TWI632473B - Information feed method for physical objects - Google Patents

Abstract

An information providing method for a physical object is implemented by a server storing a plurality of physical object information, each physical object information including object identification data, content materials including a plurality of sub-contents, and each sub-content content Corresponding location information, the method includes the following steps: (A) when receiving a data request from a user end and including an object identification code and a search content, obtaining the information according to the object identification code and the physical object information (B) obtaining, according to the search content and the content data of the target entity object information, each content portion corresponding to the search content; and (C) obtaining and transmitting each of the target entity object information The location information corresponding to the sub-content corresponding to the content part is to the use end.

Description

Information feed method for physical objects

The present invention relates to an information providing method, and particularly to an information providing method for a physical object.

With the advancement of information technology and the rise of the Internet, the acquisition of knowledge and information has become very easy and immediate. However, some information is recorded or presented in a physical object. If the information is stored in digital form, it has the disadvantage of being easily reproducible. This will result in extremely low sales of the physical object recorded or presented with the information. In addition, the information recorded or presented in the physical object may only be disclosed to specific persons (for example, consumers who purchase the physical object or persons authorized to view the physical object), and confidentiality to non-specific persons It is necessary and therefore not suitable for publicly recording or presenting information on physical objects in an information platform accessible to the general public in digital form.

However, when a specific person wants to query specific content recorded or presented in the information of the physical object, it is often inconvenient to obtain the specific content of the query after browsing the physical object from beginning to end.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an information providing method for a physical object that is convenient for querying specific content in the information recorded or presented by a physical object and can keep the digital content related to the physical object confidential.

Therefore, the information providing method for physical objects of the present invention is implemented by a server connected to a user via a communication network. The server stores multiple pieces of physical object information related to multiple physical objects, and each entity The object information includes object identification data, content data including a plurality of sub-contents corresponding to a plurality of entity sub-contents in an entity content related to the physical object, and position information corresponding to each sub-content, each piece of position information Indicating that the corresponding physical sub-content of the corresponding sub-content is located at a position of the physical object, and one of a position of the corresponding physical sub-content of the corresponding sub-content with respect to the physical content, which is used for The feed method for a physical object includes the following steps:

(A) When the server receives a data request from the user that includes an object identification code and a search content, the server obtains a matching request based on the object identification code and the physical object information. The physical object information of the object identification data of the object ID as the target physical object information;

(B) obtaining, by the server, based on the search data and the content data of the target entity object information, each of the content data containing a content portion corresponding to the search content; and

(C) The server obtains the location information corresponding to the sub-content corresponding to each content part according to the target entity object information, and transmits each piece of location information to the client.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an information providing method for a physical object that is convenient for querying specific content in the information recorded or presented by a physical object and can keep the digital content related to the physical object confidential.

Therefore, the information providing method for physical objects of the present invention is implemented by a server connected to a user via a communication network. The server stores multiple pieces of physical object information related to multiple physical books, and each entity Object information includes object identification data, content data including multiple sub-contents corresponding to multiple page contents in a book content related to the physical book, and location information corresponding to each sub-content, and each location information indicator The corresponding page content corresponding to the sub-content is located on the number of pages of the physical book. The information providing method for the physical object includes the following steps:

(A) When the server receives a data request from the user and contains a search content, the server obtains at least one search containing the search based on the content of the search content and the information of the physical objects. The physical object information of the content as at least one piece of target physical object information;

(B) For each of the at least one piece of target entity object information, by the server, according to the search content and the content data of the target entity object information, each of the content data containing information corresponding to the search content is obtained. Content section; and

(C) For each of the at least one piece of target entity object information, the server obtains the location information corresponding to the sub-content corresponding to each content part according to the target entity object information, and the target entity object The object identification information of the information and each position information obtained are transmitted to the user.

The effect of the present invention is that the server automatically obtains the position information corresponding to each sub-content corresponding to the content part corresponding to the search content according to the search content and the target entity object information, and transmits the position information to the user end. To greatly improve the convenience of the user when inquiring about specific content in the physical content related to the physical object, and achieve the effect of maintaining confidentiality of the content data.

