JP2002236638A - Method and system for diversifying web page - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce a cost, and to facilitate control, without modifying a server such as an Web server and a proxy server. SOLUTION: A customization definition data setting customization information of an Web page displayed by a browser 1 is read in while the browser 1 resides in an operating system of a computer 2 under an operation or the browser itself, an Web data read in by the browser 1 is read in, the customization definition data is reflected on the Web page, and the customized Web page is displayed on the browser 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a Web server and a W
The present invention relates to displaying a web page on a browser while reflecting the user's preference without changing the data of the web server.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when displaying a Web page using a browser, a URL (Uniform) specified by a user is used.
Resource Locator) reads the data indicated by the data and displays characters, images, and the like as specified in the data.
The display image of the b page creator is displayed as it is. Therefore, it was not possible to reflect personal tastes and preferences. However, some Web sites provide a service or the like that allows a user to change and display Web pages for each user in order to reflect user preferences and to differentiate the Web site from other Web sites. . For example, We
This service allows users to register on site b, select the display font color and background color of the Web page, and insert individual information such as a weather forecast in a region designated by the user. By differentiating with such a service, the Web site can be differentiated from other Web sites, and is used by many users as a timeless portal site displayed first when the browser is started. I have it.

[0003] Also, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-222324 discloses a method in which personal setting information is recorded in a proxy server without changing a Web server, and Java or Java Script is used.
There is disclosed a technology that enables a different Web page to be displayed for each user by using t, and allows a unique object to be added to the Web page. By registering a group of users, a Web page can be customized for each group. This technology functions as a bulletin board in a project when executing a business, and is not intended to reflect personal hobbies and preferences.

[0004]

Although there is a technique for customizing a Web page as described above, W
There are very few sites that can change and display the eb page, and the degree of customization is limited to only the color and background of the text, the display of the weather forecast in the area specified by the user, and the like. For a user, even a site that provides such a service has not been sufficiently satisfied, for example, the service can be performed only on a page in which the application program is incorporated in the server of the site.

[0005] On the other hand, for a Web site operator who can change the display for each user, a normal Web site is used.
In addition to the site operation system, server-side application software that records and saves data for each user and reflects the recorded data is required.
Web site operators have to bear high production costs and high management costs. Also, We
Since the server at the site b must provide individual services in addition to the normal service, the server is overloaded.

In the invention of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-222324, it is not necessary to add a special device or application software to a Web server, but customization definition data for each user is recorded on a proxy server. Saves and uses application software such as Java and Java Script.
High administrative costs must be borne. Furthermore, when a large number of users make access, a load is placed on the proxy server, which causes problems such as slow data transmission and reception.

[0007] In addition, since data reflecting personal tastes and tastes is collectively managed by the server, users tend to feel hesitant to use such services due to privacy problems. Was.

[0008] The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and is a low-cost and easy-to-manage Web server without changing a server such as a Web server or a proxy server.
An object of the present invention is to provide a method and a system for diversifying page b.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, a Web page diversification method and a Web page diversification system according to the present invention reside in an operating system of a computer running a browser or in the browser itself. Reading the customization definition data for changing the display mode of the Web page displayed by the browser to a unique specification, receiving the Web data read by the browser, and reading the customization definition data into the Web page.
After reflecting the customization definition data in the b data, the user data is transmitted to the browser, and software for displaying the customized web page in the browser is installed in the user terminal. The state where the present invention is resident in the operating system of the computer on which the browser is running means that the browser is running at the same time as the browser is started, or
Indicates that the browser is running after the system has been started in advance.

[0010] Further, the browser is resident in the operating system of the computer on which the browser is running or the browser itself, and reads customized definition data for changing the display mode of the Web page displayed by the browser to a unique specification, and displays the display attribute of the browser. In addition, software for reflecting the customization definition data and displaying a customized Web page on the browser is installed on the user terminal. The display attributes of the browser define the functions and behavior of the browser. For example, the font type, size, color, background color, image, etc., the display size of the content to be displayed, the URL of the content, etc. are defined, and the display size of the browser itself.

[0011] Only when the browser displays a specific Web site, the information set in the customization definition data may be reflected on the Web page.

[0012] The customization definition data may include design definition data in which the design of the font type, size, color, background color, image, script, etc. of the Web page displayed on the browser is set. Good
It includes information for inserting all or part of the content of another Web page into the currently displayed Web page, and user authentication information for recognizing a Web page for performing user authentication and automating user authentication. Is also good.

