KR101482143B1 - Apparatus for providing additional information based on type of auto-completed word and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

An apparatus is provided for providing search results by type of autocompletion. The search apparatus includes an automatic completion word extracting unit for extracting a plurality of automatic completion words from the metadata, a type matching unit for extracting each type of the plurality of automatic completion words from the metadata, And a display unit for displaying an automatic completion word corresponding to the inputted search word, wherein the display unit displays the additional information based on the type matched to the displayed automatic completion word And further displays the search result.

Description

[0001] APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BASED ON TYPE OF AUTO-COMPLETED WORD AND METHOD THEREOF [0002]

And more particularly to an apparatus and method for providing additional information based on the type of autocompletion.

[0002] Generally, a search web site providing a search service includes a search result (e.g., a web site including an input search word, an article including an input search word, An image having a file name including an input search word, and the like).

Currently, the search service is gradually being improved in the direction of maximizing the user's convenience. Especially, as the number of users who do not have enough background knowledge on the appropriate search term increases as the number of users of the search service expands, There is a need to do.

The autocomplete function of the search term exposes search terms that are likely to be recommended in advance while the user is inputting search terms into the search system, thereby reducing the labor of inputting all the search terms and selecting a predetermined search term to prevent spelling errors .

However, if the automatic completion word is presented by such a function, the user can be provided with a plurality of search results related to the search term. However, the user can select one of the search results to acquire additional information (image, text, There has been an inconvenience in that, in order to obtain additional information on other search results, it is necessary to go back to the previous page and select another search result, or to select a search result to obtain additional information by inputting the search word again.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and a method for providing convenience information by providing additional information based on the type of automatic completion word and further providing additional information in a preview manner .

As a technical means for achieving the above technical object, a searching apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention includes: an automatic completion word extracting unit for extracting a plurality of automatic completion words from metadata; A type matching unit for extracting each type of the keyword and matching each extracted plurality of autocomplete words, a search word input unit for inputting a search word through a user interface, and a display unit for displaying an autocomplete word corresponding to the input search word And the display unit further displays additional information based on the type matched to the displayed automatic completion word.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a search result providing method comprising: extracting a plurality of autocompletion words from metadata; extracting a type of each of the plurality of autocompletion words from the metadata; A step of inputting a search word through a user interface, a step of displaying an automatic completion word corresponding to the inputted search term, and a step of displaying additional information based on the type matched to the displayed automatic completion word The method comprising the steps of:

According to any one of the above-mentioned tasks, the search device prevents spelling errors in search words, alleviates the trouble of inputting all the search terms, and displays the additional information in a preview format, The convenience can be provided.

1 is a configuration diagram of a search system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the search apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 1, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 is an example of a table showing inter-matched search terms, autocompletion terms, and types, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of displaying an automatic completion word according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is an operation flowchart illustrating a method by which a search apparatus provides additional information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is referred to as being "connected" to another part, it includes not only "directly connected" but also "electrically connected" with another part in between . Also, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements as well, without departing from the other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

1 is a configuration diagram of a search system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a search system may include a search apparatus 100, a user interface 200, a terminal 300, and a network 400. However, the search system of FIG. 1 is only an embodiment of the present invention, and therefore, the present invention is not limited to FIG.

The search device 100 receives an arbitrary search word from the user interface 200 and can display a plurality of autocompletes corresponding to the input search word through the display device on the terminal 300. [ At this time, the inputted search term may be transmitted to the search apparatus 100 through the terminal 300.

Further, the search device 100 can display the additional information on the display device on the terminal 300 based on the type corresponding to each of the plurality of autocomplete words. At this time, the display device on the terminal 300 may be a device separate from the terminal 300, or may be a device integrated with the terminal 300. [

The search service may be provided through an application installed in the terminal 300. Here, the application refers to an application, and may include, for example, an app running on a mobile terminal (smartphone).

The user interface 200 may be various types of terminals. The user interface 200 may be a keyboard 210 or a mouse 220 when the terminal 300 is the desktop 310 or the laptop 320. [ Also, when the terminal 300 is the IPTV 330, the user interface 200 may be the remote controller 230. At this time, the user interface 200 and the terminal 300 can be connected to each other by wire / wireless. In case of wireless, the connection method can be Bluetooth, Zigbee, Near Field Communication (NFC) have.

