KR20010025452A - Web browsing method with integrated additional functions of telephoning, searching and translating by using toolbar - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A web browsing method is provided to perform additional functions of free dialing, searching or translation via one input window by a tool bar program during an internet surfing. CONSTITUTION: The method, specially a free phone calling process comprises steps of receiving a phone number from an input area by allowing a user to input the phone number or to click the phone number on a dial pad(201), generating a log in code by using a log in data of the user(203), automatically accessing a phone calling web site(205), logging in the phone calling web site and transmitting the input phone number to the phone calling web site(209), executing a dialing program in the phone calling web site(211), starting a voice communication with a called phone number(213), determining if the call is finished(215), determining if the input phone number is already stored in a phone book(217), and storing the input phone number if the it is not stored in the phone book(219). The searching process comprises steps of inputting a key word, selecting a search engine among search engines in a search menu, accessing a corresponding search engine site, performing a search, and receiving the search result.

Description

Web BROWSING METHOD WITH INTEGRATED ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS OF TELEPHONING, SEARCHING AND TRANSLATING BY USING TOOLBAR}

The present invention provides a toolbar (TOOL-BAR) program that works with a web browser, and provides a dial, search, and translation integration additional function using a toolbar that can use various services provided by a plurality of Internet sites without moving to the corresponding Internet site. It relates to a web browsing method having. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method of using an Internet information search and translation service as well as a free telephone call service provided by a dialing site using the Internet, regardless of whether the user is currently connected to any Internet site.

In recent years, websites that provide free telephone service using the Internet are increasing.

Free phone service using the Internet is a service that allows you to make free phone calls over the Internet. You can make a phone call from PC to PC and from PC to PHONE.

In the case of the existing free telephone service using the Internet, if the current website wants to use the Internet telephone while surfing the Internet, it has to go through the following complicated process. First, a user enters an Internet telephone service site URL directly or links to the site, moves to the site, logs in from the site, and writes a telephone number. Therefore, it is very inconvenient for the user to go to the Internet phone service site and go through the login process every time.

That is, the existing free telephone service using the Internet could use the Internet telephone only when the user moved to a specific internet telephone service site.

In addition, conventionally, a user cannot use various services (for example, an Internet information retrieval service) provided by a plurality of Internet sites while using a free telephone call service.

In order to solve the above problems, that is, to provide a combination of Internet information retrieval and free telephone call service, Korean Patent Publication No. 2000-018115 (name of the invention: "multi-search engine providing a customized advertising window") There is.

The Korean Patent Publication No. 2000-018115 discloses a customized advertisement window for satisfying both descriptions by allowing a user to selectively view advertisements of a desired company while performing a search on the Internet. It is about providing multiple search engines.

In Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2000-018115, a search result is displayed as an image, and when the image is clicked, an information window for linking a toll-free telephone is output. The information window has a toll free corner, which you can click to make a phone call.

The free telephone service using the Internet provided by the Korean Patent Publication No. 2000-018115 is a free telephone number of a business owner (advertiser) who is an information provider in the information window, and when a user wants to make a phone call, the user can call for free. Provides convenience for making phone calls.

However, in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2000-018115, a target for making a call is predetermined, and since a toll-free number is also input in advance, the user always connects only to the previously inputted phone number. Therefore, there is an inconvenience that a user cannot enter a desired telephone number and make a telephone call.

That is, conventionally, as a user, it is inconvenient to use not only a free telephone call service but also to integrate and use an Internet information search service.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art, it is possible to use the toolbar (Toolbar) program to automatically access the telephone dialing site using the Internet without changing the website you are currently connected to The purpose of the present invention is to provide a web browsing method with an integrated function of dialing, searching, and translation using a toolbar.

In addition, an object of the present invention has a telephone dial, search, translation integrated additional function using the toolbar that can perform the Internet information search and translation services as well as the free telephone call service through a single input window using a toolbar program Its purpose is to provide a web browsing method.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a web browsing method having a search service add-on using a toolbar capable of searching while surfing the Internet without the need to link with a specific site.

