KR20120035750A - System and method for providing store search information based on the number of calling - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system for providing store search information using the number of store calls and a method thereof are provided to determine the popularity based on the number of calls and arrange the stores derived by search result in order, thereby quickly finding a store with high popularity. CONSTITUTION: A database(450) stores the number of incoming calls to stores. A receiving unit(410) receives a plurality of store information which is searched by a store search request of a user. A control unit(430) inquires the number of calls corresponding to the plurality of store information from the database. An arranging unit(440) arranges the plurality of store information in order according to the number of calls.

Description

System and method for providing store search information using the number of calls per store {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING STORE SEARCH INFORMATION BASED ON THE NUMBER OF CALLING}

The present invention relates to a system and method for providing store search information. More particularly, when a store search request is made by a user, the popularity of the searched store is determined based on the number of calls per store, and the store information is sorted according to the popularity. The present invention relates to a system and method for providing store search information using the number of calls per store to accurately reflect the actual popularity of the store in the offline store so that the user can more accurately search for the highly popular store.

In general, when a user requests a store search, the search system sorts the store search results corresponding to the search keyword by using data existing on the web such as a link and provides the same to the user.

That is, the popularity of each web page of the searched store is determined based on the number of pages linking the corresponding page, and the pages are sequentially sorted from the web page with the large number of link pages.

However, such a search system requires a web page for a store to exist on the web, and reflecting popularity based on the number of pages linked to the web page may be less accurate.

In addition, since the web pages for stores that are popular on the offline store are often not present on the web, it is insufficient to accurately reflect the popularity of the offline stores.

The present invention proposes a system and method for providing a store search information that accurately reflects the actual popularity of a store on-line so that a user can more accurately search for a highly popular store.

The store search information providing system according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a user terminal for requesting a shop search according to a search condition, and a store information server for searching and providing a plurality of store information corresponding to a request of the user terminal. And a store sorting server that sequentially sorts a plurality of store information provided from the store information server according to the number of calls for each store connected to each store.

In addition, the store sorting server according to the second aspect of the present invention is a database for storing the number of calls to the store for each store, a receiving unit for receiving a plurality of store information retrieved in response to a store search request of the user, and the plurality of received And a control unit for inquiring the number of calls for each store corresponding to the store information through the database, and an alignment unit for sequentially arranging the plurality of stores information according to the number of calls for each store.

In addition, the search information providing method of the store sorting server according to the third aspect of the present invention, the process of querying the number of calls connected to the store by the plurality of stores received when a plurality of store information retrieved in response to the store search request of the user And sequentially sorting the plurality of store information according to the number of calls for each store.

In addition, the store search information providing system according to the fourth aspect of the present invention is to search for a user terminal requesting a store search according to the search conditions, a plurality of store information corresponding to the request of the user terminal, the searched plurality of store information It includes a store sorting server that sequentially sorts according to the number of calls per store connected to each store.

In addition, the store sorting server according to the fifth aspect of the present invention includes a receiving unit for receiving a store search request from a user, a database storing a plurality of store information and a telephone number of calls connected to each store, and a plurality of stores corresponding to the store search request. A search unit for searching store information in the database, a control unit for inquiring through the database of the number of calls per store corresponding to the plurality of found store information, and the plurality of store information sequentially according to the retrieved number of calls. It includes an alignment to align.

In addition, the method for providing search information of the store sorting server according to the sixth aspect of the present invention includes searching for a plurality of store information corresponding to a store search request of a user, and retrieving the number of calls connected to a store for each of the searched plurality of stores. And sequentially sorting the plurality of store information according to the number of calls for each store.

In addition, the terminal according to the seventh aspect of the present invention includes an input unit for inputting a specific search condition for a store search, a memory for storing a plurality of store information that can be searched according to the specific search condition and the number of phone calls per store; A search unit for searching a plurality of store information meeting the specific search condition in the memory, a control unit for inquiring the number of calls for each store corresponding to the searched plurality of store information in the memory, and the call for each inquired store And a sorting unit that sequentially sorts the searched plurality of store information according to the number of times.

In addition, the terminal according to the eighth aspect of the present invention includes an input unit for inputting a specific search condition for a store search, a memory for storing a plurality of store information that can be searched according to the specific search condition, and matching the specific search condition. A search unit for searching a plurality of store information in the memory, and a communication unit for transmitting the searched plurality of store information to a store sorting server and receiving a plurality of store information sequentially sorted according to the number of calls per store from the store sorting server. It includes.

