TW201544979A - Information search method, information providing method, information search system and server for the information search system - Google Patents

Abstract

An information search system comprising a portable apparatus and a server is provided. The portable apparatus connected to a communication network receives an input object and an input command. The portable apparatus generates and transmits an input signal according to the input object and input command. The server connected to the communication network receives the input signal from the portable apparatus, retrieves the input command, and identifies the input object to obtain an identify result according to the input signal. The server retrieves a plurality of target object information related to the input object from a plurality of object information stored in a database according to the identify result, arranges a sequence of the target object information according to the input command, and transmits the target object information and the sequence. The portable apparatus receives the target object information and the sequence, and displays the target object information according to the sequence.

Description

Information inquiry method, information providing method, information inquiry system and server thereof

The present invention relates to an information inquiry system, a server for an information inquiry system, an information inquiry method, and an information providing method. More specifically, the present invention relates to an information inquiry system, an information inquiry method, and an information providing method for transmitting an input object and an input command to a server by using a portable device.

With the steady development of the Internet, people can query the information they need from the Internet through various electronic devices, such as portable devices or smart home appliances.

In daily life, when a user sees a product or product of interest and wants to obtain information related to the product or product or the location where the store can be purchased, the user needs to roughly record the product or product. The type and appearance, and then the information of the product or product is queried through the electronic device connected to the Internet.

However, these actions to query product information require the user to manually record the type and appearance of the product, and then query the relevant product information from the Internet. As a result, the user's record of the type and appearance of the product will affect the speed and accuracy of the product information. In addition, for a single product, after the user has queried multiple product information, and wants to further sort the product information according to individual needs, it is necessary to record the product information one by one in a short time. The order in which the relevant product information is manually arranged. As such, the user's record of information about these products will be more complicated, thereby reducing the speed and accuracy of the user's querying product information and sorting the product information.

In view of this, how to provide a more convenient product information query mechanism, so that users can quickly and accurately obtain product information related to the products they are interested in, and sorting the product information is an urgent problem to be solved in the industry.

An object of the present invention is to provide an information inquiry system. The information inquiry system includes a portable device and a server. The portable device and the server are connected to a communication network. The server contains a database. The server's database stores a plurality of object information. The portable device receives an input object and an input command and transmits the input object. The server receives the input object from the portable device through the communication network, and identifies the input object to generate a recognition result. Then, based on the identification result, the server retrieves a plurality of target object information associated with the input object from the plurality of object information through the database, and transmits the plurality of target object information. Finally, the portable device receives the plurality of target object information from the server through the communication network, arranges a sequence of the plurality of target object information according to the input command, and displays the plurality of target objects according to the sequence News.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an information query method for the aforementioned information inquiry system. The information query method includes the steps of: causing the portable device to receive an input object and an input command; causing the portable device to transmit the input object; and causing the server to receive the input object through a communication network; The server identifies the input object to generate a recognition result, and causes the server to retrieve a plurality of target object information associated with the input object from the plurality of object information through the database according to the identification result; The server transmits the plurality of target object information; the portable device receives the plurality of target object information through the communication network; and causes the portable device to arrange the plurality of target object information according to the input command a sequence, and displaying the plurality of target objects according to the sequence News.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a server that is wired to a communication network. The communication network is connected to a portable device. The server includes a storage device, a transceiver, and a processor. The storage device is used to store a database. The database is used to store a plurality of object information. The transceiver receives an input object from the portable device through the communication network. The processor is electrically connected to the storage device and the transceiver. The processor receives the input object through the transceiver, and identifies the input object to generate a recognition result. Then, the processor retrieves a plurality of target object information associated with the input object from the plurality of object information according to the identification result, and transmits the plurality of target object information through the transceiver.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide an information providing method for the aforementioned server. The information providing method includes the steps of: causing the transceiver to receive an input object from a portable device through a communication network; causing the processor to receive the input object through the transceiver; and causing the processor to recognize the input An object is generated to generate an identification result; the processor is configured to retrieve, from the plurality of object information, a plurality of target object information associated with the input object according to the identification result; and pass the processor through The transceiver transmits the plurality of target object information.

