# US 10,482,140 B2 · Method and system for providing retargeting search service > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,482,140 B2 - Document ID: US10482140B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/991,076 - Filed: 2016-01-08 - Published: 2016-07-14 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2015-01-08 - Assignees: Naver Corporation - Applicants: NAVER Corporation - Inventors: Woongsub Kim - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10482140B2 ## CPC - G06F 16/9535: Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation - G06F 16/248: Presentation of query results - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A method of providing a retargeting search service includes storing a log about query information input from a user during a preset period of time, and providing a retargeting keyword and a retargeting search result to at least one of a user mobile terminal and a user computer terminal according to an information providing point in time based on the stored log. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of providing a retargeting search service, the method comprising: storing, by a processor, a log about query information input from a user from a user mobile terminal and a user computer terminal during a preset period of time, in a database, wherein the user mobile terminal is a portable device comprising a mobile phone or a smartphone, and the user computer terminal comprises a laptop computer or a desktop computer; analyzing the stored log for information about data retrieved from the user mobile terminal and the user computer terminal during the preset period of time, wherein said analyzing includes analyzing the information about data retrieved from the user mobile terminal and the user computer terminal to compare a first amount of search utilization time at the user mobile terminal during at least one time zone within the preset period of time with a second amount of search utilization time at the user computer terminal during the at least one time zone within the preset period of time; providing, by the processor, a retargeting keyword and a retargeting search result to one of the user mobile terminal or the user computer terminal, but not both, at an information providing point in time based on said analyzing; wherein the providing of the retargeting keyword and the retargeting search result comprises determining whether the retargeting keyword and the retargeting search result is to be provided to the user mobile terminal or, alternatively, to the user computer terminal, based on said analyzing and the information providing point in time; wherein the providing of the retargeting keyword and the retargeting search result further comprises providing a first user interface outputting the retargeting keyword and the retargeting search result to the user mobile terminal when it is determined that the user mobile terminal is to be provided the retargeting keyword and the retargeting search result, wherein the providing of the retargeting keyword and the retargeting search result further comprises providing a second user interface outputting the retargeting keyword and the retargeting search result to the user computer terminal when it is determined that the user computer terminal is to be provided the retargeting keyword and the retargeting search result; wherein first user interface is a different user interface than the second user interface; and wherein the providing of the retargeting keyword and the retargeting search result further comprises providing a first frame for outputting a search result about a query input from the user using the user computer terminal and a second frame for outputting the retargeting keyword and the retargeting search result, and simultaneously outputting a result to be output on the first frame and a result to be output on the second frame. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the storing of the log comprises: generating a first log about query information input from the user mobile terminal and a second log about query information input from the user computer terminal; and transmitting the first log generated from the user mobile terminal to the user computer terminal, and transmitting the second log generated from the user computer terminal to the user mobile terminal. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the storing of the log comprises enabling interaction between the user mobile terminal and the user computer terminal based on log-in information or unidentifiable personal information about the user that uses a search service. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the providing of the retargeting keyword and the retargeting search result comprises providing the retargeting keyword and the retargeting search result to the user mobile terminal after a first time preset as weekdays, based on information about a query input from the user computer terminal during the preset first time, or to the user computer terminal after a second time preset as the weekdays based on information about a query input from the user mobile terminal during the preset second time. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the providing of the retargeting keyword and the retargeting search result comprises providing the retargeting keyword and the retargeting search result to the user mobile terminal during weekends, a day off, and a public holiday, based on query information input from the user computer terminal and the user mobile terminal during the weekdays. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the providing of the retargeting keyword and the retargeting search result comprises outputting a search result page that includes the retargeting keyword and a search result about a query input from the user using the user mobile terminal, and informing that the retargeting keyword is updated on the search result page. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the providing of the retargeting keyword and the retargeting search result comprises outputting an information providing page that includes the retargeting search result to be displayed on the search result page in a layer form, in response to a selection of the user on the retargeting keyword. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the providing of the retargeting keyword and the retargeting search result comprises outputting at least one keyword retrieved by the user in response to the user unfolding a search box, and marking an updated keyword in response to updating information about the output at least one keyword. ### Claim 9 A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions for controlling a computer system to provide a retargeting keyword and a retargeting search result through a retargeting search service, wherein the instructions control the computer system to perform the steps comprising: storing a log about query information input from a user from a user mobile terminal and a user computer terminal during a preset period of time, wherein the user mobile terminal is a portable device comprising a mobile phone or a smartphone, and the user computer terminal comprises a laptop computer or a desktop computer; analyzing the stored log for information about data retrieved from the user mobile terminal and the user computer terminal during the preset period of time, wherein said analyzing includes analyzing the information about data retrieved from the user mobile terminal and the user computer terminal to compare a first amount of search utilization time at the user mobile terminal during at least one time zone within the preset period of time with a second amount of search utilization time at the user computer terminal during the at least one time zone within the preset period of time; providing a retargeting keyword and a retargeting search result to one of the user mobile terminal or the user computer terminal, but not both, at an information providing point in time based on said analyzing; wherein providing the retargeting keyword and the retargeting search result comprises determining whether the retargeting keyword and the retargeting search result is to be provided to the user mobile terminal or, alternatively, to the user computer terminal, based on said analyzing and the information providing point in time; wherein the provider is further configured to provide a first user interface outputting the retargeting keyword and the retargeting search result to the user mobile terminal when it is determined that the user mobile terminal is to be provided the retargeting keyword and the retargeting search result, wherein the provider is further configured to provide a second user interface outputting the retargeting keyword and the retargeting search result to the user computer terminal when it is determined that the user computer terminal is to be provided the retargeting keyword and the retargeting search result; wherein the first user interface is a different user interface than the second user interface; and wherein the provider is further configured to provide a first frame for outputting a search result about a query input from the user using the user computer terminal and a second frame for outputting the retargeting keyword and the retargeting search result, and is further configured to simultaneously output a result to be output on the first frame and a result to be output on the second frame. ### Claim 10 A system for providing a retargeting search service, the system comprising: a storage configured to store a log about query information input from a user from a user mobile terminal and a user computer terminal during a preset period of time, wherein the user mobile terminal is a portable device comprising a mobile phone or a smartphone, and the user computer terminal comprises a laptop computer or a desktop computer; an analyzer configured to analyze the stored log for information about data retrieved from the user mobile terminal and the user computer terminal during the preset period of time, wherein said analyzing includes analyzing the information about data retrieved from the user mobile terminal and the user computer terminal to compare a first amount of search utilization time at the user mobile terminal during at least one time zone within the preset period of time with a second amount of search utilization time at the user computer terminal during the at least one time zone within the preset period of time; and a provider configured to provide a retargeting keyword and a retargeting search one of the user mobile terminal or the user computer terminal, but not both, at an information providing point in time based on said analyzing; wherein providing the retargeting keyword and the retargeting search result comprises determining whether the retargeting keyword and the retargeting search result is to be provided to the user mobile terminal or, alternatively, to the user computer terminal, based on said analyzing and the information providing point in time; wherein the provider is further configured to provide a first user interface outputting the retargeting keyword and the retargeting search result to the user mobile terminal when it is determined that the user mobile terminal is to be provided the retargeting keyword and the retargeting search result, wherein the provider is further configured to provide a second user interface outputting the retargeting keyword and the retargeting search result to the user computer terminal when it is determined that the user computer terminal is to be provided the retargeting keyword and the retargeting search result; wherein the first user interface is a different user interface than the second user interface; and wherein the provider is further configured to provide a first frame for outputting a search result about a query input from the user using the user computer terminal and a second frame for outputting the retargeting keyword and the retargeting search result, and is further configured to simultaneously output a result to be output on the first frame and a result to be output on the second frame. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein the storage is further configured to generate a first log about query information input from the user mobile terminal and a second log about query information input from the user computer terminal, and to transmit the first log generated from the user mobile terminal to the user computer terminal and transmit the second log generated from the user computer terminal to the user mobile terminal. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the storage is further configured to enable interaction between the user mobile terminal and the user computer terminal based on log-in information or unidentifiable personal information about the user that uses a search service. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein the provider is further configured to provide the retargeting keyword and the retargeting search result to the user mobile terminal after a first time preset as weekdays, based on information about a query input from the user computer terminal during the preset first time, or to the user computer terminal after a second time preset as the weekdays based on information about a query input from the user mobile terminal during the preset second time. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the provider is further configured to provide the retargeting keyword and the retargeting search result to the user mobile terminal during weekends, a day off, and a public holiday, based on query information input from the user computer terminal and the user mobile terminal during the weekdays. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein the provider is further configured to output a search result page that includes the retargeting keyword and a search result about a query input from the user using the user mobile terminal, and to inform that the retargeting keyword is updated on the search result page. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the provider is further configured to output an information providing page that includes the retargeting search result to be displayed on the search result page in a layer form, in response to a selection of the user on the retargeting keyword. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein the provider is further configured to output at least one keyword retrieved by the user in response to the user unfolding a search box, and to mark an updated keyword in response to updating information about the output at least one keyword.