WO2002059786A1

WO2002059786A1 - Information serach service provision support device and information serach service provision support method

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Publication number: WO2002059786A1
Application number: PCT/JP2002/000456
Authority: WO
Inventors: Makoto Miki
Original assignee: Takenaka, Hiroshi
Priority date: 2001-01-23
Filing date: 2002-01-23
Publication date: 2002-08-01
Also published as: JP2002297649A; TW577004B

Abstract

The address of a Web site for which an information searcher searches can be readily and reliably provided to the information searcher, and the situation of accesses by information searchers can be readily grasped by the information poster. An information search service provision support device (1) stores the address of a Web site to which telephone number information is related in a Web site information storage section (102), receives a request of an information terminal (2) on the information searching side for search for information including telephone number information, acquires the Web site address related to the telephone number information included in the search request from the Web site information storage section (102), transmits the Web site address acquired by a searching section (104) to the information terminal (2) by means of a transmitting/receiving section (101), and stores the number of searches for Web site addresses by information searchers for each telephone number stored in the Web site information storage section (102).

Description

Information search service providing support apparatus and information search service providing support method

The present invention relates to a technology for supporting provision of an information search service via a network line.

On the Internet and other clear lines, a huge amount of websites are being set up, which is said to be increasing by tens of thousands of pages a day. Search sites that provide users with information on homepages are known. As a search method for such a search site, text data and introductory data on the homepage are collected along with the address (URL) of each homepage, and the data is converted into a database, which is then input from the information searcher (information searcher) A keyword search, which extracts and introduces home pages that include keywords that have been selected, is introduced. Each home page is classified hierarchically in advance according to its content, and the information searcher selects categories. There is a "directory search" that extracts and provides homepages classified into each category. Recently, search sites that support both keyword search and directory search are common.

However, according to the search method described above, even if the information searcher knows the information publisher who has established the homepage, the homepage that is the search purpose must be identified unless the appropriate keyword or category from which the homepage is extracted is specified. There is a problem that you cannot get a jia dress. In addition, if the appropriate keywords and categories are not specified, the search target cannot be sufficiently narrowed down, and many homepages with similar names and contents are extracted from the search site as the above search results. However, it is necessary to select the target homepage while checking each one of these many homepages individually, and there is a problem that complicated procedures must be taken. In addition, according to the above search method, only the homepage is searched in response to a search request by a keyword or a category from the information searcher. There is a problem that cannot be grasped. Disclosure of the invention

In view of such circumstances, the present invention makes it possible for an information searcher to easily and reliably obtain a homepage address to be searched, and for an information poster to easily grasp the access status from the information searcher. An object of the present invention is to provide an information search service providing support device and an information search service providing support method supporting method.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention employs the following configuration.

According to the present invention, an information search service providing support apparatus for supporting the provision of an information search service in response to a search request from an information terminal on the information search side via a network line is provided with one home page address. For this purpose, a plurality of telephone number information items are associated with each other and stored as homepage information, and a search request including at least the telephone number information is received from the information terminal on the information search side. Then, the information search service providing support device obtains a homepage address stored in association with the telephone number information included in the search request, and transmits the obtained homepage address to the information terminal on the information search side. Then, for each of the stored plurality of pieces of telephone number information, the number of times the search request including each piece of telephone number information is received is stored as access number information. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1 is an overall schematic diagram of a system including an information search service provision support device according to the present invention.

Figure 2 shows the number of accesses made by an information searcher to look up each homepage address, corresponding to the telephone number information used as the search keyword. JP02 / 00456

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FIG. 3 is an example of a schematic diagram showing the relationship between telephone number information and additional information.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of a registration process in the system. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the flow of a search process in the system. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the front page screen.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a homepage information input screen.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a search keyword input screen.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a search result display screen.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a homepage introduction information display screen. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an overall schematic diagram of a system including an information search service provision support device according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the information search service providing support device 1 is connected to an information terminal 2 on the information search side and an information terminal 3 on the information posting side via a network 4 such as the Internet. So that they can communicate with each other. The network line 4 may be a public line such as a telephone line or a network line such as a LAN in addition to the Internet.

