KR20210090133A - Message service providing method for message service linking search service and message server and user device for performing the method - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a message service providing method for a message service linked with a search service, which enables a user to perform searches without ending an ongoing conversation in a message application, and a message server and a user terminal executing the same. According to the present invention, the message providing method comprises the following steps: identifying a suggested search word selected from an instant message input through a message input window of a message application switched from a chatting mode to a search mode or suggested search words of a suggested search word list displayed in conjunction with a message input window; transmitting, to a search server, a search request for setting all or a part of the identified instant message or suggested search words as a search word; displaying pieces of search result data derived by the search server through the search word; receiving a share request for at least one search result data among the pieces of search result data; and displaying information on the at least one search result data in a chat room of the message application as a speech bubble or a template distinct from the speech bubble in response to the sharing request.

Description

A message service providing method for a message service linked to a search service, and a message server and a user terminal performing the message service providing method

The present invention relates to a method for providing a message service linked to a search service and an apparatus for performing the method, and relates to a method and apparatus for providing a message service capable of performing a search without terminating an ongoing conversation in a message application will be.

Recently, as the use of the instant message service has become widespread, various functions necessary for the instant message service have been proposed. The instant message service refers to a service capable of exchanging messages in real time in a chat room capable of performing 1:1 chatting or group chatting based on a network.

The instant message service is performed through a message application, and various functions are being added to the message application. In particular, users who participate in a chat room often want to search for necessary information while having a conversation with a counterpart.

In order to search for necessary information during chatting as described above, the user has to switch from the message application to a separate web browser and then enter a search word into the web browser to perform the search.

Therefore, there is a need for a method for performing a search within the message application without switching from the message application to the web browser.

On the other hand, there is also a demand to run a message application and other programs (eg, games, etc.) between participants who perform chatting through the message application, and a method to satisfy these demands is required.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0052106

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2012-0127086

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for performing a search through a message application without switching from a message application in which chatting is in progress to another application for keyword search.

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for enabling a user to more conveniently select necessary search result data by providing the processed result of the search result data, rather than providing the search result data derived through the search word as it is.

The present invention optimizes the search result data for the chat window by displaying information about the search result data through a template that is distinguished from a speech bubble or speech bubble used when exchanging messages in a chat room with search result data derived through a search word. A method and apparatus that can be displayed as

In the present invention, when a search word related to a program is input during a conversation in a chat room through the message application, the web or app on which the program is executed as a search result of the search term is displayed through the message application or the web browser, so that the program is more convenient through the message application. methods and devices for accessing

A method for providing a message service performed by a user terminal according to an embodiment includes an instant message input through a message input window of a message application switched from a chatting mode to a search mode, or suggested search terms of a suggested search word list displayed in conjunction with the message input window. identifying a suggested search term selected from among; transmitting, to a search server, a search request that sets all or part of the identified instant message or suggested search word as a search word; displaying search result data derived by the search server through the search word; receiving a share request for at least one search result data among the search result data; and displaying the information on the at least one search result data in a chat room of the message application as a speech bubble or a template distinct from the speech bubble in response to the sharing request.

The information on the at least one search result data may include information about a chat room when an instant message is input through the message input window or a suggested search word is selected from the suggested search word list displayed in conjunction with the message input window, or It may be determined based on information about the participant.

The providing of the search result data includes providing a plurality of page views to which the search result data derived by the search server are mapped through the search word, and the plurality of page views are divided and provided by category, When a user's input is applied to the plurality of pageviews, pageviews to which search result data belonging to different categories are mapped may be converted and displayed on the screen according to the user's input.

The suggested search word list may include: an identifier indicating whether a suggested search word included in the suggested search word list has been previously selected; Alternatively, the suggested search word included in the suggested search word list may be included, or an identifier for displaying an additional search word related to the suggested search word may be included.

The suggested search word list is displayed when an instant message is input into the message input window or when a message input window is selected before an instant message is inputted into the message input window, and (i) the instant message inputted in the message input window is selected. a related search word that contains or is related to an instant message, (ii) a real-time popular search word corresponding to a time point when the message input window is selected, or a real-time popular search word corresponding to a time point when an instant message is inputted into the message input window, (iii) the above Suggested search words derived by analyzing the instant messages displayed in the chat history of the messaging application (iv) at least one of the latest search words derived from the instant messages recently entered in the message input window, or (v) past search words searched through the instant application of suggested search terms.

The sharing request includes (i) a chat room in which the search request is generated, (ii) a chat room participating in other than the chat room in which the search request is generated, (iii) a chat room designated by the user other than the chat room in which the search request is generated, or (iv) newly created It may include a share request to at least one chat room among the desired chat rooms.

The displaying may include: checking a type of the at least one search result data; The method may include displaying information on the at least one search result data in a chat room based on the type of the at least one search result data.

The information about the at least one search result data may include summary data including at least one of a title, a representative image, and a description of a page corresponding to the search term.

The information on the at least one search result data is derived by analyzing a page corresponding to the search term by a scrap server when the at least one search result data includes link information of a page corresponding to the search term, or It may be scrap information obtained from metadata of a page corresponding to the search term or derived by taking a snapshot of all or part of a page corresponding to the search term.

The displaying may include displaying information on the at least one search result data together with the search word.

The at least one search result data may be displayed based on a priority derived according to at least one parameter among a freshness, popularity, and relevance to a search term of the at least one search result data.

A message service providing method performed by a message server according to an embodiment includes: receiving a sharing request for at least one search result data from a user terminal that has obtained a search term; and transmitting information on the at least one search result data requested to be shared to the user terminal, wherein the search word is an instant message input through a message input window of a message application switched from a chatting mode to a search mode. Or it is all or part of a suggested search word selected from among the suggested search words of the suggested search word list displayed in conjunction with the message input window, and the information on the at least one search result is sent to the chat room of the message application of the user terminal according to the sharing request. It is displayed as a speech bubble or a template distinct from the speech bubble.

The information on the at least one search result data may include information about a chat room when an instant message is input through the message input window or a suggested search word is selected from the suggested search word list displayed in conjunction with the message input window, or It may be determined based on information about the participant.

When the at least one search result data includes link information of a page corresponding to the search word, the information on the at least one search result data is derived by analyzing a page corresponding to the search word by a scrap server, or It may be scrap information obtained from metadata of a page corresponding to the search term or derived by taking a snapshot of all or part of a page corresponding to the search term.

A user terminal for performing a message service providing method according to an embodiment includes: a memory in which the message service providing method is stored; and a processor for executing the message service providing method, wherein the processor includes an instant message input through a message input window of a message application switched from a chatting mode to a search mode, or a list of suggested search terms displayed in conjunction with the message input window. Identifies a suggested search word selected from among suggested search words, transmits a search request for setting all or part of the identified instant message or suggested search word as a search word to a search server, and a search result derived by the search server through the search word Display data, receive a share request for at least one search result data among the search result data, and transmit information about the at least one search result data according to the sharing request to a chat room of the message application with a speech bubble or a speech bubble It is displayed as a template that is distinct from

A message server for performing a message service providing method according to an embodiment includes: a memory in which the message service providing method is stored; and a processor executing the message service providing method, wherein the processor receives a share request for at least one search result data from a user terminal that has obtained a search term, and adds the at least one search result data requested to be shared. information is transmitted to the user terminal, and an instant message input through the message input window of the message application switched from the chatting mode to the search mode, or a suggested search word selected from the suggested search words of the suggested search word list displayed in conjunction with the message input window All or part of the information on the at least one search result may be displayed as a speech bubble or a template distinct from the speech bubble in a chat room of the message application of the user terminal according to the sharing request.

In a method for providing a message service performed by a user terminal according to an embodiment, an instant message input through a message input window of a message application switched from a chatting mode to a search mode or a suggested search word of a suggested search word list displayed in conjunction with the message input window identifying a suggested search term selected from among; transmitting, to a search server, a search request that sets all or part of the identified instant message or suggested search word as a search word; displaying search result data derived by the search server through the search word; receiving a share request for at least one program through information on a program provided through a web or an app among the search result data; receiving information on a web or an app on which the at least one program is executed according to the sharing request; and providing the web or app according to the information on the web or app.

A user terminal for performing a message service providing method according to an embodiment includes: a memory in which the message service providing method is stored; and a processor for executing the message service providing method, wherein the processor includes an instant message input through a message input window of a message application switched from a chatting mode to a search mode, or a list of suggested search terms displayed in conjunction with the message input window. Identifies a suggested search word selected from among suggested search words, transmits a search request for setting all or part of the identified instant message or suggested search word as a search word to a search server, and a search result derived by the search server through the search word A web that displays data, receives a share request for at least one program through information on a program provided through a web or an app among the search result data, and executes the at least one program according to the share request Alternatively, information on the app may be received, and the web or app may be provided according to the information on the web or app.

