KR101654766B1 - Method for curating using external search engine and repository management system - Google Patents

Abstract

A curation method and a repository management system using an external search engine are disclosed. A method of managing a repository management system, the method comprising: acquiring context information from at least one of information about a user's search behavior and information about a user; generating a search expression using the obtained context information; Invoking an external search engine with an expression as a parameter, and storing at least a portion of the search results received from the external search engine as curation information in the repository.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a curation method and a repository management system using an external search engine,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a repository management system (hereinafter referred to as RMS) for storing and managing contents, a curation method for providing contents suitable for a user, a program for executing a curation method, It is about.

Various types of contents such as video data, animation, and images are provided to users in accordance with the development of various networks and smart devices such as the Internet. In order to selectively provide content desired by the user or content suitable for the user among a large amount of contents Methods are being tried.

Curation, which is one of those attempts, means sorting and distributing content created by others according to their purpose. The more content, the greater the demand for selected quality information, and one way to meet this demand is curation. According to the curation, the contents providing service, which has focused on the creative work of producing the contents, can be expanded to the classification, editing and distribution of the contents. Power bloggers that combine diverse materials in their own style, wikipedia that people of all walks of life have formed massive collective intelligence, and applications that collect useful information according to the theme through smart phones are forms of conventional curation can see

On the other hand, the RMS is a collection of all knowledge related to learning, and is a collection of learning contents such as a lecture video, an e-book, a document, a bulletin board, a forum, a student activity, Is a system that stores and manages information about the user. RMS is an extension of existing Learning Contents Management System. It is a combination of curation as well as storing and managing learning contents. For example, the RMS provides a linking function to an external system, Youtube, to the running content, or a function to proactively recommend suitable information to the user.

If the search result on the RMS is displayed too much, it is difficult for the user to select the desired content among the search results, and the search time may be long. RMS provides a way to reduce search time through curation for users with similar search patterns. However, in the conventional RMS, since the retrieval is performed only on the content information in the RMS in which the curation is performed, there is a case where the retrieval target is limited and the user can not obtain information about the desired content.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for expanding a target content for content search and / or content recommendation in an RMS.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for managing content in a repository management system, the method comprising: acquiring context information from at least one of information about a user's search behavior and information about the user; Generating a search expression using the obtained context information, calling an external search engine using the search expression as a parameter, and transmitting at least a part of search results received from the external search engine to a repository And storing the result of the analysis as rule information.

The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of retrieving, from a repository of the repository management system, content information satisfying at least one keyword input by the user, And may include information on at least one input keyword.

The step of calling the external search engine may be performed when receiving an instruction to call the external search engine from the user.

The curlation method may further include transmitting the search result received from the external search engine to the client device.

The step of storing at least a part of the received search result as the curation information may include storing link information indicating the position of the content retrieved by the external search engine in the repository.

The step of storing at least a part of the received search result as the curation information may include storing information about the content selected by the user among the contents retrieved by the external search engine in the repository.

Wherein the step of storing at least a part of the received search results as the curation information comprises the step of selecting information about contents preferred by users of the repository management system among the contents retrieved by the external search engine and storing the selected information in the repository .

The step of storing at least a part of the received search result as the curation information may include storing the location information, classification information and attribute information of the content corresponding to the search result in the repository.

The information on the search behavior of the user may include at least one of information on a keyword input by the user, information on a keyword input order of the user, and information on a search formula input by the user .

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a computer program for executing a scheduling method in a repository management system, the method comprising: receiving context information from at least one of information about a user's search behavior and information about the user Generating a search expression using the obtained context information; calling an external search engine with the search expression as a parameter; and searching at least a part of the search results received from the external search engine And storing it as curation information in the repository.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a computer program for executing a curation method in a repository management system, the recording method comprising the steps of: The method comprising: acquiring context information from one of the plurality of search engines; generating a search formula using the obtained context information; calling an external search engine using the search formula as a parameter; And storing at least a portion of the results as curation information in the repository.

