KR20150068256A - Method and apparatus for managing web browser history - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for managing a history of a web browser, and more particularly, to a method and an apparatus for managing a history of a web browser by classifying a history of a web browser based on the information of a related web browser, thus improving convenience and accessibility as a user re-accesses a web page the user has accessed. A method for managing a history of a web browser according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: accessing a web page; generating tag information by extracting a certain amount of information among connection path to a web page, connection method and characteristic information of a web page; generating history information including tag information relative to the accessed web page; and classifying the history information based on the tag information and storing the same. The present invention manages the history information of a web page according to a user′s intention and thereby provides convenience and improves accessibility to a web page to which a user has accessed.

Description

[0001] METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING WEB BROWSER HISTORY [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for managing a history of a web browser, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for managing a history of a web browser by arranging a history of the web browser based on information about the web page And more particularly, to a history management method and apparatus for a web browser that improves convenience and accessibility.

The Internet has enormously influenced culture and commerce, including e-mail, instant messaging, blogs, online shopping, and social networks. In recent years, the use of portable terminals, such as smartphones, And the use in everyday life is also increasing rapidly.

These Internet access features are made possible through web browser application software such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome. Web browsers can access various content through web pages. have. Conventionally, a web browser supports a function of displaying a URL address (Uniform Resource Location) on a list of web pages accessed by a user at a previous time, that is, history information. However, the user can not access the URL address Or if the user can not accurately remember the title of the web page, it is difficult to reconnect the web page that is connected.

Accordingly, there is a need to develop a method and apparatus for reconnecting a web page accessed by a user by managing the history information of the web page according to the user's intention in re-connecting the web page accessed by the user.

A problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a convenience of easily confirming a list of web pages accessed by a user by managing history information of web pages according to a user's intention.

Another problem to be solved by the present invention is to improve accessibility to a web page accessed by a user by managing the history information of the web page according to the user's intention.

The problems of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and other problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of managing a history of a web browser, comprising the steps of: accessing a web page; detecting at least one of an access path to the web page, Generating tag information, generating history information including tag information for the connected web page, and classifying and storing the history information based on the tag information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the step of generating tag information includes generating tag information based on a DOM node of a connected web page.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the step of classifying and storing the history information based on the tag information includes a step of classifying and storing the history information on the basis of specific words included in the tag information, do.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the step of classifying and storing the history information based on the tag information includes the step of allowing the history information to be searched and arranged based on the tag information.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer readable medium for accessing a web page, detecting one or more pieces of information among a connection path to a web page, a connection method, And a set of instructions for generating history information including the tag information for the connected web page, and classifying and storing the history information based on the tag information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a set of instructions for generating tag information comprises a set of instructions for generating tag information based on a DOM node of a connected web page.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a set of instructions for classifying and storing history information on the basis of tag information includes a set of instructions for classifying and storing, based on specific words included in the tag information, .

According to another aspect of the present invention, a set of instructions for classifying and storing history information on the basis of tag information includes a set of instructions that enable searching and sorting of history information based on the tag information do.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a history management apparatus for a web browser connected to a web page, detecting one or more pieces of information on an access path to the web page, A control unit for generating information, generating history information including tag information for the connected web page, and a storage unit for categorizing and storing the history information based on the tag information.

According to the history management method and apparatus of the web browser of the present invention, the history information of the web page is managed according to the user's intention, thereby providing the convenience of easily confirming the list of the web pages accessed by the user.

According to the history management method and apparatus of the web browser of the present invention, the accessibility of the web page accessed by the user is improved by managing the history information of the web page according to the user's intention.

The effects according to the present invention are not limited by the contents exemplified above, and more various effects are included in the specification.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a history management apparatus of a web browser according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a history management method of a web browser according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3A and 3B illustrate an example of a conventional web browser history and an embodiment of a history management method of a web browser according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figures 4A and 4B illustrate an example of a conventional web browser history and an embodiment of a history management method of a web browser according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 illustrates an example of retrieving history information based on a tag of history information according to a history management method of a web browser according to an embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention and the manner of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. Is provided to fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.

Although the first, second, etc. are used to describe various components, it goes without saying that these components are not limited by these terms. These terms are used only to distinguish one component from another. Therefore, it is needless to say that the first component mentioned below may be the second component within the technical spirit of the present invention.