The message application may be switched from the chatting mode to the search mode by the user selecting or inputting an identifier related to the conversion from the chatting mode to the search mode provided by the message application.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to perform a search through the message application without switching from the message application in which chatting is in progress to another application for keyword search.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the search result data derived through the search word is not provided as it is, but the result of processing the search result data is provided so that the user can more conveniently select the necessary search result data.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the search result data is displayed by displaying information about the search result data through a speech bubble or a template distinguished from the speech bubble used when sending and receiving a message in a chat room with the search result data derived through the search word. It can be displayed in an optimized form in the chat window.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when a search term related to a program is input during a conversation in a chat room through a message application, a message is displayed by displaying a web or an app in which the program is executed as a search result of the search term through a message application or a web browser. You can access the program more conveniently through the application.

1 is a diagram illustrating apparatuses for performing a message service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating a first embodiment of displaying information on search result data according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating a second embodiment of displaying information on search result data according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view for explaining the operation of a scrap server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating a process of searching through a message application according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram illustrating a process of searching through a message application according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a diagram illustrating a process of searching through a message application according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a diagram illustrating a process of displaying a page view in a chat window according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a diagram illustrating a process in which a user selects desired search result data while switching page views according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a diagram for displaying information on search result data in a chatting window according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a diagram illustrating a process of providing information on a web or an app on which a program is executed according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a diagram illustrating an example of displaying a web page on which a program is executed through a web browser by inputting a search word into a message application in the present invention.
13 is a diagram illustrating an example of displaying a web page on which a program is executed through a message application by inputting a search word into the message application in the present invention.

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

In the specification, the meaning of "comprising" does not exclude other components unless otherwise stated, but means that other components may be additionally further included.

1 is a diagram illustrating apparatuses for performing a message service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a message server 101 , a user terminal 102 , a counterpart terminal 103 , a search server 104-1, ..., 104-N, a scrap server 105 and a program server 106-1 , ..., 106-N) are shown. In the present invention, the terminal performing the search through the message application may be the user terminal 102 as well as the counterpart terminal 103 participating in the chat room. In addition, the information on the search result data derived through the search word is displayed through a speech bubble or a template distinct from the speech bubble, so that the user terminal 102 and the counterpart terminal 103 participating in the chat room can check the search results together.

The user terminal 102 and the counterpart terminal 103 can exchange instant messages by participating in a chat room created by the message server 101 . To this end, the user terminal 102 or the counterpart terminal 103 may create an instant message through the message server 101 or a message application distributed in a server different from the message server 101 .

The instant messages exchanged in this way may be displayed in a chat window displayed on the screens of the user terminal 102 and the counterpart terminal 103 participating in the chat room. And, such a chat room may be either a 1:1 chat room or a group chat room.

Hereinafter, a process of performing a search through a message application centering on the user terminal 102 will be described. The descriptions below may be equally applied to the counterpart terminal 103 .

The message application is an application that can send and receive an instant message input in a message input window between the user terminal 102 and the counterpart terminal 103 participating in a chat room in general. According to an embodiment of the present invention, it is necessary to distinguish whether an instant message input into a message input window of a message application is a general chatting content or a search term.

For example, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the user terminal 102 wants to perform a search through the message application, a process of switching the message application from the chatting mode to the search mode may be required. After switching from the chatting mode to the search mode, the instant message input through the message input window displayed on the chatting window of the message application may be used as a search word. This will be described with reference to FIG. 6 .

Alternatively, according to another embodiment of the present invention, when the user terminal 102 intends to perform a search through a message application, it receives a search request to perform a search with an instant message input into the message application without a process of switching to a search mode. You can also create it right away. This will be described with reference to FIG. 6 .

The user terminal 102 may identify the instant message input through the message input window of the message application. In addition, the user terminal 102 may identify a suggested search word selected from among the suggested search words of the suggested search word list displayed in conjunction with the message input window. In addition, the user terminal 102 may transmit a search request for setting all or part of the identified instant message or suggested search word as a search word in response to a user input to the message application to the search server.

Here, the suggested search word list is displayed in an area adjacent to the message input window or overlaid on the message input window when a user input (touch, drag, or swipe, etc.) occurs in a situation where nothing is input in the message input window. can be displayed. Alternatively, the suggested search word list may be displayed in an area adjacent to the message input window or overlaid on the message input window when the user inputs an instant message into the message input window. Whenever a keyword constituting an instant message is input, the list of suggested search terms may be changed in response to the keyword.

The user terminal 102 may transmit the search word input to the message application to one or a plurality of search servers 104-1, ..., 104-N, respectively. In this case, the user terminal 102 may generate a search query including a search term and transmit it to one or a plurality of search servers 104-1, ..., 104-N, respectively.

For example, the user terminal 102 may transmit the search term to a gateway server connected to the plurality of search servers 104-1, ..., 104-N. The gateway server may transmit the search term to the plurality of search servers 104-1, ..., 104-N. Thereafter, the gateway server may collect search result data from the plurality of search servers 104 - 1 , ... , 104-N and deliver it to the user terminal 102 .

As another example, the user terminal 102 may directly transmit the search word to the plurality of search servers 104-1, ..., 104-N without going through the gateway server. As another example, the user terminal 102 may transmit a search term to the message server 101 . Then, the message server 101 may transmit the search word received from the user terminal 102 to one or a plurality of search servers 104-1, ..., 104-N. Even in this case, the message server 101 may transmit the search word received from the user terminal 102 to one or a plurality of search servers 104-1, ..., 104-N through the gateway server. Also, when the user separately designates a search server, the user terminal 102 may transmit the search word to the search server designated by the user.

Thereafter, the user terminal 102 may receive the search result data directly from one or a plurality of the search servers 104-1, ..., 104-N or receive the search result data through the gateway server or the message server 101. can A plurality of search result data may be derived through the search word.

The search result data may include at least one of information on one or more links (URLs) for accessing a web page corresponding to the search term or collected information crawled from a web page corresponding to the search term. The search result data may be divided into categories such as news, images, videos, blogs, cafes, books, shopping, and music.

As an example, the user terminal 102 may share information about the search result data to the chat room. The user terminal 102 may display information about the search result data as it is in a chat room accessed through a message application.

As an example, information on search result data may include (i) a chat room in which a search request is made, (ii) a chat room in which a search request is made, other than the chat room participating in, (iii) a chat room designated by the user other than the chat room in which the search request is generated, or (iv) may be shared as at least one chat room among chat rooms to be newly created. At this time, the user terminal 102 may display information about at least one search result data corresponding to a specific category in the chat room.

As another example, the user terminal 102 may display a plurality of page views for each category to which search result data derived through a search word are mapped. Specifically, the user terminal 102 processes the search result data derived through the search word and displays a plurality of page views for each category to which the search result data is mapped, so that the user can select the search result data belonging to a specific category. .

Here, the page view refers to an interface in which search result data is mapped and displayed so that a user can select search result data derived from an instant message input through a message application or a search word set as a suggested search word selected from a suggested search word list.

The user terminal 102 may display a page view to which the search result data is mapped in an upper layer of the chat window. The user terminal 102 may process the search result data into a form optimized for the chat room and display it through a page view. The category of the page view to which the search result data is mapped may be determined according to the category of the search result data. That is, the user terminal 102 may display a plurality of page views for each category to which search result data is mapped.

For example, when a user requests to share at least one search result data displayed in a page view of a specific category through a plurality of page views for each category, the user terminal 102 sends a share request for at least one search result data It can be delivered to the message server 101 or at least one search server. Then, the message server 101 may deliver a message including information about at least one search result data to the chat room. In this case, the information about the search result data may include summary data including at least one of a title, a representative image, a description, and a link of the search result data.

The user terminal 102 may check the form of a speech bubble or template in which information about the search result data is to be displayed based on the type of the search result data. Thereafter, the user terminal 102 may expose a speech bubble or template in which information about the search result data is displayed in a chat room related to the sharing request.

In this case, the user terminal 102 may display information about at least one search result data and a search word together. The user terminal 102 displays information about the search result data and a search word together, so that it is easy to understand which search word the information about the search result data is derived from.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when a request to share information on search result data is transmitted to the search server, information on search result data is transmitted to the search server 104 together with information on the chat room or participant information in the chat room. can be transmitted. Alternatively, when information about the search result data is displayed, information about the chat room or participant information of the chat room may be transmitted from the message server 101 to the user terminal 102 .

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the search server 104 performs a search with a search word, when the search result data for the search word is related to a program provided through the web or an app, the user terminal 102 is a program (i) the web page on which the program is executed is displayed through the message application or web browser provided by the server, or (ii) the application on which the program is executed can be displayed.

Here, when the user terminal 102 accesses the chat room through the message application, the search term may be all or a part of the instant message input in the message input window of the chat window. Alternatively, the search word may be a suggested search word selected from among the suggested search words of the suggested search word list displayed in conjunction with the message input window.

In this case, the user terminal 102 may use the program through the web or the app even if the program corresponding to the search word is not installed. On the other hand, the web or app on which the program is executed may be a result of reflecting information on the chat room in which the search is performed or information on the participants of the chat room in which the search is performed.

