JP2002215814A - Information processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To establish a means to create a home page by using conventional equipment and without the use of personal computer and to automatically register it. SOLUTION: An information processing system which registers previously registered user's home page information is provided with a layout information storing means which stores a plurality of layout information, a user information storing means which stores a plurality of user's management information by users, a facsimile receiving means receiving a draft image, a information extraction means extracting a plurality of segmented information from a draft image, a plurality of analysis means to analyze the segmented information, a home page creation means to create the home page information referring selectively the analysis results and user's management information and a home page transmission means to forward the home page information to the prescribed destination corresponding to the user's management information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing system for supporting registration of homepage information of a user who has been registered in advance, and more particularly, to publishing information such as a homepage on a network such as the Internet.
The present invention relates to an information processing system for automatically generating home page information and registering it in a public server by transmitting a document from an AX.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when creating a homepage to be published on the Internet, a personal computer (hereinafter, referred to as a personal computer) is used to create an HTML file and image data, which are components of the homepage.

As a method of creating an HTML file, there are a method of handwriting using a text editor or the like, and a method of creating an HTML file.
A method using L editing software is generally used. Also,
Image data creation methods include a method of reading a paper manuscript such as a photograph or illustration using a scanner, a method of taking a picture of an object to be imaged and reading a photographic film using a film scanner, and a method of reading an image using a digital camera. Generally, a method of creating an image of an object to be processed is described.

[0004] However, when a homepage is created by the above-described method, knowledge about operation of a personal computer, knowledge about HTML file creation, and knowledge about image creation are required. Therefore, if the user is not familiar with the operation of the personal computer or cannot perform the operation, it is difficult to create a homepage.

Further, image information is transmitted by facsimile,
2. Description of the Related Art A conventional information processing system posted on a WWW server as a homepage is known. Such an information processing system is hereinafter referred to as a homepage automatic creation registration system.

However, in such a homepage automatic creation / registration system, a document transmitted by facsimile can only be pasted on a homepage as an image image. Therefore, the layout of the home page and the text information in the home page are changed manually. Further, the correction when the fax-transmitted original is upside down is not automatically realized.

Further, in a conventional homepage automatic creation registration system in which a document transmitted by facsimile is pasted on a homepage as an image image, guidance transmitted by a facsimile receiving apparatus at the time of facsimile transmission is used as means for confirming the identity of the user. A method of transmitting a user number and a password using a push button signal from a telephone or a facsimile according to voice is used. However, the method of identity verification using a push button signal is as follows.
There are problems that the operation at the time of facsimile transmission becomes complicated and that a hearing-impaired person is difficult to respond.

[0008]

On the other hand, as means for browsing information on the Internet, particularly a homepage on a WWW server, means without using a personal computer have become widespread. For example, a television receiver having a Web browser function, an Internet access function to a mobile phone, or the like is provided. As the means of browsing homepages without using personal computers become more widespread, the number of users who use the Internet will increase, and with this, it is expected that the number of users who want to send information by individuals, one of the features of the Internet, will increase. Is done.

Therefore, it is necessary to establish a means for automatically creating and registering a homepage using a conventional device without using a personal computer to create a homepage for information transmission by an individual. It is necessary to solve the problems listed below. (1) Establishment of means for transmitting the layout, title, text, and image information of a homepage from a facsimile as an original, automatically generating a homepage, and registering the homepage in a WWW server. (2) Establishment of means for identifying a user only by transmitting a document from a facsimile without using a push button signal or the like to perform identity verification for preventing a homepage created by the user from being tampered with by others. (3) Establishment of a means for confirming the contents of a homepage created by a user without using a personal computer in a similar manner. (4) In the case where the service for the user is charged, establishment of means for grasping the usage status of each user, that is, recording billing information.

Therefore, a first object of the present invention is to automatically generate a homepage and register it on a WWW server using a facsimile which is easy to operate without using a device such as a personal computer, Is to prevent unauthorized alteration of the homepage.