Referring to FIG. 1, a first embodiment of a method for providing information of a physical object according to the present invention is implemented by a server 1 connected to a user 2 through a communication network 100. The server 1 stores a plurality of pieces of physical object information related to a plurality of pieces of physical objects, a plurality of pieces of advertisement information corresponding to the pieces of physical object information, and a plurality of historical search data. Each piece of physical object information includes object identification data, content data including a plurality of sub-contents corresponding to a plurality of sub-contents of the entity sub-content in an entity content related to the physical object, location information corresponding to each sub-content, and a Historical searches. Each piece of location information indicates that the corresponding physical sub-content of the corresponding sub-content is located at a position of the physical object, and one of the positions of the corresponding physical sub-content of the corresponding sub-content relative to the position of the physical content . Each historical search data includes identification data corresponding to a specific user and search history data corresponding to the user's identification data.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a first embodiment of an information providing method for a physical object according to the present invention includes the following steps.

In step 31, when the server 1 receives a data request from the user 2 and includes an object identifier and a search content, the server 1 obtains the object identifier according to the object identifier and the physical object information. The entity object information containing the object identification data corresponding to the object identification code is used as the target entity object information, and the historical search times of the target entity object information are increased by one.

In step 32, the server 1 obtains each content part of the content data corresponding to the search content according to the content content of the search content and the target entity object information.

In step 33, the server 1 obtains the location information corresponding to the sub-content corresponding to each content part according to the target entity object information, and transmits each piece of location information and a preset number of advertisement information to the The user terminal 2, so that each piece of location information and the preset number of advertisement information are presented on the user terminal 2. It is worth noting that the information sent by the server 1 to the user 2 only contains advertising information and location information, and does not contain any content data. However, the existing search engines will present the search results in addition to the search results. In addition to the content, some paragraphs of the content data containing the search content will also be presented, and the effect of confidentiality of the content data cannot be achieved.

In this embodiment, the presentation order of the preset number of advertisement information is based on the historical search times of the physical object information corresponding to each advertisement information (that is, the more the historical search times, the more the presentation order is Priority). However, in other embodiments of the present invention, the presentation order of the preset number of advertisement information may also be based on the level of the charge corresponding to each piece of advertisement information (that is, the higher the commission fee for advertisers to host advertisements, the The higher the presentation order). In addition, in this embodiment, the preset number of advertisement information is randomly selected from the advertisement information stored in the server 1. However, in other embodiments of the present invention, in step 31, the data request further includes a login information related to a user. After obtaining the target entity object information, the server 1 will also indicate the target The search history of the physical object information is stored in the search history data of the historical search data that contains the identity identification data that matches the login data. In step 33, the server 1 selects a preset from the advertisement information according to the search information of the target entity object information indicated by the search record data of the historical search data that contains the identity identification data that matches the login data. Advertisement information corresponding to the search history of the target entity object information indicated by the search history data.

In this embodiment, each physical object can be implemented, for example, as a first implementation aspect, a second implementation aspect, a third implementation aspect, a fourth implementation aspect, or a fifth implementation aspect. The following Details will be explained in detail.

When the first implementation form of each physical object is a physical book, each piece of physical object information is related to the physical book, and each piece of physical object information also includes a word count per line of the physical book. Upper limit. Each physical content is a book content related to the corresponding physical book. The physical sub-contents of each physical content are respectively a plurality of page contents corresponding to corresponding pages of the physical book. The sub-contents respectively correspond to the page contents of the corresponding book content, and the location information corresponding to each sub-content can indicate that the page content corresponding to the sub-content is located on one page of the physical book. In this embodiment, the sub-contents are digitized data of the page content of the corresponding book content, respectively. Therefore, in step 31, the object identification code includes, for example, an International Standard Book Number (ISBN), and the search content includes a search keyword. Then, in step 32, the server 1 obtains each content data corresponding to the search key by using a conventional string search method according to the content data of the search keyword and the target entity object information. The content part of the word. Finally, in step 33, the server 1 obtains the location information corresponding to the sub-content corresponding to each content part according to the location information of the target entity object information, and obtains each The number of lines corresponding to the content part, and the position information and the number of lines corresponding to each content part are transmitted to the user terminal 2.

