KR20050041851A - Method and system for providing goods information using search engine - Google Patents

Abstract

When the search term is received from the user terminal, the present invention determines whether the search term is a website search request or item designation information, and if the search term information is item designation information, the product information corresponding to the search term in a plurality of search target servers combined through a communication network. The present invention relates to a method and system for providing goods information using a search engine that searches for (eg, price information), generates search result information using the found goods information, and transmits the search result information to a user terminal. In addition to providing information of the goods can be purchased to maximize the convenience of the consumer.

Description

Method and system for providing goods information using search engine {Method and system for providing goods information using search engine}

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing goods information using a search engine, and more particularly, to a method and system for providing goods information using a search engine that can simplify the purchase of goods by checking product information desired to be purchased at a time. It is about.

Recently, due to the development of science and technology and the improvement of economic level, the spread of high speed communication network and the rapid increase of users of high speed communication network have been achieved. The rapid increase in the number of high-speed network users has caused the rapid increase in the number of Internet users, limiting the amount of information available through the Internet, and has accelerated the development of various services that can be achieved through the Internet.

In addition, as the amount of information obtained through the Internet increases, the importance of a search engine that enables a user to selectively and quickly search only desired information is increasing day by day.

However, the information that can be provided as a search result in a conventional search engine is limited to a website address and a brief introduction corresponding to an arbitrary search word, so even a user who wants to purchase a product or retrieves detailed product information can simply There was a problem that only the address can be provided. In addition, a user who is provided with address information of an internet shopping mall has a inconvenience in that he or she must visit a plurality of internet shopping malls in order to compare prices or select desired products. That is, when a user (that is, a consumer) who wants to purchase an item accesses an internet shopping mall using a user terminal, the internet shopping mall transmits product information handled by the internet shopping mall to the user terminal, and the user receives the received product information. By checking the details of the product, such as the function of the product, the price of the sale conditions to determine whether to purchase or move to another Internet shopping mall.

In order to solve such inconvenience, the price comparison service which provides the comparison information with respect to the product information (for example, price, installment) etc. which are handled in the some internet shopping mall was performed conventionally. However, the conventional price comparison site does not satisfy the user's needs by providing only price information, and there is a problem that the user must perform a search operation on the corresponding site in the search engine in order to access the site.

In addition, the conventional search service has a limitation in that only the search result corresponding to the search word input by the user is presented, and the search result corresponding to the current location of the user cannot be selectively extracted and presented.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention to solve the above problems is to provide a method and system for providing article information using a search engine that can maximize the convenience of consumers by enabling the purchase of a specific article using a search engine. .

Yet another object of the present invention is to enable a search engine to determine whether a search term input by a user is for an address of a specific site or to provide detailed information on a specific product, thereby providing detailed information corresponding to the determination result. It is to provide a method and system for providing article information.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a product information providing method using a search engine that allows a user who wants to purchase a certain article to receive all information corresponding to the purchase of the article using only one search engine without having to visit several sites. And to provide a system.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a method and system for providing goods information using a search engine that enables a user to receive a total service such as searching for goods information, comparing prices, purchasing, and checking delivery status using a single search engine. It is.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a search list corresponding to the user's location automatically when the user requests a local search or the search term is included in the list of local search terms when the user inputs a search term. By selectively extracting and presenting bays, the present invention provides a method and system for providing item information using a search engine that can provide an optimal search result corresponding to a user's intention.

In order to achieve the above object, according to an aspect of the present invention, a method for providing a search result for any search term in a search engine, comprising: receiving a search term from a user terminal; If the search term is article designation information, searching for the article information corresponding to the search term in a plurality of search target servers coupled through a communication network, wherein the article information includes at least price information of an article corresponding to the search term; box-; Generating search result information using the retrieved article information, wherein the search result information includes at least the price information; And transmitting the generated search result information to the user terminal. A system for providing article information using a search engine is provided, and the system enables the execution of the article information providing method using the search engine. A device and a record carrier are provided.

The method for providing item information using the search engine may further include searching for used information corresponding to the item information in any search target server in which the item information is found. In this case, the search result information may further include the review information.

The method for providing item information using the search engine may further include searching for website search information corresponding to the search word, wherein the website search information includes at least a website name and a website URL. . In this case, the search result information may include the website search information.

The user terminal may include at least one of a personal computer, a mobile communication terminal, and a personal digital assistant (PDA).

In addition, when the search result information includes a search word input area, a product search result display area, a product review display area, and a website search result area, an arrangement condition of the item information displayed on the item search result display area from the user terminal. Receiving; Generating update search result information using the arrangement condition and the retrieved item information; And transmitting the generated update search result information to the user terminal.

Further, the arrangement condition may be at least one of price, region, online or offline, best delivery date, delivery fee, number of users, number of purchasers, or a combination of two or more.

The article information providing method using the search engine may include receiving a purchase request corresponding to arbitrary article information from the user terminal; Transmitting a purchase information input form to the user terminal; Receiving purchase request information from the user terminal, wherein the purchase request information includes at least orderer information, shipping address information, and payment means information; Checking whether the payment means information is valid; And transmitting the delivery request information to a specific search target server corresponding to the purchase request if the payment means information is valid.

The method for providing item information using the search engine may further include transmitting a message corresponding to the delivery request information to a communication device of the search target server manager.