After all, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the user terminal 102 communicates with the counterpart terminal 103 through a message application in real time, and retrieves the search result data derived from the message application through the chat room. ) can be shared with Therefore, according to the present invention, the user terminal 102 can directly perform a search through the message application in which chatting is currently in progress, without having to switch from the message application to an application such as a web browser for performing the search. And, according to an embodiment of the present invention, by providing the search result data as a page view, the user can more conveniently select the search result data.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, since the search result data can be displayed through a speech bubble or template, which is a form optimized for the chatting window of the user terminal, the search result data can be shared in the chatting window without any sense of heterogeneity.

On the other hand, when the search word input through the message application is mapped to a program executed on the web or the app, the user terminal 102 may display a web page on which the program is executed or execute the program through the app. At this time, the web or app in which the program is executed, the user terminal 102 may be determined differently according to information about the chat room or participant information of the chat room participated.

2 is a diagram illustrating a first embodiment of displaying information on search result data according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step 201, the user terminal 102 may obtain a search term through a message application. In this case, the user terminal 102 may identify an instant message input through the message input window of the message application or a suggested search word selected from among the suggested search words of the suggested search word list displayed in conjunction with the message input window. In addition, the user terminal 102 may acquire all or part of the identified instant message or suggested search word as a search word in response to a user input to the message application.

For example, the user terminal 102 may acquire all or part of the instant message input into the message input window as a search term after the message application is switched from the chatting mode to the search mode. Alternatively, after the message application is switched from the chatting mode to the search mode, the user terminal 102 may acquire all or part of the suggested search words selected from among the suggested search words of the suggested search word list displayed in conjunction with the message input window. have.

And, as another example, when there is a search request for the instant message input in the message input window, the user terminal 102 may obtain the instant message included in the search request as a search term.

In step 202 , the user terminal 102 may transmit a search request including a search term set as all or part of an instant message identified through a message application or a suggested search term to the search server 104 . Here, the search request may be a request to transmit all or part of the instant message input in the message input window to the search server after selecting or inputting an identifier related to the conversion of the message application to the search mode.

Alternatively, the search request is to deliver all or part of the instant message to the search server when an identifier for the search request is selected after the instant message is being entered in the message input window of the message application or the instant message is reflected in the chat history. It can be a request. In addition, the search request may be a request for transmitting a suggested search word selected from the suggested search word list displayed in conjunction with the message input window to the search server.

The search request may include information on the chat room in which the search is performed or information on participants of the chat room in which the search is performed, as well as the search word.

In operation 203 , the search server 104 may transmit a plurality of search result data corresponding to the search word to the user terminal 102 . In this case, a plurality of search result data may be generated based on information about the chat room in which the search was performed or the information about the participants of the chat room in which the search was performed received from the user terminal 102 .

Then, in step 204, the user terminal 102 may display a page view exposing the search result data. The search result data derived through the search word may be provided by being mapped to a plurality of page views for each category. Here, the category of the page view may be set to correspond to the category mapped to the search result data. That is, when a user input such as dragging or swiping is applied to a plurality of pageviews for each category, pageviews to which search result data belonging to different categories are mapped are switched according to the user input and displayed on the screen. have.

In step 205 , the user terminal 102 may transmit a sharing request for at least one search result data to the message server 101 through a plurality of page views for each category.

In step 206 , the message server 101 may transmit information about at least one search result data requested to be shared to the user terminal 102 . At this time, the message server 101 may deliver information about the search result data requested to be shared in the chat room. At this time, when information about the search result data is shared, information about the chat room or information about the participants of the chat room may be delivered.

In step 207 , the user terminal 102 may display information about at least one search result data. As an example, the user terminal 102 may display information on at least one search result data in a chat room in which a search word is obtained or a chat room related to a sharing request through a speech bubble or a template distinct from the speech bubble. Alternatively, as another example, the user terminal 102 may display information about the search result data through a web browser separate from the message application.

Meanwhile, the user terminal 102 may check the type of search result data received from the message server 101 . The user terminal 102 may determine the form of a speech bubble or template in which the search result data is to be displayed according to the type of the search result data. This will be described with reference to FIG. 11 .

3 is a diagram illustrating a second embodiment of displaying information on search result data according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Unlike FIG. 2 , FIG. 3 describes a process in which the user terminal 102 transmits a search word to the search server 104 through the message server 101 .

In step 301 , the user terminal 102 may obtain a search term through a message application. In this case, the user terminal 102 may identify an instant message input through the message input window of the message application or a suggested search word selected from among the suggested search words of the suggested search word list displayed in conjunction with the message input window. In addition, the user terminal 102 may acquire all or part of the identified instant message or suggested search word as a search word in response to a user input to the message application.

For example, the user terminal 102 may obtain all or part of the instant message input into the message input window as a search term after the message application is switched from the chatting mode to the search mode. Alternatively, after the message application is switched from the chatting mode to the search mode, the user terminal 102 may acquire all or part of the suggested search words selected from among the suggested search words of the suggested search word list displayed in conjunction with the message input window as search words. have.

And, as another example, when there is a search request for the instant message input in the message input window, the user terminal 102 may obtain the instant message included in the search request as a search term.

In step 302 , the user terminal 102 may transmit a search request including a search term to the message server 101 . In this case, the user terminal 102 may transmit the search word and the search indicator together to the message server 101 in order to distinguish the search word from the message transmitted to the message server 101 through the message application. Here, the search indicator may be at least one of a symbol, a number, a letter, and a figure indicating that the instant message obtained through the message application is a search word rather than a general message intended to be exchanged with the participants through the chat room.

In step 303 , the message server 101 may transmit the search request received from the user terminal 102 to the search server 104 . In this case, information on the chat room in which the search is performed or information on the participants of the chat room in which the search is performed may be delivered together with the search word.

In step 304 , the search server 104 may transmit a plurality of search result data corresponding to the search word to the message server 101 . Then, in step 305 , the message server 101 may transmit a plurality of search result data received from the search server 104 to the user terminal 102 . Unlike steps 304 and 305 , the search server 104 may directly transmit the search result data to the user terminal 102 without going through the message server 101 .

In this case, the search result data may be generated based on information about the chat room in which the search was performed or the information about the participants of the chat room in which the search was performed received from the message server 101 .

In step 306 , the user terminal 102 may display a page view to which the search result data is mapped. The search result data derived through the search word may be provided by being mapped to a plurality of page views for each category.

In step 307 , the user terminal 102 may transmit a sharing request for the search result data exposed through the page view to the message server 101 .

In step 308 , the message server 101 may transmit information about the search result data requested to be shared to the user terminal 102 . In this case, the message server 101 may deliver information about the search result data requested to be shared to the sharing target terminal. When requesting sharing, information about the chat room or information about the participants of the chat room may be delivered.

In step 309, the user terminal 102 may display information about the search result data. As an example, the user terminal 102 may display information about the search result data in a chat room in which a search word is input or a chat room related to a sharing request through a speech bubble or a template distinct from the speech bubble. Alternatively, as another example, the user terminal 102 may display information about the search result data through a web browser separate from the message application.

Meanwhile, the user terminal 102 may check the type of search result data received from the message server 101 . The user terminal 102 may determine the form of a speech bubble or template in which the search result data is to be displayed according to the type of the search result data.

2 and 3, the search server 104 transmits at least one search result data among a plurality of search result data according to at least one parameter among freshness, popularity, and relevance to a search term to the message server 101 ) or may be transmitted to the user terminal 102 . When there are a plurality of search result data, information about the search result data may be transmitted to the message server 101 or the user terminal 102 in the form of a search collection.

In this case, the up-to-dateness is an attribute indicating how recently the search result data is generated from the point in time when a search is performed by inputting a search word into the message input window. And, popularity is an attribute indicating how much search result data derived from a search word is selected by a user (eg, page access) and how much search result data is utilized (eg, membership registration, product purchase, etc.). The degree of relevance to the search term is an attribute indicating how accurate the search result data derived from the search term is with the search term.

That is, the search result data may be selected based on a priority derived according to at least one parameter among the freshness, popularity, and relevance of the search result data. In this case, as the search result data is more up-to-date, popular, or related to a search term, the likelihood of being provided to the user terminal 102 may increase.

4 is a view for explaining the operation of a scrap server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 illustrates a case in which information on search result data includes link information for accessing a web page. The user terminal 102 transmits the link information included in the information about the search result data to the scrap server 105, so that the scrap server 105 accesses a web page corresponding to the link information and provides the scrap information for the web page. can be obtained Such link information may be transmitted to the scrap server 105 directly from the message server 101 instead of the user terminal 102 .

Finally, a process in which the scrap server 105 accesses a web page corresponding to a search term through link information and provides scrap information on the obtained web page to the user terminal 102 is shown.

In step 401, the user terminal 102 may receive information about the search result data. As an example, information about the search result data may be delivered according to a sharing request for the search result data through a page view to which the search result data is mapped. A process before receiving information about the search result data may correspond to steps 201 to 206 or may correspond to steps 301 to 308 .

In step 402 , the user terminal 102 may check the type of search result data from the message server 101 .

