JPH10247201A - Information guidance system with information evaluation value - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently reach information a user feels to be profitable by giving an evaluation value to a retrieving result, displaying each retrieving result on a prescribed displaying means and to adding the evaluating value to each retrieving result to display. SOLUTION: The user inputs a retrieving conditions to retrieve based on this retrieving condition to at least one database to obtain the evaluating value with respect to each of the retrieving result to add to the retrieving results to display. Namely, an input part 10 is a part for receiving an input from a user and a retrieving part 20 is a part for retrieving information meeting the inputted retrieving condition from a data managing part 30. On the other hand, the part 30 is a part for holding at least one database and an evaluating value adding part 40 is a part for adding the evaluating value to the retrieving result and a result display part 50 is a part for displaying the evaluating value added by the part 40 with the retrieving result.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information guide system, and more particularly, to assist a user in making a decision by adding and displaying an evaluation value to each piece of searched information when outputting a search result. Information guidance system.

[0002]

FIG. 9 shows a conventional information guidance system IGS.
FIG.

The conventional information guidance system IGS is a system that searches a database for information that satisfies a search condition input by a user, and displays a result of the search (the searched information). That is, the conventional information guidance system IGS
When a search condition from a user is input to the input unit 10a, the search unit 20a searches for information that satisfies the search condition, and the result display unit 50a organizes the search result and displays it on the display unit DPa. It is to let.

FIG. 10 shows a conventional information guidance system IGS.
In accordance with the data output by the result display unit 50a in
It is a figure showing the example of a display on which display part DPa is displaying the search result.

[0005] The display example shown in FIG. 10 is an example in which a restaurant desired by the user is indicated by a triangle on a map of a predetermined area desired by the user. In addition, at the center of the 〇 mark on the above map,
There is a restaurant.

[0006]

By the way, information on a list obtained by a user accessing a server having a database usually has many bibliographical items. For example, when a user wants to know information about a restaurant, for example, the restaurant Bibliographic items such as names, addresses, and telephone numbers are included as information on the list, and these are displayed and displayed on the display unit DPa
Will be displayed.

That is, in the above-described conventional example, simply displaying a plurality of search results as they are displays only bibliographic items, so to speak, the results of a search performed without any criterion. However, there is a problem that information that the user feels useful is not displayed.

That is, in the above-mentioned conventional example, in order to obtain information that the user feels useful, it is necessary to display detailed information individually for each desired restaurant. That is, move the cursor to an icon indicating a command to display detailed information, click a button such as a mouse, and then move the cursor to a position where a desired restaurant is displayed,
It is necessary to display detailed information individually for each desired restaurant by clicking a button such as a mouse.

[0009] Therefore, in the above-mentioned conventional example, there is a problem that it takes a long time to reach information that the user finds useful, and there is a problem that the burden on the user is large. However, there is a problem that the search operation may be terminated and the information guidance system may not function effectively.

[0010] An object of the present invention is to provide an information guide system that can efficiently reach information that a user finds useful.

[0011]

According to the present invention, a user inputs predetermined search conditions, searches a database based on the search conditions, and outputs a search result obtained by the search. Each of the search results is evaluated based on the evaluation element of (1), an evaluation value is assigned to each of the search results, each of the search results is displayed on a predetermined display means, and an evaluation value is added to each of the search results and displayed. It is an information guidance system with an information evaluation value.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows an information guidance system with evaluation value IGS1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG.

The information guidance system with evaluation value IGS1 is:
A user enters a search condition, and based on the search condition,
A search is performed on at least one database, an evaluation value for each of the search results is obtained based on the search results, and the obtained evaluation values are added to the search results and displayed.

That is, the information guidance system IG with the evaluation value
S1 includes an input unit 10, a search unit 20, and a data management unit 3
0, an evaluation value adding unit 40, and a result display unit 50.

The input unit 10 is a unit for receiving an input from the user, and the search unit 20 is a unit for searching the data management unit 30 for information satisfying the search condition input from the input unit 10. Numeral 30 is a section for holding at least one database, and the evaluation value adding section 4
“0” is a part for attaching an evaluation value to the search result searched by the search unit 20 from the data management unit 30. The result display unit 50
This is a part for displaying the evaluation value assigned by the evaluation value adding unit 40 together with the search result.