The information retrieval service providing support device 1 includes a storage means such as a CPU, a memory, an eighty disk drive, and a communication means for performing information communication with other devices via an Internet line or the like, and serves as a WWW server. It consists of one computer. The information search service providing support device 1 is functionally composed of a transmission / reception unit 10, a home page information storage unit 102, an access count information storage unit 103, and a search execution unit 104. A temporary storage unit 105, a registration processing unit 106, and various screen information storage units 107 are provided. In addition, the information search service provision support device 1 includes an input unit 108 and an output unit 109 as its peripheral devices. The transmitting / receiving unit 101 transmits and receives various information to and from the information terminal 2 on the information search side and the information terminal 3 on the information posting side via the network line 4. The transmitting / receiving unit 101 functions as a search request receiving unit, a transmitting unit, and a registration request receiving unit. Further, the transmitting / receiving unit 101 has a function of notifying the information terminal 3 on the information posting side of information on the number of times of access, which will be described later.

The homepage information storage unit 102 stores a plurality of pieces of telephone number information in association with one homepage address established by the information publisher, and stores additional information for specifying the provider of each telephone number information. Also remember. In some cases, home page introduction information can also be stored in association with such information. However, even when there is only one telephone number information corresponding to one home page address, the home page information storage unit 102 can store both telephone numbers in association with each other. Here, the introduction information of the homepage introduces information on the contents of the homepage. FIG. 10 shows an example of an introduction information display screen of this homepage. For example, as shown in Fig. 10, the name of the company that operates the homepage, the location of the company (address), the name of the company representative, the name of the person in charge of the homepage, the type of business (category), and the home base It can be composed of items such as comments.

The access count information storage unit 103 stores the number of accesses made by the information searcher based on the phone number information included in the search request from the information terminal 2 on the information search side as access count information for each phone number information. If this search request includes additional information that identifies the provider that provides each phone number information to the information searcher, the number of times that the information searcher accessed each additional information is accessed. It is stored as frequency information. Here, “access” indicates that the information terminal 2 on the information search side has searched for the address of the homepage of the information poster. The access count information storage unit 103 may be configured to be able to store the access time zone or the like in which the search request from the information terminal 2 on the information search side is received, together with the access count.

Here, the access count information is a search request received from the information terminal 2 on the information search side. It indicates the number of accesses made by the information searcher for each piece of telephone number information and additional information that specifies the source of the telephone number information. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the number of accesses made by an information searcher to look up each home page address, corresponding to the telephone number information used as a search keyword. As shown in FIG. 2, one homepage address corresponds to a plurality of pieces of telephone number information, and the number of times each telephone number has been used as a search keyword by an information searcher is shown as the number of accesses.

Next, the relationship between telephone number information and additional information will be described. FIG. 3 is an example of a schematic diagram showing the relationship between telephone number information and additional information. In Fig. 3, for each telephone number information, “Company A's homepage 03-4-1-1 XXXX”…, using additional information “Company X 0123”, “Company Y 0124”, ... Shows the number of times information searchers have made access. Here, the telephone number information indicates, for example, a representative telephone number of the company, and the additional information indicates, for example, an advertising agency. In this case, the additional information “company X” is information that identifies the provider that provided the telephone number information of the company “phone number” to the information searcher. Further, the additional information is not limited to this example, and may be, for example, an extension number or an employee identification number added to a normal telephone number. If the telephone number indicates a company or the like, the additional information may be added. The information may be an identification number or the like indicating each branch or business office.

This additional information also includes advertisement specifying information for specifying the advertising medium on which the telephone number information is posted. As described above, the advertisement medium specifying information is information that specifies the advertisement medium in which the telephone number information serving as a search key is posted when the information searcher searches the homepage address of the information poster. For example, it is a unique identification number for each advertising medium indicated by several digits.

As advertising media, for example, receipts for restaurants, receipts, wrapping paper for disposable chopsticks, business cards, envelopes and bills for telephone companies and power companies, books such as weekly magazines, convenience stores, supermarkets, department stores, etc. Retail wrapping paper, tobacco, lighters, OA-related products, Toilet paper, novelties used by each company, receipts at gas stations, towels, towels, images on the screen at movie theaters, rental videos, vending machines, evening bacos, lighters, bus taxis, car chemical products, office supplies (notebooks) , Pencils, pole pens, etc.), fruits such as apples, watermelons, melons, capochijas, pears, lotteries, telephone cards, and other distribution products. For example, if the advertising medium is a receipt (receipt) given when purchasing a product at a supermarket, etc., the telephone number and the receipt of the information poster's home page advertisement etc. The identification number (advertising medium specific information) is described, and the information searcher can enter the telephone number and the identification number when searching for the home page address of the information poster by looking at this receipt. In addition, information posters can understand the information retrieval path of the information searcher in detail, based on which telephone number and advertisement medium the information searcher has searched for his homepage address.