The searching of the item information corresponding to the search word in a plurality of search target servers coupled through a communication network may include an identification code previously designated to be identical or corresponding to the plurality of search servers using an identification code corresponding to the search word. It is characterized in that the search for the item information corresponding to.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a method for providing a search result for an arbitrary search term in a search engine, the method comprising: receiving a search term from a user terminal; Retrieving whether the item designation information is large classification information when the search word is item designation information; Extracting one or more detailed information corresponding to the large classification information in the case of large classification information; Generating search result information using the detail information and a web page search result corresponding to the search word; And transmitting the generated search result information to the user terminal. A system for providing article information using a search engine is provided, and the system enables the execution of the article information providing method using the search engine. A device and a record carrier are provided.

The method of providing article information using the search engine may include receiving selection information on arbitrary details from the user terminal; Retrieving article information corresponding to the detailed information in a plurality of search target servers coupled through the communication network, wherein the article information includes price information of at least an article corresponding to the search word; Updating the search result information using the retrieved article information, wherein the search result information includes at least the price information; And transmitting the updated search result information to the user terminal.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a method for providing a search result for an arbitrary search term in a search engine, the method comprising: receiving a search term from a user terminal; Transmitting the identification code corresponding to the search word to a plurality of search target servers coupled through a communication network when the search word is article designation information; Receiving article information corresponding to the identification code from the plurality of search target servers; Generating search result information using the received article information, wherein the search result information includes at least the price information; And transmitting the generated search result information to the user terminal. A system for providing article information using a search engine is provided, and the system enables the execution of the article information providing method using the search engine. A device and a record carrier are provided.

According to still another preferred embodiment of the present invention, a method for providing a search result for an arbitrary search word in a search engine, the method comprising: receiving a search word and search target location information from a user terminal; Searching for business information corresponding to the search word in a plurality of search target servers coupled through a communication network, wherein the business information includes at least price information of an article corresponding to the search word; Extracting one or more business information corresponding to the search target location information among the searched business information; Generating search result information using the extracted one or more business information, wherein the search result information includes at least the price information; And providing the generated search result information to the user terminal. The system provides a method for providing local information using a search engine, and enables a method of providing local information using the search engine. A device and a record carrier are provided. In this case, the search result information displayed through the display unit of the user terminal includes a business search result display area and a site search result area, and the business search result display area includes a business name corresponding to one or more business information and the price information. And a text search result corresponding to the search word and including a website name and an access address are displayed in the site search area.

The business search result display area may further include a detailed information display menu corresponding to each business information, and the display unit may include at least one of detailed handling article information, detailed menu information, and directions corresponding to the selection of the detailed information display menu. It is characterized in that is displayed.

The method for providing local information using the search engine may further include searching for testimonial information corresponding to the item information in any search target server in which the business information is searched, wherein the search result information is used for the testimonial. It may further include information.

The search target location information includes at least one of search target location designation information and location coordinates corresponding to the user terminal, and the location coordinates are generated by a GPS receiver built in the user terminal.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a method for providing a search result for any search term in a search engine, the method comprising: receiving a search term and search target location information from a user terminal; Retrieving business information corresponding to the search term and the search target location information from a plurality of search target servers coupled through a communication network, wherein the business information includes at least price information of an article corresponding to the search term; Generating search result information using the searched one or more store information, wherein the search result information includes at least the price information; And providing the generated search result information to the user terminal. The system provides a method for providing local information using a search engine, and enables a method of providing local information using the search engine. A device and a record carrier are provided. In this case, the search result information displayed through the display unit of the user terminal includes a business search result display area and a site search result area, and the business search result display area includes a business name corresponding to one or more business information and the price information. And a text search result corresponding to the search word and including a website name and an access address are displayed in the site search area.

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

1 is a diagram schematically showing an overall system configuration for performing a method for providing article information using a search engine according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 1, the entire system for performing the article information providing method according to the present invention is a user terminal (110a, 11b, ..., 110n-collectively referred to as below 110), the search engine server 120 and the search target Servers 130a, 130b, ..., 130n-collectively referred to as 130 below.

The user terminal 110 accesses a search engine server 120 (which may be a website corresponding to the search engine server 120) through a communication network, and searches a search engine server ( And a search result received from the search engine server 120 and displayed on the screen. The user terminal 110 may be, for example, a personal computer 110a, a mobile communication terminal 110b, a personal digital assistant (PDA) 110c, or the like, and may also perform the same function. Naturally, it can be applied equally without any limitation.

The search engine server 120 is coupled with the user terminal 110 and the search target server 130 through a communication network, and when a search word is received from the user terminal 110, corresponding search information is detected from the search target server 130. In addition, a search result is generated using search target server information including the search information, and the search result is transmitted to the user terminal 110 through a communication network.

The search target server 130 is a portal site, a movie data providing site, an e-commerce site, a company's homepage, a dissertation information providing service, a personal homepage, etc., and is a website which can be accessed to generate a search result in an existing search engine. .

2A is a flowchart of a method of providing article information using a search engine according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2B is an exemplary diagram of a search result screen according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2A, in operation 210, the search engine server 120 receives a search word (eg, 'Samsung MV30-RW26L / 266') from the user terminal 110 through a communication network.

In step 215, the search engine server 120 determines whether the search word received through step 210 is to search for product information or to search for specific site information as in the conventional method. The search engine server 120 determines whether the corresponding search term is for searching for item information. For example, when the search engine server 120 is included in a list of item information stored in a storage unit (not shown), the search term is searched for item information. The method of determining that it is for the purpose can be applied. In addition, the search engine server 120 may have respective independent list information (eg, item information list) for a plurality of items (eg, home appliances, computers and communications, books, children's clothing, etc.). have.

