JP2003177731A - Display system and display method for information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To notify people in a company of important information and notification broadly, and to promptly access the in-company database of employees' operations and related information on the Internet by effectively using an information processor even when the information processor in the company is not used. <P>SOLUTION: A plurality of terminal devices 4 which have a display means 21, an input means 22 and an information processing part are connected to a LAN controlled by a server connected to the Internet network. A menu window 41 classified by occupation provided with a link means to access information data stored in the server according to an input from the input means 22 is displayed on the display means 21 at least when the terminal device 4 is started up. A linked message is displayed on the window 41 portion, and when a screen saver 46 runs, a similar screen saver message 47 with a link is displayed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing device display system and an information processing device display method, and more particularly,
It is suitable for application to an information processing device used as a terminal connected to a network in a company.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Nowadays, each individual owns one personal computer. Particularly in a company, personal computers as individual terminals are used by being connected to a local area network (LAN) managed by a server or the like.

In such companies, various application programs installed in the hard disk of a server and a personal computer as an individual terminal have been used to improve the convenience of the employee at each terminal. .

[0004] For example, in an electronic bulletin board application, when a bulletin board data display request is sent from another terminal (personal computer) to a server via a LAN from another terminal (personal computer) as document data, the bulletin board data is displayed on the server. Some servers are designed to send electronic bulletin board data to a terminal for which a display request has been made and display it on this terminal.

As described above, the electronic bulletin board does not require an employee engaged in the company to visit a bulletin board or the like provided in a specific place, or need to circulate documents. Have.

Further, by connecting the information processing apparatus to the Internet via a LAN, it is possible to access information existing inside the company as well as outside the company, and to access a homepage on the Internet related to business. You can also access it.

From the above, the information processing device as a terminal used by employees has become an indispensable tool for communication between employees, so-called communication, and retrieval of the latest information in a company. .

[0008]

However, when an electronic bulletin board is browsed by using an information processing device such as such a terminal, a so-called user such as an employee needs to search for information by himself. .

Further, when displaying the electronic bulletin board, the information processing apparatus used by the employee transmits a signal for requesting transmission of the electronic bulletin board data to the server through the LAN so that the information processing apparatus of the employee can be displayed for the first time. It is displayed and ready for browsing.

Therefore, when trying to notify each employee of important information using the electronic bulletin board, the employee who did not browse the electronic bulletin board cannot know the important information. I will end up. Such a point becomes a big problem when an urgent message is notified using an electronic bulletin board.

In addition to the use of such an electronic bulletin board, it is also very difficult for each employee to access a database shared by a server in a company from an information processing device as a terminal. There are cases.

That is, when searching the in-house shared database in a company, if the storage area of the information data stored in that database, that is, the so-called storage address, is very difficult to understand, as a result, the employee can use this terminal Stop accessing the database. This in-house database is very closely related to business and is valuable information, but when it is difficult to access from a terminal, such a valuable information is not effectively used.

In addition to such an in-house database, information related to work can be obtained from the outside by connecting to the Internet, but if there is no particular motive, there is no opportunity to access. Further, even if the site is accessed, it is necessary to investigate which site should be accessed at a so-called search site. Therefore, it takes time and effort to obtain information related to the work related to the work.

On the other hand, the information processing apparatus used in a company is usually not used except when it is used for business or when the LAN is used as in the electronic bulletin board as described above. However, there has been a demand for a method of effectively using the information processing apparatus even when it is not used as described above, for example, as a means for internal communication.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to make effective use of an information processing apparatus used in a company not only during normal use but also when it is unused.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus display system and an information processing apparatus display method that can notify important information to the entire company when the information is transmitted.

Another object of the present invention is to be able to quickly access information related to the work of employees who are users of a company, and also to access information data existing on the Internet. It is to provide an information processing apparatus display system and an information processing apparatus display method capable of performing the same.

[0017]

The inventor of the present invention can effectively use an information processing device used as an effective information tool even when the user is not using the information processing device. At the same time, further intensive studies were conducted on the effective use of an information processing device that can notify all important information when not in use.

As a result of this examination, the present inventor has paid attention to the screen saver displayed on the display unit when the information processing apparatus is in the unused state while being activated.