The position information and the number of lines corresponding to each content part obtained by the server 1 can indicate the number of pages and lines in which the search keyword appears in the physical book. Thereby, when a user wants to query a certain keyword recorded in the entity book, he can use the information providing method for the physical object of the present invention to quickly obtain the desired keyword appearing in the entity. All pages and lines of a book do not need to read through the physical book from beginning to end. Using the information providing method for physical objects of the present invention, the user only needs to use the user terminal 2 to scan the ISBN of the physical book and Enter the search keyword to complete the query, which can greatly improve the convenience of the physical book. In addition, the information sent by the server 1 to the user 2 only indicates that the search keyword appears on all pages and lines of the physical book, and does not indicate any physical sub-content of the physical book. The content data (that is, the digitized data corresponding to the physical book) achieves the effect of confidentiality. After learning that the search keyword appears on all pages and lines of the physical book, the user still needs to read it by himself. The physical book is required to obtain information related to the search keyword. It is worth mentioning that the book seller can also print an advertisement next to the ISBN of the physical book, so that when the user uses the user terminal 2 to scan the ISBN of the physical book, the advertisement can be promoted by the way.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, in the second embodiment of the information providing method for physical objects of the present invention, when the first implementation form of each physical object is also the physical book, the data request may include only the physical book. To search for content without including the object identification code, the second embodiment includes the following steps.

In step 31 ', when the server 1 receives the data request from the user 2 and contains the search keyword, the server 1 uses the content data of the search keyword and the entity object information to use The string search method obtains at least one piece of entity object information containing the search keyword as at least one piece of target entity object information, and adds one to at least one historical search number corresponding to the at least one piece of target entity object information.

In step 32 ', for each of the at least one piece of target entity object information, the server 1 uses the string search method to obtain the content data according to the search keywords and the content data of the target entity object information. Each contains a content portion that matches the search keyword.

In step 33 ', for each of the at least one piece of target entity object information, the server 1 obtains the location information corresponding to the sub-content corresponding to each content part according to the location information of the target entity object information, And obtain the number of lines corresponding to each content part according to the upper limit of the word number of the target entity object information, and the object identification data of the target entity object information and the position corresponding to each content part obtained The information and the number of lines, and a preset number of advertisement information are transmitted to the client 2.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, when the second embodiment of each physical object is a building, each piece of physical object information is related to the building. Each entity content is a content related to the corresponding building. The entity sub-contents of each entity content are corresponding facilities in the building. The sub-contents respectively correspond to the facilities of the corresponding content, and the location information corresponding to each sub-content can indicate that the facilities corresponding to the sub-content are located on a floor and an area of the building. In this implementation aspect, the sub-contents are multiple pieces of facility information related to the facilities of the corresponding content, and each piece of facility information includes a facility name and a facility description. Therefore, in step 31, the search content includes a search keyword. Then, in step 32, the server 1 obtains each of the content data corresponding to the search key based on the search keyword and the content data of the target entity object information by using the conventional string search method. The content part of the word. Finally, in step 33, the server 1 obtains the location information corresponding to the sub-content corresponding to each content part according to the location information of the target entity object information.

The location information corresponding to the sub-content corresponding to each content part obtained by the server 1 can indicate that the search keyword appears on all floors and areas of the building. Therefore, when the user wants to query a certain facility provided by the building, he can use the information providing method for physical objects of the present invention to quickly obtain the keywords of the desired query appearing in the building. All floors and areas do not need to walk through the building from beginning to end. For example, if the user wants to query all fire protection facilities in the building, the user only needs to use the user terminal 2 to enter the object identification code And the search keywords such as fire extinguisher, the information providing method for physical objects of the present invention can be used to obtain all floors and areas related to fire extinguishers in the building. In addition, the information sent by the server 1 to the user 2 only indicates that the search keyword appears on all floors and areas of the building, and does not indicate the brand name of any fire extinguisher, and related information such as the shelf life. The content information (that is, the facility information corresponding to the fire extinguisher) can be kept confidential. After learning that the fire extinguisher appears on all floors and areas of the building, the user needs to go to the corresponding location by himself to obtain Information related to fire extinguishers.

When the third embodiment of each physical object is a human organ, the information of each physical object is related to the human organ. Each entity content is an organ content related to the corresponding human organ. The entity sub-contents of each entity content are corresponding structures in the human organ. The sub-contents are the structures corresponding to the corresponding organ content, and the location information corresponding to each sub-content can indicate that the structure corresponding to the sub-content is located at a position of the human organ. In this embodiment, the sub-contents are a plurality of pieces of structure data related to the structures of the corresponding organ content, and each piece of structure data includes a structure name and a structure state. Therefore, in step 31, the search content includes a search keyword. Then, in step 32, the server 1 obtains each of the content data corresponding to the search key based on the search keyword and the content data of the target entity object information by using the conventional string search method. The content part of the word. Finally, in step 33, the server 1 obtains the location information corresponding to the sub-content corresponding to each content part according to the location information of the target entity object information.

