WO2015142089A1

WO2015142089A1 - Search system and method

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Publication number: WO2015142089A1
Application number: PCT/KR2015/002699
Authority: WO
Inventors: 박유은
Original assignee: 네이버 주식회사
Priority date: 2014-03-21
Filing date: 2015-03-19
Publication date: 2015-09-24
Also published as: KR101537065B1

Abstract

An embodiment of the present invention provides a search system comprising: an integrated search unit for receiving a search word from a user terminal and providing a result of searching for the corresponding search word to the user terminal; and a search experience value display unit for displaying, in the interior of a search window displayed on the user terminal or at a side of the search window, a search experience value of a user according to the number of times of search word inputs.

Description

Search system and method

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a search system and method, and more particularly, a search system that induces interest of a search service user and increases search service utilization rate by displaying a search experience value around a search box and visualizing accumulated search times. It is about a method.

With the development of the network environment, the information present online is growing exponentially. The search service is a service for providing information desired by a user from a vast amount of online information. When a user inputs a search word, a method of providing a link to a web page corresponding to the search word is widely used. In recent years, search algorithms have been developed to provide a user with a high rank in order to go beyond simply finding a web page that matches a search word.

However, there has been a problem that the search box provided in the web page for performing such a search always maintains a static form without any special change and thus does not cause interest of the search service user.

The background art described above is technical information possessed by the inventors for the derivation of the present invention or acquired during the derivation process of the present invention, and is not necessarily a publicly known technique disclosed to the general public before the application of the present invention.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a search system and method.

One embodiment of the present invention receives a search word from the user terminal, the integrated search unit for providing a search result for the search term to the user terminal; And a search experience value display unit configured to display a user's search experience value according to the number of search word inputs in the search box displayed on the user terminal or on one side of the search window.

Another embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of establishing a session between the user terminal and the service providing server; Transmitting a search word from the user terminal to the service providing server; Transmitting a search result from the service providing server to the user terminal; And displaying, by the service providing server, a user's search experience value according to the number of search word inputs inside the search box displayed on the user terminal or on one side of the search window.

In addition, there is further provided a computer readable recording medium for recording another method for implementing the present invention, another system, and a computer program for executing the method.

Other aspects, features, and advantages other than those described above will become apparent from the following drawings, claims, and detailed description of the invention.

The search system and method according to the embodiments of the present invention may display the search experience value around the search box to induce interest of the search service user and increase the use of the search service.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a search system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a service providing server of FIG. 1.

3A, 3B, 3C, and 3D are diagrams illustrating a search box and a search experience value display unit of a web page provided by a search system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating a search box and a search experience value display unit of a web page provided by a search system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

5A and 5B are diagrams illustrating a search box and a search experience value display unit of a web page provided by a search system according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

6A and 6B are diagrams illustrating a search box and a search experience value display unit of a web page provided by a search system according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a diagram illustrating a procedure of a search method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As the invention allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the written description. Effects and features of the present invention, and methods of achieving them will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail together with the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below but may be implemented in various forms. In the following embodiments, the terms first, second, etc. are used for the purpose of distinguishing one component from other components rather than a restrictive meaning. Also, the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” include plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In addition, the terms including or have means that the features or components described in the specification are present, and does not preclude the possibility of adding one or more other features or components. In addition, in the drawings, components may be exaggerated or reduced in size for convenience of description. For example, the size and thickness of each component shown in the drawings are arbitrarily shown for convenience of description, and thus the present invention is not necessarily limited to the illustrated.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and the same or corresponding components will be denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description thereof will be omitted. .

Referring to FIG. 1, a search system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a service providing server 100, an administrator terminal 200, and a user terminal 300. In addition, the communication network 400 connects the plurality of user terminals 300, the service providing server 100, and / or the manager terminal 200.

The service providing server 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a server providing a search result by receiving a search word from a user, and the service providing server 100 of the present invention may be a server providing a portal service. have. Although one service providing server is shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of servers may exist according to the amount of connection or the amount of data.

The service providing server 100 may provide various services to enhance the user's convenience in addition to the general search service. That is, the service providing server 100 of the present invention may provide various services such as email, news, and shopping information in addition to a search service.

The service providing server 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may display various types of search experience value display units in the search box or on one side of the search box, thereby inducing interest of the search service user and using the search service utilization rate. Can increase.

The manager terminal 200 refers to a terminal capable of inputting control commands and various contents of the service providing server 100 in a wired / wireless communication environment.

The plurality of user terminals 300 refers to a communication terminal capable of using a web service in a wired / wireless communication environment. The user terminal 300 may be a personal computer 301 of the user or a portable terminal 302 of the user. In FIG. 1, the portable terminal 302 is illustrated as a smart phone, but the spirit of the present invention is not limited thereto. As described above, a terminal equipped with an application capable of web browsing may be used without limitation. .

