JP2001290732A - Communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication system capable of easily opening an information providing page carrying information desired to be open to the public through the internet in real time. SOLUTION: A server 20 has a preparing tool page storing part 231 where a preparing tool page T displaying a template format is stored, a provider authenticating means 212 for allowing the browsing of the preparing tool page T only to access accompanied with a prescribed authentication information, a preparing tool page providing part 213 allowing only an information terminal 30 to browse the preparing tool page T, an input information acquiring part 214 acquiring input information, an information providing page preparing part 215, an information providing page storing part 232, and an information providing page opening part 217 opening a stored information providing page S to the public through the Internet 10. The information providing terminal 30 has a storage medium 35 for providing information where the address of the preparing tool page T and the authentication information are stored.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication system for communicating (providing, receiving, and exchanging information) between users via the Internet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the spread of the Internet, which is a network having global, open, and real-time characteristics, communication between users via the Internet has become very popular.

[0003] Applications of this type of communication include non-business uses such as contact with acquaintances and browsing or disclosure of free information, as well as business uses such as e-commerce, also called e-commerce.

[0004] As means for executing this type of communication, there are a Web page (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as a page), an e-mail, an electronic bulletin board, a newsgroup, a chat, an instant message, and the like.

[0005] The Web page is, for the information receiver,
If an information receiving terminal such as a personal computer has an HTML browser and has a known address on the Internet, there is an advantage that anyone can easily receive the desired information. On the other hand, for information providers,
If many information consumers can recognize the address of their Web page on the Internet, there is an advantage that information to be provided can be provided to many people at relatively low cost. Such advantages of the Web page are also effective in electronic commerce applications. For example, in a communication form that is a kind of electronic commerce and is also called an online store, an information receiver as a customer can easily find a product or service that he / she wants to purchase. On the other hand, an information provider as a store entrant can open its own store at a relatively low cost even if it is a so-called SME or individual, and expects a high degree of customer attraction if the address of the Web page can be widely recognized. it can.

[0006]

However, in reality, it is not easy for an information provider to create and publish a Web page. In general, an information provider must perform the following tasks.

First, Web page creation software is installed in an information providing terminal such as a personal computer. Using the software, input the character, image, or voice information that you want to provide, and
Create and save page b and its attachments locally. The locally stored Web page and attached file are uploaded to a predetermined server via the Internet or the like using FTP upload software included in the software. After this, the uploaded Web page is
After the code or tag is converted for S, an address on the Internet is assigned and stored in a database of the server, and is published from the server via the Internet.

The above operation is difficult and troublesome for ordinary users, including information providers who intend to open online stores. For this reason, it may take an unexpectedly long time from when the information provider thinks of providing information to when the Web page is actually published. In this case, the real-time property of the Internet cannot be fully utilized. Also,
Even for a Web page that has been released once, annoying work may be avoided and update may not be performed. In this case, the information receiver cannot enjoy the latest information, so that the real-time property of the Internet cannot be fully utilized. Unupdated Web pages are unlikely to increase in popularity or recognition, and cannot be expected to be accessed by many information consumers over a wide area.
In this case, the global nature of the Internet cannot be fully utilized. In this way, publishing a Web page is difficult for an information provider to understand,
Since the operation is time-consuming, the user tends to be shunned, and cannot fully utilize the openness of the Internet as compared with, for example, electronic mail.

[0009] For this reason, the work from the creation of the Web page to the publication is sometimes entrusted to a company acting as a proxy. In this case, since the contractor with the know-how will work,
Although the time required for the creation work itself is shortened, it takes time for meetings between the information provider and the trader and delivery of attached data, and the total time required from the idea of a web page to the publication is The time is not always shortened. Since the information provider does not create the information, the idea of the information provider may not be sufficiently reflected.

[0010] Further, as a system for supporting an information provider who intends to open an online store, when an information provider creates his / her own Web page, the information processing apparatus stores an online store called "shopping basket" on the Web page. A system has been proposed and implemented in which a link button to a server of an intermediary agent is embedded as information, and when this information page is pressed by an information receiver while browsing the information, the intermediary agent performs subsequent electronic commerce. . However, even in this system, the information provider must create a Web page for an online store by himself or by requesting a Web page creator.

[0011] Further, both the information provider and the information receiver,
He has a desire to communicate with a wider and wider audience, but in other languages, We
Actually, there are many users who are unfamiliar with creating a b-page or browsing a Web page described in another language. In this case, the global nature of the Internet cannot be fully utilized.

[0012] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a communication system capable of easily and in real time publishing an information providing page on which information desired to be disclosed is posted via the Internet.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a communication system capable of easily and in real time browsing a page on which information desired to be browsed is posted via the Internet.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a communication system capable of securely communicating between users in different countries via the Internet, regardless of language differences.

