KR20130047165A - Apparatus and method for transmitting position information - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A recommended information providing device and method are provided to enable a user to easily and simply search for corresponding information when searching for the same information, for which the user searched once before, through a different terminal. CONSTITUTION: A recommended information providing device(100) includes a user authentication part(110), a search word storage part(120), a selection information storage part(130), and a recommended information providing part(140), and can include an auto-complete search word providing part(150) and a notification message providing part(160). The user authentication part of the recommended information providing device authenticates a user by receiving login information from the user. The search word storage part stores user-inputted search words for each user based on the login information inputted through the user authentication part. The selection information storage part stores selection information, selected by the user among the search information searched by using the user-inputted search words, by relating to the login information. If a search word, corresponding to the search word stored in the search word storage part based on the login information, is determined to be being inputted by the user, the recommended information providing part provides the selection information stored in the selection information storage part as recommended information. If a search word, corresponding to the search word stored in the search word storage part, is determined to be being inputted by the corresponding user, the auto-complete search word providing part can provide an auto-complete search word, which is a completed form of the search word being inputted, by using the search words stored for each user. When comparing search information pre-stored in a search server database and the selection information stored in the selection information storage part and if they are not matched, the notification message providing part provides a notification message, reporting that the selection information stored in the selection information storage part is changed, to the user. [Reference numerals] (100) Recommended information providing device; (110) User authentication part; (120) Search word storage part; (130) Selection information storage part; (140) Recommended information providing part; (150) Auto-complete search word providing part; (160) Notification message providing part; (AA) Login information; (BB) Search word

Description

Apparatus and method for providing recommendation information {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING POSITION INFORMATION}

Embodiments of the present invention relate to an apparatus and method for providing recommendation information for providing recommendation information about a search word input from a user.

Recently, as the use of mobile terminals such as smartphones is active, information that is searched by a personal computer (PC) at home or the like is checked with a mobile terminal while moving to a destination, or when information that is searched by a mobile terminal is checked on a PC, etc. Is occurring frequently.

In this case, since the information retrieved through the PC web, mobile web, mobile application, etc. are not interlocked with each other because they are provided through the respective system internal operations in the corresponding terminal, the user can search the information on the mobile web. Or there was a hassle to search again and check the search results using a mobile application.

In general, two actions are performed for information retrieval: entering a search word and selecting a search result. In addition, since the search results required by the user are not always displayed at the top of the search result list when searching for information, an action of turning over the search results page to select a desired search result may additionally occur. You also need to check the results.

On the other hand, unlike the PC web, the mobile terminal is difficult to perform the action on one screen due to the limitation of the display size. Therefore, in order to find a desired search result, an action of moving to the next page or the previous page is increased, which also acts as a factor that lowers the utilization rate.

In particular, if you want to find a route from a departure point to a destination, such as a route search, you can search for a departure point and select a result, search for a destination and select a result, choose a way to travel (car, bicycle, public transport, walking, etc.), departure and arrival routes Many actions such as selection (free path, shortest path, optimal path, etc.) are required.

Therefore, when retrieving the information once searched through the other terminal, the user has to perform the same action again in the other terminal to perform the same action to obtain the desired information.

Korean Patent Application Publication No. 10-2011-0071623 (published June 29, 2011) "Information retrieval apparatus and method using place social-based automatic category" automatically generates a category related to the keyword entered by the user, Information retrieval using automatic categories is described by using the searched results to construct an ontology for processing menu information and to provide a customized menu suitable for use of a keyword.

However, although such a method can provide information suitable for a user's needs than the conventional information retrieval method, it is difficult to always provide exactly the information desired by the user, and in particular, the information once retrieved by the user through another terminal again. There is still a problem that a cumbersome search action must be performed because the user cannot reduce the number of actions that a user must perform.

The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for providing recommendation information that can be easily and simply searched for when searching for information again through another terminal.

