KR100916654B1 - Integrated searching system and method for data on network - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an integrated data retrieval system and method in a network, comprising: storing a connection path for data scattered on a network, and performing a search and download of data using the stored connection path. It is possible to easily search and download data present in the.

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Description

INTEGRATED SEARCHING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA ON NETWORK}

1 is a configuration diagram according to an embodiment of an integrated data retrieval system in a network according to the present invention.

2 and 3 are diagrams illustrating a search result through an integrated data search system in a network according to the present invention.

4 is a flow chart showing the steps of the integrated data retrieval method in the network according to the present invention.

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an integrated data retrieval system and method in a network, and more particularly, to an integrated data download system and method in a network that enables easy retrieval and download of data scattered on a network.

The network represented by the Internet contains a myriad of information so that it can be expressed as a sea of information. In addition, due to the development of the network represented by the high speed and universalization, the information existing on the network increases and increases with time. Specifically, as the speed of the network is relaxed, the restriction on the capacity of the data that can be used through the network is alleviated, thereby increasing the types of data that can be used through the network. For example, networks that initially included only text files have evolved to include multimedia files such as music files and moving picture files. In addition, with the generalization of the network, there is an increasing number of requestors of data over the network and providers of data for responding to the requestors of the requestor. That is, the amount of data present on the network, the data requestor, the data provider, and the network is growing at a fairly rapid rate.

The increase in the amount of data existing on such a network becomes a factor that makes it difficult to search for data and download the searched data. Because of the large number of data providers, a large amount of data is scattered on the network. Whenever there is a search request from a data requester, retrieving data scattered across the network not only wastes time, but also wastes money due to waste of network resources.

In addition, paid or free data providing sites that require membership is scrambled, which may cause problems such as leakage of personal information, waste of money due to duplicate costs. Personal information used for membership in each site may be leaked due to hacking or the like. And subscriptions to paid sites that calculate costs by subscription or usage period, rather than by the amount of data used, require a fee regardless of actual usage. In other words, if the data desired by the user is distributed to several paid sites, the user must subscribe to the plurality of paid sites, which may cause a waste of cost.

Therefore, in order to prevent such waste of time and money, and to securely and simply retrieve and download data, an integrated data retrieval system and method capable of efficiently searching and downloading data scattered on the Internet are required.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an integrated data retrieval system and method in a network capable of performing efficient retrieval and download of data scattered on a network.

In one aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, at least one data server connected to the network;
An agent that searches for data stored in the data servers, extracts and stores a connection path for downloading each item of the retrieved data, and provides a search means for the stored connection path or a data download means using the connection path. ;
A database storing a connection path extracted by the agent;
In the integrated data retrieval system in the network consisting of a client for retrieving the connection path stored in the database by the agent or download data to the retrieved connection path,
The agent provides the download cost information for each data item when providing a search result for the searched data, and sets a download order according to the order of the download cost per item when a request from a client is input. And providing the search results in order of popularity of the item.

The agent may update the stored access path by monitoring the existence state of data corresponding to each access path stored in the database.

When the data requested to be downloaded by the client is deleted before the download ends, the agent may search for and download the same data as the downloaded data.

The agent may perform charging management for data retrieved or downloaded from the data servers using the access path from the data servers.

The agent may provide additional information including at least one of the popularity of the search word, the file name of the searched data, the file type, the file size, the registration date, and the registration ID according to the analysis result of the search word inputted for the search together with the access path. Storing in said database and providing said stored additional information to said client.

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The at least one data server may store at least one of a movie file, a game file, a drama file, a music file, a user created content (UCC) file, a news file, an image file, and a text file.

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In another aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, an integrated data retrieval method in a network includes: retrieving data from at least one data server connected to a network, and connecting for downloading each item of the retrieved data. Extracting a path, storing the extracted connection path, and providing a search means or a download means to a corresponding client in response to a request from the client to perform a search for the stored connection path or a download using the connection path; It may include a step.

The method may further include monitoring the existence state of data having the connection path with respect to each of the stored connection paths and updating the data.

The method may further include searching for and downloading the same data as the downloaded data when the corresponding data is deleted before the download of the downloaded data is terminated in the downloading step.