The search execution unit 104 is stored (stored) in association with the telephone number information from the homepage information storage unit 102 in response to a search request including the telephone number information from the information terminal 2 on the information search side. You have to get a homepage dress.

The temporary storage unit 105 temporarily stores the registration request received from the information terminal 3 on the information publishing side. The registration request is a request for an information publisher who has established a homepage to register his or her homepage in the information search service provision support device 1, and includes at least the homepage address and telephone number information. Also, if the information poster wants to register the introduction information on the homepage, this introduction information may be included in the registration request.

The registration processing unit 106 determines whether or not the registration content based on the registration request temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 105 satisfies a predetermined registration requirement. If it satisfies, the homepage address and telephone number information included in the registration request are stored in association with the homepage information storage unit 102. If the registration request contains additional information, the additional information is also stored on the homepage address. And stored in the homepage information storage unit 102 in association with the telephone number information. If the registration request includes the home page introduction information, the home page information storage unit 102 also stores this introduction information. The registration processing unit 106 functions as a registration unit. Here, the predetermined registration requirement is, specifically, that the telephone number information included in the registration request does not clearly indicate an error such as too many or too few telephone number digits, or that the registration request The homepage corresponding to the homepage address included is actually present, and the contents of this homepage do not include expressions that are inappropriate for search and that are offensive to public order and morals. In this case, for example, by extracting the text data part from the homepage and comparing it with a list of inappropriate expressions created in advance, it is possible to determine whether or not the specified registration requirements are satisfied. it can.

The various screen information storage unit 107 stores various screen information in which predetermined items are laid out. Specific screen examples will be described later.

The input unit 108 is a keypad, a mouse, or, if necessary, a barcode reader / card reader. The output unit 109 includes a monitor and a pudding machine, as well as a barco-dry machine and a force-dry machine as required.

The information terminal 2 on the information search side and the information terminal 3 on the information posting side are information terminals used by users of this system (information searchers, information posters, etc.), and store information such as CPU, memory and hard disk devices. Personal computer equipped with input / output means including means, a monitor, a speaker, a keyboard, and the like, and communication means including a modem for communicating information with other devices via a network line 4 such as the Internet. . The information terminal 2 on the information search side and the information terminal 3 on the information posting side have software that functions as a WWW browser, so that the system can be used. In addition, as long as it has the above functions, a mobile phone can also be used as the information terminal 2 on the information retrieval side and the information terminal 3 on the information posting side.

Next, the flow of services provided by this system will be described with reference to the drawings as appropriate. I do.

First, a procedure in which a person who desires to post information (information poster) registers a homepage address, telephone number information, and the like in the information search service provision support device 1 will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the registration processing procedure.

A person who wishes to post the homepage address and telephone number information on the information retrieval service provision support device 1 (information poster), for example, from an information terminal (information terminal 3 on the information posting side) via a network line 4 such as the Internet To access the information search service provision support device 1 (step S 1).

The information search service provision support device 1 accessed from the information terminal 3 on the information publishing side extracts the front page screen stored in the various screen information storage units 107 and sends it to the information terminal 3 on the information publishing side. Send and display (step S 2). Figure 6 is an example of this front page screen.

The information poster inputs that he / she wants to register a home page on the front page screen displayed on the monitor of the information terminal 3 on the information posting side (step S3). Specifically, in the case of the front page screen illustrated in FIG. 6, the user may select and click on the item “Homepage information input” on the screen. The request to register the input home page is transmitted from the information terminal 3 on the information publishing side to the information search service provision support device 1.

The information search service providing support device 1 that has received the information extracts the homepage information input screen from the various screen information storage units 107, transmits it to the information terminal 3 on the information publishing side, and displays it (step S4). ). Figure 7 shows an example of this website information input screen.

