JP4603140B2 - A WWW server having a personal bookmark automatic creation function, and a method of creating a personal bookmark by the WWW server and sending it to a user's computer - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Technical field to which the invention belongs]
The present invention relates to a WWW server capable of automatically creating and presenting a dedicated bookmark specialized for each member based on search browsing behavior of a Web page performed by a registered member.
[0002]
[Prior art]
To browse the desired information provided on the Internet using the WWW browser of the client computer, the user connects to the Internet service provider's WWW server and provides the desired information. The URL of a web page established by a company or organization that has been opened is displayed on the screen by directly specifying and accessing it in the address input window of a WWW browser, or a web page hyperlinked to the displayed web page is traced. The basic operation is to find the desired information.
[0003]
However, it is difficult to accurately know in advance the URLs of a large number of Web pages that provide information to be obtained. For this reason, the WWW browser is provided with a search function for searching for a Web page providing information desired by the user using an arbitrary search word.
In this search function, when a user inputs an arbitrary search word into a search word input window of a WWW browser and executes a search, a Web page providing information related to the arbitrary search word is displayed on a search service company. Search using the search engine and search database provided by, and display the URL list of Web pages as a report of the search results, and display the screen by hyperlinking the Web pages corresponding to each URL. If the user selects and clicks an arbitrary item in the list, the user jumps instantaneously to the corresponding Web page site, and the Web page is displayed.
[0004]
In addition, in the WWW browser, in order to facilitate the next access to a web page that the user likes or a specific web page that is frequently accessed, URL list information in which the web page and the URL are hyperlinked is provided. There is also a function called a bookmark that is registered and can be re-viewed by jumping to a desired Web page instantly using this URL list.
Furthermore, a function is provided that allows a Web page that has been actually browsed to be hyperlinked to the URL and stored as history information, so that it can be easily browsed again from this history list.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since the bookmark information and history information of the above WWW browser are stored in individual client computers, the user operates a plurality of different client computers at work, home, or destination. The bookmark information and history information in each client computer are inevitably different from each other, and it is very troublesome and practically impossible to maintain and manage the same information. In addition, bookmark information and history information cannot be set to be easy to use for each person when the client computer is shared by a plurality of people at work. Therefore, the same bookmark information cannot be used anytime and anywhere regardless of the computer used.
[0006]
In addition, each user has to register a desired Web page that he / she wants to re-view, which is troublesome and forgets to register. In addition, since the URL of the search result cannot be reflected in the bookmark and the search result itself is not saved, the user wants to browse an unviewed Web page in the URL list displayed in the search result later. Even in that case, you will have to search again.
[0007]
The present invention is intended to eliminate the inconvenience as described above. The WWW server according to the present invention records the search browsing behavior of each registered member who accesses, and also captures the URL of the browsed web page and the URL of the web page of the search result from the search browsing behavior record, Automatically create a personalized bookmark and provide it. This makes it possible for registered members to easily re-view a desired Web page using a specialized bookmark, regardless of the client computer used, at any time and from any location. Is automatically generated and there is no need to consciously register the URL of the Web page. It is an object of the present invention to realize such a convenient function.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention creates a URL list of Web pages related to a search word using a search engine based on the search word input by the user and sends it to the user's computer. In a WWW server having a personal bookmark automatic creation function, a search browsing action history including a search term input by the user, a URL list of search results based on the search term, and a frequency of use of the search term Based on the acquired search terms, means for recording information in the behavior history database in association with each user, means for acquiring a search term input by the user from the computer of the user, and Means for updating the frequency of use of the search browsing behavior history information recorded in association with the user in the behavior history database; And means for sorting the URL list of the search results according to the search terms high and low frequency of use, which is, to the user of the computer applicable to create the configuration data of the bookmark for the display screen on the basis of the URL list that was the sort And means for delivering.