The method may further include performing billing management for the retrieved or downloaded data.

As described above, the integrated data retrieval system and method in the network according to the present invention extracts and stores a connection path for downloading data scattered on the network, and uses the stored connection path for the corresponding data. Performing a search or download facilitates the retrieval and download of data from the network.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In describing the present invention, when it is determined that detailed descriptions of related known functions or configurations may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a configuration diagram according to an embodiment of an integrated data retrieval system in a network according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, an integrated data retrieval system in a network according to the present invention may be configured to include components of a data server 100, an agent 110, a database 120, and a client 130. have. The data server 100, the agent 110, the database 120, and the client 130 may all be connected through a network, and the number of each component is not a limitation of the present invention.

The data server 100 stores various data such as a movie file, a game file, a drama file, a music file, a user created content (UCC) file, a news file, an image file, a text file, and the like. Each data server 100 allows searching and downloading of data stored therein.

The agent 110 retrieves data stored in the data servers 100 connected through a network and extracts a connection path for downloading each item of the retrieved data. The agent 110 stores the extracted connection path in the database 120. The agent 110 may update the stored access path by monitoring the existence of data corresponding to each access path stored in the database 120. Of course, information such as file name, file type, file size, registration date, registration ID, and the like of the data retrieved from each data server 100 may also be stored in the database along with a connection path corresponding to the corresponding data.

Agent 110 provides client 130 with search and download means for access paths stored in database 120. The agent 110, which has been requested to search for data, searches the database 120 in response to a request from the client 130 and provides the search result to the client 130. The agent 110 may provide a search result analyzed by a predetermined search condition when providing the search result from the client 130 to the client 130. The analysis condition may include popularity information related to the corresponding search word, importance of each item of the searched data, and cost required to download each item of the searched data.

The analysis of the popularity information may be performed through self-analysis of the search frequency of the input search word or the derivative search word associated with the input search word. The agent 110 may search for derivative search terms associated with the inputted search term, and provide data that is determined to be the most important or most popular by analyzing the respective search terms and the frequency requested for the search terms. Can be. The analysis of popularity may be applied to a search word in which a plurality of words are mixed. For example, if the search word "July 2005" is input, data of "2005" "July" may be output according to the search frequency. When the search term "movie of July 2005" is input, "movie" data of "July" of "2005" may be output according to the search frequency. The analysis of importance may be performed based on information such as the registration date, the number of views, the number of recommendations, the number of downloads, and the like of the retrieved data items. The higher the number of views, recommendations, and downloads, and the more recent registration date, the higher the importance. These items of popularity, importance, etc. may be provided to the client 130 as additional information.

On the other hand, the agent 110 may manage the charge for the search or download requested by the client 130 integrated. Through this, the client 130 may retrieve or download data from each data server 100 without being required to register or pay for each data server 100. To this end, the agent 110 may enter into an agreement for billing with each of the data servers 100 and perform billing according to the agreement. In this case, the agent 110 collects a fee from the client 130 and pays each data server 100 a fee collected from the client 130. That is, the agent 110 becomes an interim manager for billing, and the client 130 may perform data search and download for the plurality of data servers 100 through subscription and payment of the agent 110. Will be. In addition, the agent 110 may reduce the cost of downloading the data by setting the download order according to the order of the download cost per file of each file for the same files. In this case, the agent 110 may also provide the download cost per file to the client 130 as additional information.

When the agent 110 receives a data download request from the client 130, the agent 110 provides the client 130 with a download using the connection path of the data. Through this, the data requested by the client 130 is downloaded to the client 130 from the data server 100 in which the data is stored.

When the data is downloaded, the agent 110 may search for and download the same data as the downloaded data if the data requested to be downloaded by the client 130 is deleted before the download ends. In this case, the agent 110 may search for the same data using information such as a file name, file type, file size, registration date, registration ID, and the like of the data. That is, items such as a file name, file type, file size, registration date, and registration ID of data may be used as information for searching for an alternative file. In addition, items such as file name, file type, file size, registration date, registration ID, etc. of these data may be stored in the database 120 as additional information and provided to the client 130. The selection of additional information items to be provided to the client 130 may be made at the request of the client 130.

