WO2000025233A1

WO2000025233A1 - Method for sharing link address using network, network system, and medium

Info

Publication number: WO2000025233A1
Application number: PCT/JP1999/005857
Authority: WO
Inventors: Shinichi Sakurai
Original assignee: Shinichi Sakurai
Priority date: 1998-10-27
Filing date: 1999-10-22
Publication date: 2000-05-04

Abstract

It is possible to make a search based on information collections and analysis results on the Internet made by other people by uniforming the forms of hot lists to use mutually the hot lists. A form on which addresses on the network grouped into predetermined categories can be listed is delivered from a delivery server, and the user writes an address retrieved from the network in the form received by the user's terminal. The form in which addresses are written is registered in the server to which the user belongs or in the user's terminal. Hence the forms in which addresses are written and which are registered in a provider server or another terminal are linked through addresses in the forms.

Description

Description How to share linked addresses using a network,

Network systems and media Technical fields

The present invention is an effective technique when applied to a method of sharing a URL, which is an address on the Internet. Background art

Conventionally, in a commercial network, there has been known a technology in which one or many servers are provided, and a server (network organizer) at the top manages a system under control. In such a system, large-scale equipment and large-capacity traffic lines are introduced to withstand server processing and concentrated traffic, and page creation at each site is performed in a limited space by specific staff members. It is the current situation that is proceeding.

On the other hand, user acquisition also centered on PR messages from the top of site management.

Although the creation of pages became easier for individuals, the creation of forms such as link collections was varied according to their individual tastes, and there was no uniform one.

The Internet can be freely linked to other people's content using hypertext technology called links. Such a link is called HTML (Hyper Text Mark-up Language) 开 a href〉 It is realized by describing with tags.

Therefore, by describing the tag in accordance with the HTML syntax, it is possible to associate one's own page with the address of another person, that is, a URL (Unif0 rm Resource Locator). Therefore, if you want to create a link collection that can be called your own address book, you can repeat this tag in a bulleted list And

However, such a process is complicated and has low exchangeability with others. For this reason, the link collections created only for oneself can be used only for oneself, and the efficient use of Internet resources has not been attempted.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and enables a search based on information collection and analysis results on the Internet of another person by unifying the form of a link collection and mutually using the form. This is a technical issue. Disclosure of the invention

According to the present invention, a form in which addresses on a network can be listed for each predetermined category is distributed from a distribution server, and a user terminal receiving the form writes an arbitrary address searched by the user on the network. Then, the completed form is registered in the server to which the user belongs or his / her own terminal device. Thereby, the filled-in forms registered in the provider server or another terminal device are linked with each other by the address described therein.

Here, the network means the Internet by TCPZ IP, and the form means a source file that can list link addresses (URLs) described in HTML. The user describes the URL of the search result obtained by himself / herself in the blank item of this form using an editor or the like on his own terminal, and transfers it using a transfer method such as F tp (File Transfer Protocol). Transfer to the server (provider server) to which it belongs. As a result, the URL filled in by the user in the unified form II functions as a link list on the provider server, and becomes a part of network assets that are easy to manage and search. In other words, by setting a link between the completed forms of the provider server (2), a search based on the category becomes easy. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 shows a hierarchical structure of a form “web address book” according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing items of “web address book” in the embodiment. Figure 3 is a conceptual Description diagram showing the mutually linked state of "web address book" in Examples ₌

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the management sharing of the “web address book” in the server in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the matching search system and the format according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view (1) illustrating the concept of a set of “web address books” according to the embodiment. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram (2) illustrating the concept of a set of “web address books” in the embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a basic form of the “web address book” of the embodiment.

Figure 9 shows the basic form of the “web address book” of the embodiment and the HT that composes it.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the contents of an ML file.

FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining each item of the “web address book” of the embodiment. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing the types of the “web address book” of the embodiment.

1 2, in the embodiment, is a diagram for explaining a user area in the server _s

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a folder configuration of the “web address book” of the embodiment. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a system configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a registration state of a form in the embodiment. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings, an embodiment of the present invention _c

FIG. 14 shows the system configuration of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the distribution server 1 is connected to user terminals 2a, 2b, and 2c via a network 3 (Internet). Here, the user terminal 2a, The connection to the networks 2b and 2c may be a connection from a corporate LAN, a temporary connection using a dial-up system, or a permanent connection.

In addition, a large number of provider servers (here, only 4a and 4b are illustrated) are connected to the network 3 in addition to the distribution server 1. Here, for example, the user who manages the user terminal 2a receives the address distribution from the administrator of the provider server 4a, and uses its own WWW (World Wide Web) in the provider server 4a. Has a homepage area. Updating of this homepage area is realized by FTP using authentication from the user terminal 2a. On the user terminal 2a, in a dial-up connection state, the provider server 4a by FTP is used as a destination for saving the editing result of the HTML editor. Can be updated by specifying. Such a function can be realized with the editing function “front page express” of Microsoft Internet Explorer.

