JP2005242689A - Wallpaper provision system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To distribute attractive wallpapers by adding various functions on a user use window while distributing announcement information on the user's desktop as the user use window. <P>SOLUTION: A wallpaper server 3 comprises an enterprise database 31, a license information database 32, a wallpaper information database 33 for storing the wallpapers of each enterprise, a user database 34 for storing user personal information registered in this system, and a server side control part 35 for managing transmission of the wallpaper information or the like or reception of user operational information with a user terminal 1 by managing these databases. The user terminal 1 comprises a wallpaper information storing part 11 for storing the wallpaper information acquired from the wallpaper server 3, a wallpaper management program storing part 12 for storing the wallpaper management program for displaying the acquired wallpaper information on a background of the desktop as a user use window, and a terminal side control part 13 for managing the reception of the wallpaper information or the like and transmission of the operational information with the wallpaper server 3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a wallpaper providing system in which a user terminal and a wallpaper server are connected online via a communication network.

  Internet media such as websites effectively use a variety of information, such as the ability to use video and sound effectively to distribute information closely to each user based on the collected data of customer information in a database. It is possible to deliver. However, there is an enormous amount of information on the Internet, and there is a problem that it is necessary to take a number of steps before disclosing information necessary for the user. Further, even for advertisers who want to distribute advertisements using Internet media, it is difficult to actively distribute their advertisements to users, which is not sufficient in terms of advertisement efficiency.

  In view of this, a wallpaper providing system has been proposed that saves such user trouble and enables more efficient advertisement distribution (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  The wallpaper providing system stores a wallpaper database for storing wallpaper data to be provided to the user terminal, an advertisement database for storing advertisements to be provided to the user terminal together with the wallpaper data, and wallpaper request information for requesting wallpaper data from the user terminal. A request receiving unit for receiving, a wallpaper searching unit for searching wallpaper data from the wallpaper database according to the wallpaper request information, an advertisement searching unit for searching advertisements combined with the wallpaper data from the advertisement database, and an advertisement for the wallpaper data searched by the wallpaper searching unit The configuration includes a wallpaper synthesis unit that synthesizes the advertisement searched by the search unit, and a transmission unit that transmits the synthesized wallpaper data synthesized by the wallpaper synthesis unit to the user terminal.

According to the wallpaper providing system having such a configuration, an advertisement can be effectively distributed to the user terminal.
JP 2002-215074 A

  However, in the above-described wallpaper providing system, the advertisement that the advertiser wants to distribute can be effectively distributed from the advertiser side, but for the user side, the synthetic wallpaper data from the advertiser is received unilaterally and used as wallpaper on the desktop. It is only displayed, and is not sufficient in terms of user-friendliness. That is, for the user side, a fixed information wallpaper is always displayed, which is not attractive. Furthermore, since the distribution side is only unilaterally distributed, there is a problem that it is difficult to accurately distribute the information desired by the user.

  The present invention was devised to solve such problems, and its purpose is to distribute information to be notified as a user use screen on the user's desktop, thereby enabling direct promotion to the user. Another object of the present invention is to provide a wallpaper providing system capable of distributing wallpaper information attractive to the user by adding various functions to the user use screen.

  The wallpaper providing system of the present invention is a wallpaper providing system in which a user terminal and a wallpaper server are connected online via a communication network, and the wallpaper server includes a personal information storage unit that stores personal information of registered users, A wallpaper information storage unit that stores advertisement distribution data provided from a registered client as wallpaper information; and a distribution unit that distributes wallpaper information to the user terminal. The user terminal is acquired from the wallpaper server. A user information terminal having a wallpaper information storage unit for storing wallpaper information of an arbitrary client and a program storage unit for storing a wallpaper management program for displaying the acquired wallpaper information as a user use screen on the desktop background. On the user's screen displayed on the desktop, multiple wallpaper and banner ads can be posted Are, the selected picture by selecting any wallpaper, characterized in that it is displayed as a background image.

