JP2004258741A - Site information providing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To dynamically select site information to be displayed on an initial screen in activating a browser depending on a user's hobby and/or preference, not to display fixed information contents, thereby displaying site information interesting to the user. <P>SOLUTION: The site information providing device comprises a means of receiving user identifying information from a user's terminal, a selection means which selects, based on the user identifying information, display information for the user from user's display information having display information for each user stored therein and a transmission means which transmits the selected display information to the user's terminal. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method for providing site information displayed when a browser is started on a user terminal.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, it has become possible to browse various information using the Internet. When using the Internet, a user can browse various sites by activating a browser installed in a terminal and connecting to a network. When the browser is started and connected to the network, the site displayed on the initial screen of the browser is displayed based on the URL set in the browser in advance, and after the initial screen is displayed, the user can select a desired site. In order to browse the information, the user would follow a link from the site on the initial screen, or move to a search site and perform a keyword search.
[0003]
Also disclosed is an invention in which, when a user browses, the user's personal identification information refers to preset user's desired display method information and edits and displays the user's desired display method. (For example, see Patent Document 1).
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-2002-14895 [0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, any of the conventional techniques does not dynamically reflect the hobbies and preferences of the user, but displays fixed information.
[0006]
An object of the present invention is to draw on the above-described conventional technology, and to select site information displayed on an initial screen at the time of starting a browser in accordance with a user's hobbies and preferences. The purpose is to display site information that is interesting to users.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention provides a method for selecting, from a means for receiving user identification information from a user terminal and user display information storing display information for each user, display information of a user based on the user identification information. Means and means for transmitting the selected display information to the terminal of the user are provided to solve the above problem.
[0008]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
An outline of a system according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
[0009]
In response to an access request from the user terminal 109, the center 101 shown in FIG. 1 displays, from the access history information DB 103, which is user display information storing display information for each user, display information based on the user's interests. Is selected and the selected display information is transmitted to the access requesting terminal 109.
[0010]
The center 101 may be an Internet service provider or an information providing company that provides information providing services other than the Internet service provider.
[0011]
The center 101 is provided with a user information table 102 storing information of users of the center in a storage means, and an access history DB 103 storing access histories for each user, and receives an Internet connection request from the user. A user authentication program 104 that receives and performs authentication processing of the user, a display site selection program 105 that selects a site according to the user's interests, that is, a preference, a plurality of site information is edited, and a list is edited. A site list editing program 106 to be created and an access history update program 107 for storing the access history of the user's site are provided.
[0012]
These programs are stored in the external storage device of the center 101, read out to the internal storage device when each program is executed, and refer to and update the user information table 102 and the access history information DB 103 as necessary. In addition, it transmits and receives information to and from the user terminal 109 via the network 108.
[0013]
Next, a file structure according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2 based on the system outline described in FIG.
[0014]
The user information table 201 shown in FIG. 2 is a table in which information for each user who uses the center 101 is recorded.
[0015]
The user information table 201 stores a user ID and a user password as identification information of the user, and further holds the name of the user.
[0016]
The user ID and the password stored in the user information table 201 are information necessary for authenticating the user. When the center 101 permits the authentication, the terminal 109 of the user is connected to the network. Connected to.
[0017]
Note that the information stored in the user information table 201 may be information that the user himself accesses the center 101 and registered from a predetermined HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) displayed on the screen of the terminal 109, The information may be registered by an administrator of the center 101 upon receiving a request from a user.
[0018]
The access history information DB 202 illustrated in FIG. 2 is user display information that records access history information for each user registered in the user information table 201 described above.
[0019]
The access history is display information of a site that the user has browsed in the past, and the access history information DB 202 refers to the user ID, the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the site displayed by the user, and the URL. The reference count and the last date and time when the URL was accessed are stored.
[0020]
Next, a processing flow according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 3 based on the processing outline described in FIG. 1 and the file structure described in FIG.
[0021]
The center 101 receives an access request from the user terminal 109 via the network 108 (S301).
[0022]
This is, for example, an access request for connecting to a preset provider when a user activates a browser to use the Internet.
[0023]
Next, the user authentication information input by the user from the terminal 109 is received, and the user is authenticated (S302).
[0024]
In the authentication process S302, based on the user ID and the password received from the user terminal 109, the user is compared with a user information table 201 which is user information registered in advance, and the user is authenticated.
