DE102004019452A1 - Product data importing method, involves importing individual or several product data, combining text data and diagram together in importing data file, and importing text and diagram in one production step in application software - Google Patents

Abstract

The method involves importing individual or several product data records. Text data, describing a product, and a diagram are combined in an importing data file (4). The data to be imported is directly copied from a computer network. The text data and the diagram are imported in one production step in application software. The product data is protected by eliminating particular information and users. Independent claims are also included for the following: (A) a data medium containing a computer program for importing data by means of electronic equipment which is embedded in a computer network (B) a computer system which is connected with a network like Internet and Intranet, comprising a computer which is configured as a server system or a client system.

Description

field of use

The The invention relates to a method for importing one or more Product records by means of an electronic network to be incorporated into a computer network Device, which contains a computer program. Here, textual and graphical product information become common transferred to a management program. The method is particularly characterized in that the Import the otherwise separately processed text and graphics Processed with just one step.

It it is known that from an internet browser for any linked file type, the corresponding associated program is called. At the start of the browser takes over this from the system table of the operating system, which file type of which program is executed or to be read. It is also known that binaries u.a. Graphics in a text format (for example, Mime Base64) - as usual in the mailing usual can.

Disadvantages of the state of technology

Of the Importing data from the Internet is done via files that normally have no Type mapping to a suitable importer. The Data is downloaded from the internet if necessary unpacked and via a Computer program imported. For every file must be repeated the import. Here are the descriptive text data saved separately from the graphics files. This procedure is costly and error prone.

Of the Import data from different Internet offers into one Computer program of the user is - because of the separate data management and used, different methods - consuming. Be whole catalogs if offered for import, the user may not be able to provide a single product description choose. The separate provision of this data on the Internet pages is also expensive and error prone.

Object of the invention

in the Internet will be countless Products for sale. The presentation of the products as well as their Description on the website is done in just as varied ways. The indicated in claim invention is based on the problem that Text and graphics are assigned to different applications and the import of product data for only one product consuming is.

Solution of the task

This Problem is solved by the features listed in the claim: The a descriptive text data and the graphics are in an import file and together with just one step imported into the application software.

A Import file can also be the data of multiple products to a catalog sum up. Here, the number of products described, whose Manufacturer and seller almost unlimited.

These The object is achieved by a method having the features of the claim 1 solved.

Advantages of the invention

Of the advantage over the usual procedure lies in the simplicity of the process for the user as well as in the Speed when importing single or multiple product data. It also allows the simple import otherwise separate to be processed data types like text and graphics.

 description an embodiment

The idea underlying the invention will be described in more detail in the following description of an embodiment, which is illustrated in the drawing. It shows 1 a schematic representation of an inventive use for the import of wine product data.

As a prerequisite for the following procedure, each of these product descriptions (provided by the operator of the website) will be linked directly (link to a file) [ 1 ] to an import file [ 11 ] added. The import file contains the descriptions in a fixed format and contains all available information about the product (name, producer, quality, price, reviews etc) as well as one or more illustrations (product photo, bottle label etc.). The import file is created either statically in advance or dynamically when using the link [ 2 ]. In the latter case, for example, a database [ 20 ] the text of a product description of the export program [ 2 ] read [ 21 ] and the associated graphics are converted into a text format (eg Mime Base64) [ 22 ] to put both together into the import file [ 11 ] save.

Collects a user on his computer in a computer program [ 30 ] As much information about different wines as possible so he can import this product data quickly and accurately with the help of the import file. This application software [ 30 ] is usually a software for wine cellar administration. A private wine cellar administration gives all wine lovers an assistance in the care of the wine cellar and the collection and evaluation of individual wines.

As a prerequisite for the import of wine data into the wine cellar administration [ 30 ] becomes the type of import file [ 11 ] in the user's operating system the import program [ 8th ] assigned [ 5 ]. This one-time association of the file type [ 5 ] is accompanied by a corresponding installation program of the wine cellar administration, the wine cellar administration [ 30 ] or the import program [ 8th ] yourself registered [ 6 ]. Then the user selects a link [ 1 ] to an import file [ 11 ] on the Internet, the import file [ 11 ] copied automatically from the website to the computer [ 7 ] and the associated import program [ 8th ]. The import program [ 8th ] takes over in one step [ 9 ] [ 19 ] the data from the local copy of the import file [ 4 ] into the database [ 3 ] the wine cellar administration [ 30 ] of the user. The text is read out directly from the import file [ 9 ] and the - converted to text form graphics back to the original graphic format converted back [ 10 ] to put both together into the database [ 3 ] to the wine cellar administration.

In an embodiment not shown, the import program [ 8th ] optionally an import confirmation from the user to avoid unwanted import. In an embodiment, also not shown, a lot of data from different wines - as a catalog together in an import file [ 11 ] - in the manner described in one step in the database [ 3 ] of the client application [ 30 ] accepted.

In another embodiment, not shown, the user can optionally before importing a catalog, import the data through the selection or the exclusion of individual wine data.

A

server system

B

client system

1

Internet site / link

2

export program

3

Database (Client System)

4

import file (Copy on client system)

5

File Type Association (Operating system)

6

Dateitypinitialisierung

7

data line

8th

importer

9

import text data

10

import Graphics data incl. Mime decoder

11

import file (Original on server system)

20

Database (Server system)

21

export text data

22

export Graphics data incl. Mime encoder

30

Application Software / client application

Claims (5)

Method for importing data by means of an in a computer network to be incorporated electronic device, the Computer program contains marked through the ingredients and process steps - Import single or multiple product records, where - Text and Graphics processed together and - with only one step be imported and - networkable, whereby, - the too importing data can be copied directly from a computer network, and - the import is made from the copy, and - Protection of product data by Exclusion of certain information and users. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that that for the protection of the information a use only over secured Network connection paths takes place. disk, containing a computer program for importing data by means of a to be incorporated in a computer network electronic device, the Contains computer program, characterized by the program steps - Import single and multiple Product records, where - Text and Graphics processed together and - with only one step be imported and - networkable, whereby, - the too importing data can be copied directly from a computer network, and - the import is made from the copy, and - Protection of product data by Exclusion of certain information and users. Computer system connected to a network, such as Internet, Intranet and the like, comprising one or more computers configured as a server system or as a client system, characterized by being connected via a data line by means of an electronic device to be incorporated into a computer network, which is provided with a data carrier having a computer program containing the program steps: - import of individual and multiple product records, wherein, - text and graphics processed together and - be imported with just one step and - networkable, whereby - the data to be imported are copied directly from a computer network, and - the import is copied from the copy, and - protection of the product data by excluding certain information and users. Computer program product based on a computer Media is stored having computer program code for import data by means of a to be integrated into a computer network electronic device, containing this computer program product, and comprising: - computer readable Program agents that cause a computer, one or more Product records to import, - text and graphics processed together and - with only one step be imported and - computer readable Program means that cause a computer to network capability, wherein - the too importing data can be copied directly from a computer network, and - the import taken from the copy will, and - computer readable Program means that use a computer to protect the product data Exclusion of certain information and users.