WO2008034383A1

WO2008034383A1 - A method, device and system for searching email

Info

Publication number: WO2008034383A1
Application number: PCT/CN2007/070654
Authority: WO
Inventors: Xiaolong Zhang
Original assignee: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
Priority date: 2006-09-21
Filing date: 2007-09-07
Publication date: 2008-03-27
Also published as: CN101150529A; CN101150529B; WO2008034383A8

Abstract

A method, device and system for searching email is diclosed to solve the problem that the email search speed is slow in the prior art. The method includes the steps of spliting the email received by the client into keywords according to the content, and entering the corresponding relation between each keyword and email into the email search engine; and the search engine finding out the corresponding emails to implement the email search according to the relation between the keyword and email, when searching the keywords in the email. The system includes email client and split unit for spliting the email received by the email client into the keywords accroding to the email content; enter unit for entering the corresponding relation between each keyword and email into the email search engine; and email search engine for finding out the corresponding emails to implement the email search according to the relation between the keyword and email, when searching the keywords in the email. The speed of searching email is higher according to the present invention.

Description

Method, device and system for searching mail

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of internet application technologies, and in particular, to a method, device and system for searching emails. Background of the invention

Information search technology has achieved great success in the computer field, especially in the field of Internet, search has become synonymous with network applications.

Search technology is also used in the mail system. Existing mail clients use a sequential lookup to search for messages. For example, the process of storing mails by a mail client can be understood as the process of sequentially placing a book on a bookshelf. When looking for specific information in the books of the bookshelf, the books can only be read one by one. Take it off the shelf and look it up one page at a time.

The process of storing and searching emails by the existing mail client is similar to the above process of finding specific information from the bookshelf. Referring to FIG. 1, the following steps are specifically included:

XI, the mail client saves the received mail in the order in which it was received.

X2. When the user searches for the keyword of the mail, the mail is read one by one in the order in which the mail is saved, and the keyword is searched for in the content of the currently read mail.

X3. After the mail search is completed, the mail containing the keyword in the content is presented to the user in the form of a list.

However, the existing search mail scheme has the following disadvantages:

1. Searching is slower because you need to search all the messages saved in the mail client one by one. The search process often needs to be calculated in minutes.

2, because the search speed is slow, it is impossible to present the search corresponding to a certain keyword in real time. The result. A collection of messages containing a certain keyword will change over time (the user will receive a new message, and the user will also delete some messages). Because of the slower search speed, the overhead of repeated searches is also large. Summary of the invention

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, an apparatus, and a system for searching for a mail, which are used to solve the problem that the existing search mail is slow.

The method of the embodiment of the invention comprises the following steps:

Dividing the mail received by the mail client into keywords according to the content, and inputting the correspondence between each keyword and the mail into the mail search engine; and when searching for keywords in the mail, the mail search engine according to the keyword Correspond to the mail to call up the relevant mail to complete the mail search.

The embodiment of the present invention further provides an apparatus for searching for a mail, the apparatus further comprising: a splitting unit, configured to split the mail received by the mail client into keywords according to the content; and the input unit is configured to split The correspondence between the keywords and the mail split by the unit is entered into the mail search engine;

The mail search engine is configured to, when searching for keywords in the mail, call the mail corresponding to the keyword according to the corresponding relationship.

A system for searching emails, the system comprising a mail client and a mail search engine, wherein:

The mail client is configured to receive the mail, divide the received mail into keywords according to the content, and input the correspondence between the keyword and the mail into the search engine;

The mail search engine is configured to, when searching for keywords in the mail, call the mail corresponding to the keyword according to the correspondence.

A system for searching emails, the system comprising a mail client and a mail search engine, among them:

Mail client, used to receive mail;

The mail search engine is configured to split the mail received by the mail client into keywords according to the content, record the correspondence between the keyword and the mail, and when searching for keywords in the mail, call and key according to the corresponding relationship The word corresponds to the message.

In the embodiment of the present invention, when the mail client receives the mail, the mail is not stored in the order of receiving as in the prior art, but the mail received by the mail client is split into keywords according to the content, and each key is The correspondence between words and emails is entered into the mail search engine. After the user searches for the keyword in the email, the email search engine directly calls the related email according to the corresponding relationship between the keyword and the email, that is, the email is not searched one by one in the process of searching the email, so the search email is reduced. time. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

1 is a flow chart of steps in a method for searching a mail in the prior art;

2 is a flow chart showing the steps of a method for searching a mail according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a search mail system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Mode for carrying out the invention

In order to reduce the time taken to complete a mail search, and to realize the real-time presentation of the mail containing a certain keyword, the embodiment of the present invention provides a method for searching for mail, as shown in FIG. 2, including the following steps:

51. The mail client receives the mail.

52. Split the mail received by the mail client into keywords according to the content.

In the step S2, first extracting the content of the received mail; second, identifying the language (Chinese, English, etc.) used for the content of the mail; and finally, following the language of the content of the mail Method, split the message into keywords according to the content.

