KR20010106925A - Method to provide search service on Internet - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an Internet search service method, and is configured to include a procedure for displaying an image related to a searched item.

The present invention includes the steps of displaying the retrieved items on the user's monitor screen in the form of a text; Waiting for an item selection signal to be input from a user; And displaying an image related to the corresponding item on a predetermined position of the user monitor screen or automatically connecting to a site related to the corresponding item according to the item selection signal.

According to the present invention, each of the retrieved items can be displayed in the form of an image. Therefore, users can grasp faster and more precisely than when providing summary information on the searched item in text only, and the search service provider can provide a better search service.

Description

Method to provide search service on Internet}

The present invention relates to an Internet search service method, and more particularly, to a search service method that enables users of search service users to determine items related to each item more quickly and accurately by displaying the searched items as text as well as images. will be.

Currently, as the Internet is widely used, various search services for searching for various types of information are also provided. Currently, sites such as Simmani, Yahoo and AltaVista provide such a search service.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a service related to a search service. A user who wants to use a search service accesses a search site 30 that provides a search service through the Internet 20 using his or her computer 10, and then searches. Enter your details.

The search site receiving the search request searches for related items and transmits the searched items to the user's computer 10. Of course, these items link to the address of the relevant site. The textual items are then displayed on the user's monitor screen. When the user clicks on a desired item among the items, the user automatically connects to the related site 40 through link information of the corresponding item.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a search box, in which a user inputs items related to information desired by the keyword input unit 51 of the search box 50 displayed on a monitor screen.

For example, if the user wants to know the information about the car academy, after inputting the keyword "car academy" in the keyword input unit 51, press the enter key or click the search execution button 52. Then, the keyword "car academy" is transmitted to the search site 30 through the Internet 20, and the search site 30 searches for information related to "car academy" and transmits the searched items to the user's computer 10. Do it.

Items related to the "Car Academy" transmitted to the user's computer 10 are displayed on the user's monitor screen 11 as shown in the example shown in FIG. At this time, it is common for each item to be displayed together with the relevant summary sentence 11-2, indicating that each item is linked to the related site by an underscore or the like. When the user clicks on the corresponding item 11-1, the user is automatically connected to the related site.

However, such a conventional search service displays a searched item or a summary sentence only in a text form, and thus, there is a limit in displaying the characteristics of each item. In other words, when people are visually exposed to images or videos, it is common to be able to quickly and accurately understand the contents of the relevant matters. Therefore, it is necessary to display the searched items through images or videos as well as texts.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to meet the above-mentioned needs, and the searched items can be displayed not only as text but also as images, so that search service users can more quickly and accurately determine the items related to each item. The purpose is to provide a search service method.

In order to achieve the above object, the Internet search service method according to the present invention is characterized in that it is configured to further include a procedure for displaying an image associated with the retrieved item.

The present invention comprises the steps of displaying each of the retrieved items in the form of text on the monitor screen of the user; Waiting for an item selection signal to be input from the user; And displaying the image related to the corresponding item on a predetermined position of the monitor screen or automatically connecting to a site related to the corresponding item according to the item selection signal.

At this time, the image may be configured to include a reduced image of the home page associated with the item, or may be configured to include a logo image of the company associated with the item.

In addition, if the image is configured to be in the form of a video can be carried out more preferably.

1 is a service overview diagram relating to a search service;

2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a search box;

3 is a screen configuration example when a search is made;

4 is a flow chart illustrating the concept of the present invention;

5 is a flowchart of an embodiment of the present invention;

6 illustrates an example of a screen configuration when an item related image appears.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

10: user computer 20: Internet

30: search site 50: search box

51: keyword input unit 52: search execution button

11: Monitor Screen 11-1: Search Items

11-2: Summary 11-3: Images

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

4 is a flowchart illustrating the concept of the present invention, wherein the search service method according to the present invention is configured to further include a procedure of displaying an image related to a searched item. That is, when the user instructs to display an image with respect to any of the items displayed on the screen of the computer monitor (S410), the image related to the item is displayed at a predetermined position on the screen (S420).

Here, the image related to each item may be transmitted together with the search items when the search site 30 transmits the search item to the user's computer 10, and the search site does not appear until the user requests to display the image. 30 may be transmitted to the user's computer 10.

5 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of the present invention, and an example of a procedure for providing a search service according to the present invention will be described in more detail.

First, the items searched on the search site 10 and transmitted to the user's computer 10 are displayed on the user's monitor screen in the form of text (S510).

The application program processing the search items monitors whether an item selection signal is input from the user (S520). Here, the item selection signal means a signal input by the user using an external input device provided in his computer, such as a keyboard or a mouse, and a click signal from a mouse is generally used.

On the other hand, the user may want to see an image related to the search items currently displayed on the screen of his computer monitor, or may want to access a site related to the item.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, when a user wants to see an image of any of the items currently displayed, the user moves the mouse cursor over the item or clicks the item once, and the site related to the item is displayed. If you want to automatically connect, it is assumed that you double-click the item.

Now, when the user moves the mouse cursor over the item or clicks the item once in step S520, the item selection signal for inputting an image related to the item is input. The image is displayed (S530).

Referring to FIG. 6, if the user has positioned the mouse cursor over the item of "AAA Automotive Academy" or clicked this item once in the example of the screen shown in FIG. 3, the related image (11- 3) appears.

However, when the user double-clicks the corresponding item in step S520, since an item selection signal for automatically accessing the site related to the corresponding item is input, the user automatically accesses the corresponding site (S540).

For example, if the user double-clicked the item of "AAA Automobile Academy" in the example of the screen shown in FIG. 3, the user's computer 10 is automatically connected to the site of the Automobile Academy, and the automobile specialist school You can use the services provided.

Meanwhile, the image for each item described above may be configured to include a reduced screen of the home page associated with the item. That is, since the home page of each Internet site is generally configured to show the characteristics of the corresponding site well, displaying a reduced screen of the home page makes it easier for the user to grasp the characteristics of the site.

In addition, each item image may be configured to include a logo image of the company associated with the item, it may be made in the form of a video.

The type of image described above is not intended to limit the present invention thereto, and any image may be used. That is, an image for advertising a sale item of a site related to the item may also be used.

According to the present invention, each of the retrieved items can be displayed in the form of an image.

Therefore, users can grasp faster and more precisely than when providing summary information on the searched item in text only, and the search service provider can provide a better search service.

Claims (5)

In a search service that executes a search at the request of a user connected through the Internet, and displays a list of the searched items in text form, And displaying the image related to the searched item. According to claim 1, The Internet search service method, Displaying the retrieved items in text form on a monitor screen of the user; Waiting for an item selection signal to be input from the user; And And displaying an image related to the corresponding item in a predetermined position on the monitor screen or automatically connecting to a site related to the corresponding item according to the item selection signal. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the image is configured to include a reduced image of a home page associated with the item. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the image is configured to include a logo image of a company associated with the item. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the image is configured to be in the form of a video.