WO2007098710A1

WO2007098710A1 - Searching system and method based on personalized information

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Publication number: WO2007098710A1
Application number: PCT/CN2007/000676
Authority: WO
Inventors: Lingjuan Feng; Zhi Lin; Shuyan Wu; Jianping Zheng; Jianfeng Tang
Original assignee: China Mobile Communications Corporation
Priority date: 2006-03-03
Filing date: 2007-03-02
Publication date: 2007-09-07
Also published as: CN1811780A; CN100421113C

Abstract

A search system and method based on personalized information are provided. The search system includes: a search engine set in a communication network, an information server, an user information bank, and a searching proxy server respectively connected with said search engine and user information bank for establishing an user file according to the user information and address information. The search method includes: the user transmitting searching request information to the searching proxy server through client-side; the searching proxy server establishing an user file, and transmitting the user file and the request information to the search engine; the search engine proceeding searching and processing the searched information according to information of the user file to obtain search result information, then transmitting the search result information to client-side through the searching proxy server. The present invention realizes information personalized searching and provides the convenience to users.

Description

Search system and search method based on personalized information

The invention relates to a search system and a search method based on personalized information, in particular to a search in a communication network, which can search for information requested by a user through personalized information in a user file by establishing a user profile. The system and the method of using the system to provide users with personalized search result information. Background technique

With the rapid development of science and technology, information is changing with each passing day. People need to update their knowledge systems with the help of outside information to meet their own needs in work, society and life. The development of communication technology has made it very common and convenient for users to search for information of interest to them via the Internet. However, the existing information search system cannot search for information according to the personalized needs of the user. When different users search for information, the search result information returned by the search engine server to all users is processed in the same specific manner, and different users The difference in identity, work nature, age, etc., makes the content of the search result information that they want to be different, so it is hoped that under the same search conditions, the search result information obtained can be according to their own needs, according to their own interests or Other users want to handle it.

When searching for information using the existing information search system, in order to return personalized search result information for different users, the user needs to register the user name and password with the search engine server, and the user must be allocated by the server each time the information is searched. The login of the name and password causes great inconvenience to the user and wastes the user's time. In addition, when the user accesses the search result information, although the global unified identifier can be generated by the cookie, when the user searches for the information next time, the search engine server can process the search result information according to the user's last access to the information, but the cookie The save on the server has a shelf life. When the user fails to access the cookie, the cookie will be automatically closed, so the search result information cannot be processed according to the user's preference; and, if the user searches for the first time The information is not the same computer as the subsequent search information, or when the local cookie is deleted, the search engine server cannot arrange the search result information according to the user's preference, so the shortage of the search result information according to the user's demand cannot be fundamentally solved. Summary of the invention

A first object of the present invention is to provide a search system based on personalized information for the inconvenience and deficiency of the information search system in the prior art that cannot provide personalized search results for a specific user, by setting a search agent in the system. The server establishes a user profile, and implements processing of the search result according to the personalized user information in the user profile to obtain personalized search result information.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a search method based on personalized information for the inconvenience and deficiency that the information search system in the prior art cannot provide personalized search results for a specific user, by establishing a user profile and according to the user. Personalized user information in the profile processes the search results to obtain personalized search result information.

In order to achieve the above first object, the present invention provides a search system based on personalized information, a search engine, an information server, and a user information database disposed in a communication network, further comprising: a search proxy server, respectively The search engine and the user information base are connected to establish a user profile based on the user information and the address information.

To achieve the above second object, the present invention provides a search method based on personalized information, which performs the following steps:

Step 1. The user inputs a search condition through the client;

Step 2: The client sends search request information to the search proxy server, where the search request information carries the search condition;

Step 3: The search proxy server acquires user information of the user according to the user identifier in the search request information, and establishes a user profile according to the user information, and then sends the user profile and the search request information to search engine;

Step 4: The search engine searches for data in the information server according to the search condition. And obtaining, according to a pre-established rule, the searched information according to the user information in the user profile to obtain search result information, and then sending the search result information to the search proxy server;

Step 5: The search proxy server forwards the search result information to the client. According to the above technical solution, the present invention adds a search proxy server in the information search system. When the user searches for information, the search proxy server is used to obtain personalized information of the user, such as personal information and address information of the user, and establish a user according to the information. The profile, in this way, the search engine automatically processes the search results according to the information in the user profile, thereby returning the personalized search results to the user, which greatly facilitates the mobile terminal user.