In the present specification, when the same reference numerals are used to denote the same elements even when different reference numerals are used, the same reference numerals are used as much as possible.

It is to be understood that each of the features of the various embodiments of the present invention may be combined or combined with each other partially or entirely and technically various interlocking and driving is possible as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, It may be possible to cooperate with each other in association.

In the present specification, when any one element 'transmits' data or a signal to another element, the element can transmit the data or signal directly to the other element, and the at least one other element Data or signal can be transmitted to another component.

In this specification, a Web-browser refers to application software such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome for accessing a web page, and communication with a web server It includes all the application software that can be connected to the web page.

In this specification, a Web page refers to an individual document on the World Wide Web, and a Web site refers to a collection of Web pages having a certain relevance.

Various embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a history management apparatus of a web browser according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a history management apparatus 100 of a web browser according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a control unit 110 and a storage unit 120.

The history management device 100 of the web browser may be included in, connected with, or may be a device such as a computer, a smart phone, a note pad, a notebook, and a tablet PC in which web browser software is executable.

First, when the control unit 110 accesses a web page, the control unit 110 detects one or more pieces of information among an access path to the web page, a connection method, and characteristic information of the web page to generate tag information.

The tag information is information indicating one or more pieces of information included in the DOM (Document Object Model) node of the connected web page, connection path, connection method and characteristic information. For example, when a portal site searches for a specific word and accesses the web page, the specific word searched, the title of the web page, the characteristics of the information displayed by the web page, and the like can be the tag information of the corresponding web page. Specifically, various portal sites may be classified into 'search portal' which is the characteristic of the site, or name of the corresponding portal site may be tag information, and the search result may be referred to as 'patent' A patent information website such as a patent office or a KIPRIS can be a 'tag' of tag information, and the tag information of a web page including various articles accessed through a 'news' link of the portal sites may include the name of the corresponding portal site, News', and information indicating characteristics of the article, and the like can be tag information.

In addition, the control unit 110 generates tag information of the connected web page, and then generates the history information including the tag information.

History information refers to an access history of a connected web site, a web page, and the like, and is generally displayed as a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) address of a connected web site or a connected web page. However, Depending on the setting, it may be displayed as a title of a web site or a web page.

When the controller 110 generates the history information including the tag information and the tag information, the storage unit 120 stores the history information based on the tag information. At this time, the storage unit 120 may store the history information by classifying the tags based on specific words and preset categories according to the tag information. The category is set by the user to limit the range of the tag information or to improve the user accessibility of the history information. More specifically, when there is information such as a specific word designated by a user in one or more pieces of information of the corresponding web page included in the tag information generated by the control unit 110, the specific word corresponding to the category is referred to as another tag information Priority can be given as a classification criterion of history information.

Also, the storage unit 120 may store the history information so that the history information can be searched and sorted based on the tag information. For example, the tag information may be composed of a plurality of pieces of information of the web page. When the user accesses the website of the Patent Office by searching 'patent' through the portal site, The name of the portal site, which is the path, and the patent, which is the search term, and the location of the history information may be changed according to the sorting method or category. Also, when retrieving the tag information, the history information of the website of the Patent Office can be checked regardless of whether the name of the portal site or the patent is searched.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a history management method of a web browser according to an embodiment of the present invention. Will be described with reference to Fig. 1 for convenience of explanation.

When the control unit 110 accesses a web page (S100), the control unit 110 detects one or more pieces of information included in the DOM node of the web page of the web page, the access path, the connection method, and the characteristic information to generate tag information (S110 ). The control unit 110 may generate a plurality of pieces of information detected from a web page as tag information, and each piece of information may be a reference by which the storage unit 120 categorizes and stores the history information.

After generating the tag information (S110), the controller 110 generates history information including the tag information (S120), and the history information is classified and stored by the storage unit 120 based on the tag information (S130 ). At this time, the history information may be classified and stored based on specific words included in the tag information, a predetermined category, or the like, and may be stored so that search and sorting are possible based on the tag information. More specifically, the storage unit 120 may be sorted by the portal site, which is the connection path of the accessed web page, among the information included in the tag information generated by the control unit 110, When the user accesses the terminal through a menu interface such as 'favorite' supported by a web browser, the corresponding connection method such as 'input URL' or 'favorite' .

