KR20100088238A - System and method of web search using mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system and a method of searching a web by using a mobile terminal are provided to satisfy service quality requirements by confirming a web search result in real time through a wireless mail service. CONSTITUTION: A mail server(200) transmits a first mail message of each mobile terminal(100) to a search server(300) according to receiver information. The mail server transmits a second mail message of the search server to the corresponding mobile terminal according to the receiver information. The search server extracts a keyword from the first mail message. The search server requests web search about the keyword to at least one search engines(400-1,400-2,...).

Description

Web search system using mobile terminal and its method {system and method of web search using mobile terminal}

The present invention relates to a web search system and a method using a mobile terminal, and more particularly, a subscriber transmits a search request mail message to a mail server through a mobile communication network regardless of time and place using the mobile terminal. Web search results can be checked in real time and web search results can be checked in real time through a wireless mail service at a low cost, thereby satisfying subscribers' quality of service requirements. It's about how.

Today, the Internet has become widespread due to the development of network and electronic technologies, and the Internet (web) search of many subscribers has become a daily life by positive aspects such as information sharing / search of the Internet.

In addition, with the development of mobile communication technology, subscribers can use not only mobile terminal (cell phone, PDA, etc.) voice call service, but also wireless Internet service for accessing the Internet through a mobile communication network, and wireless mail for sending and receiving mail through a mail server of the Internet. Various additional services such as services are provided.

Among the supplementary services that subscribers can receive through the mobile network regardless of time and place, the wireless mail service checks personal and corporate business mail in real time in areas where the subscriber does not have a computer terminal or internet access is available. In addition, many subscribers use the wireless Internet service because it has the advantage of being able to carry out work while keeping it in a mobile terminal.

However, if the subscribers want to use the web search service through the wireless Internet service through the mobile terminal, the subscribers will be charged a separate data communication fee for each mobile carrier, and even if such expensive data communication fee is paid as a service fee. Not receiving high-quality search service not only satisfies subscribers' needs, but also increases their discontent.

Accordingly, there is a need for a method of using a web search service through a mobile terminal at a low usage rate while satisfying all the mobility, real-time and high quality search results of a desired service.

The present invention is proposed to meet the above-mentioned needs, a web search system using a mobile terminal that enables a subscriber to use a web search service in real time using a mobile terminal regardless of time and place, and at a low cost; The purpose is to provide a method.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a web search system using a mobile terminal and a method thereof, by which a subscriber can check a web search result in real time by inputting a keyword into a mail of a wireless mail service and transmitting the keyword to a mail server. have.

Web search system using a mobile terminal according to an aspect of the present invention, it is possible to exchange mail messages through a network interworking with the mobile communication network, includes a keyword according to the subscriber's choice, the recipient information is identification information of the search server At least one or more mobile terminals generating a first mail message set to be transmitted through the mobile communication network, and transmitting the first mail message received from each mobile terminal to the search server according to recipient information, and the search server Extracting the keyword from the mail server for transmitting the second mail message received from the mobile terminal to the corresponding mobile terminal according to the receiver information, and the first mail message received through the mail server, and extracting the keyword from the at least one search engine. Requesting a web search for, including the web search results, and recipient information Includes a search server for generating the second mail message set as sender information of the first mail message in real time and transmitting the same to the mail server.

Preferably, the mobile terminal includes the keyword in the subject or content field of the first mail message.

The search server stores the web search result received from the search engine for each keyword, and if the web search result for the keyword extracted from the first mail message is stored, the second mail including the web search result. It is desirable to send a message.

The search server may include a database that stores mail address information for each subscriber who subscribes to a web search service, type information of a search engine, statistical information of keywords, search processing state information, the first mail message or the second mail message; A mail processing unit configured to perform authentication processing based on sender information of the first mail message and mail address information of each subscriber, at least one search processing unit controlling a search function for the keyword, and each of the first mail messages; A mail distribution unit for transmitting to a standby search processing unit among the search processing units, a keyword extraction unit for extracting the keyword from the first mail message received by the search processing unit, and an API for managing APIs provided from the respective search engines And a web search request for the extracted keyword through the API manager. A mail requesting unit for requesting a search engine, a mail generating unit for generating the second mail message including the web search result received from the search engine, and the second mail message generated in the live mail generating unit; And a mail transmission unit for transmitting to the mail server and transmitting the mail server to the mobile terminal.

