JP2003298617A - Method and apparatus for generating nickname of terminal equipment connected to network - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and an apparatus that enables a manager to simply register an address and a nickname to a correspondence table when new terminal equipment is connected to a network. <P>SOLUTION: When address information and nickname information are associated for storage at an information storage section 17, and terminal equipment is connected to the network, a main control section 19 judges whether the address information set to the connected terminal equipment exists in the correspondence table or not. When the address information does not exist in the correspondence table, a key word information group for composing a preregistered nickname is displayed at a display section 15, an arbitrary keyword is selectively set from an information input section 13 for generating desired nickname information, and the address information of the connected terminal equipment is made to correspond to the generated nickname information for storing at the correspondence table in the information storage section 17. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system having an address for a computer to identify a terminal device connected to a network and a nickname corresponding to the address so that a person can easily identify the terminal device. The present invention relates to a method for easily generating a nickname corresponding to the address of.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, for access between terminal devices connected to a network, a unique address is set for each terminal device, and communication or the like is performed using the address. For example, TCP / IP using Ethernet
(Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protoco
l) In a protocol or the like, a unique address using a 32-bit (IPv4) or 128-bit (IPv6) numerical value called an IP address is set and communication is performed.

However, since the address is for the computer to identify the terminal device, it is difficult for a person to understand, and in order to allow the person to easily identify the terminal device, a server (generally, , DNS (Domain Name
System)), the correspondence table in which the address of each terminal device and the nickname corresponding to the address are associated is held in a rewritable nonvolatile internal memory. Therefore, when a certain terminal device accesses another terminal device connected to the network with a nickname, the server converts the nickname into an address based on the correspondence table held in the server.

The method of registering information in the correspondence table held in the server is such that the administrator uses the keyboard provided in the server to obtain address information and nickname information of each terminal device connected to the network. Each time a new terminal device is connected to the network, complicated information must be registered in the corresponding table corresponding to each new terminal device, which makes the setting of the administrator very complicated. Had a point.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an administrator can easily register an address and a nickname in a correspondence table when a new terminal device is connected to the network. It is possible to do.

[0006]

According to the present invention, in a network system in which a terminal device connected to a network communicates using address information, the address information and the nickname information are associated with each other and stored in a correspondence table. Then, when the address information set in the terminal device is not in the correspondence table, any keyword is selectively set from the keyword information group forming the nickname registered in advance to generate desired nickname information. It is characterized by that.

Further, in the present invention, in a network system in which a terminal device connected to a network communicates using address information, the address information and the nickname information are associated with each other and stored in a correspondence table, and the network is used. When a terminal device is connected to the terminal device, it is determined whether the address information set for the connected terminal device exists in the correspondence table, and if not, the keyword information group forming the nickname registered in advance. It is characterized by selectively setting an arbitrary keyword from to generate desired nickname information.

Further, according to the present invention, in a network system in which a terminal device connected to a network communicates using address information, a storage means for storing the address information and the nickname information in association with each other as a correspondence table. Display means for displaying a keyword information group constituting a nickname registered in advance, selection means for selecting an arbitrary keyword from the keyword information group displayed on the display means, and keyword information selected by the selection means. Generating means for generating desired nickname information based on the terminal device, and when the terminal device is connected to the network, the address information set in the connected terminal device is present in the correspondence table stored in the storage device. And a determination means for determining whether or not to perform the determination, and the determination means determines that the correspondence table does not exist. If it, the address information set to the connected terminal equipment, is characterized in that it comprises a means for storing a nickname information generated on the correspondence table in association with by the generation unit.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a network configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention. The network of this embodiment is IPv6 (Internet Protocol Version
6) is a home network that is installed in the home using home network A100 and home network B200 and ISDN (Integrated Services Digi).
tal network) and ADSL (Asymmetric Digital)
Subscriber Line) communication network and FTTH (Fiber To The Ho)
me) Connected from a public network 300 formed by a communication network or the like.

The home network A100 includes a home gateway 10 (hereinafter referred to as HGW) which controls the communication of the home network as a whole, and a television 20 and a refrigerator 3 which are terminal devices connected to the home network line.
0 and the like are connected. The home network B200 has the same configuration as the home network A100.

The HGW 10 is a public network 300
A communication control unit 11 for controlling communication with the home network line and a home network line, an information input unit 13 including a keyboard and a mouse for inputting setting information from an operator, and setting information display Display unit 15 for
An information storage unit 17 configured by a hard disk, a non-volatile memory or the like for storing various setting information and the like;
And a main control section 19 for controlling the control of. still,
The HGW 10 of this embodiment has the same function as the server described in the conventional example.

First, a case where the digital camera 40 is newly connected to the home network A100 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. In step S1, the main controller 19 of the HGW 10 has the communication controller 11
When it is detected that the digital camera 40 is newly connected to the home network line via the
Performs router advertisement based on the connection procedure for IPv6 address automatic setting, and assigns a unique 128-bit numerical address to the digital camera 40. For example, in the present embodiment, the newly connected digital camera 40 is displayed with "3ffe: 517: 0: 43 :: 100
4 ”is assigned.