1 is an input window for an Internet dial-up service when the dialing toolbar menu is selected according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flow chart illustrating a process of automatically accessing a dialing site when a dialing toolbar menu is selected according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

3 is an exemplary screen showing a list of selectable search websites when a search toolbar menu is selected according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flow chart illustrating a process of executing an information retrieval service when a search toolbar menu is selected according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5A illustrates an example screen showing a list of translation services that can be selected when a translation toolbar menu is selected according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

5B is an input screen when a sentence translation service is selected from a translation toolbar menu according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of executing a translation service in conjunction with a translation website when a translation toolbar menu is selected according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a process of executing a translation service by executing a toolbar program when a translation toolbar menu is selected according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an exemplary screen showing a list of specialty areas that can be selected when a terminology translation toolbar menu is selected according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

9 is an example screen showing a list of selectable shopping mall types when a shopping mall toolbar menu is selected according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

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110: input area

160: input window for Internet dialing

According to a first aspect of the present invention, at least one of a first phone number, a search word, and translation data is input to the input area, and at least one menu of a call, search, and translation menu is selected. And if the dialing menu is selected as a result of the determination, process the Internet telephony service, and if the search menu is selected, use the search engine for an internet information search service for the search word entered in the input area. And processing the translation service on the translation data input to the input area when the translation menu is selected as a result of the determination. And a recording medium readable by a digital processing apparatus corresponding to the method. The.

The processing of the Internet telephony service may include receiving a second phone number through an input window that is linked when a dialing menu of the toolbar is selected, automatically accessing a dialing website through the Internet, and receiving the first inputted call. Send a telephone number or second telephone number to the dialing website, and make a voice call with the telephone corresponding to the first telephone number or the second telephone number entered by a server providing a dialing website via the Internet. May comprise the step of establishing a connection.

In the web browsing method having an integrated function of dialing, searching and translation using the toolbar, the received first telephone number or the second telephone number is stored in a telephone number storage area of a server providing a dialing website through the Internet. It may further comprise the step.

The web browsing method having an integrated function of dialing, searching and translation using the toolbar receives user login information, generates a login code of the user using the login information of the user, and uses the login code of the user. The method may further include automatically logging in to the dialing website.

The processing of the translation service may be performed in conjunction with a website providing a translation service to transmit translation data input by a user to a server of a translation service website, receive a translation result from the server of the translation service website, and Outputting the received translation result.

The processing of the translation service may include translating the translation data input by the user using a translation program embedded in a toolbar program and outputting the translation result.

The processing of the Internet information search service may include selecting one of a plurality of search websites from a user, and linking to the selected search website to output a search result for the input search word.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a web browsing method having an integrated function of dialing, searching, and translation using a toolbar according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 illustrates an input window for an Internet dial-up service when a dialing toolbar menu 110 is selected according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, an input window 100, a phone call 110, a search 120, a translation 130, a terminology 140, and a shopping mall 150 are implemented on a toolbar of a web browser. It was. Here, first, the call 110 menu will be described, and the rest will be described in the corresponding part.

A user can use an Internet phone while surfing the Internet using a web browser in two ways.

The first method is a method in which a user enters a phone number in the input window 100 on the toolbar. When a user enters a phone number in the input window 100 on the toolbar, the user can automatically access a dialing site using the Internet and make a phone call to the entered phone number. At this time, the login information has already been configured to input user information (user ID and password, etc.) from the tool menu of the toolbar menu. Therefore, it is possible to access a dialing site using the Internet by automatically logging in without inputting additional user information.

In a second method, a user may click on the dialing 110 menu on the toolbar to access a dialing site using the Internet. When the user clicks the dialing menu 110, an input window 160 for dialing is displayed, and a phone number is input into the telephone number input area 164 to automatically access a dialing site using the Internet.

In this case, when the login information is previously input in the tool menu as described above, the user information automatically input in advance is displayed in the login information input area 162 of the input window 160. Alternatively, if the user information is not input in advance, the user may input the ID and password into the login information input area 162.

Alternatively, when the user clicks the number of the dial pad in the dialing input window 160, the automatically clicked number may be displayed in the telephone number input area 164.

1 illustrates the case of Microsoft's web browser Explorer, but the web browser may be a web browser and other applications such as Netscape Navigator if the program can implement a toolbar. Of course.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of automatically accessing a dialing site when a dialing toolbar menu is selected according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, first, a telephone number is input from an user into an input area 100 or an input area 164 or a phone number is input by clicking a number of a dial pad (step 201).