At this time, when the information on the search result data includes link information for accessing the web page corresponding to the search word, in step 403 , the user terminal 102 provides information about the search result data or the search result data. Link information included in the related information may be transmitted to the scrap server 105 .

In step 404 , the scrap server 105 may access a page corresponding to the search term using the link information. Then, in step 405 , the scrap server 105 may obtain scrap information on the page by performing scrap on the page. The scrap information may refer to components of a page such as text, images, and videos. Specifically, the scrap information may refer to metadata including at least one of a representative image, description, and title of a page extracted by the scrap server 105 from a page corresponding to link information. Here, the process of scraping the page by the scrap server 105 may be divided as follows.

(i) page analysis

The scrap server 105 may analyze the page accessed through the link information to obtain scrap information about the page, such as a title of the page, a brief description, and a representative image. Specifically, the scrap server 105 may parse the HTML of the page to obtain scrap information such as the title, brief description, and representative image of the page from the page.

(ii) use of the page's metadata;

The scrap server 105 may obtain scrap information from metadata of a page. Metadata of the page may be expressed in the form of code on the page.

(iii) page snapshot

The scrap server 105 may capture all or part of the page to obtain an image for the page as scrap information for the page. That is, the scrap server 105 may take a snapshot of all or a part of a page accessed through link information to obtain an image for the page as scrap information for the page.

Then, in step 406 , the scrap server 105 may transmit scrap information about the page to the user terminal 102 . Then, in step 407, the user terminal 102 may display the scrap information in the chat room. At this time, the user terminal 102 may display the scrap information in the chat room through a speech bubble or a template distinguished from the speech bubble.

Referring to FIG. 4 , a case in which the user terminal 102 checks the type of search result data is described. However, in some embodiments, unlike the steps 401 and 402 described above, the message server 101 may directly check the type of search result data. If the search result data includes link information for accessing a web page, the message server 101 may directly transmit the link information to the scrap server 105 . At this time, the scrap server 105 obtains scrap information about the page by accessing the page corresponding to the link information and performing the scrap, and transmits the scrap information directly or through the message server 101 to the user terminal 102 can be passed on to

When the information about the search result data includes link information of a web page corresponding to the search term, the user terminal 102 displays only summary information of a page accessible through (i) link information in the chat window, or ( ii) Link information and summary information of pages accessible through link information can be displayed. Here, the summary information of the page may be determined based on the scrap information collected by the scrap server 105 .

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in addition to including link information in the search result data derived through the search request in the message application, link information such as URL is shared between the participants of the chat room regardless of the search in the message application. can In this case, the link information shared in the chat room of the message application is transmitted directly from the user terminal 102 to the scrap server 105 or from the user terminal 102 via the message server 101 to the scrap server 105. can

Then, the scrap server 105 accesses the page through the link information transmitted from the user terminal 102 , obtains scrap information for the page by scraping the page, and transmits the scrap information about the page to the user terminal 102 . It may be delivered directly or delivered to the user terminal through the message server 101 . Here, the scrap information may include at least one of a page title, a description, and a representative image.

Then, link information shared between the participants of the chat room and scrap information on the page delivered by the scrap server 105 may be displayed together in the chat room. Alternatively, instead of link information, only scrap information about the page may be displayed in the chat room.

5 is a diagram illustrating a process of searching through a message application according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

5A shows a process of switching the message application from the chatting mode to the search mode.

Referring to FIG. 5 , an identifier 501 (eg, “#”) for switching the message application from the chatting mode to the search mode is displayed in the message input window displayed on the chatting window. At this time, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the user selects the identifier 501, the message application may be switched from the chatting mode to the search mode. Although not shown in Figure 5, when the message application is switched from the chat mode to the search mode, the "send" button in the message input window is also changed to a "search" button, or images related to "search" like a magnifying glass. .

Meanwhile, after the message application is switched from the chatting mode to the search mode, a character (#) related to the search mode may be written as a default in the message input window. In this case, the character related to the search mode may be a character composed of a symbol or at least one word separately designated by a user or a message application.

Alternatively, according to another embodiment of the present invention, even if the user does not select the identifier 501, if the user directly inputs an identifier such as a hash tag (#) in the message input window, the message application automatically enters the search mode from the chatting mode. may be converted.

And, FIG. 5B shows a process of requesting a search by setting an instant message as a search word.

Specifically, FIG. 5B shows an identifier 503 for requesting a search by setting an instant message input in the message input window as a search word without the message application having to switch from the chatting mode to the search mode. If the user simply inputs an instant message corresponding to a search term in the message input window and then selects the identifier 503 , the user terminal 102 may make a search request to the search server 104 through the instant message.

Meanwhile, the identifier 503 may correspond to one search server. Alternatively, the identifier 503 may be expanded to correspond to a plurality of search servers. For example, when the user clicks on the identifier 503 , the identifier 503 is expanded so that icons corresponding to a plurality of search servers may be displayed. Then, by selecting the icon, the user may set the instant message as a search word to designate a search server to be searched.

In addition, when the identifier 501 or the identifier 503 is selected in a situation where a search word is not entered in the message input window in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the last message displayed among the messages displayed in the chatting window is It can be determined by a search term.

Meanwhile, a suggested search word list 502 is shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B . The user terminal 102 may display the suggested search word list 502 in association with the message input window. Specifically, the suggested search word list 502 may be displayed when the user inputs into the message input window by touching or dragging the message input window in a situation where an instant message is not input into the message input window. Alternatively, the suggested search word list 502 may be displayed in response to an instant message being input in the message input window. In this case, if the content of the instant message is changed, the suggested search word list 502 may be adaptively changed according to the changed content of the instant message. That is, the suggested search word list 502 may be displayed when an instant message is input into the message input window or when the message input window is selected before the instant message is inputted into the message input window.

5A and 5B, the suggested search word list 502 is displayed directly above the message input window. The present invention includes a case in which the suggested search word list 502 is displayed not only at a position adjacent to the message input window, but also at a position spaced apart from the message input window to some extent. Alternatively, the suggested search word list 502 may be displayed overlaid on the message input window.

Although not shown in FIG. 5 , an identifier indicating whether a suggested search word included in the suggested search word list has been previously selected may be displayed. For example, when a suggested search word in the suggested search word list is used as a search word previously requested by the user, a specific symbol may be displayed around the suggested search word.

Also, an identifier for including a suggested search word included in the suggested search word list or for displaying an additional search word related to the suggested search word may be displayed. For example, if the suggested search terms of the suggested search term list are "car", "color", and "clean", and an identifier related to "car" is selected, the suggested search term list includes "car" or related to "car" You can include only suggested search terms.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the suggested search word list 502 includes (i) a related search word including an instant message input in the message input window or related to the instant message, and (ii) a time point when the message input window is selected. Real-time popular search words corresponding to or real-time popular search words corresponding to the point in time when an instant message is input in the message input window, (iii) recommended search terms derived by analyzing the instant messages displayed in the chat history of the message application (iv) message input window It may include at least one suggested search word among a latest search word derived from an instance message recently inputted to the , or (v) a past search word searched through an instant application. The suggested search term list may be obtained from the search server 104 . According to an exemplary embodiment, the suggested search word list may be obtained from a search history stored in the user terminal 102 that has actually performed the search.

Furthermore, even when the user selects the message input window without entering a search word in the message input window, the suggested search word list 502 may be displayed. At this time, since a search word is not entered in the message input window, the suggested search word list 502 may include suggested search words such as (ii), (iii), and (iv) except for (i).

The related search word may be a search word having a similar meaning to the keyword input in the message input window after switching to the search mode, or may be a search word generated by adding at least one keyword before or after the keyword input in the message input window. . Alternatively, the related search word may be another keyword input before a predetermined time after the keyword input in the message input window. These keywords may be determined based on a time interval between keywords that are statistically collected. Specifically, if a search is made with the keyword "bad credit" immediately after the keyword "loan" is input, "loan" and "poor credit" may be related to each other.

The real-time popular search word may be a popular search word provided through the portal site when a keyword is input in the message input window after switching to the search mode. Real-time popular search terms may change depending on when a keyword is entered into the message input window.

The recommended search word may be a search word derived by analyzing the contents of a message input before switching to the search mode. In this case, the recommended search word may be derived by dividing the contents of messages transmitted and received between the participants of the chat room according to time intervals. The content of the message may be divided into a plurality of keywords through parsing. Then, the user terminal 102 applies natural language processing, machine learning, statistical techniques, etc. to the extracted plurality of keywords, and among the plurality of keywords, a keyword that has been used as a search word or is likely to be used as a search word is set as a recommended search word. can

The latest search word may be the most recently inputted search word when the search word is input through the message input window after switching to the search mode. The temporal criterion for recent may be set differently for each search server 104 or user terminal 102 . Alternatively, it may be determined according to a user's setting.

The past search word may refer to a search word used by the user to obtain information about search result data before the chat mode is switched to the search mode according to the user's input.