If the search term is item designation information (eg, item number for any item, manufacturer and manufactured product (eg, Samsung's mobile phone), etc.) for item information retrieval, the flow proceeds to step 220.

In step 220, the search engine server 120 accesses the search target server 130 corresponding to the search word received through step 210 and searches for the item information corresponding to the search word. If the search engine server includes independent list information for each of the plurality of items, and includes search target server information (eg, URL, IP address, etc.) corresponding to each item designation information in each list information. If so, only one or more search target servers 130 corresponding to the item designation information may be selectively searched. As such, using a method of selectively searching the search target server 130 corresponding to the item designation information has an advantage of shortening the search result generation time. In addition, the search engine server 120 uses the correlation between the unique code corresponding to each item designation information and the unique code of each search target server 130 managed according to the corresponding item. ), You can retrieve the item information corresponding to the unique code. Of course, when the search engine server 120 transmits specific item designation information or a unique code corresponding to the item designation information to each search target server 130, each search target server 130 corresponds to the corresponding unique code. The article information (and / or review information) may be retrieved and transmitted to the search engine server 120. Naturally, the method of searching for testimonial information can be similarly applied. By applying this method, even if the item information (for example, price, etc.) is updated in each search target server 130, the latest updated information can be included in the search results.

In operation 225, the search engine server 120 generates a search result using the item information (eg, a price, a site name, a site address, delivery information, etc.) searched through operation 220. Of course, in addition to the product information, the customer reviews of consumers who have already purchased or used the product may be further searched for and included in the search results.

In operation 230, the search engine server 120 transmits the search result generated in operation 225 to the user terminal 110 through a communication network. An exemplary view of the screen display when the search result according to the present invention is displayed on the display unit of the user terminal 110 is illustrated in FIG. 2B.

Referring to FIG. 2B, the search result display screen may include a search word input area 255, a product search result display area 255, a product review display area 260, a site search result area 265, and the like.

The search term input area 255 is an area for providing a search term searched by a user and other search options (for example, web pages, document data, pictures, news, encyclopedias, etc.).

The item search result display area 255 may include detailed information (eg, price, specification, delivery information, site, etc.) of the item corresponding to the item specification information when the search word inputted by the user is the item specification information. Can be extracted from the search target server 130 using the identification code of or can be pre-registered by the administrator of each search target server 130 and the number of visitors to the site (that is, the number of connected users using the search results). ) And the number of shoppers (that is, the number of shoppers who purchased after connecting using the search results). For example, by displaying the corresponding information on the article search result display area 255 in the form of [number of users] / [number of purchasers], objective user number information may be provided. In addition, when the 'view all' button included in the item search result display area 255 is clicked, the search result information (FIG. 2c) is displayed in a separate window. Of course, the screen may be updated with the search result information window shown in FIG. 2C. In addition, when the selection information for the detail information button corresponding to any item information displayed on the item search result display area 255 is received from the user terminal 110, detailed information corresponding to the item (for example, detailed specifications, Detailed information about delivery, etc.) may be displayed on the display unit of the user terminal 110. In addition, when the user clicks on the site name, the user can access the website. The method for causing the detailed information to be displayed on the display unit of the user terminal 110 includes a method of allowing the user terminal 110 to access a web page providing the detailed information, and the search engine server 120 searches for the detailed information. A method of transmitting to the user terminal 110 may be applied.

The article use display area 260 is an area for displaying product review information corresponding to the product designation information when the search word input and transmitted by the corresponding user is the product designation information. The article review display area 260 may include the title of the post, the number of views of the post, the registration date of the post, the registration site information of the post, and the like. can do.

In addition, the site search result area 265 is an area for displaying a site search result for a search word as it exists in a search result by a conventional search engine.

Of course, if the search term is for a site search (for example, 'free webmail', 'MPEG4', etc. as a character used for website search in a conventional search engine, the area 255 and the area 260 may not be displayed. .

In addition, in FIG. 2B, only the case where the item information and the like are displayed together in the area 255 and the area 260, that is, one search result web page, may be applied to the following various search result display methods.

First, the article information and the like may be displayed in a separate window, and only the search results corresponding to the conventional search method may be displayed on the search result web page. In this state, when selection information on arbitrary item information is input by the user, detailed information about the item information may be newly displayed in a separate window. That is, in this case, two windows including a search result and article information are displayed.

Secondly, the article information and the like may be displayed in a separate window, and only the search results corresponding to the conventional search method may be displayed on the search result web page. In this state, when a user enters a local condition for local search, detailed information on corresponding item information (eg, price, store name, location, contact, etc.) corresponding to the area is displayed in a separate window. It can also be refreshed. In other words, even in this case, two windows including a search result and article information are displayed.

Third, as shown in FIG. 2B, the item information, the search result, and the like are all displayed in one window, and when a local condition for local search is input by the user, the corresponding item corresponding to the area. Detailed information about the information (eg, price, store name, location, contact information, etc.) may be newly displayed in a separate window.

