KR101002230B1 - Shortcut service system and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The shortcut service and the method according to the present invention use a text and a simple image, the loading time is very short, enables the user to move the website with a minimum operation using the shortcut search box, and simultaneously search multiple portal sites Provides a neutral search service using windows.

Shortcut, internet, search

Description

Shortcut service system and its method {SHORTCUT SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to internet technology, and more particularly, to a shortcut service and a method for enabling a website movement with a simple operation of a user within a short time.

Recently, technologies for providing various information using the Internet have been proposed, and in particular, a user performs information retrieval through the World Wide Web (WWW) in a form called a web page.

Therefore, a user terminal connected to the Internet should be provided with a web browser in advance in order to search for information, and the user may use an HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) file for displaying a web page from an information providing server using the web browser. Is received based on Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP), and the information is displayed on the screen through a web browser.

When the user wants to search for a specific website through the webpage to which the user is connected, the user can directly enter a URL (Uniform Resource Locator, for example, http://www.paran.com) of the website homepage through a URL input window. You must enter the IP (Internet Protocol) address (eg, 123.45,789.12) that corresponds to the URL.

Alternatively, a user may access a hub website (eg, a portal site) equipped with a search engine and navigate to a specific website through a search box provided on the homepage of the hub website. However, if a user attempts to go directly to the desired site through the URL input window of the homepage, it is cumbersome to input the correct URL. In particular, if the user does not know the URL of the website to be accessed first, Since you have to rely on the search information of the problem that you can not move quickly to the desired website.

Accordingly, the technical problem of the present invention is to display a plurality of websites that are targeted for a shortcut service searched based on a query, and to move to a website selected by a user easily, quickly, and accurately from among the plurality of searched websites. It is to provide a shortcut service system and method thereof.

The shortcut service system for achieving the above technical problem may include a service website, a first database, and a search module. The service website may be composed of a first search section for searching for websites that are shortcut targets displayed on a connected user terminal and a second search section for searching a portal site.

The first database may store a site name and a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) pair of each of the websites that are the targets of the shortcut service. The search module receives a query through the first search section, retrieves a site name and URL pair of each of the websites corresponding to the query from the first database, and sends the query to the service website in response to the query. Or search results for the query in a preset portal site to the service website.

The shortcut service method for solving the above technical problem is composed of a first search section for searching for websites that are shortcut search targets and a second search section for searching a portal site in response to an access request from a user terminal. Displaying a homepage of a service website on the user terminal; In response to a query entered through the shortcut search section, a site name and URL pair of each of the websites corresponding to the query are retrieved from a first database and transmitted to the service website or the query at a preset portal site. Sending search results for to the service website; Displaying the site name and URL pair of each of the websites searched in the first database or the search results in the preset portal site in response to the query on the user terminal; And connecting the user terminal to a web site or a search result selected from web sites or search results corresponding to the input query.

In the shortcut service system and method according to the present invention, the first search section displays a shortcut search window for inputting the query, a site name and URL pair of each of the websites searched in the first database. A first layer window, a second layer window displaying search results of the preset portal site, and a site name and URL of each of the websites that the user has already visited among the searched websites in response to the query. It may include a third layer window to display. In addition, the second search section may include a plurality of portal site search windows and a search box setting button for adding or deleting the plurality of portal site search windows.

As described above, the shortcut service system and method thereof according to the present invention provide an easy, fast, and accurate website shortcut service, reduce initial loading time by using only text and small images, and search multiple portal sites. There is an effect that can provide a neutral search service using them.

In order to fully understand the present invention, the operational advantages of the present invention, and the objects attained by the practice of the present invention, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings which illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention and the contents described in the accompanying drawings.

In the present specification, when one component 'transmits' data or a signal to another component, the component may directly transmit the data or signal to the other component, and at least one other component. Through this means that the data or signal can be transmitted to the other component.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals in the drawings denote like elements.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a shortcut service system 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the shortcut service system 20 includes a service website 30, a search module 40, a first database 50, a second database 60, and a third database ( 70). Although each of the first to third databases 50, 60, and 70 is shown separately in FIG. 1, they may be implemented in one database.