The number of suggested search words provided through the suggested search word list 502 may also be adjusted based on the size of the screen of the user terminal 102 . For example, when the size of the screen of the user terminal 102 is relatively small, such as in a mobile terminal, compared to a case in which the size of the screen is relatively large, such as a monitor connected to a desktop, the suggested search terms included in the suggested search word list 502 are number may be small.

Also, the number of suggested search words included in the suggested search word list 502 is limited. Accordingly, the user terminal 102 determines the related search words, recommended search words, and real-time popular search words that may be included in the suggested search word list 502 according to parameters such as the similarity with the keyword input in the message input window, the number of times statistically selected as the search word, etc. After sorting, a certain number of search terms may be included in the suggested search word list 502 .

6 is a diagram illustrating a process of searching through a message application according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

6A and 6B illustrate a process in which the chatting window is switched to a search mode according to the user's interaction with the chatting window during the user's input.

6A illustrates a process of switching from the chatting mode to the search mode when the user swipe in a specific direction (eg, top, bottom, left, right, diagonal, etc.) in the message input window 601 . And, FIG. 6B shows a process of switching from the chatting mode to the search mode when the user swipe in a specific direction from the edge 602 of the chatting window.

When the chat window is switched to the search mode after Figures 6A and 6B, the user terminal 102 can variously express the fact that the chat window is switched to the search mode. As an example, the user terminal 102 displays a guide phrase for the search mode saying "It is currently in search mode" at the top of the chat window, or a button for delivering the keyword entered in the message input window is a button meaning search. By changing it, the user can be made aware of whether the search mode has been switched.

Alternatively, the user terminal 102 recognizes the fact that the keyword input into the message input window 601 becomes a search word rather than a message to be transmitted to the other party by displaying the text related to the search mode in the message input window 601 as a default. can do it

After the chat window is switched to the search mode according to the user's interaction as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, when a keyword is entered into the message input window 601, the suggested search word list 502 is displayed in the message input window as shown in FIG. It may be displayed in conjunction with 601 .

7 is a diagram illustrating a process of searching through a message application according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7A , when the user taps the desktop 701 of the chatting window, a process in which the chatting window is switched to the search mode is shown. Here, the desktop may mean the remaining area other than the messages displayed in the chat window. Although it has been described as tapping in FIG. 7A , various user interactions applicable to the desktop 701 of the chatting window, such as click, drag, swipe, pinch in/out, and flick, may all be included.

And, according to B of FIG. 7 , when the user selects the menu bar 702 displayed in a specific area of the chatting window, a process of switching the chatting window to the search mode is shown. The shape and position of the menu bar 702 may be variously changed.

The user terminal 102 may variously express that the chat window is switched to the search mode to the user after the conversion to the search mode. After the chat window is switched to the search mode according to the user's interaction, a search may be performed through a search term. For example, when a keyword is input into the message input window 501 after switching the search mode, a suggested search word list 502 may be displayed in conjunction with the message input window 501 as shown in FIG. 5 .

8 is a diagram illustrating a process of displaying a page view in a chat window according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8 , the search server 104 may determine a plurality of search result data corresponding to the search word received from the user terminal 102 . When the search server 104 delivers a plurality of search result data to the user terminal 102 , the user terminal 102 may expose a pageview 801 for each category mapped to the plurality of search result data. The search result data corresponding to the search term means that the search result page in which the corresponding search term is retrieved from the search site is processed. That is, the page view 801 may be mapped to search result data processed with links, site descriptions, images, etc. displayed on the search result page, and the search result data may be provided to the user through the page view 801 .

That is, the page view 801 refers to a result of processing a search result page provided through a separate search application or a search site rather than a message application. The page view 801 may be displayed through a message application in which a search word is input, or may be displayed through a separate browser interworking with the message application. That is, the page view 801 is displayed within the message application that provides the chatting window, and may not be provided through other applications. Alternatively, the page view 801 may be provided through another application that interworks with a message application that provides a chatting window. At this time, another application may be switched from the message application.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the search result data may include at least one of one or more link information for accessing a page searched for according to a search term, or collection information crawled from one or more pages. The search result data may be divided into categories such as news, images, videos, blogs, cafes, books, shopping, and music.

The pageview 801 may be divided from each other according to each category of the plurality of search result data. That is, search result data for a search word may be divided into a plurality of categories. Here, the page view 801 displayed on the current screen of the user terminal may be mapped to the category of the search result page. Specifically, the search result page of the search word A may be divided into categories such as "news, blog, cafe, site, image, video". In this case, the page view 801 displayed on the current screen of the user terminal through the message application or another application interworking with the message application may be mapped to the category of the search result page. As described above, the page view 801 may display processed search result data mapped without being mapped to a search result page that is a result of searching a search term through a search site or a search application.

When an instant message is input into the message input window and a search request is made, or when a search request is made by selecting a suggested search word from among the suggested search words in the suggested search word list, the page view 801 first displayed on the screen of the user terminal 102 displays the search word. It corresponds to a specified one category among a plurality of categories corresponding to the search result data derived through the search. Here, one specified category may be determined differently for each search word. Specifically, characteristics of search results such as popularity, number, and selection ratio of search results mapped to categories for each search word may be different. Thus, one specified category corresponding to the page view 801 initially displayed on the screen of the user terminal 102 may be determined differently according to the search word.

In addition, the user terminal 102 may display the page views 801 for each category mapped to a plurality of search result data corresponding to the search word. In this case, the page view 801 displayed on the screen of the user terminal 102 may be switched to the page view 801 corresponding to another category according to the user's interaction (eg, swipe). Here, the page view 801 is switched means that the page view 801 displayed on the current screen of the user terminal 102 is changed to a page view 801 mapped to a category determined according to the user's interaction direction, and the user terminal (102) may be displayed on the current screen. That is, when the pageview 801 is switched according to the user's interaction, the pageview 801 corresponding to different categories may be exposed.

According to the user's interaction, the order of categories corresponding to the page view may also be determined differently according to the search word. For example, the search term A may convert the pageview 801 according to the category order of “news, site, image, video, blog”, but the search term B is “blog, cafe, image, book, app” The page view 801 may be switched according to the category order.

The page view 801 is an interface in the form of a card (card view) to which search result data is mapped so that a user can select search result data to be shared in a chat room or displayed through a web browser among search result data corresponding to a search term can be Depending on the embodiment, the pageview 801 may be generated by the search server 104 that derives the search result data or the message server 101 that delivers the search result data.

In this case, the page view 801 may be displayed in an upper layer of the chat window. In addition, the page view 801 may include a search window 802 that can be further searched again from the search result data. In addition, the page view 801 may include a link (URL) that can connect to a page corresponding to the search result data, and the user selects the link to separately view the search result data through the browser installed in the user terminal 102 . can be checked

The page view 801 may be switched through an interaction such as a user's swipe. As described above, as the page view 801 is switched, search result data belonging to different categories may be exposed. In other words, according to the user's interaction, the page view currently displayed in the chatting window may be converted into a page view corresponding to search result data belonging to different categories (eg, video, image, blog, etc.). The search result data corresponding to the search word may be plural. The user terminal 102 groups and displays search result data belonging to the same category through the page view, so that the user can more conveniently select search result data through the page view 801 .

Alternatively, page views corresponding to search result data derived from different search words may be switched according to user interaction. In addition, a page view corresponding to search result data derived from different search servers for any one search word may be switched according to a user's interaction.

In addition, the contents of the page view 801 may be changed according to a parameter corresponding to the direction of the swipe. For example, swiping left or right is to switch to a page view corresponding to search result data of different categories for one search term, and swiping up or down is to switch to search result data for different search terms. This may mean switching to the corresponding pageview.

And, as shown in FIG. 8 , an interface 803 such as a button or menu for the user to share at least one search result data among a plurality of search result data mapped to the page view 801 in the chat window is displayed on the page. may be displayed in view 801 . The interface 803 may be displayed in the page view 801 . After confirming the desired search result data through a swipe, the user may select an interface 803 such as a button or menu for sharing in the page view 801 to which the search result data to be shared in the chat window is mapped. Then, the user terminal 102 may transmit a sharing request for the search result data mapped to the page view 801 to the message server 101 .

If the search result data mapped to the pageview 801 includes information related to a program that can be executed on the web or the app, a link for accessing the web or the app on which the program is executed is displayed on the pageview 801 can be displayed. Here, the web or app on which the program is executed can be accessed by participants of the chat room from which the search term was obtained. Participants in the chat room can run the program together through the web or app, and share the execution result of the program in real time through the chat window of the message application.

At this time, the request to share the search result data selected through the page view includes (i) the chat room in which the search request was made, (ii) the chat room in which the search request occurred, and (iii) the chat room in which the search request was made. In addition to the generated chat room, it may be a request to share with at least one chat room selected by the user or (iv) a chat room to be newly created.

When the user makes a share request for the page view 801 corresponding to a specific category, as shown in FIG. 10 , the search result data mapped to the page view 801 is processed once again in the chat window, and the search result summary and A template composed of search terms may be displayed.