The technical solution of the present invention will be further described in detail below through the accompanying drawings and embodiments. DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic structural diagram of a search system based on personalized information according to the present invention;

2 is another schematic structural diagram of a search system based on personalized information according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a search method based on personalized information according to the present invention. detailed description

Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a specific structure of a search system based on personalized information according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the search system includes a search proxy server 1, a search engine 2, and an information server 3, which are sequentially connected, and The user information base 4 connected to the search proxy server, the search proxy server 1 is connected with the client, and after receiving the search request information sent by the user through the client, obtains the user identifier from the search request information, and queries the user information according to the user identifier. The library 4 obtains the pre-established related information of the user and establishes a user profile, and the search engine 2 is configured to process the search request information of the user, obtain the search information by querying the information server 3, and search for the information according to the related information in the user's web file. The information is processed, ie filtered, sorted, adapted to obtain personalized search result information. Referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 2 is another schematic structural diagram of a search system based on personalized information according to the present invention. In the search system, the search proxy server 1 includes a forwarding module 11 connected in sequence, a user information acquiring module 12, and a user tube. File creation module 13. The forwarding module 11 is configured to receive the search request information sent by the client and forward it to the user information obtaining module 12, and send the search request information to the user profile filed by the user profile establishing module 13 according to the search request information. The search engine 2, and the search result information returned by the search engine 2 is forwarded to the client; the user information obtaining module 12 is configured to obtain, from the user information base 4, a pre-established terminal that is located with the client that sends the search request information. The user information corresponding to the user identifier is used to establish a user profile according to the user information and sent to the forwarding module 11.

In addition, referring to FIG. 2, the search proxy server 1 may further include an orientation information obtaining module 14 respectively connected to the forwarding module 11 and the user profile establishing module 13 for acquiring the terminal user that sends the search request information according to the search request information. The address information and/or orientation information is sent to the user profile creation module 13. Further, the search proxy server 1 may further include an attribute information acquiring module 15 respectively connected to the forwarding module 11, the user's file creating module 13 and the user information base 4, for acquiring pre-established and transmitting from the user information base 4. The end user identifier of the search request information identifies attribute information of the terminal.

In addition, referring again to FIG. 2, the search engine 2 includes an information indexing module 21 and an information processing module 22 that are connected to each other. The information indexing module 21 is configured to index the data in the information server 3 to form an index file for retrieval. The information processing module 22 is connected to the forwarding module 11 and configured to receive the search request information and the user sent by the forwarding module 11. The file is indexed according to the search condition of the search request information, and the index file formed by the information indexing module 21 is retrieved, and the preliminary search result is obtained, and according to the pre-established rules, according to the user information in the user's file, or further combined with the user tube One or more of the address information, the location information and the attribute information of the terminal in the file, processing the searched information, that is, the preliminary search result, and returning the processed search result information to the forwarding Module 11.

Further, referring to FIG. 2 again, the search engine 2 may further include an information classification module 23, which is set. Between the forwarding module 11 and the information processing module 22, the forwarding module 11 and the information processing module 22 are respectively connected, and are used for pairing the user information in the user profile, or further combining the address information of the terminal user in the user program. And one or more of the orientation information and the attribute information of the terminal, and the information obtained by processing the searched information is classified according to the type of the information to obtain the search result information.

Further, the search engine further includes a function setting module 24, which is disposed between the forwarding module 11 and the information classification module 23, and is respectively connected to the forwarding module 11 and the information classification module 23, and is used for the search result obtained after the received classification. The information setting operation function obtains search result information. In addition, the function setting module 24 may also be disposed between the information processing module 22 and the information classification module 23, firstly according to the user information in the user profile, or further combined with the address information and the orientation information of the terminal user in the user profile. One or more of the attribute information of the terminal, the information setting function obtained by processing the searched information, and then classifying the information after setting the function, and obtaining the search result information.