The information poster enters the homepage address and his / her own telephone number information to be registered as a registration request on this homepage information input screen (step S5). At this time, if you have multiple telephone numbers (including fax numbers), you may enter multiple telephone numbers. In addition, the information publisher is the parent company and has a branch or sales office, etc. If so, enter the telephone numbers of these branches and offices as telephone numbers. In addition, if the information poster wants to register additional information in addition to the telephone number, the extension number in the company or the identification number of an employee may be entered. Furthermore, if there is information on the homepage that introduces an outline of the content of the homepage, etc., it can also be entered.

After inputting various items in this way, when the information poster clicks the transmission button on this screen, the registration request is transmitted from the information terminal 3 on the information posting side to the information search service provision support device 1 and the information The search service providing support device 1 receives the registration request via the transmission / reception unit 101 (step S6).

First, the information search service providing support device 1 that has received the registration request temporarily stores each piece of information included in the registration request in the temporary storage unit 105 (step S7).

Subsequently, the information retrieval service providing support device 1 determines whether the registration content based on the registration request satisfies a predetermined registration requirement with respect to the registration request temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 105. Is checked by the registration processing unit 106 (step S8).

As a result of this check, if the registration content based on the registration request satisfies the predetermined registration requirement (YES in step S9), the information search service provision support device 1 temporarily stores the information in the temporary storage unit 105. If the home page address and telephone number information included in the registration request and the home page introduction information are also included, this introduction information is stored in the home page information storage unit 102 by the registration processing unit 106 and a series of registration processing is performed. The process ends (step S10).

On the other hand, if the predetermined registration requirement is not satisfied (NO in step S9), the fact is notified to the information terminal 3 on the information publishing side (step S11), and a series of registration processing ends. .

Next, a procedure for the information searcher to search the homepage address of the information poster (information poster) registered in this way will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the search processing procedure. The IB report searcher (information searcher) accesses the information search service provision support device 1 from the information terminal 2 on the information search side (step S12).

The information search service provision support device 1 that has been accessed from the information terminal 2 on the information search side extracts the front page screen from the various screen information storage units 107 and transmits it to the information terminal 2 on the information search side, It is displayed (step S1 3).

The information searcher inputs from the information terminal 2 that he / she wants to search the home page on the front page screen displayed on the monitor or the like. Specifically, on the front page screen shown in Fig. 6, the item "Search" can be selected and clicked on the screen. The request to search the input home page is transmitted from the information terminal 2 on the information search side to the information search service provision support device 1 (step S14).

The information retrieval service providing support device 1 that has received the information extracts the retrieval keyword input screen from the various screen information storage units 107, transmits it to the information terminal 3 on the information publishing side, and displays it (step S15). ). FIG. 8 is an example of a search keyword input screen. Although not shown in FIG. 8, in addition to an input box for a telephone number as a search keyword, an input box for advertisement medium specifying information carrying the telephone number may be provided. The information searcher inputs the telephone number of the information publisher who has established the homepage to be searched as a search request on this search keyword input screen (step S16). If the phone number of the information publisher is a company, etc., and if it is possible to enter additional information, such as an advertising agency, an extension number within the company, or an identification number of an employee, etc., in addition to the phone number, it will be added together with the phone number information. Enter information as well. Also, when the identification number of the advertising medium for which the telephone number was known is described in the advertising medium, the identification number is also input as a search keyword.

Then, when the information searcher clicks a search button on this screen, the search request is transmitted to the information search service provision support device 1, and the information search service provision support device 1 transmits the search request via the transmission / reception unit 101. Is received (step S17).

Upon receiving the search request, the information search service providing support device 1 sends the information to the search execution unit 104. Then, the telephone number information included in the search request is searched in homepage information storage unit 102 (step S18).

As a result of this search, if the telephone number information, which is the search request, is not stored in the homepage information storage unit 102 (NO in step S19), the information search service provision support device 1 performs an information search to that effect. After notifying the information terminal 2 on the side (step S20), the process returns to step S16, and waits for a search request to be input again. On the other hand, if the telephone number information, which is the search request, is stored in the homepage information storage unit 102 (YES in step S19), the information search service provision support device 1 uses the search execution unit 104 to perform this search. The homepage address stored in association with the telephone number information is acquired (step S21).