[0013] A part or all of the customization definition data may include data changed or created by a user, but the Web page may be customized.

A part or all of the customization definition data and one or both of the software for customizing the Web page may be installed from a distributed recording medium, or may be installed by downloading from a network.

One of the mutually cooperating companies provides customization definition data for customizing a Web site provided by the other company. The customization definition data includes original content of the company that operates the Web site. However, control data that prioritizes the original content of the company that provides the customization definition data is included, and a user who likes the customized screen may be introduced as a user of the Web site.

[0016] The content unique to the company providing the customization definition data may be used only when the customization definition data distributed by the company is used.

The customization other than the customization definition data may be customized by software for customizing a Web page.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a Web page diversification method according to the present invention and a Web page diversification system to which the method is applied will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing an embodiment of a Web page diversification system. The computer 3 as a user terminal is connected to the Web servers Wa,..., Wz via the Internet. Computer 3
The operating system is activated, and the browser 1 and the Web page diversification system 2 are activated on the operating system. The web page diversification system 2 includes a data receiving unit 21 and a data monitoring unit 2.
2. It has a data change unit 23, a data transmission unit 24, and a customization definition data management unit 25. The browser 1 is not special software prepared for executing the present system, but is existing software.

Here, the names used in the following description are defined as follows. Web server Wn: Any Web server in Web servers Wa,..., Wz connected by the Internet. Web data: Web transmitted from Web server Wn
Data for displaying the page. HTML data: HTML (Hyper Te
xt Markup Language). Changed HTML data: HTML data changed by the data changing unit 23. Changed Web data: Web data changed by the data changing unit 23.

The data receiving means 21 is a Web server Wn
And transmits the Web data to the data monitoring unit 22. Data monitoring means 2
2 monitors the received Web data, transmits only the HTML data to the data changing unit 23, and transmits the other data to the data transmitting unit 24. Further, it has a function of transmitting the changed HTML data sent from the data changing unit 23 to the data transmitting unit 24. The data change unit 23 is a customization definition data management unit 2
5 is read, the HTML data sent from the data monitoring means 22 is changed based on the read customization definition data, and transmitted to the data monitoring means 22. Data transmission means 2
4 has a function of transmitting the received modified HTML data to the browser 1.

Next, a method of customizing a Web page using the system will be described. The user
It is assumed that the computer 3 is started and the system 2 and the browser 1 are running on an operating system. Further, it is assumed that the computer 3 is connected to the Internet. When the Web page diversification system 2 is activated, it is assumed that the data changing unit 23 has received the customization definition data from the customization definition data management unit 25. User is Browser 1
Is used to send a Web data acquisition request to the Web server Wn via the Internet. W
The web server Wn transmits web data to the computer 3 based on a request from the browser 1. The Web data transmitted from the Web server Wn is received by the data receiving unit 21 in the computer 3, and the data monitoring unit 2
Send to 2. The data monitoring unit 22 receives the Web data transmitted from the data receiving unit 21 and
Data and other image data, etc.
The data is transmitted to the data changing unit 23, and the data other than the HTML data is transmitted to the data transmitting unit 24. The data changing unit 23 reflects the HTML data sent from the data monitoring unit 22 in the customization definition data,
Creates modified HTML data and creates the modified HTML
The L data is transmitted to the data monitoring unit 22. H changed
The data monitoring unit 22 that has received the TML data transmits the data to the data transmission unit 24. The data transmitting unit 24 transmits the data transmitted from the data monitoring unit 22 to the browser 1. The browser 1 displays the data transmitted from the data transmission means 24. In addition, the changed Web data sent at this time contains W again.
If there is a request to the web server, a web data acquisition request is made again.

In the above example, the data change means 23 transmits the changed HTML data to the data monitoring means 22, and the data monitoring means 22 receives the changed HTML data.
Although the ML data is transmitted to the data transmitting unit 24, the data changing unit 23 may transmit the changed HTML data to the data transmitting unit 24.

Next, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the customization definition data is changed by the Web page diversification system, displayed in HTML data and a browser. In one embodiment of this explanatory diagram, the background color of a Web page is designated and the contents of another Web page are
The customization definition data is set so as to be inserted at the lower position of page b. HTML data 4 is We
This is data in which only HTML data is identified from Web data transmitted from the b server Wn (see FIG. 1). The changed HTML data 5 is data in which the customization definition data is reflected by the web page diversification system. The browser 1a displays the HTML data 4 on the browser 1 (see FIG. 1), and the browser 1b displays the changed HTML data 5 on the browser 1.