In addition, the terminal according to the ninth aspect of the present invention, the input unit for inputting a specific search condition for store search, a memory for storing the number of calls connected to each store, and transmits the specific search condition to the store information server and the store information A communication unit for receiving a plurality of store information corresponding to a specific search condition from a server, a control unit for inquiring the number of calls per store corresponding to the plurality of store information in the memory, and the number of calls per store It includes an alignment unit for sequentially sorting the received plurality of store information.

According to the present invention, when the user requests a store search, the user can search the highly popular stores more quickly and accurately by sequentially sorting the stores derived from the search results based on the popularity based on the number of phone calls to the store. .

On the other hand, various other effects will be disclosed directly or implicitly in the detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention to be described later.

1 is a block diagram of a search information providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a block diagram of a store sorting server included in the search information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a search information providing process of a store sorting server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a block diagram illustrating a search information providing system according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5 is a block diagram of a store sorting server included in a search information providing system according to another embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a search information providing process of a store sorting server according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a block diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Specific details described below are provided to aid the overall understanding of the present invention. In describing the present invention, detailed descriptions of related known functions or configurations will be omitted when it is determined that the gist of the present invention may be unnecessarily obscured.

1 is a block diagram of a store search information providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The store search information providing system illustrated in FIG. 1 includes a user terminal 100, a communication network 200, a store information server 300, and a store sorting server 400.

The user terminal 100 includes a wired / wireless terminal and requests the store information server 300 to search for a store according to a search condition (eg, region, menu, price, size, etc.) through the communication network 200. Here, the communication network 200 includes both wired and wireless communication networks. The store information server 300 searches for and provides a plurality of store information corresponding to a store search request of the user terminal 100. Store information server 300 is preferably provided with a database itself for the store search, it is also possible to use a separate external database.

The store sorting server 400 may sequentially sort a plurality of store information provided from the store information server 300 according to the number of calls for each store connected to each store, and transmit the plurality of store information to the user terminal 100 if necessary.

2 is a block diagram of a store sorting server included in a store search information providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The illustrated sorting server includes a receiver 410, a transmitter 420, a controller 430, an alignment unit 440, and a database 450.

The receiver 410 receives a plurality of pieces of store information searched in response to a user's store search request from a separate external device (eg, a store information server) and transmits the plurality of store information to the controller 430. The store information may be, for example, more than 50 Chinese restaurants located in the Bundang area.

The controller 430 controls the overall operation of the store alignment server 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In addition, the control unit 430 inquires through the database 450 the number of calls per store corresponding to the plurality of store information received by the receiving unit 410, and sequentially searches the plurality of store information according to the number of calls per store Control to align. Here, the number of calls per store refers to the number of calls connected to the store, that is, the number of calls connected to the store telephone number. Therefore, the more calls, the more popular the store can be determined.

On the other hand, the controller 430 may query the number of calls of a certain period (for example, one day, one week, one month) when inquiring the number of calls per store.

The sorting unit 440 sequentially sorts the plurality of store information according to the inquired number of calls for each store under the control of the controller 430. For example, when the plurality of store information received by the receiving unit 410 is a Chinese restaurant of A, B, C, D searched according to a "Chinese restaurant" search request according to a user's specific search condition, the sorting unit 440 is A, The number of calls connected to Chinese restaurants in B, C, and D is arranged in order of increasing number of calls.

The transmitter 420 transmits the plurality of sequentially arranged store information to the user terminal 100 or a preset destination under the control of the controller 430.

The database 450 stores the number of calls connected to the store for each store. The controller 430 collects and processes a call log connected to a store, and stores the number of calls for each store in the database 450.

Meanwhile, in FIG. 2, the sorting unit 440 is described as being separately provided, but the sorting unit 440 may be included in the control unit 430. Although not illustrated in FIG. 2, the sorting store server according to the embodiment of the present invention is described above. It may further include an output unit for outputting the sorted store information.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a search information providing process of a store sorting server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

2 and 3, the controller 430 stores the number of calls connected to the store in advance in the database 450 for each store (S110).

