KR20020006810A - Methods and its System for Offering Information Through Intelligence Agent - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method and a system for providing information using an intelligent agent are provided to offer rapidly and effectively customized information that Internet users desire by recommending the customized information suitable for the user by analyzing, learning, and reasoning a taste and a liking of the Internet users through the intelligent agent. CONSTITUTION: A system for providing information using an intelligent agent is comprised of a user client(10) and an operator unit(30) of a website for providing a customized information. The operator unit(30) of the website is composed of a web server(31), a web page(32), an intelligent agent(33), a member database(34), a data database(35), an event database(36), and an association of like-minded personal database(37). The user client(10) allows a user to connect to the web site for offering an information providing service by using the intelligent agent through the Internet(20). The operator unit(30) of the website grasps a taste and a preference of the user clients(10) connected through the Internet(20) and recommends the users the customized information. The operator unit(30) of the website forms a web server-oriented network by cooperating with other website enterprises that have an information database dispersed on the Internet. The operator unit(30) recommends the customized information by analyzing, learning, and reasoning the taste and the preference of the users connecting to the website.

Description

Information providing method and system using intelligent agent {Methods and its System for Offering Information Through Intelligence Agent}

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing information using an intelligent agent, and more particularly, to form a network through cooperation with website companies having a database of information distributed on the Internet, and to taste and taste of Internet users. The present invention relates to a method and system for providing information using an intelligent agent that can recommend customized information to users by analyzing the information through an intelligent agent.

Recently, along with the increase in the number of Internet users, companies providing information on the Internet are also rapidly increasing.

Existing information providers based on the Internet generally provide only specialized or specific fields of information, and each company operates its own database system in different ways to provide various information to Internet users. It is true.

In particular, the number of information on the web is increasing exponentially because the web users have become easier to search for information and inform their own information. In the flood of information, obtaining accurate and fast information on a topic that a user wants is caused by a huge problem for Internet users as well as companies providing information through the Internet.

In addition, Internet information providers need to diversify customized information and information to meet the various needs and desires of Internet users in order for their Internet information providing system to be popular, raise awareness, and commercial success. The information is diverse, and in order to satisfy such various information, it is necessary not only to secure a large number of information providers on the Internet, but also to provide a systematic database system for a large number of information.

However, since the conventional information providers are independent of each other in providing information, it takes a lot of time and effort for the user to find the information, and uses the necessary information because the information is provided without considering the user's side. Was also very inefficient.

At present, many companies network each other to make up for this problem, but as a single service, this is a simple link.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and forms various information database systems distributed on the Internet as a network, and analyzes, learns, and infers the tastes and preferences of the Internet users through intelligent agents based thereon. By recommending personalized information suitable for a user, the purpose of the present invention is to provide an information providing method and system using an intelligent agent that can provide customized information desired by Internet users quickly and effectively.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of an information providing system using an intelligent agent according to the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing information using an intelligent agent according to the present invention;

3 to 5 are flowcharts illustrating a service procedure according to an information providing method using an intelligent agent of the present invention.

♣ Explanation of symbols for main part of drawing ♣

10: Client 20: Internet

30: website operator 31: web server

32: Web Page 33: Intelligent Agent

34: Member Database (DB) 35: Resource Database (DB)

36: Event Database (DB) 37: Group Database (DB)

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes the steps of accessing a website that provides a user with personalized information; Loading a home page and outputting a login message to a screen to perform a user authentication procedure; If the user is a non-member, performing a member registration procedure by displaying a member agreement and a member information input window on a screen, and storing member information input from the user in a member database; If the user is a member, executing monitoring by analyzing, learning, and inferring the type of information and service selected by the user through internet surfing to determine the user's taste; Extracting taste information of the user from the member database and applying the same to the intelligent agent; The intelligent agent recommending an item of information and a service suitable for a user's taste provided through a website based on the user's taste information; Determining whether the recommendation is successful by determining whether the user has selected a predetermined item among the items of the recommended information and service; Updating a weight of user taste information stored in the member database when the user selects a predetermined item from the recommended items; When the user finishes surfing the Internet, executing the logout and ending the monitoring to determine the taste of the user; Information using an intelligent agent, comprising the step of updating the user's taste information stored in the member database based on the user's taste learned until the time when the user exits the website to maintain the latest user taste information Provide the method of providing.