When the homepage address corresponding to the telephone number information of the search request is obtained in this way, the information search service provision support device 1 counts the number of times the information searcher has made an access for each telephone number information included in the search request as the number of accesses. The number of accesses is stored as information in the information storage unit 103 (step S22). Also, if the search request includes, as additional information, an identification number of an advertising agency or an advertising medium, etc., the number of times the homepage address was searched for this identification number, etc. along with the telephone number information. Is stored in the access count information storage unit 103 as access count information.

The information search service provision support device 1 storing the number of accesses extracts the search result display screen from the various screen information storage units 107, adds the home page address to this screen, and adds information on the information search side. The data is transmitted to the terminal 2 and displayed (step S2 3). FIG. 8 is an example of this search result display screen.

The information searcher can obtain the address of the home page of the information poster having the input telephone number by referring to the search result display screen. Also, when the information searcher clicks on the button for “seeing the homepage introduction information” on this search result display screen, the information search side information terminal 2 transmits the homepage introduction information to the information search service provision support device 1. A request is sent (step S2 4). The information retrieval service providing support device 1 that has received this request extracts the homepage introduction information screen from the various screen information storage units 107 and is associated with the telephone number information in the homepage information storage unit 102. The homepage with the introduction information of the homepage is added and transmitted to the information terminal 2 on the information search side to be displayed (step S25), and a series of processes performed by the information search service provision support device 1 is completed. Figure 9 is an example of the home page introduction information screen.

The access count information received as a search request from the information terminal 2 on the information search side and stored in the access information storage unit 103 as described above is transmitted and received by the information terminal on the information publishing side by the transmission / reception unit 101. Notified to 3. This notification may be sent to the information terminal 3 on the information publishing side after a lapse of a predetermined period, for example, every day, every week, or every month.

According to the information search service provision support device 1 as described above, even if the information publisher who has established a homepage has multiple telephone numbers, these multiple telephone numbers are stored in one homepage. The information searcher can associate and memorize the information without having to go through the troublesome search procedure of selecting keywords and selecting homepage categories, which are problems when using a conventional search site. By inputting one of the information publisher's telephone numbers from the information terminal, the home page address to be searched can be obtained easily and reliably. Also, since the number of times the information searcher has made an access is stored for each telephone number included in the search request from the information searcher, the information publisher can refer to this access frequency information to determine which telephone number It is possible to easily understand the access status from the information searcher as to whether the information searcher has searched his or her homepage address.

Also, since the number of times of access by the information searcher is stored based on the telephone number included in the search request from the information searcher and the additional information specifying the provider of the telephone number, the information publisher can By referring to this access count information, information on which telephone number and which additional information the information searcher has searched for his / her homepage address It is possible to grasp the information acquisition route of the searcher in detail. If the additional information is a subsidiary, branch, or sales office of the information publisher who opens the home page, the information publisher can use it to pay rebates and evaluate performance.

In addition, the information publisher can easily refer to the information on the number of accesses from the information searcher to find out which phone number information is posted on the advertising medium and to find out which information searcher has searched his or her homepage. Since it is possible to understand, it is possible to accurately determine from which advertising medium the access rate is high, etc., and to appropriately select the advertising medium in which the telephone number is to be posted.

In addition, by referring to the introduction information screen of the homepage, the information searcher can know the outline of the homepage before accessing the homepage provided by the information poster. For this reason, unnecessary access can be prevented if this home page is not the home page intended for the information searcher.

The registration request received from the information terminal 3 on the information publishing side is stored in the homepage information storage unit 102 only when the registration content based on the registration request satisfies predetermined registration requirements. Because it is used for information retrieval, only safe and reliable information can be provided to information retrieval persons.

In addition, even if the information publisher who has established the homepage has only one telephone number, multiple additional information can be stored in association with one homepage, and the telephone number of the information publisher can be stored. If one of the additional information for specifying the provider of the telephone number is input from the information terminal of the information searcher, the information poster's homepage address is searched based on the input information. Since the information is stored as the number of times that the information has been made, the information poster can refer to this information on the number of times of access so that it can grasp in detail the route from his or her homepage address that was searched using the same telephone number. .