A second object of the present invention is to perform user authentication and recording of billing information, which are indispensable when the present invention is provided to a user for a fee, through means for achieving the first object.

[0012]

The present invention has the following configuration to achieve the above object.

That is, FAX (T1) is used as a device used by a user who creates a homepage. When colorizing an image to be registered on the homepage, a color-compatible FAX is used.

An automatic homepage registration system (hereinafter referred to as the present system) according to the present invention comprises the following processing functions and a database.

That is, a user management database (D1) that records information necessary for user identification, homepage creation and registration, and further records billing information for each user. FAX reception processing for receiving FAX (1). Separating necessary information from the FAX image to extract the user ID / password, title, text, layout designation information, and image information from the received FAX data;
Information extraction processing (2). A user ID / password analysis process (3) for analyzing the separated information and outputting it as data;
Layout designation analysis processing (4), text analysis processing (5), image analysis processing (6), and user authentication / charge recording processing (7). A layout database (D2) for recording layout information of a homepage to be created. A homepage generation process (8) in which layout information is extracted from a layout database based on information obtained from analysis of the received FAX data and processed as a homepage (8).
Homepage transfer processing (9) for registering the generated homepage in the WWW server based on the user information on the user database. FAX data creation processing (1) that converts the image of the home page into FAX data in order to notify the user of the generated registration contents of the home page
0). FAX transmission processing (11) for transmitting the generated FAX data to the user as a FAX.

In addition to the form in which the above-described functions and database are mounted on the same apparatus at one time, the present system can be configured as a plurality of aggregates having related processes.

A WWW server (S2) is used as a means for recording a homepage and publishing it on the Internet. It is assumed that the WWW server has a function of recording a homepage and transmitting data of the homepage to the Web browser in response to a request from the Web browser (T2). W
The WW server may be operated on the same server as the home server automatic creation / registration system according to the present invention, or may be operated on the same server.

[0018]

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

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an entire homepage automatic creation registration system according to the present invention. << FAX >> The user who creates the homepage
Using (T1), a manuscript for creating a homepage is transmitted from a facsimile to the present system. The original transmission operation is
This is the same as the operation of transmitting a document to a facsimile. << Homepage Registration System by FAX >> The data of the original transmitted by the user is received by the FAX reception process (1) through the telephone line.

For identification of a user, caller ID notification information is used. Caller ID notification information is sent to the FA
This is the telephone number of the caller notified from the telephone exchange of the communication carrier when receiving X, and it is impossible to misrepresent this information. Therefore, it is suitable for information for identifying a user.

The FAX reception process (1) is performed by
The data is sent to the information extraction process (2). Also, the caller number notified from the telephone exchange when the FAX is received is sent to the user authentication / charging record processing (7).

In the information extraction process (2), a FAX image of a portion of a user ID / password, layout designation information, text information to be inserted into an HTML file, and image information to be inserted into a home page is extracted from the received FAX data. The extracted image is sent to the user ID / password analysis process (3), the layout designation analysis process (4), the text analysis process (5), and the image analysis process (6) according to the data format included in each.

User ID / Password Analysis Process (3)
Analyzes the data extracted by the information extraction process (2) from the received FAX data, and extracts the user ID and password.

The layout designation analysis process (4) analyzes the data extracted by the information extraction process (2) from the received FAX data and extracts the layout designation.

The text analysis processing (5) is executed by the received FA
The data extracted by the information extraction process (2) is analyzed from the X data to extract a title and a text.

The image analysis processing (6) analyzes the data extracted by the information extraction processing (2) from the received FAX data and extracts an image.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an image of a manuscript used for homepage registration.

FIG. 2 shows a method for identifying which of the above-mentioned information in the received FAX data is included. That is, a registered manuscript paper (20) for facsimile transmission is created, and a manuscript identification area (21) indicating presence / absence of information included in the manuscript is provided in a part thereof. The document identification area describes any of handwritten characters, printed characters, marks, symbols, and barcodes indicating the presence or absence of the information described below.