The present invention is also used in a WWW server that creates a URL list of Web pages related to a search word using a search engine based on the search word input by the user and sends the URL list to the user's computer. The search browsing action history information including the browsing frequency for each Web page of the user, the search word input by the user, the URL list of the search result by the search word, and the usage frequency of the search word Means for associating each user with an action history database, means for obtaining information on a web page browsed by clicking a URL on the user's computer from the user's computer, and the obtained web page The search browsing recorded in association with the user in the behavior history database based on the information of The means for updating the browsing frequency of the user included in the motion history information, the means for acquiring the search word input by the user from the computer of the user, and the action based on the acquired search word According to the means for updating the frequency of use of the search browsing behavior history information recorded in association with the corresponding user in the history database, the level of the browsing frequency, and the level of usage of the acquired search terms and characterized in that it comprises means for sorting the URL list of the search results, and means for transmitting to said computer of the user corresponding to create a configuration data of a bookmark display screen based on the URL list and the sorting, the To do.
[0009]
According to the WWW server having the personal bookmark automatic creation function configured as described above, the WWW server searches for a Web page using a search term used by a registered member, and a search browsing action indicating which Web page is browsed. Are stored in the database sequentially. In addition to the search term used and the URL of the actually browsed web page as the history information, the URL list of the web page of the search result, the frequency of use of the search term, and the browse frequency at which a specific web page is browsed again are included. Records are saved. Based on the history information, the bookmark URL list is automatically created by sorting according to the browsing frequency and the use frequency of the search word. When a registered member accesses, it corresponds to each URL of the bookmark URL list. The bookmark display screen configuration data hyperlinked to the Web page to be sent is sent out and displayed on the client computer operated by the registered member.
[0010]
Therefore, the registered member can easily jump from the displayed bookmark screen to a Web page that provides desired information, and each URL is sorted in the list order according to the browsing frequency and the search term usage frequency. A Web page that is frequently browsed can be accessed as quickly as possible. In addition, since unviewed URLs in the search result URL list are also registered in the bookmark, even if the browsing operation is forced to be interrupted, it is possible to easily access these unviewed Web pages.
[0011]
Furthermore, WWW server of the present invention, when there is an input of a search word, a further comprising means for deleting a Web page that does not correspond to the search term that is the input from the configuration data of the bookmark display screen Also good.
[0012]
In addition, in the present invention, said the retrieval and browsing behavior history information is included in a list ranking the priority of the Web page, said the bookmark for the display screen is incidental additions and moves editing function of the bookmark information, is the WWW server, Means for updating the bookmark information based on the result edited by the editing function, and a list order priority for giving priority to the URL list order after the edited or added web page in the action history database And means for recording information.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 shows an outline of a network environment of a WWW server according to the present invention. As is well known, in the Internet 2, a host computer that functions as the WWW server 6 by appropriately providing various information stored in the database 4 according to a user's request, and information provided by the WWW server 6 are provided. Innumerable are connected to client computers 8 operated by the user to view the information, and they communicate with each other to exchange information.
[0014]
The mechanism in which the WWW server 6 and the client computer 8 communicate via the Internet is based on a well-known existing technology. The WWW server 6 communicates with the accessing client computer 8 to deliver screen configuration data of a query input screen that prompts the user to input the URL of the Web page that the user desires to browse, and the query input on the screen , Receiving the search, searching the database 3 in response to the query, and delivering the screen configuration data of the search result report screen are repeated as appropriate. In many cases, one report screen is also the next stage query input screen. This exchange is a basic function as a WWW server system in which database technologies are integrated.
[0015]
By the way, 6a in FIG. 1 is a WWW server having the personal bookmark automatic creation function of the present invention, and this WWW server 6a has a personal search browsing action for registered members among users. It has a function to acquire and manage history information, and to automatically create and provide bookmarks specialized for personal use.
[0016]
That is, in the WWW server 6a, in addition to the database 4 in which a large number of Web pages describing various types of information are stored and stored in an appropriate storage medium, the history information of search browsing behavior performed by registered members is stored in an appropriate storage medium. A separately stored search and browsing action history database 4a is provided.
As the search browsing action history information, the registered member ID and password, the search term used by the registered member and the frequency of use, the URL list of the search result, the Web page actually visited by the registered member and the URL thereof, and The browsing frequency, the bookmark URL list as a result of sorting the URL list according to the browsing frequency and the search word usage frequency, and the list order priority of the bookmark URL list determined by the preference of the registered member are set. Yes.
[0017]
Hereinafter, the bookmark service provided by the WWW server 6a will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 2 conceptually showing an example of the overall processing flow.