FIG. 2 shows an information guide system IG with an evaluation value.
It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of S1.

First, a user inputs search conditions via the input unit 10 (S1), and searches for information satisfying the search conditions from a database held in the data management unit 20 (S2). The obtained search result (searched information) is obtained (S3). Then, based on the obtained and obtained search result, the evaluation value adding unit 40 assigns an evaluation value to the search result (S4), and displays the evaluation value assigned by the evaluation value adding unit 40 together with the search result as a result. Part 50
Is displayed on the display unit DP (S5).

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display example in which the result display unit 30 in the information guidance system IGS1 displays the search results on the display unit DP.

In the display example shown in FIG. 3, a restaurant searched by the user is displayed on a map of a predetermined area desired by the user in a display section D.
It is an example displayed on P. In FIG. 3, the position of each restaurant on the map is the center position of the symbol 〇 on the map, and the evaluation value of each restaurant is indicated by the size of the symbol 〇. This indicates that the evaluation value is high.

The evaluation value adding unit 40 obtains an evaluation value based on each search result. Specifically, the evaluation value adding unit 40 calculates the evaluation value based on an evaluation element attached to each search result (information as a search result). Ask.

Here, the following evaluation factors are used:
Can be considered. Number of times the user accessed the search result (access log) Number of times the search result was selected Time during which the user was gazing at the search result NetNews (whiteboard-like
The number of articles posted to users who can send information themselves and write on the whiteboard, and read the contents written by others on the whiteboard) Contents of NetNews articles (praise for articles, punished words) Etc. are stored in advance as a dictionary, and these words are picked up from articles and taken out as evaluation factors. Retained and preliminarily stored as words that say “extended”, “unsatisfactory”, etc.) Ranking, evaluation, ranking in the town information guide service published on the Web Average budget per one time ( Fee) Entrance fee The result display unit 50 displays the evaluation value assigned by the evaluation value addition unit 40 together with the search result. In this case, in the above embodiment, the search result and the evaluation value are displayed on the map, but instead of this display, the search result and the evaluation value may be displayed in a list format. Further, when displaying a search result (a site obtained as a search result), an icon having a shape and a color determined based on the added evaluation value may be displayed.

According to the information guidance system with evaluation value IGS1, it is possible to efficiently reach information that the user finds useful.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an information guide system with evaluation values IGS2 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

The information guidance system with evaluation value IGS2 is
In the information guidance system with evaluation value IGS1, a search is performed via the communication network NW. That is,
The information guidance system with evaluation value IGS2 includes an input unit 10 for receiving an input from a user, a search unit 20 for searching for information that satisfies search conditions, a communication network NW, search units SR1, SR2,. SV1, S
V2,..., SVn, an evaluation value adding unit 40 for assigning an evaluation value to the search result, and a result display unit 50 for displaying the search result with the evaluation value.

The evaluation value adding section 40 includes an evaluation element collection section 41 for collecting evaluation elements based on the search result, and an evaluation value calculation section 42 for calculating evaluation values based on the collected elements.
It is composed of The result display unit 50 also includes an information organizing unit 51 for organizing an array of information obtained from the search results.
And an integration unit 52 for integrating and displaying the evaluation value and the search result (information).

Next, the information guidance system with evaluation value IGS2 will be described with a specific example.

Here, a description will be given of a town information guide as an example. Sites (the above search results) that meet the conditions for the user's search request are displayed as icons on the Active Map (the above map). The color of the icon is changed according to the type of job to which the site belongs. When the service is started (when the user starts using the service of the information guidance system IGS2), there is no difference in the size of the icon of any site, as in the case shown in FIG.

When a desired site icon is selected by clicking a click button such as a mouse, detailed information of the site such as business details, an access method, and a detailed map is displayed on the display unit DP. Thereby, objective information such as the business contents of the site is provided. Then, for the sites obtained as search results, newsgroups corresponding to the respective sites are generated, and provide a place for discussion about each site. Thus, subjective information such as opinions and topics of others is provided, and word-of-mouth information such as opinions and evaluations on the site can be freely transmitted and received via the communication network NW. Note that a site evaluation value may be added as one of the subjective information. In addition to the news reader, the news group can be freely read and written from the screen of the map and the screen of detailed information of the site.