An example of creating HTML data 5 modified from HTML data 4 by the Web page diversification system will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. In the Web page diversification system 2 that has received the Web data transmitted from the Web server Wn, the data monitoring unit 22 determines whether the Web data is the HTML data 4 or other data, and
If the data is L data 4, the data is transmitted to the data changing unit 23. The data change unit 23 can set the background color of the Web page and display the contents of another Web page based on the customization definition data read from the customization definition data management unit 25 when the Web page diversification system 2 is activated. As modified HT
The ML data 5 is created. In this embodiment, first, the background color of the Web page is set, and thereafter, the setting for inserting the content of another Web page is performed. When setting the background color of a Web page, the tag of "<body>" is detected, and "bgcolor =" red "" is added in the tag, and "<body bgco
lor = "red">". Further, when inserting the contents of another Web page into the lower position of the Web page, the URL of the Web page to be inserted is “http: // w”.
ww.xxx.com/news.htm ". Here, the tag of "</ body>" is detected, and "<iframe height = 200 width = 650 src =" http: // www.
○○○ .com / news.htm ">” and the description of “</ iframe>”. By transmitting the HTML data 5 changed in this way to the browser 1, the display can be performed as shown in the browser 1b.

In the above example, the URL of the Web page to be inserted is described as "http://www.xxx.com/news.htm", but "src =" http://www.xxx " Xx.com/news.htm ""
By changing the URL enclosed by the double quotation marks, the user can specify a desired URL. The user can also specify data stored on the local disk.

In the above-described example, the position of the Web page to be inserted is displayed at the lower position of the Web page to be originally displayed. </ iframe> ”tag immediately after the“ <body> ”tag,
Content can be inserted at the top of the Web page. Regarding the position of the content to be inserted, the content of the tag from “<iframe>” to “</ iframe>” is inserted at an appropriate position in the HTML data 4 at a position other than the above-described upper position and lower position of the Web page. Thereby, it can be inserted at various positions. Although the content to be inserted may be inserted at only one place, the content may be inserted at a plurality of places. Note that the same content can be inserted, or different content can be inserted.

Next, a case in which a Web page for performing user authentication is identified and user authentication is performed will be described. FIG.
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a Web page diversification system having a user authentication data transmission unit. The browser 1, the data receiving unit 21, the data monitoring unit 22, the data changing unit 23, and the data transmitting unit 24 running on the computer 3 have the functions shown in FIG. Further, the customization definition data management unit 25 performs the We
The URL of page b and data such as user ID and password required for authentication are recorded. The user authentication data transmitting means 26 performs W which performs user authentication recorded in advance.
It has a function of detecting an eb page and a function of transmitting user authentication information. User authentication data transmission means 26
Receives the Web data acquisition request from the browser 1 and, when detecting that the request is the same as the URL of the Web page for user authentication recorded by the customization definition data management means 25, determines the user ID and the password. Is transmitted to the Web server. Web
The Web server Wn that has received the page acquisition request and the user authentication information performs user authentication based on the user ID and the password, and transmits Web data to the computer 3. The computer 3 receiving the Web data performs the same processing as the embodiment shown in FIG.
Display page b. With the above-described function, it is possible to save the trouble of inputting user authentication information when browsing a Web page that requires user authentication.

To customize a Web page only when a specific Web site is displayed, the data change unit 23 identifies the source site from the data received from the data monitoring unit 22. . If the data is Web site data to be customized, the HTML data is changed as described above. If the data is Web site not to be customized, the HTML data is transmitted to the data monitoring means 22 without any change. Is also good. On the other hand, Web to be customized
The data monitoring means 22 may determine whether the data is site data.

The data receiving means 21 has a function of receiving data from the Web server and transmitting the data to the data monitoring means 22 as shown in the embodiments of FIGS. A function may be provided that detects and transmits data other than the specific port to the data monitoring unit 22. Thereby, the processing of the data monitoring means 22 and the like can be reduced.

The user authentication information includes the user I
D, password, MAC (Media Access Control)
l) The address, the serial number of the system or the operating system, or the date and time of installation may be used.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, for example, a filter for associating customization definition data is provided between the Web server Wn and the browser 1, and when the Web data passes through the filter, the Web data itself is changed. Is what you do. That is, this is a method of customizing the Web page by changing only the Web data without changing the display attributes or the like of the browser 1 at all.