Meanwhile, the communication network 400 connects the plurality of user terminals 300 and the service providing server 100. That is, the communication network 400 refers to a communication network providing an access path so that the user terminals 300 may transmit and receive packet data after connecting to the service providing server 100. In addition, the communication network 400 serves to connect the manager terminal 200 and the service providing server 100.

2, the service providing server 100 of the search system according to an embodiment of the present invention may include an interface unit 110, a search experience value display unit 120, a display unit 130, an integrated search unit 140, And database 160.

As described above, the service providing server 100 of the present invention may be a portal server that aggregates various services in one place and provides convenience to a user. The service providing server 100 provides an unified search service, which is the most basic service, and provides a plurality of services (vertical services) such as movies, music, cartoons, and news, which are differentiated according to the needs of usage. can do.

In detail, the interface unit 110 provides a communication interface necessary for providing a transmission / reception signal between the service providing server 100 and the user terminal 300 in the form of packet data in association with the communication network 400.

The search experience value display unit 120 displays a user's search experience value according to the number of search word inputs on the screen of the user terminal 300.

The search experience value may include a first search experience value, a second search experience value, and a third search experience value, wherein the second search experience value may be expressed as a search level, and the third search experience value may be expressed as a search rank. .

3A, 3B, 3C, and 3D are diagrams illustrating a search box and a search experience value display unit of a web page provided by a search system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 3A, 3B, 3C, and 3D, in a search service web page 310 provided by a search system according to an embodiment of the present invention, the first search experience value display unit 321a is located in the search box 321. It comes in the form of a gauge.

Here, the first search experience value is an experience value that increases directly according to the user's search word input frequency, and may be displayed on the first search experience value display unit 321a inside the search window 321. For example, each time a search term is input, the experience value is increased by one space, and the inside of the search window 321 is filled with a predetermined length and filled, so that the area of the first search experience value display unit 321a may be enlarged. That is, when the search box 321 is filled with the length a as shown in FIG. 3A, and the search term "meaning of children's day" is input once as shown in FIG. 3B, the inside of the search box 321 is further filled with the length b. Will.

Meanwhile, the second search experience value may be displayed on the second search experience value display unit 323. The second search experience value may be a value that increases every time the first search experience value becomes a predetermined number or more. For example, the second search experience value, that is, the search level, may increase by 1 every time the number of searches is 10. In other words, when the number of searches is 10, as shown in FIG. 3C, and the first search experience value display unit 321a inside the search window 321 is full, the second search experience value, that is, the search level may increase by one. will be. Accordingly, as illustrated in FIG. 3D, the second search experience value displayed on the second search experience value display unit 323 is increased by 1 from '1' to '2'. As the second search experience value increases as described above, the first search experience value is reset, and the first search experience value display unit 321a of the search window 321 becomes empty.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, the third search experience value may be displayed on the third search experience value display unit 331 of the user information display unit 330. The third search experience value is a kind of search rank that is determined according to the second search experience value (ie, the search level). For example, if you have a search level of 10 or higher, you can search for a second class soldier. If you have a level of 20 or more, you can search for a first class soldier. If you have a level of 30 or higher. The third search experience value, that is, the search rank of the user, may be set according to a predetermined criterion. Then, an icon corresponding to each rank is displayed on the third search experience value display unit 331 of the user information display unit 330. For example, in FIG. 4, a crown indicating that a search rank is a search king is displayed before an ID of a user whose ID is PELIN.

In this case, the search experience value may be accumulated by defining a specific period, and may be reset when the corresponding period ends. For example, a day of children's day is set as a cumulative search experience value, and thus, a first search experience value, a second search experience value, and a third search experience value may be determined based on the number of searches for the day. Or it may be possible to continuously accumulate the search experience value without setting a specific period.

In addition, the accumulation of the search experience value may be based on the user's login information, or when there is no login information, the search experience value may be accumulated using a cookie of the web browser. Alternatively, if there is no login information, the search experience may be accumulated using a cookie of a web browser, and if the user logs in in the middle, the search experience accumulated using the cookie may be stored in the user's user information. . In other words, it may be understood that a user who wants to reflect the accumulated search experience value in his or her ID will log in.

The display 130 displays the contents displayed in the search box 321 and other web pages.

The integrated search unit 140 performs an integrated search for the search word input by the user. Federated search can provide a common site search and search results for each related service. The user may receive a search result by inputting a search word in the search box 321.

The database 160 may include a content database for storing various contents provided by the service providing server 100 and a user database for storing user information. Here, the user database stores user information about a user who wants to use a search service. Here, the user information may include basic information about the user such as the user's name, affiliation, and personal information, and information about login such as an ID and password. Furthermore, the user's search experience value may be stored.

