JP2007304878A - Information processor and terminal device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processor and a terminal device easily sharing web data. <P>SOLUTION: A content acquisition part 101 in a mobile device 100 acquires content data from a content server. A display part 103 displays the acquired content data, and a mail communication part 106 uses mail to transfer the acquired content data to an external mobile apparatus 200. Thus the same content data can be browsed in the mobile apparatus 100 and the mobile apparatus 200. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and a terminal device that acquire content data such as Web data.

As an example of means widely used for information acquisition, there is an information distribution method using Web technology by a portable information terminal. For example, in the technique described in Patent Literature 1, a mobile terminal can acquire Web data from a Web site, and a user of the mobile terminal can browse the acquired Web data.
JP 2005-332188 A

  However, in the above-described technology, since one-to-one communication between a website and a portable terminal is assumed, the same web data as the web data acquired by one portable terminal is handled by another portable terminal. I can't. Therefore, in a situation where the information terminals are far away from each other, when it is desired to acquire Web data from a Web site using one mobile terminal and perform some processing using the Web data, It is sometimes difficult for a third party who is using another mobile terminal to acquire the same Web data as the Web data acquired by one mobile terminal.

  For example, in order to acquire the Web data, a finely defined URL must be input. In that case, another mobile terminal of a third party can quickly acquire the Web data acquired from one mobile terminal. Can not do it. Therefore, when one user who is away from each other wants to give some explanation to other users using Web data, it must start from acquiring Web data, and it takes a lot of work to get into the explanation. There is. In particular, in an information terminal such as a mobile phone, since there is no means for sharing the data displayed on the screen, it is possible to communicate with each other only by limited means such as a voice call. It is.

  Accordingly, in order to solve the above-described problems, an object is to provide an information processing apparatus and a terminal apparatus that can easily share content data.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, an information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a content acquisition unit that acquires content data from a content server, a content processing unit that outputs content data acquired by the acquisition unit, and the content processing Content transfer means for performing output processing by the means and transferring the content data acquired by the content acquisition means to a terminal device arranged outside.

  According to this invention, it is possible to acquire content data from a content server, output the acquired content data, perform this output processing, and transfer the acquired content data to a terminal device arranged outside. . Thereby, the same content data as the acquired content data can be handled and browsed even by an external terminal device. Therefore, it is possible to easily share content data.

  The present invention further comprises request receiving means for receiving a content data acquisition request from the terminal device, wherein the content acquisition means receives content data from a content server based on the content data acquisition request received by the request receiving means. To get.

  According to the present invention, a content data acquisition request can be received from an external terminal device based on transferred content data, and content data can be acquired from a content server based on the received content data acquisition request. Accordingly, the same content data as that of the external terminal device can be handled and browsed, and content data can be easily shared.

  Further, the present invention is a terminal device that is connected to the information processing apparatus for communication, the content receiving means for receiving the content data transferred by the content transfer means, and the output of the content data received by the content receiving means Content data processing means that performs a request for making a new content data acquisition request to the information processing apparatus according to claim 2 based on link information included in the content data received by the content receiving means. I have.

  According to the present invention, the content data transferred from the information processing apparatus is received, the received content data is output for display or the like, and based on the link information included in the received content data A new content data acquisition request can be made to the information processing apparatus. Accordingly, the content data can be acquired by the information processing apparatus, and the content data acquired by the information processing apparatus can be acquired, so that the content data can be easily shared.

  In the present invention, the same content data as the acquired content data can be handled and browsed by an external terminal device. Therefore, it is possible to easily share content data.

  A mobile device that is an information processing apparatus capable of synchronizing Web data according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. If possible, the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  First, the system configuration in this embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram including a mobile device 100 that is an information processing device and a mobile device 200 that is a terminal device in the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile device 100, the mobile device 200, the content server 300, and the mail server 400 are connected to the Internet. In addition, although it is illustrated as being directly connected to the Internet for convenience, if the mobile device 100 and the mobile device 200 are mobile phones, they may be connected to the Internet via a public mobile communication network and connected to a wireless LAN. A portable terminal capable of connecting to the Internet via a wireless LAN. Hereinafter, a schematic operation of each apparatus will be described.