Regarding the arrangement of the history information, the retrieval of the history information in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 will be described in detail later with reference to FIG.

3A and 3B illustrate an example of a conventional web browser history and an embodiment of a history management method of a web browser according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3A illustrates an example of a Web site list 320 of history information sorted in chronological order on the display screen 300 of the history information. 3A shows a state in which a list of web sites is displayed (320) with a URL address of a web site based on a date of accessing the web site. When the history information is displayed only by the date of connection of the website and the URL address, there is a problem that it is difficult to find a website that wants to access again, except when the user stores the URL address. In addition, even if the user remembers the URL address, in the reality of utilizing various web-based programs while collecting various information by utilizing a web browser, due to the history information of a vast web site generated according to a user's computing work time It is not easy to find a specific web page to be accessed again from the history information connected by date.

FIG. 3B illustrates an example in which history information is sorted on the basis of tag information by a history management method of a web browser according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 3A, unlike the case where the history information corresponding to the URL address of the website is displayed in a lump-sum manner on the access date, according to FIG. 3B, the user selects the tag information sorting 330 menu, History information can be classified and classified into four categories of 'search portal' 340, 'news' 350, 'patent' 360 and 'finance' 370, Are aligned. At this time, the user can select the menu of the tag information sorting (330) for the history information of the specific date and select the menu of the tag information sorting (330) for the entire history information.

 More specifically, FIG. 3B shows that tag information corresponding to the 'search portal' 340 is classified into 'google' and 'naver'. In 'news' 350, an electronic news (etnews) Newsstand.naver, and ytnn. In 'patent' 360, 'kipo' and 'kipris' and 'finance' 370 are classified as finance.naver. It shows the classification. By utilizing the classification of the history information based on the tag information, the user can efficiently access the web site that wants to be connected again by confirming the history information in the tag information category of the connected web site in priority. For example, if a user wishes to access the 'KIPO' again from a web site accessed, he can easily access the 'KIPO website' by checking the history information in the 'patent' category.

Figures 4A and 4B illustrate an example of a conventional web browser history and an embodiment of a history management method of a web browser according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4A illustrates an example of a Web page list 320 of history information sorted in chronological order on the display screen 300 of the history information. 4A, history information is displayed on the basis of the title of the accessed web page in accordance with the setting of the user supported by some web browsers, unlike the case where the history information is displayed with the URL address of the web site in Fig. And the figure shown. As shown in FIG. 4A, when the history information is displayed based on the title of the web page, the information of the page that is relatively connected can be explicitly determined as compared with the case where the URL information is displayed by the URL address. However, Likewise, in the reality of utilizing various web-based programs while collecting various information by utilizing a web browser, it is easy to find a specific web page to be accessed again from the history information connected with each date due to the history information of a large web page I do not. In addition, not all web pages have a formatted title, and the titles of some web pages may be displayed as the URL addresses of the corresponding web pages, so there is a limitation in grasping the information of the accessed pages.

FIG. 4B illustrates an example in which history information is sorted on the basis of tag information by a history management method of a web browser according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4B, the user selects the tag information sorting menu (330), unlike the case in which the history information corresponding to the title of the web page is displayed in a sorted order on the access date in FIG. 4A, And a list 420 of web pages is divided into four categories of 'search portal' 340, 'news' 350, 'patent' 360 and 'finance' .

More specifically, FIG. 4B illustrates a case where web pages such as Google and Naver are classified into the tag information corresponding to the 'search portal' 340, and 'news' Web pages of news are categorized. In 'patent' (360), webpage that executed search related to patents in kipo policy web page, kipris, and portal site google is URL address , And 'finance' 370 shows that Naver finance is classified.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the user can sort and sort the history information based on other information included in the tag information. For example, in the case of sorting on the basis of the name of the portal site, which is the connection path of the web site or the web page, and the connection method, the tag information as the sorting reference is' Name of portal site, &Quot;, " and " The tag information includes one or more pieces of information about the web site or the web page. By using the tag information, the user can set the sorting method or the category of the tag information so that the history information of the web browser is stored in consideration of the user's work, convenience and accessibility .

