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• the present invention relates to the field of search engine technologies, and in particular, to a cross-community search method and apparatus.
• the user searches for content generated by himself or a friend in the online community, mainly by using the user relationship chain to filter the search results related to the keyword searched by the user, and obtaining search results related to the user and the friend, and the search result is limited.
• the content generated by the user and the user in the online community In fact, most users use multiple online communities. If users want to search for search results in all online communities, they need to log in to each online community to search and then summarize the search results. The steps are complicated and efficient. low. Summary of the invention
• the present invention provides a cross-community search method, the method comprising: receiving a search request of a user, and determining a network community used by the user according to the user attribute information included in the search request;
• the search results corresponding to all the sub-search requests are merged, and the merged search results are sent to the user.
• the present invention also provides a cross-community search device, the device comprising: a receiving unit, a community determining unit, a searching unit and an output unit; The receiving unit is configured to receive a search request of a user;
• the community determining unit is configured to determine, according to user attribute information included in the search request, a network community used by the user;
• the searching unit is configured to generate, according to the search request, a sub-search request corresponding to each network community used by the user, and obtain a search result corresponding to the sub-search request;
• the output unit is configured to merge the search results corresponding to all the sub-search requests, and send the merged search results to the user.
• the present invention further provides a machine readable medium having stored thereon a set of instructions that, when executed, cause the machine to perform the cross-community search method described above.
• FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a network topology according to an embodiment of the present invention
• FIG. 2 is a flow chart of a cross-community search method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
• FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a cross-community search apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, the technical solutions of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
• FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a network topology according to an embodiment of the present invention, including a user terminal 1, a user terminal 2, a user terminal, a network community server 1, a network community server 2, a network community server N, and a cross-community search service.
• Search server The network community server 1, the network community server 2, the network community server N are the network community 1, the network community 2, the network community server of the network community N, and the network community server is used to provide various service functions of the network community.
• the user terminal may be a device having an Internet function such as a computer. The user can connect to the network through the user terminal, and access the network community server and the search server that are also connected to the network through the network.
• the search server needs to determine all the network communities used by each user, and obtain data information in each network community used by each user for each user in the network community.
• Data information is indexed.
• the data information may be various text information generated by the user in each network community, such as a log, a novel, a comment, and the like.
• the search server also needs to obtain a user relationship chain in each network community used by each user.
• the user relationship chain in each network community used by the user includes the friend information of the user in the network community, for example. The community user identification number of the friend in the online community.
• users usually use multiple network communities.
• they When registering in each network community, they usually fill in some user characteristic information that can uniquely identify the user's real identity, such as email address and instant messaging account number (such as QQ number, etc., these feature information can be used for user identification to determine all network communities used by the user.
• user characteristic information that can uniquely identify the user's real identity, such as email address and instant messaging account number (such as QQ number, etc., these feature information can be used for user identification to determine all network communities used by the user.
• attribute information for example, a user's identification number
• feature information of each user may be stored in advance.
• the search server can provide a user registration function, and when the user registers, obtain and store the user's identification number and user feature information.
• the search server may provide a user registration interface; the user may fill in user information such as attribute information and feature information of the user in the user registration interface and click a button for triggering registration to generate a registration request to be sent to the search server for user registration;
• the search server acquires and stores attribute information and feature information of the user carried in the registration request.
• the feature information of each community user is used to find a user who has the same feature information as the community user.
• the network community where the community user is located is determined to be the network community used by the found user.
• the user feature information includes at least one of first feature information, second feature information, and third feature information; the first feature information includes a name, an age, and an address (in the case of using a real name system); The second feature information includes an instant messaging account number; the third feature information includes an email address.
• the community user mapping table corresponding to the user.
• the search server can also provide users with a network community usage submission function, for example, setting a network community use submission interface, the user can open the network community use submission interface, fill in their own network community usage information and submit, network community usage information It includes each network community information used by the user, as well as community user attribute information in each network community that the user is using.
• the network community used by the user may be determined according to each network community information in the network community usage information submitted by the user, and The attribute information of the user, each network community information used by the user, and community user attribute information in each network community used by the user may be added to the community user mapping table corresponding to the user.
• the specific content of the community user mapping table can be as shown in Table 1:
• the user's attribute information (identity number) is 100; the user uses two network communities: AAA, BBB; community user attribute information in community AAA is AAA100, community user attribute information in community BBB For the BBB100.
• the specific form of the community user mapping table is not limited to the first one.
• the method for obtaining the feature information and the community user attribute information of each community user in each network community may be: actively downloading the feature information and community user attribute information of each user in the network community from the network community server of each network community; It is also possible to receive the feature information and community user attribute information of each community user in the network community that the network community server of each network community pushes according to a preset format.
• the method for obtaining the user relationship chain and the data information in each network community used by each user may be: actively downloading the user relationship chain and data information of the user in the network community, or receiving the network of the network community.
• the user relationship chain and the data information of the user in the network community that is pushed by the server according to the preset format for example, the format of the user relationship chain that pushes the user in the network community may be: the network community information, the user is in the Community user attributes in the online community Information, the friend information of the user in the network community; or, the format of the user relationship chain that pushes the user in the network community may be: the network community information, the community user attribute information of the user in the network community, The user's data information in the online community.