FIG. 15 shows a state in which the blank form 101a is distributed from the distribution server 1 and registered in the provider server 4a and linked with the other forms 102 and 103 in this embodiment. It is a block diagram.

The delivery server 1 stores a blank form 101a. In the blank form 101a, the screen displayed by the browser is in a state of 901 shown in FIG. 9, and the source HTML file is described in text code, and the content is as shown in FIG. 902. is there.

As shown in FIG. 9, the form 101a (901) is described in a table format. In this blank form, the description of the homepage name is blank.

The user terminal 2a accesses the distribution server 1 using the transmitting / receiving device 5 and specifies the address (URL) where the blank form is stored, so that the blank form 101a can be viewed. It can be obtained as a source file through the browser on the user terminal 2a.

An editor 6 is stored in the user terminal 2a. This editor 6 is a kind of HTML editor. Address to this blank form 101a (URL) Can be filled in.

Here, the user may enter any address (URL), but it is preferable to enter the homepage address (URL) according to a certain category. For example, if a user enjoys golf, a golf home page may be entered on the blank form 101a.

Note that such golf address information can also be obtained from a set of search responses using the search server 7.

The completed form 101b filled in by the editor 6 is registered in the user area 8a of the provider server 4a through the transmitting / receiving device 5 from the user terminal 2a. Specifically, this registration can be realized by saving the editing result of the editor 6 to a server having an authentication function by FTP.

In this way, the filled-in form 101b registered in the user area 8a of the provider server 4a is linked to the filled-out forms 102, 103 of the other provider servers 4b, 4c. Attached).

With the system configuration described in the first embodiment, the following operations can be specifically performed. In the second embodiment, a form 901 named “web address book” as shown in FIG. 2 is used.

This “web address book” has a page structure (page format) already completed, and is distributed to each user in this form. The user can use this form to write, modify, and add to each item. Any words can be described in the item, but a URL can be specified as the attribute. Such a configuration can be specifically realized by an HTML format file.

In this way, each item is described with a URL, and links can be set mutually, so that the “web address book” is networked while having mutual relations as shown in Fig. 3. .

In this way, the "web address book" is used for many users, The content and link destination can be analyzed, and the user's hobbies and preferences can be grasped. Then, it is possible to construct a system that distributes optimal information, advertisements, and the like based on such hobbies and preferences.

Such a “web address book” can be registered in the server of the provider to which the user belongs, and information is distributed from an advertisement providing server etc. to the “web address book” distributed on the network. Can be delivered.

This “web address book” is described in HTML language as shown in FIG. 9, and an advertisement area is provided below the web address book. And as shown in Figure 4,

The header and bottom of the web address book are managed by the network main server. That is, the format of the header is unified, and the advertisement can be displayed in the bottom.

As a specific method of registering this “web address book”, as shown in FIG. 12, each user has contracted individually, homepage disk area permitted to be used by the provider, etc. A part or all of this web address book format file can be installed and used.

As a result, texts and images to be distributed, such as banner advertisements, are managed in a unified or multiple manner by a separate server (ad server). With such a system, it is possible to avoid waste not only in terms of hardware and software, but also in terms of traffic, etc., to make effective use of resources and to use the Internet infrastructure equally and efficiently. .

Separately, a “web address book” or the like may be placed on a certain server and distributed to users for free or for a fee to encourage their spread. As shown in FIG. 6, when each user has a “web address book” in the same format, a collection of “web address books” is completed. In addition, since all of this “web address book” is unified in the same format, the user can always conceptualize his / her own “web address book” at the top as shown in FIG.

Basically, "web address book" can be operated mainly by clicking the mouse or the like. As shown in Figs. scroll is can be viewed without using a _c Note that "we b Adore The format of the “book” is not limited to the format shown in (a) in Fig. 11, but may be the format shown in (b).

Also, by combining the configuration files of the additional layers into one file and registering each link in advance, it can be operated as a channel-type hierarchical structure as shown in Fig. 1. In addition, as shown in Fig. 13, registration on the server stores multiple “web address books” in a single folder, and the top-level “web address book” that serves as an index for this folder. May be provided.

The "web address book" may have a password function. With such a passcode function, friends can share the passcode and use it as a message board. Also, by adding facsimile received images to a part of this “web address book”, reception from facsimile terminals can be viewed as part of the “web address book” via the conversion function set in the server. be able to. (refer graph1)

Also, as shown in Fig. 10, it is possible to set the reference page items that can be referred to (the symbols indicated by ◎ and ◊ in the figure) without directly accessing the pages of each site. You can set a direct link from the item to the order page.

In addition, an order page with the same contents as shown in Fig. 10 was set in the lower layer of the “web address book”, and an inquiry mail and a telephone connection button directly connected to the inquiry 'order' telephone were installed. A screen configuration is also possible.

The “web address book” may have an email address display field for the contact person in charge, so that explanations can be referred without opening each page written in HTML, and emails can be sent. is there. Although not described in detail, a voice call using a telephone or the Internet is also possible from the “web address book” as in the case of the electronic mail.