The service website 30 is composed of a number of sections for providing a shortcut service and a portal site search service. FIG. 2 shows a screen on which the service website 30 shown in FIG. 1 is displayed on the user terminal 10. Referring to FIG. 2, the service website 30 may include a first search section 31, a second search section 35, and a registration application section 37.

The first search section 31 is a section for searching the web pages to be shortcut, the second search section 35 is a section for portal site search, and the registration application section 37 is a user desired. This section is to register a web page as a web page that is a shortcut service.

As shown in FIG. 2, the initial loading time of browsing in the user terminal 10 may be reduced by configuring the service website 30 only with text and simple images and excluding large images and banner windows. have. In particular, the reduction in loading time is large for users of the Internet using mobile devices (e.g. mobile phones, PDAs, etc.), which have slower data transfer rates, higher usage fees, and charges for each displayed page compared to the general Internet environment. It will be called an advantage.

The first search section 31 may include a shortcut search window 32, a first layer window 33, and a second layer window 34. Each of the first layer window 33 and the second layer window 34 may be a window having a predetermined predetermined size, and the number of site names and URL pairs of websites displayed on each may be predetermined.

The shortcut search window 32 is a window for a user to input a query for searching a website to be a shortcut target. The first layer window 33 is a window displaying a site name and a URL pair of each of the websites retrieved from the first database 50 in response to the query. The order of the websites displayed in the first layer window 33 may be preset by the shortcut service provider. For example, the searched websites may be displayed in the first layer window 33 in the order of selection of users.

In response to a query entered in the shortcut search box 32, the user can directly go to the website by selecting a website to be moved from among the websites to be searched. This feature provides improved speed and accuracy compared to the method of entering a URL of a website that the user wants to move to and moving to the website and using the results retrieved from the portal site.

The second layer window 34 displays the search results in the preset portal site for the query when the input query is the target of the portal site search service, that is, when the query is a general query without a URL. do.

Although not shown in FIG. 2, the first search section 31 may further include a third layer window that displays the site name and URL of each of the websites that the user has already visited among the websites searched in response to the query. Can be. The order of the websites displayed in the third layer window may be preset by the shortcut service provider. For example, the searched websites may be displayed in the third layer window in the order of frequent visits by the user.

2 shows an example of the first search section 31 when the user enters the query 'da' in the shortcut search box 32. Referring to FIG. 2, in response to the query 'd', the first layer window 33 displays site name and URL pairs (eg, 'next' and 'www.') Of each of the websites retrieved from the first database 50. daum.net ') is displayed, and the second layer window 34 displays the search results (' donkey 'and' die hard ') on the predetermined portal site in response to the query' da '.

The second search section 35 adds or deletes a plurality of portal site search windows (Paran, Naver, ..., Google) and a plurality of portal site search windows (Paran, Naver, ..., Google). And a search box setting button 36 (shown as 'setting the search box'). Therefore, the user can select a portal site of his choice among the plurality of portal sites in the website 30 to be provided with a neutral search service.

3 illustrates a screen displayed on the user terminal 10 when the shortcut request button 37 shown in FIG. 2 is clicked. If the user enters the site name and URL of the website to be registered as the website to be shortcut in each of the site name and address fields, and then clicks the Apply button, the shortcut service provider reviews and registers the website. Can be determined.

The first database 50 stores a site name and a URL pair of each of the websites targeted for the shortcut service, and the second database 60 is a user registered in the shortcut service system 20. Each user information is stored, and the third database 70 may store reference words that are targets of a search service in the predetermined portal site.

The search module 40 receives a query through the first search section 31, and in response to the query a site name and URL pair of each of the websites corresponding to the query in the first database 50 Can be retrieved and sent to the service website 30. In addition, the search module 40 may transmit the search results for the query in a preset portal site to the service website 30.

In this case, the search module 40 may compare the query with the reference words, and determine in advance whether to provide a shortcut service or a search service in the predetermined portal site based on the comparison result. Here, the reference words are preferably composed of general nouns (eg, computers, televisions, automobiles, etc.) that are not words that are limited and associated with a specific website.