9 is a diagram illustrating a process in which a user selects desired search result data while switching page views according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The user terminal 102 may map and display the search result data derived from the search servers 104-1, ..., 104-N to pageviews for each category. The page view is exposed to the chat room in which the user terminal 102 is participating, and the user of the user terminal 102 can select the desired search result data through the page view. Here, the page view may be displayed as it is without processing the search result data, or a result of processing the search result data may be displayed.

The search result data may include at least one of information about one or more links (URLs) that can access at least one web or app page derived through a search term, or collected information crawled from a web or app page. The search result data may be matched to categories such as news, images, videos, blogs, cafes, books, shopping, and music.

Here, the page view means a display area for displaying search result data derived from a search word input to the message application in a form optimized for the message application. Specifically, the page view may be in the form of a card corresponding to the entire chat room area of the user terminal 102 . The category of the page view may be determined according to the category of search result data to be displayed through the page view.

The user of the user terminal 102 may check a page view to which a plurality of search result data is mapped according to a category. Meanwhile, the user may determine whether to share at least one search result data among a plurality of search result data mapped to the page view. The user terminal 102 may transmit a sharing request for at least one search result data selected through the page view to the message server 101 .

Referring to FIG. 9 , it is assumed that the pageview corresponding to the search result data derived through the search word acquired by the current user terminal 102 is pageview 2-2. In addition, it is assumed that the search result data corresponding to pageview 2-2 belongs to an "image" category. That is, the user checks the page views 2-2 in which the search result data belonging to the "image" category for a specific search word is processed through the chatting window.

If there are a plurality of search result data, page views 2-2 may be divided and displayed according to the number of search result data. Alternatively, when there are a plurality of search result data, pageview 2-2 may be displayed by matching with a plurality of layers corresponding to the number of search result data. That is, the page view may be displayed on a plurality of layers matched for each search result data in the chat window, respectively.

In this case, when the user swipe left in the pageview 2-2, the user terminal 102 may display the pageview 2-2 by converting the pageview 2-2 to the pageview 2-1. Then, in the chat window of the user terminal 102 , the page view 2-1 in which the search result data belonging to the “news” category is processed among the search result data derived by the search server 2 through a specific search word may be displayed.

In a similar manner, when the user swipe down on the pageview 2-2, the user terminal 102 may display the pageview 2-2 by converting the pageview 2-2 to the pageview 3-2. Then, the user terminal 102 may expose the pageview 3-2 in which the search result data searched by the search server 3 instead of the search server 2 with a specific search term is displayed in the chat room.

In other words, the user can easily check search result data belonging to different categories for a specific search term, different search terms, or search result data derived from different search servers by switching the page view displayed in the chat window by swiping, etc. have.

Alternatively, when there are a plurality of search result data, the page view may be divided into areas corresponding to the number of search result data. Then, each of the plurality of search result data may be displayed in each of the divided areas in the page view. For example, when there are N pieces of search result data corresponding to the “image” category for a specific search word, the N pieces of search result data may be displayed in each of the N areas divided in one page view.

10 is a diagram for displaying information on search result data in a chatting window according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 describes a process of displaying search result data mapped to a page view requested by the user in a chat window through a speech bubble (A in FIG. 10) or a template (B in FIG. 10) distinct from the speech bubble. In FIG. 10 , a speech bubble and a template mean an interface for displaying search result data obtained through a search word in an optimized form in the chat window. That is, in the chat window, a search result summary that is a result of processing the search result data displayed through the page view again may be displayed through an interface such as a template or a speech bubble. In this case, the speech bubble and the template may be adaptively changed according to the size of the screen on which the message application is executed or the size of the chatting window.

When a sharing request occurs for the search result data mapped to the pageview shown in FIG. 8 , the message server 101 may deliver the search result data to the user terminal 102 and the user-specified sharing target terminal.

The user terminal 102 may check the type of search result data transmitted from the message server 101 . The type of search result data determines whether the search result data consists of text, image, video, or link, or whether the search result data consists of a combination of two or more of text, image, video, and link. can mean

If it indicates whether the type of search result data consists of text, image, video, or link, or whether the search result data is composed of a combination of two or more of text, image, video, and link, Information about the search result data may be displayed in the chatting window through a speech bubble or template determined according to the type of the search result data. Here, the information about the search result data may include summary data including at least one of a title, a representative image, and a description of the search result data.

If the type of search result data includes a link for accessing search information, the user terminal 102 may transmit information or a link on the search result data to the scrap server 105 .

If there is only one search result data, the form of a speech bubble or template in which information about the search result data is displayed may be classified into a link type, a text type, an image type, a video type, and a combination type according to the type of the search result data. .

If there are a plurality of search result data, the form of a speech bubble or template in which the search result data is displayed may be a list type. The list type means that a plurality of search result data determined in any one of a link type, a text type, an image type, a video type, and a combination type are expressed as a list. In this case, in the list type, each list may include summary data for search result data (eg, including at least one of a page title, a brief description, or a representative image).

Then, the user terminal 102 may display information about the search result data according to the form of any one of a list type, a text type, an image type, a video type, and a combination type, a speech bubble or a template.

In this case, when a link type is determined according to the type of search result data, the user terminal 102 may transmit link information to the scrap server 105 . The scrap server 105 may access the page using link information. In addition, the scrap server 105 may obtain scrap information on the page by performing the scrap on the page.

As described in FIG. 4 , the scrap server 105 is derived by analyzing a page corresponding to the search result data, obtained from metadata of a page corresponding to the search result data, or the entire page corresponding to the search result data. Alternatively, scrap information derived by taking a snapshot may be obtained.

In addition to this, the user terminal 102 provides the search result data itself, the type of the search result data, size information on the screen of the user terminal, information on the message application, or detailed information about the chat room to be shared (1:1 chat/group) chatting, chat room ID, etc.) may be transmitted to the scrap server 105 .

Then, the scrap server 105 may crawl the page as it is after accessing the web or app according to the link. Thereafter, the scrap server 105 may obtain scrap information including at least one of a title, a description, and a representative image of the page by analyzing the HTML of the page. Alternatively, the scrap server 105 may obtain scrap information for a page from meta data of the page. In addition, the scrap server 105 may obtain an image that is a result of a snapshot of all or part of a page as scrap information on the page.

Then, the scrap server 105 may transmit the scrap information to the user terminal 102 as information about the search result data. Thereafter, the user terminal 102 may display the scrap information for the page as information about the search result data in the chat room through the speech bubble of FIG. 10A or the template of FIG. 10B. Information about the search result data displayed in the chat room may include summary data including at least one of a title, a representative image, and a description of the search result data. That is, the search result data may be processed into a customized form of speech bubble or template and displayed in a chat room requested to be shared.

On the other hand, the user terminal 102 may display the search word used when obtaining the search result data when displaying information about the search result data in a chat room through a speech bubble or a template. Then, the user can easily identify through which search word the information about the search result data displayed through the speech bubble or the template is derived.

And, when the user selects a speech bubble or template, the user terminal 102 may provide a page related to the search result data through the browser after newly running the browser or switching to the browser already running in the message application.

In the above, an example of confirming the type of search result data after the user terminal 102, which is a user terminal, transmits a sharing request for the search result data has been described, but according to an embodiment, the user terminal 102 searches After confirming the type of result data in advance, information on the type may be transmitted to the message server 101 together with a request for sharing the search result data.

According to an embodiment, the counterpart terminal 103 displaying information about the search result data may check the type of the search result data. Alternatively, according to an embodiment, the message server 101 may check the type of the search result data by analyzing the search result data. Then, when the message server 101 transmits the search result data to the participant terminal of the chat room requested to share, the type of the search result data may also be delivered.

11 is a diagram illustrating a process of providing information on a web or an app on which a program is executed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step 1101, the user terminal 102 may obtain an instant message input in the message input window or a search word set as all or part of the suggested search word selected from among the suggested search words of the suggested search word list displayed in conjunction with the message input window. .

In step 1102 , the user terminal 102 may transmit a search term to the search server 104 through a search request. In this case, the user terminal 102 may transmit the search word to the search server 104 through the message server 101 or directly to the search server 104 . Then, the search server 104 may extract a plurality of search result data as a search word. In this case, the search server 104 may determine whether the search result data is related to a program that can be executed through a web or an app. For example, the search server 104 may determine whether or not program-related information (news, articles, program download/install links, program introduction page, program category, etc.) is included in the search result data. .

If the search result data includes information about a program that can be executed through the web or the app, in step 1103, the search server 104 executes the program-related program server 106 through the app or the web. You can request information about the program being offered.

On the other hand, when the search server 104 requests information about the program from the program server 106 , information on the chat room in which the search word is input or information on the participants of the chat room may be transmitted to the program server 106 .

Here, the information on the chat room includes identification information for the chat room (chat room ID, etc.), link information about the chat room, the creator of the chat room, the type of chat room (1:1 or group), the number of chat room participants, and the chat room participants exchanged It may include at least one of information related to the message. And, the information about the participant in the chat room may include identification information of the participant (participant ID, participant's phone number, participant's email address, etc.), participant's age, gender, location when chatting, participant's tendency information, etc. can In this case, the participant also includes the user of the user terminal 102 who entered the search term.