In summary, the information inquiry system of the present invention, the server for the information inquiry system, the information inquiry method, and the information providing method can query the object associated with the object according to the object input by the user in the portable device. A plurality of target object information; at the same time, the sequence of the plurality of target object information associated with the object may be arranged according to a command input by the user in the portable device. Finally, according to the sequence, a plurality of target object information associated with the object is displayed by the portable device. Accordingly, the information inquiry system, the server for the information inquiry system, the information inquiry method, and the information providing method of the present invention can effectively overcome the conventional technology, because the user needs to record the query to the object input thereto. Link the target information of each target object, and then manually arrange the order of the information of these target objects, and reduce the speed at which users query product information and sort the information of these products. With precision.

Other objects, advantages, and technical means and embodiments of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the <RTIgt;

1‧‧‧Information inquiry system

11‧‧‧Portable device

13‧‧‧Server

15‧‧‧Communication network

17‧‧‧Users

110‧‧‧ Input objects

111‧‧‧Object input unit

112‧‧‧Enter the order

113‧‧‧Command input unit

114‧‧‧Display signal

115, 133‧‧‧ processor

117, 131‧‧‧ transceiver

119‧‧‧Display unit

130‧‧‧Enquiry signal

132a, 132b, 132c‧‧‧ Target object information

134‧‧‧Update signal

135‧‧‧Storage device

1351‧‧‧Database

136X‧‧‧Updated article information

1 is a schematic diagram of an information inquiry system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a schematic view of a portable device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of a server of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a flow chart of the information inquiry system performing the information inquiry method of the second embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a flow chart showing a method for providing information of the third embodiment of the present invention by a server of the information inquiry system.

Figure 6 is another flow chart of the information providing method of the third embodiment of the present invention for the server of the information inquiry system.

The present invention is not limited by the embodiment, and the embodiment of the present invention is not intended to limit the invention to any specific environment, application or special mode as described in the embodiments. Therefore, the description of the embodiments is merely illustrative of the invention and is not intended to limit the invention. It should be noted that, in the following embodiments and drawings, components that are not directly related to the present invention have been omitted and are not shown; and the dimensional relationships between the components in the drawings are merely for ease of understanding and are not intended to limit the actual ratio.

A first embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, is a schematic diagram of an information inquiry system 1. The information inquiry system 1 includes a portable device 11 and a server 13. The portable device 11 and the server 13 are connected to a communication network 15. The portable device 11 can be an electronic device such as a smart phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or a laptop, which has the functions of displaying images and connecting the communication network 15. In this embodiment, the portable device 11 is a smart mobile phone.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the portable device 11 of the information inquiry system 1. The portable device 11 includes an object input unit 111, a command input unit 113, a processor 115, a transceiver 117, and a display unit 119. The processor 115 is electrically connected to the object input unit 111, the command input unit 113, the transceiver 117, and the display unit 119. In the embodiment, the object input unit 111 is a camera lens that can be used to capture an image; the command input unit 113 is a touch input element. However, in other embodiments, the object input unit 111 can be a touch input component having a text input function or a microphone having a voice input function, and is not used in the embodiment to capture an image. The lens is limited.

Further, in the present embodiment, the object input unit 111 and the command input unit 113 are input units of different input forms. However, in other embodiments, the portable device 11 can use a single input unit to perform the functions of the object input unit 111 and the command input unit 113. For example, the portable device 11 may include only a touch input element having a text input function to perform the functions of the object input unit 111 and the command input unit 113.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the server 13 of the information inquiry system 1. The server 13 includes a transceiver 131, a processor 133, and a storage device 135. The processor 133 is electrically connected to the transceiver 131 and the storage device 135. The storage device 135 stores a database 1351 which may be a flash memory, a hard disk, or any other storage medium known to those of ordinary skill in the art having the same functions.