The terminal 300 may receive a search word from the user interface 200 connected to the terminal 300 through wired or wireless links and may transmit the input search term to the search apparatus 100. The search apparatus 100 extracts the autocompletion word and additional information matching the received search word stored in the DB of the search apparatus 100 using the search word received from the terminal 300 as a key and transmits it to the terminal 300 . The terminal 300 can display the automatic completion word and the additional information received from the search apparatus 100 through the display device on the terminal 300. [

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the terminal 300 may be in various forms. For example, the terminal 300 may be a TV device, a computer, or a portable terminal that can access a remote server through a network. Here, an example of the TV apparatus includes a smart TV, an IPTV set-top box, and the like. Examples of the computer include a notebook computer, a desktop computer, a laptop computer, One example of the terminal includes a Personal Communication System (PCS), a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), a Personal Digital Cellular (PDC), a Personal Handyphone System (PHS) Assistant, IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication) -2000, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) -2000, W-Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet) terminals, smart phones, And the like may be included in the present invention.

The components of FIG. 1 that make up the search system may generally be connected through the network 400. [ The network 400 refers to a connection structure capable of exchanging information between nodes such as terminals and servers. An example of such a network is an Internet, a LAN (Local Area Network), a Wireless But are not limited to, a wireless local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), a personal area network (PAN), and the like.

Those skilled in the art will fully understand that each of the search device 100, the user interface 200, and the terminal 300 may be implemented separately, or one or more of them may be integrated.

Hereinafter, the operation of the search apparatus 100 of FIG. 1 will be described in more detail.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the search apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 1, according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2, the search apparatus 100 includes an automatic completion word extraction unit 110, a type matching unit 120, a search word input unit 130, a display unit 140, an administrator input unit 150, (Not shown). However, the search apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 2 is only one embodiment of the present invention, and various modifications are possible based on the components shown in FIG. For example, the search apparatus 100 may further include an administrator interface for receiving a command or information from an administrator. In this case, the manager interface may be an input device such as a keyboard, a mouse, or the like, but may be a graphical user interface (GUI) represented on a video display device.

The automatic completion word extracting unit 110 can extract a plurality of automatic completion words from the metadata. At this time, the extracted autocompletion word can be periodically updated.

The type matching unit 120 may extract the type of each of the plurality of autocompletion words extracted from the metadata and may match each of the extracted types with each of the plurality of extracted autocompletion words. At this time, the matched autocompletion word and type may be stored in DB 190. Here, each type can be defined according to the characteristics of the corresponding metadata when the metadata is stored in the DB.

The automatic completion word extracting unit 110 and the type matching unit 120 may extract and match a plurality of automatic completion words and respective types in advance before receiving the search word in the search word input unit 130 and store the same in the DB . Conversely, at the time of inputting a search word, a plurality of automatic completion words and respective types may be extracted and matched and stored in the DB.

The search word input unit 130 can receive a search word through the user interface 200. [

The display unit 140 may display an automatic completion word corresponding to the search word input from the search word input unit 130. [ In addition, the display unit 140 may further display the additional information based on the type matched to the displayed autocompletion word.

The control unit (not shown) obtains a search word stored in the DB 190 using the search word input from the search word input unit 130 as a key, and displays the type of the autocompletion word and the autocompletion matched with the obtained search word on a display unit 140). At this time, the inputted search word can be analyzed on a per-character basis.

The automatic completion word displayed on the display unit 140 can be displayed without any input other than the search word input from the search word input unit 130. [ That is, when the user interface 200 is the keyboard 210, an automatic completion word can be displayed without inputting a search word and further inputting an enter key.

The automatic completion words displayed on the display unit 140 may be sorted and displayed according to the types, and priorities may be determined for each type.

The additional information displayed on the display unit 140 may be displayed in a preview format when the automatic completion word displayed on the display unit 140 is selected. That is, when the user interface 200 is the mouse 220, additional information can be displayed in a preview format by moving the cursor to any one of the displayed automatic completion words (mouse over). At this time, the additional information can be displayed in the predetermined preview area.

In the case where the user interface 200 is the keyboard 210 or the remote controller 230, when the moving block is positioned in any one of the automatic completion words displayed in response to the operation of the direction key, the additional information is displayed in a preview format Can

The additional information displayed on the display unit 140 may include at least one of a shortcut corresponding to the automatic completion word, detailed information, a question and answer, a third party's opinion, and an advertisement. The shortcut may include a URL, and the detail information may include an image or a video.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the additional information displayed on the display unit 140 may include at least one of a shortcut corresponding to an automatic completion word, detailed information, a query response, a third party's opinion, . In other words, the additional information may be displayed in different ways for each type, or the types may be grouped and the additional information may be displayed in the same manner for each group.

That is, when the type of the automatic completion word is a product or a content, the additional information can display a shortcut corresponding to the page of the product or the content. Further, when the type of the autocompletion is an FAQ, the additional information can display a plurality of query responses, and when the type of the autocompletion is a review, the additional information can display opinions of a plurality of third parties. At this time, the shortcut may be displayed based on the row ID of the metadata, and may be displayed in a matched manner to an automatic completion word in advance, or may be extracted and displayed in real time when a search word is input.