Then, in step 1104 , the program server 106 may transmit information about the program to the search server 104 . And, in step 1105 , the search server 104 may transmit information about the program to the user terminal 102 . To this end, the program server 106 may generate information about the program based on information about the chat room or information about the participants of the chat room. Here, the information about the program may include information about a web or an app on which the program is executed. On the other hand, information about the chat room in which the search word is entered or information about the participants of the chat room is not transmitted to the program server 106, but may be utilized when the user terminal 102 displays a web page or runs an app.

On the other hand, unlike steps 1104 and 1105 , information about the program generated by the program server 106 in step 1106 can be directly transferred to the user terminal 102 without going through the search server 104 . have.

Thereafter, in step 1107 , the user terminal 102 may display a page view to which information about the program is mapped. Thereafter, in step 1108 , the user terminal 102 may transmit a sharing request for the program to the message server 101 . Then, the message server 101 can deliver information about the web or app on which the program is executed in the same way to the terminals of the user terminal 102 and other participants participating in the chat room entered by the user of the user terminal 102 .

Then, the user terminal 102 may display the web page on which the program is executed based on the information on the web in the chat room through the message application or through a web browser separate from the message application. Alternatively, the user terminal 102 may provide an app in which the program is executed by using information about the app in which the program is executed. In this case, the web browser may be an in-app browser directly linked to the message application or an out-app browser independent of the message application.

11 , the user terminal 102 does not perform steps 1107 , 1108 , and 1109 , but information about the program received through steps 1105 or 1106 . Based on this, a web page on which the program is executed may be provided, or the program may be executed through an app.

Meanwhile, as an example, the contents described in FIG. 11 may be extended according to CASE defined below. On the other hand, the web or app on which the program described in FIG. 11 is executed means a web or app that the user terminal 102 and the counterpart terminal 103 participating in the chat room in which the search word is input can access or run.

At this time, since the chat room may be divided into 1:1 chatting and group chatting, the program may be an application in which at least two people participate. For example, the program means a game program, an education program, a video call program, etc. that can be performed by a plurality of participants entering a chat room.

In addition, the web or app on which the program is executed may be equally provided to each of the plurality of participants entering the chat room. Thus, a plurality of participants entering the chat room may share the execution result of the program.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, it may be divided into a case in which a search word input to a message application directly indicates a program (CASE A), or a case in which a search term in a message application indicates a type or category of a program (CASE B). Specifically, when the search word obtained from the chat window or message input window of the message application is the title (including name and abbreviation) of the program, it can be said that the search word directly indicates the program.

For example, if the search term is “concave”, a program corresponding to the search term, such as CASE A, may be a “concave” game. In this case, the participant information can be used to configure the web or app on which the program "concave" game is executed. In other words, when the chat room participant is user A who entered a search term and user B, who is the conversation partner, the search result data corresponding to the search term is "concave" in which user A and user B automatically compete based on the participant information of the chat room. It may be information about the web or app on which the game is executed. At this time, if the search term is “concave” where a 1:1 match is made and there are 4 participants in the chat room, the execution pages for two different concave games are displayed in the chat room so that all participants in the chat room can participate, or 1 concave game An execution page may be displayed in the chat room for the remaining two participants to watch the game.

On the other hand, when the search word is "game", it may mean a "game" program in which the program is not specified as in CASE B. In this case, in order to provide the web or app on which the program is executed to the user terminal 102, the program needs to be specified. To this end, the participant information of the chat room in which the search term is input may be utilized when specifying the program. For example, when there are four participants in the chat room, a game program that can be performed by four participants, such as a ladder game and a card game, among game programs may be determined according to a preset algorithm or a user's selection of a search term.

Meanwhile, a case where the search word is composed of the name of the program (CASE i) and the case where the search term is composed of the name of the program and the execution command of the program (CASE ii) may be considered. If, as in CASE i, the search word consists only of “concave”, as described in FIGS. 2 to 11, in the page view including the search result for “concave”, the web or app on which the concave game is executed. Accessible link information may be displayed. Alternatively, if the search term is composed only of "Omok" as in CASE i, the web or app on which the program Omok game is executed is generated through the program server 106, but the web or app on which the Omok game is executed is executed by the user terminal 102 Instead of being displayed directly on the , only link information that can access the web or app on which the concave game runs may be provided.

On the other hand, as in CASE ii, if the name of the program and the execution command for the program are combined, such as in CASE ii, where the search term is “Omok + Immediate start (or run immediately)”, the web or app in which the program “Omok game” is executed is the user. It may be displayed directly on the terminal 102 . In this case, the web or app on which the “concave game” is executed may be provided to a chat window in which a search word is input, linked to a message application, or provided through an independent web browser.

12 is a diagram illustrating an example of providing a web page on which a program is executed through a web browser by inputting a search word into a message application in the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 12A , an identifier 1201 for switching the message application from the chatting mode to the search mode is displayed in the message input window displayed on the chatting window. At this time, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the user selects the identifier 1201 as shown in A of FIG. 6 , the message application may be switched from the chatting mode to the search mode. Although not shown in FIG. 12 , the “Send” button of the message input window may also be changed to a “Search” button or may be changed to images related to “Search”, such as a magnifying glass.

Meanwhile, after the message application is switched from the chatting mode to the search mode, a character (#) related to the search mode may be written as a default in the message input window. In this case, the character related to the search mode may be a character composed of a symbol or at least one word separately designated by a user or a message application.

Alternatively, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the search mode may not be switched to the search mode after the identifier 1201 is separately selected, and if an identifier such as a hash tag is directly inputted into the message input window, the search mode may be automatically switched.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 6B, the user terminal 102 sets the instant message as a search word by selecting an identifier related to the search request after the user inputs an instant message into the message input window regardless of the conversion to the search mode. The search request may be forwarded to the search server 104 .

At this time, when the user inputs a search word "concave" into the message input window, as shown in B of FIG. 12 , the user terminal 102 displays a web page 1202 in which a program "concave game" distinct from the message application is executed. It can be displayed through the web browser 103 . The web page 1202 on which the concave game is executed is shared equally with the participants participating in the chat room, and the execution result of the concave game may be updated in real time. Unlike FIG. 12B , the web page 1202 on which the concave game is executed may be displayed in a chat window in which a search word is input.

It is assumed that the participants of the chat room in A of FIG. 12 are user X and user Y. Here, the user X means a user who has entered a search term in the message input window. The web page 1202 on which the concave game is executed in B of FIG. 12 may be generated in consideration of the participants of the chat room based on chat room information about the chat room in which the search word is input. That is, as can be seen from the web page 1202 in which the concave game is executed, the user Y may be determined to automatically participate in the concave game as a program. In this case, the program does not need to be installed in the user terminal possessed by the user X and the user Y, and may be executed through a web page.

According to an embodiment, the program may be executed only after being installed in the user terminal. In this case, if the program is not installed in the user terminal 102 when the web page on which the program is executed is displayed, the process of installing the program may be preferentially performed.

In this case, the concave game means a program corresponding to a search word input in the message input window, and a web page on which the concave game is executed may be exposed through a chat window of a message application or a web browser. In addition, the web page on which the concave game is executed is not directly exposed in the chat window, but only link information for accessing the web page on which the concave game is executed may be exposed. Alternatively, the user terminal 102 for the user X who has entered the search term may display a web page on which the concave game is executed, but the counterpart terminal 103 for the user Y who is a participant who entered the same chat room as the user X is concave. Instead of directly displaying the web page on which the game is executed, only link information that can access the web page may be exposed.

In the case of FIG. 12 , a process of providing a web page in which a program is executed is described, but the same may be applied to a case in which the program is provided through an app. And, as described in FIG. 11 , before providing a web page on which the program is executed in FIG. 12 , a page view reflecting information about the program is displayed on the user terminal 102 , and a web page view through a sharing request through the page view is provided. A page may be provided.

13 is a diagram illustrating an example of displaying a web page on which a program is executed through a message application by inputting a search word into the message application in the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 13A , an identifier 1301 for switching the message application from the chatting mode to the search mode is displayed in the message input window displayed on the chatting window. At this time, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the user selects the identifier 1301, the message application may be switched from the chatting mode to the search mode.

At this time, when the user inputs a search word "game" in the message input window, a web page 1302 in which a ladder game distinguished from the message application is executed may be displayed in the chat window as shown in B of FIG. 13 . In FIG. 13A, unlike A in FIG. 12, the title (name, abbreviation) of a program is not input as a search word, but a case in which a program type, category, etc. is input as a search word.

In this case, in order to specify a program, when a search word is input in the message input window, participant information of the participants who entered the chat room may be utilized. In Figure 12, since the program is already specified through the search word, the participant information of the chat room is used to set the participant information on the web page on which the program is executed. However, in FIG. 13 , a program corresponding to the search word may be specified through the chat room participant information as well as the search word.