Provided are an apparatus and a method for providing recommendation information that can provide accurate information even when information once searched is changed.

An apparatus for providing recommendation information on a search word input from a user may include a user authentication unit receiving login information from the user, a search term storage unit storing the input search word for each user based on the login information, and using the search word. A selection information storage unit that stores selected information selected by the user among the search information searched in association with the login information, and when a search word corresponding to the stored search word is input from the user based on the login information; It may include a recommendation information providing unit for providing the stored selection information as the recommendation information.

According to one side, if it is determined that a search term corresponding to the stored search term is input from the user, an autocomplete search term for providing an autocomplete search term that is a completed form of the input term using the search term stored for each user It may further include a provision.

According to another aspect, the recommendation information providing unit may display the recommendation information on the top side of the web page provided with the search information.

According to another aspect, the recommendation information providing unit determines the priority of the recommendation information to be displayed based on at least one of the date and time the selection information is selected by the user, and the recommendation information according to the priority; Can be provided via a web page.

According to another aspect, the method may further include a notification message providing unit configured to compare the search information previously stored in a database with the stored selection information and provide a notification message informing the user that the selection information has been changed. .

According to another aspect, the selection information storage unit stores the setting value received from the user in association with the login information for retrieving the route information when the selection information is route information for finding a route from a source to a destination. Can be.

According to another aspect, the set value may include at least one of the source information, the destination information and the option information.

According to another aspect, the selection information storage unit may store information about at least one of the source information and the destination information as coordinates.

The method of providing recommendation information for a search word input from a user may include receiving login information from the user, storing the received search word for each user based on the login information, and searching information searched using the search word. Associating and storing selection information selected from the user with the login information; and when the search word corresponding to the stored search word is input from the user based on the login information, the stored selection information as recommended information. Providing a step may include.

By storing the search terms entered by the user and the searched information for each user based on the login, and providing the auto-complete search terms and recommendation information, even if the user wants to search the information once searched through another terminal, the information can be easily and conveniently. Can be recommended.

When the information once searched is changed, the user is notified of this. In the route search, only the setting value of the route information to the destination can be stored so that accurate information is always provided even when the previously stored information is changed.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for providing recommendation information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an exemplary view illustrating an autocomplete search word provided by a recommendation information providing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an exemplary diagram for describing recommendation information provided by an apparatus for providing recommendation information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an exemplary diagram illustrating recommendation information provided at a route search according to one embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing recommendation information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for providing recommendation information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, the recommendation information providing apparatus 100 includes a user authentication unit 110, a search term storage unit 120, a selection information storage unit 130, and a recommendation information providing unit 140, and an autocomplete search term providing unit. 150 and the notification message providing unit 160 may be included.

The recommendation information providing apparatus 100 according to the present invention provides the recommendation information with the information searched by the user so that the user can search for the corresponding information more easily and conveniently even when searching the information once searched through another terminal. Each device is interlocked with each other through the device 100.

To this end, the user authentication unit 110 of the recommendation information providing apparatus 100 authenticates a user by receiving login information from the user.

At this time, the login information is for authenticating each user, and information for identifying each user may be used, such as a user ID (IDentification), a password, a mobile phone number, an e-mail address, a social security number, and the like.

In general, the mobile terminal is equipped with a function to automatically log in when the user accesses the web page for easier use. Therefore, when accessing the search web page through the mobile terminal, the action of entering login information may be omitted.

The search term storage unit 120 stores the search term input from the user for each user based on the login information input through the user authentication unit 110.

The selection information storage unit 130 associates the selection information selected by the user with the login information among the search information searched using the search word received from the user and the login information.

Therefore, the recommendation information providing apparatus 100 according to the present invention may provide the information selected by the user in the previous search as the recommendation information when the user inputs the same search word as the previously entered search word.