Further, the present inventor has further studied not only what is displayed only when not in use, such as a screen saver, but what is always displayed.
Then, attention has been paid to what is called an active desktop, which is a screen displayed with all windows on the display unit of the information processing apparatus closed. Since this active desktop application is attached to an operating system (OS) for operating an information processing device that is currently widely used, it has the advantages of high versatility and effective use.

Therefore, in order to achieve the above object, the first invention of the present invention is such that an information processing apparatus having a display means, an input means and an information processing section, and at least one server are connected to a network, In the information processing apparatus, at least at startup, the display means displays the display data including the link means accessible to the information data stored in the server according to the input from the input means. System.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, an information processing apparatus having at least a display unit, an input unit and an information processing unit is connected to a network, and at least one server is connected, and the display unit is displayed at least when the terminal is activated. An information processing apparatus display method is characterized in that display data including a link means that can access information data stored in a server in accordance with an input from the input means is displayed.

Further, in the present invention, in order to effectively execute the processing by the active desktop application, the display data displayed on the display means is preferably in HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) format.

Further, in the present invention, in order to effectively transmit the necessary information to the user, it is preferable that the portion of the display data displayed on the display unit of the information processing apparatus is created from a sentence such as a message to be transmitted. Configured messages can be displayed. Further, it is more suitable for summarizing the message into a short culture, storing necessary message data in a server, and allowing the user to browse information data such as message data as necessary. In the message, a link means that can access the information data stored in the server connected to the network is embedded, and the information data such as the message data stored in the auxiliary storage means of the server can be accessed through this link means. To

Further, in the present invention, in order to convey necessary information when the information processing apparatus is not used, typically, the display means is configured to display a screen saver, and the message data transmitted from the server. Is inserted into the display data of the screen saver and displayed. Further, it is more suitable for summarizing the message into a short culture, storing necessary message data in a server, and allowing the user to browse information data such as message data as necessary. In the message displayed on the screen saver, a link means that can access the information data stored in the server connected to the network is embedded, and the message data stored in the auxiliary storage means of the server through the link means. The information data of is accessed and can be browsed by the information processing device.

According to the information processing apparatus display system and method according to the present invention configured as described above, the network is provided with the information processing apparatus having the display means, the input means and the information processing section, and at least one server. A connected system is constructed so that, at least when the information processing apparatus is activated, the display means displays the display data including the link means that can access the information data stored in the server according to the input from the input means. By doing so, it is possible to display important information on an information processing device that is normally used in a company and to access a server in which this important information is stored.

[0026]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In all the drawings of the following embodiments, the same or corresponding parts are designated by the same reference numerals.

Further, in this embodiment, a hardware configuration and a software configuration are taken as an example in which information acquired through a network such as a corporate LAN and the Internet is displayed on a terminal connected to the corporate LAN. I will explain separately.

That is, first, the hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus display system according to this embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of an Internet network including an information processing apparatus display system according to this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the overall configuration of the Internet including this information processing apparatus display system,
Each information provider (IP, Infor
mation provider) 1 via the Internet network 2,
It is mutually connected to an access provider (AP, Access Provider) 3.

The information provider 1 has a unique IP (Internet Protocol) address and is a so-called information data providing source that provides information to the Internet network 2 represented by the Internet. Also,
The access provider 3 provides a connection service for connecting the terminal device 4 used by the user (operator) to the Internet network 2 via the communication line 5 such as a dedicated line or a telephone line, and an information providing service. belongs to. Further, the Internet network 2 which connects the information provider 1 and the access provider 3 to each other is configured to be able to transmit information by a packet method.

Information provider 6
Like the information provider 1, is configured to be able to provide information data to the terminal device 4 of each user. The LAN (Local Area Network) 7 is, for example,
It is a local network laid inside the company.

Information provider 6
Functions as an information providing source in the LAN 7, and can connect the terminal devices 4 used by the users who are employees to each other through the internal line 8 or to the external network (Internet) 2. It is configured to be able to. The information provider 6 and the LAN 7 are connected by a dedicated line 9.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the server in the information processing apparatus display system according to this embodiment. This server 10 includes the information providers 1 and 6 or the access provider 3 shown in
It constitutes a part of the device in.