In addition, although not shown in the drawings, the service providing server 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may further include a memory, an input / output unit, a program storage unit, and a controller.

In detail, the memory may temporarily store data processed by the search experience value display unit 120, the display unit 130, the integrated search unit 140, or provide a search service to the user terminal 300. Temporarily save. Meanwhile, the input / output unit displays not only the processing status according to key input but also the processing status for providing a search service.

The program storage unit performs a service subscription procedure with respect to the user terminal 300 to be provided with the search service, and stores the user information that has been completed in the user database in the user database, and is transmitted from the user terminal 300 requesting user authentication. Receiving the subscriber information, and identifying whether the received subscriber information is consistent with the authentication information stored in the user database, providing a search experience value display unit to the user terminals 300, the search experience value display unit the first search experience value of the user And control software for performing various search services, including displaying a second search experience value, a third search experience value, and the like.

The control unit controls the entire process of providing a search service from the service providing server 100 to the user terminal 300 as a central processing unit. That is, the controller provides various search services such as driving the control software installed in the program storage unit and providing a search experience value display unit on the user terminal by the driven control software.

In this way, the search experience value is displayed around the search box to visualize the accumulated search times, thereby inducing the interest of the search service user and increasing the search service utilization rate. In addition, by variously configuring the user interface (UI) of the search experience value display unit displayed in the search box or on one side of the search box, it is possible to obtain an effect of enabling various changes to the search box area.

5A and 5B, in a search service web page 310 ′ provided by a search system according to another exemplary embodiment, the first search experience value display unit 321b may be provided in the form of a plurality of blinkers. Can be. For example, each time a search term is input, the experience value is increased by one, and one light is lit in the first search experience value display unit 321b on one side of the search window 321. That is, when three lamps of the first search experience value display unit 321b are lit as shown in FIG. 5A, when the search word is input six more times, nine lamps of the first search experience value display unit 321b as shown in FIG. 5B are provided. Fire may come on.

The first search experience value display unit 321b of this type may be used, for example, as a Christmas theme. That is, each time a search term is input, the first search experience value display unit 321b having a lamp shape formed along the edge of the search box 321 is lit one by one, and when all the lamps are lit, the main logo is Christmas. It may be changed to the logo of the concept.

6A and 6B, in a search service web page 310 ″ provided by a search system according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the first search experience value display unit searches the search box 321 as the number of searches increases. ) May include a moving part 321c moving along the periphery and a moving path display part 321d displaying the moving path of the moving part. Furthermore, the first search experience value display unit may further include a search time display unit 325.

For example, each time a search term is input, the experience value is increased by one, so that the moving unit 321c may move along the search window 321 at predetermined intervals, and the moving path display unit 321d may move the moving unit 321c. ) Can indicate the movement path. The search time display unit 325 may display a search start time, that is, a time elapsed since the moving unit 321c starts. As such, the first search experience value display unit may include the moving unit 321c, the movement path display unit 321d, and the search time display unit 325 to generate an interest such as a race. That is, by displaying the time that the moving unit 321 c rotates around the search box 321, it may be interesting to the user.

Referring to FIG. 7, in the search method according to an embodiment of the present invention, a step of executing a browser on the user terminal 300 (operation S110) and establishing a session between the user terminal 300 and the service providing server 100 is performed. Determining (S120), entering a search word on the user terminal 300 (S130), providing a search result and displaying a search experience value (S140), and determining whether the session is terminated. Providing and displaying the search experience continuously until the end of the session (step S150). This will be described in more detail as follows.

First, when the user accesses the service providing server 100 by executing a web browser on the user terminal 300 (step S110), a session (step S120) is established between the user terminal 300 and the service providing server 100. Such a session may be maintained using a cookie or the like.

Next, when a search word is input on the user terminal 300 (step S130) and transmitted to the service providing server 100, the service providing server 100 provides a search result to the user terminal 300 and at the same time the user terminal 300. In step S140, the search experience value is displayed.

In detail, the search experience value display unit 120 of the service providing server 100 serves to display a user's search experience value according to the number of search word inputs on the screen of the user terminal 300.

Here, the first search experience value is an experience value that directly increases according to the number of user inputs of the search word. The first search experience value may be displayed on the first search experience value display unit 321a inside the search window 321 as shown in FIGS. 3A to 3D. . For example, each time a search term is input, the experience value is increased by one space, and the inside of the search window 321 is filled with a predetermined length and filled, so that the area of the first search experience value display unit 321a may be enlarged.

Alternatively, as illustrated in FIGS. 5A to 5B, the first search experience value display unit 321b is provided in the form of a plurality of blinkers, and each time the search word is input once, the experience value is increased by one, and one side of the search window 321 is provided. The first search experience value display unit 321b may be lit one by one.