The database 120 stores the connection path extracted by the agent 110. The access path stored in the database 120 is updated by the agent 110.

The client 130 connects to the agent 110 and searches or downloads data existing in the network. Client 130 may connect to agent 110 via wired or wireless. Meanwhile, each of the clients 130 may also operate as a data server that provides information stored therein to other clients connected through a network.

2 and 3 are diagrams illustrating a search result through an integrated data search system in a network according to the present invention.

2 is an output screen showing a search result of each using "Spider-Man" as a search word. When the search term "Spider-Man" is input from the client 130, the agent 110 retrieves data related to the search term "Spider-Man" from the database 120 and outputs. Since the data retrieved from the various data servers 100 are stored in the database 120, the agent 110 may be "sungeo-info room", jjang0u.com "," cizel.com "," cgo.com ", The search results may be output from various sites such as "filebada.com", "jjangfile.com", "wedisk.com", etc. In other words, the agent 110 may organize data search results from various sites at once. Client 130. Each of the sites specified in Figures 2 and 3 may be considered to correspond to the respective data server 100 shown in Figure 1. Further, agent 110 Each item of the search result provided by) may be downloaded by a connection path stored in the database 120.

That is, the present invention enables a search for all data scattered in the data server 100 through a search for the database 120, and selects the data selected by the client 130 as a data server ( It provides a download means that can be downloaded from the 100 to the client (130).

3 shows an output screen showing a result of a search using "latest movie" as a search word.

The above-described output screens shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 are provided as examples for better understanding of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

Hereinafter, an integrated data retrieval method in a network that can be performed by an integrated data retrieval system in a network according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

4 is a flow chart showing the steps of the integrated data retrieval method in the network according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the integrated data retrieval method in the network according to the present invention includes retrieving data from at least one data server 100 connected to the network (400), and downloading each item of the retrieved data. Extracting a connection path for making a connection (402), storing the extracted connection path (404), and providing a search means or a download means to the corresponding client in response to a request from the client to search for the stored connection path or the A step 406 of performing a download using a connection path may be performed. Of course, in addition to the connection path, the database 120 may store other information related to the retrieval or download of data, which may also be provided to the client.

On the other hand, the integrated data retrieval method in the network according to the present invention, for each connection path stored in the database 120 further comprises the step of monitoring the existence state of the data having the connection path to update the data can do.

In addition, the integrated data retrieval method in the network according to the present invention may further include the step of searching for and downloading the same data as the downloaded data, if the corresponding data is deleted before the download of the data is finished. In this case, the determination of the same data may be made based on information such as a file name, file type, file size, registration date, registration ID, and the like of the corresponding data.

As described above, the present invention facilitates data retrieval and download on a network by storing a connection path of data scattered on a network and performing a search and download using the stored information. Through this, the present invention can reduce the time and cost for searching and downloading on the network.

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At least one data server connected to a network; An agent that searches for data stored in the data servers, extracts and stores a connection path for downloading each item of the retrieved data, and provides a search means for the stored connection path or a data download means using the connection path. ; A database storing a connection path extracted by the agent; In the integrated data retrieval system in the network consisting of a client for retrieving the connection path stored in the database by the agent or download data to the retrieved connection path, The agent provides the download cost information for each data item when providing a search result for the searched data, and sets a download order according to the order of the download cost per item when a request from a client is input. Providing the search results in order of popularity of the item. The method of claim 1, And the agent monitors the existence state of data corresponding to each connection path stored in the database and updates the stored connection path. The method of claim 1, And the agent searches for and downloads the same data as the downloaded data if the data requested by the client is deleted before the download is terminated. The method of claim 1, The agent performs charge management for data retrieved or downloaded from the data servers using the connection path from the data servers. delete The method of claim 1, The agent may provide additional information including at least one of the popularity of the search word, the file name of the searched data, the file type, the file size, the registration date, and the registration ID according to the analysis result of the search word inputted for the search together with the access path. Storing in the database and providing the stored additional information to the client. delete The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one data server, And at least one of a movie file, a game file, a drama file, a music file, a user created content (UCC) file, a news file, an image file, and a text file. delete delete delete delete

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