  In this way, by selecting an arbitrary wallpaper from the user use screen displayed on the desktop, it is possible to display a wallpaper that suits the user's preference.

  In addition, the wallpaper management program may execute a process of displaying the plurality of wallpapers while sequentially changing the wallpaper every predetermined time according to a user setting. This makes it possible to provide the user with wallpaper images that are more varied.

  In addition, the wallpaper management program may execute a process of displaying while changing randomly from the latest wallpaper image every time the device itself is activated. The wallpaper server preferentially distributes the wallpaper information to the user terminal when a new wallpaper to be distributed is registered by the client, and the wallpaper management program of the user terminal is distributed. The received wallpaper information may be preferentially reflected as a desktop background image. Thereby, since the newest advertisement is preferentially provided to the user, it is possible for the user to obtain the latest information as soon as possible.

  The wallpaper server further includes an operation history storage unit that receives operation information such as wallpaper setting change and banner advertisement selection by the user terminal and stores an operation history, and based on the stored operation history information The contents of the wallpaper distribution may be changed according to the user. The wallpaper server may change the distribution contents of the wallpaper according to the user based on the personal information of the user stored in the personal information storage unit. For example, it is possible to change the contents of the wallpaper depending on the prefecture, such as distributing screening information in a movie theater near Osaka to only those living in Osaka. Thereby, since the latest information familiar to the user can be obtained quickly, it is possible to acquire attractive wallpaper information.

  According to the wallpaper providing system of the present invention, information desired to be notified is distributed as a user use screen on the user's desktop, thereby enabling direct promotion to the user and various functions on the user use screen. By adding, wallpaper information attractive to the user can be distributed.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a wallpaper providing system of the present invention.

  The wallpaper providing system of the present invention has a configuration in which a user terminal 1 and a wallpaper server 3 are connected online via a communication network N.

  The wallpaper server 3 is an advertisement distributor (client) that mainly stores company information 31, a license information database 32 that stores license information, and a wallpaper information database (wallpaper information storage) that stores wallpaper information of each company. Part) 33, a user database (personal information storage part) 34 for storing personal information of users registered in the system, and managing these databases to transmit wallpaper information and the like for user operation information. A server-side control unit 35 that manages reception and the like is provided.

  The user terminal 1 has a wallpaper information storage unit 11 for storing wallpaper information of an arbitrary client acquired from the wallpaper server 3, and a wallpaper storing a wallpaper management program for displaying the acquired wallpaper information as a user use screen on the desktop background. A terminal-side control unit 13 that manages reception of wallpaper information and the like, transmission of operation information, and the like with the management program storage unit 12 and the wallpaper server 3 is provided.

  The wallpaper management program executes a process of displaying a plurality of wallpapers while changing them sequentially at regular intervals according to user settings. In addition, each time the device is started, a process of displaying the latest wallpaper image while changing it randomly in order is executed.

  The wallpaper server 3 preferentially distributes the wallpaper information to the user terminal 1 when a new wallpaper to be distributed from the client advertiser is registered, and the wallpaper management program of the user terminal 1 Then, the process is executed so that the distributed wallpaper information is preferentially reflected as a desktop background image.

  In addition, the wallpaper server 3 receives operation information such as wallpaper setting change and banner advertisement selection by the user terminal 1 and stores the operation history in the user database 34. Based on the stored operation history information, the wallpaper server 3 At the same time, execute processing to change the content of the wallpaper distribution. Furthermore, the wallpaper server 3 executes a process of changing the distribution contents of the wallpaper according to the user based on the personal information of the user stored in the user database 34.

  Next, in the wallpaper providing system having the above-described configuration, flowcharts shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 show processing operations until the wallpaper management program is first installed in the user terminal 1 and the installed wallpaper is displayed on the desktop as a user use screen. The personal information input screen shown in FIG. 5 will be described.