The description position of the document identification area is the upper left corner of the document as shown in FIG. The information extraction process (2) searches for the position of the document identification area included in the document image of the received FAX data. As a result of the search, if the original image is not located at the upper left corner, the direction of the document image is converted and corrected so as to be located at the upper left corner. If there is no document identification area at any of the four corners of the document image, the entire document is recognized as an image and the orientation is not corrected. By recognizing the position of the document identification area and converting the direction of the document image, it is possible to extract information contained in the document regardless of the direction of the document transmitted by facsimile.

As an example of the document identification mark, as shown in FIG. 2, four small areas of marks 1 to 4 are provided, and the density of each mark indicates which area is present in the document image. be able to. For example, mark 1 is present: user ID area is present, mark 2 is present: layout designation area is present, mark 3 is present: text area is present, mark 4 is present: image area is present, and all marks are absent: meaning of image only it can.

A user ID / password area (22) is provided as information for identifying a user and determining a registration destination of a home page. The user ID / password is a character string represented by a unique alphanumeric character for each user, and describes any one of a handwritten character, a printed character, a mark, a symbol, and a barcode.

A layout designating area (23) is provided for designating the layout of the homepage. The layout designation area is a character string represented in advance by alphanumeric characters assigned to each piece of layout information.
Enter any of marks, symbols, and barcodes.

A title area (24) is provided for designating a title of a home page. The title area is (2
4) Write handwritten characters and printed characters.

A text area (25) is provided for designating an arbitrary message character string to be inserted in the homepage. The text area (25) describes handwritten characters and printed characters.

An image area (26) is provided for an image to be inserted into a homepage. This area is recognized as an image.
The image information is described by handwriting, pasting a photograph, pasting a printed matter, or the like.

The manuscript used for registering a home page is a single document or a set of plural documents.

In the case where there is only one sheet, all information necessary for homepage registration is described in one sheet of the manuscript.

When a plurality of sets are set, the first sheet always includes the user ID and password, and the layout designation, title, text, and image may be in any position of the original including the first sheet. However, if you specify a text or layout that contains multiple images,
Alternatively, the order of the images follows the order of insertion into the HTML template (70).

The presence or absence of each of the above information is based on the contents of the document identification area.

User ID / password analysis processing (3)
Output results of the layout designation analysis process (4), the text analysis process (5), and the image analysis process (6) are sent to the user authentication / charge recording process (7). The user authentication / billing recording process (7) searches for user information on the user management database based on the user ID, password, and caller ID notification information. If there is no corresponding user, the received data is determined to be an unauthorized access and discarded. If the corresponding user exists, the user is authenticated as a legitimate user, and the data is recorded in the accounting record in the user information of the corresponding user. The contents of the billing record are either the cumulative value of the number of received originals, the cumulative value of the number of registrations on the homepage, or both.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the configuration of the user management database.

FIG. 5 shows the configuration of the user management database (D1). In FIG. 5, the user management database includes (D1), one user ID list (50), and a plurality of pieces of user information (51). The user information (51) is a user I registered in the user management database (D1).
There are as many as D.

The user ID list (50) stores user IDs as a list. The user ID is stored as an alphanumeric character string identifying the user or as a numerical value. The user information (51) is linked to the user ID in the user ID list (50). The user information (51) includes a user ID, a password, a caller ID, a homepage storage destination,
Store billing records. The user ID and the password are stored as alphanumeric character strings or numerical values. The caller ID is stored as a character string of numbers or a numerical value. The homepage storage destination is stored as an alphanumeric character string specifying the WWW server (S2) storing the homepage and an alphanumeric character string specifying the homepage storage location in the WWW server. The homepage storage destination is expressed as a combination of an alphanumeric character string indicating the host name of the WWW server (S2) and an alphanumeric character string indicating the directory name of the homepage storage, or as an alphanumeric character string in a URL format indicating the location of the homepage. It is desirable to be done. The accounting record is stored as an alphanumeric character string or a numerical value.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a flow of the user authentication / charge recording process.