Referring to FIG. 3, FIG. 3 shows a specific process of the method for personalized searching information according to the present invention, which performs the following steps:

Step 1. The user logs in to the terminal client, and enters a search condition for searching for a certain information through the client browser. The browser may be an HTTP or WAP browser, or another browser, or the user selects a file or A part of the information in a file and a search function button for searching for the selected file or information is called from the function menu;

Step 2: When the user searches for the selected information through the search function button on the browser page or the function menu, the client sends a search request message to the search proxy server, where the request information carries the search condition and unique input by the user. a user identifier that identifies the identity of the end user;

Step 3: The search proxy server analyzes the received search request information, obtains the user identifier carried in the search request information, and obtains the pre-established gender, age, occupation, hobby, and user of the user from the user information database according to the user identifier. User information such as brand, nationality, title, location, direction, terminal information, etc., and a user profile is created based on the user information, and then the user profile and search request information are sent to the search engine. Since the user program file reflects the personalized information such as the user's interests and hobbies, when the user's search request information is processed, the search result can be processed according to the user's product file, thereby obtaining personalized search result information;

Step 4: The search engine searches the information server according to the search condition in the request information to obtain the search information. At the same time, the user profile is analyzed to know the user's hobbies or the user's interest in which type of information in the search result, and The geographical location of the user, according to the user's occupation, hobbies and close relationship with the user's geographical location, according to pre-established rules, such as prioritizing the user's occupation, hobbies, age or geographic location, processing the search information Get search result information.

Specifically, the search engine first indexes the data in the information server to form an index file that can be retrieved; and then searches the index file according to the search component to obtain the search information, that is, the preliminary search result; and simultaneously the user profile Perform an analysis to know the user's hobbies or interest categories of the user's search results, and the geographical location of the user, according to the user's occupation, hobbies and the geographical location of the user , processing the preliminary search results, and obtaining personalized information about the results.

By referring to the user profile, the user is most interested in, and the information closest to the user is pre-positioned, which greatly facilitates the user;

Step 5: The search engine sends the search result information to the search proxy server.

Step 6. The search proxy server forwards the search result information to the terminal client.

In the foregoing technical solution, the terminal client in step 1 may be a mobile terminal client, or may be a PC terminal client. If the mobile terminal client is used, the user may also dial a specific phone number or send to a specific number through the mobile terminal. The method of text message or multimedia message sends search request information to a search proxy server, the request information including search conditions.

In step 3, the search proxy server analyzes the received request information to obtain the user identifier, and further analyzes the current address and direction information of the user, and creates a user program file according to the user information, the address and the direction information of the user. Then send the user profile and search request information To the search engine; the more information stored in the user's file, the finer the arrangement standard of the searched information, and the arranged search result information is more in line with the user's needs. For example, the address information allows the user to obtain information of an address. For some facilities at the address, such as buildings, subways, etc., the direction information can get the information of these facilities in a specific direction, which brings more convenience to the users. Correspondingly, in step 4, when the search engine processes the search information obtained by the search, the search information is processed not only according to the occupation, hobbies and address information of the user, but also the search information is further processed according to the current direction information of the user. At the same time, in step 4, the search engine processes the searched information according to the personalized user information in the user's file, and can also combine the clicks and/or the published information according to the pre-established rules. Time and other factors to deal with.

Meanwhile, in step 3, when the search proxy server obtains the terminal user information from the user information base according to the user identifier, the attribute information such as the model and the resolution of the terminal is also obtained from the information server, and is made according to the user information of the user and the attribute information of the terminal. a user profile, and then sending the user profile and the search request information to the search engine; correspondingly, in step 4, when the search engine processes the search information obtained by the search, the search information is processed not only according to the user information of the user, but also The support information of the terminal for the searched information is obtained according to the attribute information of the terminal, and the search information is further processed accordingly.