Another feature of the present invention is a user client for accessing a website that provides personalized information through the Internet, and a personalized recommendation to users by grasping preferences and preferences for user clients connected through the Internet. An informational website operator; The website operator analyzes the tastes and preferences of Internet users through intelligent agents, and outputs a web server for recommending personalized information to the user, and various information and usage guide messages of the website providing the personalized information on the screen. Monitors the web page and the surfing status of users who access the website, and analyzes, learns, and infers the type of information and services selected by the user to grasp taste and preference until the user terminates access to the website. In addition, the intelligent agent for updating the user's taste information of the member database to maintain the latest taste information of the user, the member database for storing the member information and taste information of the users accessing the website, and the other networked websites Information data A database of data for storing various information linked to the base and corresponding domains and providing customized data to users accessing the website, various event products and corresponding domains, event guides, event procedures, results, and Intelligent agent comprising an event database for storing the progress and a group database for storing the various group information and domains corresponding to the user access to the website for their hobbies according to their tastes Provides an information providing system using.

Hereinafter, an information providing method and system using an intelligent agent according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of an information providing system using an intelligent agent according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an information providing method using an intelligent agent according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a service procedure according to an information providing method using an intelligent agent of the present invention.

Referring to this, as shown in FIG. 1, the information providing system using the intelligent agent according to the present invention includes a user client for accessing a website for providing a service for providing information using the intelligent agent through the Internet 20. 10) and a personalized information providing website operator unit 30 which grasps tastes and preferences of the user clients 10 connected through the Internet 20 and recommends customized information to the users. Here, the website operator forms a network around the application server, that is, the web server 31, and accesses the website through an alliance with other website companies having a database of information distributed on the Internet 20. It is equipped with a function of recommending customized information by analyzing, learning, and inferring user's tastes and preferences.

The client 10 is a personal computer (PC) or Internet TV installed in a home or office space by a user using the Internet 20, a cellular phone, a PCS (personal mobile terminal) phone, a PDA (personal dedicated terminal) and Physically connect to the Internet 20 through a client program embedded in the IMT2000, and log in to a website that is registered as a member to receive a variety of information, email services and various solutions from the website.

Web server 31 for recommending and providing personalized information to the user by analyzing the taste and preferences of the Internet users through the intelligent agent 33, the website operator unit 30 for providing personalized information to the Internet users and , A web page 32 for outputting various information of the website providing the customized information and a user guide message on a screen, and a state in which a user who accesses the website selects a desired service and proceeds with the corresponding service. Intelligent agent 33 that monitors, analyzes, learns, and infers the type of information and service selected by the user to grasp and update the taste and preference until the user terminates access to the website, thereby maintaining the latest taste information of the user, Member database where member information and taste information of users accessing the website are stored Resource 34 for interfacing with the information database of other networked websites and storing various useful information and domains and providing customized data to users accessing the website, and various events. Event database 36 that stores domains corresponding to the product, event guide, event process, result and progress, and various group information that users accessing the website subscribe for hobby according to their tastes It is made up of a fellowship database 37 which stores corresponding domains.

An information providing method and system using the intelligent agent according to the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5.

First, website operators who provide personalized information to Internet users using the intelligent agent according to the present invention can share a database with each other through cooperation with other website companies that provide various services and information based on the Internet. Network, and provide high quality customized information to Internet users.

A user for receiving personalized information through the Internet 20 executes a web browser Netscape Navigator or Explorer embedded in a personal computer, etc., through his or her client 10, for example, through the Internet 20. ) To be physically connected.

In the state of being physically connected to the Internet 20, when the user inputs the domain address of the website for accessing the website providing the personalized information (S11), the web server 31 is connected to the web page ( 32) For example, the home page is loaded and loaded on the screen (S12), and a login message is output on the screen to determine whether the user is a member (S13).

If the user is a non-member, the member agreement and the member information input window are displayed on the screen to perform the member registration procedure and the member information input from the user is stored in the member database 34 (S14). Here, the user information is directly input the user's address, name, ID, password, email address, contact, hobby and specialty for checking the user's taste.

In the step S13 of determining whether the user is a member, when the user is a member, the web server 31 forms information and services that the user selects while surfing the Internet through the intelligent agent 33. The monitoring is performed to analyze the user's tastes by analyzing the (S15).