In addition, we provide sales representatives for excellent "web address book" authors, add explanations and deep hierarchical structure, sell them on the Internet, and pay authors and users a copyright fee according to certain rules. Is also good. Distribution of the above-mentioned “web address book” will be distributed to both users with hardware and software, and will be a facsimile reception system, a system that accumulates points according to the degree of access, or a “web address” among friends. It can also provide the benefits of using the book in a mechanism such as companionship, message boards among friends, fairly flexible customization, and the sale of a "web address book". New and interesting depending on the degree of user use The registration of address URLs for pages will increase, and the “web address book” for the user will be enhanced.

In other words, as shown in Fig. 3, the entire network of the `` web address book '' is a self-propagating system, and other users use this address book to set up links mutually. It has the characteristic of expanding indefinitely as a self-replicating network irrespective of servers and providers.

Addition of “web address book” based on pick-up making system (work of extracting and registering the corresponding URL) and user equal writer method (a mechanism in which the user himself is also the information source) 'Editing work, such as changes, can also be expanded, centered on distributed types.

As described above, the database system based on the “web address book” of the present embodiment creates the web address book in addition to the fact that the server itself composed of hardware is of a distributed type. Humans have also become network users with a new, unconventional concept of distributed information called users themselves. Pick-up making, which is designed to be the easiest to use for the user, makes it possible to provide information such as lifestyle classifications and living area classifications.

This “web address book” is provided for users with a unique classification method, such as pick-up and making (searching for and registering addresses), lifestyle-style classification and regional gradation narrowing-down system “web address book” “phone number” `` Regional classification by life '' and `` Lifestyle classification '' to edit with a new way of thinking in daily life, such as classification for `` dads '' and `` mothers '' for positions in the family and positions in the company be able to.

Living area "web address book" Each "web address book" area code + city code The database may be identified by the number following and followed by a "phone number + * (wild card)" to perform a database search to list the applicable "web address book".

Examples of this are "0 3 + *", "0 3 5 + *", "0 3 5 4 + *", "0 3 5 4 1 + *", "0 3 5 4 1 1 + *" It is a system that can narrow down to the local area number of the living area as a simple number structure and display it in a list. With this narrowing down system and classification, distribution of local life information advertisement can be made possible.

In the sub-change search, as an auxiliary process used to perform the optimal matching, the "searcher" and the "searcher (search result page)" have the same content and item (multiple items) in the search. By focusing on the fact that the probability of matching becomes 100%, the probability of matching can be increased by extracting the closest item even if the items do not match. A huge number of irrelevant search result pages, which are common in search engines, can be eliminated or distinguished.

Specifically, as shown in Fig. 5, the "searcher" is provided with a search page called a matching card, and the "searcher" is provided with the same content as this matching card in advance. Create pages for items and items to be searched. Then, if there is a search request, it is sufficient to fill in tags such as html and TITLE> as keywords so that the page of this force can be hit.

Then, after the search results are displayed, instead of linking to the top page of "People who wants to be searched" (the top page is also possible), the link to the corresponding page is made directly.

More specifically, the information provider fills out the search card (web page) for each category and links directly to the information provider's optimal page instead of a direct search of each homepage. Therefore, for example, in the case of a search related to recruitment, the “matching job search card” can be used by both (the searching side and the searched side) to directly reach the optimal matching and the optimal page.

In this way, for the matching card of the same item content, enter the company (searched side) power, work location, age, salary, etc., and the user (searching side) is the same as the matching card for search of the same type as this content. Enter the desired item in the item. And "AN "D" (logical product), "OR" (logical sum) Search information, etc., are sent to the existing service group at once. At each search engine site, matching and search results will be displayed using this matching card.

At this time, a more detailed evaluation ranking or the like may be additionally displayed on the matching card separately from the search result. Such a matching method is a modified example of the above-mentioned “web address book”, and it is possible to analyze search request words of a user and a searcher and display a relevant optimal advertisement. Such search and output using the matching card of the multiple condition search enables the existing search engine to be used more comfortably. Industrial applicability

The present invention can be applied to Internet link technology.

Claims

The scope of the claims

1. Distributing from a distribution server a form capable of listing addresses on the network for each predetermined category;

A step of writing an arbitrary address found on the network by the user who has received the form and registering the form in a provider server to which the user has subscribed; and forming the forms registered in different provider servers with each other. A method for sharing a linked address using a network that includes steps linked by the address described therein.

2. A distribution server that distributes a form in which addresses on the network can be listed for each predetermined category;

An editing means for receiving the form and writing an arbitrary address retrieved by the user on the network, and a user terminal comprising: a transmitting means for transmitting the edited result form;

A network system comprising: a provider server for registering an address-completed form received from the user terminal in an area assigned to the user.

3. receiving from the distribution server a form capable of listing addresses on the network for each predetermined category;

Receiving the form and prompting to write any address found on the network;

Registering the completed form in a predetermined provider server.