JP2001344270A - Information search service method and storage medium storing information search service program - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] (Modified) [Problem] Search results using link information analyzed and collected from Web pages, traffic information that records user behavior, and user action information that records user preferences Is rearranged so that the user can search efficiently. SOLUTION: A user collects a URL of a Web page and a keyword included in the Web page, and a user inputs the URL.
When a page is browsed, traffic information and user action information are stored for each user, and when a user specifies the keyword and searches the Web page, a Web page group that matches the keyword is generated. Web
Using the link information, traffic information, and user action information corresponding to the page group, calculate meta information corresponding to the display mode for each Web page, and reconstruct a search result and an advertisement using the meta information, And provide it to the user.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information retrieval service method and a storage medium storing an information retrieval service program, and more particularly to an information retrieval service method for a world wide web page (hereinafter simply referred to as a web page). And a storage medium storing an information retrieval service program.

More specifically, link information is analyzed and collected from Web pages, user behavior is recorded as traffic information, user preferences are recorded as user action information, and search results are re-used using the information. By arranging, the user can efficiently examine the search result, and by using the information to recalculate the next candidate of the search result, the user can obtain the intended result. More specifically, the present invention relates to an information search service method and a storage medium storing an information search service program for enabling differentiation from other search service providers.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional technique, a conventional information retrieval service method will be described. FIG. 12 shows a module configuration of a conventional information search service. The conventional information search service method is realized by the following procedure. In the figure, numbers in the circles and numbers in the following description correspond to each other.

A search service provider performs a robot search on the Internet using a search server operated by the search service provider. By the robot search, the search server stores the URL (Unique) of the Web page existing on the Internet.
Resource Locator) and a keyword included in the Web page are stored.

Since a search server that has collected a large amount of URLs can provide a high-quality information search service, a large number of users visit the search server. The advertiser feels the advantage of posting his / her advertisement on a server having a large number of hits such as the search server, and concludes an advertisement posting contract with the search service provider.

On the other hand, a user requests a Web page search to a search server by designating a keyword.

The search server returns a search result and an advertisement that match the keyword to the user. The search server selects advertisements that are random or related to keywords. In order to review search results,
You will inevitably watch the advertisement and function as an advertisement.

[0008] The advertiser pays an advertisement insertion fee to the search service provider. The advertisement insertion fee is paid according to the number of times presented to the user or the number of times clicked by the user. The search service provider can collect a large amount of URLs based on the advertisement insertion fee and provide a better quality information search service.

[0009]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional information search service method, an information search service can be provided to a user, but the search result is basically based only on a matching rate with a keyword input by the user. To generate
There is a problem that various requests for the information search service cannot be satisfied, and a desired result cannot be finally obtained.

[0010] Conventional information search service methods include:
When there are a large number of search results, there is a function to order the search results according to the matching rate with the keyword, and then provide the function to the user. Unable to meet,
As a result, there is a problem that a user is forced to scrutinize a large amount of search results.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and uses link information analyzed and collected from a Web page, traffic information recording user behavior, and user action information recording user preference. Then, by rearranging the search results, the user can efficiently inspect the search results, and by using the information to recalculate the next candidate of the search results, the user can obtain the desired result. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information search service method and a storage medium storing an information search service program, which are capable of acquiring information search services and ultimately differentiating from other search service providers.

[0012]

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the principle of the present invention.

[0013] The present invention (claim 1) provides an information search service method for a web page, wherein the information search service provider uses a robot search to search for a URL of the web page,
And a keyword included in the Web page is collected (Step 1), the meta information service provider saves each link information included in the Web page (Step 2), and when the user browses the Web page (Step 1). Step 3),
The traffic information is stored for each user (Step 4). When the user evaluates the Web page (Step 5), the user action information is stored for each user (Step 6), and the information search service is performed. When the provider searches the Web page by specifying the keyword (Step 7), the information search service provider generates a Web page group that matches the keyword as a search result (Step 8), The meta information service provider calculates the meta information corresponding to the display mode for each Web page using the link information, traffic information, and user action information corresponding to the Web page group, and delivers the meta information to the information search service provider. (Step 9) The information search service provider reconstructs the search result and the advertisement using the meta information (Step 10). , It is provided to the user along with the advertisement (step 11).

According to the present invention (Claim 2), a user cannot find a desired Web page from a search result, and specifies a key Web page and a re-search mode from the search result to execute a re-search. When executing, the next candidate Web corresponding to the re-search mode is set using the Web page as a key, using the link information, traffic information, and user action information.
A b-page list is generated, and the next candidate Web page list is provided to the user as a search result.

According to the present invention (claim 3), for each Web page included in the search result, the ratio of the total number of links existing in the Web page to the number of links outside the domain is used, and the Web page is a link collection page. The meta information of the Web page and the advertisement are reconfigured as the search result.

[0016] According to the present invention (claim 4), for each Web page included in the search result, it is determined whether the Web page is a famous Web page by using a link provided to the Web page, The meta information and the advertisement of the web page are reconstructed into the search result.

According to the present invention (claim 5), for each Web page included in a search result, the number of links provided to the Web page is used, the search result and the advertisement are ordered, and Reconfigure.