Next, a method of customizing a Web page without changing Web data will be described. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a Web page diversification system that is customized by changing display attributes of a browser. As in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, a computer 3 as a user terminal and servers of Web servers Wa,..., Wz are connected by the Internet. Also,
In the computer 3, an operating system is activated, and the browser 1 and the Web page diversification system 2 are activated on the operating system. Book W
The web page diversification system 2 includes a customization definition data management unit 25, a status monitoring unit 27, and an attribute changing unit 28. The customization definition data management means 25 is, as in the embodiment shown in FIG.
Customized definition data such as design definition data in which a page design is set and content definition data in which information for inserting the content of another Web page is set are recorded. The attribute changing means 28 reads the customization definition data and changes the display attribute of the browser based on the customization definition data.
The state monitoring means 27 has a function of monitoring the display state of the browser 1.

Next, the We in the embodiment shown in FIG.
The method for customizing page b will be described. The user specifies the URL using the browser 1 and specifies the Web server Wn.
Request to acquire Web data. The Web server Wn transmits Web data to the computer 3 as a user terminal based on a request from the browser 1. Web data transmitted from the Web server Wn is received by the browser 1 in the computer 3. Browser 1 receives the received We
b Analyze and display the data. The state monitoring unit 27 analyzes the browser 1 and monitors the display state.
When it is detected that Web browser is displaying Web data, it sends an attribute change request of the browser 1 to the attribute changing unit 28. Attribute change unit 28 that has received the attribute change request
Changes display attributes such as font type, size, color, script, image, and insertion of content based on the customization definition data. The browser 1 whose display attribute has been changed performs a display reflecting the display attribute on the Web data. In the above embodiment, the customization is performed by changing the display attribute of the browser 1 that displays the Web page without making any change to the Web data.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, Microsoft's Int
An example of changing display attributes will be described using an example in which ernet Explorer (registered trademark) is used. Since Internet Explorer can be controlled by application programs, browser properties (attributes such as display attributes)
To change. The object of browser 1 is “brws1”. At this time, to specify the background color of the Web page displayed on the browser 1 to be red, use “brws1.document.bod
Change the display attribute of browser 1 to y.bgcolor.src = "red". Also, the content specified in `` brws1.document.images (1) '' is changed to `` http: //www.○○○.com/weather.
If you want to replace the content with "gif", use "brws1.doc
ument.images (1) .src = "http: //www.○○○.com/weathe
r.gif "" and the display attribute of the reading destination of the content of the browser 1 are changed. Similarly, font type, color,
The user can freely specify the size, insert or change a script or content, and the like.

When customizing only a specific Web site, the status monitoring means 27 monitors the URL of the Web page displayed by the browser 1 and specifies the specific Web site.
Only at the time of the site, an attribute change request is made to the attribute change means 28. In other cases, the Web data received by the browser is displayed without making an attribute change request.

Also, by providing the user authentication data transmitting means as shown in FIG. 3, even when customizing a Web page for changing the display attribute of the browser as shown in FIG. 4, user authentication is required. When browsing a Web page, the user can browse the Web page without inputting user authentication information.

The attribute changing means 28 shown in FIG.
Only the function of reflecting and changing the customization definition data managed by the customization definition data management means 25 on the display attribute of the browser 1 has been provided, but the attribute change means 28 itself changes the display attribute regardless of the customization definition data. May be specified, and the display attribute of the browser 1 can be changed according to the specification. By doing so, it is possible to perform customization that does not depend on changes in the customization definition data. Similarly, software that customizes a Web page may be able to customize the Web page regardless of the customization definition data.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the computer as the user terminal may be any computer that can browse Web pages, and generally includes a personal computer and a computer such as a workstation. A function that allows a user to view a Web page with a mobile phone having a Web page browsing function, a portable computer terminal device such as a PHS (Personal Handyphone System), a mobile computer, a home appliance, an audio device, a game device, or the like. May be a product having.

Operating systems for computers such as personal computers and workstations include Microsoft Windows (registered trademark) and Apple Mac
Using operating systems such as OS (registered trademark), UNIX (registered trademark), and TRON (registered trademark) of TRON Association, mobile phones, PHS, mobile computers, etc. Use individually created or general purpose systems.

