KR20210101529A - Method for Providing Information Visitors in Website - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of providing information of a visitor to a website which can provide various service types. Provided are a method and device, wherein after a P2P application is loaded in an internet user's web browser in the form of a plug-in, a P2P plug-in tracks the web browser and sends visit information such as a URL of a website which a user visit to the database used by a P2P, and an internet user visiting the same website checks an internet user who has visited the corresponding website and an internet user which is currently connected, and then connects the corresponding internet users through the P2P.

Description

Method for Providing Information Visitors in Website

The present invention relates to a method for automatically connecting website visitors through direct data communication between clients (Peer-To-Peer, hereinafter referred to as P2P). ), the P2P plug-in tracks the web browser and transmits visit information such as the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the visited website to the database used by the P2P (hereinafter referred to as P2P D/B), The present invention provides a method and system for connecting Internet users through P2P after an Internet user who visits the same website checks the Internet users who have visited the website and the Internet users who are currently accessing the website through a P2P plug-in.

The client/server type of Internet has relatively little impact on the entire network by adding or deleting nodes to prevent the loss of some physical networks from spreading to the whole, and is designed to enable various heterogeneous data communication. As a host-to-host network, the network component is divided into a server providing Internet service and a client receiving the service.

The client-server type of Internet allows multiple clients to access a single web server, and the server allocates a session to each client so that the client can normally perform the necessary tasks on the server. A session is created by the web server program installed in the server while the client accesses the server, and is automatically destroyed when the client normally terminates the necessary work in the server or when a certain period of time elapses without any work. Such a session provides an independent work environment for each client connected to the server, prevents each task from colliding with each other, and enables all clients connected to the server to perform an optimized task. . After all, a session provides an environment in which a single server system can normally process individual service requests for multiple clients through multiple tasks.

The client-server method as described above has the advantage of easy maintenance and management and reducing compatibility problems because all tasks related to Internet operation are handled by the server, but with the limitation that the provision of Internet services and information is mainly performed on the server, When many users connect to the server, the performance of the web server is significantly reduced, and there is a possibility that serious problems such as transmission delay may occur.

A P2P network was developed to overcome the limitations of the client-server method as described above and maximize the efficiency of Internet service and information provision.

P2P overcomes the limitations of the client-server system by considering all computers connected to the network as equal colleagues and allowing all computers to perform both the server and client roles simultaneously without introducing a master-slave relationship. Therefore, in order for an Internet user to participate in a P2P network through his or her computer, a P2P application program that simultaneously performs both the server role providing the service and the client role receiving the service must be loaded. You need a database to notify P2P applications. At this time, the P2P network is divided into a relay server type P2P and a pure P2P according to the location of the database.

The relay server type P2P is a P2P network that uses the database of the relay server to connect each P2P application program through P2P. Service information is stored in the D/B of the relay server, and each P2P application program participating in the P2P network refers to the D/B of the relay server.

Therefore, in the process of a specific P2P application participating in the relay server type P2P, it connects to the relay server by executing the P2P application program, transmits information about the service it provides to the relay server, and stores it in the D/B. After that, it is done through the process of directly connecting with other P2P applications that have uploaded service information to the relay server through the P2P network in the same way.

Pure P2P is a P2P network that uses its own database built into the P2P application to connect each P2P application to P2P. It is a method of connecting a P2P network through its own D/B that stores information about the service being provided.

Therefore, in the process of a specific P2P application participating in pure P2P, the P2P application is executed and the service information stored in its own built-in D/B is transmitted to another P2P application that is already known, and the corresponding P2P application program is executed. P2P applications that have received service information from the P2P applications share information on the services provided by each P2P application by repeating the process of returning the service information they store in the same way, and then each P2P application and direct connection through a P2P network.

However, the P2P network is also not booted, or if the P2P application program is not executed even though the P2P application program is already booted, if the P2P application program is executed but does not shut down normally, the computer of the other party is not booted. There is a disadvantage in that communication continuity and reliability cannot be secured when the server is inside a firewall and when the other party and oneself are connected to the network through a dynamic IP allocation method. This is due to the characteristic that in order to access the services provided by each P2P application, the corresponding P2P application must be executed.

Therefore, if the actual service provision of the Internet is provided by the server of the existing client-server structure, and the corresponding service is shared through the P2P network, while each P2P application program is not necessarily running, only available services can be selectively provided. , a new Internet service method that can overcome both the disadvantages of the existing client-server structure and the disadvantages of the P2P network can be provided.