Even if “game” is input as a search word in the message input window in FIG. 13A , at least one game program corresponding to the participant information among the game programs may be automatically determined based on the search word and the participant information of the chat room. As can be seen in FIG. 13A , when the number of participants in the chat room is four, at least one game program in which all four participants in the chat room can participate among game programs corresponding to the search word may be extracted. Then, as shown in B of FIG. 13 , a ladder game in which all four participants can participate by a user inputting a search word can be specified as a program corresponding to the search word.

In the case of B of FIG. 13 , a web page 1302 on which the program “ladder game” corresponding to the search word is executed is displayed in the chatting window into which the search word is input. However, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the web page 1302 on which the program "ladder game" is executed may be displayed through an independent web browser or linked with a message application.

In the case of FIG. 13 , a process of providing a web page in which a program is executed is described, but the same may be applied to a case in which the program is provided through an app. And, as described in FIG. 11 , before providing the web page on which the program is executed in FIG. 13 , a page view reflecting information about the program is displayed on the user terminal 102 , and a web page view through a sharing request through the page view is provided. A page may be provided.

Methods according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through 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 specially designed and configured for the present invention, or may be known and available to those skilled in the art of computer software.

As described above, although the present invention has been described with reference to limited embodiments and drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications and variations from these descriptions are provided by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. This is possible.

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

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Claims (20)

In the message service providing method performed by the user terminal,
identifying a suggested search word selected from among the suggested search words of an instant message input through a message input window of a message application switched from the chatting mode to the search mode or a suggested search word list displayed in conjunction with the message input window;
transmitting, to a search server, a search request that sets all or part of the identified instant message or suggested search word as a search word;
displaying search result data derived by the search server through the search word;
receiving a share request for at least one search result data among the search result data; and
Displaying the information on the at least one search result data in a chat room of the message application as a speech bubble or a template distinct from the speech bubble in response to the sharing request
including,
The message application is
The user selects an identifier related to the conversion from the chatting mode to the search mode provided by the message application or is switched from the chatting mode to the search mode by inputting the identifier,
How to provide a message service. According to claim 1,
Information on the at least one search result data,
When an instant message is input through the message input window or a suggested search term is selected from a list of suggested search terms displayed in conjunction with the message input window, a message service determined based on information on chat room participants or information on chat room participants Way. According to claim 1,
The step of providing the search result data
providing a plurality of pageviews to which search result data derived by the search server are mapped through the search word;
including,
The plurality of pageviews are divided and provided by category,
When a user's input is applied to the plurality of pageviews, a pageview to which search result data belonging to different categories is mapped is converted according to the user's input and displayed on the screen,
How to provide a message service. According to claim 1,
The list of suggested search terms is,
an identifier indicating whether a suggested search word included in the suggested search word list has been previously selected; or
A method for providing a message service including an identifier for displaying a suggested search word included in the suggested search word list or an additional search word related to the suggested search word. According to claim 1,
The list of suggested search terms is,
Displayed when an instant message is input in the message input window or a message input window is selected before an instant message is input in the message input window,
(i) a related search word including the instant message input in the message input window or related to the instant message, (ii) a real-time popular search word corresponding to the time when the message input window is selected or an instant message is input into the message input window A real-time popular search word corresponding to the time point, (iii) a recommended search word derived by analyzing an instant message displayed in the chat history of the message application (iv) a latest search word derived from an instant message recently entered in the message input window, or ( v) A method of providing a message service including at least one suggested search word among past search words searched through an instant application. According to claim 1,
The share request is
At least among (i) the chat room where the search request was made, (ii) the chat room you are participating in other than the chat room where the search request was made, (iii) the chat room specified by the user other than the chat room where the search request occurred, or (iv) the chat room you want to create. A method of providing a message service including a share request to one chat room. According to claim 1,
The displaying step is
checking the type of the at least one search result data;
displaying information on the at least one search result data in a chat room based on the type of the at least one search result data;
A method of providing a message service comprising a. According to claim 1,
Information about the at least one search result data,
A method for providing a message service including summary data including at least one of a title, a representative image, and a description of a page corresponding to the search term. According to claim 1,
Information about the at least one search result data,
When the at least one search result data includes link information of a page corresponding to a search term, it is derived by analyzing a page corresponding to the search term by a scrap server, or obtained from metadata of a page corresponding to the search term, Alternatively, the message service providing method is scrap information derived by taking a snapshot of all or part of a page corresponding to the search term. According to claim 1,
The displaying step is
A method for providing a message service for displaying information on the at least one search result data together with the search word. According to claim 1,
The at least one search result data is
A method of providing a message service displayed based on a priority derived according to at least one parameter among the freshness, popularity, and relevance of the at least one search result data. In the message service providing method performed by the message server,
receiving a share request for at least one search result data from a user terminal that has obtained a search term; and
transmitting information about the at least one search result data requested to be shared to the user terminal
including,
The search term is
An instant message input through the message input window of the message application switched from the chat mode to the search mode or all or a part of the suggested search word selected from among the suggested search words of the suggested search word list displayed in conjunction with the message input window,
The information about the at least one search result,
In response to the sharing request, it is displayed as a speech bubble or a template distinct from the speech bubble in the chat room of the message application of the user terminal,
The message application is
The user selects an identifier related to the conversion from the chatting mode to the search mode provided by the message application or is switched from the chatting mode to the search mode by inputting the identifier,
How to provide a message service. 13. The method of claim 12,
Information on the at least one search result data,
When an instant message is input through the message input window or a suggested search term is selected from a list of suggested search terms displayed in conjunction with the message input window, information on the chat room or information on the participants of the chat room provides a message service determined Way. 13. The method of claim 12,
Information about the at least one search result data,
When the at least one search result data includes link information of a page corresponding to the search word, the scrap server analyzes and derives the page corresponding to the search word, or obtains from the metadata of the page corresponding to the search word, Alternatively, the message service providing method is scrap information derived by taking a snapshot of all or part of a page corresponding to the search term. A user terminal performing a message service providing method,
a memory in which a message service providing method is stored; and
A processor executing the message service providing method
including,
The processor is
The instant message input through the message input window of the message application switched from the chatting mode to the search mode or the suggested search word selected from the suggested search words of the suggested search word list displayed in conjunction with the message input window are identified, and the identified instant message or suggestion A search request for setting all or part of a search word as a search word is transmitted to a search server, and search result data derived by the search server through the search word is displayed, and at least one of the search result data is added to the search result data. receive a share request for, and display information about the at least one search result data in a chat room of the message application as a speech bubble or a template distinct from the speech bubble according to the sharing request,
The message application is switched from the chatting mode to the search mode by the user selecting an identifier related to the conversion from the chatting mode to the search mode provided by the message application or inputting the identifier,
user terminal. A message server performing a message service providing method, comprising:
a memory in which a message service providing method is stored; and
A processor executing the message service providing method
including,
The processor receives a share request for at least one search result data from the user terminal that has obtained the search term, and transmits information about the at least one search result data requested to be shared to the user terminal,
An instant message input through the message input window of the message application switched from the chat mode to the search mode or all or a part of the suggested search word selected from among the suggested search words of the suggested search word list displayed in conjunction with the message input window,
The information about the at least one search result,
In response to the sharing request, it is displayed as a speech bubble or a template distinct from the speech bubble in the chat room of the message application of the user terminal,
The message application is
The user selects an identifier related to the conversion from the chatting mode to the search mode provided by the message application or is switched from the chatting mode to the search mode by inputting the identifier,
message server. In the message service providing method performed by the user terminal,
identifying a suggested search word selected from among the suggested search words of an instant message input through a message input window of a message application switched from the chatting mode to the search mode or a suggested search word list displayed in conjunction with the message input window;
transmitting, to a search server, a search request that sets all or part of the identified instant message or suggested search word as a search word;
displaying search result data derived by the search server through the search word;
receiving a share request for at least one program through information on a program provided through a web or an app among the search result data;
receiving information on a web or an app on which the at least one program is executed according to the sharing request; and
Providing the web or app according to the information about the web or app
including,
The message application is
The user selects an identifier related to the conversion from the chatting mode to the search mode provided by the message application or is switched from the chatting mode to the search mode by inputting the identifier,
How to provide a message service. In the user terminal for performing the message service providing method,
a memory in which a message service providing method is stored; and
A processor executing the message service providing method
including,
The processor is
The instant message input through the message input window of the message application switched from the chatting mode to the search mode or the suggested search word selected from the suggested search words of the suggested search word list displayed in conjunction with the message input window are identified, and the identified instant message or suggestion A search request for setting all or part of a search word as a search word is transmitted to a search server, and search result data derived by the search server through the search word is displayed, and among the search result data, provided through a web or an app. Receives a share request for at least one program through information about the program, receives information on a web or an app on which the at least one program is executed according to the sharing request, and receives information on the web or app according to the information on the web or app web or app,
The message application is switched from the chatting mode to the search mode by the user selecting an identifier related to the conversion from the chatting mode to the search mode provided by the message application or inputting the identifier,
user terminal. A computer program stored in a medium for executing the method of any one of claims 1 to 11 and 17 in combination with hardware. A computer program stored on a medium for executing the method of any one of claims 12 to 14 in combination with hardware.

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