JP2000035932A - Information provision system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information provision system capable of reducing the data amount of respective information pages and the disk capacity of an information provision server and easily correcting an index by separating an index part from the respective information pages and displaying it as an independent index column. SOLUTION: Data 10 for the index are separated from the respective information pages and an original index information page for index display is prepared. Then an index display program 6 is arranged on an information display device side and the index display program 6 analyzes the data 9a-9e of the index information page, piles up the index column on the information page and displays it on a screen 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to an information providing system having an information providing server and an information display terminal for displaying an information page sent from the information providing server on a screen.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the Internet which has recently become widespread, WWW (World Wide Web) is used.
An information providing system called "Tokyo" has been constructed. WWW
Then, HTTP (Hyper Text Transf)
Data transfer is performed by a protocol called “Ether Protocol”, an information page file stored in the information providing server is transferred to the information display terminal, and WW
This file is expanded and analyzed by the W browser program and displayed as an information page.

[0003] The file of this information page is HTML
(Hyper Text Markup Langua
ge), which is described in a document description language and dynamically controls the appearance of information pages to be displayed, hyperlink information for requesting display of another information page from one information page, and the operation of a WWW browser program. Scripting languages are defined.

In such an information providing system, since it is necessary to switch between a plurality of information pages and to determine which information page is currently open, other information pages are displayed on the same screen on which information is displayed. A method is adopted in which a heading corresponding to is displayed and the heading is clicked to switch to a specified information page.

[0005] FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram of an information providing system that can switch from an information page to an information page by using an information page with a heading. In the figure, 100
1 is an information display terminal, 1002 is an information providing server, 100
3 is an information display terminal 1001 and an information providing server 1002
Is a network that includes the Internet.

[0006] The information display terminal 1001 has a WWW browser program 1004, and the WWW browser program 1004 specifies an address (hereinafter, referred to as "URL") indicating the location in the server where the file of each information page exists. The information page is transmitted to the information providing server 1002, the file of the information page transmitted from the information providing server 1002 is expanded and analyzed, and the information page is displayed on the display screen 1005.

[0007] The information providing server 1002 includes a WWW server program 1006 and the WWW server program 1.
Start information page file 10 managed in 006
07 and a file 1008 for each information page. Note that the start information page is an information page first displayed on the display screen in the information providing system. The file 1007 of the start information page and the file 1008 of each information page have data on the contents of the information to be provided, data on the screen format to be displayed on the display screen, and information on the URL of the information page related to the title. .

Next, in this information providing system, a start information page is displayed from the information display terminal 1001,
Next, the flow of switching to the information page A will be described based on the operation sequence of FIG.

First, on the information display terminal 1001 side, the WW
The W browser program 1004 is started (step S1001). When the WWW browser program 1004 is started, the URL of the start information page previously set as the page to be displayed first on the WWW browser program 1004 is sent to the information providing server 1002 via the network 1003 (step S100).
2). In the information providing server 1002, the WWW server program 1006 recognizes this URL, selects the file 1007 of the start information page, and
01 (step S1003). In the information display terminal 1001, the WWW browser program 1004
The file 1007 of the sent start information page is developed and analyzed, and a screen as shown in FIG. 12 is displayed on the display screen 1005 (step S1004).

In FIG. 12, reference numeral 1010 denotes a page display column for displaying information on a start information page. In the page display column, not only information but also a heading 1011 are displayed.
Information pages A to E and the headings of the start information pages are displayed in a block format. Also, in order to indicate that the start information page is currently displayed, the heading portion 1011S corresponding to the start information page is displayed with high brightness. Reference numeral 1012 denotes a mouse pointer that moves on the screen in conjunction with the mouse.
The function assigned to the specified part can be operated.

Next, when displaying the information page A, the mouse is operated on the information display terminal 1001, and the mouse pointer 1012 is placed on the headline 1011a and clicked. Thus, the WWW browser program 100
4 recognizes that the user has instructed to display the information page A (step S1005). The WWW browser program 1004 transmits the URL of the information page A to the information providing server 1002 via the network 1003 (Step S1006). Information server 10
In 02, the WWW server program 1006 recognizes the URL, selects a file 1008a of the information page A corresponding to the URL, and transmits it to the information display terminal 1001 (step S1007). Information display terminal 100
In step 1, the WWW browser program 1004 expands and analyzes the sent information page A file 1008a, and displays a screen as shown in FIG. 13 on the display screen 1005 (step S1008).