  The mobile device 100 acquires and displays content data that is Web data from the content server 300 (S001), and transmits an electronic mail including the content data to the mobile device 200 via the mail server 400 ( S002, S003). As a result, the mobile device 200 can browse the content data acquired by the mobile device 100.

  Further, in the mobile device 200, when further content data is to be acquired based on the content data being browsed, the mobile device 100 receives e-mail data including link information that is the acquisition destination, and the mail server 400. (S004, S005). The mobile device 100 that has received the e-mail data acquires content data in accordance with the link information included in the e-mail data (S006).

  The configuration of mobile devices 100 and 200 capable of executing such operations will be described.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of mobile device 100. Mobile device 100 includes content acquisition unit 101, content processing unit 102, display unit 103, content copy processing unit 104, mail generation unit 105, and mail communication unit 106 (including request reception unit 107 and content transmission unit 108). It consists of

  The function of the mobile device 100 is realized by the hardware configuration shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a hardware configuration diagram of the mobile device 100. As physically shown in FIG. 3, the CPU 11, the ROM 12 and RAM 13 that are main storage devices, the input unit 14 such as keys and microphones that are input devices, the output unit 15 such as a liquid crystal display and speakers, the communication unit 16 that is a transmission / reception device, and the like. Is configured as an information processing apparatus. Each function of the mobile device 100 described above is configured such that predetermined software is read on the hardware such as the CPU 11 and the RAM 12 illustrated in FIG. 3, thereby allowing the input unit 14, the output unit 15, and the communication unit to be controlled under the control of the CPU 11. 16, and reading and writing data in the RAM 12, which realizes information exchange between terminal devices and servers and processing of content.

  Hereinafter, each functional element will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  The content acquisition unit 101 is a part that acquires content data from a content server arranged on the Internet via the Internet. For example, it is a part for acquiring content data, which is Web data configured by an HTML file, from a content server using http (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol).

  The content processing unit 102 analyzes the content data acquired by the content acquisition unit 101, outputs the content data to the display unit 103 based on the content data, displays the content, and requests additional content data. is there.

  The content copy processing unit 104 is a part that generates duplicate data of content data by copying the content data acquired by the content acquisition unit 101. The content copy processing unit 104 outputs the generated duplicate data to the mail generation unit 105.

  The mail generation unit 105 is a part that generates electronic mail data including the duplicate data generated by the content copy processing unit 104. For example, the mail generation unit 105 can generate e-mail data including the copy data by attaching an HTML file that is the copy data as an attachment file to the e-mail data.

  The content transmission unit 108 in the mail communication unit 106 is a part that transmits the electronic mail data generated by the mail generation unit 105 to the mobile device 200 that is the transmission partner.

  The request receiving unit 107 in the mail communication unit 106 is a part that receives electronic mail data including a content acquisition request received from the mobile device 200. The mail communication unit 106 analyzes the e-mail data received by the request receiving unit 107 and determines whether there is a content acquisition request included in the e-mail data. When the request reception unit 107 determines that the content acquisition request is in the e-mail data, the request reception unit 107 instructs the content acquisition unit 101 to acquire the content in accordance with the content acquisition request. The content acquisition request includes link information (for example, URL (Uniform Resource Locator)) indicating the storage location of the content, and the content acquisition unit 101 performs content data acquisition processing according to the link information.

  A configuration of mobile device 200 that can receive an e-mail including content data from mobile device 100 configured as described above and can acquire new content data based on the received content data will be described. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of mobile device 200.

  The mobile device 200 includes a mail communication unit 201 (including a content reception unit 202 and an acquisition request unit 203), a content processing unit 204, a display unit 205, a mail generation unit 206, and an operation unit 207. Each function of the mobile device 200 is realized by the hardware configuration shown in FIG.

  The content receiving unit 202 in the mail communication unit 201 is a part that receives an e-mail including content data transmitted from the mobile device 100. The content receiving unit 202 outputs the received e-mail data to the content processing unit 204.

  In addition, the acquisition request unit 203 in the mail communication unit 201 transmits e-mail data including a content acquisition request (including information indicating the storage location of the content) generated by the mail generation unit 206 to the mobile device 100. Part.

  The content processing unit 204 is a part that analyzes the e-mail data received from the content receiving unit 202 and extracts the content data included in the e-mail data. The content processing unit 204 outputs the extracted content data to the display unit 205.

  The display unit 205 is a part that displays content data.