The database includes a mail inbox for storing the first mail message, an outbox for storing the second mail message, a setting information storage unit for storing type information of a search engine selected by the subscriber, and the keyword. And a status information storage section for storing the statistical information and the search processing status information.

The mail generation unit may include the web search result in a content field of the second mail message or attach the web search result to the second mail message in the form of a file.

In a web search method using a mobile terminal according to another aspect of the present invention, a mobile terminal generates a first mail message including a keyword according to a subscriber's selection and recipient information is set to a mail address of a search server. And extracting the keyword from the first mail message received through the mail server, requesting a web search for the keyword from at least one search engine, Generating a second mail message including a web search result received from each search engine, wherein recipient information is set as sender information of the first mail message, and moving the second mail message through the mail server; Transmitting to the terminal, the web of the second mail message received by the mobile terminal through the mail server; Outputting a screen containing the search results.

In the web search method using the mobile terminal, the search server stores the subscriber-specific mail address and the type information of the search engine subscribed to the web search service, the search server and the sender information of the first mail message and the The method may further include an authentication process based on the subscriber-specific mail address.

The requesting of the web search may include checking the type information of the search engine selected by the subscriber and requesting a web search from the corresponding search engine.

The generating of the second mail message may include generating the second mail message by including the web search result in a content field of the second mail message or by attaching the web search result to the second mail message in the form of a file. It is done.

In the web search method using the mobile terminal, the search server stores the web search results received from the respective search engines for each of the keywords, and the web search results for the keywords extracted from the first mail message If so, further comprising generating the second mail message including the web search result.

According to the present invention as described above, a subscriber can check a web search result in real time by transmitting a search request mail message to a mail server through a mobile communication network regardless of time and place.

In addition, since the subscriber requests a web search through a mail service using a mobile terminal, it is possible to use a high quality web search service at low cost without paying an expensive data communication fee.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, a web search system and a method using a mobile terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and the detailed description of the main technical matters of the present invention or the well-known technical details will be omitted. .

1 is a network block diagram illustrating a web search system using a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a web search system using a mobile terminal exchanges a mail message based on a plurality of mobile terminals 100 that can be connected to a network (Internet) through a mobile communication network, based on subscriber identification information (e-mail address). The mail server 200 and the search server 300 which transmits a keyword to the plurality of search engines 400 and makes a search request.

The search engine 400 provides a web search service in a portal system, for example, a portal system such as Naver, Daum, Yahoo, etc., and searches a web page including a keyword received from the search server 300 so that the search result is Provided to the search server 300.

The mobile communication network includes a base transceiver station (BTS) operated by a mobile communication company, a base station controller (BSC), a mobile switching center (MSC), a gateway, and the like. 100 is connected to a network interworking with a mobile communication network to send a search mail message to the mail server 200, and to receive a reply mail message including the search result contents for the search mail message.

The mobile terminal 100 is a mobile phone, PDA equipped with a mobile communication network connection function, the Internet sending and receiving function to access the Internet, the file confirmation function attached to the received mail (for example, multimedia mail), the mail content output function, etc. Etc. may correspond.

The mail server 200 supports Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) / Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3), and when a search request mail message is received from the mobile terminal 100, the mail server 200 stores the mail in a mail box and searches in real time. When the mail message is received from the search server 300 and the search result mail message is received from the search server 300, the mail message is stored in the mail box and then transmitted to the mobile terminal 100 in real time.

The mail server 200 may manage the identification information and the mail address for each mobile terminal 100 of the subscriber, and transmit the mail message in which the subscriber's mail address is set to the receiver information to the mobile terminal 100 of the subscriber. .

When the search server 300 receives the search request mail message from the mail server 200, the search server 300 extracts a keyword included in the mail content (for example, a title or content), and the search server 400 or subscribers Web search request to the specified search engine (400).