• Information, as well as an index for each user's data in each network community users can conduct cross-community searches, which are described below in conjunction with Figure 2:
• Step 201 Receive a search request of a user, and determine, according to the user attribute information included in the search request, a network community used by the user;
• the search server needs to provide a user login function to provide a user login interface; the user can fill in the user's identification number and password in the user login interface and click the button that triggers the login to generate a login request to be sent to the search server.
• User authentication complete user login. Logging in first, and then sending a search request to the search server through the user terminal, where the search request carries the user attribute information and the keyword.
• the keyword may be input in the interface where the search server provides the search function, and the corresponding trigger is clicked. The retrieved button is sent to the search server to generate a search request.
• the method for determining the network community used by the user according to the user attribute information included in the search request is: searching for a community user mapping table corresponding to the user according to the user attribute information included in the search request, according to the searched community user mapping table.
• the network community information identifies the network community that the user is using.
• Step 202 Generate, according to the search request, a sub-search request corresponding to each network community used by the user, and obtain a search result corresponding to the sub-search request.
• a method for generating a sub-search request corresponding to each network community used by the user according to the search request is: a keyword included in the search request, the network community information, and a user in the network community
• the relationship chain information is carried in the sub-search request, wherein the user relationship chain of each user in the network community includes the friend information of the user in the network community.
• the method for obtaining the search result corresponding to the sub-search request is: searching all the data corresponding to the keyword included in the sub-search request in an index established for the data information in each network community used by each user. Information, and use the network community information carried in the sub-search request and The user filters the user relationship chain in the network community to obtain the search result corresponding to the sub-search request.
• Step 203 Combine the search results corresponding to all the sub-search requests, and send the merged search results to the user.
• the method of sorting the search results may be any one of the prior art search result sorting methods.
• the cross-community search method of the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above.
• the present invention also provides a cross-community search device applied to the above search server.
• FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a cross-community search device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
• the device includes: a receiving unit 301, a community determining unit 302, a searching unit 303, and an output unit 304.
• the receiving unit 301 is configured to receive a search request of the user.
• the community determining unit 302 is configured to determine, according to the user attribute information included in the search request, a network community used by the user;
• the searching unit 303 is configured to generate, according to the search request, a sub-search request corresponding to each network community used by the user, and obtain a search result corresponding to the sub-search request;
• the output unit 304 is configured to merge the search results corresponding to all the sub-search requests, and send the merged search results to the user.
• the device further includes a table generating unit 305; a community user mapping table corresponding to the users, wherein the community user mapping table includes each network community information used by the user;
• the community determining unit 302 is configured to: search for a community user mapping table corresponding to the user according to the user attribute information included in the search request, according to The network community information in the discovered community user mapping table determines the network community that the user uses.
• the table generating unit 305 is configured to pre-store attribute information and feature information of each user, and each network community information; when the community user mapping table is used, to: acquire characteristics of each community user in each network community information, The user who has the same characteristic information as the user of the community, if found, determines that the network community where the community user is located is the network community used by the found user, and the attribute information of the found user and the network community information And the attribute information of the community user is added to the community user mapping table corresponding to the found user.
• the user feature information includes at least one of first feature information, second feature information, and third feature information; the first feature information includes a name, an age, and an address; and the second feature information includes an instant messaging account number.
• the third feature information includes an email address.
• the device also includes a configuration unit 306;
• the configuration unit 306 is configured to preset a network community usage submission interface, and when the community user mapping table is used, to: receive network community usage information submitted by the user through a preset network community usage submission interface, where the network community
• the usage information includes each network community information used by the user and community user attribute information in each network community used by the user, and the network user information in the network community usage information submitted by the user is used to determine the user usage.
• the network community adds the attribute information of the user, each network community information used by the user, and community user attribute information in each network community used by the user to the community user mapping table corresponding to the user.
• the user attribute information is an identity identification number of the user
• the network community information is a network community identifier id;
• the community user attribute information is an identity number of the community user in the network community in which the community user is located.
• the search request further includes a keyword
• the search unit 303 is configured to: when the sub-search request corresponding to each network community used by the user is generated according to the search request, the keyword that is carried by the search request, the network community information, and the user in the network community
• the user relationship chain is carried in the sub-search request; the user relationship chain of each user in the network community includes the friend information of the user in the network community;
• the search unit 303 when acquiring the search result corresponding to the sub-search request, is configured to: search for an index included in the sub-search request in an index established for data information in each network community used by each user. Corresponding to all data information, and using the network carried in the sub-search request The community id and the user relationship chain in the network community are filtered to obtain a search result corresponding to the sub-search request.
• Embodiments of the present invention also provide a cross-community search device, including: a memory for storing instructions; and a processor coupled to the memory.
• the processor is configured to execute instructions stored in the memory and is configured to perform various embodiments of the cross-community search method described above.
• embodiments of the present invention further provide a machine readable medium having stored thereon a set of instructions that, when executed, cause the machine to perform various embodiments of the cross-community search method described above.

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