A repository management system according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a repository for storing information about contents, a management server for managing information storage in the repository, and providing content requested by a user using information stored in the repository And a communication unit for communicating with an external search engine, wherein the control unit acquires context information using at least one of information on the search behavior of the user and information on the user, Information may be used as a parameter to call an external search engine and at least a part of a search result received from the external search engine may be stored as curation information in the repository.

According to the present invention, content and content information stored in the RMS as well as content and content information retrieved by an external search engine can be targeted for the curation, so that the range of content managed by the RMS can be expanded without limit It is possible to adaptively extend the repository 's curation information during RMS operation.

In addition, according to the present invention, not only the search result using the keyword or the search formula input by the user is returned, but also the user information including the user's age or purpose or the search behavior of the user is reflected, .

FIG. 1 is a network diagram illustrating a relationship between an RMS, an external search engine, and a user device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an RMS according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
FIG. 3 is a flow chart for explaining a curlation method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart for explaining a curlation method according to another embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram for explaining a search screen related to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram for explaining a search result output screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The terms used in this specification will be briefly described and the present invention will be described in detail.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Also, in certain cases, there may be a term selected arbitrarily by the applicant, in which case the meaning thereof will be described in detail in the description of the corresponding invention. Therefore, the term used in the present invention should be defined based on the meaning of the term, not on the name of a simple term, but on the entire contents of the present invention.

When an element is referred to as "including" an element throughout the specification, it is to be understood that the element may include other elements as well, without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Also, the terms "part," " module, "and the like described in the specification mean units for processing at least one function or operation, which may be implemented in hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software .

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification.

FIG. 1 is a network diagram illustrating a relationship between an RMS, an external search engine, and a user device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

Referring to FIG. 1, RMS 100 communicates with one or more external search engines 110 and one or more client devices 200 via a network (not shown). The RMS 100 curates and stores the content to be provided to the user, searches for and outputs content suitable for the input conditions received from the user. The external search engine 110 refers to a system that provides a search service such as Google or Naver, and any system that provides a search service can be used.

A user can input a search condition including a keyword and / or a search formula through a user interface (not shown) of the client device 200, and the inputted search condition is transmitted to the RMS 100 through the network. Information about the content retrieved by the RMS 100 is also provided to the client device 200 via the network. The client device 200 is a device that a user can reproduce and use the content. 1, the mobile device 120, the personal computer 130, and the smart TV 140 are examples of the client device 200, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The RMS 100 not only provides the content and / or content information stored in the system to the user, but also obtains additional content and / or additional content information from the external search engine 110 and obtains the acquired content and / Can be stored and provided to the user. The range of contents stored in the RMS 100 can be continuously expanded. The configuration and function of the RMS 100 will be described in more detail below with reference to FIGS. 2 to 6. FIG.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an RMS according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

2, the RMS 100 is a computing device that includes a memory 102, a control unit 103, a repository 104, and a communication unit 101. The memory 102 stores data used in the operation of the RMS 100 and the processing of the control unit 103. The repository 104 stores data to be managed by the RMS 100, to be. The control unit 103 manages information storage and provision of contents to the repository 104, and may be implemented by hardware and / or software including a processor. The communication unit 101 is responsible for communication with the external search engine 110 and the client device 200, and may include a predetermined network interface. 2, the RMS 100 exchanges data with the external search engine 110 and the client device 200 through the same communication unit 101. However, the RMS 100 may be connected to the external search engine 110 through the different network interfaces And may be configured to communicate with the external search engine 110 and the client device 200. For example, when the present invention is implemented in a designated space, the external search engine 110 communicates with the client device 200 via a LAN (Local Area Network), a wireless LAN, a Wi- Fi. ≪ / RTI >

The control unit 103 can generate or obtain context information from information on a process of a user of the client device 200 performing a search by inputting a search condition, that is, information on a search behavior of the user. More information about the user may be used to generate or acquire context information. The context information thus generated or obtained is used to generate a retrieval expression to be delivered to the external search engine 110. The control unit 103 calls the external search engine 110 using the generated search formula as a parameter. The external search engine 110 will transmit information on the contents satisfying the received search formula to the RMS 100 through the communication unit 101. [

