JP2003150496A - DISTRIBUTION METHOD, SYSTEM, SENDING AND RECEIVING TERMINAL DEVICE AND DISTRIBUTION RELAY DEVICE FOR Web CONTENTS - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide Web contents of a link desired by a user without transferring all URLs of links from a Web server to a sending and receiving terminal device. SOLUTION: A first step is provided for adding information regarding a display format of the Web contents in one's terminal device in relation to Web contents address information when sending a distribution request for the Web contents from the sending and receiving terminal device, and sending it to the distribution relay device. A second step is provided for converting the Web contents address information included in the distribution request in the distribution relay device receiving the distribution request for the Web contents into Web contents address information corresponding to the information regarding the display format included in the distribution request, acquiring the Web contents from the Web server specified by the converted Web contents address information, and distributing them to the sending and receiving terminal device of a distribution request source.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention transmits a web content distribution request from a transmitting / receiving terminal device such as a mobile phone or a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a PC) to a web server, and the web content of the web server is a distribution request source. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a method and system for delivering Web content to be delivered to a transmitting / receiving terminal device, and particularly to a Web content that allows a user to obtain desired Web content from a plurality of options by setting a plurality of link destinations for one link. The present invention relates to a distribution method and system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a system for delivering Web contents, there are the following conventional techniques as a method of assigning a plurality of link destinations to one link. The first is
Next-generation protocol WAP (Wire
less Access Protocol (HDML) Handheld Device Markup
This is a method of using the soft key function provided by Language). This soft key function is a function in which a plurality of buttons are assigned to one link and the content processed by each button can be changed. By using this function, the operation of displaying the contents of different URLs on the buttons assigned to each link is defined. In this way, a plurality of link destinations can be assigned to one link, and the content can be selected according to the user's request.

The second is the W3C (World Wide W
There is a method of using the XLink protocol proposed by the eb Consortium). With XLink, it is easy to describe multiple link destinations for one link. However, XLink is designed to display multiple link destinations in separate windows all at once, or to display multiple link destinations in combination. Therefore, the standard specifications do not allow the user to specify and select a favorite display as in the WAP. However, as an extended specification, the display method of a unique link destination can be specified by the behavior attribute, so that it is possible to assign a plurality of link destinations to one link and select the content according to the user's request.

[0004]

However, in any of the above-mentioned conventional techniques, when a server that provides contents has a plurality of link destinations for one link, all URLs (Universal Resour URLs) of the link destinations are included.
(Ce Locator) has to be transferred to the client (transmission / reception terminal device for Web content) of the distribution request source. Therefore, there is a problem that the communication amount from the server to the client is increased and the response time to the client becomes long.

An object of the present invention is to provide a Web content distribution method and system capable of acquiring the Web content of the link destination desired by the user without transferring all the URLs of the link destination from the Web server to the transmitting / receiving terminal device. Another object is to provide a distribution relay device and a transmission / reception terminal device.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a method of delivering Web contents according to the present invention transmits a request for delivering Web contents from a transmitting / receiving terminal device to a Web server via a delivery relay device. A method of delivering a Web content from the transmission / reception terminal device, wherein the Web content of the Web server is delivered to a transmission / reception terminal device of a delivery request source via the delivery relay device, The first step of adding information about the display format of the Web content in the own terminal device to the Web content address information and transmitting it to the distribution relay device; and the distribution relay device that has received the distribution request of the Web content responds to the distribution request. Display format of included Web content address information in the same distribution request It converted to Web content address information corresponding to the information about, Web from the Web server specified by the Web content address information after the conversion
A second step of acquiring the content and delivering it to the transmission / reception terminal device of the delivery request source. In addition, in the first step, the Web of the own terminal device is
The method further comprises the step of further adding information on the content processing function and transmitting the information.
b converting the Web content acquired from the server so as to match the processing function of the transmission / reception terminal device of the distribution request source based on the information of the Web content processing function, and transmitting the converted content to the transmission / reception terminal device of the distribution request source. Is characterized by. Further, the correspondence relationship between the information about the display format of the Web content in the own terminal device and the operation button is registered in advance in the table, and when the operation button is operated at the time of the distribution request in the first step, the operation is performed from the table. It is characterized in that information on the display format of the Web content corresponding to the button is acquired, and information on the display format of the acquired Web content is added and transmitted.