First, when the user accesses the WWW server 6a from the client computer 8a, the registered member is authenticated. For this authentication, the ID and password described in the cookie obtained by communication with the accessing client computer 8a are automatically acquired or used for the input window displayed on the client computer screen. It is acquired by direct input by a person (s2, s4). As is well known, the cookie is a mechanism for the WWW server to identify and manage users, and generates an information file with a small data block attached to the header of the document and holds it on the client computer. In addition, the user of the communication partner can be specified by having the information returned from the client computer when the connection is reestablished. Then, the acquired ID and password are verified against the ID and password recorded in the search browsing behavior history database 4a (s6).
[0018]
Here, if the authentication cannot be obtained (No), an authentication error message is transmitted to check whether or not new registration is necessary (s8). If NO, this necessity is, then it fathom whether to end the bookmark service (s10), when the end (Yes) is selected, ends the bookmark service (s12). On the other hand, if continuation (No) is selected, the user is prompted to enter the correct ID and password, and the process returns to S4 to authenticate the registered member again.
[0019]
On the other hand, if the registered member is authenticated in s6 (Yes), the process proceeds to s16 described later. If new registration is selected in s10, the process proceeds to s16 after the new registration process (s14) is performed. In this new registration process, a member registration page is sent out. Then, when the user inputs the member ID and password on the page and clicks the “Send” button on the screen, the WWW server 6a receives the member ID and password entered in the client computer 8 in response to this. Will get. Thereafter, a confirmation procedure is performed between the two, and finally the ID and password are entered in the search browsing behavior history database 4a created in an appropriate storage resource of the WWW server 6a. At this time, the bookmark URL list is provisionally initialized.
[0020]
In s16, a bookmark URL list is read from the search browsing action history information record book, and bookmark display screen configuration data is created based on the bookmark URL list (s18). The bookmark display screen configuration data is obtained by hyperlinking each URL in the bookmark URL list with the corresponding Web page and adding the site name of the Web page. This bookmark display screen also has a Web page search function, and is provided with a search word input window and a search execution button.
[0021]
In next s20, it is determined whether or not a search word is input in the search word input window. If no search word is input, the bookmark display screen configuration data created in s18 is sent to the client computer 8a as it is. Next, it is determined whether or not the bookmark URL displayed on the client computer 8a has been clicked (s24). This determination is made by acquiring information on the registered member's browsing destination web page using the redirect function. When the URL is clicked and the information of the Web page of the browsing destination is obtained, the browsing Web page information and the frequency information of the search browsing action history are updated (s26), and the next step s44 described later is performed. move on. Further, when the information of the browsed Web page is not obtained and the bookmark URL is not clicked, the process jumps to s26 and proceeds to s44.
[0022]
On the other hand, if there is an input of a search word in s20, the process branches to s28, the Web page not corresponding to the search word is deleted from the bookmark display screen configuration data created in s18, and the client It is sent to the computer 8a. As a result, the URL list according to the search by the search word is displayed on the bookmark display screen on the client computer 8a in a hyperlinked state. Thereafter, in s30, it is determined whether or not the bookmark URL has been clicked as in s24. If the URL is clicked, the process returns to s26 and the search browsing action history information is updated.
[0023]
If the URL is not clicked in s30, the process proceeds to s32 to determine whether or not a search has been executed. If the search is not executed, the process proceeds to s44, which will be described later. If the search is executed, the process proceeds to s34 to execute a search process by the search engine. Next, in s36, each URL is added to the URL list of the search result. A search result report in which the corresponding Web page is hyperlinked and the site name of the Web page is added is created and sent to the client computer 8a.
[0024]
In the next s38, the search browsing action history information is updated based on the search result. Here, the used search term and its use frequency, the URL of the search result Web page, and its site name are additionally updated.
[0025]
Next, in s40, it is determined whether or not the URL displayed on the search result report screen is clicked, and this determination is also performed using the redirect function in the same manner as described above. When this determination is Yes and any URL is clicked, the clicked Web page, the URL, and the browsing frequency information of the Web page are received from the client computer 8a, and the search browsing action history information is updated. Then, the process proceeds to s44. Also. If the determination in s40 is No and the URL is not clicked, the process jumps to s42 and proceeds to s44.
