JPH11328076A - Method and system for accessing internet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to access the Internet only by inputting an arbitrary character string by converting the inputted character string into a uniform resource locator(URL) by a character string converting program and searching the Internet by the obtained URL. SOLUTION: The character converting program 12 checks whether or not the same character string as the character string inputted to the address field of a client-side WWW browser 11 is present in a URL conversion data base 13. The URL corresponding to the same character string is obtained and the Internet 14 is accessed with the obtained URL. This character string converting program 12 is installed on a client side and also can be placed on a server side in LAN environment and on a server side that a provider manages in environment wherein the provider uses the program for services to users.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a technology for accessing the Internet, and more particularly, to a URL (Unified Access) for uniformly accessing information resources placed on a network.
The present invention relates to an Internet access method suitable for an access technology using an iform Resource Locator) and a technology effective when applied to an access system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, as a conventional technique examined by the inventor, when a WWW browser is used to access an information resource such as a homepage placed on the Internet, a so-called "yahoo" or "goo" is typically used. It is possible to use a search engine that is used, use a bookmark registered in a WWW browser, follow a link described in HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) on a homepage, and the like. In such a case, there is no need to be aware of the URL.

[0003]

In the technology for accessing information resources such as a homepage placed on the Internet using the WWW browser as described above, the user must be conscious of the URL. Occurs. This is the case where the URL is expressed on paper such as a magazine or newspaper, or on media such as a television or a radio. In this case, a user who wants to access an information resource such as a homepage sets the URL indicating the location to WW.
It is necessary to input from a W browser or the like.

However, the input of the URL is an unexpected obstacle for the user. The reason is that the character string constituting the URL is long and has a complicated mechanism. For example, the URL of A Co., Ltd. is http://www.a.co.jp/, http: //
www.a.com/, http://www.x.or.jp/a/, http: //www.xn
e.jp/a/, http://www2.x.or.jp/a/, http://axor.jp/
And the combinations are endless. URLs with such a complicated mechanism require one input.
Since it is not possible to access just because of a wrong letter and there is no means to point out the cause or location of the mistake, it is extremely difficult for anyone other than users who are familiar with computers and the Internet to use it.

Further, since the character string forming the URL is one-byte alphanumeric characters, Japanese must be represented in Roman characters or English, but there are the following obstacles for the user. For example, the website of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in Japan is http://www.miti.go.jp/ using MITI, which stands for Ministry of International Trade and Industry. How many users can do it? In addition, the homepage of the Prime Minister's Office uses http://www.kantei.go.jp/, and this time the URL of the “official residence” in Roman letters is used.
As described above, since the URL is not determined based on a name familiar to the user, such as a company name, an organization name, an organization name, a corporation name, an individual name, a product name, a service name, and a place name, the target information is not determined. In order to reach the resources, "yaho
o "and" goo ".

Further, the above-mentioned "yahoo" and "goo"
Search engines such as can not search unless the information provider has registered the URL and keywords used in the search, and multiple results may be searched for one keyword input However, the user may not be able to obtain necessary information or may search for information other than the required information.

[0007] Further, the URL may be changed depending on the environment and convenience of the information provider. That is, the URL is moved. In such a case, the URL registered in the bookmark is used.
The RL is invalidated, and it is necessary to input a new URL or search again by a search engine.

[0008] Furthermore, the number of homepages continues to grow at a faster-than-expected rate, and as a result, URLs of complicated character strings are being generated one after another, making user access more and more difficult. It is difficult for the user to input the URL in one hand of the newspaper, as well as memorize the URL watched on a newspaper advertisement or a television or heard on a radio or the like. Under such circumstances, there is a demand for a mechanism that makes it even easier for the user to access.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to make it possible to always search only one result for one input, and to make the URL of a long and complicated character string unaware to a user unfamiliar with the keyboard. To provide Internet access technology that allows access to the Internet simply by entering the corresponding company name, organization name, organization name, individual name, product name, service name, place name, telephone number or any character string. It is in.

Further, another object of the present invention is to express a character string corresponding to a URL on various media by means of printing or the like, and realize a media link between the Internet and a print medium. To provide access technology.

The above and other objects and novel features of the present invention will become apparent from the description of the present specification and the accompanying drawings.

[0012]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Among the inventions disclosed in the present application, the outline of a representative one will be briefly described.
It is as follows.

That is, the method for accessing the Internet according to the present invention is applied to a case where an information resource placed on a network is accessed using a URL, and an arbitrary character string corresponding to the URL is previously entered. allocation,
The assigned character string is input from the Internet access device, and the input character string is converted into a URL by a character string conversion program on the client side or the server side, and the converted URL is used for searching on the Internet. Through each step of doing
Display or obtain the corresponding data. Thus, the user who is not accustomed to the keyboard can access the Internet simply by inputting the character string corresponding to the URL without making the user aware of the URL of the long and complicated character string.

Further, by printing and using the assigned character string on various media, the character string corresponding to the URL is expressed on various media by printing or the like in accordance with the needs of the user, and the Internet and the Internet are used. A media link with a print medium or the like can be realized.

Specifically, when assigning a character string, a desired character string is assigned according to a user's application, or a related character string is assigned to the assigned character string.