FIG. 5 illustrates an example of retrieving history information based on a tag of history information according to a history management method of a web browser according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 shows an example of a search tag input menu 520 of the tag information search according to the selection of the user's tag information search 510 menu. In FIG. 5, the user selects a tag information search menu 510, And the user inputs 'news' into the keyword input window 530 of the tag information search to retrieve the history information including the tag information corresponding to 'news'. In addition, in the web page list 540 of the tag information search result, an electronic newspaper article and a news of a portal site accessed according to the search of the tag information are displayed.

The tag information contains one or more pieces of information of the web site or web page to which the user is connected. If the tag information corresponds to one of the pieces of information included in the tag information, even if the information is history information that is not classified into a category designated by the user, You can check the history information of a website or web page. Also, by searching a plurality of pieces of tag information, the user can specifically search history information of a web site or a web page to be accessed again.

Each block of the accompanying block diagrams and combinations of steps of the flowchart may be performed by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be loaded into a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus so that the instructions, which may be executed by a processor of a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, And means for performing the functions described in each step are created. These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer usable or computer readable memory capable of directing a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to implement the functionality in a particular manner so that the computer usable or computer readable memory It is also possible for the instructions stored in the block diagram to produce a manufacturing item containing instruction means for performing the functions described in each block or flowchart of the block diagram. Computer program instructions may also be stored on a computer or other programmable data processing equipment so that a series of operating steps may be performed on a computer or other programmable data processing equipment to create a computer- It is also possible that the instructions that perform the processing equipment provide the steps for executing the functions described in each block of the block diagram and at each step of the flowchart.

In this specification, each block may represent a portion of a module, segment, or code that includes one or more executable instructions for executing the specified logical function (s). It should also be noted that in some alternative implementations, the functions mentioned in the blocks may occur out of order. For example, two blocks shown in succession may actually be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be performed in reverse order according to the corresponding function.

The steps of a method or algorithm described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be embodied directly in hardware, in a software module executed by a processor, or in a combination of the two. The software module may reside in a RAM memory, a flash memory, a ROM memory, an EPROM memory, an EEPROM memory, a register, a hard disk, a removable disk, a CD-ROM or any other form of storage medium known in the art. An exemplary storage medium is coupled to the processor, which is capable of reading information from, and writing information to, the storage medium. Alternatively, the storage medium may be integral with the processor. The processor and the storage medium may reside within an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The ASIC may reside within the user terminal. Alternatively, the processor and the storage medium may reside as discrete components in a user terminal.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention but to limit the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

300: History information display screen
310, 330, 510: Arrange history information menu
320: Web site list of history information
340, 350, 360, 370: tag information
420: Web page list of history information
520: Menu of tag information retrieval
530: Keyword input window of tag information retrieval
540: List of web page results of tag information search

Claims (9)

Accessing a web page;
Generating tag information by detecting one or more pieces of information among a connection path to the web page, a connection method, and characteristic information of the web page;
Generating history information including the tag information for the accessed web page; And
And categorizing and storing the history information based on the tag information. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the step of generating the tag information comprises:
And generating the tag information based on a DOM node of the accessed web page. The method according to claim 1,
The step of classifying and storing the history information based on the tag information comprises:
And categorizing and storing the tags based on specific words included in the tag information and predetermined categories, and the like. The method according to claim 1,
The step of classifying and storing the history information based on the tag information comprises:
And enabling the history information to be searched and sorted on the basis of the tag information. Access the web page,
Detecting one or more pieces of information among a connection path to the web page, a connection method, and characteristic information of the web page to generate tag information,
Generates history information including the tag information for the connected web page,
And a set of instructions for classifying and storing the history information based on the tag information. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the set of instructions for generating the tag information comprises:
And a set of instructions for generating the tag information based on a DOM node of the web page to which a connection is requested. 6. The method of claim 5,
The set of instructions for classifying and storing the history information based on the tag information includes:
And a set of instructions for classifying and storing, based on a specific word included in the tag information, a predetermined category, and the like. 6. The method of claim 5,
The set of instructions for classifying and storing the history information based on the tag information includes:
And a set of instructions for enabling the history information to be searched and sorted based on the tag information. Access the web page,
Detecting one or more pieces of information among a connection path to the web page, a connection method, and characteristic information of the web page to generate tag information,
A controller for generating history information including the tag information for the accessed web page;
And a storage unit for classifying and storing the history information based on the tag information.

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