When the web search result is received from the search engine 400, the search server 300 generates a search result mail message including the web search result and transmits the result to the mail server 200.

The mail server 200 sets the received search result mail message as a sender of the search request mail message, that is, identification information of the mobile terminal 100 as a receiver, and transmits it to the corresponding mobile terminal 100.

In this case, the search server 300 may include the web search result as the mail content, store the web search result in a separate file, and attach the web search result to the search result mail message as an attached file.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a search server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the search server 300 according to the present invention includes a mail processing unit 310, a mail distribution unit 320, a search processing unit 330, a keyword extraction unit 340, and a search request unit. And a mail generating unit 360, a mail sending unit 370, and a database 390. The database 390 includes a mail inbox 391, a mail sending box 392, And a setting information storage unit 393, a state information storage unit 394, and an application programming interface (API) management unit 380.

Meanwhile, the mail inbox 391, the mail outbox 392, the setting information storage unit 393, and the state information storage unit 394 are implemented as respective storage areas in the database 390 as one storage means. Or may be implemented in different storage media.

The mail inbox 391 stores a mail message received from the mail server 200, and the mail inbox 392 stores a mail message generated by the search server 300, that is, the mail generator 360.

The setting information storage unit 393 stores the type information of the search engine 400 selected by the subscriber, and the state information storage unit 394 requests the search server 300 to search each search engine 400. It stores the statistical information of the keyword, the search processing status, the identification information (email address) of the subscriber who subscribed to the real-time web search service, and the like.

In addition, the database 390 stores a web search result for a web search request for a keyword by the search request unit 350 to each search engine 400 through the API manager 380.

The search request unit 350 stores the web search results received from each search engine 400 in the database 390 for each keyword.

The mail processing unit 310 retrieves and authenticates a mail message received from the mail server 200 and stored in the mail inbox 391. The mail processing unit 310 performs authentication processing based on the sender information of the search request mail message and the identification information of the subscriber.

Hereinafter, the detailed description of the present invention describes a case of a search request mail message including a keyword received from the mobile terminal 100 through the mail server 200.

The search processing unit 330 requests the search engine 400 for a keyword included in the search request mail message, generates a search result mail message including a search result received from the search engine 400, and generates a mail server ( The search function transmitted to the mobile terminal 100 is controlled through the 200.

In this case, the search server 300 preferably includes a plurality of search processing units 330 configured in parallel to simultaneously process a search function for search request mail messages received from the plurality of mobile terminals 100.

The mail distribution unit 320 transmits a search request mail message authenticated by the mail processing unit 310 to the search processing unit 330 in a standby state. At this time, if there is no search processing unit 330 in the standby state, the mail distribution unit 320 transmits the search request mail message to the search processing unit 330 which has been transmitted first, or the search processing unit 330 is switched to the standby state. Wait until.

The keyword extractor 340 extracts a keyword included in the search request mail message. In this case, the keyword extractor 340 may extract a keyword included in the title or content of the search request mail message.

The application programming interface (API) manager 380 communicates with each search engine 400 through a network and manages an API for interworking with each search engine 400. That is, the API manager 380 causes the search server 300 to request a search from each search engine 400 through a network, and receives a web search result from each search engine 400.

The search request unit 350 requests the search engine 400 to search for the keyword extracted by the keyword extractor 340 through the API manager 380. At this time, the search request unit 350 checks the type information of the search engine 400 selected by the subscriber in the setting information storage unit 393, and if there is the type information selected by the subscriber, requests the search engine 400 to search. .

Meanwhile, if the web search result for the keyword extracted from the keyword extractor 340 is stored in the database 390, the search request unit 350 does not request a web search from the search engine 400. The web search result stored at 390 is provided to the mail generation unit 360.

That is, if the web search result for the extracted keyword is stored in the database 390, the search request unit 350 does not request a web search from the search engine 400, but stores the web search in the database 390. By reusing the results, faster web search results can be sent to subscribers.

 The mail generator 360 generates a mail message, that is, a search reply mail message, that includes a search result received from each search engine 400.

In this case, the mail generation unit 360 may include the search results as mail contents, store the web search results in a separate file, and attach the search results as an attachment to the search result mail message.