  The mail generation unit 206 is a part that generates e-mail data including a content acquisition request for making a new content data acquisition request based on an instruction from the operation unit 207 operated by the user. The mail generation unit 206 outputs the generated electronic mail data to the acquisition request unit 203.

  The operation unit 207 is a part that performs a selection process (acquisition request instruction) on an anchor included in content data that is Web data displayed on the display unit 205 by a user operation. Then, the operation unit 207 instructs the mail generation unit 206 to generate e-mail data including link information that is a storage destination of the content data included in the anchor of the Web data.

  The Web data acquired in the mobile device 100 is transferred to the mobile device 200 using an electronic mail, and the mobile device 200 extracts and displays the Web data from the received electronic mail, and based on the Web data, When another Web data is to be acquired, e-mail data including link information that is the storage destination can be generated and transmitted to the mobile device 100.

  Subsequently, operations of the mobile devices 100 and 200 according to the present embodiment will be described, and a content data synchronization method between the mobile devices according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram illustrating a procedure for transferring a copy of content data to the mobile device 200 that is another terminal device in the mobile device 100 according to the present embodiment.

  The mobile device 100 serving as the content data copy source uses the content acquisition unit 101 to request content from the content server 300 (S101), and acquires content data from the content server 300 (S102).

  In the mobile device 100 that has acquired the content data, when the transfer destination mobile device 200 is set (S103), the content copy processing unit 104 generates a copy (duplicated data) of the content (S104). The mail generation unit 105 generates an electronic mail including the duplicate data. The display unit 103 of the mobile device 100 performs processing for displaying the acquired content data (S108), and the content transmission unit 108 transmits a copy of the content data to the mobile device 200, which is another terminal device, by e-mail. (S105). If no transfer destination is set in S103, the display unit 103 performs content display processing without generating a copy of the content data (S109).

  The e-mail data including the copy data of the content data transmitted by the content transmission unit 108 is transferred to the mobile device 200 via the mail server 400 (S105, S106).

  The mobile device 200 that has received the e-mail including the duplicate data of the content data extracts the content data from the e-mail, and the display unit 205 displays the content data (S107).

  Thus, the same content data as the content data acquired by the mobile device 100 can be displayed on the mobile device 200.

  Next, the operation when the mobile device 200 acquires new content data based on the content data acquired from the mobile device 100 will be described. FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing operations of mobile devices 100 and 200 at that time.

  In the mobile device 200, when a content acquisition request is generated by the user clicking and selecting an anchor of content data (S201), the mail generation unit 206 generates email data including the content acquisition request, The electronic mail data is transmitted to the mobile device 100 via the mail server 400 (S202, S203).

  In the mobile device 100, the request receiving unit 107 receives the email data including the content acquisition request, and analyzes the received email data (S204). In the mobile device 100, the content acquisition request is extracted from the email data analyzed by the request reception unit 107, and the content acquisition unit 101 makes a content data acquisition request to the content server 300 based on the extracted content acquisition request. (S205).

  In the mobile device 100, the content acquisition unit 101 acquires content data from the content server 300 (S206). In the mobile device 100 that has acquired the content data, when the transfer destination mobile device 200 is set (S207), the content copy processing unit 104 generates a copy (duplicated data) of the content (S208). The mail generation unit 105 generates an electronic mail including the generated duplicate data. The display unit 103 of the mobile device 100 performs processing for displaying the acquired content data (S212), and the content transmission unit 108 sends a copy of the content data to the mobile device 200, which is another terminal device, by e-mail. (S209). The mobile device 200 displays the content data included in the e-mail data (S211). If no transfer destination is set in S207, content display processing is performed without generating a copy of the content (S213).

  The e-mail data including the copy data of the content data transmitted by the content transmission unit 108 is transferred to the mobile device 200 via the mail server 400 (S209, S210).

  The mobile device 200 that has received the e-mail containing the copy data of the content data extracts the content data from the e-mail, and the display unit 205 displays the content data (S211).

  Through such processing, the mobile device 100 can perform content data acquisition processing based on the content data acquisition request instructed by the mobile device 200, and transfer the acquired content data to the mobile device 200.

  Next, effects of the mobile device 100 and the mobile device 200 according to the present embodiment will be described.