53. Enter the correspondence between each keyword and the email into the mail search engine.

In the step S3, the mail search engine may be based on a database, that is, each keyword contained in the mail content is entered in the database.

54. The user searches for keywords in the email.

In step S4, the user initiates a search for keywords in the email in the following two ways:

Method 1: The user can enter keywords in the mail search engine and start the search. Method 2: When the user browses a certain email, the keyword can be selected in the email content; after selecting the keyword, the email search engine is triggered, and the search is started.

55. Complete the mail search and present the mailing list.

In this step, according to the search mode adopted by the user in step S4, the mail search engine acquires keywords to be searched by the user. After that, the mail search engine calls the related mail according to the corresponding relationship between the keyword and the mail recorded in step S3, and presents the searched mail to the user in the form of a list or other organization.

In order to realize the real-time presentation of the mail containing a certain keyword, the following items may be included after step S5:

After the mail search is completed, a mailbox corresponding to the searched keyword may be generated in the mail client, and the searched mail is saved in the mailbox. Thereafter, when the user logs in to the mailbox generated in the mail client, the mail search engine automatically completes the mail search with the key words corresponding to the mailbox (the search process is the same as the foregoing steps), and updates the mail stored in the mailbox.

The method of the present invention is specifically described below by two examples.

Method Example 1. The user searches by means of input keywords, and generates a mailbox corresponding to the searched keyword after the search is completed. Lll, the mail client received three messages. The content of Mail A is "There are some amendments to the terms of the contract, see attachment"; The content of Mail B is "The contract signing date is tentatively scheduled for September 8, 2006"; The content of Mail C is "This Saturday afternoon organization Mountaineering".

L12. Split the three emails received by the mail client into keywords according to the content. The contents of the mail A are divided into the words "contract", "terms", "modification opinions"; the contents of the mail B are divided into "contract", "signature date" and the like; the content of the mail C is divided into "This Saturday", "Mountaineering" and other words.

L13. After the split operation is completed, the correspondence between each keyword and three emails is entered into the mail search engine. After the entry, there is a correspondence recorded in the database supporting the mail search engine, as shown in Table 1.

L14. The user searches for the mail containing the "contract" in the mail content by inputting the keyword.

L15. The mail search engine retrieves the mail A and the mail B from the database, and presents the mail A and the mail B to the user in the form of a list or other organization.

After the mail search is completed, the user can generate a corresponding mailbox in the mail client for the keyword "contract", and save the mail A and the mail B in the mailbox. After that, when the user logs in the mailbox corresponding to the keyword "contract", the mail search engine automatically searches for the mail saved in the current mail client by using the "contract" as a keyword (the search process is the same as the foregoing steps), and This search result updates the messages saved in this mailbox. That is, if the user receives If the new content of the mail contains "contract", the new mail will be automatically added to the mailbox when the user logs in the mailbox corresponding to the keyword "contract"; if the user deletes the content of the mail saved in the client, the contract is included. "Email, when the user logs in to the mailbox corresponding to the keyword "contract", the email will be deleted automatically. This enables real-time rendering of messages containing the keyword "contract".

Method Example 2: The user searches by using the keyword selection method.

L21, the mail client received three messages. The content of Mail A is "There are some amendments to the terms of the contract, see attachment"; The content of Mail B is "The contract signing date is tentatively scheduled for September 8, 2006"; The content of Mail C is "This Saturday afternoon organization Mountaineering".

L22. Split the three emails received by the mail client into keywords according to the content. The contents of the mail A are divided into the words "contract", "terms", "modification opinions"; the contents of the mail B are divided into "contract", "signature date" and the like; the content of the mail C is divided into "This Saturday", "Mountaineering" and other words.

L23. After the split operation is completed, the correspondence between each keyword and three emails is entered into the mail search engine. After the entry, the correspondence recorded in the database supporting the mail search engine is shown in Table 2.

Table II

L24. When the user browses the mail A, the keyword "contract" is selected, which triggers the mail search engine.

L25, the mail search engine calls the mail A and the mail B from the database, and Mail A and Mail B are presented to the user in the form of a table or other organization.

After the mail search in this example is completed, the user can also generate a corresponding mailbox in the mail client for the keyword "contract", and subsequent login operations. The content is the same as the method example one.