Before the user logs in to the service website 30, the search module 40 reads the site name and URL pair of each of the websites that the user has already visited based on the cookie files stored in the user terminal 10. It can be displayed in the third layer window. In this case, the search module 40 receives cookie files, which are records of the user's Internet access, from the user terminal 10, and predetermines websites that the user has already visited based on the received cookie files and the query. Can be.

However, after the user logs in, the search module 40 displays the site name and URL pair of each of the websites that the user has already visited in the third layer window based on the user information stored in the second database 60. Can be displayed. As such, the immediately visible service system 20 according to the present invention may provide a customized immediately visible service according to a user's inclination.

The search module 40 may determine the query input in English as a URL input, and determine the query input in a language (eg, Korean) except for English as a site name input. In addition, the search module 40 may perform an automatic correction function for a language selection error for inputting the query. That is, when a user attempts to input a site name in Korean but presses an English conversion key on a keyboard and inputs it in English, the search module 40 may recognize it as a site name input in Korean according to the Korean grammar. have. In the present specification, the present invention will be described using Korean as an example, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

The search module 40 performs an automatic correction function for a grammatical error of an input query, and displays a site name and URL pair of each of a plurality of websites including the query at each input step of the query in the first database. An automatic completion function may be performed to retrieve from 50 and transmit the same to the service website 30.

4 illustrates a shortcut search section 31 displayed on the user terminal 10 when a Korean query is input to the shortcut search window 32. Referring to FIG. 4, when the query 'da' is input to the shortcut search box 32, the first layer window 33 is searched from the first database 50 in response to the da and automatically completed the site name and URL. It can be seen that the pairs (eg, 'next' and 'www.daum.net' pairs) are displayed, and the second layer window 34 displays a search result (eg, 'donkey') on a predetermined portal site. . Although not shown in FIG. 4, the site name and URL of each of the websites that the user has already visited may be displayed in the third layer window.

5 illustrates a shortcut search section displayed on the user terminal 10 when an English query is input to the shortcut search window 32. Referring to FIG. 5, when the query 'pa' is input to the shortcut search window 32, the first layer window 33 is searched from the first database 50 in response to 'pa' and is automatically completed. And site name pairs (eg, 'paran.com' and 'blue' pairs) are displayed, and the second layer window 34 displays search results (eg, 'pat') on a predetermined portal site. have. Although not shown in FIG. 5, URLs and site names of websites that the user has already visited may be displayed in the third layer window.

6 and 7 illustrate a shortcut search section 31 displayed on the user terminal 10 when a Korean and English selection error occurs. Referring to FIG. 6, the user attempted to input “papa” in Korean, but input “vkvk” in English. Then, the search module 40 automatically corrects 'vkvk' to Korean 'Papa', and in the first layer window 33, site name and URL pairs of websites corresponding to 'Papa' (for example, 'Papa Jones' and 'www.pji.co.kr' pair) is displayed, and the second layer window 34 displays a search result (eg, 'papaya') on a predetermined portal site corresponding to 'papa'. Although not shown in FIG. 6, the site name and URL of each of the websites that the user has already visited may be displayed in the third layer window.

Referring to FIG. 7, the user attempted to input “pa” in English but input Korean “ㅔ ㅁ”. Then, the search module 40 automatically corrects 'ㅔ ㅁ' to Korean 'pa', and in the first layer window 33, site name and URL pairs of websites corresponding to 'pa' (for example, 'paran.com' 'And' blue 'pairs) are displayed, and the second layer window 34 displays search results (eg,' pat ') on a predetermined portal site corresponding to' pa '. Although not shown in FIG. 7, URLs and site names of websites that the user has already visited may be displayed in the third layer window.

FIG. 8 illustrates a shortcut search section 31 displayed on the user terminal 10 when a query composed of Korean initials is input. Referring to FIG. 8, when a user inputs a Korean initial constellation 'pl' into the shortcut search box 32, site names and URL pairs of websites having a site name having a pl 'Papa Jones' and 'www.pji.co.kr' are displayed in the first layer window 33, and a search result (eg, 'papaya') in a predetermined portal site is displayed in the second layer window 34. It can be seen that it is displayed. Although not shown in FIG. 8, the site name and URL of each website that the user has already visited may be displayed in the third layer window.