Of course, there are various ways of displaying search results. In addition, the detailed operation process for the local search (Local Search) described above will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In addition, the search result screen illustrated in FIG. 2B may be a search result screen corresponding to a case where a user specifically inputs an item code for designating a specific item. For example, if a user enters a Samsung computer, which can be a major category, the list of computers manufactured and sold by Samsung should be displayed in the item search result display area 255. When a specific computer product is selected, the search result corresponding to the item may be updated or the search result may be displayed in a separate window.

In addition, the search result screen configuration of FIG. 2B may further include an advertiser area displayed before the article search result display area 255.

The advertiser area may be an area for displaying item images and item information (eg, item specification, access address, contact information, etc.) registered by individual advertisers, and the item image and item information displayed in the advertiser area may be provided to individual advertisers. It can be freely modified using ID and password.

For example, after advertisers pay a certain fee and register the item image and the item information, the search engine server 120 may determine whether there is data corresponding to the search term when any search term is received from the user terminal 110. First, advertisers may search in the registered data and search for item information present in the search target server 130. The search results arranged to position the data registered by the advertisers on the item search result display area 255 among the searched data may be transmitted to the user terminal 110.

Referring back to step 215 of FIG. 2A, if the search term is not the item designation information, the search engine server 120 proceeds to step 235 to search and search results according to a method performed by a conventional search engine through a communication network. Transmit to the user terminal 110.

As described above, the method for providing item information using a search engine according to the present invention is a product corresponding to a search word whether the search word input in the search word input window is for site search (for example, paid documents, pay movie data, white goods, overseas travel, etc.). First to determine whether to search for detailed information on a ticket, etc.), and if the search term is item designation information for retrieving detailed information about the goods, the detailed information about the goods as well as the details about the goods or a specific e-commerce site You can have your reviews appear together in search results. Therefore, by solving the problems of the prior art that allows the user to determine whether to purchase the goods only after accessing a plurality of sites, and also to provide users with the most necessary reviews information to use more accurate information when purchasing goods In addition, more reliable services can be provided at a lower price at a more reliable site.

3A is a flowchart of a method of providing article information using a search engine according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3B is an exemplary diagram of a search result screen according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

In the description of the article information providing method using the search engine according to another embodiment of the present invention with reference to FIG. 3A, the description of the same steps 210 to 225 as described above with reference to FIG. 2A will be omitted.

Referring to FIG. 3A, in step 310, the search engine server 120 checks whether an item display condition is received from the user terminal 110. The article display condition is an optional condition for rearranging the article information displayed in the article search result display area 255 and the post information displayed in the article review display area 260 according to a condition desired by the user. The selection conditions for rearranging the item information displayed in the item search result display area 255 may be price, best delivery date, number of users, number of purchasers, whether there is a shipping fee or the like, and a plurality of conditions may be applied in combination. have. Of course, if the search results include both online and offline stores, the selection conditions such as on-line or off-line may be further included. Also, the local information providing server may provide specialized local store information. In addition, a user may purchase a desired item at a low price near his location, for example by combining conditions such as offline, regional restrictions and price.

If the article display condition is received, the flow proceeds to step 315 to rearrange (ie, update the search results) the article information and / or post information retrieved through steps 220 and 225 to correspond to the article display condition. Information that was not displayed in the initial search result in the rearrangement of the corresponding information (that is, information existing in other web pages) may be displayed on the first page of the search result screen in accordance with the item display condition. For example, this may correspond to a case in which the article display condition is a display condition for each price and a price including the product information existing on page 2 is the lowest price.

In operation 320, the search engine server 120 transmits the search result information updated in operation 315 to the user terminal 110 through the communication network.

Of course, the rearrangement of the search results in step 315 may be performed again without using the search results detected through steps 220 through 225. You can also receive display conditions. In addition, even after the search result is transmitted to the user terminal 110, it is natural that the search result may be updated several times in accordance with a newly received item display condition.

In the search result display screen illustrated in FIG. 3B, when the user selects a display condition of 'price' for the item search result display area 255 and a display condition of 'view count' for the product review display area 260. Corresponds to That is, the item search result display area illustrated in FIG. 3B may be provided in a rearranged form in accordance with the 'price' condition selected by the user, compared to the search result display screen illustrated in FIG. 2B.

4A is a flowchart illustrating a method of purchasing an item using a search engine according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 4B and 4C are exemplary views of a screen display in a process of purchasing an item according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. .

Referring to FIG. 4A, in step 410, the search engine server 120 generates a search result including item information searched corresponding to a search word received from the user terminal 110 and transmits the search result to the user terminal 110 through a communication network. .

In operation 415, the search engine server 120 determines whether a purchase request for any item is received from the user terminal 110.

4B illustrates an example of screen display when a search result corresponding to a search word input by a user is displayed on the display unit of the user terminal 110. The item search result display area 255 of the search result display screen includes a 'purchase' button as well as information on any item, so that the user can conveniently purchase the item by selecting the corresponding button when he / she wants to purchase the item. .

If a purchase request for any item is received (i.e., if there is a selection of a 'buy' button), then at step 420 the search engine server 120 receives a pre-specified purchase request form for the purchase of the selected item via the communication network. Transmit to the user terminal 110. An example of the screen display when the purchase request form is displayed on the display of the user terminal 110 is illustrated in FIG. 4D. That is, the purchase request form may include order product information, order customer information, shipping address, payment method information, seller details, and the like. The user inputs the necessary information and selects the 'Done' button to input the purchase request information. May be transmitted to the search engine server 120. At this time, if the user subscribes to use the service provided by the search engine server 120 (that is, the subscriber of the website corresponding to the search engine server 120), the subscriber is extracted through the login step of the user. Information (eg, name, address, phone number, social security number, etc.) may be automatically inserted into the ordering customer information field and then transmitted.