In order to support the method of the embodiment of the present invention, the embodiment of the present invention further provides a system for searching emails, as shown in FIG. 3, which includes: a mail client 1, a splitting unit 2, an input unit 3, and a mail connected in sequence Search engine 4. Further, depending on the search method employed by the user, the window unit 5 connected to the mail search engine 4; and/or the selection unit 6 connected to the mail search engine 4 may be further included. In order to realize the real-time presentation of the mail containing a certain keyword, it may further include: a mailbox generating unit 7 connected to the mail client 1 and the mail search engine 4, respectively, and an updating unit 8 connected to the mail search engine 4.

The mail client 1 is configured to receive and save the mail.

The splitting unit 2 is configured to split the mail received by the mail client 1 into keywords according to the content.

The entry unit 3 is configured to input the correspondence between each keyword and the mail split by the split unit 2 into the mail search engine 4.

The mail search engine 4 is configured to, when the user searches for a keyword in the mail, call the related mail according to the corresponding relationship entered by the entry unit 3 to complete the mail search.

The window unit 5 is configured to provide a search window for the user to input keywords to be searched.

The selection unit 6 is used to trigger the mail search engine 4 after the user selects a keyword in the mail content.

The mailbox generating unit 7 is configured to generate a mailbox corresponding to the searched keyword in the mail client 1 after the mail search is completed, and save the searched mail in the mailbox. The updating unit 8 is configured to trigger the mail search engine 4 to complete the mail search by using keywords corresponding to the mailbox when the user logs in to the mailbox generated by the mailbox generating unit 7, and update the mail saved in the mailbox.

The embodiment of the invention also discloses a system for searching emails, the system comprising a mail client and a search engine, wherein:

The mail client is configured to receive the mail, and input the correspondence between each keyword and the mail into the mail search engine;

The search engine is configured to: when the user searches for a keyword in the email, call the related email according to the correspondence between the keyword and the email to complete the email search.

In summary, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the mail client receives the mail, the mail is not stored in the receiving order as in the prior art, but the mail received by the mail client is split into keywords according to the content. And enter the correspondence between each keyword and the mail into the mail search engine. After that, when the user searches for the keyword in the email, the email search engine directly calls the related email according to the corresponding relationship between the keyword and the email, that is, the email does not need to be searched one by one in the process of searching the email, so the embodiment of the present invention reduces the search. The time the message took.

In addition, the embodiment of the present invention further proposes that after the mail search is completed, a mailbox corresponding to the searched keyword is generated in the mail client, and the searched mail is saved in the mailbox. After the mailbox corresponding to the searched keyword is generated, when the user logs in to the mailbox, the mail search engine completes the mail search with the keyword corresponding to the mailbox, and updates the mail saved in the mailbox. This enables real-time rendering of messages containing a certain keyword. It is within the spirit and scope of the invention. Thus, it is intended that the present invention cover the modifications and modifications of the invention

Claims

Claim

A method for searching a mail, comprising the steps of:

Divide the mail received by the mail client into keywords according to the content, and enter the correspondence between the keyword and the mail into the mail search engine;

When searching for the keyword, the mail search engine calls the mail corresponding to the keyword according to the correspondence.

The method for searching for a mail according to claim 1, wherein after the keyword is selected in the mail content, the mail search engine is triggered to complete the mail search.

A method of searching for a mail according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the method further comprises:

A mailbox corresponding to the searched keyword is generated in the mail client, and the searched mail is saved in the mailbox.

The method for searching for a mail according to claim 3, wherein when the mailbox generated in the mail client is logged in, the mail search engine completes the mail search with the keyword corresponding to the mailbox, and updates the mailbox. Saved mail.

5. A device for searching emails, characterized in that the device comprises:

The splitting unit is configured to split the mail received by the mail client into keywords according to the content; the input unit is configured to input the correspondence between the keyword and the mail split by the splitting unit into the mail search engine;

The apparatus for searching for a mail according to claim 5, wherein the apparatus further comprises: a window unit associated with the mail search engine for providing a search window for inputting a keyword to be searched.

7. The apparatus for searching for mail according to claim 5, wherein said apparatus further comprises Included: The selection unit associated with the mail search engine is used to trigger the mail search engine after selecting keywords in the mail content.

The device for searching for a mail according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the device further comprises: a mailbox generating unit, configured to generate and search for a key in the mail client after the mail search is completed The mailbox corresponding to the word, and the searched message is saved in the mailbox.

The device for searching for a mail according to claim 8, wherein the device further comprises: an updating unit associated with the mail search engine, configured to trigger a mail search engine when logging in to the mailbox generated by the mailbox generating unit The mail search is completed with the keyword corresponding to the mailbox, and the mail saved in the mailbox is updated.

10. A system for searching emails, characterized in that the system comprises a mail client and a mail search engine, wherein:

11. A system for searching emails, characterized in that said system comprises a mail client and a mail search engine, wherein:

Mail client, used to receive mail;