Hereinafter, this will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

Figure 3 is an example of a table showing inter-matched search terms, autocompletion terms, and types, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

The search term Galaxy can be matched with five autocomplete words: "Galaxy S3 LTE", "Galaxy Express", "Galaxy", "Galaxy Tab", and "Galaxy Note". At this time, the type that is matched with the "Galaxy S3 LTE" is the terminal, the type that is matched with the "Galaxy Express" is the movie, the type that is matched with the "Galaxy" Notebook type "and matched type can be reviews. Therefore, when the user inputs "Galaxy" through the user interface 200, the above five are outputted as matching perfect words. When the user mouse over "Galaxy 3S LTE", Galaxy S3 LTE product sales shortcut When the user mouse over the "Galaxy Express ", the corresponding movie information is exposed, and when the user hovered over the" Galaxy Tab Open ", relevant FAQ information is searched and displayed in a preview format (140).

Referring to FIG. 2, the additional information displayed on the display unit 140 may be stored in the DB matching the automatic completion word. Alternatively, a plurality of automatic completion words stored in the DB may be additionally matched and managed.

The manager input unit 150 can receive an automatic completion word corresponding to an arbitrary search term. At this time, the type of the automatic completion word received from the manager input unit 150 may be received from the manager or may be determined by analysis in the controller (not shown).

The manager input unit 150 may further receive additional information matched with the automatic completion word received from the manager.

When the automatic completion word corresponding to the search word input from the search word input unit 130 includes both the automatic completion word extracted by the automatic completion word extraction unit 110 and the automatic completion word received from the administrator input unit 150, It is possible to display the automatic completion words received from the input unit 150 in priority order. That is, the manager can achieve the desired purpose by manually inputting the automatic completion word and additional information when there is an advertisement or a promotion.

The DB 190 stores data. In this case, the data includes data input and output between the respective components in the search apparatus 100, and includes data input and output between the search apparatus 100 and components outside the search apparatus 100 do. For example, the DB 190 may store a plurality of extracted autocompletes that are transmitted from the automatic completion word extracting unit 110 to the type matching unit 120. One example of such a DB 190 includes a hard disk drive, a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a flash memory, a memory card, and the like, which are located inside or outside the search apparatus 100.

Those skilled in the art will recognize that the automatic completion word extractor 110, the type matching unit 120, the search word input unit 130, the display unit 140, the manager input unit 150, and the DB 190 may be separately implemented, It will be appreciated that more than one may be integrated.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of displaying an automatic completion word according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The steps performed in the DB 190 of the search apparatus 100 will be described.

In step S191, the search apparatus 100 may analyze the metadata and store the analysis result in the DB 190. [

In step S192, the search apparatus 100 may extract a plurality of autocompletion words from the metadata analyzed in step S191, and may store the extracted plurality of autocompletion words in the DB 190. [

In step S193, the search apparatus 100 may extract a type corresponding to each of the plurality of autocompletion words from the analyzed metadata in step S191, and may store the extracted plurality of types in the DB 190. [

In step S195, the search apparatus 100 may match the type extracted in step S193 with the automatic completion word extracted in step S192, and store the matched term in the DB 190. [

In step S196, the search apparatus 100 receives the automatic completion word directly from the manager and stores the same in the DB 190 together with the matching type. At this time, the matching type may be input directly from the manager or determined by analyzing by the search apparatus 100.

In step S401, the search apparatus 100 can receive a search word.

In step S403, the search apparatus 100 can search for and acquire an automatic completion word corresponding to the search term input in step S401 from the DB 190. [

In step S405, the search device 100 can determine whether the automatic completion word acquired in step S403 includes the automatic completion word input by the administrator.

In step S406, if the automatic completion word input by the administrator is not included in the automatic completion word acquired in step S403, the search apparatus 100 can display the automatic completion word extracted in step S192.

In step S407, if the automatic completion word entered by the administrator is included in the automatic completion word acquired in step S403, the search apparatus 100 can display the automatic completion word input in step S196.

In steps S406 and S407, the search apparatus 100 can display not only the autocompletion word but also additional information.

The order between the above-described steps (S191 to S196 and S401 to S407) in Fig. 4 is merely an example, but is not limited thereto. That is, the order between the above-described steps may be mutually varied, and some of the steps may be executed simultaneously. Specifically, steps S191 to S196 may be performed before step S401, or may be performed after step S401.

Further, the steps of S191 to S196 may be repeated periodically.