Generate a login code using the user's login information (ID and password, etc.) (203), automatically access the dialing website using the Internet (step 205), and dial the web using the Internet using the login code. Log in to the site. The entered telephone number (or dial number) is transmitted to a dialing website using the Internet (step 209).

Making a Call Using the Internet A dial program for making an Internet call is executed in a server of a website (step 211), and a voice call is started by connecting with a telephone of the inputted telephone number for a voice call (step 213). It is determined whether or not the voice call ends (step 215), and step 213 is repeated until the voice call ends.

As a result of the determination, when the voice call is terminated, it is determined whether the input telephone number is already stored (or registered) in the phone book (step 217). As a result of the determination, if it is not registered, it is stored (or registered) in the Phone Book (step 219), and if it is registered, it ends.

The role of the Phone Book is to store the phone number and call time that you have recently called. That is, when the user next enters a phone number into the dialing input window 160, clicking the icon 166 brings up a window showing a list of recent calls and shows the recently called phone number and the talk time.

FIG. 3 shows an example screen showing a list of selectable search websites when a search toolbar menu is selected according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a search toolbar according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. This flowchart describes the process of executing the information retrieval service when the (Toolbar) menu is selected.

Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, first, a user inputs a search term into the input window 100 (step 401), and clicks an arrow next to the search 120 menu on a toolbar of a web browser. One of a plurality of search engines, such as Yahoo! Korea, Simmani, and Empas, is selected (step 403).

When the user clicks on the search 120 menu, she is automatically directed to a website that provides the selected search engine (step 405). The search word is input from the website using the entered search word as a query word (step 407), and the search result is transmitted to the user's computer for display on the screen (step 409).

FIG. 5A is an exemplary screen illustrating a list of translation services that can be selected when a translation toolbar menu is selected according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5B is a translation toolbar according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. ) Displays the input screen when the sentence translation service is selected from the menu. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of executing a translation service in conjunction with a translation website when a translation toolbar menu is selected according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 5A, 5B, and 6, a translation service process is described. First, a user inputs a word or sentence to be translated (hereinafter referred to as translation data) in the input window 100 (step 601). The translation data may be a plurality of sentences.

The user selects a translation service type (step 603). That is, the user may select one of English-Korean / Korean-English translation, Korean-Japanese / Japanese-Korean translation, Korean-Chinese / Chinese translation, and sentence translation. However, the present invention is not limited to the above languages, but it is also possible to implement translation services for languages of other countries.

When the user clicks on the sentence translation 132 service among the types of translation services, a new window 134 appears, and the user may select a language to be translated and input a sentence to be translated into the input window 136.

When the user clicks on the translation 130 menu, he is connected to a website providing the selected translation service (step 605), and translates the input translation data (word or sentence) (step 607). The translation result is transmitted to the user's computer and displayed on the screen (step 609).

7 is a flowchart illustrating a process of executing a translation service by executing a toolbar program when the translation toolbar menu is selected according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. That is, FIG. 7 illustrates a case in which a word translation function and a sentence translation function are embedded in a toolbar program so that translation can be performed even without using a website.

Referring to FIG. 7, steps 701 to 703 are the same as those of FIG. 6, and a toolbar program for processing a translation service selected by a user is executed (step 705) to translate the input translation data (word or sentence) ( Step 607). The translation result is transmitted to the user's computer and displayed on the screen (step 609).

FIG. 8 is an exemplary screen illustrating a list of specialty areas that can be selected when a terminology 140 translation toolbar menu is selected according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, in order to find a terminology dictionary, a user inputs a terminology word into the input window 100 and clicks the terminology 140 menu. When a user comes up with an unknown term while surfing the Internet with a web browser, the user can select a specialized field such as information and communication related medicine and medicine from the terminology 140 menu to immediately find the meaning of the term using a toolbar menu.

When the user selects a specialty, he or she is linked to a website that provides a specialty dictionary (eg, an electronic newspaper terminology dictionary site) to use the website's specialty dictionary database.

9 is an example screen showing a list of selectable shopping mall types when a shopping mall 150 toolbar menu is selected according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

9, a user selects a shopping mall type by clicking a shopping mall 150 menu. While surfing the Internet with a web browser, a user may simply connect to a shopping mall website (for example, a shopping mall portal site) by using a toolbar menu, and perform internet shopping.

Although the above has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the claims below It will be appreciated that modifications and variations can be made.