[0015]

According to the present invention, in a communication system for publishing an information providing page on which information providing terminal desires to publish from a server via the Internet, the server comprises:
A creation tool page storage means for storing a creation tool page having a template format having a fixed information area including predetermined fixed information in advance and an input area into which input information is renewably input, by assigning addresses on the Internet and saving the created tool page; And a provider authentication unit that permits browsing of the creation tool page only for access involving predetermined authentication information, and wherein the creation tool page includes, in the input area,
A plurality of input information that can be selectively input when browsing the creation tool page is included in advance, and the information providing terminal stores information on an Internet address of the creation tool page and the authentication information. A providing storage medium is prepared for viewing the creation tool page,
The server further includes a creation tool page providing unit that allows only the information providing terminal permitted to browse the creation tool page to browse via the Internet, and providing the information when the information providing terminal browses the creation tool page. Input information obtaining means for obtaining, via the Internet, input information input to the input area by a terminal, and information providing page creating means for updating the information providing page based on the standard information and the acquired input information And an information providing page storing means for assigning an address on the Internet and storing the created information providing page in an updatable manner, and an information providing page publishing means for publishing the stored information providing page via the Internet. A communication system characterized by the following is obtained.

According to the present invention, in a communication system for browsing a page on which information desired to be browsed by an information receiving terminal from a server via the Internet, the server is configured such that the information providing terminal makes the information public. A portal page having a keyword input area for linking to a plurality of pages including an information providing page on which desired information is posted, and a keyword input area for inputting keyword information for searching the page desired to be browsed, is provided on the Internet. A portal page storage unit that has allocated and stored an address, wherein the portal page includes, in advance, a plurality of pieces of keyword information that can be selectively input when browsing the portal page in the keyword input area, The server further publishes the saved portal page via the Internet. Portal page publishing means, keyword information acquisition means for acquiring keyword information input to the keyword input area via the Internet when browsing the portal page, and the information providing page based on the acquired keyword information. And a page publishing unit for publishing the searched page via the Internet.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described using a communication system mainly for e-commerce as an example.

Referring to FIG. 1, the present communication system has an H (registered trademark) machine.
An information provider publishes an information providing page S in which information desired to be disclosed is published by an information providing terminal 30 such as a personal computer from a server 20 which is a TML server via the Internet 10 as a network. Is a communication system for browsing a page on which information desired to be browsed is posted by the information receiving terminal 40 such as a personal computer. This communication system is roughly divided
It has a configuration for publishing the information providing page S and a configuration for browsing a page desired to be browsed.

In the server 20, a server program, a CGI program, and the like are installed in addition to the OS. In this example, the server program and the CGI program are shown as the server / CGI program 21 without distinction. The server / CGI program 21 includes units 212 to 215 and 217 and 222 to 2 described below.
Functions as 25 and 227. The server 20 is also provided with a database 23 for storing various information in an updatable manner. The database 23 includes units 231 to 233 and 241 described below. still,
The server / CGI program 21 is distributed in a form recorded on a recording medium, and can be installed on a server machine.

Information providing terminal 30 and information receiving terminal 40
In each of these, an HTML browser is installed as a browser corresponding to a communication language used in a network, in addition to the OS. These terminals also include a network connection device, an input device such as a keyboard and a pointing device, and a storage medium reading device such as a CD-ROM drive and / or an FD drive. And a display device such as a display. In FIG. 1, the information providing terminal 30 and the information receiving terminal 40 are depicted as notebook personal computers. These terminals include a desktop personal computer, a PDA, a mobile phone, and a TV set having a communication function. Or a game machine.

First, a configuration for publishing the information providing page S will be described.

The server 20 allocates an address on the Internet 10 to a creation tool page T having a template format having a fixed information area including predetermined fixed information in advance and an input area in which input information is renewably input. It has a creation tool page storage unit 231 saved and stored, and a provider authentication unit 212 that permits browsing of the creation tool page T only for access with predetermined authentication information.

The creation tool page T includes, in an input area, a plurality of pieces of input information which can be selectively input when viewing the creation tool page T in advance.

The information providing terminal 30 has an information providing C as an information providing storage medium storing the address of the creation tool page T on the Internet 10 and the authentication information.
A D-ROM 35 is provided for viewing the creation tool page T. If this system is a membership system, C
The D-ROM 35 serves as a membership card. The expiration date information is stored in the CD-ROM 35, and the server
By providing a means for authenticating the term information in the CGI program 21, the term of membership can be set.

The server 20 further includes a creation tool page T
Tool page providing unit 21 that allows only information providing terminal 30 that is permitted to browse through Internet 10 to browse
3, an input information acquisition unit 214 for acquiring, via the Internet 10, input information input to the input area by the information providing terminal 30 when the information providing terminal 30 browses the creation tool page T; An information providing page creation unit 215 that creates an information providing page S in an updatable manner based on the input information that has been input, and an information providing page storage unit that assigns an address on the Internet 10 to save the created information providing page S in an updatable manner. 232 and an information providing page publishing unit 217 for publishing the stored information providing page S via the Internet 10.

On the creation tool page T, a portion related to a sentence is displayed in a first language (Japanese in this example). The server 20 includes, for each of the standard information and the input information, a correspondence table indicating a correspondence between the first language and a second language different from the first language (in this example, English, Korean, and Mandarin Chinese). It has a reference data storage unit 233. The information providing page creation unit 215 creates the information providing page S in the second language with reference to the reference data storage unit 233.

The creation tool page T includes a plurality of selectively inputtable language designation information for designating the display language of the information providing page S in the input area in advance.

Further, the creation tool page T includes an address of the information providing page S on the Internet 10 in advance in the input area in order to preview the stored information providing page S.

2, 3, and 4 are flowcharts showing a process until an information provider publishes, via the Internet 10, an information providing page S on which information desired to be disclosed is posted by the information providing terminal 30. It is.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, when the information provider sets the information provision CD-ROM 35 prepared in advance in the drive of the information provision terminal 30, the information provision terminal 30
Detects the information providing CD-ROM 35 (step S11). The information providing terminal 30 includes an information providing CD-
The HTML file for tool page access stored in the ROM 35 in advance is stored in a local W
It is displayed on the display as an eb page (step S12). FIG. 6 shows a display example of a tool page access HTML file. H for accessing this tool page
The TML file is described in the native language of the information provider (in this example, Japanese). Alternatively, the tool page access HTML file has a button for an information provider to specify a display language. The information provider will check the "Your ID"
Please enter ID input field 5 displayed under ""
1 (FIG. 6), and enter its own ID (step S13).
“Do you want to create or update an information page now?”
When the user clicks the send button 52 (FIG. 6) displayed as "Yes" under "" (step S14), the information providing terminal 30
Is connected to the server 20 via the Internet 10. At this time, the server 20 stores, in addition to the ID input by the information provider, a hidden password that is previously encrypted and included in the tool page access HTML file as authentication information unique to each information provider. The display language designation information is transmitted (step S15).

The tool page access HTML file including the encrypted hidden password must be stored in advance on the information providing CD-ROM 35 and then purchased by mail, courier, personal delivery, or as an appendix to a book. Is prepared for the information provider. Alternatively, after downloading via the Internet 10, the information providing terminal 30
May be prepared for an information provider by being stored in a storage device such as a hard disk. The storage medium for providing information is not limited to a CD-ROM, but may be an FD or the like.
However, in any storage medium, it is preferable to take measures to prevent falsification of the hidden password. In addition, after the ID unique to the information provider is printed on a paper medium and sealed so that it cannot be seen by a third party, it can be purchased by mail, courier, personal delivery, or as a book supplement, Prepared by the information provider. Alternatively, after being downloaded and decrypted via the Internet 10 in an encrypted form, the information may be stored in a storage device such as a hard disk of the information providing terminal 30 so as to be prepared for the information provider.

The provider authentication unit 212 of the server / CGI program 21 in the server 20 refers to the reference data storage unit 233 of the database 23 to determine whether the transmitted user ID and the hidden password have a specific relationship. Thus, it is authenticated whether or not the user is a legitimate information provider (step S16). If it is confirmed by this authentication that the user is a legitimate information provider, the fact is notified to the creation tool page providing unit 213 (step S17).
An HTML file indicating that the authentication has been correctly performed is sent to the information providing terminal 30, and a screen "Authenticated as an authorized member store" is displayed as shown in FIG. 7 (step S18), and a step S21 to be described later is performed. Move to

On the other hand, if it is not authenticated in step S16 that the information provider is a legitimate information provider, an HTML file for re-entering the ID is displayed on the information providing terminal 30. Here, waiting for the ID from the information provider to be input again, and when the input ID is input and the transmission button is clicked (step S19), step S15 is performed.
Move to

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, the creation tool page providing section 213 of the server / CGI program 21 in the server 20 creates the creation tool page T stored in the creation tool page storage section 231 of the database 23 in advance.
Of the display languages specified, only the information providing terminal 30 permitted to browse is browsed via the Internet 10 (step S21). At this time, the information providing terminal 3
0 indicates the creation tool page T which is an HTML file,
Display on the display by the browser (step S
22).