5 is an operation flowchart illustrating a method by which a search apparatus provides additional information according to an embodiment of the present invention. The method for providing the additional information according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 5 includes the steps of time-series processing in the search apparatus 100 according to the embodiment shown in FIG. Therefore, even if omitted below, the description about the search apparatus 100 of FIG. 2 also applies to the method of providing additional information according to the embodiment shown in FIG.

In step S501, the search apparatus 100 may extract a plurality of autocompletion words from the metadata.

In step S503, the search apparatus 100 may extract each type of autocompletion word from the meta data, and may match each of the autocompletion words extracted in step S501.

In step S505, the search apparatus 100 can receive a search word through the user interface.

In step S507, the search device 100 can acquire and display the automatic completion word corresponding to the search word input in step S505 from the DB.

In step S509, the search apparatus 100 may display the additional information based on the type matched to the autocompletion word displayed in step S507. At this time, the additional information can be displayed in a preview manner.

One embodiment of the present invention may also be embodied in the form of a recording medium including instructions executable by a computer, such as program modules, being executed by a computer. Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. In addition, the computer-readable medium may include both computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Communication media typically includes any information delivery media, including computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave, or other transport mechanism.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing description of the present invention is for illustrative purposes only and that those of ordinary skill in the art can readily understand that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the present invention. will be. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single entity may be distributed and implemented, and components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

It is intended that the present invention covers the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents. .

100: Search apparatus
200: User Interface
300: terminal
400: Network

Claims (22)

An apparatus for providing a search result for each type of automatic completion word,
An automatic completion word extracting unit for extracting a plurality of automatic completion words from the metadata;
A type matching unit for extracting each type of the plurality of autocompletion words from the metadata and matching the extracted types with each of the plurality of autocompletion words extracted;
A search word input unit for inputting a search word through a user interface; And
And a display unit for displaying an automatic completion word corresponding to the inputted search word,
Wherein the display unit further displays additional information based on the type matched to the displayed autocomplete word,
Wherein the displayed additional information includes any one of a shortcut corresponding to the automatic completion word, detailed information, a query response, a third party's opinion, and an advertisement for each of the matched types,
And when the type of the autocompletion is a review, the displayed additional information includes a plurality of opinions of a third party.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the displayed autocompletion word is displayed without an input other than the input search word.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the additional information is displayed in a preview format when the displayed autocomplete word is selected.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the displayed additional information includes at least one of a shortcut corresponding to the automatic completion word, detailed information, a query response, a third party's opinion, and an advertisement.
delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein when the type of the automatic completion word is a product or content, the displayed additional information displays a shortcut corresponding to a page of the product or the content.
The method according to claim 1,
And when the type of the autocompletion is the FAQ, the displayed additional information displays a plurality of query responses.
delete The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the shortcut is displayed based on a row id of the metadata.
10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the shortcut is previously extracted and matched to an automatic completion word or is called in real time.
The method according to claim 1,
And the displayed additional information matches the automatic completion word and is stored in the DB.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the displayed autocompletion word is sorted and displayed according to the type.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the extracted autocompletion is periodically updated.
The method according to claim 1,
And a manager input unit which receives an automatic completion word corresponding to an arbitrary search term.
15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the manager input unit further receives additional information matched with the input complete autocomplete word.
15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the automatic completion word display unit displays the inputted automatic completion word in priority order when the automatic completion word corresponding to the inputted search term includes both the extracted automatic completion word and the inputted automatic completion word.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the displayed autocompletion language is prioritized for each type.
A method of providing a search result for each type of automatic completion word,
Extracting a plurality of autocompletion words from the metadata;
Extracting a type of each of the plurality of autocompletion words from the metadata and matching the extracted types with each of the plurality of autocompletion words extracted;
Receiving a search word through a user interface;
Displaying an automatic completion word corresponding to the inputted search word; And
Displaying additional information based on the type matched to the displayed autocompletion word,
Wherein the displayed additional information includes any one of a shortcut corresponding to the automatic completion word, detailed information, a query response, a third party's opinion, and an advertisement for each of the matched types,
And when the type of the autocompletion is a review, the displayed additional information includes a plurality of third party opinions.
19. The method of claim 18,
Wherein the additional information is displayed in a preview format when the displayed autocompletion is selected.
19. The method of claim 18,
Wherein the displayed additional information matches the automatic completion word and is stored in the DB.
19. The method of claim 18,
And inputting an automatic completion word corresponding to an arbitrary search term.
22. The method of claim 21,
Wherein the automatic completion word corresponding to the inputted search term includes both the extracted automatic completion word and the inputted automatic completion word in the priority order.

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