The control unit 103 may store the search result received from the external search engine 110 in the repository 104 so that the content searched by the external search engine 110 may be provided to the user at a later time. The control unit 103 may store all or a part of the search results received from the external search engine 110 in the repository 104. [ Also, the control unit 103 may process the information about the contents to be stored and store the information as curation information. For this, the control unit 103 may classify the contents to be stored according to the types of themes, store the classification information together with the contents, and may store information on the associated keywords, a target age to which the contents are to be preferred, May be generated and stored together with the content. In addition, instead of directly storing contents, it is possible to store location information such as a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) for acquiring contents, a link, and an address of a providing server. As described above, the information stored in the repository 104 can be used as curation information, i.e., a content suitable for a user and / or a content desired by a user.

The repository 104 stores information about contents and / or contents under the control of the control unit 103. [ In order to save storage space of the repository 104 and increase retrieval efficiency, only the location information, classification information and attribute information of the contents are stored in the repository 104, and the contents files themselves are stored in the hard disk Local storage of the content providing server, storage of an external content providing server accessible via the network, or a remote storage device.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart for explaining a curlation method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the RMS 100 obtains context information from at least one of information on a user's search behavior and information on a user (S302). When the content information satisfying at least one keyword input by the user is found in the repository 104, the information on the user's search behavior may include information on at least one keyword input during the search . According to another embodiment, the information on the search behavior of the user may be information on the search keyword input through the client device 200 or the input order of the search expression and / or search keywords. The information on the user may include at least one of a user's age, sex, taste, hobby, interest field, occupation, academic level, residence, race, nationality, . However, the information about the user is not limited thereto, and any information that can help search for suitable content can be used. Further, the context information may further include information obtained by previously classifying, defining, classifying and analyzing a search pattern or a search type for a specific subject.

Next, a retrieval expression is generated using the context information obtained in the above (S304). The retrieval expression generated at this stage may be a retrieval expression to be delivered to the external search engine 110, and may include an expression that a predetermined retrieval operator is added to at least some of the words or information included in the context information as a keyword.

For example, if the keyword entered by the user is 'mathematical' and the user is 8 years old, elementary grade 1, male, and resident in Seoul, the context information obtained may be 'male 8th grade elementary school boy in Seoul'. A search expression including information according to a predetermined criterion among the information included in the context information may be generated. For example, in the embodiment in which the content managed by the RMS 100 is the learning content for the students, since the age of the user may be a major criterion for content search and recommendation, A search expression combining age information can be generated. In this case, the generated search expression may be 'math AND first grade in mathematics'.

The search expression generated in the above is transmitted to the external search engine 110 as a parameter at the time of calling the external search engine 110 (S306). The calling method for the external search engine 110 may vary depending on the network protocol used in the external search engine 110, the search program of the external search engine 110, and the like. For example, the call instruction of the external search engine 110 is a combination of a URL of the external search engine 110, a string for executing a search program loaded in the external search engine 110, and parameters including a search expression Lt; / RTI >

The external search engine 110 searches for a content satisfying the received parameter and transmits information about the retrieved contents to the RMS 100 as a search result. The RMS 100 stores at least a part of the search result received from the external search engine 110 in the repository 104 as curation information (S308). The storage of the information as the curation information includes generating classification information and / or attribute information such as a subject, a classification, a related keyword, a target age, preference information, connection information to other related contents, and storing the content in association with the content . The curation information additionally stored in the repository 104 in the above manner can be searched if there is a later search request by the user.