In FIG. 13, reference numeral 1010a denotes a page display field for displaying the contents of the information page A. Heading 10
Numeral 11a indicates that the heading portion 1012a of A has a high brightness to indicate that the information page A is currently displayed.

Furthermore, in the information providing system, when displaying a confidential information page or an important information page, security management is often performed using a password. For example, when the information page A is password-managed in the information providing system as shown in FIG. 10, the following operation is performed in step S1007.
First, the WWW server program 1004 identifies the URL of the information page A and determines whether or not the information page A is password-managed. Since the information page A is password-managed, the WWW server program 10
06 displays a password input screen on the display screen 1005 via the browser program 1004. When the user inputs a password, the password is transmitted to the information providing server 1002 via the network 1003.
And the WWW server program 1006 determines whether the password matches the password registered in advance. If they match, the file 1008a of the information page A corresponding to the URL is selected, and the information display terminal 10
Send to 01.

[0014]

However, in the information providing system as described above, in order to provide a heading which can be switched between the information pages, the start information page file 1007 on the information providing server 1002 side is required.
In addition, the file 1008 of each information page must be created in a screen format including a heading in which the heading of each information page is marked, and the address of the information page corresponding to the heading must be provided. There is a problem that the data capacity of the page becomes large, transmission and processing take time, and the screen display becomes slow.

Further, there is a problem that the disk capacity of the information providing server becomes large in order to secure a file for each information page. Note that as the number of homepages to be associated increases, the required disk capacity also increases.

Further, when an information page which can be switched mutually is added or changed, the screen format must be corrected for all information pages, which causes a problem that it takes time and effort.

Further, in the case of managing the display of the information page with a password, after transmitting the URL to the information providing server, the password screen and the password must be further transmitted and received. There was a problem that the load increased.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 9-171483 describes an information display system in which a home page displaying a headline is provided, and a link to another home page can be provided by designating the headline. .

However, in such a system, since the heading column and the home page for displaying each information are separately displayed, it is necessary to switch each time to display the heading column, and the operation becomes troublesome.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-165595 describes a method of providing heading information separately and selecting a heading to link and display a document and a heading.

However, this method is intended for a stand-alone terminal. If the method is forcibly applied to an information providing system including an information display terminal and an information providing server, each method connected to the information providing server will be described. It is necessary for the information display terminal to have all headings from the beginning, and the disk capacity of each terminal becomes enormous in proportion to the number of headings. Also, when the heading needs to be corrected, it is necessary to correct the heading for each information display terminal,
The troublesome task still exists.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem. A first object of the present invention is to separate a heading portion from each information page and display the heading portion as an independent heading column so that each information page is displayed. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information providing system capable of reducing the data amount and the disk capacity of the information providing server and easily correcting the heading.

It is a second object of the present invention to provide an information providing system capable of promptly checking a password without increasing a load on a network even when a display of an information page is password-managed.

[0024]

In an information providing system according to the present invention, an information providing server has data of a plurality of information pages and heading data individually corresponding to the information pages. A display screen, and a heading display program that analyzes data of a plurality of headings and displays a heading column including a plurality of headings on the display screen. The address of the data of the information page requested to be displayed is transmitted to the information providing server.

Further, it is assumed that a heading column and an information page are simultaneously displayed on the display screen.

Further, it is assumed that the title display program is loaded from the information providing server into the information display device.

Further, it is assumed that the heading of the heading column corresponding to the information page is marked.

Further, the heading display program displays a password input request on a display screen when the information page requested to be displayed by designating the heading in the heading column is password-managed.

[0029]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating an information providing system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is an information display terminal, 2 is an information providing server, and 3 is a network including the Internet connecting the information display terminal 1 and the information providing server 2.