Meanwhile, when the selection information is route information for finding a route from a departure point to a destination, the selection information storage unit 130 stores the setting value received from the user in association with the login information for retrieving the route information. Can be. In this case, the setting value may be starting information, destination information, option information, and the like. In this case, the selection information storage unit 130 may store information about at least one of the source information and the destination information as coordinates.

A case in which the selection information storage unit 130 stores the path information will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 4 to be described later.

If it is determined that the search word corresponding to the search word stored in the search term storage unit 120 is input from the user based on the login information, the recommendation information providing unit 140 selects information stored in the selection information storage unit 130. Is provided as recommendation information. At this time, the recommendation information providing unit 140 more easily recognizes the recommendation information and moves the user to the next page in order to find the recommendation information (ie, information that the user wants to search). In order to reduce the number of pieces of recommendation, the recommendation information may be displayed on the top of the web page where the search information is provided.

If the user has previously searched for a plurality of pieces of information using the same search word, the recommendation information providing unit 140 may prioritize the recommendation information to be displayed based on at least one of the date and time selected by the user. By determining the ranking and providing the recommendation information through the web page according to the determined priority, it is possible to more accurately recommend the information desired by the user.

If the auto-complete search term providing unit 150 determines that a search term corresponding to the search term stored in the search term storage unit 120 is being input from the corresponding user, the completed form of the search term being input by using the search term stored for each user Can provide an autocomplete query. This will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 2 to be described later.

The notification message providing unit 160 compares the search information previously stored in the database of the search server with the selection information stored in the selection information storage unit 130, and if the match information is not matched, the selection information stored in the selection information storage unit 130 to the user. Provides a notification message informing you that has changed.

For example, when the user inputs "Mokpo gathering" as a search word, the notification message providing unit 160 stores information on "mokmok gathering" stored in the database and "mokmok gathering" stored in the selection information storage unit 130. Compare the information. At this time, if the information of the database and the information of the selection information storage unit 130 does not match, such as when "Mokpo collection" is closed or the address is changed, the notification message providing unit 160 provides a notification message to the user by The "Mokpo Gathering" may be closed or the address changed.

2 is an exemplary view illustrating an autocomplete search word provided by a recommendation information providing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, a method of providing an autocomplete search word when a user inputs a search word previously entered into the search box 200 will be described with reference to the drawings.

For example, a user may have previously logged in to a web page provided by a recommended information search device and entered a search term such as "Mokpo Gathering", "Mokpo University", "Mogwon University", "Mokpo City Hall", or "Mokpo Apartment". In this case, the search term storage unit of the recommendation information providing apparatus stores search terms such as "mokpo collection", "mokpo university", "mokwon university", "mokpo city hall", and "mokpo apartment".

Subsequently, when the user enters "Thu" as the search term, the autocomplete search term provider determines whether a search word including a character corresponding to "Thu" exists among the search terms previously entered by the user stored in the search term storage. As shown, corresponding search words may be displayed.

At this time, the order of the displayed search words may be displayed based on the number of times input by the corresponding user, the input date and time, and the like, so that the user may select a search word to be input more conveniently.

Also, although not shown in the drawing, the autocomplete search term providing unit may provide an autocomplete search term for a user's input search term, and display the date and time when the autocomplete search term was last entered on each side of the autocomplete search term. You can also make it easier for users to select their preferred autocomplete search terms.

Meanwhile, in the drawing, the case in which the user inputs "Thu" into the search box 200 has been described as an example. However, even when the user inputs "ㅁ", the recommendation information providing apparatus includes a search word including the previously input "ㅁ". May be provided as an autocomplete search word, and then a search word including “mo” may be provided as an autocomplete search word even when “mo” is input.

3 is an exemplary diagram for describing recommendation information provided by an apparatus for providing recommendation information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When the user re-enters a search word previously entered or selects an autocomplete search word displayed as shown in FIG. 2, the recommendation information providing device may provide a web page 300 as shown in FIG. 3. In the drawing, for example, when a user inputs "Mokpo gathering" in the search box 310 or selects "Mokpo gathering" as an autocomplete search word, the screen displayed on the user terminal is shown.