9 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the shortcut service system 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the process will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 and 9.

The shortcut service system 20 receives a query from the user terminal 10 and automatically completes the query through a correction process or the like as described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 8 (S10). . The search module 40 searches the first database 50 for the site name and URL of each of the websites corresponding to the query (S40). The search module 40 determines whether the query is a target word for a portal site search service (S20).

If the query is a target word of the portal site search service, the search module 40 receives search results for the query in a predetermined portal site among a plurality of portal sites (S30) and receives the search result. The display is displayed on the second layer window 34 (S60).

If the query is not a word that is the target of the portal site search service, the search module 40 only searches the first database 50 for the site name and URL of each of the websites corresponding to the query (S40). ). At this time, the search module 40 determines whether there are sites already visited by the user among the searched websites (S50).

Whether there is a site which the user has already visited depends on whether the user has logged in to the service website 30. When the user is not logged in, the search module 40 determines whether a site already visited by the user is based on cookie files stored in the user terminal 10. When the user logs in, the search module ( 40 determines whether there is a website that the user has already visited based on the user information stored in the second database 60.

The search module 40 displays the site names and URLs of the websites searched in the first database 50 in the first layer window 33 (S60). Each site name and URL pair are displayed in the third layer window (S70).

 10 is a flowchart illustrating a shortcut service method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the process will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 and 10.

The shortcut service system 20 receives a query from the user terminal 10 and automatically completes the query through an error correction process of the query (S10). The shortcut service system 20 searches the first database 50 for the site name and URL of each of the websites corresponding to the query (S40). The shortcut service system 20 determines whether the query is a word targeted for portal site search service (S20).

If the query is a word targeted for a portal site search service, the shortcut service system 20 transmits a search command for the query to a predetermined portal site server 80 and receives the search result (S30). .
At this time, if the query is not a target word for the portal site search service, the shortcut service system 20 searches only the first database 50 for the site name and URL of each website corresponding to the query. Perform (S40).

The shortcut service system 20 displays the search result at step S30 in the second layer window 34 and displays the search result at step S40 in the first layer window 33 (S60).
That is, when the determination result in step S20 is 'YES', the shortcut service system 20 displays the search result in step S30 and the search result in step S40, and the determination result in step S20. If 'NO' is displayed only the search results in step S40 (S60).

The shortcut service system 20 transmits the search result in the portal site for the query and the search result in the first database 50 to the user terminal 10 (S80), and the user terminal ( 10) displays the search result (S90). Although not shown in FIG. 10, a person of ordinary skill in the art may have already searched for a search result in the first database 50 based on what has been described with reference to FIG. 9. It may be inferred to display the site name and URL pair of each of the websites in the third layer window, which is not shown in FIG. 10.

The shortcut service method according to the present invention can also be embodied as computer readable code on a computer readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored.

For example, the computer-readable recording medium may include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like. The program code for performing the shortcut service method according to the present invention may be a carrier wave. It may also be transmitted in the form of (for example, transmission via the Internet).

The computer readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion. And functional programs, codes and code segments for implementing the shortcut service method according to the present invention can be easily inferred by programmers in the art to which the present invention belongs.

Although the invention has been described with reference to one embodiment shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a shortcut service system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 illustrates a screen on which a service website shown in FIG. 1 is displayed on a user terminal.

3 illustrates a screen displayed on a user terminal when a shortcut application button shown in FIG. 2 is clicked.

4 illustrates a shortcut search section displayed on a user terminal when a Korean query is input to a shortcut search window.

5 illustrates a shortcut search section displayed on a user terminal when an English query is input to a shortcut search box.

6 and 7 illustrate a shortcut search section displayed on a user terminal in case of a Korean and English selection error.

8 illustrates a shortcut search section displayed on a user terminal when a query composed of Korean initials is input.