In the above-described example, the browser 1 sends a Web message from the Web server Wn connected via the Internet.
b data was acquired, but LAN (Local Area Netwo
rk) or data from a server connected by a WAN (Wide Area Network). In addition, the We
b Hard disk, floppy disk, C of the computer on which the page diversification system is installed
D-ROM, DVD, MO disk (Magneto Optical
Data may be obtained from a recording medium such as a disk.

The browser is Microsoft Internet Ex
plorer or Netscape's Netscape Navigator (registered trademark)
Or a browser such as Netscape (registered trademark). For mobile phones, PHS, mobile computers, home appliances, audio equipment, game-only equipment, etc., like the operating system, use individually created browsers or general-purpose browsers according to each equipment I do.
When UNIX is used as the operating system, the browser must be displayed using the X Window System (registered trademark) in addition to the operating system and the browser. As described above, when it is necessary to use a system other than the operating system and the browser, other systems required for the browser display are also used as appropriate.

In the above example, the browser 1 and the system are activated in a one-to-one relationship. However, when a plurality of browsers are activated, the system may be activated for each browser. Alternatively, only one system may be activated for a plurality of browsers. When activating the system for each browser, it is conceivable to detect the activation of the browser and separately use application software that activates the system simultaneously with the detection. When one of the present systems is activated for a plurality of browsers, a method of simultaneously activating the present system when the operating system is activated may be considered.

The data recorded in the customization definition data management means 25 include font color, size,
The type, script, setting data such as the background color of the Web page, and the URL of the content that requests data such as the weather forecast, news, fortune-telling, or advertisement of a company or the like, which is the content specified by the user, etc. It may be recorded. The types of files designated as contents are HTML, SGML (Standard Generalized M
arkup Language), XML (eXtensible Markup Langua)
ge) and other markup languages, as well as GIFs (Graphi
The data may be video data such as a cal Interchange Format (BMP) format, a BMP (BitMap) format, a JPEG (Joint Photographic Expert Group) format, or a JPEG2000 format. The customization definition data may be a single file or a plurality of files. The customization definition data may be separately managed as data, or may be described in a program reflecting the data.

Next, as shown in FIG. 5, a description will be given of an embodiment in which a character maker, a user, and a search engine serving as a search service site are operated among three parties. A character maker is a company that provides customized definition data. The search engine is in cooperation with the character maker, and is a Web site into which the contents of the character maker are inserted when browsing the Web site of the search engine using the present system.

The character maker distributes the system and the customization definition data as one of the software products using the characters possessed by the company. Here, the distributed customization definition data includes control data for inserting the content of the character maker into the Web page of the search engine only when the Web site of the search engine is displayed.
Further, the search engine site is operated by an advertisement fee such as a banner advertisement, and it is assumed that the search engine user does not need the site usage fee. Note that the character maker and the search engine are in a cooperative relationship, and the search engine permits customization of the search engine's Web page by the present system distributed by the character maker. In addition, the character maker permits posting of the content of the character maker to a search engine using the present system and use of the design definition data.

The user who has obtained this software installs the system and the customization definition data on the user's computer. When displaying a site other than the search engine, the user does not customize the Web page. However, when the Web site of the search engine is displayed on the browser, the content of the character maker is inserted into the Web page by the present system. You. In addition, the insertion of the content of the character maker by the present system may be performed every time the web page is displayed, or the content may be preferentially inserted at every page or at a ratio of one page to ten pages. May be controlled as follows.

As described above, the user can simultaneously use the contents of the character maker while using the search engine. In addition, for a search engine operator, by using the present system, the number of opportunities for a user who wants to use the character to use the search engine increases, and the advertising effect of the banner advertisement increases. Further, the character maker can transmit information from the character maker to the user every time the user uses the search engine. By using the charm of the character as described above, the character maker can introduce the user to the search engine. On the other hand, the search engine can insert the advertisement of the character maker or the like with priority and promote the advertisement, thereby enclosing the user. In addition, since the user can acquire information about the character more than ever, the Web
You can browse pages.

In the example described above, the content of the character maker is inserted into the Web page of the search engine in the customization definition data. However, the customization definition data may include design definition data in which a background image and the like are set. Good.

Further, only the customization definition data may be periodically distributed from the search engine. By doing so, for example, by distributing the customization definition data for each season, or by changing the file of the image data or the like on the server pointed out by the customization definition data, the user can search with the image according to the season. An engine can be used. Therefore, the user can use the search engine without getting bored, and the operator of the search engine can have many users use the search engine. Furthermore, since the character maker can provide information of the company, characters, and the like to the user, the user can have attachment to the character. Also, by distributing only the customization definition data, it is possible to periodically change only the character design.