In addition, in step 3, when the search proxy server establishes the user profile according to the user information of the user, it also generates a user profile identifier that uniquely identifies the user profile and sets the user profile in the user profile, and searches the user profile and search When the request information is sent to the search engine, the user profile identifier is also sent to the search engine; correspondingly, in step 4, the search engine also establishes a correspondence between the search result information and the user profile identifier, and saves, When the user sends the search request information and the user profile carrying the user profile identifier again, the search engine may process the search request information by referring to the saved processing of the information in the search result information corresponding to the user's cartridge identifier, for example The last influencing factors of the searched information processing are the user occupation, hobbies, and the number of times the searched information is used. Then, the searched information is processed according to the same influencing factors, thereby obtaining personalized search result information. In each of the above embodiments, in step 4, the search engine searches for the search. When processing the information, according to the user information of the user, or further processing the information obtained by searching according to the current address and direction information of the user and the attribute information of the mobile terminal, the processed information may further be according to the information type such as ringtone, The pictures, news, comments, etc. are classified and then the search result information is obtained, and the search result information is further classified according to the type, so that the user can find the specific information more conveniently; in addition, in step 4, the search engine also sets the search result information. Operation functions, such as: audition, download, set ringtone for music information, download of picture information or set as desktop of mobile terminal, download, play or set flash information to desktop of mobile terminal, play and download game information After the operation function is added, the user can directly perform the corresponding operation on the search result information, which is convenient for the user to use the search result information.

It should be noted that the above embodiments are only intended to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention and are not intended to be limiting, and the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments. Modifications or equivalents are made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims

Rights request

A search system based on personalized information, comprising a search engine, an information server and a user information database, which are arranged in a communication network, and further comprising:

A search proxy server is respectively connected to the search engine and the user information base for establishing a user profile based on user information.

The system according to claim 1, wherein the search proxy server comprises: a forwarding module, configured to forward search request information and search result information;

a user information obtaining module, configured to obtain, from the user information database, user information that is pre-established and corresponding to the terminal user identifier that sends the search request information;

A user profile creation module is configured to create a user profile based on user information.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein the search proxy server further comprises:

And a location information obtaining module, configured to acquire address information and/or orientation information of the terminal user according to the search request information.

The system according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the search proxy server further comprises:

The attribute information obtaining module is configured to obtain, from the user information database, attribute information of the terminal that is pre-established and corresponding to the user identifier.

The system according to claim 1, wherein the search engine comprises: an information processing module, configured to perform data in the information server according to a search condition carried in the search request information Searching, and according to the pre-established rules, according to the user information in the user profile, or further combining the address information of the terminal user in the user program, the orientation information, and attributes of the terminal One or more of the information to process the searched information.

6. The system according to claim 5, wherein the search engine comprises: The information classification module, the information obtained by processing the searched information is classified according to the information type to obtain search result information.

The system according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the search engine further comprises: a function setting module, configured to set an operation function on the received search result information.

8. A search method based on personalized information, characterized in that the following steps are performed: Step 1. A user inputs a search condition through a client;

Step 3: The search proxy server acquires user information of the user according to the user identifier in the search request information, and establishes a user profile according to the user information, and then the user profile and the search request. Information is sent to the search engine;

Step 4: The search engine searches for data in the information server according to the search condition, and processes the searched information according to the user information in the user's cartridge file according to a predetermined rule to obtain a search result. Information, and then sending the search result information to the search proxy server;

Step 5: The search proxy server forwards the search result information to the client.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the step 1 is specifically: the user uses a text message mode, a multimedia message mode, a webpage mode, or a voice mode through a mobile terminal client or a PC client. Enter the search criteria.

The method according to claim 8, wherein in the step 3, the search proxy server acquires the user information of the user, specifically: the search proxy server is from the user information base according to the user identifier. Obtain the user information.

The method according to claim 8, wherein, in the step 3, when the search proxy server acquires the user information, the current address and direction information of the user is also acquired; the search proxy server Establishing a user profile, establishing a user profile according to the user information, the current address and direction information of the user; in the step 4, the search engine searches for the letter The information is processed according to the user information, the address and the direction information in the user program file to obtain search result information.

The method according to any one of claims 8 to 11, wherein, in the step 3, the establishing a user profile is specifically: when the search proxy server acquires the user information, the client is also acquired. Attribute information of the terminal where the terminal is located; in step 4, the search engine processes the searched information according to the user information and the attribute information in the user profile according to a predetermined rule. Search result information.

The method according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein in the step 4, the processing the searched information to obtain the search result information is specifically: the information that the search engine will search for The processing is performed, and the information obtained after the processing is classified according to the information type to obtain search result information.

The method according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein in the step 4, the search engine sends the search result information to the search proxy server, specifically: the search engine After the search result information sets the operation function, the search result information set with the operation function is transmitted to the search proxy server.