Thereafter, the search engine server 120 receives the purchase request information received from the user terminal 110 in step 425, and proceeds to step 430 to determine whether the payment means information received through the step 425 is valid. That is, the user inputs the corresponding information (for example, credit card information) into the payment means information input window which is newly displayed by selecting a desired payment means in the purchase request information input process (that is, the required information input process using FIG. 4C). Can be sent. Of course, when the user selects the 'bank pass payment' item, an account number, etc. in which the user may deposit money pass through may be displayed. In addition, when the user requests the use of cyber money (for example, the cyber money commonly used in the search engine server 120 or the purchase request website), the user further includes a process of checking the total amount of the cyber money through the login process. can do. In addition, when the user selects 'credit card', a process of querying the credit card company server may be further included to check the validity of the credit card information.

If the payment means information is valid, the flow proceeds to step 435 and sends a product delivery request to the corresponding website (i.e., Wang Sa Mall in FIG. 4C as the purchase request website). Of course, in step 435, a short message, an instant message using an instant messenger, a long message, an e-mail, and the like may be transmitted to the communication terminal of the administrator of the website. Since the method for automatically transmitting related messages to multiple communication terminals simultaneously (or sequentially) when the article purchase request procedure is completed is well known to those skilled in the art, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

However, if the payment means information is not valid, the flow proceeds to step 440 to transmit an error message (eg, credit card limit exceeded) to the user terminal 110 via the communication network.

In addition, although not shown in FIG. 4A, if a purchase request is received from any user terminal 110, whether there is a stock of the item to be purchased corresponding to the selection information before transmitting the purchase request form to the user terminal 110. It may further include the step of querying the website to be purchased through the communication network in advance, and when out of stock (that is, when there is no stock) may send an error message to the user terminal (110). Of course, if there is no stock of the item to be purchased, it is natural that the unnecessary operation of the user or the search engine server 120 may be removed by not being included in the initial search result.

So far, the article search method using a search term and the one-click purchase method using the searched item information have been described mainly, but the method and system for providing item information using a search engine according to the present invention aggregates the goods information purchased by a specific user in advance The transaction history can be checked by sending the data at a specified period, and the transaction request information can be also integrated by managing purchase request information for each purchase request website.

In addition, a specific user may access the search engine server 120 to view information on a current state (eg, order waiting state, waiting state for delivery, and delivery) of an item requested for purchase, as well as delivery of the corresponding item. If it is, you can read the information on which location the item is currently being delivered to the map image. For example, the status information of the article may be provided by the search engine server 120 by accessing the corresponding website.

In addition, a portion of the amount sold through the search engine server 120 may be deducted as a fee and provided only to the purchase request website for the remaining amount. For example, after the search engine server 120 first receives the cost for the purchase request item, the search engine server 120 recognizes that the delivery of the item is completed (for example, from the search target server 130 or the user terminal 110). Confirmation mail may be used) and then deposit or pay the remaining amount (e.g., 95%), except for a fee (e.g., 5%), to the administrator of the search target server 130 as a commodity price. Can be applied.

So far, the description has been focused on the case where the search target server 130 is an e-commerce site, but the search term is the same without any limitation when the search term is a product designation information of a specific field (for example, pay movie, paid paper, paid counseling service, etc.). Applicability is natural.

5A is a flowchart illustrating a local search method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5B is a diagram illustrating a search word input screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. 5C is an exemplary diagram of a search result display screen according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5D is an exemplary diagram of a detailed information display screen of a search list according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5A, in operation 510, the search engine server 120 transmits a search word (eg, 'spaghetti') and search condition setting information (eg, whether to be locally searched or searched) from the user terminal 110 through a communication network. Target location information, search list arrangement condition, etc.).

5B illustrates a search word input screen. Referring to FIG. 5B, a search word input screen includes a search word and search condition input area 510 and a directory search area 520. Of course, the configuration of the search word input screen may be modified and modified in various ways. The search term and search condition input area 510 includes a search range designation button 530, a search term input window 535, a search button 540, a local search status designation field 545, a search target location setting area 550, an arrangement The condition setting area 557 is included. The user selects a local search item from the search scope specification items (eg, integrated search, category, knowledge exchange, site, document, etc.) displayed by clicking the search scope specification button 530 configured as a drop-down button, The local search function may be designated to be performed by checking the local search option designation field 545. Only after the user designates that the local search function is to be performed, the search target location setting area 550 may be set to be displayed in the search word and search condition input area 510. The user specifies that the local search function is to be performed, enters a search word in the search word input window 535, sets a search target location using the search target location setting area 550, and then clicks the search button 540. And search condition setting information to the search engine server 120. In addition, the search target position setting area 550 indicates a large category item 553 (for example, a city / do designation item) and a small category item 555 (for example, a city in a district or a province). Designated items), and the contents of the small category item 555 are automatically updated according to the selection result of the large category item 553. The method of setting the search target location illustrated in FIG. 5B may be applied regardless of the type of the user terminal 110 or may be applied when the user performs a local search by designating an arbitrary region. However, when the user terminal 110 is applied to a mobile communication terminal 110b, a personal digital assistant (PDA) 110c, or the like, a GPS receiver is built in the user terminal 110 or a base station based on the mobile communication service system. The position estimate of may be made. That is, when a user wants to perform a local search corresponding to his or her current location, the same result may be provided even if the user does not specify the current location by using the search target location setting area 550. In this case, the location information of the user terminal 110 may not be included in the search condition setting information and may be transmitted to the search engine server 120 as separate independent information. That is, when the GPS receiver is built in the user terminal 110, when the user terminal 110 transmits a search word or the like to the search engine server 120, the stored location coordinates may be transmitted together. In case of providing the location information of the user terminal 110, the mobile communication service system may request to transmit the corresponding information to the search engine server 120. Various methods for allowing the search engine server 120 to recognize the current location of the user terminal 110 using a GPS receiver, etc. are obvious to those skilled in the art, and thus description thereof will be omitted.