The procedure for supporting the provision of the information search service comprising the above steps is described in a computer-readable record as a program embodied on the computer. The information is recorded on a recording medium and used for the operation of the information search service provision support device 1. As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiment. However, the information search service provision support device 1 of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and takes the following embodiment. It is also possible.

(1) In the above embodiment, the registration request including the homepage address, telephone number information, additional information, homepage introduction information, etc. is sent to the information search service provision support device.

1 was received from the information terminal 3 on the information publishing side via a network line 4 such as IN-Yuichi Net, but this registration request was sent by an operator (operator) or the like from the information poster by telephone or fax. , Or by mail, and the operator may input this to the information search service provision support device 1 through the input unit 108.

(2) In the above embodiment, the registration processing unit 106 of the information search service provision support device 1 is configured to check the registration content based on the registration request received from the information terminal 3 on the information publishing side. The registration request temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 105 is output to the output unit 109, etc., and the operator checks the registration contents, and inputs the result to the input unit 108, etc. Thus, the registration processing unit 106 may perform only the process of storing the registration request of the temporary storage unit 105 in the homepage information storage unit 102 according to the result.

(3) In the above embodiment, the information search service provision support device 1 is configured to provide the homepage address information to the information searcher. However, in the search result screen provided to the information searcher, the “hyperlink” is displayed. By adding a “function,” you can make it easier to access the searched homepage.

(4) In the above embodiment, the information search service providing support device 1 that performs a homepage address search for a search request including a telephone number is assumed, but a conventional search site can be provided with a telephone number by using a CGI program or the like. A home page search function for a search request that includes a search request may be installed as an option, and the information searcher may select and use it as appropriate. (5) In the above embodiment, the home page address and the home page introduction information corresponding to the search request from the information searcher are displayed on separate screens, but the home page address and the home page introduction information are displayed together. May be displayed as a search result screen.

Subsequently, a configuration adopted by the present invention will be described.

The information search service providing support device of the present invention is an information search service providing support device that supports providing an information search service in response to a search request from an information terminal on the information search side via a network line. A homepage information storage means for associating a plurality of telephone number information with one homepage address and storing the information as homepage information, and a search request receiving means for receiving a search request including at least telephone number information from an information terminal on the information search side. Searching means for obtaining a homepage address stored in association with the telephone number information included in the search request from the homepage information storage means; and searching for the homepage address obtained by the searching means in the information search. Transmitting means for transmitting to the information terminal on the side, and the homepage information storing means For each storing a plurality of telephone number information which is characterized by comprising an access count information storage means for storing the number of times of receiving the search request that includes the telephone number information as the access count information.

According to this configuration, even if the information publisher who establishes the homepage has a plurality of telephone numbers, the plurality of telephone numbers can be stored in association with one homepage. An information searcher can easily and reliably obtain a homepage address to be searched by inputting one of a plurality of telephone numbers of an information poster from an information terminal. Also, even if the telephone number entered by the information searcher is a fax number, if the information search service provision support device stores this fax number, the homepage address that is the object of the search can be obtained. it can. Also, since the number of times the information searcher has made an access is stored for each telephone number included in the search request from the information searcher, the information publisher can refer to this access number information to determine which telephone number information You can easily ffiM the access status from the information searcher as to whether the searcher has searched your homepage address.

In addition, the homepage information storage unit stores a plurality of pieces of additional information that specifies a provider that provides the telephone number information to an information searcher, and the search request receiving unit stores the telephone number information and the additional information. Is received from the information terminal on the information search side, and the number-of-times-of-accesses information storage means, for each combination of the plurality of pieces of telephone number information and the plurality of pieces of additional information stored in the homepage information storage means, It is more preferable that the number of times the search request including the number information and each additional information is received be stored as access number information.

As a result, the number of times included in the search request for each combination of the telephone number information and the additional information is stored as the access number information, and the information poster can refer to the access number information to determine which telephone number and which additional It is possible to grasp in detail whether the information searcher has searched his / her home address based on the information. Here, the additional information includes, for example, an extension number added to a normal telephone number, an employee identification number, an identification number indicating a branch or a business office of a company, etc., and information specifying a person, a company or an organization. Can be mentioned.

Further, it is more preferable that the additional information is posted together with the telephone number information on an advertisement medium that provides the telephone number information to an information searcher, and further includes advertisement medium identification information that specifies the advertisement medium.