  When an arbitrary Web site that distributes wallpaper is accessed from the user terminal 1, an online screen banner is linked to the Web page. Clicking on this online screen banner and clicking the "Download" button will result in a download screen. Is displayed. Clicking the "Save" button on the download screen opens a window for saving the file and starts downloading. After that, when the saved file is clicked, a file installation window opens. Installation is started according to the procedure displayed in the window. Since the installation procedure so far is very general, details such as illustration are not particularly shown. Click the "Finish" button after completing the installation, and the online screen icon will be automatically registered in the Start menu.

  In the above description, the acquisition of the wallpaper management program of the system is configured to be installed from the Web page of the wallpaper server 3 published on the Internet, the company Web page registered in the system, or the like. For example, a recording medium (such as a CD-ROM) storing a wallpaper management program may be directly distributed to the user, and the user may install the CD-ROM installed in his / her terminal.

  When the icon displayed on the start menu is clicked, an online screen is activated (step S1). Only at the first activation is determined Yes in step S2, and the personal information input screen shown in FIG. 5 is displayed (step S3). . The user inputs his name, gender, date of birth, address, e-mail address, etc. on this input screen and clicks the “OK” button (step S4), and this personal information is transmitted to the wallpaper server 3 ( Step S5).

  The wallpaper server 3 registers the received personal information in the user database 34 and determines a membership number (step S6). The determined membership number is transmitted to the user terminal 1.

  When the user terminal 1 obtains the membership number from the wallpaper server 3 (step S7), the user terminal 1 stores the membership number in the hard disk (HD) (step S8). Thereafter, the user communicates with the wallpaper server 3 using this membership number.

  If you want to change the wallpaper by downloading an online screen from another website, the online screen is added to the properties of the start menu by accessing the website and executing the processing up to step S1. Therefore, you can change the wallpaper to other content by selecting the online screen you want to set.

  Next, the user terminal 1 confirms whether there is a new installation (step S9). In this case, since new installation is performed, the determination is Yes, and the user terminal 1 transmits the company number of the new installation to the wallpaper server 3 (step S10).

The wallpaper server 3 creates relational information between the newly registered member and the newly installed company and registers it in the database (step S11).
In addition, the user terminal 1 inquires whether the wallpaper server 3 has updated corporate data (for example, an address has been changed) (step S12). If there is an update, the wallpaper server 3 extracts the update data from the company database 31 and transmits it to the user terminal 1 (step S13). The user terminal 1 stores the acquired company information on the hard disk (step S14).

  Further, the user terminal 1 inquires whether the license data has been updated in the wallpaper server 3 (step S15). If there is an update, the wallpaper server 3 extracts the update data from the license database 32 and transmits it to the user terminal 1 (step S16). The user terminal 1 stores the acquired license data on the hard disk (step S17).

  Further, the user terminal 1 inquires of the wallpaper server 3 whether there is an update of the wallpaper parts (step S18). If there is an update, the wallpaper server 3 extracts the update data from the wallpaper information database 33 and transmits it to the user terminal 1 (step S19). The user terminal 1 stores the acquired wallpaper part in the wallpaper information storage unit 11 (step S20).

  Thereafter, the user terminal 1 creates an Internet browser in the desktop area of the personal computer (step S21), and displays it in a format such as HTML, Flash, Shockwave (step S22). Then, the company, license, and wallpaper selected last time are acquired from the HD and the wallpaper server 3, and the wallpaper part information is displayed (step S23).

  Thereafter, it is monitored whether the company has been changed (step S24), whether the license has been changed (step S25), and whether the wallpaper has been changed (step S26). If an arbitrary company is changed by being selected on the user display screen (when it is determined Yes in step S24), the selected company information is stored in the user database 34 of the wallpaper server 3 as a user. Is saved as the change history made (step S27), and the process returns to step S12.

  On the other hand, when either the license or the wallpaper is changed by being selected on the user display screen (when determined Yes in step S25 or step S26), the selected company information is stored in the wallpaper server 3. After saving as a change history made by the user in the user database 34 (step S28), the process returns to step S21.