FIG. 3 shows the process of the user authentication / charge recording process (7). In FIG. 3, the user authentication / charging recording process (7) receives caller number data from the facsimile reception process (1) (301), and then converts the user ID / password data from the user ID / password analysis process (3). Receiving (302), next receiving layout designating data information from layout designating analysis processing (4) (303), receiving title data and text data from text analysis processing (5) (304), and then image analysis processing Image data is received from (6) (305). Said three
The execution order from 01 to 305 can be changed.

Using the user ID received at 302, the user management database (D1) is searched to extract user information (306), and the process proceeds to 307. If there is user information corresponding to the user ID in the user management database (D1), the process proceeds to 308. If there is no user information corresponding to the user ID in the user management database (D1), the process proceeds to 313.

Next, the user information (5
The caller number in 1) is taken out (308) and the process is executed at 309.
Proceed to

The caller number received from the facsimile reception process matches the caller number in the user information (51) extracted in the process 306, and the password in the user information (51) extracted in the process 306 and the process 302 If the received passwords match, the process proceeds to 310.
The caller number received from the FAX reception process does not match the caller number in the user information (51) extracted in 306, or the user information (5
If the password in 1) matches the password received in the process 302, the process proceeds to 313.

In the process 309, if the user authentication using the password is not performed and the caller number received from the facsimile reception process matches the caller number in the user information (51) extracted in the process 306, Processing 31
A method of proceeding to zero may be used.

Next, when the process proceeds to 310, the homepage storage location in the user information (51) is extracted. Next, the accounting unit is added to the accounting record in the user information (51) (311).

The charge unit is the number of received originals registered on the homepage, or the number of times the homepage has been generated and registered.

Next, the processes 303, 304, 305,
Then, the data obtained in step 310 is sent to the homepage generation processing (8), and the processing of user authentication and accounting record (7) is completed (312).

When the process proceeds to step 313, message data indicating a user authentication error is sent to the FAX data creation process and transmitted to the FAX transmission source. Then, the received data is discarded and the processing of the present system is interrupted.

By the processes 307 and 309 described above, a user who specifies a user ID not registered in the user management database (D1), a user whose password does not match the user ID, and a call in the user information (51). The user whose user number does not match the caller number determines that the access is unauthorized, transmits an error message to the transmission source, discards the received data (313), and suspends the processing of this system.

The homepage generation processing (8) is performed based on the layout designation information based on the layout database (D).
The layout information recorded in 2) is taken out, and based on the layout information, home page data including texts and images is created. The homepage data is output as an aggregate of an HTML file and an image file.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the configuration of the layout database.

FIG. 6 shows the structure of the layout database (D2). In FIG. 6, the layout database is composed of (D2), one layout identifier list (60) and a plurality of layout information (61). The layout information (61) exists as many as the number of layouts registered in the layout database (D2).

The layout identifier list (60) stores layout identifiers as a list. The layout identifier is stored as an alphanumeric character string or a numerical value.

The layout information (61) is linked to the layout identifier in the layout identifier list (60). The layout information (61) stores a layout identifier and an HTML template. The layout identifier is stored as an alphanumeric character string or a numerical value. H
The TML template is an HT that serves as a homepage template.
It is stored as an ML document.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an image of an HTML template.

FIG. 7 shows an image of the HTML template. In FIG. 7, an HTML template (70)
Indicates that an HTML document serving as a template of a home page includes an alphanumeric character string indicating a text area and an image boundary area, or a numerical value.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a flow of the homepage generation processing.

FIG. 4 shows the home page generation processing (8).
Shown in In FIG. 4, in the home page generation process (8), data is received from the user authentication / charge recording process (7) (401). The received data is layout designation data, title data, text data, image data, and homepage storage destination data. Next, the layout database (D2) is searched using the layout designation information, layout information having a layout identifier matching the layout designation information is extracted (402), and the process proceeds to 403. In the process 403, if there is layout information corresponding to the layout designation information,
The process proceeds to 405. If there is no layout information corresponding to the layout designation information, the process proceeds to 404. If the processing proceeds to 404, message data indicating a layout designation error is sent to the FAX data creation processing and transmitted to the FAX transmission source, and then the received data is discarded and the processing of this system is interrupted.