The controller 430 checks whether a plurality of store information is received by the receiver 410 (S120). The plurality of store information is information searched according to a store search request including a specific search condition of a user terminal, and is transmitted to a receiving unit 410 from a separate external device (eg, a store information server).

When the plurality of store information is received, the control unit 430 inquires the number of calls per store corresponding to the received plurality of store information through the database 450 (S130). At this time, the controller 430 may query the number of calls per store for a certain period (eg, one month) when the number of calls per store is inquired.

The control unit 430 controls the alignment unit 440 to sequentially sort the plurality of store information according to the number of calls for each store inquired (S140).

The control unit 430 transmits the sorted plurality of store information to the user terminal 100 or a predetermined destination through the transmission unit 420 (S150).

4 is a block diagram of a store search information providing system according to another exemplary embodiment.

The store search information providing system illustrated in FIG. 4 includes a user terminal 100, a communication network 200, and a store sorting server 500. The store search information system shown in FIG. 4 does not have a separate store information server 300 as shown in FIG. 1. In FIG. 4, the store arrangement server 500 includes a function of the store information server 300.

The user terminal 100 includes a wired / wireless terminal, and requests a store search according to a search condition (eg, region, menu, price, size, etc.) through the communication network 200 to the store sorting server 500. Here, the communication network 200 includes both wired and wireless communication networks.

The store sorting server 500 searches for a plurality of store information corresponding to a store search request of the user terminal 100, and sequentially sorts the found plurality of store information according to the number of calls for each store connected to each store. The store sorting server 500 includes a database 560 for searching a store and retrieving the number of calls per store.

5 is a block diagram of a store sorting server included in a store search information providing system according to another exemplary embodiment.

The illustrated store arrangement server includes a receiver 510, a transmitter 520, a controller 530, a searcher 540, an alignment unit 550, and a database 560.

The receiver 510 receives a store search request including a specific search condition (for example, region, menu, price, size, etc.) from the user terminal and transmits it to the controller 530.

The search unit 540 searches a plurality of store information corresponding to a store search request of the user terminal from the database 560.

The controller 530 controls the overall operation of the store alignment server 500 according to another embodiment of the present invention. In addition, the control unit 530 may inquire the number of calls per store corresponding to the plurality of store information retrieved by the search unit 540 through the database 560, and the inquiry may be performed in units of a predetermined period.

When the number of calls for each store is inquired, the controller 530 controls to sequentially arrange a plurality of store information according to the inquired number of calls.

The sorting unit 550 sequentially sorts the plurality of store information according to the number of calls for each store that are inquired under the control of the controller 530. For example, when the plurality of store information received by the receiving unit 510 is a Chinese restaurant of A, B, C, D searched according to a "Chinese restaurant" search request according to a user's specific search condition, the sorting unit 550 may include A, The number of calls connected to Chinese restaurants in B, C, and D is arranged in order of increasing number of calls.

The transmitter 520 transmits the plurality of sequentially arranged store information to the user terminal 100 or a preset destination under the control of the controller 530.

The database 560 stores a plurality of store information that can be searched according to a user's specific search condition and the number of phone-connected calls per store. The controller 530 collects and processes a call log connected to a store, and stores the number of calls for each store in the database 560.

Meanwhile, in FIG. 5, the search unit 540 and the alignment unit 550 are described separately, but the search unit 540 and the alignment unit 550 may be included in the controller 530, but are not illustrated in FIG. 5. It may further include an output unit for outputting the sorted store information.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a search information providing process of a store sorting server according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

5 and 6, the controller 530 checks whether there is a store search request of the user terminal through the receiver 510 (S210). That is, the controller 530 checks whether the store search request including the specific search condition is received from the user terminal.

The control unit 530 controls the search unit 540 when the store unit 510 receives a store search request from the user terminal, and the search unit 540 searches for a plurality of store information corresponding to the user request through the database 560. (S220).

The control unit 530 inquires the number of calls per store corresponding to the plurality of store information retrieved through the search unit 540 through the database 560 (S230). When the number of calls for each store is inquired, the controller 530 sequentially sorts the searched plurality of store information according to the number of calls for each store (S240).

The control unit 530 transmits the sorted plurality of store information to the user terminal 100 or a predetermined destination through the transmission unit 520 (S250).