As a result, the information publisher can search his or her home page address by referring to the telephone number information posted on any advertising medium by referring to the information on the number of accesses from the information searcher. It is possible to easily ascertain whether or not it is happening. Here, the advertisement medium specifying information is information for specifying the advertisement medium in which the telephone number information, which is a keyword input when the information searcher searches the homepage address of the information poster, is posted. This is a unique identification number for each advertising medium, which is indicated by several digits. Further, the homepage information storage means is configured to be able to store introduction information of the homepage together with homepage address and telephone number information, and the transmission means, when receiving a search request from an information terminal on the information search side, It is more preferable to send the homepage introduction information together with the homepage address.

As a result, the information searcher can know the home page address of the information poster in addition to the home page address of the information poster by inputting the telephone number. Before accessing the provided homepage, you can check the outline of the homepage. It should be noted that the introduction information of this homepage may be provided only when requested by an information searcher.

In addition, the information search service providing support device of the present invention includes: a registration request receiving unit that receives a registration request including at least a homepage address and telephone number information from an information terminal on the information posting side via a network line; Temporary storage means for temporarily storing the homepage information stored by associating the homepage address and telephone number information included in the registration request only when the registration content based on the registration request satisfies predetermined registration requirements; It is more preferable to have a registration means for registering in the means.

As a result, only when the registration content based on the registration request received from the information publishing side satisfies the predetermined registration requirements, the information is registered in the storage means, so that only safe and reliable information is provided to the information searcher. be able to. As will be described in detail later, the predetermined registration requirement is a requirement imposed on a registration request from an information poster in order to provide information searchers with safe and reliable information.

Another information search service providing support device of the present invention is an information search service providing support device that supports providing an information search service in response to a search request from an information terminal on the information search side via a network line. For one homepage address, one or more pieces of telephone number information are associated with a plurality of pieces of additional information for specifying a provider that provides the telephone number information to an information searcher, and the information is used as homepage information. Memory Home page information storage means, a search request receiving means for receiving a search request including telephone number information, the telephone number information and additional information from an information terminal on the information search side; and a homepage information storage means for receiving the search request from the home page information storage means. Search means for acquiring a homepage address stored in association with the included telephone number information; transmission means for transmitting the homepage address acquired by the search means to the information terminal on the information search side; For each combination of the plurality of homepage addresses and the plurality of additional information stored in the homepage information storage means, the number of times the search request including the telephone number information and each additional information associated with each homepage address is received. Access number information storage means for storing the information as access number information. It says.

According to this configuration, even if the information publisher who establishes the homepage has only one telephone number, a plurality of additional information can be stored in association with one homepage. If one of a plurality of additional information for specifying the telephone number of the information searcher and the provider that provides the telephone number to the information searcher is input from the information terminal of the information searcher, the information is obtained based on the input items. Since the number of times accessed by the searcher is stored, the information poster can refer to this access number information, and the information searcher can search his homepage address based on any additional information for the same telephone number. Can be grasped in detail.

Further, the information search service providing support method of the present invention provides an information search service providing support apparatus that supports providing information search service in response to a search request from an information terminal on the information search side via a network line. An information search service providing support method to be used, wherein the information search service providing support device associates a plurality of telephone number information with one homepage address and stores the information as homepage information; A search request receiving step in which the information search service providing support device receives a search request including at least telephone number information from an information terminal on the information search side; and the information search service providing support device reads the search request from the homepage information storage means. A retrieval step of acquiring the home base stored in association with the telephone number information included in the request, and the information retrieval service providing support device retrieves the homepage address acquired by the retrieval means into the information retrieval side. A transmitting step of transmitting to the information terminal, the information retrieval service providing support device receives the retrieval request including the telephone number information for each of a plurality of telephone number information stored in the homepage information storage unit. And storing the access count information as the access count information.