In operation 515, the search engine server 120 determines whether the corresponding search word is for local search using the search condition setting information received in operation 510. If the search word is not for the local search, the same operation as the method described with reference to the related drawings is performed, and thus description thereof will be omitted. However, if the search term is determined to be for local search, the process proceeds to step 520.

In operation 520, the search engine server 120 extracts search target location information designated by the user using the search condition setting information received in operation 510. In this case, the search target location information includes location information set by the user using the search target location setting area 550, GPS location coordinates received from the user terminal 110, or base station-based location information received from the mobile communication service system. Can be.

In step 525, the search engine server 120 accesses the search target server 130 corresponding to the search word received through step 510 and searches for information corresponding to the search word. For example, when the search term is 'spaghetti', the search target server 130 may be a web server of a service company that manufactures and / or sells 'spaghetti', a life information providing server that integrates a plurality of restaurant information, and the like. have. If the search engine server 120 includes independent list information for each of the plurality of local search terms, the search target server information corresponding to each term in each list information (for example, URL, IP address, etc.). ) May optionally search only one or more search target servers 130 corresponding to the corresponding search word. As such, using a method of selectively searching only the search target server 130 corresponding to an arbitrary search term has an advantage of shortening a search result generation time. In addition, when the search engine server 120 transmits a specific search word or a unique code designated corresponding to the search word to each search target server 130, each search target server 130 corresponds to the search term or the unique code. A method of searching for business information (and / or service review information) and transmitting the same to the search engine server 120 may be applied. Naturally, the method of searching for service review information can be similarly applied. By applying this method, the price information (for example, service / sale price, etc.) or business information (for example, business location) for a specific item (for example, food or sales item) is applied to each search target server 130. Even if the move) is updated, the updated latest information can be included in the search result (and / or detailed information on any search item).

In operation 530, the search engine server 120 extracts local search information (ie, search information corresponding to the current location of the user terminal or the designated search target location) from the search result information generated in operation 525. Step 530 is performed when the search result information generated through step 525 includes all the search information corresponding to the search term regardless of the search target location. In step 525, only information corresponding to the search target location is searched. In this case, step 530 may be omitted.

In operation 535, the search engine server 120 generates a local search result using the local search information extracted in operation 530, and transmits the generated local search result to the user terminal 110 through a communication network. In this case, as described above, the service review information of the consumers who have already received the service or purchased the goods may be further included in the local search result in the store included in the local search result.

5C illustrates a search result display screen according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5C, the search result display screen may include a search word input area 560, a business search result display area 565, a site search result area 265, and the like. Of course, as described above, the service review display area (not shown) may be further included, and the configuration of the search result display screen may be variously applied.

The search term input area 255 is an area for displaying a search word searched by a user, search condition setting information (for example, whether or not a local search is performed, and search target location information).

The business search result display area 565 may be searched for business information (for example, a business logo image, a business name, an item price corresponding to the search word, or a credit card) corresponding to a search word inputted by the corresponding user and search condition setting information. It is an area that displays whether or not payment can be made) and the number of visitors to the site (that is, the number of users who have accessed by using a search result). When the user clicks the detailed information button 570 corresponding to any search list in the search list displayed in the business search result display area 565, detailed information (see FIG. 5C) corresponding to the search list may be provided. In addition, when the user clicks the 'view all' button included in the business search result display area 565, the business result which displays all the business search results that may be displayed in the business search result display area 565 at a glance Information (see FIG. 2C) can be displayed in a separate window. In addition, the user may update the display order of the search list by changing an arrangement condition (for example, low order, distance order, etc.) for the search list in the business search result display area 565. For example, FIG. 5C illustrates that when the arrangement condition is designated as 'low price order arrangement' or the user changes the arrangement condition to 'distance order arrangement', the current position of the user terminal 110 (ie, GPS position coordinate or base station based) The search list is rearranged in the order of the businesses located at the shortest distance in the location information. Of course, it is obvious that a plurality of arrangement conditions may be applied in combination (for example, when a user wants to search for a business that is cheaper in a short distance).

In addition, the site search results area 580 displays site search results (eg, text search results including a site title, URL, etc.) for a search term as it exists in a search result by a conventional search engine. Area.

Referring back to FIG. 5A, in step 540, the search engine server 120 selects any information from the user terminal 110 for any local search list (ie, the search list displayed in the business search result display area 565). Click of the detailed information button 570 corresponding to the search list).

If the local search list selection is not received, the step ends. If the local search list selection is received, the process proceeds to step 545, where detailed information corresponding to the local search list is extracted and transmitted to the user terminal 110 through the communication network.