The location information corresponding to the sub-content corresponding to each content part obtained by the server 1 can indicate that the search keyword appears in all positions of the human organ. For example, if the user wants to inquire about all structures of the human organs, such as head skin covered by hair, that have received cupping treatment, the user only needs to use the user terminal 2 to enter the object identification code, such as an ID card. For example, the font size and the search keyword can be used to obtain all the positions in the head skin that have received treatment by using the information providing method for solid objects of the present invention. In addition, the information sent by the server 1 to the user 2 only indicates all the positions in the skin of the head that have received the treatment, it does not indicate which treatments they have received, and it can also provide information about the content (that is, The structural information corresponding to the position receiving treatment) achieves the effect of confidentiality. After knowing all the positions in the head skin that have received treatment, the user still needs to check the corresponding position of the head skin by himself to know the use. What kind of treatment does the person receive?

When the fourth embodiment of each physical object is a carrier recording a content audio, each physical object information is related to the carrier recording the content audio. Each entity content is the content audio associated with the corresponding carrier, and the entity sub-contents of each entity content are corresponding tones of the corresponding content audio, and the sub-contents respectively correspond to the corresponding The tones of the content audio, the location information corresponding to each sub-content may indicate a playback position of the corresponding tone of the sub-content relative to the content audio in the carrier. In this aspect, the sub-contents are the tones of the corresponding content audio, respectively. Therefore, in step 31, the search content includes a search audio. Then, in step 32, the server 1 first recognizes the search audio as at least one tone, and then obtains each of the sub-contents based on the at least one tone and the sub-contents of the target entity object information. A content portion corresponding to the at least one tone. Finally, in step 33, the server 1 obtains the location information corresponding to the sub-content corresponding to each content part according to the location information of the target entity object information. It is worth mentioning that, in this implementation aspect, each content part obtained by the server 1 will include at least one sub-content, and the server 1 is the one corresponding to each content part. At least one piece of location information corresponding to the sub-content is transmitted to the client 2. However, in other embodiments of the present invention, the server 1 only transmits the location information corresponding to the frontmost sub-content of the at least one sub-content corresponding to each content part to the user 2. In addition, the playback position indicated by the location information of each sub-content is, for example, the playback time position at a certain time, a certain minute, and a second.

The location information corresponding to the sub-content corresponding to each content part obtained by the server 1 may indicate all playback positions of the search audio relative to the content audio in the carrier. Therefore, when the user wants to query a certain piece of audio contained in the content audio, he can use the information providing method for physical objects of the present invention to quickly obtain all the audio that the desired query appears in the content audio. The playback position does not need to listen to the content audio from beginning to end. For example, if the user wants to query all the segments in the content audio that contain audio such as Do, Re, and Re, the user only needs to use After the user terminal 2 inputs the object identification code and the search audio including three tones such as Do, Re, and Re, the content audio information provided by the present invention can be used to obtain all content content such as Do, The playback position of the three tones of Re and Re. In addition, the server 1 only sends all search positions where the search audio appears in the content audio to the user 2 and does not send a segment containing the search audio to the user 2 and can also send content data (ie , The content audio) achieves the effect of confidentiality. After knowing all the playback positions of the search audio relative to the content audio, the user still needs to play the carrier by himself to obtain information related to the search audio.

When the fifth embodiment of each physical object is a carrier recorded with a movie containing multiple images, each physical object information is related to the carrier on which the movie is recorded. Each entity content is the movie related to the corresponding carrier, and the entity sub-contents of each entity content are corresponding images of the movie, and the sub-contents respectively correspond to the corresponding movies. The location information of the images corresponding to each sub-content may indicate a playback position of the image corresponding to the sub-content relative to the movie in the carrier. In this embodiment, the sub-contents are the images of the corresponding movies. Therefore, in step 31, the search content includes a search pattern. Then, in step 32, the server 1 uses the conventional image comparison method according to the search pattern and the sub-content of the target entity object information to obtain each of the sub-contents that matches the sub-content. Search for the content part of the pattern. Finally, in step 33, the server 1 obtains the location information corresponding to the sub-content corresponding to each content part according to the location information of the target entity object information. It is worth mentioning that, in this embodiment, the playback position indicated by the position information of each sub-content is, for example, the position of the playback time at a certain time, a certain minute, and a second.