The apparatus for providing recommendation information may separately display information previously selected by the user, that is, the recommendation information 330, among the search information 320 searched using the search word input from the user on one side of the web page as shown in FIG. 3. have. In this case, the recommendation information is separately displayed below the search box 310, that is, the uppermost side of the web page on which the search information 320 is displayed as shown in the drawing, so that the user can easily recognize the recommendation information 330. At the same time, it allows you to select the information you want while performing fewer actions.

4 is an exemplary diagram illustrating recommendation information provided at a route search according to one embodiment of the present invention.

Unlike a general information search, a conventional path search requires a user to perform more actions to search for desired information. For example, in order to re-search a route once searched from a specific starting point to a specific destination through another terminal using a conventional search method, searching and selecting a result of a starting point, selecting a search and a result of a destination, and a moving method (car or bicycle) , Public transport, walking, etc.) and departure and arrival path choices (free paths, shortest paths, optimal paths, etc.).

However, when the selection information is route information, the recommendation information providing apparatus according to the present invention stores a set value (for example, source information, destination information, option information, etc.) input from the user for searching for route information to the login information. By associating and storing, you can retrieve the information you want with fewer actions.

In the drawing, as an example, when the user inputs only "non-hyun station" into the search box 410 as a starting point and does not input a destination and an option, the screen 400 displayed on the user terminal is shown. For example, if the user has previously searched for a route with "Nonhyeon Station" as a starting point and a route for "Mokpo Gathering" as a destination and "Nonghyeon Station" as a starting point, the destination is "Mokpo University" as a destination. As shown in the drawing, the information providing apparatus may provide route information 420 of searching for “nonhyeon station” as a starting point based on a setting value previously input from a user. Accordingly, the recommendation information search apparatus according to the present invention may enable a user to easily search without inputting a starting point, a destination, an option, and the like in order to search the route once searched by the user.

Meanwhile, in the drawing, the case in which the user inputs only the departure point information has been described as an example. However, even when the user inputs only the destination information and only the option information, the recommendation information providing apparatus selects the route information corresponding to each of the selection information storage units. Search for and provide.

When performing a route search by storing road information in the selection information, if a change such as a traffic situation or road loss occurs, the shortest path or the optimal path from the previously saved starting point to the destination may be changed. May not be the optimal search result. Therefore, in the case of searching for a route, the recommendation information providing apparatus according to the present invention stores information about at least one of the departure point information and the arrival point information in a selection information storage unit as coordinates, so that the previously stored route information is changed to a road change, a departure point, or an arrival point. Even if the information is changed due to a change in the information, the notification message can be used to notify the user of the change and provide accurate path information.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing recommendation information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The recommendation information providing apparatus first receives login information from the user terminal (S510). When the user is identified through this, the search word received from the user is stored for each user based on the login information (S520). The selected information selected by the user among the search information searched using the search word is stored in association with the login information (S530).

Thereafter, when the user inputs a search term using another terminal, the recommendation information providing apparatus determines whether the input search term is a previously input and stored search term (S540), and if it is determined that the corresponding search term is an autocomplete search term for the search term. On the other hand, and provides the selection information corresponding to this of the previously stored selection information as the recommended information (S550).

At this time, the recommendation information is displayed on the top of the web page providing the search information as described above, it is possible to reduce the number of actions that the user must perform. In addition, when the user searches for a lot of information using the search word, the recommendation information providing apparatus provides the information corresponding to the search word based on at least one of the date and time selected by the user from among information stored in the selection information storage unit. You may.

Meanwhile, when the search word input by the user is not a previously stored search word, the recommendation information providing apparatus may store the search word in the search word storage, and thus store the searched information in the search information storage and provide the search word to the user. .