  If a wallpaper information display part is selected (Yes in step S29), the browser is activated to display a linked URL Web page (step S30). If no change is made and the process ends, it is determined Yes in step S31, and all the processes are ended.

  The above is the description of the basic processing operation of the wallpaper providing system of the present embodiment.

  Next, a specific processing operation by the wallpaper providing system of the present embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 6 shows a configuration example of a user use screen displayed on the desktop of the user terminal 1 when the online screen is activated.

  The user use screen 100 is provided with a plurality of wallpaper and banner advertisements, and a menu screen is displayed on the left side in the figure. The menu screen includes a timer display screen 101, a Web site link display screen 102, a new arrival information display screen 103, animation banner display screens 104a and 104b, and a wallpaper setting screen 105 from the top of the screen.

  For example, when the wallpaper is an advertisement screen for a new movie, the timer display screen 101 displays a time limit until the movie is displayed by counting by a countdown timer (not shown). On the link display screen 102 for the website, a banner for attracting website visitors is installed. In the new arrival information display screen 103, information such as update information on the website and theater advance tickets are displayed in a text format, for example.

  On the animation banner display screens 104a and 104b, information such as updated information on the Web site and theater advance tickets are posted as banner images of moving images or still images. By clicking on this banner image, it is possible to access the Web site. Also, movie trailers etc. are posted as banner images. By clicking on the banner image, the music / video playback program is started and a dedicated video player 115 is displayed on the wallpaper as shown in FIG. Is played. However, the music / video playback program may be started by clicking on the banner image, and music / video playback software such as a media player may be displayed to play back video and audio of movie information. In the case of playback on a wallpaper by a dedicated video player, music / video playback software such as the media player is not required, and the system is more versatile.

  The wallpaper setting screen 105 is used when changing the current wallpaper to a different wallpaper. By clicking this wallpaper setting screen 105, a list of a plurality of currently registered wallpapers is displayed as thumbnail images 110, as shown in FIG. When the pointing device is moved to the desired thumbnail image and clicked, the sample image is displayed in the right window 111. When setting the sample image as the wallpaper, the user clicks the “OK” button 111a displayed at the lower right of the sample image (or “FIX” displayed at the upper right of the thumbnail image 110). By clicking the button 110a), the sample image is fixed to the wallpaper. In addition, the information which changed the wallpaper in this way is transmitted to the wallpaper server 3 from the user terminal 1 as an access log of a user utilization rate, and is stored in the user database 34 by the wallpaper server 3 as a user's operation history.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the user clicks the “RANDOM” button 110b displayed at the upper right of the screen in a state where a plurality of currently registered wallpaper lists are displayed as the thumbnail images 110. It is possible to customize the wallpaper. That is, it is possible to select a plurality of favorite wallpapers and update them at random for each set time.

  Specifically, when the “RANDOM” button 110b is clicked, a customization window (thumbnail image) 120 shown in FIG. 9 is displayed. From this customization window 120, a pointing device is placed on a thumbnail image to be set as wallpaper. When sequentially moved and clicked, the selected sample images are displayed in the lower part of the customization window 120 (in this example, three types # 05, # 3, and # 02 are selected).

  After confirming the displayed sample image visually, the user inputs a change time (for example, 30 minutes) in the wallpaper change time input window 120a displayed at the bottom of the customization window 120 if this is acceptable. Then, the “setting” button 120b is clicked. As a result, the three types of wallpaper selected above are randomly changed on the user use screen every 30 minutes. Further, such setting information is transmitted from the user terminal 1 to the wallpaper server 3 as an access log of the user usage rate, and is stored in the user database 34 as a user operation history by the wallpaper server 3.

  In the wallpaper providing system of this embodiment, the latest information can be distributed in real time from the wallpaper server 3 for each user age and sex. That is, if there is a new wallpaper to be distributed from the client as an advertiser, a name (sort number) is given to each wallpaper. Then, a time axis may be given to the wallpaper server 3 by the reservation function and reflected on the desktop of the user terminal 1 in real time. Thereby, since the latest advertisement is preferentially provided to the user, it is possible for the user to obtain the latest information as soon as possible.