  According to the mobile device 100, the content acquisition unit 101 acquires content data from the content server, and the display unit 103 displays the content data acquired here. And while performing this display process, the content copy process part 104 produces | generates the duplication data of content data, and the mail production | generation part 105 produces | generates the e-mail data which added duplication data as an attached file. Then, the content transmission unit 108 of the mail communication unit 106 transfers the acquired content data to the mobile device 200. Accordingly, the same content data as the acquired content data can be handled and browsed by the mobile device 200 which is an external terminal device. Therefore, it is possible to easily share content data.

  Further, according to the mobile device 100, the request receiving unit 107 receives e-mail data including a content data acquisition request based on the transferred content data from the mobile device 200 which is an external terminal device. The content data acquisition request is extracted from the received e-mail data, and the content acquisition unit 101 can acquire the content data from the content server 300 based on the content acquisition request (link information such as URL). Accordingly, mobile device 100 can handle and browse the same content data as mobile device 200, and content data can be easily shared.

  Also, according to the mobile device 200, the content receiving unit 202 receives the e-mail data (including content data) transferred from the mobile device 100, which is the information processing device, and displays the received content data. Therefore, the content processing unit 204 extracts the content data and outputs it to the display unit 205, and the display unit 205 displays the content data. Then, the user of the mobile device 200 can make a new content data acquisition request to the mobile device 100 by clicking on the link information included in the received content data while browsing the content data. In the present embodiment, the content data acquisition request is included in the e-mail and is transmitted by e-mail. As a result, the mobile device 100 can acquire the content data, and the content data acquired by the mobile device 100 can be acquired. Thus, the content data can be easily shared between the mobile device 100 and the mobile device 200. Can be planned.

  In addition, the following forms are also considered as a modification. In other words, the mobile device 200 may transfer an electronic mail including content data to another mobile device. In this modification, mobile device 200 sets a transfer destination in advance, and determines that content data is included in the received e-mail data (for example, an HTML file is attached as an attached file). If it is determined, the content data is extracted and displayed, and the e-mail data is directly transferred to the set transfer destination. Other mobile devices have the same configuration as mobile device 200, and upon receiving e-mail data, extract and display content data.

  In addition, when the mobile device 200 receives e-mail data from another mobile device, the mobile device 200 analyzes the received e-mail data and determines that the e-mail data including the content acquisition request is received from the other mobile device. Then, the electronic mail data is further transferred to the mobile device 100. In the mobile device 200, when e-mail data including such a content acquisition request is received, the e-mail is transferred to the mobile device 100 by setting in advance that the e-mail data is transferred to the mobile device 100. Can do.

  With such a configuration, content data can be shared among a plurality of mobile devices (terminal devices).

1 is a system configuration diagram including a mobile device 100 that is an information processing device and a mobile device 200 that is a terminal device in the present embodiment. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a mobile device 100. FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of a mobile device 100. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a mobile device 200. FIG. FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram showing a procedure for transferring a copy of content data to mobile device 200, which is another terminal device, in mobile device 100. FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram showing an operation when new content data is acquired based on content data acquired from mobile device 100 in mobile device 200.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Mobile device 101 ... Content acquisition part 102 ... Content processing part 103 ... Display part 104 ... Content copy processing part 105 ... Mail production | generation part 106 ... Mail communication part 107 ... Request reception part 108 ... Content Transmission unit 200 Mobile unit 201 Mail communication unit 202 Content receiving unit 203 Acquisition request unit 204 Content processing unit 205 Display unit 206 Mail generation unit 207 Operation unit 300 Content Server, 400 ... mail server.

Claims (3)

Content acquisition means for acquiring content data from a content server;
Content processing means for outputting content data acquired by the acquisition means;
Content transfer means for performing output processing by the content processing means and transferring content data acquired by the content acquisition means to a terminal device arranged outside;
An information processing apparatus comprising: Request receiving means for receiving a content data acquisition request from the terminal device,
The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the content acquisition unit acquires content data from a content server based on the content data acquisition request received by the request reception unit. A terminal device that is communicatively connected to the information processing device according to claim 2,
Content receiving means for receiving content data transferred by the content transfer means;
Content data processing means for outputting content data received by the content receiving means;
3. A terminal comprising: requesting means for making a new content data acquisition request to the information processing apparatus according to claim 2 based on link information included in content data received by the content receiving means. apparatus.

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