JP2000222322A - Auto-pilot device and auto-pilot method and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an auto-pilot device for automatically deleting a down- loaded file after the lapse of a fixed time since down-load, and for setting the invalidity of automatic deletion for a file to be preserved without being deleted even after the lapse of a fixed time. SOLUTION: This device is provided with a communicating means 1 for connection with an internet 10, an inputting device 2 for inputting an URL corresponding to requested information, a data obtaining means 3 for down- loading a file indicated by the input URL, a display device 4 for displaying the URL whose file download is completed, a storage device 5 for storing the input URL or the down-loaded file, a file deleting means 6 for deleting a file after the lapse of a fixed time since down load, a deletion information setting means 8 for setting the attribute of the unavailability of deletion for a file to be preserved without being deleted even after the lapse of a fixed time, and the attribute of the availability of deletion for a file to be deleted after the lapse of a fixed time, and a control means 9 for controlling the flow of each data.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an autopilot device and an autopilot method for obtaining request information by connecting to the Internet, and a recording medium for a program for executing the method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the expansion of the Internet, it has become possible to obtain much information via the Internet. To obtain information from the Internet, software called "browser" is often used. With a browser, it is possible to visually display the obtained data. Further, the user can obtain new data by giving an instruction such as clicking on the link information existing on the displayed data with a mouse. In order to efficiently obtain this information, an autopilot device has been invented in which the location (URL) of the information to be obtained is given, the URL is automatically circulated to obtain the information, and the information is stored in a local storage device. .

[0003] By the way, many of the files downloaded by the autopilot operation in such an autopilot device need to be deleted because the value of the information is reduced after a long time from the download and the information is hardly viewed.

[0004]

However, the conventional autopilot device has a problem that the operation of the autopilot device is complicated because the user must instruct deletion of the downloaded file. I was

In the autopilot apparatus, the autopilot method, and the recording medium, a downloaded file is automatically deleted after a lapse of a certain period of time, and a file stored without being deleted after a lapse of a certain period of time. Is required to be able to make settings that cannot be automatically deleted.

According to the present invention, a downloaded file is automatically deleted after a certain period of time has elapsed since downloading, and a setting is made such that a file to be saved without being deleted even after a certain period of time has elapsed cannot be automatically deleted. Auto-pilot device that can download and automatically delete downloaded files after a certain period of time has elapsed since downloading, and disable automatic deletion of files that are not deleted even after a certain period of time It is an object of the present invention to provide an autopilot method for performing the method and a recording medium on which a program for executing the autopilot method is recorded.

[0007]

In order to solve this problem, an autopilot device according to the present invention comprises communication means for connecting to the Internet, and a URL corresponding to request information.
An input device for inputting a URL, a data acquisition unit that downloads a file indicated by the URL input through the input device from the Internet, a display device that displays the URL of which the file has been downloaded, and an input device. A storage device for storing the input URL and the file downloaded by the data acquisition unit, a file deletion unit for deleting a file after a certain period of time from downloading, and a file for storing without deleting even after a certain period of time. The configuration includes a deletion information setting unit that sets a non-deletable attribute or sets a deletable attribute to a file to be deleted after a predetermined time has elapsed, and a control unit that controls the flow of each data.

[0008] This makes it possible to automatically delete the downloaded file after a lapse of a certain period of time from the download and to set the file to be automatically deleted without being deleted even after the lapse of the certain period of time. Thus, an autopilot device capable of performing the operation can be obtained.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an auto-pilot method according to the present invention is an auto-pilot method for obtaining request information by connecting to the Internet via a communication means, and for inputting a URL corresponding to the request information. Step, a deletion information setting step of setting a non-deletable attribute to a file to be stored without being deleted even after a predetermined time has elapsed, a communication step of connecting to the Internet, and a file indicated by the URL input in the input step. A data acquisition step of downloading from the Internet, a storage step of storing a URL input in the input step or a file downloaded in the data acquisition step, a display step of displaying a URL in which the file has been downloaded, and a fixed time from the download. File to delete old files And a structure having a Le deleting step.

[0010] Thus, the downloaded file is automatically deleted after a certain period of time has elapsed since the download, and the file to be saved without being deleted even after the certain period of time has been set so that the file cannot be automatically deleted. Is obtained.

A recording medium according to the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problem is a recording medium for executing an auto-pilot method for obtaining request information by connecting to the Internet via a communication means. An input step of inputting a URL to be deleted, a deletion information setting step of setting a non-deletable attribute to a file to be stored without being deleted even after a predetermined time has elapsed, a communication step of connecting to the Internet, and an input step. A data acquisition step of downloading the file indicated by the URL from the Internet, a storage step of storing the URL input in the input step and the file downloaded in the data acquisition step, and a display step of displaying the URL whose file has been downloaded. , Files that have passed a certain time since downloading And a structure for recording a program for executing the file delete step of dividing, the.

Thus, a recording medium on which a program for executing the above-mentioned autopilot method is recorded is obtained.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An autopilot device according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a communication means for connecting to the Internet, an input device for inputting a URL corresponding to request information, and an input device. Data acquisition means for downloading the file indicated by the input URL from the Internet, and a URL for which the file has been downloaded.
And a U which is input via an input device.
A storage device for storing a file downloaded by the RL or the data acquisition unit, a file deletion unit for deleting a file after a certain period of time from the download, and a file that cannot be deleted without being deleted even after a certain period of time. Deletion information setting means for setting an attribute or setting an attribute that can be deleted to a file to be deleted after a certain period of time;
Control means for controlling the flow of each data, whereby the downloaded unnecessary files are automatically deleted after a certain period of time, and the files to which the undeletable attribute is set are set. Has the effect of preventing unneeded files from remaining in the storage device indefinitely after a certain period of time.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an autopilot apparatus according to the first aspect,
UR when file cannot be deleted
L is provided with a deletion information adding unit that adds a mark indicating an attribute that cannot be deleted, thereby having an effect of visually determining whether or not the file is a file that can be deleted.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an autopilot method for obtaining request information by connecting to the Internet via a communication means, wherein an input step of inputting a URL corresponding to the request information, A deletion information setting step of setting a non-deletable attribute to a file to be saved without being deleted even after a lapse of time, or setting a deletable attribute to a file to be deleted after a certain period of time, and a communication step of connecting to the Internet. A data acquisition step of downloading the file indicated by the URL input in the input step from the Internet, a storage step of storing the URL input in the input step and the file downloaded in the data acquisition step, and a URL in which the file has been downloaded. Display step to display And file deletion step of deleting files that fixed time de has elapsed, which was to have, by this, the file which became unnecessary already downloaded will be automatically deleted after a certain time,
A file to which an attribute that cannot be deleted is set is not deleted even after a certain period of time, and an effect that unnecessary files are prevented from remaining in the storage device forever.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the autopilot method according to the third aspect,
The display step includes a deletion information addition step of adding a mark indicating the attribute of deletion addition to the URL when an attribute that cannot be deleted is set. It has the effect that it is visually determined.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording medium for executing an autopilot method for obtaining request information by connecting to the Internet via communication means, and inputting a URL corresponding to the request information. A deletion information setting step of setting a non-deletable attribute to a file to be saved without being deleted after a certain time or setting a deletable attribute to a file to be deleted after a certain time; A communication step of connecting to the server; a data acquisition step of downloading a file indicated by the URL input in the input step from the Internet; a storage step of storing the URL input in the input step and the file downloaded in the data acquisition step; Display step of displaying the URL where the download of the file has been completed And a program for executing a file deletion step of deleting a file after a certain period of time has elapsed since the download, and by executing the program recorded on the recording medium, Unnecessary files that have already been deleted are automatically deleted after a certain period of time. Files with the attribute that cannot be deleted are not deleted after a certain period of time, and unnecessary files remain in the storage device forever. This has the effect of preventing that.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the recording medium according to the fifth aspect, in the display step, when an attribute that cannot be deleted is set, a mark indicating an attribute of deletion addition is added to the URL. A deletion information adding step is provided, which has the effect of visually determining whether or not the file is a file that can be deleted by executing the program recorded on the recording medium.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an autopilot device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes communication means for connecting to the Internet 10; 2, an input device for inputting a URL of information (request information) desired by a user; 3, a URL input by the user via the input device 2; Data acquisition means for downloading the indicated file from the Internet; 4, a display device for displaying the URL for which the file has been downloaded; and 5, a storage device for storing the URL inputted by the input device 2 and the file downloaded by the data acquisition means 3. , 6 is a file deletion means for deleting a file after a certain period of time has elapsed since the download. 7 is to set a non-deletable attribute to a file to be kept without being deleted even after a certain period of time or when a certain period of time has passed. Deletion information adding means 8 for setting an attribute that can be deleted to the file to be deleted, Remove information adding means undeletable attribute if it is set in the file for adding a mark as it is understood in the URL when the view, 9 is a control means for controlling the flow of the data. Although each means in FIG. 1 may be realized by either hardware or software,
Here, a description will be given of a case realized by software.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration which embodies the autopilot device of FIG.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 21 denotes a central processing unit (CPU) for executing a program; 22, a random access memory (RAM) for temporarily recording data; and 23, a read-only memory (RAM) for storing the program. RO
M), 24 is a recording medium, 25 is a reading device for reading data from the recording medium 24, 26 is a secondary storage device for recording data such as an optical disk, 27 is an input device such as a keyboard or mouse, and 28 is a CRT (cathode ray tube). A display device such as a display) or an LCD (liquid crystal display), and 29 is a data bus.

The correspondence between each device and each unit in FIG. 1 and each device in FIG. 2 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the storage device 5 is realized by the RAM 22 or the secondary storage device 24. The input device 2 is realized by the input device 27, and the display device 4 is realized by the display device. The communication unit 1, the data acquisition unit 3, the file deletion unit 6, the deletion information addition unit 7, the deletion information setting unit 8, and the control unit 9 are stored in the ROM 23 while the CPU 21 exchanges data with the ROM 23 and the RAM 22. This is realized by executing a control program.

In the present embodiment, the CPU 21 sets the R
Although the control program stored in the OM 23 is executed, a recording medium 24 storing the control program is used.
Alternatively, the control program may be read from the RAM 22 via the reading device 25 and loaded on the RAM 22 or the secondary storage device 26, and the loaded control program may be executed by the CPU 21. With such an embodiment, the present invention can be easily realized by a general-purpose computer or the like.

The operation of the thus configured autopilot device will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the autopilot device shown in FIG. 1. In FIG.
The state in which the control program stored in M23 is executed is shown. 4 is a flowchart showing the details of the autopilot processing of FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the details of the display processing of FIG. 3, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the details of the deletion processing of FIG. FIG. 7 is an information setting diagram showing an example of deletion information setting, and FIG. 8 is a display diagram showing a display example of a URL.

In FIG. 3, first, the control means 9 determines whether or not there is an instruction from the user (S1).

If it is determined that there is an instruction from the user, the control means 9 determines what the instruction is from the user (S2). If the instruction from the user is “autopilot processing”, the process proceeds to step 3; if the instruction from the user is “file attribute change process”, the process proceeds to step 5; Is completed.

The autopilot processing in step 3 in FIG. 3 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 4, first, the user operates the input device 2.
Enter the URL for which you want to obtain information via (S41,
Input step). Next, the user sets the deletion information of the file to be downloaded by the deletion information setting means 8 via the input device 2, that is, whether or not to delete the file to be downloaded when a predetermined time has elapsed from the download. (S42, deletion information setting step).

FIG. 7 shows an example of deletion information setting. U in FIG.
"Http://www.bcd.com" in the RL column
/ Home. "html" is the URL from which information is to be downloaded by the autopilot. Below this is a column for setting the deletion information of the file to be downloaded. In FIG. I have. Next, the user instructs the communication means 1 via the input device 2 to start autopilot (S43). When the start of the auto pilot is instructed, the communication means 1 establishes communication with the Internet 10 (S44, communication step), downloads a file of the specified URL from the server (S45, data acquisition step), and downloads the downloaded file. Is stored in the storage device 5 (S46, storage step), and the auto-pilot process ends.

When the autopilot processing in step 3 of FIG. 3 is completed, the display processing in step 4 (display step)
Proceed to. The display processing in step 4 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The display processing here refers to displaying on the display device 4 a URL for which file download has already been completed.

In FIG. 5, first, the control means 9 determines whether or not there is a URL which has been downloaded but has not been displayed (S51). That is, it is determined whether the display of all the URLs from which the file has been downloaded has been completed. If it is determined that there is a file whose URL is not displayed, the control unit 9
It is determined whether the file can be deleted (S52). URL to display if it is determined that the file cannot be deleted
Before the character string “*”, “*” (asterisk) is added as a mark indicating a URL that cannot be deleted by the deletion information adding means 7 (S53, deletion information adding step).
Next, the URL is displayed on the display device 4 (S54). FIG.
Shows a URL display example. "Http: // w" in FIG.
ww. abc. co. jp / dir1 / index. h
tm "indicates a URL that is allowed to delete a file after a certain period of time has elapsed since downloading.
“Http: //www.bc with“ * ”added
d. com / home. “html” indicates a URL that is not allowed to delete a file even after a certain period of time has elapsed since the download. When the display of the URL is completed, the process returns to step 51, and a message that the download has been completed is displayed. The display process is repeated as long as there is a URL that has not been displayed.If the control unit 9 determines in step 51 that there is no undisplayed URL, the display process of FIG. If it is determined that is a file that can be deleted, step 54
Proceed to.

When the display process in step 4 of FIG. 1 is completed, the process returns to step 1.

In step 2 of FIG. 1, when the control means 9 determines that the instruction from the user is "change of file attribute", the process proceeds to step 5 to change the attribute of the file. The file attribute change processing in step 5 is the same processing as the “deletion information setting” in step 42 in FIG. 4 described above.
That is, this is a process for setting whether to delete the downloaded file when a certain time has elapsed from the download. Therefore, step 42 in FIG. 4 is a process before downloading a file, whereas step 5 is a process after downloading.

When step 5 in FIG. 1 is completed, the process proceeds to step 1. If there is no user designation in step 1, the process proceeds to step 6. In step 6, it is determined whether it is time to proceed to the deletion process (whether a predetermined time has elapsed since the file was downloaded). If it is time to proceed to the deletion process, the process proceeds to the deletion process of step 7, and if it is not time to proceed to the deletion process, the process returns to step 1.

The deletion process in step 7 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 6, first, the control means 9 checks whether or not the time check of all downloaded files has been completed (S61). If not completed, the process proceeds to step 62, and if completed, the deletion process ends. In step 62, the control means 9 determines whether or not a certain time has elapsed since the download of the file of interest. If it is determined that the predetermined time has elapsed since the download, the process proceeds to step 63; otherwise, the process returns to step 61. Step 63
Then, the control means 9 checks whether or not the file of interest can be deleted, that is, whether the setting of the deletion information is set to deleteable or non-deletable. If the file can be deleted, the file deletion means 6 deletes the file of current interest and returns to step 61 (S64). If it is determined in step 63 that the file cannot be deleted, the process returns to step 61. The above processing is performed for all files.

When the deletion process of step 7 in FIG. 1 is completed, the process returns to step 1.

The above processing is repeated until the user instructs termination.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the URL corresponding to the request information is input, and the file to be stored without being deleted even after the lapse of a certain time is set to the attribute that cannot be deleted, or when the certain time has passed. The file to be deleted is set with a deletable attribute, connected to the Internet via the communication means 1, the file indicated by the input URL is downloaded from the Internet, and the input URL and the downloaded file are stored. By displaying the URL where the download has been completed and deleting the files after a certain period of time from the download, unnecessary files that have already been downloaded can be automatically deleted after a certain period of time. Files with attributes set can be prevented from being deleted after a certain period of time. In addition, by recording the above operation as a program in a recording device, the above operation can be executed at an arbitrary place, and the above effect can be obtained at an arbitrary place.

Further, when an attribute that cannot be deleted is set for a file, a mark indicating the attribute of addition is added to the URL and displayed, so that it is possible to visually check whether the file can be deleted. Can be determined.

[0043]

As described above, according to the autopilot device according to the first aspect of the present invention, a communication means for connecting to the Internet, an input device for inputting a URL corresponding to request information, A data acquisition unit that downloads a file indicated by a URL input through the input device from the Internet, a display device that displays a URL whose file has been downloaded, and a URL or data acquisition unit that is input through the input device. A storage device for storing downloaded files, file deletion means for deleting files that have passed a certain period of time since downloading, and setting or setting a non-deletable attribute for files to be stored without being deleted even after a certain period of time Deletion information setting means for setting a deletable attribute to a file to be deleted when Control means for controlling the flow of data, the downloaded unnecessary files can be automatically deleted after a certain period of time, and the files for which the attribute that cannot be deleted are set for a certain period of time. Since it is possible to prevent the files from being deleted even after the lapse of time, it is possible to prevent unnecessary files from remaining in the storage device forever and to obtain an advantageous effect that necessary files can be retained forever. Can be

According to the auto-pilot device according to the second aspect, in the auto-pilot device according to the first aspect, when the file is set with a non-deletable attribute, a mark indicating the non-deletable attribute is set in the URL. With the addition of the deletion information adding means, it is possible to obtain an advantageous effect that it is possible to visually determine whether or not the file can be deleted.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an auto-pilot method for obtaining request information by connecting to the Internet via communication means, wherein an input step of inputting a URL corresponding to the request information is provided. A deletion information setting step of setting a non-deletable attribute to a file to be saved without being deleted even after a certain period of time or setting a deletable attribute to a file to be deleted after a certain period of time, and communication for connecting to the Internet A data acquisition step of downloading a file indicated by the URL input in the input step from the Internet, a storage step of storing the URL input in the input step and the file downloaded in the data acquisition step,
By having a display step of displaying a URL for which file download has been completed and a file deletion step of deleting a file that has passed a certain period of time after downloading, unnecessary files that have already been downloaded can be automatically deleted after a certain period of time. Files that can be deleted and for which the attribute that cannot be deleted is set can be prevented from being deleted even after a certain period of time, so that unnecessary files are prevented from remaining in the storage device forever. And the necessary files can be retained forever.