  In the wallpaper providing system of this embodiment, the wallpaper server 3 stores operation information such as wallpaper setting change and banner advertisement selection by the user terminal 1 in the user database 34 as an operation history. Therefore, in the wallpaper server 3, it is possible to change the distribution contents in accordance with these data according to the access log such as the year column, the sex, the prefecture, and each wallpaper. Specifically, for example, it is possible to distribute screening information and the like at movie theaters near Osaka only to residents in Osaka. Thereby, since the latest information familiar to the user can be obtained quickly, attractive wallpaper information can be acquired.

It is a schematic block diagram of the wallpaper provision system of this invention. In the wallpaper providing system of the present invention, it is a flowchart for explaining processing operations until a wallpaper management program is first installed in a user terminal and the installed wallpaper is displayed on the desktop as a user use screen. In the wallpaper providing system of the present invention, it is a flowchart for explaining processing operations until a wallpaper management program is first installed in a user terminal and the installed wallpaper is displayed on the desktop as a user use screen. In the wallpaper providing system of the present invention, it is a flowchart for explaining processing operations until a wallpaper management program is first installed in a user terminal and the installed wallpaper is displayed on the desktop as a user use screen. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of an input screen of personal information. It is explanatory drawing which shows one structural example of the user use screen displayed on the desktop of a user terminal at the time of starting of an online screen. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state by which the video player 115 for exclusive use is displayed on the wallpaper. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a display of a user use screen when changing the present wallpaper into a different wallpaper. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a display of the customization window screen when customizing a wallpaper.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 User terminal 11 Wallpaper information storage part 12 Wallpaper management program storage part 13 Terminal side control part 3 Wallpaper server 31 Corporate database 32 License information database 33 Wallpaper information database 34 User database 35 Server side control part 100 User use screen 101 Timer display screen 102 Link display screen 103 New arrival information display screen 104a, 104b Animation banner display screen 105 Wallpaper setting screen 110 Thumbnail image 110a “FIX” button 110b “RANDAM” button 111 Sample image 120 Customize window 120a Wallpaper change time input window 120b “Setting” "N" communication network

Claims (6)

A wallpaper providing system in which a user terminal and a wallpaper server are connected online via a communication network,
The wallpaper server includes a personal information storage unit that stores personal information of a registered user, a wallpaper information storage unit that stores advertisement distribution data provided from a registered client as wallpaper information, and distributes wallpaper information to the user terminal. And a distribution unit that
The user terminal is a program storing a wallpaper information storage unit for storing wallpaper information of an arbitrary client acquired from the wallpaper server, and a wallpaper management program for displaying the acquired wallpaper information as a user use screen on a desktop background. The user use screen displayed on the desktop of the user terminal is provided with a plurality of wallpapers and banner advertisements. The selected wallpaper can be selected by selecting any wallpaper. Is displayed as a background image.   The wallpaper providing system according to claim 1, wherein the wallpaper management program executes a process of displaying the plurality of wallpapers while sequentially changing the wallpaper every predetermined time according to a user setting.   The wallpaper providing system according to claim 1, wherein the wallpaper management program executes a process of displaying the image while changing it in order from the latest wallpaper image every time the device is started.   The wallpaper server preferentially distributes the wallpaper information to the user terminal when a new wallpaper to be distributed is newly registered by the client, and the wallpaper management program of the user terminal has been distributed. 2. The wallpaper providing system according to claim 1, wherein the wallpaper information is preferentially reflected as a desktop background image.   The wallpaper server further includes an operation history storage unit that stores operation history by receiving operation information such as wallpaper setting change and banner advertisement selection by the user terminal, and based on the stored operation history information, 2. The wallpaper providing system according to claim 1, wherein the distribution content of the wallpaper is changed according to the user. The wallpaper according to claim 1 or 5, wherein the wallpaper server changes the distribution of wallpaper according to the user based on the user's personal information stored in the personal information storage unit. Offer system.

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