At step S2, the main controller 19
The correspondence table stored in the information storage unit 17 is referenced (see FIG. 5A), and the address assigned to the digital camera 40 in step S1 and the nickname information corresponding to the assigned address are associated with each other. If it is determined that it does not exist,
Go to step S3. Also, if the address and nickname information assigned to the correspondence table exist,
In step S3, which proceeds to step S10, the main control unit 19 displays the presence of the newly connected terminal device 40 (digital camera 40) in the display unit 15 illustrated in FIG. 3A. To display. In the present embodiment, a terminal device that has already been connected to the home network and is registered in the correspondence table stored in the information storage 17 can see the nickname information and the terminal device registered in the correspondence table. The icon that can be recognized is displayed, and the newly connected terminal device is displayed with a “?” Icon. In addition, only when a new terminal device is connected, a "nickname registration" selection icon is displayed below the icon.

In step S4, the main controller 19
The operator (administrator) tries to register the nickname of the newly connected digital camera 40, and selects the "nickname registration" icon below the icon displayed on the display unit 15 with the mouse of the information input unit 13 or the like. Determine whether or not. When it is determined that "nickname registration" is selected, the process proceeds to step S5, and a new nickname registration process is performed. If it is determined that "nickname registration" is not selected, the process returns to step S3.

In step S5, the keyword group registered in advance in the information storage unit 17 of the HGW 10 is displayed on the display unit 15 in the display form illustrated in FIG. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that a keyword group classified into a terminal device name, a place, and a family name is displayed. In addition, as the registration processing of the keyword group registered in advance, the display unit 15
A list of keywords as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed, and if there is no desired keyword in the list, the desired new keyword is input using the keyboard of the information input unit 13 and the new keyword is stored in the information storage unit 17. Make additional storage.

In step S6, the operator uses the keyword group displayed on the display unit 15 as the optimum nickname for the newly connected digital camera 40.
A keyword is selectively input using the mouse of the information input unit 13. In this embodiment, it is assumed that "digital camera" is selected from the terminal device name column of each item, "study" is selected from the place column, and "dad" is selected from the family column.

At step S7, the main controller 19
Nickname information is generated by supplementing the conjunction based on the keyword selected in step S6. In the present embodiment, "in" is supplemented after the place and "no" is supplemented in the rear of the family. Therefore, the nickname generated here is "father's digital camera in study", and the unique address assigned in step S1 and the nickname information generated in step S7 are associated with each other and are in the information storage unit 17. It is newly registered in the correspondence table (see FIG. 5B), and the registration process ends.

In step S10, the main controller 19
Can visually recognize the nickname information and the terminal device registered in the correspondence table when the address and the nickname information of the newly connected terminal device exist in the correspondence table in the information storage unit 17. The icon is displayed on the display unit 15 (see FIG. 3B). It is assumed that the icon for visually recognizing the terminal device is registered in advance in the information storage unit 17 in association with each terminal device name of the nickname.

By the nickname registration process as described above, when a new terminal device is connected to the network, complicated information registration in the correspondence table becomes unnecessary, and the operator (administrator) can easily enter the address and nickname. It becomes possible to register in the correspondence table. In addition, HGW1
As a function of 0, when there is access from another terminal device (for example, a terminal device in the home network B2000) via the public network 300, the display unit 15
The same thing as FIG.3 (b) displayed in FIG. 3 can be displayed on another terminal device. That is, the list of the terminal devices currently connected to the home network A100 is displayed on the other terminal device with the nickname. Then, by selecting a desired terminal crisis from the displayed terminal devices in the other terminal devices, it becomes possible to access the selected desired terminal device. In this case, it goes without saying that the access information is transmitted / received using the address corresponding to the nickname.

[0020]

According to the present invention, when a new terminal device is connected to the network, complicated information registration in the correspondence table becomes unnecessary, and the operator (administrator) can easily assign the address and nickname to the correspondence table. It is possible to register at.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a nickname generation method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a display example according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a display example of a keyword list according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a correspondence table according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Home gateway (HGW) 11 Communication control unit 13 Information input section 15 Display 17 Information storage 19 Main control unit 20 TV 30 videos 40 newly connected digital camera 100 Home Network A 200 Home Network B 300 public network

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A terminal device connected to a network,
In a network system that communicates using address information, the address information and the nickname information are associated with each other and stored in a correspondence table, and when the address information set in the terminal device is not in the correspondence table, it is registered in advance. Nickname generation method for a terminal device connected to a network, wherein desired nickname information is generated by selectively setting an arbitrary keyword from a group of keyword information forming the nickname that has been stored. 2. A terminal device connected to a network,
In a network system that communicates using address information, the address information and the nickname information are associated and stored in a correspondence table, and when a terminal device is connected to the network, the terminal device is set to the connected terminal device. It is determined whether or not the corresponding address information exists in the correspondence table, and if it does not exist, any keyword is selectively set from the keyword information group forming the nickname registered in advance to generate desired nickname information. A method for generating a nickname of a terminal device connected to a network, which is characterized in that 3. A terminal device connected to a network,
In a network system that communicates using address information, a storage unit that stores the address information and the nickname information as a correspondence table in association with each other, and a display unit that displays a keyword information group that forms a nickname registered in advance. And selecting means for selecting an arbitrary keyword from the keyword information group displayed on the display means, and generating means for generating desired nickname information based on the keyword information selected by the selecting means. When the terminal device is connected, a judgment means for judging whether or not the address information set in the connected terminal device exists in the correspondence table stored in the storage means, and the judgment table stores the correspondence table in the correspondence table. If it is determined that it does not exist, the address information set in the connected terminal device,
A nickname generation device for a terminal device connected to a network, comprising: means for storing the nickname information generated by the generation means in association with each other in the correspondence table.