In the server 10, as shown in FIG. 2, the information processing unit 11 has a central processing unit (CPU; Central Processor).
cessing unit) 11a, ROM (Read Only Memory) 11a
b, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 11c, an interface (I / F, Interface) 11d, and the like. Then, each unit of the apparatus is configured to be controllable.

The main information database 12 collectively refers to a plurality of database groups in which information such as business manuals, documents such as deliverables, and know-how are organized and stored.

Further, the message notification database 13
Is a database that stores information such as internal communication items, notices from corporate officers, product advertisement information, and news. It should be noted that in the recording area of the message notification database 13, personal information that changes from moment to moment, such as the usage history of each user, so-called dynamic personal information, may be stored.

Further, the network unit 14 divides the data output from the information processing unit 11 into packets of an appropriate size and sends the packets to the Internet network 2 and the LAN 7, and also to the Internet network 2 and the LAN 17.
The packet above is converted into original data and supplied to the information processing unit 11. The information processing unit 11 of the server 10 uses the server software (WWW (World
Wide Web) server) is controlled according to the procedure described in the software program.

As described above, the entire Internet including the information processing apparatus display system according to this embodiment is constructed. Further, FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the terminal device 4 used by each user who is an employee.

As shown in FIG. 3, the terminal device 4 according to this embodiment mainly includes a display unit 21, an input unit 22, an auxiliary storage unit 23, and an information processing unit 24.

The display means 21 is for displaying data. The input unit 22 is composed of a pointing device such as a mouse and a keyboard. The auxiliary storage unit 23 is composed of, for example, a hard disk (HD), and stores message files, various application programs described later, an operating system (OS), and the like.
Further, the information processing section 24 is for controlling the display means 21, the input means 22 and the auxiliary storage means 23 to execute the processing.

When the terminal device 4 having the display means 21 configured as described above is used, a state in which an operation using the input means 22 such as an input operation or a search operation by the user is not performed continues for a certain period of time. There are cases.
In the terminal device 4 according to this embodiment, if no operation is performed for a certain period of time as described above, the same screen is not continuously displayed and prepared in advance for reasons such as protection of the screen of the display unit 21 and reduction of power consumption. A process of switching to the displayed screen (moving image, still image, non-display, etc.) is performed (hereinafter, this screen is referred to as a screen saver).

Here, the display method in the terminal device 4 having such a configuration for switching to the screen saver, specifically, the control of the screen saver will be described. Figure 4
A block diagram showing the control of this screen saver is shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, in the control of the screen saver according to this embodiment, first, the input information is input to the information processing section 24 from the input means 22 including a keyboard and a mouse. The information processing unit 24 is composed of a microprocessor and performs data processing according to a control program written in a memory or the like (not shown).

The screen saver storage unit 25 is stored in the auxiliary storage means 23 and stores data of at least one screen saver. The display telop storage unit 26 is stored in the auxiliary storage unit 23, and is a layout together with a message file downloaded from the server 10 connected to the LAN 7, a program for checking the update of the message file in the server 10, and a message. And a setting information file for determining the detailed display format are stored.

Next, the control and operation of the screen saver shown in FIG. 4 will be described.

That is, first, the input information from the input means 22 is input to the input control means 27. The main information of the input control means 27 is input to the input processing means 28, and data processing is performed according to the control program temporarily written from the auxiliary storage means 23 to the memory or the like. The result of this data processing is displayed on the display means 21 via the display control means 29.

Further, from the input control means 27, interrupt information indicating that some input operation has been performed is input to the time monitoring means 30. A timer is built in the time monitoring means 30. Then, when the timer times out, a time-out signal is supplied to the screen saver output means 31.

On the other hand, the input processing means 28 inputs the processing result of the control program temporarily written in the memory (not shown) to the display control means 29. The telop display output means 32 reads a preset message from the display telop storage section 26 and inputs it to the display control means 29.

When the screen saver output means 31 receives from the time monitoring means 30 a screen saver output request due to a timer timeout, it reads the preset screen saver from the screen saver storage section 25 and inputs it to the display control means 29. .