The position information corresponding to the sub-content corresponding to each content part obtained by the server 1 may indicate all playback positions of the search pattern relative to the movie in the carrier. Therefore, when the user wants to query a certain pattern contained in the video, he can use the information providing method for physical objects of the present invention to quickly obtain the desired query pattern appearing in all playback positions of the video. , There is no need to watch the video from beginning to end. For example, if the user wants to query all the clips containing the trademark of Apple Computer in the video, the user only needs to use the user terminal 2 to enter the object identification code. After the search pattern containing, for example, the trademark of Apple Computer, the information providing method for physical objects of the present invention can be used to obtain the playback positions of all the images in the movie that contain, for example, the trademark of Apple Computer. In addition, the server 1 only sends the search pattern to all playback positions of the video to the user 2 and does not send the image containing the search pattern to the user 2 and can also send content data (ie, The video) achieves the effect of confidentiality. After the user knows all the playback positions of the search pattern relative to the video, the user still needs to play the carrier by himself to obtain information related to the search pattern.

In summary, according to the present invention, the server 1 automatically obtains the position information corresponding to each sub-content corresponding to the content part corresponding to the search content according to the search content and the target entity object information, and transmits it to the The user end can greatly improve the user's convenience in querying specific content in the physical content related to the physical object, and achieve the effect of maintaining confidentiality of the content data, so it can indeed achieve the purpose of the invention.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention. When the scope of implementation of the present invention cannot be limited by this, any simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the patent application and the contents of the patent specification of the present invention are still Within the scope of the invention patent.

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Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiment with reference to the drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a server that implements one of the information providing methods for physical objects of the present invention, and A communication terminal connected to the server and a user; FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating the first embodiment of the method for providing information of a physical object according to the present invention; and FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the method for applying a physical object to the present invention The second embodiment of the information providing method.

Claims (11)