The information providing terminal 1 has a WWW browser program 4, and the WWW browser program 4
Transmits an address (hereinafter, referred to as “URL”) indicating the location of each information page file in the server to the information providing server 2, and expands and analyzes the information page file sent from the information providing server 2. Then, an information page is displayed on the display screen 5. Further, the information display terminal 1 also has a heading display program 6 for analyzing the number of headings from the heading information page file, creating and displaying a heading column in a block format.

The information providing server 2 corresponds to the WWW server program 7, the file 8 of the start information page managed by the WWW server program 7, the file 9 of each information page, the start information page and each information page. And a heading information page file 10 having data on headings. Note that the start information page is an information page that is first displayed on the display device in the information providing system.

The file 8 of the start information page and the file 9 of each information page have only data relating to the information to be provided, and do not have data relating to the heading column. The file 10 of the heading information page contains data relating to the heading information and the heading display program 6.
And a script language code for transferring the heading information to the heading display program. Note that the heading information is the contents of the heading corresponding to each information page, the URL of the information page corresponding to each heading, and the URL of the information page to be displayed first.

Next, the flow of displaying the start information page from the information display terminal 1 and then switching to the information page A in this information providing system will be described with reference to the operation sequence of FIG.

First, the WWW browser program 4 is activated on the information display terminal 1 (step S1). WW
When the W browser program 4 is started, the URL of the heading information page previously set as the page to be displayed first on the WWW browser program 4 is transmitted to the information providing server 2 via the network 3 (step S).
2). In the information providing server 2, the WWW server program 7 recognizes the URL, selects the heading information page file 10, and transmits it to the information display terminal 1 (step S3).

In the information display terminal 1, the WWW browser program 4 develops and analyzes the sent header information page file 10, executes a script language included in the header information page 10, and starts the header display program.
The heading information is passed to the heading display program 6. In the heading display program 6, first, a heading information management table of an image as shown in FIG. 3 indicating the relative relationship between the heading of each information page and the URL of each information page is created (step S).
4). After that, it analyzes the number of headings sent as heading information, adjusts the size and arrangement of each heading to be displayed on the screen, creates a heading column consisting of headings in block format, and displays the information page first The display section 10 displays the heading section marked A. (Step S
5).

Next, the URL of the start information page registered as the page to be displayed first of the heading information is input to the information providing server 2 via the WWW browser program 4.
(Step S6). In the information providing server 2,
The WWW server program 7 selects the file 8 of the start information page from the URL and transmits it to the information display terminal 1 via the network 3 (Step S7). In the information display terminal 1, the WWW browser program 4 analyzes the file 8 of the start information page and causes the display device to display the start information page (step S8).

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on the display screen 5 at the stage when this step up to step S8 is completed.
In the figure, reference numeral 100 denotes an information page display field for displaying the contents of start information, and 101 denotes related information pages I to V and a heading 102 of a start information page, which are displayed simultaneously with the information page display field 100, in a block format. It is a heading display column to be performed. Also, in the heading display column 101, the heading part 102a of 0 is set to have high brightness to indicate that the start information page is currently displayed. Reference numeral 103 denotes a mouse pointer that moves on the screen in conjunction with the mouse, and can operate a function assigned to a designated portion by clicking the mouse pointer.

Next, when displaying the information page I, the mouse is operated on the information display terminal 1 to place the mouse pointer 103 on the heading I102b of the heading column 101 and click. This information is stored in the heading display program 6
Conveyed to. (Step S9). In the heading display program 6, first, a heading column in which the heading of the information page I is marked is displayed on the display screen 5 (step S10). Next, the information management table is searched, and the URL of the corresponding information page is selected. , Is transmitted to the information providing server 2 via the WWW browser program 4 (step S11).

In the information providing server 2, the WWW server program 7 recognizes the URL, selects the file 9a of the information page I corresponding to the URL, and transmits it to the information display terminal 1 (step S12). In the information display terminal 1, the WWW browser program 4 expands and analyzes the transmitted information page I file 9a, and
Is displayed on the display screen 5 (step S13).

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on the display screen 5 when the steps up to step S13 are completed. In the figure, 100a is an information page display column for displaying the contents of the start information page, and 101a is a heading display column for displaying the relevant information pages I to V and the headings of the start information page in a block format. In addition, in the heading display field 101a, the heading 102b of I is set to have high brightness to indicate that the information page A is currently displayed.