9 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a shortcut service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

 10 is a flowchart illustrating a shortcut service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (17)

A service website comprising a first search section for searching websites targeted for shortcut service displayed on a connected user terminal and a second search section for searching a portal site; A first database that stores a site name and a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) pair of each of the websites targeted for the shortcut service; And Receive a query through the first search section, retrieve the site name and URL pair of each of the websites corresponding to the query in the first database in response to the query and send to the service website, the query Is a target of the portal site search service, the shortcut service system including a search module for transmitting the search results for the query in the preset portal site to the service website. The method of claim 1, wherein the first search section is A shortcut search box for entering the query; A first layer window displaying a site name and a URL pair of each of the websites retrieved from the first database; A second layer window displaying search results in the preset portal site for the query; And And a third layer window for displaying the site name and URL of each of the websites visited by the user among the websites searched in response to the query. The method of claim 2, wherein the second search section is Multiple portal site search windows; And And a search box setting button for adding or deleting the plurality of portal site search windows. 3. The service website of claim 2, wherein the service website is A shortcut service system including a registration application section for registering a website desired by a user as a website to be subjected to a shortcut service. The system of claim 2, wherein the shortcut service system is A second database for storing user information of each of users registered in the shortcut service system, The search module Before the user login, the site name and URL of each website that the user has already visited are displayed in the third layer window based on the cookie files stored in the user terminal, and after the user login, the user information stored in the second database. And display a site name and URL of each of the websites that the user has already visited in the third layer window. The system of claim 2, wherein the shortcut service system is And a third database for storing reference words that are a target of a search service in the predetermined portal site. The search module And comparing the query with the reference words and determining whether to provide a search service at the predetermined portal site based on the comparison result. The method of claim 6, wherein the search module A shortcut for determining the query input in English as a URL input, determining the query input in a first language except English as a site name input, and performing an automatic correction function for a language selection error for inputting the query. Service system. The method of claim 7, wherein the search module It performs an automatic correction function for the grammatical error of the input query, and retrieves the site name and URL pair of each of the plurality of websites including the query from the first database at each input step of the query. Shortcut service system that performs autocompletion to send to. Displaying a homepage of a service website on the user terminal, the homepage of the service website including a first search section for searching for websites targeted for a shortcut service and a second search section for searching a portal site in response to a connection request from the user terminal; step; In response to the query entered through the first search section, the site name and URL pair of each of the websites corresponding to the query are retrieved from the first database and transmitted to the service website, and the query is a portal site search service. Transmitting a search result for the query in a predetermined portal site to the service website when the target is a target; Displaying the site name and URL pair of each of the websites retrieved from the first database in response to the query and the search results from the preset portal site on the user terminal; And Connecting the user terminal to a web site or a search result selected from web sites or search results corresponding to the input query. The method of claim 9, wherein the first search section is A shortcut search box for entering the query; A first layer window displaying a site name and a URL pair of each of the websites retrieved from the first database; A second layer window displaying search results in the preset portal site for the query; And And a third layer window displaying a site name and a URL of each of the websites that the user has already visited among the websites searched in response to the query. The method of claim 10, wherein the second search section is Multiple portal site search windows; And And a search box setting button for adding or deleting the plurality of portal site search windows. The method of claim 10, wherein the shortcut service method is A shortcut service method further comprising a website registration step for registering a website desired by a user as a website to be a shortcut service target. The method of claim 10, wherein displaying the site name and URL of each of the websites that the user has already visited Storing user information of each of the plurality of users; And Before the user login, the site name and URL of each website that the user has already visited are displayed in the third layer window based on the cookie files stored in the user terminal, and after the user login, the user information stored in the second database. And displaying the site name and URL of each of the websites that the user has already visited in the third layer window. The method of claim 10, wherein the shortcut service method is Storing reference words that are a target of a search service in the predetermined portal site; And Comparing the query with the reference words, and determining whether to provide a search service in the predetermined portal site based on the comparison result. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the shortcut service method is Determining the query input in English as a URL input, determining the query input in a first language except English as a site name input, and correcting a language selection error for inputting the query Search service method. The method of claim 15, wherein the shortcut service method Correcting a grammatical error of an input query, and retrieving a site name and URL pair of each of a plurality of websites including the query from the first database and transmitting to the service website at each input step of the query. Shortcut service methods that include more. A computer-readable recording medium storing a computer program for executing the shortcut service method according to any one of claims 9 to 16.

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