According to the present invention (claim 6), for each Web page included in the search result, the user action information
The evaluation of users other than the user is weighted by the degree of similarity with the user, and the search result and the advertisement are ordered according to the result of adding the evaluation after the weighting, and are reconfigured as the search result.

According to the present invention (claim 7), when a user executes a re-search, a W
A list of Web pages existing on the same Web site as the Web site is generated, and the next candidate Web page list is provided to the user as a search result.

According to the present invention (claim 8), when a user performs a re-search, a tree structure is generated by using a URL hierarchy as a root of a key Web page, and the tree structure of the next candidate Web page is searched. To the user.

According to the present invention (claim 9), when a user performs a re-search, a tree structure is generated by using a link relationship as a root of a web page serving as a key, and the tree structure of the next candidate web page is searched. To the user.

According to the present invention (claim 10), when a user executes a re-search, a Web site where a key Web page exists is linked to each other by a Web site.
A list of the top Web pages of the site is generated, and the next candidate Web page list is provided to the user as a search result.

According to the present invention (claim 11), when a user performs a re-search, the user other than the user having similar preferences to the user by using user action information can be used.
A list of Web pages that have been evaluated as “like” is generated, and the Web page that the user has already evaluated and the Web page list of the previous search result are subtracted from the next candidate Web page list, and the subtracted next candidate The Web page list is provided to the user as a search result.

According to the present invention (claim 12), when a user performs a re-search, a list of web pages where traffic exists is generated from a key web page using traffic information, and the next candidate web page is generated. Provide the list to users as search results.

According to the present invention (claim 13), when a user performs a re-search, traffic information relating to a user of the same sex or of the opposite sex exists from a key Web page using traffic information. A list of Web pages to be generated is generated, and the next candidate Web page list is provided to the user as a search result.

According to the present invention (claim 14), when a user performs a re-search, the traffic information is used and a user of the same generation as the user or an arbitrary generation is obtained from a key Web page. A list of Web pages having traffic is generated, and the next candidate Web page is provided to the user as a search result.

According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, in the information retrieval service method for a Web page, a URL of the Web page and a keyword included in the Web page are collected by a robot search, and the meta information server of the meta information service provider is provided. Saves each link information included in the Web page, and when the user browses the Web page,
The traffic information is stored for each user, and the user
When the web page is evaluated, the user action information is stored for each user, and when a user specifies the keyword and searches the web page in the search server, the web server that matches the keyword as a search result is searched. A page group is generated and passed as a meta information acquisition request to a meta information server of a meta information service provider, and the meta information server acquires link information, traffic information, and user action information corresponding to the Web page group acquired from a search server. Is used, the meta information corresponding to the display mode is calculated for each Web page, and the calculated meta information is passed to the search server.
The search result and the advertisement are reconstructed based on the meta information and provided to the user together with the advertisement.

According to the present invention (claim 16), a user cannot find a desired web page from a search result, and designates a key web page and a re-search mode from the search result to execute a re-search. When executing, the meta information server generates a next candidate Web page list corresponding to the re-search mode using the Web page as a key using the link information, the traffic information, and the user action information, and passes the list to the search server. Then, the next candidate Web page list is provided to the user as a search result.

[0029] According to the present invention (claim 17), in the meta information server, for each Web page included in the search result, the ratio of the total number of links existing in the Web page to the number of links outside the domain is used, and It is determined whether the page is a link collection page, and the meta information of the Web page and the advertisement are passed to the search server. The search server acquires the meta information of the Web page and the advertisement, and reconstructs the search result.

[0030] According to the present invention (claim 18), in the meta information server, for each Web page included in the search result, the W
Using the link provided for the web page, the W
judge whether the web page is a famous web page, and
The meta information and the advertisement of the page are passed to the search server, and the search server reconstructs the search result using the meta information and the advertisement of the Web page.

According to the present invention (claim 19), for each Web page included in a search result, the number of links provided to the Web page is used, the search result and the advertisement are ordered, and Reconfigure.

According to the present invention (claim 20), in the meta information server, for each Web page included in the search result, the evaluation of the user other than the user in the user action information is determined by the similarity to the user. , And passes the result to the search server, and the search server orders the search result and the advertisement based on the result obtained by adding the weighted evaluations, and reconstructs the result as a search result.

According to the present invention (claim 21), when a user executes a re-search, the meta information server can use the key We
A list of Web pages existing on the same Web site as the page b page is generated and passed to the search server, and the search server provides the next candidate Web page list as a search result to the user.

According to the present invention (claim 22), when the user executes a re-search, the meta information server sets the key We
The b-page generates a tree structure based on a URL hierarchy serving as a root and passes it to the search server, and the search server provides the user with the next candidate Web page tree structure as a search result.

According to the present invention (claim 23), when the user executes a re-search, the meta information server can use the key We
The b-page generates a tree structure based on a link relationship serving as a root and passes it to the search server, and the search server provides the user with the next candidate Web page tree structure as a search result.

According to the present invention (claim 24), when the user executes a re-search, the meta information server can use the key We
From the Web site where page b exists, a list of top Web pages of mutually linked Web sites is generated as a next candidate Web page list, passed to the search server, and the search server sends the next candidate Web page list to the search server. Provide search results to users.