4 is a flowchart for explaining a curlation method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

2 and 4, the RMS 100 waits for a search command input from the user through the client device 200 (S402). When a search command is received, contents matching the search condition corresponding to the search command are searched from the repository 104, and the search result is transmitted to the client device 200 and output to the user (S404). At this time, the control unit 103 generates a search condition considering not only the keyword or the search formula inputted by the user but also the information about the user, and can search contents more suitable for the user by using the generated search condition. If there is content satisfying the search result output to the client device 200, the user selects and uses the content. Otherwise, the user will again request the search using another keyword, and the search step S404 will be performed again. If the user does not find the desired content or wants to view more search results despite the multiple search attempts, an instruction to call the external search engine 110 is sent from the client device 200 to the RMS 100 ). ≪ / RTI > If the command to call the external search engine 110 is not received (S406), the state will be waited for the search command again (S402).

When an instruction to call the external search engine 110 is received (S406), context information is acquired and a search expression to be transmitted to the external search engine 110 is generated using the context information (S408). The context information may include keywords entered by the user, input order of the keyword, user information such as age and occupation of the user, and the like. The search expression may be generated by a combination of at least a part of the information included in the context information and a search operator. The generated search expression is transmitted to the external search engine 110, and may be transmitted as a part or parameter of the search request (S410). The external search engine 110 receiving the search request searches the content using the search formula and returns the search result to the RMS 100 through the communication unit 101. [ The control unit 103 transmits the search result received from the external search engine 110 to the client device 200 through the communication unit 101 to provide the search result to the user (S412).

The control unit 103 carries out at least a part of search results received from the external search engine 110 and stores the result in the repository 104 (S414). The curation and storage means that the link information or the content indicating the position of the content included in the search result is not stored as it is but the classification information is classified according to the topic and / or type to generate the classification information, Refers to information about a user to generate information about a user who prefers the content, and information about which user is appropriate for the content, as attribute information, and generates the classified information and the attribute information by linking the content and / And stores it.

For example, when the user selects and uses the content A from the search results of the external search engine 100 provided to the user, and the user's job is a high school student, the content A, together with the link information for accessing the content A, The attribute information indicating that the attribute information is preferred can be stored in the repository 104 as the curation information. As another example, if the number of users who selected the content A is equal to or larger than the predetermined number, the content A can be determined as the content preferred by the users and added to the repository 104.

The RMS 100 waits for a search command received from the client device 200 again (S402). If the search command is received in this state, the information stored in step S414 is searched. Therefore, the user can obtain a richer search result and information about the content more suitable for the user can be provided.

5 is a diagram for explaining a user search screen related to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 shows a user interface for a running content providing service as an example of a user interface provided to the client device 200. [ , The user selects one or more keywords or search expressions in the search keyword input field 501 and then clicks the search button 502 to select the running content that matches the search condition from the curation information stored in the repository 104 . The user can select one of the search results 503 displayed on the screen and reproduce the content or receive information on the content. If there is no content desired by the user out of the search results 503, the user selects a button 510 'Please press here if you want other information', and a call instruction to search the content by the external search engine 110 To the RMS 100.

6 is a diagram for explaining a search result output screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 shows an example of a screen of the client device 200 in which the search result received from the external search engine 110 is output after the button 510 for calling an external search engine is selected in FIG. When two kinds of search results received from the external search engine 110 are displayed and the user selects 'infant phonics' 601, the user accesses the external site providing the 'infant phonics' 601, I can see it. In addition, information on 'infant phonics' 601 can be stored in the repository 104 as curation information. When another user inputs the same or similar retrieval expression into the retrieval keyword input field 501 of FIG. 5, information on the 'infant phonics' 601 may be retrieved from the local repository 104 and provided to the user .

5 and 6, embodiments of the present invention have been described by limiting contents to running contents. However, the present invention can be applied to all kinds of multimedia contents such as movies, animation, and games.

The method according to an embodiment of the present invention can be implemented in the form of a program command which can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape; optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magnetic media such as floppy disks; Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, It belongs to the scope of right.