The web content distribution system according to the present invention transmits a web content distribution request from a transmission / reception terminal device to a web server via a distribution relay device, and transmits the web content of the web server via the distribution relay device. A distribution system for Web content to be distributed to a transmission / reception terminal device as a distribution request source, wherein when the transmission / reception terminal device transmits a distribution request for Web content, W
eb content address information is added to the delivery relay device by adding information related to the display format of the Web content in the terminal device, and the delivery relay device receives the delivery request from the delivery request source transmission / reception terminal device. The Web content address information included in the distribution request for the Web content is converted into Web content address information corresponding to the information about the display format included in the distribution request, and the Web specified by the converted Web content address information is converted. A distribution system for Web contents, comprising a second means for acquiring Web contents from a server and distributing the contents to a transmission / reception terminal device which is a distribution request source. Further, the first means further comprises means for further adding and transmitting information regarding the web content processing function of the own terminal device, and the second means for transmitting the web content acquired from the web server by the web content processing function. It is characterized in that it is provided with means for converting the information so as to match the processing function of the transmission / reception terminal device of the distribution request source and transmitting it to the transmission / reception terminal device of the distribution request source. Also,
The transmission / reception terminal device has a table in which the correspondence relationship between the information about the display format of the Web content in the terminal device itself and the operation button is registered in advance, and when the operation button is operated when a distribution request is made, the table is changed to the operation button. It is characterized in that the information on the display format of the corresponding Web content is acquired, and the information on the display format of the acquired Web content is added and transmitted.

A Web content delivery relay apparatus according to the present invention receives a Web content delivery request from a transmission / reception terminal apparatus, relays the Web content to a Web server, and transmits the Web content of the Web server to the transmission / reception terminal apparatus as a delivery request source. A delivery relay device for delivering web content, which receives a web content delivery request to which information regarding a display format of the web content at a transmission / reception terminal device that is a delivery request source is received, and is included in the received web content delivery request. Web content address information corresponding to the information about the display format included in the same distribution request.
b We converted the content address information and converted it to We
b A means for acquiring Web content from the Web server specified by the content address information and delivering the Web content to the transmission / reception terminal device of the delivery request source. Also,
The transmission / reception terminal device of the distribution request source receives the distribution request further added with the information on the web content processing function of the transmission / reception terminal device of the distribution request source, and acquires the web content acquired from the web server based on the information of the web content processing function. It is characterized by further comprising means for performing conversion so as to conform to the processing function of (1) and transmitting to the transmission / reception terminal device of the distribution request source.

Further, the transmission / reception terminal device used in the web content distribution system according to the present invention transmits a web content distribution request from the transmission / reception terminal device to the web server via the distribution relay device, and the web content of the web server. A transmission / reception terminal device used in a distribution system for a web content, which distributes a message to a transmission / reception terminal device of a distribution request source via the distribution relay device, wherein when transmitting a distribution request for the web content, the own terminal is used for the web content address information. First means for adding information on a display format of Web content in the device and transmitting to the delivery relay device; and Web received from the delivery relay device.
A second means for displaying the content. In addition, the first means is the Web of the own terminal device.
It is characterized by further comprising means for further adding and transmitting information regarding the content processing function. In addition, it has a table in which the correspondence relationship between the information regarding the display format of the Web content in the terminal device itself and the operation button is registered in advance
A means for acquiring information about the display format of the Web content corresponding to the operation button from the table and adding the acquired information about the display format of the Web content and transmitting the information when the operation button is operated when a distribution request is made. Is characterized by. Here, the information regarding the display format is identification information that can identify the screen size, the processing capacity, and the like of the transmission / reception terminal device.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following, in order to make the description easy to understand, it is assumed that there is an environment for providing content for PCs and content for mobile terminals such as mobile phones. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to such an environment, and Web contents prepared for various devices such as portable information devices such as PDAs and information home appliances having a Web browsing function are provided for each device. The same can be applied to the case of displaying in a display mode suitable for the display function of.

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. A terminal 101, a selector 102, a Web server 103 for PCs, and a Web server 10 for mobile terminals.
4 and the network 105. Terminal 10
1 is a client of the content distribution system P
A C / PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a mobile terminal and the like for transmitting / receiving Web content. The selector 102 is a relay server (distribution relay device) that distributes a content distribution request from the terminal 101 to a Web server (described later) holding the content specified by the distribution request.