The operation flow of the information inquiry system 1 of the present embodiment will be further described below. When a user 17 wants to inquire about the information of an object, an input object 110 is input to the portable device 11 through the object input unit 111 of the portable device 11. After the object input unit 111 receives the input object 110, the input object 110 is transmitted to the processor 115. In this embodiment, the object input unit 111 is a camera lens that can be used to capture an image. Therefore, the user 17 can input an image object or a code object through the object input unit 111. However, in other embodiments, when the object input unit 111 is a touch input element having a text input function, the user 17 can input a text object through the object input unit 111. In addition, in other embodiments, when the object input unit 111 is a microphone having a sound input function, the user 17 may A sound object is input through the object input unit 111.

At the same time, the user 17 inputs an input command 112 to the portable device 11 through the command input unit 113 of the portable device 11. After the command input unit 113 receives the input command 112, the input command 112 is transmitted to the processor 115. After the processor 115 receives the input object 110 and the input command 112, the input object 110 is transmitted to the communication network 15 via the transceiver 117.

After the processor 133 of the server 13 receives the input object 110 transmitted from the transceiver 117 of the portable device 11 via the communication network 15, the input object 110 is recognized and an identification result is generated (not shown). ). Then, the processor 115 generates an inquiry signal 130 according to the identification result, and transmits the inquiry signal 130 to the storage device 135.

The database 1351 stored in the storage device 135 stores a plurality of object information. After the storage device 135 receives the query signal 130, the plurality of target object information associated with the input object 110 is queried according to the query signal 130 in the object information of the data library 1351. In this embodiment, there are three target object information 132a, 132b, 132c associated with the input object 110. However, in other embodiments, according to the different quantity and type of object information stored in the database 1351, the target object information associated with the input object 110 may include any number of target object information, and is not described in this embodiment. The three target object information 132a, 132b, 132c are limited. In addition, after the storage device 135 receives the query signal 130, when the plurality of target object information associated with the input object 110 is not found in the object information of the database 1351, the storage device 135 causes the database 1351 according to the query signal 130. An object information associated with the input object 110 is stored.

The storage device 135 then transmits the target object information 132a, 132b, 132c to the processor 133. After the processor 133 receives the target object information 132a, 132b, 132c, the target object information 132a, 132b, 132c is transmitted to the communication network 15 via the transceiver 131.

In addition, the processor 133 transmits an update signal 134 to the transceiver 131 during a fixed period. The length of the fixed period can be set by the user, for example: 1 day, 1 week or 1 month; in the present embodiment, the fixed period is set to 24 hours. When sending and receiving After receiving the update signal 134, the device 131 queries the communication network 15 for a plurality of updated object information 136X. Processor 133 then receives updated item information 136X from communication network 15 via transceiver 131. After the processor 133 receives the updated item information 136X, the updated item information 136X is transmitted to the storage device 135 and stored in the data library 1351 of the storage device 135. In this way, the object information stored in the database 1351 of the storage device 135 can be periodically updated to update the object information, so as to prevent the user from inquiring about the target object information associated with the input object 110.

After the processor 115 of the portable device 11 receives the target object information 132a, 132b, 132c transmitted from the transceiver 131 of the server 13 via the communication network 15 via the transceiver 117, the target is arranged according to the previously received input command 112. A sequence of object information 132a, 132b, 132c (not shown), and a display signal 114 is generated according to one of the target object information 132a, 132b, 132c and the target object information 132a, 132b, 132c. The processor 115 then transmits the display signal 114 to the display unit 119. After the display unit 119 receives the display signal 114, the target object information 132a, 132b, 132c is displayed according to the sequence of the target object information 132a, 132b, 132c.

A second embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. 4, which is a flowchart of an information query method. The information query method described in this embodiment can be used in an information query system, for example, the information query system 1 described in the first embodiment. The information inquiry system includes a portable device and a server. The portable device and the server are connected to a communication network. The server contains a database. The server database stores a plurality of object information.

The information query method described in the second embodiment includes the following steps. First, in step 401, the portable device receives an input object and an input command. In step 403, the portable device transmits the input object to the communication network. In step 405, the server receives the input object from the portable device through the communication network. In step 407, the server recognizes the input object to generate an identification result. In step 409, the server determines, according to the identification result, whether the object information stored in the database contains a plurality of target object information associated with the input object.