When the processing has proceeded to 405, an HTML template (70) is extracted from the layout information (61) (405).

Next, the title data received from the user authentication / charging process (7) is inserted into the title area in the HTML template (406), and the process proceeds to 407.

If it is determined in step 407 that a text area exists in the HTML template, the process proceeds to step 408. If there is no text area in the HTML template, the process proceeds to 409.

When the process proceeds to 408, the text data received from the user authentication / charging process (7) is inserted into the text area in the HTML template, and the process proceeds to 409.

In step 409, if an image area exists in the HTML template, the process proceeds to step 410. If there is no image area in the HTML template, the process proceeds to 411.

When the processing proceeds to 410, the URL indicating the image data received from the user authentication / charging processing (7) is inserted into the image area in the HTML template in alphanumeric characters, and the processing proceeds to 411.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a browsing image of a homepage.

By the above processing, an HTML file constituting a home page is generated based on the HTML template included in the layout information corresponding to the layout designation information. Further, homepage data is generated by combining the HTML file and the image data obtained by the image analysis processing (6). W generated homepage
FIG. 8 shows an image when browsing using the web browser.

The home page data generated by the above processing is sent to the home page transfer processing (411). Further, the homepage data is sent to the FAX data creation processing (412).

The homepage data created by the homepage generation processing (8) is sent to the homepage transfer processing (9). The homepage transfer processing (9) retrieves user information in the user management database based on the user ID, and stores the user information in the homepage storage location in the WWW server indicated by the homepage registration destination in the user information.
Transfer homepage data. For transferring the homepage data, FTP or other data transfer means is used.

On the other hand, in the homepage generation processing (8), the homepage data is sent to the FAX data generation processing (10) in order to notify the user of the homepage registration image. The FAX data creation processing (10) converts the homepage data into FAX data, and the FAX transmission processing (11)
Send to

In the FAX transmission process (11), FAX data is transmitted to the transmission destination indicated by the caller ID information. The transmitted FAX data is used by the user for homepage registration,
The printout is output by FAX (T1), and the user can visually check the print result to confirm the registration status of the homepage. << WWW server >> The homepage data is recorded in the server, and the data of the homepage is transmitted to the web browser in response to a request from the web browser (T2). << Web Browser >> The user who browses the homepage operates and receives the corresponding homepage from the WWW server in accordance with the information indicating the location of the homepage,
Display to the user. The location of the home page is indicated by a URL or other expression. << Operation of the Embodiment >> According to the present invention, a user who registers a homepage automatically creates homepage data and automatically stores the homepage data in a WWW server by transmitting a manuscript of the content to be registered on the homepage by facsimile. be able to. In addition, the image registered on the homepage is F
Since the information is transmitted to the AX, the registration status can be easily confirmed.