The web server 31 extracts the taste information of the user stored in the member database 34 in order to extract the user taste information, and applies the taste information to the intelligent agent 33 (S16), and the intelligent agent 33 Performs a procedure of accessing various types of services provided through the web server 31 based on the user's taste information, detecting information and service items suitable for the user's taste, and recommending them to the user through the web page 32. (S17).

The intelligent agent 33 determines whether the user succeeds in recommendation by determining whether the user selects a predetermined item among the items of the recommended information and service (S18), and when the user selects a predetermined item among the recommended items. The user taste information updating step of updating the weight of the user taste information stored in the member database 34 is performed (S19).

Then, when the user selects the Internet exit key, for example, in order to end surfing the Internet, the web server 31 performs a logout procedure, analyzes the type of information and service selected by the user through the intelligent agent 33, and the user. The execution of the monitoring to learn the taste of the self will be terminated (S20).

In addition, the web server 31 may maintain the latest taste information by updating the taste information of the previously learned member based on the taste of the user who has learned until the end of the service of the website (S21). The taste information of the user stored in the member database 34 is updated so as to be updated (S22).

Next, the information providing method using the intelligent agent according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5.

When the user accesses a website providing personalized information to Internet users, the web server 31 extracts user taste information based on the user ID stored in the member database 34 (S31) and the intelligent agent 33 After applying the extracted taste information of the user, the intelligent agent 33 analyzes the domain of the taste information of the user, and among the various service items provided by the web server 31, the same as the domain suitable for the taste of the user In operation S32, a recommendation service is provided, in which headers (summary) of information and service items belonging to a domain are listed through the web page 32 in order of weight.

The intelligent agent 33 determines whether the user has selected a predetermined item among the items of the recommended information and service (S33), and determines whether the recommendation is successful (S34). If the recommendation is successful, the member database 34 In step S35, the weight stored in step 1 is increased.

When the information recommendation step is terminated or when the user selects a service other than the recommended content in the determining of whether the recommendation is successful (S34), the web server 31 provides information, a group, a quiz event, and the like. The service items of the user are outputted and listed through the web page 32 (S36), and the user determines whether a predetermined service item is selected (S37), and moves to the main web page 32 of the service selected by the user. The service will proceed (S38).

For example, in the step S37 of determining whether the user selects a service item as shown in FIG. 4, when the user selects a data providing service, the web server 31 may access the data through the web page 32. In addition to listing the titles of the sorted items in the category (Category) format, a search box is output on the screen so that the user can easily find the desired information (S51).

When the user selects the category item or inputs a search term in the search box (S52), the web server 31 inputs the query by inputting the category by clicking the category or not. Analyze whether or not the query (S53), in the case of a query input by clicking the category to analyze whether the subcategory exists in the category (S54), if the subcategory exists, list the subcategory list (S55) Subsequently, the step S52 of selecting the category item or inputting a search word in the search box is performed again.

In the step S54 of analyzing whether the subcategory exists, if there is no subcategory, a summary list such as the title of the material belonging to the category is listed on the screen.

In the step of analyzing the input query (S53), if the input query is a search term query (S57) to run a search engine (S57) to analyze the input query and extract a list of data that meets the needs of the searched user to form a list The screen is listed as (S58).

When the user selects predetermined data listed on the screen (S59), the web server 31 extracts domain information of the data selected by the user through the intelligent agent 33 from the data database 35 (S60), The intelligent agent 33 extracts user taste information stored in the member database 34 (S61) and increases the weight of the same domain as the domain of the information selected by the user among the domains stored in the user taste information (S62). The user taste information update procedure of storing the member taste information in the member database 34 is performed to maintain the user's taste information as the latest information (S63), and the information selected by the user is extracted and output to the screen (S64). .

Further, in the step S37 of determining whether the user selects a service item, when the user selects the group service, the web server 31 provides the service in the same manner as the above-described information providing service, and the corresponding user selected By outputting the main web page 32 of the club on the screen to provide a service for the user to proceed with the club activities.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 5, in the step S37 of determining whether the user selects the service item, when the user selects the quiz event service, the web server 31 may currently participate through the web page 32. If the list of quiz event rooms that can be listed on the screen (S71) and the user selects to participate as a predetermined list from the quiz event list output on the screen (S72), the quiz event selected by the user through the intelligent agent 33 The domain information of the user is extracted from the event database 36 (S73), the intelligent agent 33 extracts user taste information stored in the member database 34 (S74) and the quiz selected by the user among the domains stored in the user's taste information After increasing the weight of the same domain as the domain of the event (S75), the changed member taste information to the member database 34 It is performed by the user preference information update process section to keep your preferences up to date information of the information (S76).