If the information stored in the database does not contain information related to the input object In combination with the plurality of target object information, step 411 is executed, and the server causes the database to store one of the object information associated with the input object. If the object information stored in the database includes a plurality of target object information associated with the input object, proceeding to step 413, the server retrieves the target object information associated with the input object from the object information through the database. Then, in step 415, the server transmits the target object information to the communication network. In step 417, the portable device receives the target object information from the server through the communication network. Finally, in step 419, the portable device arranges a sequence of target object information according to the input command, and displays the target object information according to the sequence.

In addition to the above steps, the information query method of the second embodiment can also perform all the operations described in the information query system of the first embodiment and have all the functions corresponding thereto, and those skilled in the art can directly understand the second. The information query method of the embodiment performs such operations and has such functions based on the disclosure content of the information query system of the first embodiment, and thus will not be described herein.

Specifically, the information query method described in the second embodiment can be executed by a computer program product. When the information query system loads the computer program product and executes a plurality of instructions included in the computer program product, the second method can be completed. The information query method described in the embodiment. The aforementioned computer program product can be stored in a computer readable recording medium, such as read only memory (ROM), flash memory, floppy disk, hard disk, optical disk, flash drive, tape, network available Access to the database or any other storage medium known to those skilled in the art and having the same function.

A third embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. 5, which is a flowchart of a method for providing information. The information providing method described in this embodiment can be used in a server of an information inquiry system, for example, the server 13 of the information inquiry system 1 described in the first embodiment. The server includes a storage device, a transceiver, and a processor. The server is connected to a communication network. The communication network is connected to a portable device. The storage device contains a database. The database stores a plurality of object information.

The information providing method described in the third embodiment includes the following steps. First, in step 501, the transceiver receives an input object from the portable device through the communication network. In step 503, the processor receives the input object through the transceiver. In the steps In 505, the processor recognizes the input object to generate a recognition result. In step 507, based on the identification result, it is determined whether the object information stored in the database contains a plurality of target object information associated with the input object.

If the object information stored in the database does not include the plurality of target object information associated with the input object, step 509 is executed to enable the database to store an object information associated with the input object. If the object information stored in the database includes a plurality of target object information associated with the input object, proceeding to step 511, the processor retrieves the target object information associated with the input object from the object information through the database. Finally, in step 513, the processor transmits the target object information to the communication network through the transceiver.

It should be noted that the third embodiment of the present invention further includes the step of storing updated article information as shown in FIG. 6. In step 601, the processor queries a plurality of updated object information from the communication network through the transceiver during a fixed period. In step 603, the processor transmits the updated object information to the database of the storage device, and the storage device updates the object information of the database to the updated object information.

In addition to the above steps, the information providing method of the third embodiment can also perform all the operations described in the server of the information query system of the first embodiment and have all the functions corresponding thereto, and those having ordinary knowledge in the technical field can directly It is to be understood that the information providing method of the third embodiment performs such operations and has such functions based on the disclosure content of the server of the information query system of the first embodiment, and thus will not be described herein.

Specifically, the information providing method described in the third embodiment can be executed by a computer program product. When the server of the information query system loads the computer program product and executes a plurality of instructions included in the computer program product, The information providing method described in the third embodiment is completed. The aforementioned computer program product can be stored in a computer readable recording medium, such as read only memory (ROM), flash memory, floppy disk, hard disk, optical disk, flash drive, tape, network available Access to the database or any other storage medium known to those skilled in the art and having the same function.

In summary, the information inquiry system of the present invention is used for information inquiry. The server, the information query method and the information providing method can query the plurality of target object information associated with the object according to the object input by the user in the portable device; and at the same time, the user can be portable The command entered in the device arranges the foregoing query to a sequence of a plurality of target object information associated with the object. Finally, according to the sequence, the plurality of target object information associated with the object is displayed by the portable device.

Accordingly, the information inquiry system, the server for the information inquiry system, the information inquiry method, and the information providing method of the present invention can effectively overcome the conventional technology, because the user needs to record the query to the object input thereto. Linking each target object information, and then manually arranging the order of the target object information, reducing the speed and accuracy of the user's query product information and sorting the product information.

