 310 provides the switching unit 314 with a switching control signal corresponding to the specific level, so that the switching unit 314 provides the specific level. Switching the DB corresponding to the, and provides the context search results provided from the context search performing unit 312 to the client (100).

The contextual search execution unit 312 is a database (DB) (316 ~ 318) for switching the dictionary word corresponding to the context provided from the contextual search control unit 310 by a specific level requested by the user by the switching unit 314. Search for and provide a search result of the corresponding context to the context search control unit 310.

The search-requested context is a context currently being processed by the client 100 or a context in which the user of the client 100 separately inputs a key.

Figure 4 is a flow chart showing step by step an embodiment of a method for providing a contextual information service using the Internet according to the present invention.

First, the word processor driver 112 in the client 100 provides a context search unit 114 to search the context at a specific level in response to a user's key input (S10). The specific level includes information of any one of the elementary school student level, middle school student level, high school student level, college student level and the general public level.

The context search unit 114 requests a search from the context search control unit 310 in the context information service providing system 300 for the context requested by the word processor driver 112 at a specific level (S12).

The context search control unit 310 controls the switching unit 314 in response to the search level requested from the context search unit 114, so that the switching unit 314 controls the database of the level (first DB, N-th DB). Switch to the context search execution unit 312, and requests the search of the context to the context search execution unit 312 (S14).

The context search execution unit 312 searches for a dictionary meaning word corresponding to the corresponding context in the switched DB and provides the context search control unit 310 (S16).

After the contextual search for a specific level, the contextual search control unit 310 provides the client 100 with the dictionary meaning of the corresponding context provided from the contextual search execution unit 312 to the client 100 via the Internet 200, and displays the screen of the client 100. (S18, S20, S22).

The search-requested context is a context currently being processed by the client 100 or a context in which the user of the client 100 separately inputs a key.

As described above, the method of the present invention may be implemented as a program and stored in a recording medium (CD-ROM, RAM, ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, magneto-optical disk, etc.) in a computer-readable form.

The technical spirit of the present invention has been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but this is by way of example only and not intended to limit the present invention. In addition, it is obvious that any person skilled in the art can make various modifications and imitations without departing from the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

As described above, the system and method for providing a contextual information service for each level using the Internet according to the present invention, when the user uses a word processor in the client, a dictionary meaning word corresponding to each context of the corresponding document being processed by the user It is connected to the contextual information service providing system through the Internet to search, receive a search result corresponding to a specific context, and provide a dictionary meaning of the searched context to its client via the Internet.

Therefore, the user can easily search the dictionary meaning of the desired context by the desired level.

Claims (8)

A system for providing contextual information services for each level connected through a client and the Internet. A plurality of DBs each storing a plurality of dictionary meanings corresponding to a plurality of contexts at each level; A switching unit configured to switch one of the plurality of DBs according to a switching control signal corresponding to a specific level requested by a user, and to access the corresponding database; When a specific contextual search of a specific level is requested from a client, a switching control signal corresponding to the specific level is provided to the switching unit, so that the switching unit switches the DB corresponding to the specific level, and searches the corresponding context. A context search control unit for providing a result to the client; And A context search execution unit searching for a dictionary meaning word corresponding to a context provided from the context search controller in a DB switched by the switching unit, and providing a search result of the corresponding context to the context search controller; Level-specific contextual information service providing system using the Internet. The method according to claim 1, The specific level is a level information service providing system for each level using the Internet, characterized in that it comprises any one of elementary school student level, middle school student level, high school student level, college student level or the general public level. The method according to claim 1, And the search requested context is a context currently being processed by the client or a context in which a user of the client separately inputs a key. The method according to claim 1, The client, A word processor driver for word-processing each sentence provided from the key input unit and requesting a retrieval at a specific level of a context in a sentence currently being processed by the user or a specific context keyed separately by the user; Requesting a search for a specific context corresponding to a context search request of the word processor driver to a context information service providing system through the Internet at a specific level, and receiving a search result of a specific context from the context information service providing system in response thereto. A context search unit for; A display driver for displaying a search result for the specific context for each specific level requested by the context searching unit; And A display unit for displaying a dictionary meaning word of the corresponding context which is a search result for the specific context from the display driver; Level-specific contextual information service providing system using the Internet. As a method of providing contextual information services for each level using the Internet in a contextual information service providing system connected to a client through the Internet, (a) requesting a specific level of specific context search from the client; (b) selecting a DB according to a switching control signal corresponding to the specific level of the search request; (c) searching the selected DB for a dictionary semantic word corresponding to the specific context; And (d) providing to the client a dictionary meaning word which is a search result of the searched specific context; Level-specific contextual information service providing method using the Internet. The method according to claim 5, The specific level is one of the elementary student level, junior high student level, high school student level, college student level or the general public level characterized in that it comprises any one of the level information service providing method using the Internet. The method according to claim 5, The search request context is a context currently being processed by the client or a context key service separately input by a user of the client. At a computer, (a) receiving a request from a client for a particular level of specific context search; (b) selecting a DB according to a switching control signal corresponding to a specific level requested for the search; (c) searching the selected DB for dictionary semantic words corresponding to the specific context; And (d) providing the client with a dictionary semantic word which is a search result of the searched specific context; A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing this.

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