An object of the present invention is a means for extracting URL visit information data of a website visited by the web browser by tracking a client web browser, and a means for storing and sharing the extracted website visit information data in a relay server data storage device and providing a means for connecting the plurality of clients visiting the same website through a peer-to-peer (P2P) network with reference to the website visit information data stored in the storage device, wherein the extraction Generates information (or list) data of other clients who are visiting the website the client is currently visiting at the same time to the client by referring to the visited information data, and utilizes the information (or list) data of the other clients Thus, it is intended to provide a means of providing a communication channel with other clients (data direct communication channel between clients including data exchange, chatting, and community building).

According to the present invention, as an Internet user who visits the same website connects with the Internet user who has visited the website and the Internet users who are currently accessing the website through the P2P plug-in, the Internet user who visits the specific website is currently connected through the P2P plug-in. By allowing you to check other Internet users who have visited the website, you can exchange messages with the Internet user or provide chat rooms through P2P plug-ins, and Internet users who visited the Internet shopping mall can access the website currently or previously. After checking Internet users, it has the effect of providing various types of services, such as suggesting joint purchases of products sold on the website through P2P plug-ins. After checking what information the previous visitor has accessed to find information, the P2P plug-in allows the visitor to easily find the information they need on another website accessed, and provides the visitor with the same information they are looking for. It has the effect of suggesting a path that can be checked through the P2P plug-in.

In addition, P2P plug-in users have the effect of forming a natural community with the same interests on the P2P network through various methods such as avatar chatting and video chatting, and as a 1:1 marketing tool for multiple P2P plug-in users with the same interests. There is a usable effect.

1 is a simple block diagram of a system in which clients on a client-server network share website visit information through a relay server-type P2P network.
2 is a simple flowchart of a process in which a P2P plug-in extracts website visit information by tracking a web browser, transmits it to a P2P D/B of a relay server, and stores it.
3 is a simple flowchart of a process in which a P2P plug-in connects each P2P plug-in user through a P2P network with reference to website visit information shared in the P2P D/B of the relay server.
4 is a simple exemplary diagram of a P2P plug-in chatting program for chatting with a P2P plug-in user who has visited the same website through the P2P plug-in.

The present invention relates to a method for automatically connecting website visitors through a peer-to-peer data communication (P2P) network between clients. Steps of extracting visit information such as URL of a website that uses and connecting each P2P plug-in user to a P2P network with reference to the information.

According to the present invention, the P2P D/B in which the P2P plug-in stores website visit information extracted from the web browser and the like depends on the type of P2P network used by the P2P plug-in. That is, when a P2P plug-in is connected using a relay server type P2P, website visit information is stored in the D/B installed in the relay server of the corresponding P2P network, and then the website visit information is P2P according to the relay server type sharing method. It is shared on the network and when connected using pure P2P, website visit information is stored in the D/B built-in in each P2P plug-in, and then website visit information is stored in the P2P network according to the pure P2P sharing method. is shared on

Also, according to the present invention, the website visit information stored in the P2P D/B is not limited to the website visit information that each P2P plug-in is currently visiting by the corresponding web browser. In other words, according to the website visit information sharing policy, the P2P D/B stores not only the information of the website currently visited by the web browser with the P2P plug-in installed, but also the information of the website visited previously. .

Hereinafter, the features of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and description. However, the following drawings and descriptions are for representative methods among various methods for properly explaining the present invention, and the present invention is not limited only to the following drawings and descriptions.

The accompanying drawings and descriptions are for a relay server-type P2P that can most appropriately explain the present invention among peer-to-peer (P2P) networks between clients, and the present invention is a P2P D/B It can be easily substituted in the form of pure P2P depending on the position of

1 is a P2P plug-in 125 showing visit information of a website visited by the client web browser 120 through a web browser 120 and a P2P plug-in 125 mounted on a client 115 on a client-server network. This is a simple block diagram of a system that is extracted, transmitted to the P2P D/B 110 of the relay server 105 and stored, and then shared through the relay server type P2P network 130 .

The client 115 is equipped with a web browser 120 such as Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator, and the web browser 120 is equipped with a P2P plug-in 125 using a relay server type P2P. have.

The P2P plug-in 125 tracks the process of visiting a specific web server or website by the web browser 120 , and includes a URL for a website visited by the web browser 120 , visit time, dwell time, and search site. It plays a role in extracting information about visits to the website, such as what search terms were entered and visited.