According to the present invention (claim 25), when the user executes a re-search, the meta-information server uses the user action information and selects a user other than the user having similar preferences to the user. Generates a list of Web pages that have been evaluated as “like”, and subtracts the Web page list of the user that has already been evaluated and the Web page list of the previous search result from the next candidate Web page list. Candidate W
Pass the eb page list to the search server, and the search server
The subtracted next candidate Web page list is provided to the user as a search result.

According to the present invention (claim 26), when the user executes a re-search, the meta information server uses the traffic information to select a list of Web pages where traffic exists from the key Web page as the next candidate. It is generated as a Web page list and passed to a search server.
The next candidate Web page list is provided to the user as a search result.

According to the present invention (claim 27), when a user executes a re-search, the meta information server uses traffic information and uses the same sex or the opposite sex with the user from a key Web page. A list of Web pages in which traffic relating to the user exists is generated as a next candidate Web page list and passed to the search server, and the search server provides the user with the next candidate Web page list as a search result.

According to the present invention (claim 28), when the user performs a re-search, the meta information server uses the traffic information from the key Web page to the same generation as the user, A list of Web pages in which traffic relating to the generation of users exists is generated as a next candidate Web page list and passed to the search server, and the search server provides the next candidate Web page to the user as a search result.

According to the present invention (claim 29), in the information search service method for a web page, the information search service provider provides the UR of the web page by robot search.
L, and keywords included in the Web page, the meta information service provider saves each link information included in the Web page, and when the user browses the Web page, the traffic for each user is collected. When the information is saved and the user evaluates the Web page, the user action information is saved for each user, and an advertising publication contract is concluded with the advertiser. Is specified, and the Web page is searched for, the Web result that matches the keyword as a search result
A page group is generated, and the meta information service provider provides the Web
Using the link information, traffic information, and user action information corresponding to the page group, meta information corresponding to the display mode is calculated for each Web page and passed to the information search service provider. result,
And the advertisement is reconstructed using the meta information, provided to the user together with the advertisement, and an advertisement insertion fee is collected from the advertiser.

According to the present invention (claim 30), in an information search service for a Web page, a system including a search server of an information search service provider and a meta information server of a meta information service provider is mounted on the search server. A storage medium storing an information search service program, wherein a URL of a Web page is obtained by a robot search.
And a process of collecting keywords included in the Web page, and a process of reconstructing a search result and an advertisement based on the meta information passed from the meta information server and providing it to the user.

According to the present invention (claim 31), a user cannot find a desired web page from a search result, and designates a key web page and a re-search mode from the search result to execute a re-search. When executing, there is a process of providing the next candidate Web page list passed from the meta information server to the user as a search result.

The present invention (Claim 32) has a process of ordering search results and advertisements based on a result obtained by adding the weighted evaluations obtained from the meta information server and reconstructing them as search results.

The present invention (claim 33) has a process of obtaining a tree structure of a Web page from a meta information server and providing the user with a tree structure of a next candidate Web page as a search result.

The present invention (claim 34) has a process of providing the next candidate Web page list acquired from the meta information server to the user as a search result when the user executes a re-search.

According to the present invention (claim 35), a next candidate Web page obtained by subtracting a Web page list already evaluated by the user and a Web page list of the previous search result from the next candidate Web page list acquired from the meta information server is provided. It has a process of providing a page list to a user as a search result.

According to the present invention (claim 36), in an information search service for a Web page, a system including a search server of an information search service provider and a meta information server of a meta information service provider is mounted on the meta information server. A storage medium storing an information search service program for storing each link information included in a Web page, and storing traffic information for each user when the user browses the Web page; When a user evaluates the Web page, a process for storing user action information for each user, and when the user specifies a keyword and searches for a Web page, a Web result that matches the keyword as a search result The process of generating a page group, and link information and Fick information, using the user action information, the meta information corresponding to the display mode for each said Web page is calculated, and a process of passing the search server.

According to the present invention (claim 37), a user cannot find a desired web page from a search result, and specifies a key web page and a re-search mode from the search result to execute a re-search. When executing, the next candidate Web corresponding to the re-search mode is set using the Web page as a key by using link information, traffic information, and user action information.
It has a process of generating a page list and passing it to a search server.

The present invention (Claim 38) uses the ratio of the total number of links existing in the Web page to the number of links outside the domain for each Web page included in the search result,
It has a process of determining whether the page is a link collection page and passing meta information of the Web page and an advertisement to a search server.

According to the present invention (Claim 39), for each Web page included in the search result, the link to the Web page is used to make the Web page famous.
It has a process of determining whether the page is a page and passing meta information and an advertisement of the Web page to a search server.

According to the present invention (claim 40), for each Web page included in a search result, the number of links provided to the Web page is used, and the search result and advertisement are ordered and transmitted to a search server. Having a passing process.

According to the present invention (claim 41), for each Web page included in the search result, the evaluation of the user other than the user in the user action information is weighted by the similarity with the user and the search is performed. Has a process to pass to the server.