The Web server 103 for PCs is a Web server for delivering contents for PCs, and the Web server 104 for mobile terminals is a server for delivering contents for mobile terminals. Web server 104 for mobile terminals
The content provided by is the Web server 103 for PC.
The content provided by is adapted to the display function, input function, communication function, etc. of mobile phones and PDAs, and the display format and contents have been omitted. These terminals 10
1, the selector 102, the Web server 103 for PCs, and the Web server 104 for mobile phones can perform data communication such as Web content via a network 105 configured by a public line network, the Internet network, a mobile phone network, or the like. .

FIG. 2 shows a detailed configuration example of the terminal 101.
The terminal 101 is a CPU 201 that executes a program.
And a memory 202 for loading programs and data,
The communication unit 203 that establishes a communication line with another device, and the terminal 1
01, an input unit 204 for inputting instructions and data, an output unit 205 for outputting data from the terminal 101, a display format designation program 207, and a button allocation table 2
08 and terminal type 209 stored storage unit 206
Are connected by a bus 210.

The communication unit 203 has a function of establishing a communication line with devices connected to the network 105 including the selector 102 and exchanging data. Input unit 204
Has input means such as a keyboard, mouse, pen input, voice input, button, jog dial, and cross key. The output unit 205 has a display and an output unit such as voice.

The display format designation program 207 is a program for acquiring a display format, which is how the content is shown, from the user and notifying the selector 102 of the display format. This program 207 also has a Web browser function. The Web browser function is to acquire content via the communication unit 203 based on the URL input by the user using the input unit 204 and described in a content description language such as HTML, Compact HTML, MML, or HDML. The content is processed and output to the output unit 205. The button assignment table 208 is a table that defines buttons to which display formats such as those for PCs and mobile phones are assigned. The user can specify a desired display format by pressing this button when determining the link destination.

The structure of the button assignment table 208 is shown in FIG. The button identifier 301 represents the identifier of the button used when determining the link destination. Display format 3
02 represents the format of the content displayed on the screen. In this example, the button "1" is assigned "PC" as the display format to specify the content for the PC, and the button "2" is assigned to "mobile" to specify the content for the mobile terminal. The button here is a key on a keyboard of a PC or a dial button for inputting a telephone number of a mobile phone.

Returning to FIG. 2, the terminal type 209 is the terminal 1
This is an identifier that can identify the processing capacity and processing function of 01. By using this identifier, the terminal 10 currently in use
The contents for PC and the contents for mobile terminals can be distributed according to 1.

FIG. 4 shows a detailed configuration example of the selector 102. The selector 102 is a CPU that executes a program
401 and a memory 40 for loading programs and data
2, and a communication unit 403 that establishes a communication line with another device,
Input unit 404 for inputting commands and data to the terminal 101
And an output unit 405 that outputs data from the terminal 101.
The storage unit 406 stores the content conversion function 407, the connection destination setting program 408, the request correction program 409, and the connection destination table 410, and these are connected by the bus 411. The content conversion function 407 is a function of converting content for a PC into a format that can be processed by a mobile terminal as it is. This is, for example, for converting the display screen of the PC content into image data or dividing the display screen into a plurality of file contents. In the present invention, this conversion function applies an existing algorithm realized by an existing image conversion service or an automatic content conversion server.

The connection destination setting program 408 is used by the terminal 10
1 is a program for requesting content distribution to an appropriate Web server based on the display format designated by 1, converting the requested content by the content conversion function 407, if necessary, and returning it to the terminal 101. The request correction program 409 is a program that is called from the connection destination setting program 408 and corrects the request (distribution request received from the terminal 101). A request is data transmitted from the terminal 101 for requesting content. The connection destination table 410 is a table showing the correspondence between the URL storing the content for the mobile terminal including the same content as the URL storing the content for the PC.

The structure of the connection destination table 410 is shown in FIG. In FIG. 5, reference numeral 501 represents a number that can uniquely identify the table entry. File position 502
Indicates an identifier for identifying the content described in the request. The PC URL 503 represents the location where the PC content is stored. The mobile terminal URL 504 represents a location holding content for mobile terminals. In one entry, URLs of content for PC and corresponding content for mobile terminal are stored.