The heading information page is set in advance as a page to be displayed first in the WWW browser program, and is displayed at the time of startup. However, after the WWW browser program is started, an address is explicitly specified and displayed on the screen. Of course you can.

As described above, since the data making up the heading is made independent from each information page and one dedicated heading information page file is created, each information page can be made smaller. Furthermore, since the headline information is first transmitted to the information display terminal, the time required for transmitting each information page on the network and the processing time on the information display terminal side are reduced, and the time from clicking the headline to displaying the information page is reduced. Speed can be increased. Further, the disk capacity required on the information providing server side can be reduced.

Also, for example, when adding or changing a heading, the contents of the heading corresponding to the information page and the U of the information page corresponding to the heading are added to the heading information page file.
It is sufficient to add or change the RL, and the heading display program analyzes the number of headings, creates a heading column, and displays it on the display device, so that it is easy to add or change the information pages to be correlated Can be handled.

Furthermore, since the headline currently displayed or requested to be displayed has high brightness, the user can easily determine which information page is being displayed.

In the first embodiment, the headline display program is arranged on the information display terminal 1 in advance. However, the headline display program is arranged on the information providing server, and the headline information page is transmitted to the information display terminal. At the same time, the headline display program may be transmitted to the information display terminal at the same time, and may be loaded on the memory.

In this way, the disk capacity of each information display terminal can be reduced, and the heading display program can be collectively corrected on the information providing server side.

Also, the heading is set as a block, and the heading corresponding to the currently displayed information page is displayed with high brightness. For example, a list of headings is displayed and the heading corresponding to the currently displayed information page is displayed. A line may be drawn around the heading. The heading may be an icon, and the size or shape of the icon may be changed.

Further, the data of a plurality of information pages may be made into one file, and a pointer may be provided in the file to identify the data of each information page. You may add the format information of a heading column, and a heading display program may analyze this format information and create a heading column.

Embodiment 2 FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram illustrating an information providing system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
In the information providing system according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1, password processing and display processing of an information page specified by a headline are performed at a time.

In FIG. 6, reference numeral 11 denotes a heading display program provided in the information display terminal 1 which receives heading information from the WWW browser program 4, analyzes and develops it. The heading display program 11 also has a function of controlling a password input screen when an information page corresponding to a heading is password-managed.

Reference numeral 12 denotes an information providing server 2 provided with:
This is a file for the heading information page. The heading information page file 12 includes, as heading information, the contents of the heading corresponding to each information page, the URL of the information page corresponding to each heading, the URL of the page to be displayed first, and information corresponding to the heading. It also has data indicating whether the page is password-managed. Reference numeral 13 denotes a password registration file provided in the information providing server 2 in which a password that allows display of each information page is registered.

Next, after the start information page is displayed, the flow for displaying the information page, that is, FIG.
The flow after step S8 is executed will be described based on the operation sequence of FIG.

In the information display terminal 1, the mouse is operated to place the mouse pointer 103 on the heading section 102 and click. This information is transmitted to the title display program 11 (step S20). In the heading display program 11, first, a heading column in which the selected information page is marked is displayed on the display screen 5 (step S21). Next, the information management table is searched and the UR of the corresponding information page is searched.
L is selected (step S22). FIG. 8 is an image diagram of an information management table created by expanding the heading information in the file 1 of the heading information page sent from the information providing server 2, and includes the heading, the URL of the information page corresponding to the heading, and the URL. The information page has information on whether the password is managed.

The heading display program 11 determines whether the selected information page is password-managed (step S23). If the password is managed, a password input screen is displayed on the display screen 5 (step S23). Step S24). FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the display screen 5 on which the password input screen is displayed. In the figure, reference numeral 113 denotes a password input screen.

When the user inputs a password on the password input screen (step S25), the heading display program 11 adds the password and sends the URL of the information page to the information providing server 2 via the WWW browser program 4. The data is transmitted (step S26). If the password of the selected information page is not managed in step S23, only the URL of the selected information page is transmitted to the information providing server 2 in step S26.