According to the present invention (claim 42), when a user performs a re-search, a list of Web pages existing on the same Web site as a Web site serving as a key Web page is generated, and a search server is generated. Have a process to pass to.

The present invention (Claim 43) has a process of generating a tree structure based on a URL hierarchy serving as a root and passing the Web page serving as a key to a search server when a user executes a re-search.

The present invention (Claim 44) has a process of generating a tree structure based on a link relation serving as a root and passing a Web page serving as a key to a search server when a user executes a re-search.

According to the present invention (Claim 45), when a user executes a re-search, a Web site having a Web page serving as a key is linked to each other by a Web site.
It has a process of generating a list of the top Web pages of the site and passing it to the search server.

According to the present invention (claim 46), when a user executes a re-search, the user other than the user having similar preferences to the user using user action information can be used.
A process of generating a list of Web pages that have been evaluated as “like”, and from the next candidate Web page list, Web pages that have already been evaluated by the user and W of the previous search result
A process of passing the subtracted next candidate Web page list obtained by subtracting the Web page list to the search server is provided.

According to the present invention (claim 47), when a user performs a re-search, a list of web pages where traffic is present is generated from a key web page using the traffic information and passed to a search server. Having a process.

According to the present invention (claim 48), when a user executes a re-search, traffic information relating to a user of the same sex or of the opposite sex exists from a key Web page using traffic information. And a process of generating a list of Web pages to be transmitted to a search server.

According to the present invention (claim 49), when a user performs a re-search, the traffic information is used, and a user of the same generation as the user or an arbitrary generation is used from a key Web page. Web where traffic exists
It has a process for generating a list of pages and passing it to a search server.

As described above, the present invention analyzes and collects link information from a Web page, records user behavior as traffic information, records user preferences as user action information, and uses the information. Then, by rearranging the search results, the user can efficiently inspect the search results, and by using the information to recalculate the next candidate of the search results, The result can be obtained.

[0063]

2 and 3 are flowcharts showing the outline of the operation of the information search service method of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the outline of the information search service method of the present invention. It is. It is assumed that the numbers in circles in FIG. 4 correspond to the numbers in parentheses in the following description.

Step 101) Search service provider 4
00 perform a robot search on the Internet 500 using the search server 410 operated by themselves. The search server 410 stores the URL of a Web page existing on the Internet 500 and the Web
The keyword included in the page is stored (1).

Step 102) The meta information service provider 300 obtains and analyzes the Web page collected by the robot search on the Internet 500 using the meta information server 310 operated by itself, and analyzes the Web page.
The web page is acquired and analyzed, and link information on each link included in the web page is stored. The link information is the link destination URL of the link, whether the link is a link (intra-domain link) in the same domain as the web page (intra-domain link), whether or not (external link), whether the link is a link to an HTML document, or an image. (2).

Step 103) Meta information server 310
Saves traffic information for each user. The traffic information means that when the user 100 moves to another Web page while browsing a certain Web page, the source Web
This is information that records the b-page URL, the destination Web page URL, and the movement time. Also, the meta information server 31
0 stores user action information for each user.
As the user action information, the URL of the favorite Web page and the URL of the disliked Web page are recorded when the user 100 gives the evaluation (like) (OK) or dislike (NG) to the Web page. Information (3).

Step 104) The search server 410 that can provide a high-quality information search service has a large number of users 1
00 visits the search server 410. Advertiser 200
Feels the advantage of posting his / her own advertisement on a server with a large number of hits, such as the search server 410, and enters into an advertisement placement contract with the search service provider 400 or the meta information service provider 300. Fasten (4).

Step 105) The user 100 requests the search server 410 for a Web page search by designating a keyword (5).

Step 106) The search server 410
A URL list of a Web page that matches the keyword is generated as a search result. The search server 410 requests the meta information server 310 to obtain meta information corresponding to the current display mode. The correspondence between the display mode and the operation is shown below (6).

[0070]

[Table 1] Step 107) The meta information server 310 calculates meta information to the search server 410 and returns it together with the advertisement. The correspondence between the display mode and the method of calculating the meta information is shown below (7).

[0071]

[Table 2] Step 108) The search server 410 checks the user 100
, The search result is reconstructed using the meta information, and is provided to the user 100 as the search result together with the advertisement. The screen reconstruction method is the same as that in the above-described step 106.
(8).

The user 100 repeats the following steps 109 to 112 until the user 100 finds a desired Web page from the search result.

Step 109) When re-searching from the search result, the user 100 selects a Web page as a key from the search result, specifies a re-search mode, and requests the search server 410 to search again. Request (9).

Step 110) The search server 410
Using the Web page as a key, the meta information server 310 is requested to acquire meta information (next candidate) corresponding to the re-search mode. The correspondence between the re-search mode and the next candidate is shown below (10).

[0075]

[Table 3] Step 111) The meta information server 310 calculates meta information (next candidate) to the search server 410 and returns it together with the advertisement. Re-search mode and meta information (next candidate)
The corresponding relationship of the calculation method is shown below (11).

[0076]

[Table 4] Step 112) The search server 410 checks the user 100
Then, the meta information (the next candidate) is provided as a new search result together with the advertisement (12).