Therefore, the apparatus and method for providing recommendation information according to the present invention stores search terms and information searched by a user on a login basis for each user and provides autocomplete search terms and recommendation information so that the user searches once through other terminals. Even if you want to search again, you can easily and easily get the information recommended, and if the information once searched can be notified to the user, and in the route search by storing only the setting value for the route information to the destination Even when information changes, it can always provide accurate information.

The method for providing recommendation information according to the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computer means and recorded in a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic disks, such as floppy disks. Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

As described above, the present invention has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains various modifications and variations from such descriptions. This is possible.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined by the equivalents of the claims, as well as the claims.

100: recommendation information providing device
110: user authentication unit
120: query storage unit
130: selection information storage unit
140: recommendation information provider
150: autocomplete query provider
160: notification message provider

Claims (16)

An apparatus for providing recommendation information on a search word input from a user,
A user authentication unit which receives login information from the user;
A search term storage unit which stores the received search term for each user based on the login information;
A selection information storage unit for storing selection information selected from the user among search information searched using the search term in association with the login information; And
If it is determined that a search word corresponding to the stored search word is input from the user based on the login information, the recommendation information provider for providing the stored selection information as recommendation information.
Recommendation information providing device comprising a. The method of claim 1,
If it is determined that a search word corresponding to the stored search word is input from the user, an autocomplete search term providing unit that provides an autocomplete search word that is a completed form of the input search word using the search word stored for each user.
Further comprising, recommendation information providing apparatus. The method of claim 1,
The recommendation information providing unit,
The recommendation information providing apparatus which displays the recommendation information on the uppermost side of the web page provided with the search information. The method of claim 3,
The recommendation information providing unit,
The recommendation information providing apparatus determines the priority of the recommendation information to be displayed based on at least one of the date and time and the number of times the selection information is selected by the user, and provides the recommendation information through the web page according to the priority. . The method of claim 1,
A notification message providing unit which provides a notification message informing that the selection information has been changed to the user when the search information previously stored in the database is not matched with the stored selection information.
Further comprising, recommendation information providing apparatus. The method of claim 1,
The selection information storage unit,
And if the selection information is route information for searching for a route from a departure point to a destination, storing the setting value received from the user in association with the login information for retrieving the route information. The method according to claim 6,
The set value is a value
And at least one of starting point information, destination information, and option information. The method of claim 7, wherein
The selection information storage unit,
And storing information about at least one of the source information and the destination information as coordinates. In the method for providing recommendation information for the search terms received from the user,
Receiving login information from the user;
Storing the received search word for each user based on the login information;
Storing selection information selected from the user among search information searched using the search term in association with the login information; And
Providing the stored selection information as recommended information when it is determined that a search word corresponding to the stored search word is input from the user based on the login information;
Including, recommendation information providing method. 10. The method of claim 9,
If it is determined that a search word corresponding to the stored search word is input from the user, providing an autocomplete search word that is a completed form of the input search word using the search word stored for each user.
Further comprising, recommendation information providing method. 10. The method of claim 9,
The recommended information is
And providing search information on the uppermost side of the web page provided with the search information. The method of claim 11,
Providing the recommendation information,
Determining a priority of the recommendation information to be displayed based on at least one of a date and time and wherein the selection information is selected by the user; And
Providing the recommendation information through the web page according to the priority;
Including, recommendation information providing method. 10. The method of claim 9,
Comparing the search information previously stored in a database with the stored selection information; And
Providing a notification message informing the user that the selection information has been changed when the previously stored search information and the stored selection information do not match.
Further comprising, recommendation information providing method. 10. The method of claim 9,
The storing of the selection information may include:
When the selection information is route information for searching for a route from a departure point to a destination, a setting value including at least one of a departure point information, a destination information, and an option information received from the user for searching the route information is added to the login information. Associating and storing the recommendation information. 15. The method of claim 14,
The storing of the selection information may include:
And storing the starting point information and the destination information as coordinates. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method for providing recommendation information according to any one of claims 9 to 15.

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