Further, by performing accounting recording for each user, it is possible to grasp the usage status of each user. (Supplementary Note 1) In an information processing system for registering homepage information of a user registered in advance, layout information storage means for storing a plurality of layout information applicable to the homepage information to be registered, and a plurality of user management items for each user User information storing means for storing a plurality of user management information as a pair of user management information;
AX receiving means, information extracting means for dividing the received original image into regions and extracting a plurality of pieces of divided information, plural analyzing means for analyzing the extracted divided information, analysis results of the analyzing means, A homepage generating means for selectively referring to user management information to generate the homepage information; and a homepage transfer means for transferring the generated homepage information to a predetermined transfer destination according to the user management information. It is characterized by the following. (Supplementary Note 2) The facsimile receiving means further includes means for receiving a caller identification number indicating a sender of the document image, and one of the plurality of analyzing means includes the received caller identification number, It is characterized by collating with a caller identification number included in the user management information in advance. (Supplementary Note 3) Any of the plurality of analysis means may be the FA
The image processing apparatus further includes a document image correcting unit that determines the direction of the document image received by the X receiving unit and corrects the direction of the document image. (Supplementary Note 4) The plurality of analyzing means include a user ID, a password, layout information,
It has a function of analyzing the division information corresponding to any of a title, a text, and an image and extracting the information as an analysis result. (Supplementary Note 5) The information processing system further includes a user authentication unit that checks a caller number and a caller number in the user information based on a user ID and a password obtained from the received document. It is characterized by. (Supplementary Note 6) The information processing system includes a facsimile data creation unit that converts an image of the created homepage into facsimile data, and a facsimile that transmits the facsimile data to a user.
It is characterized by further including transmitting means. (Supplementary Note 7) The user authentication means further includes a billing recording means for recording billing information corresponding to the creation of the homepage in a billing record in the user information. (Supplementary Note 8) The layout information further includes a layout identifier for identifying the layout information and an HTML template for determining a layout of the homepage.

[0077]

According to the present invention, it is possible to create a homepage and publish it on the Internet by using only a facsimile which is easy to operate without having to learn the operation of a device such as a personal computer.

Further, when the service according to the present invention is provided to a user for a fee, a fee can be charged in accordance with the usage status of each user.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an entire homepage automatic creation registration system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing an image of a manuscript used for homepage registration.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a flow of a user authentication / charge recording process;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a flow of a homepage generation process.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration of a user management database.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration of a layout database.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an image of an HTML template.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a browsing image of a homepage.

[Explanation of symbols]

S1: FAX homepage registration system S2: WWW server T1: FAX T2: Web browser such as personal computer D1: User management database D2: Layout database 1: FAX reception processing 2: Information extraction processing 3: User ID / password analysis Processing 4: Layout designation analysis processing 5: Text analysis processing 6: Image analysis processing 7: User authentication and accounting recording processing 8: Homepage generation processing 9: Homepage transfer processing 10: FAX data creation processing 11: FAX transmission processing 20: Registered original Paper 21: Document identification area on registered manuscript paper 22: User ID / password area on registered manuscript paper 23: Layout designation area on registered manuscript paper 24: Title area on registered manuscript paper 25: Text on registered manuscript paper Area 26: Original registration Image area on paper 50: List of user IDs and passwords in user management database 51: User information in user management database 60: List of layout identifiers in layout database 61: Layout information in layout database 70: HTML Template 80: Homepage browsing image

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Tsuyoshi Ito 2-53, Shiromi, Chuo-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture Inside Fujitsu Kansai Chubu Nettech Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Tomohiro Suzuki Above Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture 4-1-1 Odanaka Fujitsu Limited F-term (reference) 5C076 AA17 AA24 AA36 AA40 BA03 BA04 BA05 BA06

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An information processing system for supporting registration of homepage information of a user registered in advance, a layout information storage unit storing a plurality of layout information applicable to the homepage information to be registered, and a plurality of layout information for each user. User information storage means for storing a plurality of user management items as a pair of user management information; facsimile reception means for receiving a document image; information extraction means for dividing the received document image into regions and extracting a plurality of pieces of division information; A plurality of analyzing means for analyzing the extracted division information; a homepage generating means for selectively referring to an analysis result of the analyzing means and the user management information to generate the homepage information; and the generated homepage. Home for transferring information to a predetermined destination according to the user management information The information processing system characterized by comprising a chromatography di transfer means. 2. The facsimile receiving means further includes means for receiving a caller identification number indicating a caller of the document image, and one of the plurality of analyzing means includes: the received caller identification number; 2. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein a collation is performed with a caller identification number included in the user management information in advance. 3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein any one of the plurality of analyzing units further includes a document image correcting unit that determines a direction of the document image received by the FAX receiving unit and corrects the direction of the document image. Claim 1
The information processing system as described.