Here, the degree of attention is used as an evaluation value. That is, the degree of attention of each site is measured from the number of selections of detailed information and the number of articles posted, and the location of the site and the degree of attention are visually displayed simultaneously on a map on the terminal.

The number of searches for a predetermined site is counted on the terminal and transmitted to the server when updating the Active Map. In each server, assuming that the number of times the x-th site is selected is f (x) and the number of posts to News is g (x), the score β (x) of each site is obtained by the following equation. β (x) = f (x) + g (x) The level is divided into n levels, and the score of each site is β (x)
Let the maximum value among the two be β (max), the degree of attention N (x)
Is obtained by the following equation. L = β (max) / n N (x) = β (x) / L = β (x) · n / β (max) The terminal downloads the level of attention N (x) of each site from the server. The size of the icons on the Active Map is changed accordingly.

By the way, when selecting a site to be consumed in a human consumption activity, it is possible to know from daily life that the site is greatly influenced by evaluations and topics of others. In the information guidance system with evaluation value IGS2, since the network NW is used, an unspecified number of users can use it. The user's interest level can be obtained.

If the overall use frequency increases, the size of the icon increases, and if there is a difference in the size of the icon,
Since the user tends to select from the large icons, in each of the above embodiments, a topical site that the user would select is displayed with a large icon, thereby making it easier to prioritize the selection, Information retrieval can be supported efficiently.

That is, the information guide system IG with the evaluation value
According to S2, even when more databases are targeted, it is possible to efficiently reach information that the user finds useful.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an information guidance system with evaluation value IGS3 according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

The information guidance system with evaluation value IGS3 is
The search condition input by the user is monitored and recorded, and the recorded search condition is referred to as an information guidance system with evaluation value IGS.
This is given as an evaluation value in 1.

Here, the information guide system IG with evaluation values
The input unit 10 in S3 includes an input monitoring unit 11 that monitors a search condition input by a user, a search condition input unit 12 that outputs a search condition output by the input monitoring unit 11 and causes the search unit 20 to input the search condition, An evaluation element recording unit 13 that records the search condition output by the unit 11 as an evaluation element, an evaluation element arrangement unit 14 that arranges an array of evaluation elements, and the like, and an evaluation element transmission unit 15 that transmits an evaluation element. I have.

According to the information guidance system with evaluation value IGS3, the search information input to its own terminal is used as an evaluation element, so that the evaluation of the search result displayed on the display means is suitable for the user's preference. Become.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an information guide system with an evaluation value IGS4 according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

The information guidance system with evaluation value IGS4 is
In the information guidance system with evaluation value IGS3, the information guidance system with evaluation value IGS4 is a communication network N
A search for a predetermined database is performed via W. Therefore, the information guidance system with evaluation value I
According to GS4, even when a larger number of databases are targeted, it is possible to efficiently reach information that the user finds useful, and furthermore, the evaluation of the search result becomes appropriate to the user's preference.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an information guide system with evaluation value IGS5 according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

The information guidance system with evaluation value IGS5 is
An evaluation element integration processing device 60 that collects evaluation values via a network is provided on the network NW. The evaluation element integration processing device 60 stores an evaluation element recording unit 61 that records the collected evaluation elements, It is composed of an evaluation element arrangement section 62 for organizing and an evaluation element storage section 63 for accumulating evaluation elements.

Therefore, according to the information guidance system with evaluation value IGS5, since the evaluation value adding unit 40 exchanges the evaluation element with another terminal via the communication network NW, the search information input by another person is used as the evaluation element. It can be used, and the user can know that the evaluation of the search information that he does not know is high. In addition, if the evaluation element input by the user from the input unit 10 is used, the evaluation of the search result displayed on the display unit is appropriate for the user's preference, and the search information input by another person is used as the evaluation element By using the information, it is possible to know that the evaluation of the search information that the user does not know is high.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an information guidance system with evaluation value IGS6 according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

The information guidance system with evaluation value IGS6 is
The search and the collection of the evaluation value of the information guidance system with evaluation value IGS5 are performed via the communication network NW.