The telephone call, search, and translation integrated service method using the toolbar according to the present invention has an effect of providing convenience to a user by performing general information search, translation, and free Internet dialing using a single input window.

The integrated telephone call, search, and translation service method according to the present invention uses a toolbar program to automatically access a telephone dialing site using the Internet without changing a website. By doing so, there is an effect that can provide convenience to the user.

In addition, the present invention stores the telephone number entered once so that users can easily call the next time they use the same telephone number.

In addition, the present invention has the effect that it is possible to provide convenience to the user by allowing the search while surfing the Internet without the need to interlock with a specific site.

Claims (11)

A web browser comprising a menu of a plurality of toolbars and an input area for inputting items necessary for the processing of the plurality of toolbars. Receiving at least one of a first telephone number, a search word, and translation data in the input area; Determining whether at least one menu of a call, search, and translation menu is selected; Processing the Internet telephony service when the dialing menu is selected as a result of the determination; Processing an internet information search service using a search engine for a search word input in the input area when a search menu is selected as a result of the determination; And Processing a translation service on the translation data input to the input area when a translation menu is selected as a result of the determination; Web browsing method with a dial, search, translation integration add-on using a toolbar including a. The method of claim 1, Processing the Internet telephony service is Receiving a second telephone number through an input window that is linked when a dialing menu of a toolbar is selected; Automatically accessing a dialing website over the Internet; Transmitting the received first telephone number or second telephone number to the dialing website; And Establishing a connection for a voice call with a telephone corresponding to the first telephone number or the second telephone number input by a server providing a telephone making website via the Internet. Web browsing method with a dial, search, translation integration add-on using a toolbar including a. The method of claim 2, Storing the received first telephone number or second telephone number in a telephone number storage area of a server providing a website for making a call over the Internet; Web browsing method having a dial-up, search, translation integrated add-on using a toolbar further comprising. The method of claim 2, Receiving user login information; Generating a login code of the user using the login information of the user; And Automatically logging in to the dialing website using the login code of the user; Web browsing method having a dial-up, search, translation integrated add-on using a toolbar further comprising. The method of claim 1, Processing the translation service Transmitting translation data input by a user to a server of a translation service website in association with a website providing a translation service; Receiving a translation result from a server of the translation service website; And Outputting the received translation result Web browsing method having a dial-up, search, translation integrated add-on using a toolbar comprising a. The method of claim 1, Processing the translation service Translating the translation data input by the user using a translation program embedded in the toolbar program; And Outputting the translation result Web browsing method having a dial-up, search, translation integrated add-on using a toolbar comprising a. The method of claim 1, Processing the Internet information retrieval service Receiving one of a plurality of search websites from a user; And Linking to the selected search website and outputting a search result for the entered search term Web browsing method having a dial-up, search, translation integrated add-on using a toolbar comprising a. In order to perform a web browsing method having integrated functions of dialing, searching, and translation using a toolbar, a program of instructions that can be executed by a digital processing device is tangibly embodied and recorded on a recording medium that can be read by the digital processing device. In The web browsing method having an integrated function of dialing, searching and translation using the toolbar, Receiving at least one of a first phone number, a search word, and translation data into an input area for inputting a necessary item for processing a menu of a plurality of toolbars; Determining whether at least one menu of a toolbar type menu for dialing, searching, and translation service is selected; Processing the Internet telephony service when the dialing menu is selected as a result of the determination; Processing an internet information search service using a search engine for a search word input in the input area when a search menu is selected as a result of the determination; And Processing a translation service on the translation data input to the input area when a translation menu is selected as a result of the determination; Recording medium comprising a. The method of claim 8, Processing the Internet telephony service is Receiving a second telephone number through an input window that is linked when a dialing menu of a toolbar is selected; Automatically accessing a dialing website over the Internet; Transmitting the received first telephone number or second telephone number to the dialing website; And Establishing a connection for a voice call with a telephone corresponding to the first telephone number or the second telephone number input by a server providing a telephone making website via the Internet. Recording medium comprising a. The method of claim 9, Receiving user login information; Generating a login code of the user using the login information of the user; And Automatically logging in to the dialing website using the login code of the user; The recording medium further comprises. The method of claim 8, Processing the translation service Translating the translation data input by the user using a translation program embedded in the toolbar program; And Outputting the translation result Recording medium comprising a.