Step 113) The advertiser 200 pays the advertisement service fee to the search service provider 400 or the meta information service provider 300. The advertisement publication fee is paid in accordance with the number of times presented to the user 100 or the number of times the user 100 clicks. The search service provider 400 or the meta information service provider 300 collects a large amount of URLs and meta information based on the advertisement insertion fee, and provides a higher quality information search service (13).

[0078]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As an embodiment of the present invention, an example in which an information retrieval service is provided in an ultra-high-speed information navigation system will be described.

The ultra-high speed information navigation system is
As shown in FIG. 5, this system displays each Web page of a Web search result based on a keyword in a three-dimensional space as a Web browser, and scrutinizes the space freely to closely examine the search result.

(1) Search service provider 400 (S
P) et al. Perform a robot search on the Internet 500 using the search server 410 (SS) operated by themselves. The search server 410 provides the robot search
The URLs of a considerable number of Web pages and the keywords included in the Web pages are stored, and search can be performed.

(2) Meta Information Service Provider 300
(MP) operates its own meta information server 310 (M
Web collected by the robot search using S)
The page is acquired and analyzed, and the link information example shown in FIG. 6 is extracted and stored.

(3) The meta information server 310 stores the traffic information shown in FIG. 7 for the users 100A, B, C, and D. In addition, the meta information server 310 stores the user action information shown in FIG. 8 for the users 100A, B, C, and D. (4) The advertiser 200 (AP) signs an advertising contract with the meta information service provider 300.

(5) The user 100A uses the search server 4
The keyword “Okinawa” is designated for 10 and a Web page search is executed.

(6) The search server 410 generates a search result shown in FIG. 9 as a URL list of Web pages matching the keyword “Okinawa”. Search server 410
Requests the meta information server 310 to acquire the current display mode “meta information corresponding to the link collection / information on whether the page is a link collection page” for each URL of the search result shown in FIG.

(7) The meta-information server 310
For each RL, the meta information “information on whether or not the page is a link collection page” is calculated. For example, "URL: http://www.aa.co.jp/"
, The meta information is calculated. From FIG. 6 described above,
The number of links existing on the Web page is 7, the number of extra-domain links is 5, and the ratio of extra-domain links to the total number of links is about 71%, which is higher than the standard (eg, 60%). Is determined. As for the other URLs, the result of FIG. 9 is obtained as a result of calculating the meta information. The meta information server 310 returns the meta information to the search server 410 together with the advertisement of the advertiser 200. For a more detailed link collection determination method, for example, a method disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 11-266055 may be used.

(8) The search server 410 uses the meta information acquired from the meta information server 310 to
The search result is reconstructed by adding the 0 advertisement, and the search result shown in FIG. 10 is provided to the user 100A.

Here, since the user 100A cannot find a desired Web page from the search result, the user 100A executes the following procedures (9) to (12).

(9) The user 100A uses a key to investigate from the link collection page http://www.aa.co.jp/ to what kind of Web page another user 100 is moving to. The user selects the Web page http://www.aa.co.jp/, specifies the total traffic as the re-search mode, and requests the search server 410 to perform a re-search.

(10) The search server 410 instructs the meta information server 310 by using the Web page URL: http://www.aa.co.jp/ as a key in the re-search mode “meta Information "" Next candidate by total traffic "
Request to get.

(11) The meta information server 310 generates a list of Web pages in which traffic exists from Web page URL: http://www.aa.co.jp/ from the stored traffic information, and generates a list in the order of traffic. Then, the meta information “the next candidate by total traffic” is calculated. When the meta information is calculated from the traffic information shown in FIG. 7, the URL list of the next candidate {1. http://www.bb.co.jp/ (Traffic:
4), 2. http://www.dd.co.jp/ (Number of traffic: 2); http://www.cc.co.jp/ (Number of traffic: 1), 4. http://www.ee.co.jp/ (Number of traffic: 1), 5. http://www.ff.co.jp/ (Number of traffic: 1)｝ The meta information server 310 returns the meta information to the search server 410 together with the advertisement of the advertiser 200.

(12) Using the meta information, the search server 410 adds the advertisement of the advertiser 200, reconstructs the search results, and displays the search results shown in FIG.
To provide.

(13) The advertiser 200 provides the meta information service provider 300 with an advertisement placement fee according to the number of times the advertisement is presented to the user 100 or the number of times the user 100 clicks on the advertisement. Pay.

Although the above embodiment has been described based on the method shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the search server shown in FIG.
Build the processing performed by the meta information server as a program,
It is stored in a disk device connected to a computer used as a search server or a meta information server, or in a portable storage medium such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk or a CD-ROM, and is installed when the present invention is carried out. Thereby, the present invention can be easily realized.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be variously modified and applied within the scope of the claims.

[0096]

As described above, according to the present invention, the link information analyzed and collected from the Web page, the traffic information recording the behavior of the user, and the user action information recording the user's preference are used. By rearranging the search results, users can efficiently inspect the search results,
Also, by using the information to recalculate the next candidate of the search result, the user can obtain the desired result, and ultimately to differentiate from other search services. it can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the principle of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart (1) showing an outline of the operation of the information search service method of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart (part 2) showing an outline of the operation of the information search service method of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an outline of an information search service method according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an example of an ultra-high-speed information navigation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an example of link information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an example of traffic information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an example of user action information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an example of a search result according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 shows an example of a search result according to an embodiment of the present invention (part 1);
It is.