The embodiments described above are only intended to illustrate the embodiments of the present invention, and to explain the technical features of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. Any changes or equivalents that can be easily made by those skilled in the art are within the scope of the invention. The scope of the invention should be determined by the scope of the claims.

13‧‧‧Server

110‧‧‧ Input objects

130‧‧‧Enquiry signal

131‧‧‧ transceiver

132a, 132b, 132c‧‧‧ Target object information

133‧‧‧ processor

134‧‧‧Update signal

135‧‧‧Storage device

1351‧‧‧Database

136X‧‧‧Updated article information

Claims (10)

An information inquiry system comprising: a portable device connected to a communication network for receiving an input object and an input command, and transmitting the input object; and a server for connecting to the communication network And storing a plurality of object information databases for receiving the input object through the communication network, identifying the input object to generate a recognition result, and according to the identification result, using the database from the plurality of object information Extracting a plurality of target object information associated with the input object, and transmitting the plurality of target object information; wherein the portable device receives the plurality of target object information through the communication network, and scheduling the A sequence of a plurality of target object information, and displaying the plurality of target object information according to the sequence. The information inquiry system of claim 1, wherein the server further comprises: a storage device for storing the database; a transceiver for receiving the input object through the communication network; and a processor, the battery The storage device and the transceiver are configured to receive the input object through the transceiver, identify the input object to generate a recognition result, and according to the identification result, extract the information from the plurality of object information through the database The input object is associated with the plurality of target object information, and the plurality of target object information is transmitted through the transceiver. The information inquiry system of claim 2, wherein the processor queries the plurality of updated object information from the communication network through the transceiver during a fixed period, and transmits the plurality of updated object information to the storage device database And the storage device updates the plurality of object information of the database to the plurality of updated object information. The information inquiry system of claim 1, wherein the input object is one of a text object, a sound object, an image object, and a code object. An information inquiry method for an information inquiry system, the information inquiry system includes a portable device and a server, the portable device and the server are connected to a communication network, and the server includes a storage complex One of the object information databases, the information query method includes the following steps: Having the portable device receive an input object and an input command; causing the portable device to transmit the input object; causing the server to receive the input object through the communication network; causing the server to recognize the input object to Generating an identification result; causing the server to retrieve a plurality of target object information associated with the input object from the plurality of object information according to the identification result; and causing the server to transmit the plurality of target objects Receiving, by the portable device, the plurality of target object information through the communication network; and causing the portable device to arrange a sequence of the plurality of target object information according to the input command, and displaying the plural according to the sequence Target object information. A server connected to a communication network, the communication network being connected to a portable device, the server comprising: a storage device for storing a database, wherein the database stores a plurality of object information a transceiver for receiving an input object from the portable device through the communication network; and a processor electrically connected to the storage device and the transceiver for receiving the input object through the transceiver to identify The input object is configured to generate a recognition result, and according to the identification result, the plurality of object object information associated with the input object is retrieved from the plurality of object information through the database, and the plurality of targets are transmitted through the transceiver Object information. The server of claim 6, wherein the processor queries the plurality of updated object information from the communication network through the transceiver during a fixed period, and transmits the plurality of updated object information to the database of the storage device. The storage device updates the plurality of object information of the database to the plurality of updated object information. The server of claim 6, wherein the input object is one of a text object, a sound object, an image object, and a code object. An information providing method for a server, the server includes a storage device, a transceiver, and a processor, the server is connected to a communication network, The communication network is connected to a portable device, and the storage device includes a database for storing a plurality of object information, the information providing method comprising the steps of: passing the transceiver through the communication network, from the portable device Receiving an input object; causing the processor to receive the input object through the transceiver; causing the processor to recognize the input object to generate a recognition result; and causing the processor to transmit the plurality of copies through the database according to the identification result The object information captures a plurality of target object information associated with the input object; and causes the processor to transmit the plurality of target object information through the transceiver. The information providing method of claim 9, further comprising the following steps performed by the processor: querying, by the transceiver, a plurality of updated object information from the communication network during a fixed period; and transmitting the plurality of updated objects The information is stored in the database of the storage device, and the storage device updates the plurality of object information of the database to the plurality of updated object information.