Further, the display control means 29 inputs the information inputted from the input processing means 28, the screen saver output means 31, and the telop display output means 32 to the display means 21. This allows liquid crystal displays (LCD, Li
quid Crystal Display) and CRT (CRT, Cathode Ra
The information data input from the display control means 29 is displayed on the display means 21 such as a y tube) on the screen. In this case, the information input from the telop display output means 32 is displayed by being superimposed on the current desktop screen. The information input from the telop display output means 32 can be displayed by being superimposed on the input information of the input processing means 28.

As described above, the terminal device 4 according to this embodiment, which operates the screen saver and constantly outputs a message to the desktop screen, is constructed.

Then, the LAN managed by the server 10 in a state in which the other information provider 1 and the access provider 3 on the Internet 2 can be accessed.
7 and the terminal device 4 are connected. Of these, the server 10, the LAN 7, and the plurality of terminal devices 4 constitute an information processing device display system according to this embodiment.

Next, the operation of the information processing apparatus display system configured as described above will be described. In addition,
Various operations of the system described below are mainly performed by the server 1.
0 is a process executed according to the installed control program, while various operations of the terminal device 4 are processes executed mainly by the information processing unit 24 according to the installed control program.

That is, as shown in FIG. 5, when a user who is an employee activates the terminal device 4 of the system according to this embodiment, a job type menu window is displayed on the display means 21 such as an LCD or a CRT. . The job type menu window is composed of HTML format data as a data structure.

The job type menu window is displayed by the information processing unit 24 executing a so-called active desktop program installed together with the computer operating system in the terminal device 4.

In this job type menu window 41, a link 42 to an in-house database having information data deeply related to the job type of the employee who is the user, and information data of contact items from the boss and other departments are stored. A link 43 to the message notification database 13, a hyperlink to a web page in another information provider 1 or an access provider 3, a link 44 to a so-called external web page, etc. are arranged in an array with improved recognizability. It is arranged.

The job type menu window 41
The menu, that is, the list of hyperlinks, is provided with standard combinations and arrangements of links according to job types and classes, so select from them. Further, except for the predetermined unchangeable portion, it is possible to arrange the arrangement desired by the user or to personally link the user.

Further, this occupation type menu window 41
In this part, here, in the part of the link 43 existing at the lower end of the job type menu window 41, a message can be displayed in a so-called telop shape so as to move from right to left, for example. This telop message is
It is transmitted from the server 10 to each terminal device 4 by a predetermined process, is downloaded to each terminal device 4, is stored in the display telop accumulation unit 26, and is displayed.

As the telop message displayed here, that is, as the telop message stored as information data in the display telop storage unit 26, the full text of the message which is the text of the telop message, and the message manager described later from this full text of the message Or, depending on the content and size of the message body, such as the summary or title created by the creator, the name of the creator of the message, the title and department of the message, or the date the message was created or the date updated to the server 10. Various forms are possible.

A link to the message notification database 13 of the server 10 is provided in the telop message so that the user can browse the entire text of the message on the terminal device 4.

Various telop messages and full-text messages are prepared, and various telop messages are displayed on the display means 21 according to the job category and job class of the user who uses the terminal device 4. It should be noted that an icon 45 used in normal work is displayed in a portion other than the job type menu window displayed as described above. It is also possible to display the job type menu window on the entire surface of the display means.

Further, in the terminal device 4 on which the above-mentioned screen is displayed, the operation using the so-called input means 22 such as the input operation and the search operation by the user is stopped, and if this state continues for a certain time, The screen of the screen saver 46 is displayed.

Also in the screen saver 46 according to this embodiment, a telop message (screen saver message) 47 similar to the telop message described above is displayed in parallel in a list form on at least one line, preferably a plurality of lines. To be done. The screen saver message 47 displays, as a telop message, contact information from each department or committee in the company, information such as newspapers and news related to work, and advertisement information.
A telop message other than the telop message displayed at the bottom of the job type menu window 41 may be displayed.

Next, the display of the update history of the various links 42, 43, 44 displayed on the job type menu window 41 as described above will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 6 shows an outline of the update history creation process in the system according to this embodiment.