As described above, the website visit information of the web browser 120 extracted by the P2P plug-in 125 is transmitted and stored to the P2P D/B 110 of the P2P relay server 105, and It is stored for a certain period according to the operation policy. The website visit information stored in the P2P D/B 110 is processed and shared in various ways according to the requests of the P2P plug-ins 125 connected to the relay server 105 .

The P2P plug-in 125 provides an interface for accessing website visit information stored in the P2P D/B 110 as described above, and each P2P plug-in 125 is a P2P D of the relay server 105 . The website visit information stored in the /B 110 is used independently, or the website visit information is connected to the P2P plug-in 125 that is uploaded to the P2P D/B 110 through the P2P network 130 . . For example, an Internet user who has visited a specific website can check other Internet users who are currently visiting the website through the P2P plug-in, and share a common interest by exchanging notes or chatting with the Internet user through the P2P plug-in 125 You can create a community for Alternatively, an Internet user who has visited an Internet shopping mall may propose a group purchase of products sold on the website through the P2P plug-in 125 after checking the current or previous Internet users who have visited the website. In addition, after checking what information a previous visitor accessed to find information on the website you are currently visiting, you can easily find the necessary information on another website accessed by the visitor through the P2P plug-in 125, It is also possible to check through the P2P plug-in 125 whether the visitor has found the same information as the information they are looking for.

However, the P2P network 130 through the P2P plug-in 125 as described above is independently made through the P2P plug-in 125 regardless of the website visited by the Internet user, and the P2P network 130 of the present invention. There is absolutely nothing an existing web server needs to do for this.

FIG. 2 is a simple flowchart of a process in which the P2P plug-in 125 extracts website visit information by tracking a web browser, transmits it to the P2P D/B 110 of the relay server 105, and stores it.

The P2P plug-in 125 is automatically executed when the Internet user's computer boots or when the web browser 120 is first executed on the computer, and when the P2P plug-in 125 is executed, the P2P D/B 110 Automatically connects to the mounted relay server 105 (200).

When the P2P plug-in 125 is executed and connects to the relay server 105 on which the P2P D/B 110 is mounted, the P2P plug-in 125 is connected to the web browser 120 currently installed in the Internet user's computer. The process of visiting the website is tracked (205). In this case, the web browser 120 cannot visit all websites to be visited. That is, depending on the load on the Internet and the state of the website, the website may or may not be visited. The P2P plug-in 125 performs a web browser tracking operation only for a website that is successfully visited during the visit process of the web browser 120 as described above.

When the web browser successfully visits a specific website ( 210 ), the P2P plug-in 125 checks whether a page was a search engine before the web browser 120 visited the website ( 215 ). If the previous page of the currently visited website was a search engine ( 220 ), the P2P plug-in 125 extracts the search word input by the web browser 120 into the search engine ( 225 ). This information will be used in the future to extract P2P plug-in users who have other P2P plug-ins 125 who have the same interests or who have accessed information they want first.

When the search word extraction is completed through the above process, the P2P plug-in 125 extracts website visit information such as the URL or visit time of the website currently visited by the web browser 120, and then extracts all extracted information so far. The website visit information is transmitted and stored to the P2P D/B 110 (230). The transmitted website visit information is used to extract P2P plug-in users who have visited the same website by other P2P plug-ins 125 .

Then, by continuously monitoring the web browser 120, information on the content provided by the corresponding website is extracted (235). For example, if the P2P plug-in user is downloading a file through the web browser 120, the name and capacity of the file, and click information on the HTML (HyperText Markup Language) document clicked to download the file, etc.; All content information that can be extracted from the corresponding website is extracted, and this process is continuously performed until the web browser 120 accesses another website from the website currently being visited ( 240 ).

If the web browser 120 attempts to access another website from the website it is currently visiting ( 245 ), since it is the case that all necessary information has been obtained from the website currently being visited or there is nothing more to be obtained, P2P The plug-in 15 calculates the time the P2P plug-in user stayed in the currently visited website (250), and then transfers all website visit information obtained through all the above-described processes to the P2P D/B (110) of the relay server. ) and stored (255).

The above process is repeated until the web browser 120 tracked by the P2P plug-in 125 is terminated. When the web browser 120 is terminated (260), the P2P plug-in 125 also performs the web browser 120 tracking task. Ends (265). However, even if the web browser 120 is terminated, the P2P plug-in 125 is not terminated, and the P2P plug-in 125 waits for another P2P plug-in 125 to connect to the P2P network 130 .