The overall operation procedure of the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First,
The user designates the URL of the content to be browsed to the display format designation program 207 of the terminal 101 owned by the user. At this time, the user operates the input unit 20 of the terminal 101.
4 is used to input the URL (step 601). As the input, there are a method in which the user directly inputs the URL and a method in which the already displayed link is selected. Next, the user designates the display format of the content in the desired format to the display format designation program 207 (step 602). The way to specify is U which is different for each display format.
There is a method of preparing a confirm button for specifying RL. This will be described with an example in FIG.

When the display format of the content is designated, the display format designation program 207 of the terminal 101 creates a request including information of this display format, and the communication unit 20
3 to the selector 102 (step 60).
3). For the request, the UR acquired in step 601
A part of L and the display format acquired in step 602 are included. The selector 102 that receives the request analyzes the received request, and if the user requests the content for the PC, the web server 103 for the PC, and if the user requests the content for the mobile terminal, the web server for the mobile terminal. The content request is transferred to 104 (step 604).

Upon receiving the request from the selector 102, the Web server (103 or 104) searches for the requested content and returns it to the selector 102 (step 605). In this case, the selector 102 converts the received content by the content conversion function 407 if necessary and converts the received content to return to the terminal 101 so as to be compatible with the display processing function of the terminal 101 (step 606). . The terminal 101 outputs the received content to the output unit 205. The user browses this result,
The content in the designated display format can be browsed (step 607).

The operation procedure of the display format designation program 207 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, U requested by the user from the input unit 204 of the terminal 101.
The RL is acquired (step 701). In this case, the terminal type 209 is also acquired from the storage unit 206. Next, a request is created using the URL acquired in step 701, the terminal type 209, etc. (step 702). A request is data in which commands and variables defined in the HTTP protocol specifications are set.

FIG. 9A shows an example of the data structure of a request according to the present invention, and a content request command is described in 901. In 902, the position of the file on the Web server is described. In 903, a protocol used in communication and its version are described. In 904, the Web field identifier of the connection destination is described in the Host field. In 905, the terminal type is described in the User-Agent field.

When the URL is determined, the push button for selecting the display format is detected (step 703). Terminal 10
When 1 is a mobile phone, for example, as shown in FIG.
A part of the display screen 801 displays that the display format is the dial button “1” for the PC button and the dial button “2” for the mobile terminal. This display corresponds to the button assignment table 208 in FIG.
It is displayed based on the definition contents of the table 208. The table 208 is defined in advance by the user of the terminal 101 or the like.

Therefore, when the URL is determined and any dial button is pressed, the display format corresponding to the pressed dial button is set to the button assignment table 20.
8 is searched (step 704). If the display format corresponding to the pressed button is defined, the process proceeds to step 709. If the corresponding display format is not defined, the process proceeds to step 706 (step 705). It should be noted that if a button that is not defined in the button assignment table 208 is pressed, the process proceeds to step 706.

When a dial button whose display format is not defined is pressed, it means that the user does not care about the display format. Therefore, the URL input in step 701 is used.
A request is transmitted to the selector 102 via the communication unit 203 to the Web server designated by (step 70).
6). In this case, the request does not include information about the display format. Then, the content of the response to the request of step 706 is received from the selector 102 via the communication unit 203 (step 707). Next, the content received in step 707 is output by the output unit 20.
5 (step 708). In this case, the processing of the content description language uses an algorithm used in an existing Web browser, mobile phone, or the like.

On the other hand, if the display format corresponding to the pressed button is defined in step 705, the display format information acquired in step 704 is added to the request as the Request-View field (step 70).
9). Then, the process proceeds to step 706.

FIG. 9B shows an example of a request to which the Request-View field has been added. The portion 906 enclosed by the dotted line is the Request-View field added. Here, the display format for PC is An example when selected is shown. Next, the operation procedure of the connection destination setting program 408 in the selector 102 will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG. First, the display format designation program 20
Receives the request from 7 (step 1001)
And from the received request, the terminal type 905 shown in FIG. 9A and the display format 906 shown in FIG. 9B.
Is acquired (step 1002).

Next, it is verified whether or not the display format 906 acquired in step 1002 exists. If it exists, the process proceeds to step 1004. If it does not exist, the process proceeds to step 1014 (step 1003). In Steps 1004,
The display format 906 acquired in step 1002 is "PC".
Verify if it is "Mobile". If “PC”, the process proceeds to step 1005. If it is "Mobile", step 1
Proceed to 010.