That is, as shown in FIG. 6, a database person 50 is assigned to each database 49 on each web page or website inside and outside the company. Then, each database person 50 updates the database 49 in each terminal device 4 with the update history page data 5 of a predetermined format.
Enter 1. As a result, a plurality of update history page data 51 is created.

In the job type menu window 41 (portal desktop) according to this embodiment, as described above, the in-house message notification database 13 connectable via the LAN 7 and the Internet network 2 are accessed. Links 42 and 44 are displayed to be linked to the information databases of the access providers 3 and the information providers 1 that are available outside the company, respectively. An update check button 48 is provided along with these links 42 and 44. This update check button 48 is used for the job type menu window 4
This is a button for checking the update history page data 51 related to the links 42 and 44 displayed in 1.

Then, the user who uses the terminal device 4
When the update check button 48 is clicked by using the input means 22 including a mouse and a keyboard, a setting window (not shown) for the update investigation period is displayed on the display means 21 of the terminal device 4.

After that, when the user specifies this period as, for example, "January 1, 2001 to January 31, 2001", the information processing section 24 of the terminal device 4 displays the job type menu window 41. Link 4 displayed
The update history page data 51 related to 2, 44 are automatically circulated. Then, the information processing unit 24 extracts the update history data 52 within the designated period from the automatically-visited update history page data 51 and displays it on the display unit 21.

By displaying the update history data 52 in this manner, the user can select the links 42 and 44 displayed on the job type menu window 41.
Can get information about when it was updated.

As a result, the user can access only the updated linked database from the terminal device 4 and newly browse only the updated information. That is, it is possible to reduce useless access to a page that has not been updated and the trouble of searching around the page.

Next, the updating of the contents of the telop message having the link 43 displayed at the lower end of the job type menu window 41 and the screen saver message 47 displayed in a list on the screen saver 46 will be described. FIG. 7 shows a conceptual diagram of the method of updating the message displayed on the display means 21 of the terminal device 4 connected to the information processing device display system according to this embodiment on the server 10 side.

That is, as shown in FIG. 7, in this embodiment, the message is transmitted from the terminal device 4 connected to the LAN 7 to the server 10 managed by the message manager 53 managing the message, for example, by a file in the text format. The message files 54a to 54c are transmitted.

In FIG. 7, the first message file 54a (file name "TEXT01.txt") is sent from the terminal device 4 in the ΔΔ room, the terminal device 4 in the executive room, and the terminal device 4 in the XX room, respectively. Second message file 54b
(File name "TEXT02.txt") and the third message file 54c (file name "TEXT03.txt") are transmitted. In this embodiment, for example, the file names of the message files 54a to 54c are associated with the terminal device 4 of the user to whom the message files 54a to 54c are distributed.

Then, these message files 54
After the server 10 receives the messages a to 54c, the message manager 53 recognizes these message files 54a to 54c.
The content of is browsed on the display means (not shown) of the server 10. Then, the message manager 53 checks the contents of these messages in terms of operation or system.

As a result of the check by the message manager 53, the system determines that the message file that can be distributed (for example, the message file 54).
b, the file name “TEXT02.txt”) is stored in the message notification database 13 as the message delivery box of the server 10 based on the message delivery classification. At this time, based on the matrix-shaped table shown in FIG. 7, the message files to be distributed are stored for each file name according to the job type and rank of the user to be distributed.

Specifically, for example, the second message file 54b (file name "TEXT02.txt") sent from the terminal in the executive room is sent to the server 10 as a text file, and the message manager 53 checks it. When passing, it is displayed as the first telop on the terminal device 4 of the user corresponding to the “manager” of the job type “A (civil engineering site job)” in the table shown in FIG. 7, that is, the job message distribution matrix. Further, each of them is readably stored in the corresponding area of the message notification database 13 of the server 10 so as to be displayed as the second telop in the “general manager” of the job type “A (civil engineering site job)”.

In order to display the thus updated message on the display means 21 of each terminal device 4, the terminal device 4 needs to update the message file.

Therefore, the update processing and display processing on the side of the terminal device 4 which displays this message will be described. FIG. 8 shows a display state of a message on the terminal device 4, and FIG. 9 shows a flowchart for explaining a message file update process.