3 shows that the P2P plug-in 125 is connected to each P2P plug-in 125 user and the P2P network 130 with reference to website visit information shared in the P2P D/B 110 of the relay server 105. This is a simple flow chart of the process.

When the P2P plug-in 125 is executed to access the relay server 105 (300), the P2P plug-in 125 extracts necessary information from the information stored in the P2P D/B 110 of the relay server 105. Writes a query for (305). At this time, the query written through the P2P plug-in 125 is not only a plain text query used in the existing D/B search, but also the own web browser 120 tracked by the P2P plug-in 125. The query includes the URL of the website that is currently visiting, or the search term entered in the search engine. For example, if a user of the P2P plug-in 125 visits a specific website through the web browser 120 and then wants to search for other users of the P2P plug-in 125 currently accessing the website, URL information of the website can be a query, and if you want to find a previous visitor who used the P2P plug-in 125 with respect to a website visited after entering a search term in the search engine, the search term you entered may be included in the query.

When a query is written from the P2P plug-in 125 as described above, the P2P plug-in 125 transmits the query to the P2P D/B 110 of the relay server 105 (310), and the P2P D/B (110) performs an information search to find information desired by the P2P plug-in 125 user through the received query (315). If, in this process, information desired by the user of the P2P plug-in 125 is extracted ( 320 ), the P2P D/B 110 transmits the corresponding search result to the P2P plug-in 125 ( 325 ).

After receiving the search result from the P2P D/B 110 of the relay server 105, the P2P plug-in 125 connects with the P2P plug-in 125 user who provided the search result through the P2P network 130 ( 330), and mutually share necessary information (335). Of course, this process is completely independent of the website, and each P2P plug-in 125 user can form a community on the P2P network 130 in various ways such as avatar chatting or video chatting.

4 is a simple exemplary diagram of a P2P plug-in chatting program for chatting with a P2P plug-in user who visits the same website through the P2P plug-in 125 .

In general, since the P2P plug-in 125 is executed in the form of a plug-in of the web browser 120 , the P2P plug-in 125 tracks the web browser 120 and transmits website visit information to the P2P D/B of the relay server 105 . In the process of transmitting to 110 , the P2P plug-in 125 is not directly output to the screen. However, in the step in which the P2P plug-in 125 accesses the relay server 105 and performs a necessary operation through the process as shown in FIG. 3, an application program optimized for performing the corresponding operation is output to the screen, and FIG. 4 shows the P2P It's about a P2P plug-in application for plug-in users to chat with the same website visitors they're currently visiting.

When the P2P plug-in chat program as shown in FIG. 4 is executed, the chat program connects to the relay server 105 and then connects to the web server or website selected by the chat program from among the web servers or websites currently accessed by the P2P plug-in 125 user. A list of other P2P plug-in 125 users that are simultaneously connected is output on the screen. For example, if the P2P plug-in 125 user is accessing three websites at the same time, the P2P plug-in chat program creates a list of the three websites, and relays the concurrent visitors to the website selected by the P2P plug-in user. It is extracted through the P2P D/B 110 of the server 105 and output to the screen. At this time, the page address of the currently selected website is output to the URL of the P2P plug-in chat program.

In the P2P plug-in chat program as shown in Fig. 4, the P2P plug-in user invites simultaneous visitors to the web server or website he is visiting to a chat room through the P2P plug-in chat program, or sends a note or e-mail, A natural community can be formed.

100: web server 105: P2P relay server
110: P2P database 115: client
120: web browser 125: P2P plug-in

Claims (3)

extracting visit information data of clients in the server;
generating information (or list) data of clients visiting in the same time zone with reference to the extracted visit information data in the server; and
and providing the generated information (or list) data of the clients visiting in the same time zone to the visiting clients. The method of claim 1,
The step of generating information (or list) data of clients visiting in the same time zone by referring to the extracted visit information data in the server,
It is characterized in that the server further generates information (or list) data of clients who have visited in the past by referring to the extracted visit information data,
The step of providing the information (or list) data of the clients visiting in the same time zone to the visiting client,
The website visitor information providing method, characterized in that the further generated information (or list) data of the clients who have visited in the past is further provided to the visiting client. 3. The method of claim 1 or 2,
Website visitor information, characterized in that the method further comprises the step of connecting a data communication channel between the clients using information (or list) data of clients who are visiting in the same time zone or have visited in the past. How to provide.

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