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Claims (12)

A method of curation in a repository management system,
Obtaining context information from at least one of information about a user's search behavior and information about the user;
Generating a retrieval expression using the obtained context information,
Calling an external search engine with the search expression as a parameter,
Storing at least a portion of search results received from the external search engine as curation information in a repository,
The step of storing at least a part of the received search result as the curation information may include selecting information about a content preferred by users of the repository management system among the contents retrieved by the external search engine and storing the selected information in the repository Lt; / RTI > A method of curation in a repository management system,
Obtaining context information from at least one of information about a user's search behavior and information about the user;
Generating a retrieval expression using the obtained context information,
Calling an external search engine with the search expression as a parameter,
Storing at least a portion of search results received from the external search engine as curation information in a repository,
Wherein the step of storing at least a part of the received search results as the curation information stores location information, classification information and attribute information of the contents corresponding to the search result in the repository. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
Further comprising retrieving, from a repository of the repository management system, content information satisfying at least one keyword entered by the user,
Wherein the information on the search behavior of the user includes information on at least one keyword input in the search step. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
Wherein the step of storing at least a part of the received search result as the curation information further stores link information indicating the position of the content searched by the external search engine in the repository. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
Wherein the step of storing at least a part of the received search result as the curation information further stores link information indicating the position of the content searched by the external search engine in the repository. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
Wherein the information on the search behavior of the user includes at least one of information on a keyword input by the user, information on a keyword input order of the user, and information on a search formula input by the user Lt; / RTI > A computer program stored in a medium for executing a curation method in a repository management system,
In the repository management system,
Obtaining context information from at least one of information about a user's search behavior and information about the user;
Generating a retrieval expression using the obtained context information,
Calling an external search engine with the search expression as a parameter,
Storing at least a portion of search results received from the external search engine as curation information in a repository,
Wherein the step of storing at least a part of the received search results as the curation information comprises the steps of selecting curiosity information of the contents preferred by users of the repository management system among the contents retrieved by the external search engine and storing the selected information in the repository, A computer program stored on a medium for executing a method. A computer program stored in a medium for executing a curation method in a repository management system,
In the repository management system,
Obtaining context information from at least one of information about a user's search behavior and information about the user;
Generating a retrieval expression using the obtained context information,
Calling an external search engine with the search expression as a parameter,
Storing at least a portion of search results received from the external search engine as curation information in a repository,
Wherein the step of storing at least a part of the received search results as the curation information includes storing location information, classification information and attribute information of a content corresponding to the search result in the repository, program. Obtaining context information from at least one of information about a user's search behavior and information about the user;
Generating a retrieval expression using the obtained context information,
Calling an external search engine with the search expression as a parameter,
Storing at least a portion of search results received from the external search engine as curation information in a repository,
Wherein the step of storing at least a part of the received search results as the curation information comprises the steps of selecting curiosity information of the contents preferred by users of the repository management system among the contents retrieved by the external search engine and storing the selected information in the repository, A computer-readable recording medium storing a computer program for causing a computer to execute a method. Obtaining context information from at least one of information about a user's search behavior and information about the user;
Generating a retrieval expression using the obtained context information,
Calling an external search engine with the search expression as a parameter,
Storing at least a portion of search results received from the external search engine as curation information in a repository,
Wherein the step of storing at least a part of the received search results as the curation information includes storing location information, classification information and attribute information of the contents corresponding to the search result in the repository, A computer-readable recording medium on which a computer program is recorded. A repository for storing information about the content,
A controller for managing information storage in the repository and providing content requested by a user using information stored in the repository;
And a communication unit for communication with an external search engine,
The control unit obtains context information by using at least one of the information on the search behavior of the user and the information on the user, and uses the retrieval expression generated using the obtained context information as a parameter, Storing at least a part of search results received from the external search engine as curation information in the repository and storing at least a part of the received search results as curation information, And selecting information about contents preferred by users of the repository management system from the contents, and storing the selected information in the repository. A repository for storing information about the content,
A controller for managing information storage in the repository and providing content requested by a user using information stored in the repository;
And a communication unit for communication with an external search engine,
The control unit obtains context information by using at least one of the information on the search behavior of the user and the information on the user, and uses the retrieval expression generated using the obtained context information as a parameter, Storing at least a part of the search result received from the external search engine as curation information in the repository and storing at least a part of the received search result as the curation information, And storing the location information, classification information and attribute information of the repository in the repository.

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