5D illustrates a detailed information display screen of a search list according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5D, the detailed information display screen may include a business image area 585, a business detail information area 590, a shop handling product view button 595, and a shop summary view button 597. For example, the business image area 585 may display a foreground image of the inside of the business, and the business detail information area 590 may include store information such as a phone number and location information such as an address. Then, the user clicks the product handling product view button 595, and the service item (for example, menu information including seafood spaghetti, etc.) and price (for example, price information for each menu item) provided by the corresponding business. It may be confirmed, and by clicking the view the business map button (597), it is possible to display a map to visit the shop. The detailed information displayed by the user clicking the shop handling product view button 595 or the shop summary view button 595 may be displayed in a separate window that is automatically generated.

So far, a case in which a user wants to be provided with restaurant information for handling 'spaghetti' at a desired location with reference to FIGS. 5A to 5D has been described as an example, but the user is not only food information but also a specific item (for example, It is obvious that by inputting an MP3 player, information on a store that handles the item may also be provided. This allows the user to search for a business that can purchase goods cheaply as a business that is the shortest distance from the current location.

In addition, in the site search result area 580 of FIG. 5C, only local search results corresponding to the search target location information designated by the user are displayed, all search results are displayed regardless of the search target location information, or all searches are performed. Various methods can be applied to ensure that the results are displayed but the local search results are displayed in front. Of course, it is obvious that the user can specify the display order by providing a setting button or the like.

As described above, the local search method using the search engine according to the present invention displays the current location of the user or the business information in the area designated by the user according to various arrangement conditions, so that the user must find a business that can be visited among many search lists. Discomfort can be eliminated, and a quick and economical service provider can be selected.

As described above, the method and system for providing item information using the search engine according to the present invention can maximize the convenience of the consumer by enabling the purchase of a specific item using the search engine.

In addition, the present invention allows the search engine to determine whether the search word input by the user is for an address of a specific site or wants detailed information on a specific product, thereby providing detailed information corresponding to the determination result.

In addition, the present invention allows a user who wants to purchase any item to be provided with all information corresponding to the item purchase using only one search engine without having to visit several sites.

In addition, the present invention allows a user to be provided with a total service such as product information search, price comparison, purchase, and delivery status check using a single search engine.

In addition, the present invention automatically selects only a search list corresponding to the user's location when the user requests a local search or the search term is included in the local search list when the user inputs a certain search word. By extracting and presenting the information, the optimal search result corresponding to the user's intention can be provided.

In addition, the present invention eliminates the inconvenience of having to find a visitable business among a large number of search listings by providing only business information of a region desired by the user, and enables a quick and economical service business selection.

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.

1 is a diagram schematically showing an overall system configuration for performing a method for providing article information using a search engine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2a is a flow chart of the article information providing method using a search engine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2B and 2C are exemplary diagrams of a search result screen according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3A is a flowchart of a method of providing article information using a search engine according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

3B is an exemplary view of a search result screen according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4a is a flow chart illustrating a method of purchasing goods using a search engine according to another embodiment of the present invention.

4B and 4C are exemplary diagrams of a screen display during an article purchase process according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

5A is a flowchart illustrating a local search method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5b is a diagram illustrating a search word input screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5C is an exemplary view of a search result display screen according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

5D is an exemplary view showing a detailed information display screen of a search list according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (21)