According to the information guidance system with evaluation value IGS5, even when more databases are targeted,
It is possible to efficiently reach information that the user finds useful, and furthermore, it is possible to know that the evaluation of search information that he does not know is high.

By the way, the information guidance system IGS1 can be grasped from the viewpoint of a control program. If the control program is installed in an existing information guidance system using a medium on which the control program is recorded, The existing information guidance system can exhibit the same function as the information guidance system IGS1.

In other words, the medium on which the information guidance control program is recorded performs a search on at least one database based on the input means for inputting predetermined search conditions by the user and the search conditions, and obtains the information by this search. A search unit that outputs the search result obtained, an evaluation value assigning unit that evaluates each of the search results based on a predetermined evaluation element, and assigns an evaluation value to each search result; And an information guidance control program for causing a computer to function as result display means for displaying the search results with the evaluation value added thereto and displaying the results.

Further, the information guidance system IGS3 can be grasped from the viewpoint of a control program. If the control program is installed in an existing information guidance system using a medium on which the control program is recorded,
The existing information guidance system is an information guidance system IG
The same function as S3 can be exhibited.

That is, the medium on which the information guidance control program is recorded performs a search on at least one database based on the input means for inputting a predetermined search condition by the user and the search condition. Search means for outputting the retrieved search result, evaluation element output means for monitoring a search condition input by the user via the input means, and outputting the search condition input by the user as an evaluation element, and the evaluation element Based on the evaluation element output by the output unit, each of the search results is evaluated, and an evaluation value assigning unit that assigns an evaluation value to each search result, and each of the search results is displayed on a predetermined display unit, An information guidance control program for causing a computer to function as a result display means for adding the above-mentioned evaluation value to each of the above-mentioned search results and displaying the result is recorded. It is a body.

Furthermore, the information guidance system IGS5 can be grasped from the viewpoint of a control program. If the control program is installed in an existing information guidance system using a medium on which the control program is recorded, The existing information guidance system can exhibit the same function as the information guidance system IGS5.

That is, the medium on which the information guidance control program is recorded performs input means for inputting predetermined search conditions by a user, and searches at least one database based on the search conditions, and obtains the information by this search. Search means for outputting the retrieved search result, evaluation element output means for monitoring a search condition input by the user via the input means, and outputting the search condition input by the user as an evaluation element, and the evaluation element Evaluation element integration processing means for accumulating the evaluation elements output by the output means via the communication network, and evaluation elements accumulated by the evaluation element integration processing means for inputting via the communication network, and via the communication network Each of the above search results is evaluated based on the input evaluation element, and an evaluation value is assigned to each of the above search results. Means, with displays the each search result on a predetermined display unit, a medium recording the information guidance control program causing a computer to function as result display means for displaying by adding the evaluation values in each of the search results.

[0052]

According to the present invention, in an information guide system, an evaluation value is added to a search result and displayed, so that when a user checks the search result, a priority order determination operation between the search results is performed. , The selection operation can be performed efficiently, and therefore, it is possible to efficiently reach information that the user finds useful.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an information guide system with an evaluation value IGS1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the information guidance system with evaluation value IGS1.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a display example in which a result display unit 30 in the information guidance system IGS1 displays the search result.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an information guidance system with evaluation value IGS2 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an information guidance system with evaluation value IGS3 according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an information guidance system with evaluation value IGS4 according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an information guidance system with evaluation value IGS5 according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an information guidance system with evaluation value IGS6 according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a conventional information guidance system IGS.

FIG. 10 shows a display unit DPa according to data output by a result display unit 50a in a conventional information guidance system IGS.
Is a view showing a display example in which the search result is displayed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 IGS1 to IGS6: Information guidance system with evaluation values, 10: Input unit, 11: Input monitoring unit, 12: Search condition input unit, 13: Evaluation element recording unit, 14: Evaluation element organization unit, 15: Evaluation element transmission unit, Reference Signs List 20 search unit, 30 data management unit, 40 evaluation value addition unit, 41 evaluation element collection unit, 42 evaluation value calculation unit, 50 result display unit, 51 information arrangement unit, 52 integration unit, 60 ... Evaluation element integration processing device, 61 ... Evaluation element recording unit, 62 ... Evaluation element arrangement unit, 63 ... Evaluation element storage unit, NW ... Network.