In addition, in one quiz event room, several levels of quizzes are performed (S77) and when the user passes all of the given problems (S78), the intelligent agent 33 increases the weight of the corresponding domain in the user's taste information again. (S79) In the future, the intelligent agent 33 may preferentially recommend a quiz event that a member is likely to pass (S80), and guide the prizes and payment methods to be paid to the user who passed the quiz event. Allow them to induce more active activities (S81).

Therefore, as described above, the method and system for providing information using the intelligent agent according to the present invention analyzes, learns, and infers users' tastes and preferences, recommends customized information, and uses the information recommended by the user. Customized information can be used quickly and effectively.

In addition, the information providing method and system using the intelligent agent according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the technical gist of the invention.

The information providing method and system using the intelligent agent according to the present invention as described above forms various information databases distributed on the Internet as a network, and based on this, analyzes, learns and tastes and preferences of the Internet users through the intelligent agent. By inferring personalized information suitable for the user, it is possible to provide personalized information desired by Internet users quickly and effectively.

Claims (6)

A user accessing a website providing personalized information; Loading a home page and outputting a login message to a screen to perform a user authentication procedure; If the user is a non-member, performing a member registration procedure by displaying a member agreement and a member information input window on a screen, and storing member information input from the user in a member database; If the user is a member, executing monitoring by analyzing, learning, and inferring the type of information and service selected by the user through internet surfing to determine the user's taste; Extracting taste information of the user from the member database and applying the same to the intelligent agent; The intelligent agent recommending an item of information and a service suitable for a user's taste provided through a website based on the user's taste information; Determining whether the recommendation is successful by determining whether the user has selected a predetermined item among the items of the recommended information and service; Updating a weight of user taste information stored in the member database when the user selects a predetermined item from the recommended items; When the user finishes surfing the Internet, executing the logout and ending the monitoring to determine the taste of the user; Information using an intelligent agent, comprising the step of updating the user's taste information stored in the member database based on the user's taste learned until the time when the user exits the website to maintain the latest user taste information How to Provide. The intelligent agent of claim 1, wherein the personalized information providing website operator forms a network for sharing a database with each other through cooperation with website companies providing various services and information based on the Internet. Information providing method using. The method of claim 1, further comprising: analyzing a domain stored in the taste information of the user through an intelligent agent in recommending an item of information and a service suitable for the taste of the user; And providing a recommendation service for listing through the web page in the order of high weight of the header among the information and service items provided through the website according to the result of analyzing the taste information. Information provision method using agent. User preferences and preferences for the user client 10 for accessing a website that provides personalized information through the Internet 20 and the user clients 10 connected through the Internet 20 are determined. Consists of a personalized information providing website operator unit 30 for recommending personalized information, The website operator 30 analyzes the tastes and preferences of Internet users through the intelligent agent 33 and recommends the customized information to the user, and various kinds of websites that provide the customized information. A web page 32 for outputting information and a user guide message on a screen, and an internet surfing status of users accessing the web site are analyzed, and information, services and types selected by the user are analyzed, learned and inferred. Intelligent agent 33 which keeps up-to-date taste information by updating user taste information of member database 36 while grasping taste and taste level until the time when website access is terminated, and user accessing the website. A member database 34 in which member information and taste information of the user are stored, and other web-formed networks Data database 35 for storing various information linked to the information database of the sites and corresponding domains and providing customized data to users accessing the website, various event products, corresponding domains, and event guides. , An event database 36 for storing event processes, results, and progress, and a group database for storing various group information and domains corresponding to users who access the website for a hobby according to their tastes ( 37) Information providing system using an intelligent agent, characterized in that configured to include. 5. The website operator according to claim 4, wherein the website operator forms a network around the web server 31 through cooperation with other website companies having a database of information distributed on the Internet 20, and provides customized information. An information providing system using an intelligent agent comprising the function of recommending customized information to users by analyzing, learning, and inferring tastes and preferences of users accessing a website. The method of claim 4, wherein the user client 10 physically connects to the Internet 20 through a client program, logs in to a website to which he is a member, and receives customized information from the website. Personal computer (PC), Internet TV, cellular phone, PCS phone, PDA terminal and IMT2000 any one of the information providing system using an intelligent agent.