An information providing method for physical objects is implemented by a server connected to a user end via a communication network. The server stores multiple pieces of physical object information related to multiple physical objects, and each piece of physical object information includes Object identification data, including multiple pieces of content data corresponding to sub-contents of multiple entity sub-contents in one entity content related to the physical object, and location information corresponding to each sub-content, each piece of location information indicates the corresponding The entity sub-content corresponding to the sub-content is located at a position of the entity object, and one of a position of the entity sub-content corresponding to the corresponding sub-content relative to the entity content is used for the entity object. The information providing method includes the following steps: (A) When the server receives a data request from the user and includes an object identifier and a search content, the server uses the object identifier and the Entity object information to obtain entity object information that contains object identification data that matches the object identifier as the target Physical object information; (B) by the server, according to the search content and the content data of the target entity object information, each of the content data containing a content portion corresponding to the search content; and (C) by The server obtains the location information corresponding to the sub-content corresponding to each content part according to the target entity object information, and transmits each piece of location information to the client. The information providing method for physical objects as described in claim 1, each physical object information is related to a physical book, each physical content is a book content related to the corresponding physical book, each physical content The sub-contents of the entity are the content of multiple pages corresponding to the corresponding pages of the physical book, and the sub-contents are the contents of the pages corresponding to the corresponding book content, corresponding to each sub-content. The location information of the content may indicate that the page content corresponding to the sub-content is located on one page of the physical book, wherein: in step (A), the search content includes a search keyword; and in step (C), The location information corresponding to the sub-content corresponding to each content part obtained by the server may indicate the number of pages in which the search keyword appears in the physical book. The information providing method for a physical object as described in claim 2, each piece of physical object information further includes an upper limit of a word number for each line of the physical book, wherein, in step (C), the service The terminal also obtains the number of lines corresponding to each content part according to the upper limit of the number of words, and transmits the number of lines corresponding to each content part to the using end. The information providing method for physical objects as described in claim 1, each physical object information is related to a building, each entity content is a content related to the corresponding building, and each entity content The sub-contents of the entities are corresponding facilities in the building, and the sub-contents are corresponding to the facilities of the corresponding content. The location information corresponding to each sub-content can indicate The facilities corresponding to the sub-content are located on a floor and an area of the building, wherein: in step (A), the search content includes a search keyword; and in step (C), the service obtained by the server The location information corresponding to the sub-content corresponding to each content part can indicate that the search keyword appears on all floors and areas of the building. The information providing method for a physical object as described in claim 1, each piece of physical object information is related to a human organ, each entity content is an organ content related to the corresponding human organ, and each entity content The sub-contents of the entity are corresponding structures in the human organ, and the sub-contents are the structures corresponding to the corresponding organ content. The location information corresponding to each sub-content can indicate The structure corresponding to the sub-content is located at a position of the human organ, wherein: in step (A), the search content includes a search keyword; and in step (C), each of the information obtained by the server end The location information corresponding to the sub-content corresponding to the content part may indicate that the search keyword appears in all positions of the human organ. According to the method for providing information of a physical object as described in claim 1, each piece of physical object information is related to a carrier recorded with a content audio, each entity content is the content audio related to a corresponding carrier, each The physical sub-contents of the physical content are respectively a plurality of tones of the corresponding content audio, and the sub-contents are corresponding to the tones of the corresponding content audio, and the location information corresponding to each sub-content can indicate A playback position of the tone corresponding to the sub-content relative to the content audio in the carrier, wherein: in step (A), the search content includes a search audio; and in step (B), the server First, the search audio is identified as at least one tone, and then each of the sub-contents contains a content portion corresponding to the at least one tone based on the at least one tone and the sub-contents of the target entity object information. According to the method for providing information of a physical object according to claim 1, each piece of physical object information is related to a carrier that records a video containing multiple images, and each entity content is the video related to the corresponding carrier. The sub-contents of each entity content are corresponding images of the movie, and the sub-contents are corresponding to the images of the corresponding movie. The location information corresponding to each sub-content can be Indicate a playback position of the video corresponding to the sub-content relative to the movie in the carrier, wherein: in step (A), the search content includes a search pattern; and in step (B), the server Based on the sub-contents of the search pattern and the target entity object information, each of the sub-contents contains a content portion that matches the search pattern. According to the method for providing information of a physical object as described in claim 1, the server also stores a plurality of pieces of advertisement information corresponding to the information of the physical objects, wherein: in step (C), the server not only transmits For each piece of location information, a preset number of advertisement information is also transmitted to the client, so that the preset number of advertisement information is presented to the client. According to the method for providing information of a physical object as described in claim 8, each piece of physical object information further includes a history search number, wherein: in step (A), after obtaining the target entity object information, the server will The historical search times of the target entity object information are increased by one; and in step (C), the order in which the preset number of advertisement information is presented to the user end is based on the physical object information corresponding to each piece of advertisement information. Sorted by historical searches. The information providing method for a physical object according to claim 8, the server further stores a plurality of historical search data, and each historical search data includes identification data corresponding to a specific user and corresponding user identity Search history data of identification data, wherein: In step (A), the data request further includes login information related to a user, and the server will indicate the target entity object after obtaining the target entity object information The search history of information is stored in the search history data of the historical search data that contains the identity identification data that matches the login data; and in step (C), the preset number of advertisement information includes the historical search The advertisement information corresponding to the search history of the target entity object information indicated by the search history data. An information providing method for physical objects is implemented by a server connected to a user through a communication network. The server stores multiple pieces of physical object information related to multiple physical books, and each piece of physical object information includes Object identification data, including content data corresponding to sub-contents of multiple page contents in a book content related to the physical book, and location information corresponding to each sub-content, each location information indicates a corresponding The page content corresponding to the sub-content is located on one page of the physical book. The information providing method for the physical object includes the following steps: (A) When the server receives a message from the user that includes a search content When a data request is made, the server obtains at least one piece of entity object information containing the search content as at least one piece of target entity object information based on the search content and the content data of the entity object information; (B) Each of at least one piece of target entity object information is, by the server, based on the search content and the Target the content information of the physical object information to obtain each content portion of the content data that matches the content of the search; and (C) for each of the at least one piece of target physical object information, by the server, according to the The target entity object information is used to obtain the location information corresponding to the sub-content corresponding to each content part, and the object identification data of the target entity object information and each obtained position information are transmitted to the user end.