As a method of distributing the system and the customization definition data, a method of recording the data on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, a DVD, or a floppy disk, and selling the software together with other software products, catalog data, or the like, or distributing the data free of charge. Methods, a method of bundling with a starter kit or the like on the Internet, and a method of distributing it in a magazine or other appendix are considered. Further, it can be distributed by downloading from a Web site, an FTP site, an e-mail, or the like using the Internet. In addition, with these methods, distribution of only the design definition data that is a part of the customization definition data, distribution of only the content definition data, distribution of only the other part of the customization definition data, and the like are performed separately. You can do it too.

Authentication information may be added to the customization definition data so that the content information can be displayed when the contents of the character maker receive the authentication information. By doing so, the user can browse the contents of the character maker by browsing the search engine. In addition, the search engine can have many users use the search engine.

In the above-described embodiment, a search engine is described as an example of a specific site, but other services such as an Internet service provider, an application service provider, an Internet telephone, an auction, and a translation service are also provided. Sites, various news sites, sites hosted by public organizations, and the like, which are intended to be used by many users, or sites serving as portal sites.

Also, a description has been given by taking a character maker as an example of a company that distributes the customization definition data. It may be a company, a movie distribution company, an advertising agency, an advertising company, an automobile manufacturer, a motorcycle manufacturer, or the like.

Further, by inserting the contents of the company that distributes the customization definition data to the specific site described above, connection fees and usage fees are free or discounted, and a separate point system is provided. May be performed. For example, by inserting the content of the advertising company into the site of the Internet service provider, the connection fee of the Internet service provider can be reduced, or the communication line fee such as the telephone fee required for connecting to the Internet service provider can be reduced. And so on. You can also make those fees free.

The description format of the customization definition data may be 1-byte or 2-byte text (ASCII) mode data, binary mode data, or a combination thereof. You may. In the text mode, the user can freely rewrite data, so that design definition data and the like can be freely rewritten. In the binary mode, the user can freely prevent data from being rewritten. Therefore, such as the search engine of the above-described embodiment, a setting for customizing a Web page only when browsing a specific site is set. Since it is preferable that the data and the like be not rewritten by the user, the data and the like can be described in binary mode data. As a method of changing data in the customization definition data, a method in which a user changes a description of a file recording the data, a method of changing a GUI (Graphic
The data can be changed by selecting or creating data using a cal user interface, and can be customized using them.

Further, by inserting tags such as "<dummy01>" and "<dummy02>" which are unnecessary when the present system is not used, into the HTML data of the search engine,
The insertion position of the content of another Web site can also be set finely.

[0058]

As described above, according to claim 1 of the present invention, W
The web page diversification method and the web page diversification system according to claim 12, wherein customization information of a web page displayed by the browser is set by being resident in the operating system of the computer on which the browser is running or the browser itself. The customization definition data is read, the web data read by the browser is received, the received web data is monitored, the customization definition data is reflected on the web data, and the customized web page is displayed on the browser. A web page diversification method according to claim 2 and a web page diversification method according to claim 13.
The web page diversification system resides in the operating system of the computer on which the browser is running or the browser itself, reads customized definition data for changing the display mode of the Web page displayed by the browser to a unique specification, and displays the browser. The customized definition data is reflected on the attribute, and the customized Web page is displayed on the browser. Therefore, according to these inventions, the user reflects his or her preference not only on a specific Web page but also on all Web pages,
The b page can be displayed on the browser. In addition, since the present system is installed on a computer used by a user and the present system is executed, there is no need to construct and manage a special device and system on the Web server. Can be greatly reduced. In addition, servers such as a Web server and a proxy server do not perform Web page diversification processing, so that the load on the server is not increased.
Even when access from many people is concentrated at one time, the load on the server is not further increased. Also,
Since the customization definition data of the Web page is stored in the user terminal, privacy can be easily protected as compared with the case where personal customization definition data is stored in a Web site or a server such as a proxy server. Therefore, the user can create the customized definition data reflecting the personal preference with confidence.