According to this method, even if the information publisher who has established a homepage has multiple telephone numbers, these multiple telephone numbers can be stored in association with one homepage. The information searcher can easily and surely obtain the homepage address to be searched by inputting one of the plurality of telephone numbers of the information poster from the information terminal. Also, even if the telephone number entered by the information searcher is a fax number, the information search service providing support device can obtain the homepage address for the search if the fax number is stored. . Also, since the number of times the information searcher has made an access is stored for each telephone number included in the search request from the information searcher, the information poster can see which access number It is possible to easily grasp the access status from the information searcher as to whether the information searcher has searched for his homepage address. Industrial applicability

As described above, according to the present invention, an information searcher can easily and reliably obtain a homepage address as a search purpose, and an information poster can easily grasp the access status from the information searcher. It can be carried out.

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The scope of the claims

1. An information search service providing support device for supporting the provision of an information search service in response to a search request from an information terminal on the information search side via a network line,

Homepage information storage means for associating a plurality of telephone number information with one homepage address and storing it as homepage information;

Search request receiving means for receiving a search request including at least telephone number information from the information terminal on the information search side;

Searching means for obtaining, from the homepage information storage means, a homepage address which is stored in association with the telephone number information included in the search request;

Transmitting means for transmitting the homepage address acquired by the searching means to an information terminal on the information searching side;

Access number information storage means for storing, as access number information, the number of times the search request including each telephone number information has been received for each of a plurality of pieces of telephone number information stored in the homepage information storage means. Information retrieval service providing support device characterized by the following

2. The information search service provision support device according to claim 1, wherein the homepage information storage means stores a plurality of pieces of additional information specifying a provider that provides the telephone number information to an information searcher,

The search request receiving means receives a search request including the telephone number information and the additional information from the information terminal on the information search side,

The access number information storage means receives the search request including each telephone number information and each additional information for each combination of a plurality of pieces of telephone number information and a plurality of pieces of additional information stored in the homepage information storage means. An information search service provision support device characterized in that the number of times of access is stored as access number information.

3. In the information search service provision support device described in claim 2, The information search service providing support apparatus, wherein the additional information is posted together with the telephone number information on an advertisement medium that provides the telephone number information to an information searcher, and includes advertisement medium identification information that specifies the advertisement medium. .

4. In the information search service provision support device described in claim 1,

The homepage information storage means is configured to be able to store introduction information of the homepage together with homepage address and telephone number information,

An information search service for transmitting, when a search request is received from an information terminal on the information search side, introduction information of the homepage together with a homepage address;

5. In the information search service provision support device described in claim 1,

Registration request receiving means for receiving a registration request including at least a homepage address and telephone number information from an information terminal on the information posting side via a network line;

Temporary storage means for temporarily storing the registration request;

Only when the registration content based on the registration request satisfies predetermined registration requirements, is registration means for associating the homepage address and telephone number information included in the registration request with each other and registering them in the home page information storage means. An information retrieval service providing support device characterized by comprising:

6. An information search service providing support device that supports the provision of an information search service in response to a search request from an information terminal on the information search side via a network line,

One or more pieces of telephone number information and one or more pieces of additional information for specifying the provider that provides the phone number information to the information searcher are associated with one homepage address and stored as homepage information. Homepage information storage means,

Search request receiving means for receiving a search request including the telephone number information, the telephone number information, and the additional information from the information terminal on the information search side;

Search means for obtaining a homepage address stored in association with the telephone number information included in the search request from the homepage information storage means; Transmitting means for transmitting the homepage address acquired by the searching means to an information terminal on the information searching side;

For each combination of the plurality of homepage addresses and the plurality of additional information stored in the homepage information storage means, access is made to the telephone number information associated with each homepage address and the number of times the search request including each additional information is received. Providing an information retrieval service characterized by having access number information storage means for storing as number information.

7. An information search service providing support method using an information search service providing support device that supports the provision of an information search service in response to a search request from an information terminal on the information search side via a network line. Hot,

A homepage information storage step in which the information search service provision support device associates a plurality of telephone number information with one homepage address and stores the information as homepage information;

A search request receiving step in which the information search service provision support device receives a search request including at least telephone number information from an information terminal on the information search side;

A search step in which the information search service provision support device obtains a homepage address stored in association with the telephone number information included in the search request from the homepage information storage means;

A transmission step of transmitting the homepage address obtained by the search means to the information terminal on the information search side, wherein the information search service provision support device includes:

The information search service providing support device stores, for each of a plurality of pieces of telephone number information stored in the homepage information recording means, the number of times the search request including each piece of telephone number information is received as access number information. An information retrieval service providing support method, comprising: