JP2001282665A - Network system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a network system which facilitates connection and mailing to a web site by automatically converting a generally used telephone number, etc., into a corresponding URL or mail address, by merely entering the telephone number to a user terminal. SOLUTION: A user inputs a telephone number of a company A to a conversion site page and sends it to a conversion site device. The conversion site device, upon receiving the telephone number of the company A, decides whether it has already been registered in a telephone number-URL correspondence table. When it is so, the URL of the company A corresponding to the telephone number is specified and sent to the user terminal. The user terminal 1, upon receiving the URL of the company A, uses it to browse the homepage of the company A. The user is therefore able to browse the homepage of the company A, without having to enter the URL of the company A by merely inputting the telephone number.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a network system, and more particularly to facilitating connection to a web site and mail transmission.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a user tries to browse a specific homepage, the user inputs the URL of the homepage to a user terminal and connects to a server that manages the homepage. Then, the homepage is browsed from the server.

[0003] If the URL is not known,
Use a search engine to enter the relevant characters. Then, a plurality of home page titles related to the character are displayed, and the user selects one of them to browse a desired home page.

[0004] Therefore, if the user knows the URL of the desired homepage, he or she can enter it into the user terminal, or if he does not know it, he can browse the desired homepage by using a search engine. it can.

[0005]

However, in the method of inputting a URL to the user terminal, since the URL is composed of characters that are not generally used (for example, tilde), it is difficult for the user to remember the input, Is also difficult. In addition, when a search engine is used, a selection action is required in addition to character input, which is complicated.

[0006] The mail address also contains characters that are not generally used (for example, @), and the same problem as described above occurs when sending a mail. Also, it is very difficult to input URLs and the like including alphabets in correspondence with numerals in mobile phone terminals.

Accordingly, the present invention solves such a problem, and when a generally-used telephone number or the like is input to a user terminal, it is automatically converted to a corresponding URL and mail address, It is an object of the present invention to provide a network system that can easily connect to a website and transmit a mail.

[0008]

Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention
Network system includes a user terminal, and a conversion server device connected to the user terminal via a network, and the conversion server device associates an address on the Internet with the address in association with the address. It has a conversion table that records the relevant telephone numbers, is configured to receive the telephone number sent from the user terminal, and return a corresponding address on the Internet to the user terminal, the user terminal comprising: A telephone number is transmitted to the conversion server device, and a process for the address is performed using an address on the Internet returned as a result.

[0009] Therefore, if a telephone number that is easier to remember and input than a URL is input to the user terminal, the URL is automatically converted to a URL and a desired Web site can be easily connected. If a telephone number that is easier to remember and input than a mail address is input to the user terminal, the mail address is automatically converted to a mail address, and mail can be transmitted easily.

[0010] A network system according to a seventh aspect includes a user terminal and a conversion server device connected to the user terminal via a network, wherein the conversion server device has an address on the Internet and an address corresponding to the address. It is provided with a conversion table that records a telephone number associated with the address in association with the address, receives the telephone number sent from the user terminal, and returns a corresponding address on the Internet to the user terminal. , The user terminal records all or a part of the conversion table, and when a telephone number is input, the user terminal determines whether the telephone number exists in the conversion table in the user terminal. It is determined whether or not the telephone number exists, and if the telephone number exists, the telephone number recorded in the conversion table in the user terminal is determined. Using the address on the Internet corresponding to the above, perform the processing for the address, if the telephone number does not exist, send the telephone number to the conversion server device, using the Internet address returned as a result The processing is performed for the address.

Therefore, if the input telephone number is recorded in the conversion table, there is no need to transmit the telephone number to the conversion server device, and using the conversion table in the user terminal,
URLs and e-mail addresses can be converted.

The network system according to claim 8 is characterized in that the user terminal records all or a part of the conversion table from the conversion server device each time the user terminal connects to the conversion server device.

Therefore, since a part of the conversion table used once is recorded in the user terminal, it is not necessary to connect to the conversion server even if the same telephone number is input again. Using URL,
Can be converted to an email address.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a network system comprising a user terminal, and a conversion server connected to the user terminal via a network. A symbol conversion table that records related symbols related to the address in association with the address, receives the related symbols sent from the user terminal, and returns the corresponding address to the user terminal. The user terminal transmits a related symbol to the symbol conversion server device, and performs a process on the address using an address returned as a result.

Therefore, if a company name, a product name, an account number, and the like are input to the user terminal, the URL is automatically converted into a URL related to the user name, and the user can connect to a desired website. If a company name, a product name, an account number, and the like are input to the user terminal, the mail is automatically converted into a mail address related to the user name, and mail can be easily transmitted.

The address on the Internet corresponds to a URL or a mail address in the following embodiment.

The conversion server device is provided with a conversion table, receives a telephone number sent from a user terminal, and returns a corresponding address on the Internet to the user terminal. , Conversion site equipment.

The conversion table is a table in which an address on the Internet and a telephone number associated with the address are recorded. In the following embodiment, a telephone number-URL correspondence table, a telephone number -Corresponds to the mail address correspondence table.

The related symbol is a symbol related to an address on the Internet, and in the following embodiment,
Telephone number, company name, organization name, product name, service name, account number, insurance number, extension number, etc. correspond.

The symbol conversion server device is provided with a symbol conversion table, receives a related symbol sent from a user terminal, and returns a corresponding Internet address to the user terminal. In
The symbol conversion site device corresponds to this.

The symbol conversion table is a table in which addresses on the Internet and related symbols related to the addresses are recorded in association with the addresses. In the following embodiment, the related symbol-URL correspondence table corresponds. I do.

[0022]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION First Embodiment Hereinafter, an example in which a user inputs a telephone number to a user terminal and browses a homepage related to the telephone number will be described.

1.1 Overall Configuration FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of this embodiment. User terminal 1
1. Conversion site device 12, which is a conversion server device, Web
The server 13 is connected via the Internet. The conversion site apparatus 12 includes a telephone number-URL correspondence table, which is a conversion table as shown in FIG.
The URL of the homepage is registered. Also, We
Various homepages are stored in the b server 13, and the homepage of the company A is also stored therein.

A user who uses this system requests a conversion site page from the user terminal 11 to the conversion site apparatus 12, inputs a telephone number associated with a desired homepage there, and transmits it to the conversion site apparatus 12. The conversion site device 12 transmits a URL corresponding to the telephone number to the user terminal 11, and the user terminal 11 uses the URL to browse a desired homepage from the Web server 13.

As described above, if the user inputs a telephone number which is easier to memorize and input than the URL into the user terminal 11, the user is automatically converted to the URL and can browse a desired homepage. Can be.

1.2 Hardware Configuration of Conversion Site Device FIG. 3 shows an example of a hardware configuration of the conversion site device 12 in this embodiment. An interface 22, a memory 23, and a hard disk 24 are connected to the CPU 21 via a bus line.

In the memory 23, a telephone number-URL correspondence table 25 (see FIG. 2) and a conversion site page 26 are registered. In the hard disk 24, a URL specifying program 27, an operating system 28 (Microsoft windows, etc.) are registered.

The conversion site page 26 is an input screen for inputting a telephone number to be converted into a URL (see FIG. 4).

The URL specifying program 27 stores the telephone number-
The URL corresponding to the telephone number received from the user terminal 11 is specified using the URL correspondence table 25. It should be noted that the URL specifying program 27 uses the CGI (Co
mmon Gateway Interface).

In this embodiment, the URL specifying program 27 executes the above functions in cooperation with the operating system 28.

1.3 Hardware Configuration of User Terminal FIG. 5 shows an example of a hardware configuration of the user terminal 11 in this embodiment. An interface 32, a memory 33, and a hard disk 34 are connected to the CPU 31 via a bus line.

In the hard disk 34, a browser program 35 (such as Microsoft Internet-Explolar) and an operating system 36 (such as Microsoft Windows) are registered.

1.4 Flowchart FIG. 6 shows a browser program 3 of the user terminal 11 when the user wants to browse the company A homepage.
5 shows a flowchart of the processing of the URL specifying program 27 of the conversion site device 12.

First, when the URL specifying program 27 of the conversion site device 12 requests the conversion site page 26 from the user terminal 11 (ST11), the URL is specified by the user terminal 1.
1 (ST12). The conversion site page 26 as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the display of the user terminal 11 (ST13).

The user inputs the telephone number of company A on the conversion site page 26 and transmits it to the conversion site device 12 (ST14). URL specifying program 27
Receives the telephone number of the company A (ST15), determines whether or not it is registered in the telephone number-URL correspondence table 25 of FIG. 2 (ST16). If registered, URL corresponding to the telephone number (URL of company A)
Is transmitted to the user terminal 11 (ST1).
7). Upon receiving the URL of the company A, the browser program 35 of the user terminal 11 browses the home page of the company A using the URL (ST19 to ST23).

Therefore, the user can browse the homepage of company A only by inputting the telephone number without inputting the URL of company A.

The telephone number-URL correspondence table 25
If the telephone number transmitted from the user terminal 11 is not registered, an error screen is transmitted to the user terminal 11 (ST16, ST18). The user confirms it, inputs the URL of company A to user terminal 11, and browses the company A homepage (ST19 to ST23).

In this embodiment, the telephone number is entered in the conversion site page 26 transmitted from the conversion site device 12. However, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 7, by directly inputting the telephone number into the URL input area (see FIG. 8), the user terminal 11 detects it (ST31) and sends the telephone number to the conversion site apparatus 12. (ST32). Also,
When a URL is input in the URL input area, the user terminal detects the input (ST31), and browses the homepage using the URL (ST21 to ST23).

In this embodiment, the conversion site apparatus 12 uses the telephone number-URL correspondence table 25
RL is specified. However, the telephone number-URL
All or a part of the correspondence table 25 may be recorded in the user terminal 11, and the user terminal 11 may specify the URL.

Also, in this embodiment, every time a telephone number is input, it is connected to the conversion site device 12 and
Has been identified. However, the URL corresponding to the telephone number once input may be recorded in the user terminal 11. In this case, when the telephone number that has been input once is input again, it is possible to connect to the website related to the telephone number without going through the conversion site device 12.

In this embodiment, the URL is specified based on the telephone number. However, the URL may be specified based on a company name, an organization name, or the like. In this case, the URL is specified by transmitting the company name or the like to a symbol conversion site device provided with a related symbol-URL correspondence table in which the URL of the homepage of the company or the like is recorded in association with the company name or the like. . For example, if a company name is input on the conversion site page 26, it is possible to connect to the homepage of the company.

Similarly, the URL may be specified based on a product name, a service name, or the like. In this case, it is possible to connect to a homepage of the product or service.

Also, based on the account number, insurance number, etc.
The URL may be specified. In this case, it can be connected to a bank transaction window, an insurance business window, or the like.

Also, based on the extension number or the like, the U
The RL may be specified. In this case, it is possible to connect to a homepage of a department or the like.

Also, the conversion site page 2 of this embodiment
6 can input only one telephone number, but a plurality of telephone numbers may be input.

Also, the conversion site page 2 of this embodiment
6, only a telephone number can be input, but as shown in FIG. 9, a company name, a product name, an account number, and the like may be input by a user's selection.

The URL of the homepage of a friend or the like corresponding to the telephone number may be recorded on the user terminal. In this case, by inputting a telephone number of a friend or the like in the URL input area, the personal information of the person (for example, a schedule table) can be browsed.

In this embodiment, after the conversion site device 12 transmits the URL to the user terminal 11, the user terminal 11 browses the home page. However, the conversion site device 12 may receive the address of the user terminal 11, transmit the address to the Web server 13, and transmit the home page corresponding to the URL to the user terminal 11.

Further, the conversion site device 1 is transmitted from the mobile phone terminal.
If you connect to phone number 2, you can use a phone number instead of a URL,
Can be entered numerically. Therefore, it is possible to avoid complexity when inputting the URL with the mobile phone terminal.

2. Second Embodiment An example in which the user A transmits an e-mail from the user A terminal to the user B terminal using the telephone number of the user B will be described below. The user A terminal and the user B terminal are connected via the Internet.

2.1 Hardware Configuration of User A Terminal FIG. 11 shows an example of a hardware configuration of the user A terminal in this embodiment. An interface 42, a memory 43, and a hard disk 44 are connected to the CPU 41 via a bus line.

In the memory 43, a telephone number-mail address correspondence table 45 is registered. The hard disk 44 has a mail address specifying program 46, a mail software program 47, and an operating system 48.
Are registered.

Telephone number-mail address correspondence table 4
5, a telephone number and a corresponding mail address are registered as shown in FIG.

The mail address specifying program 46 specifies a mail address corresponding to the telephone number input to the user A terminal by using the telephone number-mail address correspondence table 45. Email software program 4
Reference numeral 7 is for sending and receiving mail.

In this embodiment, the mail address specifying program 46 and the mail software program 47 execute the above functions in cooperation with the operating system 48.

2.2 Flowchart FIG. 11 shows a flowchart of the processing of the mail software program 47 and the mail address specifying program 46 of the user A terminal when sending a mail from the user A terminal to the user B terminal.

First, the user A inputs the telephone number of the user B into the "destination" which is an input area of the mail address (see FIG. 12).

The mail address specifying program 46
It is determined whether the input in the “destination” is a mail address or a telephone number, and if it is determined that the input is a telephone number (ST4
1), and acquire it (ST42). Next, it is determined whether or not the input telephone number is registered in the telephone number-mail address correspondence table 45 in FIG.
T43). If registered, the mail address (mail address of user B) corresponding to the telephone number is specified (ST44). Next, the mail software program 47
Sends an e-mail using the e-mail address of user B (ST47, ST47).

Therefore, the mail can be transmitted by inputting the telephone number of the person who wants to transmit the mail without inputting the mail address in the "destination".

If the input telephone number is not registered in the telephone number-mail address correspondence table 45, an error screen is displayed (ST43, 45), and the user A confirms the error screen and proceeds to "Destination". The user inputs an e-mail address and transmits an e-mail (ST46 to ST48).

In this embodiment, the user A terminal has a telephone number-mail address correspondence table 45. However, the conversion site device connected to the user A terminal and the user B terminal via the Internet,
You may have it. In this case, the conversion site device receives the telephone number input to the user A terminal, converts the telephone number into a mail address, transmits the mail address to the user A terminal, and the mail software program 47 transmits a mail to the user B terminal.

In this embodiment, the mail address is specified based on the telephone number. However, the mail address may be specified based on the name of the person who wants to send the mail, the name of the company, or the like. Further, the mail address may be specified based on the extension number or the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a telephone number-URL correspondence table 25 in the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a conversion site device 12 according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a conversion site page 26 in the first embodiment.
FIG.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a user terminal 11 according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart in the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart according to another embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a screen display when a telephone number is input to a URL input area in another embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a conversion site page 26 according to another embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a user terminal 11 according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a screen display when a telephone number is input to “destination” in the second embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a telephone number-mail address correspondence table 45 in the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 12 Conversion site device

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A network system comprising a user terminal and a conversion server device connected to the user terminal via a network, wherein the conversion server device associates an address on the Internet with the address. A conversion table that records a telephone number associated with the address, receives the telephone number sent from the user terminal, and is configured to return a corresponding Internet address to the user terminal, The user terminal transmits a telephone number to the conversion server device, and performs processing for the address using the address on the Internet returned as a result. 2. The network system according to claim 1, wherein the address on the Internet is a URL. 3. The network system according to claim 1, wherein the address on the Internet is a mail address. And a conversion table for recording an address on the Internet and a telephone number associated with the address in association with the address. A conversion server device configured to return the above address to a user terminal. 5. A user terminal which, when a telephone number is input, transmits the telephone number to a conversion server device and performs processing for the address using an address on the Internet returned as a result. 6. A conversion table which records an address on the Internet and a telephone number associated with the address in association with the address, and records all or part of the conversion table. It is determined whether or not the telephone number is present in the table. If the telephone number is present, the process for the address is performed using the Internet address corresponding to the telephone number recorded in the conversion table. A user terminal characterized by performing. 7. A network system comprising a user terminal and a conversion server connected to the user terminal via a network, wherein the conversion server associates an address on the Internet with the address. A conversion table that records a telephone number associated with the address, receives the telephone number sent from the user terminal, and is configured to return a corresponding Internet address to the user terminal, The user terminal records all or a part of the conversion table. When the user terminal receives a telephone number, the user terminal determines whether the telephone number is present in the conversion table provided in the user terminal. It is determined whether or not the telephone number exists, and if the telephone number exists, the telephone number recorded in the conversion table provided in the user terminal is determined. Using the address on the Internet corresponding to the telephone number, perform the processing for the address. If the telephone number does not exist, transmit the telephone number to the conversion server device, and return the address on the Internet as a result. The processing for the address is performed using 8. The network system according to claim 7, wherein the user terminal records all or a part of the conversion table from the conversion server device each time the user terminal connects to the conversion server device. . 9. A network system comprising: a user terminal; and a symbol conversion server connected to the user terminal via a network, wherein the symbol conversion server includes: an address on the Internet; A symbol conversion table in which related symbols related to the address are recorded in association with each other;
It is configured to receive the relevant symbol sent from the user terminal, and return a corresponding address on the Internet to the user terminal. The user terminal transmits the relevant symbol to the symbol conversion server device, and as a result, Using the returned address on the Internet, processing the address. 10. A method for connecting to a website or transmitting a mail, which is realized by using a user terminal and a conversion server device connected to the user terminal via a network, wherein the user terminal has a telephone number. To the conversion server device, upon receiving the telephone number transmitted from the user terminal, the conversion server device converts the address on the Internet and a conversion table that records the telephone number associated with the address in association with the address. The address on the Internet corresponding to the telephone number transmitted from the user terminal to the user terminal, and the user terminal performs processing on the address using the address on the Internet returned from the conversion server device. What is characterized by.