[0026]
In s44, it is determined whether or not the bookmark has been edited. When editing such as adding or deleting bookmarks and changing the order of the list is performed on the client computer 8a, communication is performed between the client computer 8a and the WWW server 6a, and the modification is made. The information reaches the WWW server 6a, and the WWW server 6a determines whether or not editing is performed based on the modification information. When the editing is approved, the search browsing action information is sequentially updated with the priority information of the Web page or information after modification such as addition or deletion of a new Web page and its URL. That is, in the action history database, the added Web page, its URL, list order priority information for giving priority to the URL list order of the addition destination, and the moved Web page are given priority to the destination URL list order. List order priority information is recorded, and history information related to the Web page deleted from the bookmark information is deleted. If the bookmark has not been edited, the process jumps to s46 and proceeds to s48.
[0027]
In s48, the bookmark information is updated. The updating of the bookmark information is based on the search browsing action history information, sorting the list according to the browsing frequency and search word usage frequency to create a bookmark URL list. Update records in the action history database. When the bookmark information is updated, the process returns to s16 and the above-described processing is repeated.
[0028]
【The invention's effect】
According to the WWW server having the personal bookmark automatic creation function of the invention according to claim 1, the WWW server uses the search term used by the registered member to search for the Web page and which Web page is viewed. The history information of the search browsing behavior of registered members is sequentially stored in the database. In addition to the search term used and the URL of the actually browsed web page as the history information, the URL list of the web page of the search result, the frequency of use of the search term, and the browse frequency at which a specific web page is browsed again are included. Records are saved. Based on the history information, the bookmark URL list is automatically created by sorting according to the browsing frequency and the use frequency of the search term, and when the registered member accesses, it corresponds to each URL of the bookmark URL list. The bookmark display screen configuration data hyperlinked to the Web page is sent to the client computer operated by the registered member for display.
[0029]
Therefore, the registered member can easily jump from the displayed bookmark screen to a Web page that provides desired information, and each URL is sorted in the list order according to the browsing frequency and the search term usage frequency. It becomes possible to quickly access Web pages that are frequently browsed. In addition, since the unlisted URLs in the search result URL list are also registered in the bookmark, it is possible to easily access those unviewed Web pages after the browsing operation is interrupted. become.
[0030]
The WWW server having the personal bookmark automatic creation function of the invention according to claim 2 further has an editing function for adding / deleting / moving bookmark information, so that registered members can arbitrarily use bookmarks more easily. And can be further improved in usability.
[0031]
In the WWW server equipped with the personal bookmark automatic creation function according to the third aspect of the invention, if a search word is entered in the search window, Web pages not corresponding to the search word are not displayed on the bookmark display screen. It is possible to display a URL list according to the execution of the search. This makes it possible to access the target Web page more quickly.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a network including a WWW server of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart conceptually showing an overall processing flow of a bookmark service provided by a WWW server of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
2 Internet 6 WWW server 6a WWW server 8a with automatic bookmark creation function Search browsing action history database

Claims (8)

A WWW having an automatic personal bookmark creation function that creates a URL list of Web pages related to the search term based on the search term input by the user and sends it to the user's computer. On the server,
Search browsing action history information including a search word input by the user, a URL list of search results based on the search word, and a use frequency of the search word is recorded in the action history database in association with each user. Means to
Means for obtaining a search term input by a user from the user's computer;
Based on the acquired search terms, means for updating the use frequency of the search browsing behavior history information recorded in association with the user in the behavior history database;
Means for sorting the URL list of the search results according to the frequency of use of the acquired search terms;
Means for creating the configuration data of the bookmark display screen based on the sorted URL list and sending it to the corresponding user's computer;
A WWW server having an automatic personal bookmark creation function. In a WWW server that creates a URL list of Web pages related to a search term using a search engine based on the search term input by the user and sends it to the user's computer,
The search browsing action history information including the browsing frequency for each web page of the user, the search term input by the user, the URL list of the search result by the search term, and the usage frequency of the search term Means for associating each user with an action history database;
Means for acquiring information on a Web page browsed by clicking on a URL on the user's computer from the user's computer;
Means for updating the browsing frequency of the user included in the search browsing behavior history information recorded in association with the user in the behavior history database based on the information of the acquired web page;