That is, as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG.
In the auxiliary storage means 23 of the terminal device 4 according to this embodiment, a telop display program 62 and a telop update program 61 are further installed.

Then, the telop display program of these programs displays the telop message on the portion of the job type menu window 41, for example, at the lower end.

On the other hand, the telop update program 61 updates the message in the terminal device 4.
Here, the update process based on the telop update program 61 will be described below. FIG. 9 shows a flowchart of this updating process.

As shown in FIG. 9, in the telop updating process according to this embodiment, first, step ST
1, the telop update program 61 in the terminal device 4 is activated when the terminal device 4 is activated, or at regular time intervals set by the user or the message administrator 53. At this time, this telop update program 61
Is executed in a state where the execution screen is not displayed on the display unit 21 of the terminal device 4, that is, in the background. Then, it transfers to step ST2.

In step ST2, the information processing unit 24 of the terminal device 4 accesses the server 10 to check whether the message file 54 has been updated,
The process proceeds to step ST3. In step ST3, the terminal device 4 determines whether or not it has been updated.

If the update is being performed, step S
Move to T4. In step ST4, the terminal device 4 transmits a download request signal to the server 10. When the server 10 receives the download request signal, the server 10 transmits the message file 54b corresponding to the user of the terminal device 4 among the updated message files 54a to 54c to the terminal device 4. afterwards,
The process proceeds to step ST5.

In step ST5, the updated message file 54b transmitted from the server 10 is stored in the folder in the auxiliary storage means 23 of the terminal device 4 in which the unupdated message file 54b is stored. At this time, the file name of the message file 54b after the update and the file name of the message file 54 before the update have the same name (for example, both "TEXT02.txt").

As a result, so-called overwrite update is performed in which the data in the message file 54b before updating is erased and replaced with the data in the message file 54b after updating. Then, it transfers to step ST6.

At step ST6, the information processing section 24 of the terminal device 4 causes the telop display program 62 to be displayed.
Is continuously executed, and the telop message is continuously displayed on the terminal device 4 according to the telop display program 62. At this time, the updated message file 54b is read and the updated telop message is displayed.

That is, the job type menu window 41
, A new ticker message updated in the form of a ticker is displayed at the bottom of the screen, and the screen saver 46
Also, the updated new screen saver message 47 is displayed.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step ST3 that the message files 54a to 54c have not been updated, the process proceeds to step ST6 and the telop display program 62 by the information processing section 24 of the terminal device 4 continues. To be executed. Then, according to this telop display program 62, the same telop message as before the activation of the telop update program 61 is displayed. That is,
The same telop message as before is kept displayed at the lower end of the job type menu window 41 and at the screen saver 46.

As described above, the display on the display means 21 of the terminal device 4 according to this embodiment is performed. Then, the job type menu window 41 and the screen saver 46 are displayed in a user-recognizable state as necessary.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the display means 21 of the information processing device as the terminal device 4 is used.
At the bottom, a message flows in the form of a ticker, and a link menu for each job type is placed.
1 is displayed. Thereby, the terminal device 4 can be utilized as a page as a guide, which is a so-called portal screen, which facilitates access to databases and websites inside and outside the company related to the work of each occupation. Therefore, a user of the terminal device 4, such as an employee, can quickly access valid information inside and outside the company, and can efficiently perform business.

According to this embodiment, when the screen saver is displayed when the terminal device 4 is not in use, the telop message is also displayed on the screen saver. Since you can be notified of all notification matters,
This makes it possible to prevent leaks of emergency calls and incompleteness of important matters within the company.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been specifically described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention are possible. is there.

For example, the file name, the classification by job type and class, the frequency of updating the message file, and the like mentioned in the above embodiment are merely examples, and different file names, job types and classes may be used as necessary. Alternatively, the message file update frequency may be used.

Further, the content of the message displayed as a telop in the above-described embodiment is not necessarily limited to the in-house information, and for example, an advertisement message of another company may be posted. In this way, by including the advertisement message of other companies related to each business or job type in the message displayed by the telop, even for the company that sends this advertisement message, the efficiency targeted for the related job type is reduced. It will be a good advertisement. This allows
It is also possible to get advertising fees from other companies. Note that such an advertisement can be similarly applied when a link is provided in the job type menu window 41.
Further, a banner advertisement may be displayed on the job type menu window 41.