FIG. 11 shows an example of a search result according to an embodiment of the present invention (part 2);
It is.

FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining a conventional information search service method.

[Explanation of symbols]

 100 User 200 Advertiser 300 Meta Information Service Provider 310 Meta Information Server 400 Search Service Provider 410 Search Server 500 Internet

Claims (49)

[Claims] 1. An information search service method for a world wide web page (hereinafter simply referred to as a web page), wherein an information search service provider uses a robot search to execute a web search.
The URL of the page and the keywords included in the Web page are collected. The meta information service provider saves each link information included in the Web page, and when the user browses the Web page, the user When the user evaluates the Web page, the user action information is stored for each user, and the information search service provider specifies the keyword by the user and specifies the Web page. When a page is searched, a Web page group that matches the keyword is generated as a search result, and the meta information service provider uses the link information, traffic information, and user action information corresponding to the Web page group to generate the Web page group. Calculating meta information corresponding to the display mode for each Web page and passing it to the information search service provider; Serial information search service provider, search results, and the advertisements, reconstituted by the meta-information, information search service method characterized by providing the user with the advertisement. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the user selects a W from the search result.
When a web page as a key and a re-search mode are designated from the search result without retrieving an eb page, and a re-search is performed, the link information, the traffic information, and the user action information are used. And generating a next candidate Web page list corresponding to the re-search mode using the Web page as a key, and providing the next candidate Web page list to the user as a search result. . 3. For each Web page included in the search result, it is determined whether the Web page is a link collection page by using the ratio of the total number of links existing in the Web page to the number of links outside the domain. Web page meta information,
2. The information search service method according to claim 1, wherein an advertisement is reconfigured as the search result. 4. For each Web page included in the search result, it is determined whether the Web page is a famous Web page using a link provided for the Web page,
2. The information search service method according to claim 1, wherein the meta information and the advertisement of the web page are reconfigured into the search result. 5. The search result and the advertisement are ordered for each of the Web pages included in the search result using the number of links provided for the Web page, and are reconfigured as the search result. 1. The information retrieval service method according to 1. 6. The evaluation of a user other than the user in the user action information for each of the Web pages included in the search result is weighted by a similarity with the user, and the evaluation after the weighting is performed. 2. The information search service method according to claim 1, wherein the search result and the advertisement are ordered according to the result of adding, and the search result and the advertisement are reconfigured. 7. When the user executes a re-search, a list of Web pages existing on the same Web site as a Web site on which a key Web page exists is generated, and a next candidate Web page list is searched. 3. The information retrieval service method according to claim 2, wherein the method is provided to the user as a result. 8. When the user executes a re-search, a tree structure based on a URL hierarchy serving as a root is generated from a key Web page, and the next candidate Web page tree structure is provided to the user as a search result. 3. The information retrieval service method according to claim 2, wherein said method is provided. 9. When the user executes a re-search, a tree structure based on a link relation serving as a root is generated from a key Web page, and the next candidate Web page tree structure is provided to the user as a search result. 3. The information retrieval service method according to claim 2, wherein the information retrieval service method is provided. 10. When the user performs a re-search, the user must start from a Web site where a key Web page exists.
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3. The information search service method according to claim 2, wherein a list of b pages is generated, and a next candidate Web page list is provided to the user as a search result. 11. When the user executes a re-search, a Web other than the user having a similar preference to the user using the user action information is evaluated as “like”. A page list is generated, and the Web page that the user has already evaluated and the Web page list of the previous search result are subtracted from the next candidate Web page list, and the subtracted next candidate Web page list is used as the search result. 3. The information retrieval service method according to claim 2, wherein said method is provided to said user. 12. When the user performs a re-search, a list of Web pages where traffic exists is generated from Web pages serving as keys using the traffic information, and the next candidate Web page list is searched. 3. The information search service method according to claim 2, wherein the method is provided to the user. 13. When the user executes a re-search, the traffic information is used to select a key Web page from a Web page in which traffic relating to a user of the same gender or a user of the opposite sex exists. 3. The information search service method according to claim 2, wherein a list is generated, and a next candidate Web page list is provided to the user as a search result. 14. When the user executes a re-search, there is a traffic related to the same generation as the user or an arbitrary generation of the user from a key Web page using the traffic information. 3. The information search service method according to claim 2, wherein a list of Web pages is generated, and a next candidate Web page is provided to the user as a search result. 15. An information search service method for a web page, wherein the search server of the information search service provider determines the URL of the web page by a robot search and the web server.
The keyword included in page b is collected, the meta information server of the meta information service provider stores each link information included in the web page, and when the user browses the web page, When the user evaluates the web page, the user action information is stored for each user, and the search server searches the web page by specifying the keyword in the search server. In some cases, a Web page group that matches the keyword is generated as a search result and passed to the meta information server as a meta information acquisition request, and the meta information server acquires a link corresponding to the Web page group acquired from the search server. Information, traffic information, and user action information to support the display mode for each Web page. The meta information is calculated and passed to the search server, the search server, the search results, and the advertisements, reconstituted by the meta-information, the information search service method characterized by providing the user with advertisements. 16. In a case where the user cannot find a desired Web page from the search result, specifies a key Web page and a re-search mode from the search result, and executes a re-search. The meta information server generates a next candidate Web page list corresponding to the re-search mode by using the Web page as a key using the link information, the traffic information, and the user action information. 16. The information search service method according to claim 15, wherein the next candidate Web page list is provided to the user as a search result. 17. The meta information server, for each Web page included in the search result,