In the information providing server 2, the WWW server program 7 determines whether the information page specified by the URL is password-managed (step S27).
If the password is managed, the password registration file 13 is searched (step S28), and it is determined whether the password registered as permitting the display of the selected information page matches the sent password. (Step S29).

If it is determined in step S29 that they match, the information page 9 corresponding to the address is selected and transmitted to the information display terminal 1 (step S30). If it is determined in step S28 that they do not match, an error message is transmitted to the information display terminal 1 (step S31). If it is determined in step S27 that the selected information page is not password-managed, step S26 is executed.

In the information display terminal 1, when the file 9 of the information page is transmitted, the information page is expanded and the information page is displayed on the display device. In the case of an error message, the error message is displayed. Display (Step S3
2).

As described above, on the heading display program side,
It is determined whether the information page corresponding to the specified heading is managed by password management, and if it is managed, a password input screen is displayed. There is no need to transmit and receive information at the information providing server, and the password can be checked quickly without increasing the load on the network.

[0060]

In the information providing system according to the present invention, the information providing server has data of a plurality of information pages and heading data individually corresponding to the information pages, and the information display device has a display screen; A heading display program that analyzes data of a plurality of headings and displays a heading column including a plurality of headings on a display screen, wherein the heading display program is requested to display by specifying a heading of the heading column. The address of the data of the information page is transmitted to the information providing server.

Further, it is assumed that a heading column and an information page are simultaneously displayed on the display screen.

This makes each information page smaller,
The transmission time of the network and the processing time on the information display terminal side are reduced, and the speed from when the headline is clicked to when the information page is displayed can be increased. Further, the disk capacity required on the information providing server side can be reduced. Further, when the heading column is changed, it is only necessary to change the heading data, and it is possible to easily cope with a case where it is necessary to add or change information pages to be associated with each other.

Further, it is assumed that the title display program is loaded from the information providing server to the information display device.

As a result, the information display terminal does not need to have a heading display program individually, so that the disk capacity can be reduced, and the heading display program can be collectively corrected on the information providing server side.

Further, it is assumed that the heading of the heading column corresponding to the information page is marked.

As a result, the user can easily determine which information page is being displayed.

Further, the heading display program displays a password input request on the display screen when the information page requested to be displayed by designating the heading of the heading column displayed on the display screen is password-managed. I tried to make it.

This eliminates the need to transmit and receive between the information display terminal and the information providing server for password processing.
Password checking can be performed quickly without increasing the load on the network.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an information providing system according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an operation sequence diagram of the information providing system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram of a heading management table of the information providing system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a screen displayed on a display screen in the information providing system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a screen displayed on a display screen in the information providing system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of an information providing system according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an operation sequence diagram of the information providing system according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram of a heading management table of the information providing system according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a password input screen displayed on a display screen in the information providing system according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram of a conventional information providing system.

FIG. 11 is an operation sequence diagram of a conventional information providing system.

FIG. 12 is a screen displayed on a display screen in a conventional information providing system.

FIG. 13 is a screen displayed on a display screen in a conventional information providing system.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 information display terminal 2 information providing server 3
Network, 5 display screen, 6 heading display program, 9 information page file (information page data), 10 heading information page file (heading data), 11 heading display program, 12
Information page file (information page data)

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An information providing system comprising: an information providing server; and an information display terminal connected to the information providing server via a network, wherein the information providing server includes: a plurality of information page data; The information display terminal has heading data individually corresponding to the information page, the information display terminal analyzes the data of the plurality of headings, creates a heading column including a plurality of headings, and displays the heading column on the display screen. And a heading display program for causing the heading display program to transmit an address of data of the information page requested to be displayed by designating a heading of the heading column to the information providing server. Information providing system. 2. The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein a heading column and an information page are simultaneously displayed on the display screen. 3. The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the heading display program is loaded from the information providing server to the information display terminal. 4. The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein a mark is provided in a heading of a heading column corresponding to the information page. 5. The heading display program displays a password input request on the display screen when an information page requested to be displayed by designating a heading in a heading column is password-managed. The information providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein