JP2001350667A - Data update informing server and data receiving terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make data updated by information contents efficiently receivable with a data receiving terminal. SOLUTION: The cyclic section 12 of a data update informing server 1 circulates specified information contents 5 on a network 4 in a prescribed cycle, and a update detecting section 13 detects the presence or absence of a data update of the information contents 5. When the data update is detected, a data update informing section 14 informs a data receiving terminal 2 of this fact. In the data receiving terminal 2, an informing section 24 informs its user of the fact. The user using the data receiving terminal 2 can efficiently receive the updated data by accessing the information contents 5 after being informed of the detection of the data update.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a data update notification server for detecting data update in information contents on a network, and a data receiving terminal for receiving the data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, it has been performed to access information contents such as image data and audio data disclosed by a content server via a network by using a data receiving terminal to receive desired data. ing. Once data is received, a technique that receives only updated data when accessing the information content again is used.

[0003] For example, in the Internet, a URL (Uniform Resource L) indicating a server name and a file name indicating a homepage (information content) for which updated data is desired to be received on the data receiving terminal side.
ocator) is specified in advance, and when a connection is made to the provider via a telephone line or the like by user operation or automatic setting, the homepage is immediately accessed to detect the update of data, and the updated data is received. There is something to do.

[0004]

However, since data is normally updated at an arbitrary timing on a homepage, the data is not always updated when accessed.

[0005] For this reason, in the conventional update data receiving method, when the data on the homepage is not easily updated, it is necessary to connect to the provider a plurality of times until the data is updated. There is a problem that it takes time and effort for the detection, and that the communication fee when using a telephone line or the like must be wastefully paid.

[0006] Further, as described above, if the setting is made so that the data update is detected immediately upon connection to the provider, the data on the designated homepage is read before the user browses the desired homepage. In order to detect the update and to receive the update data, it takes a long time, and the user cannot easily browse a desired homepage.

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a data update notification server that enables a data receiving terminal to efficiently receive data updated with information contents. It is in.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a data receiving terminal capable of efficiently receiving data updated with information contents and improving the usability.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a computer-readable recording medium storing a data update notification program that enables a data receiving terminal to efficiently receive data updated with information contents.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a computer-readable recording medium storing a notification accepting program capable of improving usability by accepting a notice of data update.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above object, a data update notification server according to a first aspect of the present invention comprises a circulating means for circulating designated information content on a network, and a circulating means for circulating the information contents. When the data content is detected by the detecting unit, the detecting unit detects the presence or absence of data update in the information content, and the notifying unit notifies the data receiving terminal of the update when the detecting unit detects the data update. And

[0012] According to the present invention, when a designated information content on a network is circulated, and when an update of data in the information content is detected, the fact is notified to a data receiving terminal. As a user of the data receiving terminal, after receiving the notification of the detection of the update of the data, if the information content is accessed, the updated data can be reliably received, and the information content is not updated until the data is updated. Need not be accessed many times.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a data receiving terminal, comprising: designating means for designating information content on a network;
Receiving means for receiving a notification of data update in the information content specified by the specifying means.

[0014] Further, when the notification is received by the receiving means, there is provided a notifying means for notifying that fact.

According to the present invention, when a notification of data update in designated information content is received,
By reporting the fact, the user using the data receiving terminal can easily know that the data update has been detected.

Further, the data receiving terminal of the present invention is characterized in that it has a receiving means for receiving the updated data when the notification is received by the receiving means.

According to the present invention, when a data update notification of the designated information content is received,
By receiving the updated data, the user who uses the data receiving terminal does not need to perform an operation for receiving the updated data.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium storing a data update notifying program, comprising the steps of: circulating designated information contents on a network; A data update notification program having a step of detecting an update of data in content and a step of, when the update of the data is detected, notifying the data receiving terminal of the update is stored.

According to the present invention, a program for implementing the first method of detecting data update in information content and notifying the data receiving terminal of the information content is stored in a computer-readable recording medium. The first present method can be executed by reading this recording medium into a computer system.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium storing a notification accepting program, the step of designating information contents on a network;
Receiving a notification of data update in the designated information content.

According to the present invention, a program for realizing the second present method for receiving a notification of data update in information content is stored in a computer-readable recording medium, so that the recording medium can be stored in a computer system. By reading the data, the second method can be executed.

Here, when a data update notification is received, it is preferable to include a step of notifying the fact or a step of receiving the updated data.

[0023]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a data update notification server 1 and a data receiving terminal 2 according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing each configuration and usage of the same.

A data update notification server 1, a data receiving terminal 2, and a plurality of content servers 3 are connected to a network 4
Are connected to each other and can communicate with each other.

The network 4 is, for example, a wide area network (WAN: Wide A) represented by the Internet.
rea Network) and networks in the same building (LAN: L
ocalArea Network).

Each content server 3 discloses the information content 5 to the data update notification server 1 and the data receiving terminal 2 via the network 4. The information content 5 corresponds to, for example, a homepage on the Internet, and one content server 3 may disclose one information content or a plurality of information contents.

The data update notification server 1 registers an address of the designated information content 5 in the database 15 and circulates the information content 5 registered in the address registration unit 11 at a predetermined cycle. A circulating unit 12, a data update detecting unit 13 for detecting whether or not data has been updated in the information content 5 when the circulating unit 12 circulates the information content 5; The configuration includes a data update notifying unit 14 for notifying the data receiving terminal 2 and a database 15 for storing a specified address, data disclosed in the information content 5, and the like.

The data update notification server 1 is arranged, for example, on a so-called provider in the Internet, and the provider uses the data update notification server 1 to provide services to users.

The data update notification server 1 may be realized by dedicated hardware, or the functions of each unit such as the traveling unit 12 and the data update detection unit 14 may be realized by software.

When the function of each unit of the data update notification server 1 is realized by software, the data update notification server 1 is configured by a computer system having a floppy (registered trademark) disk device, an optical disk device, or the like. Floppy disk for floppy disk drive and CD-R for optical disk drive
By inserting the OM from the insertion slot and performing a predetermined reading operation, the programs stored in these recording media can be installed in the system. Further, by connecting a predetermined drive device, a magneto-optical disk, a semiconductor ROM, or the like may be used.
These recording media store programs for executing the functions of the respective units.

Here, the recording medium refers to various recording media capable of recording a program, such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, and a semiconductor memory.

The data receiving terminal 2 designates an address of the information content 5 for which data is desired to be received and transmits it to the data update notification server 1, and the data update notification server 1 starts detecting data update. A notification receiving unit 22 that receives a notification or a notification that a data update has been detected, a notification unit 24 that notifies a user that a data update has been detected, and a database 23 that stores data received from the information content 5 and the like. It is a structure which has.

The functions of each section of the data receiving terminal 2 can also be realized by software. In such a case, the data receiving terminal 2 is configured by a computer system or the like including a device for reading information from a recording medium. The recording medium stores a program for executing the function of each unit.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a processing procedure of a data update notification.

The data receiving terminal 2 includes an address transmitting unit 21
Specifies the address of the desired information content 5 and transmits it to the data update notification server 1 (d1).

The data update notification server 1 stores the address of the transmitted information content 5 in the address registration unit 11
And notifies the data receiving terminal 2 of the start of data update detection (d2).

The traveling unit 12 of the data update notification server 1
Circulates through the network 4 at a predetermined cycle with respect to the registered information content 5 (d3, d4). The predetermined cycle is set to a frequency that does not impose an excessive load on the content server 3. The access to the information content 5 may be a dial-up connection using a telephone line, or the data update notification server 1 and the content server 3 may be connected by a dedicated line so that communication is always possible. .

The data update detecting section 13 detects whether or not the data of the information content 5 has been updated when the circulating section 12 circulates the information content 5. As a method of this detection, for example, when the information content 5 is accessed for the first time, all the data disclosed by the information content 5 is received and stored in the database 15, and thereafter the information content 5 is circulated. sometimes,
The content stored in the database 15 is compared with the content disclosed by the information content 5, and a different portion is detected as updated data.

The data update notifying section 14 notifies the data receiving terminal 2 when the data update detecting section 13 detects the data update in the information content 5 (d).
5). This notification may be made via an exchange using a telephone line.

In the data receiving terminal 2, when the notification of the data update is received by the notification receiving unit 22, the notification unit 24.
However, the fact is displayed on the screen or a predetermined lamp is turned on to notify the user of the fact.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, in the data update notification server 1, the designated information content 5 on the network 4 is circulated, and the information content 5
Is notified to the data receiving terminal 2 when the data update is detected, the user using the data receiving terminal 2 can receive the information update detection after receiving the notification of the data update detection. If the content 5 is accessed, the updated data can be reliably received, and it is not necessary to access the information content 5 many times until the data is updated, so that the updated data can be efficiently received. Can be.

As a result, it is possible to reduce the time and labor required for detecting the data update, the communication fee, and the like.

Further, according to the present embodiment, when the data receiving terminal 2 receives a notification of a data update in the designated information content, the data receiving terminal 2 notifies the user of the notification, thereby achieving data reception. The user of the terminal can easily know that the data update has been detected.

[Second Embodiment] FIG. 3 shows a data update notification server 1 and a data receiving terminal 3 according to an embodiment.
2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of FIG.

A feature of the present embodiment is that a response unit 25 is provided in the data receiving terminal 32, and when a notification of data update is received by the notification reception unit 22 from the data update notification unit server 1, the response unit 25 That is, updated data is received. In addition, the same components as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

The data receiving terminal 32 may be realized by dedicated hardware, or the notification receiving unit 22 or the response unit 2
The function of each unit such as 5 may be realized by software.

When the function of each part of the data receiving terminal 32 is realized by software, the data receiving terminal 2
It is constituted by a computer system or the like having a built-in device for reading information from a recording medium. The recording medium stores a program for executing the function of each unit.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a processing procedure for receiving update data according to the present embodiment. The processing from d1 to d5 is the same as that shown in FIG. 2, and therefore the description is omitted here.

The data receiving terminal 32 receives the notification of the data update detection from the data update notification server 1,
(D5), the response unit 25 accesses the updated information content 5 (d6), and receives the updated data (d7). The response unit 25 stores the received update data in the database 23.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, when the data receiving terminal 32 receives the notification of the detection of the data update in the designated information content 5, the data receiving terminal 32 accesses the information content 5 and transmits the updated data. By receiving the data, the user does not need to perform an operation for receiving the update data, and the usability of the data receiving terminal 32 can be improved.

In this embodiment, the response unit 2
5 is to access the updated information content 5, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the data update notification server 1 stores the updated data in the database 15, and 25 may access the data update notification server 1.

[0053]

As described above, according to the data update notification server of the present invention, the user using the data receiving terminal receives the information of the data update detection from the data update notification server after receiving the information. It is sufficient to access the content, and it is not necessary to access the information content many times until the data is updated, so that the updated data can be efficiently received.

According to the data receiving terminal of the present invention,
As the user is notified that the data update has been detected, the user can easily know the data update. Also,
Since the updated data is received and there is no need to perform the operation, the usability of the data receiving terminal can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a data update notification server 1 and a data receiving terminal 2 according to a first embodiment and a usage mode thereof.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a processing procedure of a data update notification.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a data update notification server 1 and a data receiving terminal 32 according to a second embodiment, and a usage mode thereof;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a procedure for receiving update data.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 data update notification server 2 data reception terminal 3 content server 4 network 5 information content 11 address registration unit 12 circulation unit 13 data update detection unit 14 data update notification unit 15, 23 database 21 address transmission unit 22 notification reception unit 24 notification unit 25 Response part 32 Data receiving terminal

Claims (7)

[Claims] A circulating means for circulating designated information contents on a network; a detecting means for detecting whether or not data in the information contents has been updated when the circulating means circulates; When an update is detected,
Notification means for notifying the registered data receiving terminal of the fact; and a data update notification server. 2. A data receiving terminal comprising: a designating unit for designating information content on a network; and a receiving unit for receiving a notification of a data update in the information content designated by the designating unit. 3. The data receiving terminal according to claim 2, further comprising a notifying unit for notifying when the notification is received by said receiving unit. 4. The data receiving terminal according to claim 2, further comprising a receiving unit that receives the updated data when the notification is received by the receiving unit. 5. A step of circulating the designated information content on the network, a step of detecting an update of data in the information content when the circulating is performed, and a step of detecting the update of the data. Causing the data receiving terminal to notify the user of the fact; and a computer-readable recording medium storing a data update notification program. 6. A computer-readable recording medium storing a notification accepting program, comprising: a step of designating information content on a network; and a step of accepting a data update notice in the designated information content. 7. A computer-readable recording medium storing a notification reception program according to claim 6, further comprising a step of receiving the updated data when the notification of the data update is received. .