So far, when the user terminal 100 requests a store search based on a search condition, the store information server 300 and the store sorting servers 400 and 500 provide the store search information to the user terminal 100. Although the information providing service has been described, such a store search information providing service may be all performed in the user terminal 100 or may be performed by separately processing some functions of the user terminal 100 and the server.

First, a stand-alone method in which the user terminal 100 provides a store search information providing service alone without interworking with a server will be described.

7 illustrates a configuration of the user terminal 100 in an independent manner. Referring to FIG. 7, the user terminal 100 includes a communication unit 10, an input unit 20, a display unit 30, a memory 40, a control unit 50, a search unit 60, and an alignment unit 70. do.

The communication unit 10 transmits and receives data for various communication such as voice call, video call, message, wired and wireless Internet. In particular, the communication unit 10 allows the user terminal 100 to be connected to an external server in order to update data stored in the memory 40.

The input unit 20 is used to input a user's specific search condition (eg, region, menu, price, size, etc.).

The display unit 30 provides a screen for inputting a specific search condition of the user, and displays a plurality of store information sequentially arranged according to the number of calls for each store.

The memory 40 stores a plurality of store information that can be searched according to a user's specific search condition and the number of phone-connected calls per store. Store information and the number of calls stored in the memory 40 may be periodically updated through the communication unit 10.

The controller 50 controls the overall operation of the user terminal 100. In particular, the controller 50 inquires through the memory 40 the number of calls for each store corresponding to the plurality of store information retrieved by the search unit 60.

The search unit 60 searches a plurality of store information corresponding to the store search request from the memory 40.

The arranging unit 70 sequentially sorts the plurality of store information according to the number of calls for each store by the control of the control unit 50.

Referring to the operation of the independent user terminal 100 configured as described above, the user first inputs a search condition through the input unit 20 to request a store search. The search unit 60 searches for a plurality of store information meeting the search condition through the memory 40 according to the store search request input from the input unit 20. When a plurality of store information is found, the controller 50 queries the memory 40 for the number of calls for each store corresponding to the found plurality of store information. When the number of calls per store is inquired, the sorting unit 550 sequentially sorts a plurality of store information according to the number of inquiries per store. The display unit 30 displays a plurality of store information sequentially arranged on the screen.

Next, a hybrid method in which the user terminal 100 and the server divide and process some functions to provide a store search information providing service will be described.

In the case of the hybrid user terminal 100, the search unit 60 or the alignment unit 70 may be omitted in FIG. 7. When the search unit 60 is omitted in the user terminal 100, the memory 40 does not store a plurality of store information that can be searched according to a specific search condition of the user. In addition, when the alignment unit 70 is omitted in the user terminal 100, the memory 40 does not store the number of calls connected to each store.

When the search unit 60 is omitted, when the user terminal 100 transmits a search condition to the store information server 300 through the communication unit 10, the store information server 300 stores a plurality of store information meeting the search conditions. Search and provide the plurality of searched store information to the user terminal 100. The user terminal 100 sequentially sorts a plurality of store information provided from the store information server 300 according to the number of calls for each store connected to each store.

If the alignment unit 70 is omitted, the user terminal 100 first retrieves a plurality of store information that meets the search condition, and then transmits the plurality of store information to the store alignment server 400 through the communication unit 10. . The store sorting server 400 sequentially sorts a plurality of store information transmitted from the user terminal 100 according to the number of calls per store, and provides the result to the user terminal 100 as a result.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may implement the present invention in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features thereof. I can understand that.

Therefore, since the embodiments described above are provided to completely inform the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, it should be understood that they are exemplary in all respects and not limited. The invention is only defined by the claims.

In a general search system, the popularity of each web page of a store is determined based on the number of pages linking the page, and the pages are sorted sequentially starting from the web page with the large number of link pages. Accordingly, even though the store is very popular on the offline, if the store's web page does not exist on the web, there is a problem in that it is not reflected in the popularity. By sequentially sorting and providing stores based on popularity based on a search result, a user can search for a popular store more quickly and accurately.