Further, for example, in the above-mentioned one embodiment,
The contents of the telop message in the job type menu window 41 and the screen saver 46, and the message notification database 13 and the links 42 and 44 in the job type menu window 41 are updated by the update program as shown in FIG. Alternatively, a mechanism that is automatically executed at regular intervals is preferable. Also,
In addition to the mechanism shown in FIG. 6, the notification of update data may be organized and distributed on an electronic bulletin board or the like.

[0097]

As described above, according to the present invention, an information processing apparatus used in a company can be effectively used not only in normal use but also when not in use. Furthermore, important information can be notified throughout the company when the information is transmitted.

Further, according to the present invention, the employees can quickly access the messages and shared information related to their work, and further efficiently lead the general Internet and useful information outside the company. It is possible to improve the efficiency of work because it can be accessed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of an Internet network including an information processing device display system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a server of the information processing apparatus display system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a terminal device of the information processing device display system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram having functions for executing a screen saver in the terminal device of the information processing device display system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing a terminal device of an information processing device display system according to an embodiment of the present invention, a job type menu window and a screen saver displayed on the display means.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a method of creating an update history in each database connected to the network of the information processing apparatus display system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram for explaining a message updating method in a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an outline for explaining a message display process and a message update process in the terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a message update process in the terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1,6 ... Information provider 2 ... Internet network 3 ... Access Provider 4 ... Terminal device 5 ... communication line 7 ... LAN 8: Internal line 9 ... dedicated line 10 ... Server 11 ... Information processing unit 12 ... Main information database 13 ... Message notification database 14: Network Department 21 ... Display means 22 ... Input means 23 ... Auxiliary storage means 24 ... Information processing unit 25: Screen saver storage unit 26 ... Display ticker accumulation section 27 ... Input control means 28 ... Input processing means 29 ... Display control means 30 ... Time monitoring means 31 ... Screen saver output means 32: Telop display output means 41 ・ ・ ・ Job type menu window 42, 43, 44 ... Link 45 ... Icon 46 ... Screen saver 47 ... Screen saver message 48 ... Update check button 49 ... Database 50: Database staff 51 ... Update history page data 52 ... Update history data 53: Message manager 54, 54a to 54c ... Message file 61 ... Telop update program 62 ... Telop display program

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. An information processing apparatus having a display unit, an input unit and an information processing unit on a network, and at least
Display server, which is connected to two servers, displays display data including link means capable of accessing information data stored in the server in response to an input from the input means, at least when the information processing apparatus is activated. Information processing device display system for displaying. 2. The information processing apparatus display system according to claim 1, wherein the display data displayed on the display means is in HTML format. 3. The information processing apparatus display system according to claim 1, wherein a message can be displayed in the display data portion. 4. The information processing apparatus display system according to claim 3, wherein the message has embedded therein a link means capable of accessing information data stored in a server connected to the network. 5. The information processing apparatus display system according to claim 1, wherein the display means is configured to display a screen saver, and the message data transmitted from the server is inserted into the display data of the screen saver and displayed. 6. The information processing apparatus display system according to claim 5, wherein the message data has embedded therein a linking means capable of accessing information data stored in a server connected to the network. 7. A network, at least display means,
An information processing apparatus having an input unit and an information processing unit is connected to at least one server, and information stored in the server is displayed on the display unit at least when the terminal is activated. An information processing apparatus display method for displaying display data including a link means capable of accessing the data. 8. The information processing apparatus display method according to claim 7, wherein the display data displayed on said display means is in HTML format. 9. The information processing apparatus display method according to claim 7, wherein a message is displayed in the display data portion. 10. The information processing apparatus display method according to claim 9, wherein link means that can access information data stored in a server connected to the network is embedded in the message. 11. The information processing apparatus display method according to claim 7, wherein the display means is configured to display a screen saver, and the message data transmitted from the server is inserted into the display data of the screen saver and displayed. 12. A link means capable of accessing information data stored in a server connected to the network is embedded in the message data.
The information processing device display method described.