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Claims (10)

[Claims] An input unit for inputting a predetermined search condition by a user; a search unit for performing a search on at least one database based on the search condition, and outputting a search result obtained by the search; An evaluation value assigning unit for evaluating each of the search results based on a predetermined evaluation element and assigning an evaluation value to each of the search results; displaying each of the search results on a predetermined display unit; A result display means for adding the evaluation value to the result and displaying the result. 2. The information guide system with information evaluation values according to claim 1, wherein said search means is means for searching a predetermined database via a communication network. 3. An input means for a user to input predetermined search conditions; a search means for performing a search on at least one database based on the search conditions and outputting a search result obtained by the search; An evaluation element output unit that monitors a search condition input by the user via the input unit and outputs the search condition input by the user as an evaluation element; based on the evaluation element output by the evaluation element output unit, An evaluation value assigning unit that evaluates each of the search results and assigns an evaluation value to each of the search results; and displays each of the search results on a predetermined display unit, and adds the evaluation value to each of the search results. And information display means for displaying the result. 4. The information guide system with information evaluation values according to claim 3, wherein said search means is means for searching a predetermined database via a communication network. 5. An input means for a user to input predetermined search conditions; a search means for performing a search on at least one database based on the search conditions and outputting a search result obtained by the search; An evaluation element output means for monitoring the search condition input by the user via the input means and outputting the search condition input by the user as an evaluation element; and transmitting the evaluation element output by the evaluation element output means to a communication network. Evaluation element integration processing means to be stored via the communication network; and inputting the evaluation elements stored by the evaluation element integration processing means via the communication network, and performing each search based on the evaluation elements input via the communication network. An evaluation value assigning unit for evaluating each result and assigning an evaluation value to each of the search results; and displaying each of the search results on a predetermined display unit. And a result display means for adding the evaluation value to each search result and displaying the result. The information guide system with the information evaluation value. 6. The information guide system with information evaluation values according to claim 5, wherein said search means is means for searching a predetermined database via a communication network. 7. The evaluation element according to claim 5, wherein the evaluation value providing means inputs the evaluation elements accumulated by the evaluation element integration processing means via the communication network, and outputs the evaluation elements output by the evaluation element output means. And a means for evaluating each of the search results based on both of the evaluation factors. 8. An input means for a user to input predetermined search conditions; a search means for performing a search on at least one database based on the search conditions and outputting a search result obtained by the search; An evaluation value assigning unit for evaluating each of the search results based on a predetermined evaluation element and assigning an evaluation value to each of the search results; displaying each of the search results on a predetermined display unit; A result display means for adding the above evaluation value to the result and displaying the result;
A recording medium storing an information guide control program, which causes a computer to function as a computer. 9. An input means for a user to input predetermined search conditions; a search means for performing a search on at least one database based on the search conditions and outputting a search result obtained by the search; An evaluation element output unit that monitors a search condition input by the user via the input unit and outputs the search condition input by the user as an evaluation element; based on the evaluation element output by the evaluation element output unit, An evaluation value assigning unit that evaluates each of the search results and assigns an evaluation value to each of the search results; and displays each of the search results on a predetermined display unit, and adds the evaluation value to each of the search results. A recording medium storing an information guidance control program, wherein the information guidance control program causes a computer to function as a result display means; 10. An input means for a user to input predetermined search conditions; a search means for performing a search on at least one database based on the search conditions and outputting a search result obtained by the search; An evaluation element output means for monitoring the search condition input by the user via the input means and outputting the search condition input by the user as an evaluation element; and transmitting the evaluation element output by the evaluation element output means to a communication network. Evaluation element integration processing means to be stored via the communication network; and inputting the evaluation elements stored by the evaluation element integration processing means via the communication network, and performing each search based on the evaluation elements input via the communication network. An evaluation value assigning unit for evaluating each result and assigning an evaluation value to each search result; and displaying each search result on a predetermined display unit. And a computer functioning as a result display means for adding the evaluation value to each search result and displaying the result.