Using the ratio of the total number of links existing on page b to the number of out-of-domain links, it is determined whether the Web page is a link collection page, and the meta information of the Web page and the advertisement are passed to the search server, and the search is performed. 16. The information search service method according to claim 15, wherein the server obtains the meta information of the web page and the advertisement and reconfigures the search result. 18. The meta information server determines, for each Web page included in the search result, whether the Web page is a famous Web page using a link provided for the Web page, 16. The information search service method according to claim 15, wherein the meta information and the advertisement of the web page are passed to the search server, and the search server reconstructs the search result using the meta information of the web page and the advertisement. 19. The search result and the advertisement are ordered for each of the Web pages included in the search result using the number of links provided for the Web page, and are reconfigured as the search result. 15. An information search service method according to item 15. 20. The meta information server, for each of the Web pages included in the search result, weights an evaluation of a user other than the user in the user action information by a similarity with the user. The information search service method according to claim 15, wherein the search server is configured to order the search result and the advertisement based on a result obtained by adding the weighted evaluation to the search server, and reconfigure the search result and the advertisement as a search result. 21. When the user executes a re-search, the meta information server generates a list of Web pages existing on the same Web site as a Web site on which a key Web page exists, and generates the list. 17. The information search service method according to claim 16, wherein the search server provides the user with a next candidate Web page list as a search result. 22. When the user executes a re-search, the meta-information server generates a tree structure based on a URL hierarchy serving as a root for a Web page serving as a key, and passes the tree structure to the search server. 17. The information search service method according to claim 16, wherein the server provides the next candidate Web page tree structure to the user as a search result. 23. When the user executes a re-search, the meta-information server generates a tree structure based on a link relationship serving as a root for a Web page serving as a key, and passes the tree structure to the search server. 17. The information search service method according to claim 16, wherein the server provides the next candidate Web page tree structure to the user as a search result. 24. When the user executes a re-search, the meta-information server transmits, from a Web site where a key Web page exists,
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17. The information search service method according to claim 16, wherein a list of page b is generated as a next candidate Web page list and passed to the search server, wherein the search server provides the next candidate Web page list to the user as a search result. . 25. When the user executes a re-search, the meta-information server uses the user action information to determine whether a user other than the user having similar preferences to the user is “ A list of Web pages evaluated as “like” is generated, and the next candidate Web page obtained by subtracting the Web page list already evaluated by the user and the Web page list of the previous search result from the next candidate Web page list is subtracted. The information search service method according to claim 16, wherein a page list is passed to the search server, and the search server provides the user with the subtracted next candidate Web page list as a search result. 26. When the user performs a re-search, the meta information server uses the traffic information to list a list of Web pages in which traffic exists from a Web page serving as a key as a next candidate Web page list. 17. The information search service method according to claim 16, wherein the information is provided to the search server, and the search server provides the next candidate Web page list to the user as a search result. 27. When the user executes a re-search, the meta-information server uses the traffic information to transmit traffic related to the same-sex or opposite-sex user from the key Web page. 17. The information according to claim 16, wherein a list of Web pages in which there is exists is generated as a next candidate Web page list and passed to the search server, and the search server provides the user with the next candidate Web page list as a search result. Search service method. 28. When the user executes a re-search, the meta information server uses the traffic information and uses the same generation as the user or an arbitrary generation from a Web page serving as a key. 17. A list of Web pages in which traffic relating to a user exists, is generated as a next candidate Web page list, and is passed to the search server. The search server provides the next candidate Web page to the user as a search result. Information retrieval service method. 29. An information search service method for a web page, wherein the information search service provider performs a web search by a robot search.
The URL of the page and the keywords included in the Web page are collected. The meta information service provider saves each link information included in the Web page, and when the user browses the Web page, the user Traffic information for each user, and when the user evaluates the Web page, saves user action information for each user, concludes an advertising contract with an advertiser, and the information search service provider, When the user specifies the keyword and searches for the Web page, a Web page group that matches the keyword is generated as a search result, and the meta information service provider provides link information and traffic corresponding to the Web page group. Information and user action information, calculating meta information corresponding to a display mode for each Web page, and Handing over to a search service provider, the information search service provider reconstructs the search result and the advertisement using the meta information, provides the search result and the advertisement to the user together with the advertisement, and collects an advertisement publication fee from the advertiser. An information retrieval service method characterized by the following. 30. In an information search service on a Web page, in a system including a search server of an information search service provider and a meta information server of a meta information service provider, an information search service program mounted on the search server is stored. A storage medium, wherein a URL of a Web page is obtained by a robot search, and the Web