According to the Web page diversification method according to the third aspect and the Web page diversification system according to the fifteenth aspect, only the Web page of a specific Web site can be customized. Only the portal site that you do can reflect your preferences. In addition, when displaying other sites, the original display screen can be used, so that the Web site to be browsed for the purpose of mainly acquiring information is customized, and the other Web sites are changed to the original Web site. Since the image can be displayed as it is, the user can reflect the preference of customizing or not for each site. Further, the user can browse the Web page without losing the image of the Web site visited for the first time. In addition, when the present invention is provided as a service to a user by a web site, differentiation from other sites can be performed, so that more users can use the web site than ever before. it can.

According to the Web page diversification method of the fourth aspect, the customization definition data contains the type and size of the font that the user likes when displaying the Web page.
Since it contains design definition data for setting colors, further background colors, scripts, etc., for example, when reading pages etc. with a large amount of information, by customizing with a user-friendly design, without feeling stress Can read. Therefore, when a search or the like is performed at a site or the like that performs the search as a service, the information can be read quickly.

According to the Web page diversification method of the fifth aspect, the customization definition data includes information for inserting a part or all of other Web pages.
Information that the user is interested in, such as sports and economy, and frequently updated information such as weather forecasts, fortune telling, and news can be picked up and displayed on a Web page. Therefore, when these pieces of information are present on different Web pages, there is no need to open each Web page.
The user can obtain desired information at a time and does not feel stress. Furthermore, since the communication time is shortened, the communication cost can be reduced and the traffic can be reduced.

[0062] According to the Web page diversification method of the sixth aspect and the Web page diversification system of the eleventh aspect, the customization definition data is a Web for performing user authentication.
It contains the user authentication information of page b and has the function of transmitting the user authentication information to the Web server that performs user authentication, so that the user can input the user ID and password to the browser without inputting data such as a password. Can be displayed. In addition, the Web site for user authentication
When page b is inserted into another web page, all data can be displayed without any trouble for the user. Therefore, when displaying a free mail, a Web mail, or the like, which is a service provided by the Web site, it is not necessary to perform the user authentication work.
The contents of the free mail and the like can be displayed on a part of the page b without performing the authentication work. Therefore, the user does not need to perform troublesome work.

According to the Web page diversification method of the present invention, since part or all of the customization definition data and one or both of the software for customizing the Web page are installed from the distributed recording medium, the CD -It can be sold as one of software products using a recording medium such as a ROM, a DVD, and a floppy disk, and can be distributed as an appendix to a magazine or the like. Further, with these recording media, distribution of only design definition data, which is a part of customization definition data, distribution of only content definition data, and the like can be performed.

According to the web page diversification method, part or all of the customization definition data and one or both of the software for customizing the web page can be installed by downloading from the network. , Web
It can be downloaded directly from sites. Therefore, a user who wants to install the software or the customization definition data can obtain and install the software faster than distributing it using a recording medium. Further, from the viewpoint of the software distributor, the cost required for distributing the recording medium can be reduced, so that the burden on the distributor can be reduced. Furthermore, distribution of only design definition data, which is a part of customization definition data, distribution of only content definition data, and the like can be performed.

According to the web page diversification method of the ninth aspect, one of the mutually cooperating companies provides customization definition data for customizing a Web site provided by the other company, and the customization definition is provided. The data includes control data for giving priority to the original content of the company that provides the customization definition data with respect to the original content of the company that operates the website, and the user who wants to customize the customized screen is referred to the Web. Can be recruited as a site user. Therefore, the customized definition data providing company can provide the user with data such as characters and products of the company and display the content of the company on the website operated by the cooperating company. Of the latest information. In addition, a company that operates a cooperating Web site can provide its own Web site from a customized definition data provider.
Since the viewers of the site b are introduced, many users visit the web site and view the banner advertisement, so that the advertisement effect is increased. Therefore, the advertisement income of the banner advertisement on the Web site can be increased. Further, the user can simultaneously acquire information of a company having a favorable view while browsing a specific Web site. Further, the customization definition data providing company mediates users to the web site operating company, and the web site can transmit new product information and the like of the customization definition data providing company. Therefore, the user can be enclosed by the customized definition data providing company and the website operating company.

According to the Web page diversification method of the tenth aspect, the unique content of the customization definition data providing company can be browsed only when browsing a cooperative Web site. Therefore, the user
The pleasure of browsing cooperative Web sites increases. In addition, many users cooperate with each other to view the original contents of the customized definition data provider.
Since the user visits the site b, many users can browse the site, the advertisement effect of the banner advertisement can be improved, and the advertisement fee income can be increased.