[0025]
As a result of the user authentication processing, if the authentication information matches, that is, if the authentication is permitted, the following step S304 is performed. If the authentication information does not match, that is, if the authentication is not permitted, The processing is terminated without performing the above processing.
[0026]
In step S304, since the authentication of the user is permitted, the access history information DB 202, which is display information about the user, is referred to, and based on the user ID received in step S302, the access history of the user is determined. Information search and extraction are performed (S304).
[0027]
For example, in the case of Kazuo Suzuki whose user ID is “001”, four pieces of access history information whose user ID is “001” are extracted from the access history information stored in the access history information DB 201. .
[0028]
These four pieces of access history information hold information on sites to which the user has accessed in the past.
[0029]
Next, the center 101 selects / edits site information to be displayed on the terminal screen of the user based on the access history information of the user extracted in step S304 (S305).
[0030]
A processing flow in display site selection / editing will be described with reference to FIG.
[0031]
The processing flow shown in FIG. 4 describes the detailed description of step S305 shown in FIG.
[0032]
Steps S401, S402, and S404 are independent and different selection / editing processes. For convenience, FIG. 4 illustrates one processing flow, but at least one of the processes is illustrated. By adopting the above, the embodiment of the first embodiment of the present invention is shown.
[0033]
Step S401 is a first display site selection / editing process, which has the highest access rate, that is, the highest access frequency among the access history information of the specific user extracted in S304 shown in FIG. Select display information.
[0034]
Specifically, in the case of Kazuo Suzuki whose user ID is “001”, the access history having the highest number of references is “75” among the four pieces of access history information stored in the access history information DB shown in FIG. The site information stored in the information, that is, the URL is selected.
[0035]
When the site information to be displayed is selected in step S401, the selected site information, specifically, the URL is displayed when the user starts the browser on the terminal 109 in step S306 shown in FIG. Is transmitted to the terminal 109 in order to make the URL of the initial screen to be displayed.
[0036]
Next, step S402 will be described.
[0037]
Step S402 and the subsequent step S403 are a second display site selection / editing process. Step S402 is, like the step S401, included in the access history information of the specific user extracted in S304 shown in FIG. To select a plurality of pieces of display information with the highest access rate, that is, a plurality of pieces of site information with a high access frequency.
[0038]
Specifically, of the access history information of the user ID “001” stored in the access history information DB 202 shown in FIG. The site information “60” or “40” is selected.
[0039]
The number of pieces of access history information to be selected is determined in advance by the system of the center 101, and the value can be set arbitrarily.
[0040]
Next, in step S403, the site information selected in step S402 is inserted into a template of an HTML file registered in the center 101 in advance, thereby editing a list of sites having higher access rates.
[0041]
The site list automatically generated in the center 101 is, for example, a list as shown by 601 in FIG.
[0042]
When the site list is generated in step S403, in step S306 shown in FIG. 3, the site information of the generated site list, specifically, the URL is displayed when the user starts the browser on the terminal 109. Is transmitted to the terminal 109 in order to make the URL of the initial screen to be displayed.
[0043]
Although not shown in FIG. 4, when selecting a plurality of sites having higher access rates, the number of access history information stored in the access history information DB 202 is arbitrarily set in advance, three in the above description. If the number of pieces of site information is less than the number of pieces of site information, a list is created with the number of pieces of site information less than the number of pieces of access history information. Is transmitted to the user terminal 109 in step S306.
[0044]
Step S404 is a third display site selection / editing process. In the user's access history information extracted in S304 shown in FIG. 3, display information having a higher access rate, that is, a plurality of display information having a higher access frequency. Is selected, and one piece of display information is randomly selected from the selected site information.
[0045]
When the site information to be displayed is selected in step S404, in step S306 shown in FIG. 3, the selected site information, specifically, the URL is displayed when the user starts the browser on the terminal 109. Is transmitted to the terminal 109 in order to make the URL of the initial screen to be displayed.
[0046]
In performing the above-described first to third display site selection / editing processes, site information to be selected is determined on the basis of the number of times of reference, and this selection condition is stored in the access history information DB. The last access date and time may be further added.
[0047]
That is, among the access history information recorded within the last access date and time, for example, within 14 days from the current date, the one with the largest number of references may be selected.