FIGS. 8 and 9 show display examples of the creation tool page T. FIG. FIG. 8 is a creation tool page for creating an introduction page of a web store by an information provider as a top page, and FIG. 9 is a web page as a subpage 1.
This is a creation tool page for creating an introduction page for a product (or service) to be sold at a store. Subpage 2
3 and 3 are also product introduction pages like the sub-page 1. The sub-pages 2 and 3 have the same configuration as the sub-page 1, and thus illustration and description are omitted. The number of subpages is three in this example, but is not limited to this.

Referring to FIGS. 8 and 9, each creation tool page T is roughly divided into a menu area 61 on the left side in the figure.
And a main area 62 on the right side in the figure.

In the menu area 61, a preview tab button 612 for previewing the actual information providing page S created or updated, and a creation or update for each of the top page and the subpages 1 to 3 are displayed. And a create / update tab button 613. By pressing the create / update tab button 613 for subpage 1 in FIG. 8, the creation tool page T for subpage 1 shown in FIG. 9 is displayed. Pressing the creation / update tab button 613 for the top page in FIG. 9 causes the creation tool page T for the top page shown in FIG. 8 to be displayed.

The menu area 61 also includes a free provision item registration tab button 614 when the information provider intends to provide a present (or present service) free of charge.
It is included. When the user clicks on the free offer item registration tab button 614, a page for registering the free offer item is displayed. Although not shown, this page is a page for an information provider to selectively input character information or image information by using an arbitrary or pull-down menu or a radio button. The registered information is displayed together with the address (link button) on the Internet of the information providing page S relating to the registered information provider on at least one of a portal page P and a page linked thereto, which will be described in detail later. This is useful for improving the ability to attract customers to the portal page P and the information providing page S.

The menu area 61 further includes a help / support button 615 for displaying a Q & A example collection and a help / support page in a chat or instant message format. Although not shown, the help / support page may be a separate screen from the creation tool page T, or may be a screen that interrupts the main area 62 of the creation tool page T.

In the main area 62, a fixed form information area mainly serving as a guide (wizard) sentence for page creation and an input area for an information provider to input various kinds of input information in a renewable manner when creating a page are mixed. I have. In the input area, a title character field 6 for arbitrarily inputting a store name or a product name is provided.
21; a summary table column 622 for selectively inputting summary information of a store or a product with an arbitrary or pull-down menu or a radio button; a detailed sentence column 623 for optionally inputting detailed information of a store or a product; An image designation button 624 for arbitrarily inputting image information of a store or a product;
There are a remarks column 625 for inputting supplementary information necessary for various processes by the user and a send button 629 for instructing to create or update the information providing page S based on the created or updated information.

Referring again to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, the information provider determines the title character column 621, each item in the summary table column 622, the detailed sentence column 623, the image column 624, and the remarks column 6.
For each of the twenty-five, select or select information using a pull-down menu or radio button (store name, product name, product price, number of products sold, availability of product price negotiation, order and inquiry method, contact information, person in charge Name, business hours, URL of the information provider's own Web page, advertising text, image, alternative characters for image, store and product genre, designation of display language other than Japanese, etc.) (step S23), and " Clicking the send button 629 indicating “Yes” under “Do you want to remodel or open your store with the above contents?” (Step S24), the information providing terminal 30 sends the server 2
0, all the input information input in the above operation is transmitted (step S25).

The input information acquisition unit 214 of the server / CGI program 21 in the server 20 stores the transmitted input information in a temporary storage unit (not shown) (step S).
26), the ID is transferred from the provider authentication unit 212 to the information providing page creation unit 215 (step S27). The information providing page creation unit 215 includes a reference data storage unit 233.
, The ID transferred from the input information acquisition unit 214
Information providing page S according to the information providing page storage unit 23
2 (step S2).
8). As a result of the confirmation, if the information already exists, the input information temporarily stored in the information providing page S is overwritten and stored (step S29), and the process proceeds to step S34. Note that instead of overwriting all of the input information on the existing information providing page S, only the changed information may be updated. Specifically, the server 20 is provided with an information comparing unit, and obtains a difference between the current input information and the latest input information stored in the reference data storage unit 233 or the latest input information included in the existing information providing page S. The existing information providing page S may be updated based on the difference information. Alternatively, an information comparison unit is provided in the information providing terminal 30 to obtain a difference between the current input information and recent input information stored in the information providing terminal 30 or recent input information included in the creation tool page T. Only the information providing page S may be transmitted to the server 20 and the server 20 may update the existing information providing page S based on the difference information.

On the other hand, if the page does not exist, the information providing page creation unit 215 refers to the reference data storage unit 233 and checks whether the input information necessary for newly creating a page is available in the temporary storage unit. (Step S30). Step S
As a result of the check in 30, if the information is insufficient, an HTML file for prompting the input of the insufficient information is displayed on the information providing terminal 30. Here, it waits for the input information from the information provider to be transmitted again, and when the information is additionally input and the transmission button 99 is clicked (step S31), the process proceeds to step S25.

As a result of the check in step S30,
If the information is satisfied, an information providing page S is newly created based on the temporarily stored input information (step S32), and an address on the Internet 10 is allocated in the information providing page storage unit 232. It is stored so that it can be updated (step S33). Even if it is newly created, since all necessary input information has already been obtained and the template of the information providing page S is held in advance, quick processing is performed.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 4, step S3
In 4, the information providing page creation unit 215 checks whether or not the temporarily stored input information includes language designation information other than the native language (step S34). If not, the process proceeds to step S37. On the other hand, if it is specified, the process moves to step S35.

In step S35, the information providing page creation unit 215 refers to the reference data storage unit 233 and replaces the temporarily stored input information with the specified language, and replaces the replaced information with the specified language. The information providing page S in the designated language is created by applying to the template, and an address on the Internet 10 is assigned to the information providing page storage unit 232 (particularly, the information providing page S in the native language).
) And save it updatable. In the reference data storage unit 233, each element of a pull-down menu or a radio button is stored in the form of a comparison table in which a native language is associated with another language. In addition, for information arbitrarily input in the title character column 91, the detailed sentence column 93, and the like, the basic grammar and basic words are also stored in the form of a comparison table in which a native language is associated with another language. ing. Further, information (for example, items in a table) in the fixed information area is integrally held as a template for each language. The comparison table and the template are stored in the server 20.
Can be updated through the OS.

In step S36, it is checked whether or not the information providing pages S have been created for all of the specified languages. If all of them have been created, the process proceeds to step S37.

When the information providing page S is newly or overwritten and saved, the information providing page creating section 215 notifies the information providing page 217 to that effect (step S3).
7). The information providing page publishing unit 217 publishes the information providing page S stored in the information providing page storage unit 232 via the Internet 10 (step S38), and provides an HTML file indicating that the information providing page S has been created and updated correctly. It is sent to the terminal 30 (step S39). On the information providing terminal 30, a screen "Your page (Japanese, XX words, XX words) has been created or updated" is displayed as shown in FIG. 10 (step S40). Here, the latest information providing page S may be automatically displayed after a predetermined time has elapsed.

Information providing terminal 3 connected to the Internet
A terminal other than 0 can also display the information providing page S on a display by a browser. 11 and 12 show display examples of the information providing page S. FIG. 11 is a top page for introducing Web stores, and FIG.
2 is a sub-page 1 that introduces products sold at Web stores
It is. Referring to FIGS. 11 and 12, each information providing page S is roughly divided into a menu area 71 on the left side of the figure,
It comprises a main area 72 on the right side in the figure. Menu area 71 includes a display language designation button 712 for selectively designating a display language, and a link tab button for the top page, subpage 1, and subpages 2 and 3 (not shown). ing. The menu area 71 further includes a contact button 713 for displaying a contact page in the form of a chat or an instant message for inquiry or price negotiation (only when the information provider is ready). Although not shown, the contact page may be a separate screen from the information providing page S, or may be a screen interrupting the main area of the information providing page S. The main area 72 includes a last update date and time of the information providing page S, a title character indicating a store name or a product name, a summary table indicating summary information of a store or a product, a detailed statement indicating detailed information of a store or a product, and a store. And an image of a product are displayed.

As described above, the information provider has released the information providing page S on which information desired to be disclosed is posted via the Internet 10 by the information providing terminal 30.

Next, a configuration for browsing a page desired to be browsed will be described.

The server 20 links to a plurality of pages including an information providing page S in which the information providing terminal 30 publishes information desired to be disclosed, and receives keyword information for searching for a page desired to be browsed. And a portal page storage unit 241 in which a portal page P having a keyword input area is allocated and stored on the Internet 10.

The portal page P includes, in the keyword input area, a plurality of pieces of information that can be selectively input when browsing the portal page P in advance.

The server 20 further includes a portal page publishing unit 223 for publishing the stored portal page P via the Internet 10 and a keyword information input to the keyword input area when the portal page P is browsed. , A page search unit 225 for searching for a page including the information providing page S based on the obtained keyword information, and a page publishing unit for publishing the searched page via the Internet 10. 227.

The server 20 updates the contents of the portal page P in accordance with at least one of the number of pages including the information providing page S, the address on the Internet, and the contents. It has a portal page update unit 222.

The portal page P itself and at least one of the pages linked to the portal page P contain in advance information having substantially high customer attraction.