A method for providing search results for any search term in a search engine, Receiving a search word from a user terminal; If the search term is article designation information, searching for the article information corresponding to the search term in a plurality of search target servers coupled through a communication network, wherein the article information includes at least price information of an article corresponding to the search term; box-; Generating search result information using the retrieved article information, wherein the search result information includes at least the price information; And And transmitting the generated search result information to the user terminal. The method of claim 1, Searching for the review information corresponding to the article information in any search target server in which the article information is searched, wherein the search result information further comprises the review information using a search engine How to provide commodity information. The method of claim 1, Retrieving website search information corresponding to the search term, wherein the website search information includes at least a website name and a website URL, wherein the search result information includes the website search information. Article information providing method using a search engine comprising a. The method of claim 1, And the user terminal comprises at least one of a personal computer, a mobile communication terminal, and a personal digital assistant (PDA). The method of claim 1, When the search result information includes a search word input area, a product search result display area, a product review display area, and a website search result area Receiving an arrangement condition of article information displayed in the article search result display area from the user terminal; Generating update search result information using the arrangement condition and the retrieved item information; And And transmitting the generated update search result information to the user terminal. The method of claim 5, And the arrangement condition is at least one of price, region, online or offline, best delivery date, delivery fee, number of users, number of purchasers, or a combination of two or more. The method of claim 1, Receiving a purchase request corresponding to any item information from the user terminal; Transmitting a purchase information input form to the user terminal; Receiving purchase request information from the user terminal, wherein the purchase request information includes at least orderer information, shipping address information, and payment means information; Checking whether the payment means information is valid; And And transmitting delivery request information to a specific search target server corresponding to the purchase request if the payment means information is valid. The method of claim 7, wherein And transmitting a message corresponding to the delivery request information to a communication device of the search target server manager. The method of claim 1, The searching of the item information corresponding to the search word in a plurality of search target servers coupled through a communication network corresponds to an identification code previously designated to be identical or corresponding to the plurality of search servers using an identification code corresponding to the search word. Article information providing method using a search engine, characterized in that for searching for article information. A method for providing search results for any search term in a search engine, Receiving a search word from a user terminal; Retrieving whether the item designation information is large classification information when the search word is item designation information; Extracting one or more detailed information corresponding to the large classification information in the case of large classification information; Generating search result information using the detail information and a web page search result corresponding to the search word; And And transmitting the generated search result information to the user terminal. The method of claim 10, Receiving selection information on arbitrary details from the user terminal; Retrieving article information corresponding to the detailed information in a plurality of search target servers coupled through the communication network, wherein the article information includes price information of at least an article corresponding to the search word; Updating the search result information using the retrieved article information, wherein the search result information includes at least the price information; And And transmitting the updated search result information to the user terminal. A method for providing search results for any search term in a search engine, Receiving a search word from a user terminal; Transmitting the identification code corresponding to the search word to a plurality of search target servers coupled through a communication network when the search word is article designation information; Receiving article information corresponding to the identification code from the plurality of search target servers; Generating search result information using the received article information, wherein the search result information includes at least the price information; And And transmitting the generated search result information to the user terminal. A method for providing search results for any search term in a search engine, Receiving a search word and search target location information from a user terminal; Searching for business information corresponding to the search word in a plurality of search target servers coupled through a communication network, wherein the business information includes at least price information of an article corresponding to the search word; Extracting one or more business information corresponding to the search target location information among the searched business information; Generating search result information using the extracted one or more business information, wherein the search result information includes at least the price information; And And transmitting the generated search result information to the user terminal. The search result information displayed through the display unit of the user terminal includes a business search result display area and a site search result area, Displaying a business name corresponding to one or more business information and the price information in the business search result display area, and a text search result corresponding to the search word and including a website name and an access address in the site search area. Local information providing method using a search engine, characterized in that. The method of claim 13, The business search result display area may further include a detailed information display menu corresponding to each business information, and the display unit may include at least one of detailed handling article information, detailed menu information, and directions corresponding to the selection of the detailed information display menu. Local information providing method using a search engine, characterized in that the display. The method of claim 13, The method may further include searching for review information corresponding to the item information in any search target server in which the business information is searched, wherein the search result information further includes the review information. How to Provide Local Information. The method of claim 13, The search target location information includes at least one of search target location designation information and location coordinates corresponding to the user terminal. The location coordinates are generated by a GPS receiver built in the user terminal Local information providing method using a search engine, characterized in that. A method for providing search results for any search term in a search engine, Receiving a search word and search target location information from a user terminal; Retrieving business information corresponding to the search term and the search target location information from a plurality of search target servers coupled through a communication network, wherein the business information includes at least price information of an article corresponding to the search term; Generating search result information using the searched one or more store information, wherein the search result information includes at least the price information; And And transmitting the generated search result information to the user terminal. The search result information displayed through the display unit of the user terminal includes a business search result display area and a site search result area, Displaying a business name corresponding to one or more business information and the price information in the business search result display area, and a text search result corresponding to the search word and including a website name and an access address in the site search area. Local information providing method using a search engine, characterized in that. A program of instructions that can be executed in a web server is tangibly implemented to perform a method for providing article information using a search engine. Receiving a search word from a user terminal; If the search term is article designation information, searching for the article information corresponding to the search term in a plurality of search target servers coupled through a communication network, wherein the article information includes at least price information of an article corresponding to the search term; box-; Generating search result information using the retrieved article information, wherein the search result information includes at least the price information; And And a program for executing the step of transmitting the generated search result information to the user terminal. A program of instructions that can be executed in a web server is tangibly implemented to perform a method for providing article information using a search engine. Receiving a search word from a user terminal; Transmitting the identification code corresponding to the search word to a plurality of search target servers coupled through a communication network when the search word is article designation information; Receiving article information corresponding to the identification code from the plurality of search target servers; Generating search result information using the received article information, wherein the search result information includes at least price information; And And a program for executing the step of transmitting the generated search result information to the user terminal. A program of instructions that can be executed in a web server is tangibly implemented to perform a method of providing local information using a search engine. Receiving a search word and search target location information from a user terminal; Searching for business information corresponding to the search word in a plurality of search target servers coupled through a communication network, wherein the business information includes at least price information of an article corresponding to the search word; Extracting one or more business information corresponding to the search target location information among the searched business information; Generating search result information using the extracted one or more business information, wherein the search result information includes at least the price information; And Executing the step of transmitting the generated search result information to the user terminal; The search result information displayed through the display unit of the user terminal includes a business search result display area and a site search result area, The business name and price information corresponding to one or more business information are displayed in the business search result display area, and the text search result corresponding to the search word and including a website name and an access address are displayed in the site search area. Recording medium recording a program characterized by. A program of instructions that can be executed in a web server is tangibly implemented to perform a method of providing local information using a search engine. Receiving a search word and search target location information from a user terminal; Retrieving business information corresponding to the search term and the search target location information from a plurality of search target servers coupled through a communication network, wherein the business information includes at least price information of an article corresponding to the search term; Generating search result information using the searched one or more store information, wherein the search result information includes at least the price information; And Executing the step of transmitting the generated search result information to the user terminal; The search result information displayed through the display unit of the user terminal includes a business search result display area and a site search result area, The business name and price information corresponding to one or more business information are displayed in the business search result display area, and the text search result corresponding to the search word and including a website name and an access address are displayed in the site search area. Recording medium recording a program characterized by.