In step 1005, step 1001
Request modification program 40
Then, the request is changed to the URL for PC (step 1005). Next, the request is transmitted to the web server identified by the web server identifier 804 of the request changed in step 1005 (step 10
06). Next, the content corresponding to the request transmitted in step 1006 is received (step 1007).

Next, it is verified whether the terminal type 905 acquired in step 1002 is "PC" or "Mobile". If “PC”, the process proceeds to step 1009.
If it is "Mobile", the process proceeds to step 1012 (step 1008). In step 1009, step 1007
The result received in step 1001 is transferred to the display format designation program 207 in step 1001 and output.

However, if the terminal type 905 acquired in step 1002 is "Mobile", step 1007
The content received in step S10 is converted into a data format that can be displayed on the mobile terminal 101 using the content conversion function 407 (step 1012), and is transmitted to the display format designation program 207 of the terminal 101 to be output on the screen of the terminal 101. (Step 1013).

On the other hand, in step 1004, the terminal type 905 acquired in step 1002 is "Mobile".
If so, the request obtained in step 1001 is passed to the request correction program 409, and the UR for mobile terminals is
Change to L (step 1010). Then, the request is transmitted to the web server identified by the web server identifier 904 of the request changed in step 1010 (step 1011). And step 1018
Go to.

On the other hand, if the display format 906 does not exist in step 1003, it is verified in step 1014 whether the terminal type 905 exists. If there is, go to step 1015. If it does not exist, the process proceeds to step 1017. In Step 1015, Step 1
It is verified whether the terminal type 905 acquired in 002 is “PC” or “Mobile”. If it is “PC”, the process proceeds to step 1016. If it is "Mobile", step 1
Proceed to 010. In step 1016, step 100
Request modification program 4 for the request acquired in 1.
Pass it to 03, change to the URL for PC, and then the next step 1
In 017, the request is transmitted to the Web server identified by the Web server identifier 804 of the changed request.

In step 1018, step 1011
Alternatively, the content corresponding to the request transmitted in step 1018 is received and directly transmitted to the terminal 101 (step 1019).

Next, the operation procedure of the request correction program 409 in the selector 102 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, a request from the terminal 101 is acquired (step 1101). Next, the file position 902 of FIG. 9A is acquired from the request acquired in step 1101 (step 1102). Next, the file position 902 of the connection destination table 404 (FIG. 5) is searched using the file position 902 acquired in step 1102 as a search key (step 1103). Then, it is verified whether an entry having the same value as the file position 902 of the request can be retrieved. If the entry is found, proceed to step 1105. If not, the process proceeds to step 1109 (step 1104). In this case, if there are multiple entries having the same value, the entry with the smallest item number is used.

In step 1105, step 1101
The display format 906 of the request acquired in step 1 is verified, and if the display format is “PC”, the process proceeds to step 1106. If the display format is “Mobile”, the process proceeds to step 1111. In step 1106, the value of the URL 503 for PC of the entry found in step 1104 is acquired. Then, in the next step 1107, the Web server identifier 904 of the request acquired in step 1101 is replaced with the host part of the URL acquired in the previous step 1106, and the file position 902 of the request is replaced with the file part of the same URL. .

The host part and file part of the URL will be described with reference to FIG. The host part represents the first partial character string of "/" after "//" in the URL. The file part is represented by a partial character string from the host part to the end of the URL. Finally, the corrected request is sent to the connection destination setting program 408.
Return (step 1108).

On the other hand, if there is no entry having the same value as the file position 802 of the request in step 1104, the entry for item No. 1 of the connection destination table 410 (set as the default) for PC U
The value of RL503 is acquired (step 1109). Then, in the next step 1110, step 1101
The Web server identifier 904 of the request acquired in step 1109 is replaced with the host part of the URL acquired in step 1109. Then, the process proceeds to step 1108.

On the other hand, when the display format is "Mobile" in step 1106, the value of the URL 504 for portable terminal of the entry found in step 1104 is acquired. Then, the process proceeds to step 1107 (step 1
111). Thus, in the present embodiment, the terminal 10
If the request transmitted from the server 1 includes information regarding the display format, the content is acquired from the Web server that holds the content corresponding to the information regarding the display format, and then the request is sent to the terminal 101 of the distribution request source. Although the information is transmitted, if the information regarding the display format does not exist, the content suitable for the display processing function of the terminal 101 is acquired by the information about the terminal type of the terminal 101, and the content is distributed to the requesting terminal 101.