6A to 6B, the first search experience value display unit moves along the periphery of the search window 321 as the number of searches increases, and the movement path display unit displays the movement path of the moving unit. And a search time display unit 325, which increases experience value by one each time a search term is input, so that the moving unit 321 c may move along the search window 321 at predetermined intervals. The movement path display unit 321d may display the movement path of the movement unit 321c. The search time display unit 325 may display a search start time, that is, a time elapsed since the moving unit 321c starts.

Meanwhile, the second search experience value may be displayed on the second search experience value display unit 323 as illustrated in FIGS. 3C and 3D. The second search experience value may be a value that increases every time the first search experience value becomes a predetermined number or more. For example, the second search experience value, that is, the search level, may increase by 1 every time the number of searches is 10. In other words, when the number of searches is 10, as shown in FIG. 3C, and the first search experience value display unit 321a inside the search window 321 is full, the second search experience value, that is, the search level may increase by one. will be. Accordingly, as illustrated in FIG. 3D, the second search experience value displayed on the second search experience value display unit 323 increases by one from '1' to '2'. As the second search experience value increases as described above, the first search experience value is reset, and the first search experience value display unit 321a of the search window 321 becomes empty.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, the third search experience value may be displayed on the third search experience value display unit 331 of the user information display unit 330. The third search experience value is a kind of search rank that is determined according to the second search experience value (ie, the search level). That is, the third search experience value, that is, the search rank of the user may be set according to a predetermined criterion. The icon corresponding to each rank may be displayed on the third search experience value display unit 331 of the user information display unit 330.

Finally, it may be determined whether the session is terminated (step S150), and the search term is continuously input until the session is terminated, and the search experience value may be provided and displayed.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to one embodiment shown in the drawings, which is merely exemplary, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and embodiments may be made therefrom. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a search system and method, and more particularly, a search system that induces interest of a search service user and increases search service utilization rate by displaying a search experience value around a search box and visualizing accumulated search times. Available to the method.

Claims

An integrated search unit which receives a search word from a user terminal and provides a search result for the search term to the user terminal; And

And a search experience value display unit for displaying a user's search experience value according to the number of search word inputs in the search box displayed on the user terminal or on one side of the search box.
The method of claim 1,

The search experience value comprises a first search experience value that increases with the number of user search terms input.
The method of claim 2,

The search experience value display unit,

And a first search experience value display unit which is displayed in the search window and whose display area increases as the first search experience value increases.
The method of claim 2,

The search experience value display unit,

And a plurality of blinkers displayed on one side of the search window, and a first search experience value display unit, wherein the plurality of blinkers are lit one by one as the first search experience value increases.
The method of claim 2,

The search experience value display unit,

A moving unit moving along the periphery of the search window as the first search experience value increases; And

And a first search experience value display unit comprising a movement path display unit displaying a movement path of the moving unit.
The method of claim 5,

The search experience value display unit further comprises a search time display unit for displaying the time elapsed from the search start time.
The method according to any one of claims 2 to 4,

The search experience value further comprises a second search experience value that increases when the first search experience value reaches a predetermined threshold.
The method of claim 7, wherein

The search experience value display unit may further include a second search experience value display unit displayed on one side of the search window and displaying the second search experience value.
The method of claim 8,

And when the second search experience value is increased, the first search experience value display unit is reset.
The method of claim 7, wherein

The search experience value further comprises a third search experience value determined according to the range of the second search experience value.
The method of claim 10,

The search experience value display unit may further include a third search experience value display unit displayed on one side of the search window and displaying the third search experience value.
The method of claim 1,

The search experience value is accumulated only for a certain period of time, the search system, characterized in that reset when the end of the period.
Establishing a session between the user terminal and the service providing server;

Transmitting a search word from the user terminal to the service providing server;

Transmitting a search result from the service providing server to the user terminal; And

And displaying, by the service providing server, a user's search experience value according to the number of search word inputs in the search box displayed on the user terminal or on one side of the search box.
The method of claim 13,

The search experience value includes a first search experience value that increases with the number of user inputs.
The method of claim 14,

The step of displaying the search experience value,

And a display area of the first search experience value display unit increases as the first search experience value increases.
The method of claim 14,

The step of displaying the search experience value,

And a plurality of blinkers displayed on one side of the search window are turned on one by one as the first search experience value increases.
The method of claim 14,

The step of displaying the search experience value,

The moving unit moves along the vicinity of the search window as the first search experience value increases, and the moving path of the moving unit is displayed on the moving path display unit.
The method according to any one of claims 15 to 17,

The step of displaying the search experience value,

And a second search experience value which is increased when the first search experience value reaches a predetermined threshold value is displayed on a second search experience value display portion.
The method of claim 18,

The step of displaying the search experience value,

And a third search experience value determined according to the range of the second search experience value is displayed on a third search experience value display unit.
A computer-readable recording medium for recording a computer program for executing the method according to any one of claims 13 to 19.