Means for obtaining a search term input by a user from the user's computer;
Means for updating the frequency of use of the search browsing behavior history information recorded in association with a corresponding user in the behavior history database based on the acquired search terms;
Means for sorting the URL list of the search results according to the level of browsing frequency and the level of usage frequency of the acquired search terms;
Means for creating the configuration data of the bookmark display screen based on the sorted URL list and sending it to the computer of the corresponding user;
A WWW server having an automatic personal bookmark creation function. A WWW server having the personal bookmark automatic creation function according to claim 1,
When an input search term, personal bookmarks automatic creation function, characterized by further comprising means for deleting a Web page that does not correspond to the search term that is the input from the configuration data of the bookmark display screen WWW server with A WWW server having the personal bookmark automatic creation function according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
To the retrieval and browsing behavior history information is included in a list ranking the priority of the Web page, said the bookmark for the display screen is incidental additions and moves editing function of the bookmark information,
The WWW server
Means for updating the bookmark information based on the result edited by the editing function;
Means for automatically creating a personal bookmark, wherein the behavior history database further comprises means for recording list order priority information for prioritizing an added or moved Web page over the URL list order after editing. WWW server with functions. Means for associating search browsing behavior history information including a browsing frequency for each Web page of a user and a URL list for bookmarks with each user, and recording it in the behavior history database;
Means for acquiring information on a Web page browsed by clicking on a URL on the user's computer from the user's computer;
Means for updating the browsing frequency of the user included in the search browsing behavior history information recorded in association with the user in the behavior history database based on the information of the acquired web page;
In response to access from the user's computer, the bookmark URL list included in the search browsing behavior history information associated with the user is read from the behavior history database, and the browsing frequency of the Web page is adjusted depending on the level of browsing Means for sorting the list of bookmark URLs;
Means for creating the configuration data of the bookmark display screen based on the sorted bookmark URL list and sending it to the corresponding user's computer;
A WWW server having a personal bookmark automatic creation function comprising:
To the retrieval and browsing behavior history information is included in a list ranking the priority of the Web page, said the bookmark for the display screen additional bookmark information, and editing functions of the mobile is incidental,
The WWW server
Means for updating the bookmark information based on the result edited by the editing function;
Means for automatically creating a personal bookmark, wherein the behavior history database further comprises means for recording list order priority information for prioritizing an added or moved Web page over the URL list order after editing. WWW server with functions. In the WWW server according to claim 5,
On the bookmark for the display screen, as the editing function, deletion of the bookmark information is further incidental,
A WWW server further comprising means for deleting the search browsing action history information corresponding to the deleted Web page. A method of creating a URL list of Web pages related to a search word using a search engine based on a search word input by a user by a WWW server and sending the URL list to the user's computer. Server
Search browsing action history information including a search word input by the user, a URL list of search results based on the search word, and a use frequency of the search word is recorded in the action history database in association with each user. And steps to
Obtaining a search term input by the user from the user's computer;
Updating the frequency of use of the search browsing behavior history information recorded in association with the user in the behavior history database based on the acquired search terms;
Sorting the URL list of the search results according to the frequency of use of the acquired search terms;
Creating the configuration data of the bookmark display screen based on the sorted URL list and sending it to the corresponding user's computer;
The method characterized by performing. A method of creating a URL list of Web pages related to a search word using a search engine based on a search word input by a user by a WWW server and sending the URL list to the user's computer. Server
The search browsing action history information including the browsing frequency for each web page of the user, the search term input by the user, the URL list of the search result by the search term, and the usage frequency of the search term Recording in the action history database in association with each user;
Obtaining information on a web page browsed by clicking a URL on the user's computer from the user's computer;
Updating the browsing frequency of the user included in the search browsing behavior history information recorded in association with the corresponding user in the behavior history database based on the information of the acquired web page;
Obtaining a search term input by the user from the user's computer;
Updating the frequency of use of the search browsing behavior history information recorded in association with the user in the behavior history database based on the acquired search terms;
Sorting the URL list of the search results according to the level of browsing frequency and the level of usage frequency of the acquired search terms;
A step of transmitting to the computer of the user corresponding to create a configuration data of a bookmark display screen based on the URL list and the sorting,
The method characterized by performing.

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