Therefore, the terminal 101 does not need to select the link destination for the PC or the link destination for the portable terminal for the content to be acquired each time a distribution request is made. Only the display format on your terminal is selected. Therefore, in the Web server, even if the distributed content has a plurality of link destinations, it is possible to specify the display format on each terminal 101 by simply notifying the existence of the link destinations. The content desired by the user can be acquired from the link destination, and the communication amount related to the notification of the link destination can be reduced.

In particular, with regard to mobile phones and the like, various models are offered to the market by many manufacturers, and there is a possibility that many Web contents corresponding to each manufacturer or model are provided. In such a case, according to the present embodiment,
Based on the display format information and terminal type information, simply select the display format of your terminal for each manufacturer or model to acquire and display (output) content that corresponds to the display or processing function of your terminal. You can The contents handled in the present invention include not only character information but also figures, images, videos, and music.

The present embodiment is not limited to the above configuration, but may be configured as follows. (1) When the display format is not designated, or when the request is incorrect, the display format preset by the administrator of the selector 102 is used. (2) If the display format is not specified or if the request is incorrect, the display format preset by the owner of the terminal is used. (3) If the requesting terminal cannot display the content in the specified display format, the content is converted into image data usable by the requesting terminal and distributed. (4) When the requesting terminal cannot display the content in the specified display format, the content is converted into content using only the tags available to the requesting terminal and distributed.

[0046]

As described above, according to the present invention, the identification information regarding the display function of the content is included in the distribution request and transmitted from the transmission / reception terminal device, and the Web corresponding to this identification information is transmitted.
From the Web server that holds the content to the corresponding Web
The content is acquired by the distribution relay device and distributed from the distribution relay device to the transmission / reception terminal device to the distribution request source. For example, if the same contents are for mobile phones and PCs
In the environment where the link destinations are separately specified and the link destinations are specified separately, conventionally, even when the content for the mobile phone is acquired from the mobile phone, It is necessary to display the content and the link destination of the content for the PC, and to let the user select the link destination for the mobile phone, and useless link destination (for example, the link destination of the content for PC) to the mobile phone. Need to provide.

On the other hand, in the present invention, the distribution request includes the identification information regarding the display function of the transmission / reception terminal device itself, and the distribution relay device acquires only the relevant Web content and transmits it to the distribution request source. . This allows
It is not necessary to provide a link destination to the PC content that is not used by the mobile phone, and it is possible to reduce the communication amount and the response time. That is, since the link destination is abstracted into the concept of display format, and the link destination can be selected by simply specifying the display format from the terminal,
It is not necessary to transmit all of a plurality of link destinations from a Web server to a content transmission / reception terminal such as a mobile phone or a personal computer, communication traffic for that need to be reduced, and content requested by a user can be provided promptly. Will be possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an overall configuration of a Web content distribution system to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of a transmission / reception terminal.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing a structure of a button assignment table.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of a selector.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram showing a structure of a connection destination table.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an overall processing operation.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a display format designation program.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display example of buttons to which display formats are assigned.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of a request. It is a figure which shows the data structural example of the request which added the display format.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a connection destination setting program.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a request correction program.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a host part and a file part of a URL.

[Explanation of symbols]

101 ... Terminal, 102 ... Selector, 103 ... W for PC
eb server, 104 ... Web server for mobile terminals, 10
5 ... network, 207 ... display format designation program,
208 ... Button assignment table, 209 ... Terminal type, 302 ... Display format, 407 ... Content conversion function,
408 ... Connection destination setting program, 409 ... Request correction program, 410 ... Connection destination table.