b) a process of collecting keywords included in page b, and a process of reconstructing a search result and an advertisement based on meta information passed from the meta information server and providing the advertisement to a user. A storage medium storing a service program. 31. When the user cannot find a desired Web page from the search result, specifies a key Web page and a re-search mode from the search result, and executes a re-search. 31. The storage medium storing the information search service program according to claim 30, further comprising a process of providing a next candidate Web page list passed from the meta information server to the user as a search result. 32. A search result based on a result obtained by adding the weighted evaluation obtained from the meta information server,
31. The storage medium storing the information search service program according to claim 30, further comprising a process of ordering and reconfiguring advertisements as search results. 33. The information search service program according to claim 31, further comprising a process of acquiring a tree structure of a Web page from the meta information server and providing a next candidate Web page tree structure to the user as a search result. Storage medium. 34. The information search according to claim 31, further comprising a step of providing the next candidate Web page list acquired from the meta information server to the user as a search result when the user performs a re-search. A storage medium storing a service program. 35. As a search result, the next candidate Web page list obtained by subtracting the Web pages already evaluated by the user and the Web page list of the previous search result from the next candidate Web page list obtained from the meta information server is used. 32. A storage medium storing the information search service program according to claim 31, comprising a process for providing the information search service to the user. 36. In an information search service on a Web page, in a system including a search server of an information search service provider and a meta information server of a meta information service provider, an information search service program mounted on the meta information server is stored. A storage medium for storing link information included in the Web page and storing traffic information for each user when the user browses the Web page; Is evaluated, a process for storing user action information for each user, and when the user specifies the keyword and searches the Web page, a Web page group that matches the keyword is generated as a search result. Process, link information corresponding to the Web page group, traffic Click information, using the user action information, the Web meta information corresponding to the display mode is calculated for each page, a storage medium storing an information search service program characterized by having a process of passing the search server. 37. When the user cannot find a desired Web page from the search result, specifies a key Web page and a re-search mode from the search result, and executes a re-search, A process for generating a next candidate Web page list corresponding to the re-search mode using the Web page as a key using the link information, the traffic information, and the user action information, and passing the list to the search server. 36. A storage medium storing the information search service program according to 36. 38. For each Web page included in the search result, it is determined whether the Web page is a link collection page by using the ratio of the total number of links existing in the Web page to the number of links outside the domain. Web page meta information,
37. A storage medium storing the information search service program according to claim 36, further comprising a process of passing an advertisement to the search server. 39. For each Web page included in the search result, it is determined whether the Web page is a famous Web page by using a link provided for the Web page, and meta information of the Web page is determined. 37. A storage medium storing the information search service program according to claim 36, further comprising a process of passing an advertisement to the search server. 40. For each of the web pages included in the search result, a process of ordering the search result and the advertisement and using the number of links provided to the web page and passing the advertisement to the search server is provided. A storage medium storing the information search service program according to claim 36. 41. For each of the Web pages included in the search result, an evaluation of a user other than the user in the user action information is weighted by a similarity with the user and transferred to the search server. 37. A storage medium storing the information search service program according to claim 36 having a process. 42. A process for generating a list of Web pages existing on the same Web site as a Web site serving as a key when the user executes a re-search, and passing the list to the search server. A storage medium storing the information search service program according to claim 37. 43. The information retrieval method according to claim 37, further comprising a step of generating a tree structure based on a URL hierarchy serving as a root and transferring the key Web page to the search server when the user executes a re-search. A storage medium storing a service program. 44. The information retrieval method according to claim 37, further comprising a process of generating a tree structure based on a link relationship serving as a root and passing the key Web page to the search server when the user executes a re-search. A storage medium storing a service program. 45. When the user executes a re-search, from a Web site where a key Web page exists,
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The storage medium storing the information search service program according to claim 37, further comprising a process of generating a list of page b and passing the list to the search server. 46. A web page evaluated as “like” by a user other than the user having a similar preference to the user using the user action information when the user performs a re-search. And generating a list of next candidate Web pages, which is obtained by subtracting a Web page that has already been evaluated by the user and a Web page list of a previous search result from the next candidate Web page list. 38. A storage medium storing the information retrieval service program according to claim 37, further comprising a process of passing the information retrieval service program to a computer. 47. The method according to claim 47, wherein when the user performs a re-search, a process of generating a list of web pages where traffic exists from a web page serving as a key using the traffic information and passing the list to the search server. Item 3
A storage medium storing the information search service program according to claim 7. 48. When the user executes a re-search, using the traffic information, a list of Web pages in which traffic relating to a user of the same or the same sex as the user exists from a Web page serving as a key 38. A storage medium storing the information search service program according to claim 37, further comprising a process of generating a search result and passing the generated search result to the search server. 49. When the user executes a re-search, using the traffic information, a Web in which traffic relating to a user of the same generation as the user or an arbitrary generation exists from a Web page serving as a key. The storage medium storing the information search service program according to claim 37, further comprising a process of generating a list of pages and passing the list to the search server.