According to the Web page diversification system of the present invention, the attribute change means reflects the display attributes other than the display attributes defined in the customization definition data on the browser and makes the change. Independent customization can be provided. Therefore, when the present system is provided to the user, the user can construct a system in which the user can change the design definition data but cannot change the insertion of the content.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a Web page diversification system by changing Web data.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of HTML data before and after Web page diversification.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of a Web page diversification system that automates user authentication by changing Web data.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a Web page diversification system by changing a display attribute of a browser.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an operation example of a Web page diversification system among a user, a character maker, and a search engine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Browser 2 Web page diversification system 3 Computer 21 Data receiving means 22 Data monitoring means 23 Data changing means 24 Data transmitting means 25 Customization definition data managing means 26 User authentication data transmitting means 27 State monitoring means 28 Attribute changing means Wa Web server

Claims (15)

[Claims] 1. A browser which resides in an operating system of a computer on which a browser is running or in the browser itself, reads customized definition data for changing a display mode of a Web page displayed by the browser to a unique specification, and reads the Web read by the browser. A web page diversification method, comprising: receiving, on a user terminal, software for reflecting the customization definition data on the web data and displaying a customized web page on the browser. 2. A customization definition data which resides in an operating system of a computer on which a browser is running or in the browser itself and changes a display mode of a Web page displayed by the browser to a unique specification, and reads a display attribute of the browser. Web software diversification method, characterized in that software for reflecting the customization definition data and displaying a customized Web page on the browser is installed in a user terminal. 3. The Web page diversification method according to claim 1, wherein the information set in the customization definition data is reflected on the Web page only when the browser displays a specific Web site. 4. The web page diversification method according to claim 1, wherein the customization definition data includes design definition data in which a unique web page design to be displayed on a browser is set. 5. The customization definition data according to claim 1, wherein the customization definition data includes content definition data in which information for inserting all or a part of the content of another web page into the currently displayed web page is set. The web page diversification method according to any one of the preceding claims. 6. The Web page diversification method according to claim 1, wherein the customization definition data includes user authentication information for recognizing a Web page for performing user authentication and automating user authentication. 7. The Web page diversification method according to claim 1, wherein a part or all of the customization definition data includes data changed or created by a user. 8. The Web according to claim 1, wherein a part or all of the customization definition data and one or both of software for customizing a Web page are installed from a distributed recording medium. Page diversification method. 9. The Web according to claim 1, wherein a part or all of the customization definition data and one or both of the software are installed by being downloaded from a network.
b page diversification method. 10. One of companies having mutual cooperation provides customization definition data for customizing a Web site provided by the other company, and the customization definition data includes original content of the company that operates the Web site. 10, wherein control data that prioritizes original content of a company that provides the customization definition data is included, and a user who likes the customized screen is introduced as a user of the Web site. 2. The web page diversification method according to claim 1. 11. The Web page diversification method according to claim 10, wherein the unique content of the company providing the customization definition data can use the content only when using the customization definition data distributed by the company. 12. An operating system of a computer on which a browser is running or a system resident in the browser itself, comprising: data receiving means for receiving Web data read by the browser; and data receiving means for receiving the Web data received by the data receiving means. Data monitoring means for monitoring, customization definition data management means for managing customization definition data for changing a display mode of a Web page displayed by the browser to a unique specification, and customization to Web data monitored by the data monitoring means. Data change means for reflecting the customization definition data managed by the definition data management means to change the Web data, and data transmission means for transmitting the Web data changed by the data change means to a browser. Toss Web page diversification system. 13. An operating system of a computer on which a browser is running or a system resident in the browser itself, wherein customization definition for managing customization definition data for changing a display mode of a Web page displayed by the browser to a unique specification. Data management means, attribute change means for reflecting and changing the customization definition data in a browser display attribute itself that defines the way the browser is displayed, monitoring the display state of the browser, and monitoring the monitoring result by the attribute change means. A Web page diversification system, comprising: a state monitoring unit serving as a control factor. 14. The Web page diversification system according to claim 13, wherein the attribute change unit changes the display attribute by reflecting a display attribute other than the display attribute defined in the customization definition data on a browser. 15. The customization definition data management means includes user authentication information of a Web page for performing user authentication, and transmits user authentication data for transmitting the user authentication information to a Web server that manages the Web page for performing the user authentication. The Web page diversification system according to any one of claims 12 to 14, further comprising means.