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A Web content distribution request from a transmission / reception terminal device is transmitted to a Web server via a distribution relay device, and the Web content of the Web server is transmitted to the transmission / reception terminal device of a distribution request source via the distribution relay device. W to deliver
An eb content distribution method, wherein when transmitting a web content distribution request from the transmission / reception terminal device, information on the display format of the web content in the own terminal device is added to the web content address information, and the content is transmitted to the distribution relay device. The first step of transmitting, and the Web content address information included in the distribution request in the distribution relay device that has received the distribution request of the Web content, the Web content address information corresponding to the information about the display format included in the distribution request. And a second step of acquiring the Web content from the Web server designated by the converted Web content address information, and delivering the Web content to the transmission / reception terminal device of the delivery request source. Delivery method. 2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of further adding and transmitting information regarding a web content processing function of the terminal device in the first step, wherein the web content acquired from the web server in the second step is the web content. 2. The Web according to claim 1, further comprising a step of converting the processing function information based on the information of the processing function so as to match the processing function of the transmission / reception terminal device of the distribution request source, and transmitting the information to the transmission / reception terminal device of the distribution request source. Content delivery method. 3. Correspondence between the information about the display format of the Web content in the terminal device and the operation button is registered in advance in a table, and the table is displayed when the operation button is operated at the time of the distribution request in the first step. The information regarding the display format of the Web content corresponding to the operation button is acquired from the, and the information regarding the display format of the acquired Web content is added and transmitted. Delivery method. 4. A transmission request for Web content from a transmission / reception terminal device is transmitted to a Web server via a distribution relay device, and the Web content of the Web server is transmitted to the transmission / reception terminal device of a distribution request source via the distribution relay device. W to deliver
An eb content distribution system, wherein the transmission / reception terminal device transmits a Web content distribution request to a Web
We in the own terminal device for the content address information
b a first means for adding information about the display format of the content and transmitting the content to the delivery relay apparatus, wherein the delivery relay apparatus includes a Web included in the delivery request for the Web content received from the transmission / reception terminal apparatus of the delivery request source. The content address information is converted into Web content address information corresponding to the information about the display format included in the distribution request, and the W specified by the converted Web content address information is converted.
A web content distribution system comprising: second means for acquiring web content from an eb server and delivering the web content to a transmission / reception terminal device that is a source of a distribution request. 5. The first means is a Web of the own terminal device.
A second means for transmitting and receiving the Web content acquired from the Web server, based on the information of the Web content processing function 5. The Web according to claim 4, further comprising means for converting the content so as to be compatible with the function and transmitting it to the transmission / reception terminal device of the distribution request source.
Content delivery system. 6. The transmission / reception terminal device has a table in which a correspondence relationship between information regarding a display format of Web content on the own terminal device and an operation button is registered in advance, and the table is displayed when the operation button is operated when a distribution request is made. The information regarding the display format of the Web content corresponding to the operation button is acquired from the, and the information regarding the display format of the acquired Web content is added and transmitted. Delivery system. 7. A Web content distribution request from a transmitting / receiving terminal device is received, relayed to a Web server, and the We
b a delivery relay device for delivering the web content of the server to the transmission / reception terminal device of the delivery request source, which is a delivery request of the web content to which information about the display format of the web content in the transmission / reception terminal device of the delivery request source is added. Is received, and the Web content address information included in the received distribution request for the Web content is set to W corresponding to the information about the display format included in the distribution request.
W after conversion to eb contents address information
A web that includes means for acquiring web content from a web server specified by the eb content address information and delivering the web content to a transmission / reception terminal device that is a delivery request source.
Content distribution relay device. 8. W in the transmission / reception terminal device of the distribution request source
The Web acquired from the Web server by receiving the distribution request to which the information regarding the eb content processing function is further added is received.
It further comprises means for converting the content based on the information of the Web content processing function so as to match the processing function of the transmission / reception terminal device of the distribution request source, and transmitting it to the transmission / reception terminal device of the distribution request source. Item 7. A delivery relay device for Web content according to Item 7. 9. A transmission request for Web content from a transmission / reception terminal device is transmitted to a Web server via a distribution relay device, and the Web content of the Web server is transmitted to the transmission / reception terminal device of a distribution request source via the distribution relay device. W to deliver
A transmission / reception terminal device for use in an eb content distribution system, comprising:
We in the own terminal device for the content address information
b Web content including first means for adding information on the display format of the content and transmitting the content to the delivery relay device, and second means for displaying the web content received from the delivery relay device. Sending and receiving terminal equipment. 10. The first means is We of the own terminal device.
The transmission / reception terminal device for Web content according to claim 9, further comprising: a unit for further adding and transmitting information regarding the content processing function. 11. A table is provided in which correspondences between information on display formats of Web contents and operation buttons in the terminal device are registered in advance, and when the operation button is operated at the time of distribution request, the operation button is corresponded to from the table. 11. The Web content transmission / reception terminal device according to claim 9, further comprising means for acquiring information regarding a display format of the Web content to be transmitted, adding the acquired information regarding the display format of the Web content, and transmitting the information. .