The portal page P has, in the input area, display languages of the portal page P and the information providing page S (in this example, Japanese, English, Korean, and Mandarin Chinese).
, And a plurality of language designation information that can be selectively inputted in advance.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a process in which an information receiver searches and browses a page on which information desired to be browsed is posted via the Internet 10 by the information receiving terminal 40. Assume that the information recipient wants to travel to Vietnam.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 5, first, server 20 creates and updates a portal page P as a previous step. That is, in the above-described step S37 (FIG. 4), the information providing page creating unit 215
Is saved as new or overwritten, the fact is notified to the information provision page publishing unit 217 and the server /
In addition to contacting the portal page updating unit 222 of the CGI program 21, the genre information and word information included in the information providing page S are stored in the reference data storage unit 233 in association with the address of the information providing page S on the Internet 10. . The portal page update unit 222
Upon receiving a notification from the information providing page creating unit 215 (step S41), the portal page P stored in the portal page storing unit 241 by referring to the reference data storing unit 233 and entering the address of the information providing page S on the Internet 10 is referred to. Is written in an updatable manner as a link destination (step S42). Here, when the free provision product is registered from the information providing terminal 30, the portal page update unit 222 also stores the character information and image information of the free provision product in the portal page P stored in the portal page storage unit 241. Updateably write to the top page or sub page of. As described above, the portal page P is updated to the latest content.

Now, the information receiver activates the information receiving terminal 40, and displays the address on the Internet 10 of the portal page P recognized or obtained in the form of an advertisement or the like recorded in various media or in the browser of the information receiving terminal 40. (Step S43), the portal page publishing unit 22 of the server / CGI program 21 in the server 20
3 detects this, and the portal page P becomes the information receiving terminal 4
0 (step S44).
13 to 17 show display examples of the portal page P.
FIG. 13 shows a top page, and FIGS. 14 to 17 show pages displayed at each step of page search described later.

Referring to FIG. 13, the top page of portal page P is roughly divided into menu area 81 on the left side in the figure.
And a main area 82 on the right side in the figure.

In the menu area 81, the portal page P
A display language designation button 811 for selectively inputting a display language of an information providing page S to be displayed later;
A link button 812 to each of search sub-pages classified in advance in order to search for a page desired to be browsed, and a collection of Q & A examples, chats, and the like on how to use this portal page P (page search method, etc.). A help / support button 815 for displaying a help / support page in an instant message format is included. Although not shown, the help / support page may be a screen separate from the portal page P or a screen interrupting the main area 82 of the portal page P.

The main area 82 includes a link button for each sub-page classified into genres, which introduces a free-of-charge item. In these sub-pages (not shown), the information registered in step S42 described above is displayed, and the address (link button) on the information providing page S of the information provider, which is a free provider, on the Internet is indispensable. Is displayed. Thereby, customer attraction to the portal page P and the information providing page S linked thereto is improved.

Referring again to FIGS. 1 and 5, in step S 45, the information receiver clicks link button 812 indicating “I want to travel” on portal page P (FIG. 13) displayed on information reception terminal 40. When selectively clicked, the information receiving terminal 40 sends a “journey” to the server 20.
Is transmitted (step S46).

The keyword information acquisition unit 224 of the server / CGI program 21 in the server 20 refers to the reference data storage unit 233 to narrow down to the information providing page S group corresponding to the transmitted genre information of “travel”. , Portal page P corresponding to this genre information
Is transmitted to the portal page publishing unit 223 (step S47). At the information receiving terminal 40, a portal page P as shown in FIG. 14 is displayed (step S48). In FIG. 14, this portal page P has a "world map" -like graphical menu.

Thereafter, similarly to steps S45 to S48,
When the information recipient selects "Southeast Asia" from the menu, a portal page P including a graphical menu in the form of "Southeast Asia" as shown in FIG. 15 is displayed. When the information recipient selects "Vietnam" from the menu, FIG.
A portal page P as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed. The portal page P includes an input field for selectively inputting a keyword with a radio button, and a transmission button for keyword information described as “search”.

When the information receiver selectively clicks the keyword information “tour” in the input field and then clicks the send button, the keyword information “tour” is transmitted from the information receiving terminal 40 to the server 20. (Step S49).

The keyword information acquisition unit 224 in the server 20 refers to the reference data storage unit 233 to narrow down the group of information providing pages S corresponding to the transmitted keyword information of “tour”, and to correspond to the keyword information. The address of the portal page P to be transmitted on the Internet 10 is transmitted to the portal page publishing unit 223 (step S50). In the information receiving terminal 40, a portal page P for notifying a search result as shown in FIG.
Is displayed (step S51). On the portal page P, a link button 921 to the information providing page S as a search result is displayed together with approximate information about this page. When the information receiver clicks the link button 921 (step S52), the information providing page S shown in FIG. 11 is displayed (step S53).

As described above, the information recipient has browsed through the Internet 10 the information providing page S on which the information desired to be browsed is posted by the information receiving terminal 40.

Note that not only the information providing page S but also other Web pages may be searched. Alternatively, more search targets may be secured as a mutual link with the search page of the affiliated Web page search company.

In the case where the communication system is a membership system in which the information recipients are limited to the same as the information provider, an authentication system similar to the above-described authentication system for the information provider is provided. That is, the server 20 is provided with a user authentication unit that permits browsing of the portal page P only for access involving predetermined authentication information. Further, the information receiving terminal 40 stores an information receiving CD-ROM or FD as an information receiving storage medium storing the address of the portal page P on the Internet 10 in order to view the portal page P in advance. prepare. Then, the portal page publishing unit 23 is caused to function as a portal page providing unit that allows only the information receiving terminal 40 permitted to browse the portal page P to browse via the Internet 10.

Further, the network to which the present system is applied is not limited to the Internet, but may be, for example, an intranet.

By the way, when the communication system according to the present invention described above is specialized for e-commerce, a new and progressive business model is realized and a high profit is obtained commercially. That is, the portal page is Web
It is a shopping mall, the information providing page is a Web tenant, and the information provider is a tenant store
Conclude a paid membership contract with the server administrator as a shopping mall operator. At this time, the information providing storage medium may be a membership card. According to this business model, shopping mall operators can support the opening of tenants in a shorter time and at a lower cost compared to the conventional homepage creation agency that performs meetings and uploads using FTP. Can be set at low cost. On the other hand, many people desire to open a tenant store and make a membership contract, assuming that they can open their own store easily, immediately, and inexpensively. In a shopping mall, a large number of various tenants are opened and exhibit high customer attraction. In addition, since tenant store owners can easily and immediately update information on products and services,
Each tenant will have, so to speak, fresh products and services. In addition, customers who come to the shopping mall and each tenant to shop can easily search for products and services, so many customers come to this shopping mall and each tenant to shop, There are many. Thus, the customer,
Tenant shoppers and shopping mall operators can each enjoy commercial benefits.

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According to the communication system of the present invention, an information providing page on which information desired to be disclosed is posted can be easily created via the Internet, and can be immediately disclosed.

In addition, a page on which information desired to be browsed can be browsed easily and in real time via the Internet.

Further, it is possible to reliably communicate between users in different countries via the Internet, regardless of language differences.

Further, when the communication system according to the present invention is specialized for e-commerce, a new and progressive business model is realized, which brings high profits commercially.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing a process until the information provider publishes, via the Internet, an information providing page in which information desired by the information provider is disclosed through this communication.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a process until the information provider publishes, via the Internet, an information providing page on which information desired to be disclosed is published by the present communication.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a process until the information provider publishes, via the Internet, an information providing page in which information desired to be disclosed is posted by the present communication.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a process of searching and browsing, via the Internet, a page on which information desired by the information receiver is displayed by the information receiver according to the present communication.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example of a tool page access HTML file in the present communication.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display example of an HTML file in the present communication.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a creation tool page in the present communication.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a display example of a creation tool page in the present communication.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display example of an HTML file in the present communication.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a display example of an information providing page in this communication.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a display example of an information providing page in the present communication.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a display example of a portal page in the present communication.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a display example of a portal page in the present communication.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a display example of a portal page in the present communication.

FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a portal page in the present communication.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a display example of a portal page in the present communication.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 Internet 20 server 21 server / CGI program 23 database 30 information providing terminal 35 information providing CD-ROM 40 information receiving terminal 212 provider authenticating unit 213 creation tool page providing unit 214 input information obtaining unit 215 information providing page creating unit 217 information Provided page publishing section 222 Portal page updating section 223 Portal page publishing section 224 Keyword information acquisition section 225 Page search section 227 Page publishing section 231 Creation tool page storage section 232 Information provided page storage section 233 Reference data storage section 241 Portal page storage section P Portal page S Information provision page T Creation tool page

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A communication system for publishing an information providing page on which information providing terminal desires to publish information from a server via the Internet, wherein the server has a fixed information area including predetermined fixed information in advance. And a creation tool page having a template format having an input area in which input information is input in an updatable manner.
A creation tool page storing unit that allocates and saves an address on the Internet, and a provider authentication unit that permits browsing of the creation tool page only for access accompanied by predetermined authentication information, wherein the creation tool page is The input area includes a plurality of input information which can be selectively input when browsing the creation tool page. The information providing terminal includes an address of the creation tool page on the Internet and the authentication. An information providing storage medium storing information is prepared for browsing the creation tool page, and the server further causes only the information providing terminal permitted to browse the creation tool page to browse via the Internet. Means for providing a creation tool page, and providing the information when the creation tool page is browsed by the information providing terminal Input information obtaining means for obtaining, via the Internet, input information input to the input area by an end, and information providing page creating means for updating the information providing page based on the standard information and the obtained input information And an information providing page storing means for assigning an address on the Internet and storing the created information providing page in an updatable manner, and an information providing page publishing means for publishing the stored information providing page via the Internet. Communication system characterized by that. 2. In the creation tool page, a portion related to a sentence is displayed in a first language, and the server is configured to determine the first language and the first language for each of the standard information and the input information. A reference data storage unit including a correspondence table representing correspondence with a different second language, wherein the information providing page creating unit creates the information providing page in the second language with reference to the reference data saving unit The communication system according to claim 1, wherein 3. The creation tool page includes: in the input area, a language for specifying a display language of the information providing page.
3. The communication system according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of language designation information that can be selectively input is included in advance. 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the creation tool page includes an Internet address of the information providing page in the input area in order to preview the stored information providing page. Communication system described in Crab. 5. A communication system for browsing a page on which information desired by an information receiving terminal to be viewed from a server via the Internet, wherein the server posts information desired by the information providing terminal to be disclosed. A portal page having a keyword input area for linking to a plurality of pages including the provided information providing page and for inputting keyword information for searching for the page desired to be browsed is assigned to an Internet address and saved. The portal page has a plurality of pieces of keyword information that can be selectively input when browsing the portal page in the keyword input area, and the server further includes: Portal page for publishing the saved portal page via the Internet And a keyword information acquiring means for acquiring keyword information input to the keyword input area via the Internet when browsing the portal page, and the information providing page based on the acquired keyword information. A communication system comprising: page search means for searching for a page; and page publishing means for publishing the searched page via the Internet. 6. The server according to claim 1, wherein the server includes a number of pages including the information providing page, an address on the Internet,
6. The communication system according to claim 5, further comprising a portal page updating means for updating the content of the portal page in response to at least any change in the content. 7. The communication system according to claim 5, wherein the portal page includes information that has substantially high customer attraction in advance in itself and at least one of pages linked to the portal page. 8. The portal page includes, in the input area, a plurality of language specification information that can be selectively input in advance for specifying a display language of the portal page and the information providing page. 8. The communication system according to any one of 5 to 7. 9. The server according to claim 1, wherein the server includes a user authentication unit that permits browsing of the portal page only for an access accompanied by predetermined authentication information. An information receiving storage medium storing an address is prepared for browsing the portal page, and the portal page publishing means causes only the information receiving terminal permitted to browse the portal page to browse via the Internet. 9. The communication system according to claim 5, which functions as a portal page providing unit. 10. A server via the Internet,
In a communication system in which an information providing terminal publishes an information providing page on which information desired to be disclosed is published, while the information receiving terminal browses a page on which information desired to be browsed is disclosed, the information providing page is disclosed. As a configuration for the server, the creation tool page presenting a template format having a fixed information area including predetermined fixed information in advance and an input area in which input information is renewably input,
A creation tool page storing unit that allocates and saves an address on the Internet, and a provider authentication unit that permits browsing of the creation tool page only for access accompanied by predetermined authentication information, wherein the creation tool page is The input area includes a plurality of input information which can be selectively input when browsing the creation tool page. The information providing terminal includes an address of the creation tool page on the Internet and the authentication. An information providing storage medium storing information is prepared for browsing the creation tool page, and the server further causes only the information providing terminal permitted to browse the creation tool page to browse via the Internet. Means for providing a creation tool page, and providing the information when the creation tool page is browsed by the information providing terminal Input information obtaining means for obtaining, via the Internet, input information input to the input area by an end, and information providing page creating means for updating the information providing page based on the standard information and the obtained input information Information providing page storing means for storing the created information providing page in an updateable manner by assigning an address on the Internet, and information providing page publishing means for publishing the stored information providing page via the Internet. As a configuration for browsing the page, the server links to a plurality of pages including the information providing page, and a keyword input area in which keyword information for searching for the page desired to be browsed is input. A portal page with an Internet address assigned and saved A portal page storing means, wherein the portal page previously includes a plurality of keyword information that can be selectively input when browsing the portal page in the keyword input area, and the server further stores Portal page publishing means for publishing the portal page via the Internet, keyword information acquisition means for acquiring the keyword information input to the keyword input area when browsing the portal page via the Internet, A communication system comprising: a page search unit for searching for a page including the information providing page based on keyword information; and a page publishing unit for publishing the searched page via the Internet.