100: user terminal 200: communication network
300: store information server 400, 500: store sort server
410,510: receiver 420,520: transmitter
430,530: control unit 440,550: alignment unit
450,560: database 540: search unit

Claims (22)

A user terminal requesting a shop search according to a search condition;
A store information server for searching and providing a plurality of store information corresponding to a request of the user terminal;
And a store sorting server which sequentially sorts a plurality of store information provided from the store information server according to the number of calls for each store connected to each store.
A database that stores the number of calls to the store by store,
A receiving unit which receives a plurality of store information searched according to a store search request of a user;
A control unit for querying the number of calls per store corresponding to the received plurality of store information through the database;
Store sorting server including a sorting unit for sorting the plurality of store information sequentially according to the number of calls for each store.
The method of claim 2,
Store alignment server further comprising a transmission unit for transmitting the plurality of sorted store information under the control of the controller.
The method of claim 2 or 3, wherein the control unit
Store sorting server, characterized in that for querying the number of calls per store for a certain period.
Receiving a plurality of store information retrieved from a store information server according to a store search request of a user;
Querying the number of calls connected to a store by the plurality of stores received;
Search information providing method of the store sorting server comprising the step of sequentially sorting the plurality of store information according to the number of calls for each store.
The method of claim 5,
The store sorting server collects and processes a call log connected to a store and stores the number of calls in a database for each store.
The method according to claim 5 or 6,
The store sorting server further comprises the step of transmitting the sorted plurality of store information to the user terminal search information providing method of the store sorting server.
The method of claim 5, wherein the inquiry process
The store sorting server provides the search information providing method of the store sorting server, characterized in that for querying the number of calls per store for a certain period.
A user terminal requesting a store search based on a search condition,
And a store sorting server which searches a plurality of store information corresponding to a request of the user terminal and sequentially sorts the found plurality of store information according to the number of calls for each store connected to each store.
A receiving unit for receiving a store search request from a user,
A database that stores a plurality of store information and the number of phone calls per store,
A search unit for searching a plurality of store information corresponding to the store search request in the database;
A control unit for inquiring through the database of the number of calls per store corresponding to the retrieved plurality of store information;
Store sorting server including a sorting unit for sequentially sorting the plurality of store information according to the number of inquired call.
The method of claim 10,
Store alignment server further comprising a transmission unit for transmitting the plurality of sorted store information under the control of the controller.
The method of claim 10 or 11, wherein the control unit
Store sorting server, characterized in that for querying the number of calls per store for a certain period.
Searching for a plurality of store information that satisfies a user's store search request,
Querying the number of calls connected to a store by the plurality of searched stores;
Search information providing method of the store sorting server comprising the step of sequentially sorting the plurality of store information according to the number of calls for each store.
The method of claim 13,
Collecting and processing the call log connected to the store to store the number of calls in the database for each store further comprising the search information providing method of the store sorting server.
The method according to claim 13 or 14,
Search information providing method of the store sorting server further comprising the step of transmitting the sorted plurality of store information.
The method of claim 13, wherein the inquiry process
Search information providing method of the store sorting server, characterized in that for querying the number of calls per store for a certain period.
An input unit for inputting a specific search condition for a store search;
A memory for storing a plurality of store information that can be searched according to the specific search condition and the number of calls connected to each store;
A search unit for searching a plurality of store information matching the specific search condition in the memory;
A controller for inquiring in the memory of the number of calls for each store corresponding to the found plurality of store information;
And a sorting unit that sequentially sorts the searched plurality of store information according to the number of calls for each store.
The method of claim 17,
Further comprising a communication unit for transmitting and receiving data for various communication,
The communication unit is a terminal, characterized in that for communicating with the external server to update the plurality of store information stored in the memory and the number of phone calls per store.
An input unit for inputting a specific search condition for a store search;
A memory for storing a plurality of store information that can be searched according to the specific search condition;
A search unit for searching a plurality of store information matching the specific search condition in the memory;
And a communication unit for transmitting the searched plurality of store information to a store sorting server and receiving a plurality of store information sequentially sorted according to the number of calls for each store from the store sorting server.
20. The method of claim 19,
And the communication unit communicates with a store information server to update store information stored in the memory.
An input unit for inputting a specific search condition for a store search;
Memory to store the number of phone calls per store,
A communication unit which transmits the specific search condition to a store information server and receives a plurality of store information corresponding to a specific search condition from the store information server;
A controller for inquiring in the memory of the number of calls for each store corresponding to the plurality of received store information;
And a sorting unit to sequentially sort the received plurality of store information according to the number of calls for each store.
The method of claim 21,
The communication unit is a terminal, characterized in that for communicating with the store sorting server to update the number of phone calls per store stored in the memory.

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