Further, the Internet access system of the present invention assigns an arbitrary character string corresponding to a URL, and stores a storage table indicating the correspondence between the assigned character string and the URL. And a character string conversion program for converting into a URL.
As a result, the assigned character string is input from the access device to the Internet, and the input character string is converted into a URL by a character string conversion program using a storage table.
, A search on the Internet is performed with the converted URL, and the corresponding data can be displayed or obtained.

[0017]

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

FIG. 1 shows a method for accessing the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a method of accessing the Internet from a WWW browser via a character string conversion program, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure from input of a character string to a client-side WWW browser to access to the Internet. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the structure of a URL, and FIG.
It is a schematic structure figure of a conversion database.

First, a method of accessing the Internet from a client side WWW browser via a character string conversion program will be described with reference to the explanatory diagram of FIG. The character string input to the address field of the WWW browser 11 on the client side is checked by the character string conversion program 12 for the same character string as the input character string in the URL conversion database 13. UR corresponding to column
L, and accesses the Internet 14 with the obtained URL.

In addition to using a general keyboard for inputting the character string, a pointing device such as a mouse, a pen, and a touch panel, a scanner, a digital camera,
An optical reading device such as an OCR, a remote controller used for operation of a television or the like, a voice recognition interface for inputting voice, and the like can be used.

In addition to installing the character string conversion program on the client side, the character string conversion program can be installed on the server side in a LAN environment or the like. In an environment in which a provider company uses the present invention as a service for a user, It can also be placed on the server side managed by.

The URL conversion database can be located at the same location as the character string conversion program. For example, the character string conversion program can be located on the client side, and the URL conversion database can be located on the server side. is there.

Next, the processing procedure from the input of a character string to the WWW browser on the client side to the access to the Internet will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 3 and 4.

It is determined whether the character string input by the user through the input means includes full-width characters and half-width katakana characters or conforms to the URL structure shown in FIG. If the URL conforms to the URL structure shown in FIG. 3, the input character string is regarded as a URL, and a search for the Internet is performed without conversion. The character string can be extracted regardless of any of the protocol 31, DNS 32, directory 33, and file name 34, or can be extracted even if the input is only the character string. If the input character string does not conform to the URL structure of FIG. 3 or includes full-width characters and half-width katakana, the input character string is searched in the URL database of FIG. 4 to obtain a matching URL. To explore the Internet. If a matching character string is not found in the URL conversion database of FIG. 4, an error message to that effect is displayed on the screen.

Next, a schematic configuration of the URL conversion database will be described with reference to FIG. URL conversion database is UR
It is used to obtain a URL from any character string corresponding to L, and its composition is a kanji 41 of any length, a kana 42 of any length, an alphabet 43 of any length, and a character 43 of any length. It consists of URL44.

A character string input by the user from the client-side access device to the Internet is converted into a kanji 41 having an arbitrary length, a kana 42 having an arbitrary length, and an alphabet 4 having an arbitrary length.
Search in the order of 3, if matched, URL4 of any length
Obtain 4 and search the Internet. The medium that stores this database configuration can be stored in the client-side memory as a cache to enable high-speed search, in addition to the client-side hard disk.
It can also be stored on a CD-ROM or server hard disk to handle large amounts of data.

To search for a kana 42 of an arbitrary length, a so-called ambiguous search is performed for a user's input, such as hiragana and katakana, and a clouded point and a semi-voiced dot, and in the case of katakana, half-width and full-width identification. A so-called ambiguous search is performed for a user's input, such as uppercase and lowercase letters, and identification of full-width and half-width characters.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a method of accessing the Internet via a character string conversion program from a client side WWW browser in a method of accessing the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure from a character string input to a client-side WWW browser to an access to the Internet in the Internet access method according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a URL configuration in a method of accessing the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of a URL conversion database in a method of accessing the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 WWW browser 12 Character string conversion program 13 URL conversion database 14 Internet 31 Protocol part 32 DNS part 33 Directory part 34 File name part 41 Kanji part 42 Kana part 43 English part 44 URL part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A U.S.C. for accessing information resources stored in an information providing server located on the Internet.
An Internet access method using an RL, in which an arbitrary character string corresponding to a URL is assigned in advance, and the assigned character string is input from an Internet access device on the client side, and the input character string is input. Is converted into a URL by a character string conversion program on the client side or the server side using a storage table indicating the correspondence between the assigned character string and the URL, and the converted URL is searched on the Internet. A method for accessing the Internet, characterized in that data to be displayed is displayed on a screen of a client side or obtained in a storage device. 2. The method for accessing the Internet according to claim 1, wherein the assigned character string is printed on an arbitrary medium, and the printed medium is used by linking to the Internet using the URL. Internet access method characterized by doing. 3. A server for accessing information resources stored in an information providing server located on the Internet.
An Internet access system using RL, in which an arbitrary character string corresponding to URL is assigned in advance,
A storage table showing the correspondence between the assigned character strings and URLs, and a character string conversion program for converting the assigned character strings to URLs, and inputting the assigned character strings from an access device to the Internet The input character string is converted into a URL by a character string conversion program using a storage table, and the converted UR
A system for accessing the Internet, wherein the system performs an exploration on the Internet at L and displays or acquires corresponding data.