According to the autopilot method according to the fourth aspect, in the autopilot method according to the third aspect, when the attribute that cannot be deleted is set, a mark indicating a deletion addition attribute is set. By having the deletion information adding step for adding to the URL, an advantageous effect that it is possible to visually determine whether or not the file can be deleted is obtained.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording medium for executing an auto-pilot method for obtaining request information by connecting to the Internet via communication means, wherein a URL corresponding to the request information is provided. And a deletion information setting step of setting a non-deletable attribute to a file to be saved without being deleted even after a certain period of time or setting a deleteable attribute to a file to be deleted after a certain period of time. A communication step for connecting to the Internet, a data acquisition step of downloading a file indicated by the URL input in the input step from the Internet, and a storage step of storing the URL input in the input step and the file downloaded in the data acquisition step. , URL where file download is completed
By displaying a program for executing a display step of displaying a file, and a file deleting step of deleting a file that has passed a certain period of time from the download, the program recorded on the recording medium is executed. Unnecessary files can be automatically deleted after a certain period of time, and files with the attribute that cannot be deleted can be set not to be deleted after a certain period of time. Can be prevented from remaining in the storage device forever, and the necessary files can be retained forever.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the recording medium according to the fifth aspect, in the display step, when an attribute that cannot be deleted is set, a mark indicating an attribute of addition is added to the URL. By having the deletion information adding step, there is an advantageous effect that, when the program recorded on the recording medium is executed, it is possible to visually determine whether or not the file is a file that can be deleted.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an autopilot device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration that embodies the autopilot device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the autopilot device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the details of the autopilot process in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the display processing of FIG. 3 in detail;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the deletion processing of FIG. 3 in detail;

FIG. 7 is an information setting diagram showing an example of deletion information setting.

FIG. 8 is a display diagram showing a display example of a URL.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Communication means 2 Input device 3 Data acquisition means 4 Display device 5 Storage device 6 File deletion means 7 Deletion information addition means 8 Deletion information setting means 9 Control means 10 Internet 21 CPU 22 RAM 23 ROM 24 Recording medium 25 Reading device 26 Secondary Storage device 27 Input device 28 Display device 29 Data bus

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. Communication means for connecting to the Internet, an input device for inputting a URL corresponding to request information,
A data acquisition unit that downloads a file indicated by a URL input through the input device from the Internet, a display device that displays a URL whose file has been downloaded, and a URL that is input through the input device
And a storage device for storing the file downloaded by the data acquisition unit, a file deletion unit for deleting a file after a certain period of time from the download, and a file that is not deleted even after the predetermined period of time and cannot be deleted. An autopilot device comprising: a deletion information setting unit that sets an attribute of the file or a deletion attribute for a file to be deleted after the predetermined time elapses; and a control unit that controls a flow of each data. 2. The auto-processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a deletion information adding unit that adds a mark indicating the non-deletable attribute to a URL when an attribute that cannot be deleted is set in the file. Pilot device. 3. An autopilot method for obtaining request information by connecting to the Internet via communication means,
An input step of inputting a URL corresponding to the request information;
A deletion information setting step of setting a non-deletable attribute to a file to be stored without being deleted even after a predetermined time has elapsed, or setting a deleteable attribute to a file to be deleted after the predetermined time has elapsed; A data acquisition step of downloading a file indicated by the URL input in the input step from the Internet; a storage step of storing the URL input in the input step and the file downloaded in the data acquisition step; An autopilot method comprising: a display step of displaying a URL for which download has been completed; and a file deletion step of deleting a file for which a predetermined time has elapsed since the download. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein, if an attribute that cannot be deleted is set, a mark indicating the attribute of the deletion addition is set to U.
4. The autopilot method according to claim 3, further comprising a step of adding deletion information to the RL. 5. A recording medium for executing an auto-pilot method for obtaining request information by connecting to the Internet via a communication means, wherein the URL corresponds to the request information.
And setting a non-deletable attribute to a file to be saved without being deleted even after a certain time has elapsed, or a deletion information setting step to set a deleteable attribute to a file to be deleted after the certain time has elapsed. A communication step for connecting to the Internet, a data acquisition step of downloading a file indicated by the URL input in the input step from the Internet, and a storage of the URL input in the input step and the file downloaded in the data acquisition step. A recording medium for recording a program for executing a storage step of performing a download, a display step of displaying a URL for which download of a file has been completed, and a file delete step of deleting a file for which the predetermined time has elapsed since the download. 6. The display step includes, when an attribute that cannot be deleted is set, displaying a mark indicating the attribute of the deletion addition.
6. The recording medium according to claim 5, further comprising a deletion information adding step for adding to the RL.