Then, the mail generating unit 360 sets the identification information (mail address) of the sender of the search request mail message as the recipient information to generate a search result mail message.

The mail transmitter 370 transmits the search reply mail message generated by the mail generator 360 to the mail server 200 and stores the search reply mail message in the outgoing archive.

In addition, the mail server 200 transmits a search answer mail message received from the search server 300 to the mobile terminal 100, and the subscriber searches a web included in the search answer mail message received by the mobile terminal 100. Check the results.

The search request mail message and the search result mail message exchanged between the mail server 200 and the mobile terminal 100 use a mobile mail service that is currently subscribed and pays a service fee. You can use a real-time web search service at no cost or for free.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a real-time web search method through a mobile communication network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the subscriber selects the type information of the search engine 400 after subscribing to the real-time web search service through the search server 300, and the search server 300 selects the type information of the search engine 400. Is stored in the setting information storage unit 393 (S100).

The subscriber generates a search request mail message including a keyword for requesting a web search through the mail creation function of the mobile terminal 100 and transmits the search request mail message to the mail server 200 (S110).

4A is a diagram illustrating a screen for creating a search request mail message. Referring to FIG. 4A, a subscriber may include a keyword (girl's age) in a title field (a) or a content field using the mobile terminal 100 ( Input), and the search request mail message is generated and transmitted to the mail server 200 by including identification information (mail address) of the search server 300 in the recipient field, for example, 'search@search.com'.

In this case, the search request mail message may be generated according to the mail standard and transmitted to the mail server 200.

In addition, the mail server 200 stores the search request mail message received from the mobile terminal 100 in the mail storage box and transmits it to the search server 300 (S 120).

The search server 300 stores the received search request mail message in the mail inbox 391 and authenticates the search request mail message (S 130).

At this time, the search server 300 checks whether or not the sender information of the search request mail message, that is, the identification information of the subscriber corresponding to the send mail address, is stored in the state information storage unit 394 to perform authentication processing.

When the search server 300 authenticates the search request mail message, the search server 300 extracts a keyword (girl's age) included in a subject or a content field (S 140).

At this time, the standby search processing unit 330 of the search processing unit 330 of the search server 300 processes a search function for the search request mail message.

The search server 300 requests each search engine 400 for the extracted keyword (S 150).

At this time, if the type information of the search engine 400 selected by the subscriber is stored, the search server 300 requests the search engine 400 for a web search for a keyword.

When a web search is requested from the search server 300, the search engine 400 transmits a search result to the search server 300 after searching a web page for a keyword on the web (S 160).

The search server 300 generates a search answer mail message including a search result received from the search engine 400 (S 170).

4B is a view for explaining a search answer mail message according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4B, the search server 300 includes a search result received from the search engine 400 in the content field c. , As a separate file in the attachment field (b), set the sender information of the search request mail message, i.e., the mail address (e.g. user@mail.com) in the recipient field, and the search server ( Set the e-mail address of 300).

Accordingly, the search reply mail message generated by the search server 300 is transmitted to the mobile terminal 100 of the subscriber through the mail server 200.

In addition, the search server 300 stores the web search results received from each search engine 400 in the database 390 for each keyword.

If the web search result for the keyword extracted from the search request mail message is stored in the database 390, the search server 300 generates a search answer mail message including the web search result.

The search server 300 stores the generated search result mail message in the mail outbox 392, transmits it to the mail server 200, and the mail server 200 stores the received search result mail message in the mail archive. According to the receiver information is transmitted to the mobile terminal 100 (S 180).

The mobile terminal 100 outputs a screen of the search reply mail message as shown in FIG. 4B to check the real-time web search result for the keyword requested by the subscriber (S 190).

Therefore, the subscriber can check the web search result in real time by transmitting a search request mail message to the mail server 200 through the mobile communication network using the mobile terminal 100, so that the time without paying expensive data communication fee You can use the web search service in real time regardless of the location.

Although the present invention has been described in detail only with respect to the described embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and changes are possible within the technical spirit of the present invention, and such modifications and modifications belong to the appended claims.

1 is a network block diagram illustrating a web search system using a mobile terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a search server according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a real-time web search method through a mobile communication network according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

4A is a diagram illustrating a creation screen of a search request mail message.

4B is a view for explaining a search reply mail message according to the present invention;

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100: mobile terminal 200: mail server

300: search server 310: mail processing unit

320: mail distribution unit 330: search processing unit

340: keyword extraction unit 350: search request unit

360: mail generation unit 370: mail transmission unit

380: API management unit 390: Database

391: mail inbox 392: mail inbox

393: setting information storage unit 394: status information storage unit

Claims (11)

In a web search system, A mail message can be exchanged through a network interworking with a mobile communication network, a first mail message including a keyword according to a subscriber's selection, and a receiver information is set as identification information of a search server is transmitted through the mobile communication network. At least one mobile terminal, A mail server for transmitting the first mail message received from each of the mobile terminals to the search server according to the receiver information, and for transmitting the second mail message received from the search server to the corresponding mobile terminal according to the receiver information; Extracting the keyword from the first mail message received through the mail server, requesting a web search for the keyword from at least one search engine, the web search result included, and recipient information including the first mail; And a search server for generating the second mail message set as sender information of the message in real time and transmitting the same to the mail server. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal, The keyword is included in the subject or content field of the first mail message, Web search system using a mobile terminal. The method of claim 1, wherein the search server, Storing the web search result received from the search engine by keyword, and if the web search result for the keyword extracted from the first mail message is stored, transmitting the second mail message including the web search result Web search system characterized by. The method of claim 1, wherein the search server, A database for storing mail address information for each subscriber subscribing to a web search service, type information of a search engine, statistical information of keywords, search processing status information, the first mail message or the second mail message; A mail processing unit configured to perform authentication processing based on sender information of the first mail message and mail address information of each subscriber; At least one search processor for controlling a search function for the keyword; A mail distribution unit which transmits the first mail message to a standby search processing unit among the search processing units; A keyword extraction unit for extracting the keyword from the first mail message received by the search processing unit; An API manager for managing APIs provided from the respective search engines; A search request unit for requesting a web search request for the extracted keyword to a corresponding search engine through the API manager; A mail generation unit generating the second mail message including the web search result received from the search engine; And a mail transmission unit which transmits the second mail message generated by the animation mail generation unit to the mail server and transmits the second mail message to the mail server. The method of claim 4, wherein the database, A mail inbox for storing the first mail message; A mail outbox for storing the second mail message; A setting information storage unit for storing type information of a search engine selected by the subscriber; Web search system using a mobile terminal including a state information storage for storing the statistical information and the search processing state information of the keyword. The method of claim 4, wherein the mail generating unit, And a web search result included in a content field of the second mail message or attached to the second mail message in a file form. In the web search method using a mobile terminal, Generating, by the mobile terminal, a first mail message including a keyword according to a subscriber's selection, and having recipient information set to a mail address of a search server, and transmitting the same to a mail server; Extracting, by the search server, the keyword from the first mail message received through the mail server; Requesting a web search for the keyword from at least one search engine; Generating a second mail message including a web search result received from each of the search engines and setting recipient information as sender information of the first mail message; Transmitting the second mail message to the corresponding mobile terminal through the mail server; And outputting, by the mobile terminal, a screen including a web search result of the second mail message received through the mail server. The method of claim 7, wherein Storing, by the search server, information on a subscriber's e-mail address and a type of a search engine that subscribes to a web search service; And performing, by the search server, authentication processing based on sender information of the first mail message and the mail address of each subscriber. The method of claim 7, wherein the requesting the web search comprises: And checking the type information of the search engine selected by the subscriber and requesting a web search from the search engine. The method of claim 7, wherein generating the second mail message comprises: And generating the second mail message by including the web search result in a content field of the second mail message or by attaching the web search result to the second mail message in the form of a file. The method of claim 7, wherein Storing, by the keyword, the web search results received from the respective search engines by the keywords; Generating the second mail message including the web search result if the web search result for the keyword extracted from the first mail message is stored.

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