[0048]
By setting the last access date and time as a higher condition for selection than the number of times of reference, it is possible to provide users with more timely site information.
[0049]
When the last access date and time is used as the selection condition, the condition of the last access date and time may be considered in each of steps S401, S402, and S404. It may be determined in advance arbitrarily in this system.
[0050]
Next, regarding the update of the access history information DB described with reference to FIG. 2, a processing flow according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
[0051]
The user accesses the site from the terminal 109 to display the desired site on the terminal screen by his / her own operation.
[0052]
The center 101 detects that the user has accessed the site from the terminal 109, and monitors the time during which the access is continued at the same time as the detection of the access (S501).
[0053]
For example, a user's access to a site is detected by referring to an access log or the like managed in the center 101.
[0054]
The center 101 determines whether or not the user has continuously accessed a specific site for a certain period of time (S502).
[0055]
If access to the site has not been continued, the process ends without performing the subsequent processing.
[0056]
When a specific site has been accessed for a certain period of time, the center 101 determines that the user is interested in the site and determines whether or not the site information has been registered in the access history information DB 202. (S503).
[0057]
If it has already been registered, the center 101 counts up the number of times of reference corresponding to the site information registered in the access history information DB 202 (S504).
[0058]
If not registered, the center 101 adds access history information based on the site information (S505).
[0059]
Next, when the processing of steps S504 and S505 is completed, the last access date and time of the access history information DB 202 is updated with the date of access to the site (S506).
[0060]
In this way, the site information of the initial screen displayed when the user starts the browser from the terminal is selected based on the past access history that is the display information of the user, and dynamically selected each time the browser is started. , It is possible to display the site information that accurately reflects the user's interest as the initial screen of the breather.
[0061]
Next, an outline of a system according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
[0062]
The center 701 shown in FIG. 7 is a display based on a user's hobbies and preferences based on a user information table 702 which is user display information storing display information for each user in response to an access request from the user. It has a function of selecting information and transmitting the selected display information to the terminal requesting access.
[0063]
Note that the center 701 may be an Internet service provider or an information providing company that provides information providing services other than the Internet service provider.
[0064]
The center 701 stores information of users of the center and user genre information as display information of the users in a storage means, and stores genre information of each site in the storage means. A genre information table 703 is provided, a user authentication program 704 for receiving an Internet connection request from a user and performing authentication processing of the user, and a site corresponding to the taste and taste of the user, that is, a site corresponding to the preference. A display site selection program 705 to be selected, a site list editing program 706 for editing a plurality of site information and creating a list, and a genre information registration program for registering and updating site genre information in the genre information table 802 by the site provider 710 707.
[0065]
These programs are stored in the external storage device of the center 701, read out to the internal storage device when each program is executed, and refer to and update the user information table 702 and the genre information table 703 as necessary. In addition, it transmits and receives information to and from the user terminal 709 and the site provider 710 via the network 708.
[0066]
Next, a file structure according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 8 based on the system outline described in FIG.
[0067]
The user information table 801 illustrated in FIG. 8 is a table that records information for each user who uses the center 701 and user genre information that is display information of the user.
[0068]
The user information table 801 holds a user ID, a user password, and a user name, which are user identification information, and further holds user genre information.
[0069]
The user ID and the password stored in the user information table 801 are information necessary for authenticating the user. When the center 701 permits the authentication, the terminal 709 of the user is connected to the network. Connected to.
[0070]
User genre information is genre information of a user's favorite genre, such as a user's hobbies or interests, and stores genre information indicating display contents to be displayed on the screen of the user terminal. It is.
[0071]
The information stored in the user information table 801 may be information that the user himself accesses the center 701 and registered from a predetermined HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) displayed on the screen of the terminal 709, The information may be registered by an administrator of the center 701 upon receiving a request from a user.
[0072]
The genre information table 802 shown in FIG. 8 is the genre information of the site registered by the site provider 710. The URL of the site and the site information that is the name of the URL are registered, and the site genre information to which the site information belongs is registered. register.
[0073]
The sequence number (SEQ) is a serial number automatically assigned to site information belonging to the same genre.
The information stored in the genre information table 802 may be information that the site provider 710 accesses the center 701 and registers from a predetermined HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language), or the information of the site provider 710 may be registered by the center provider 710. It may be registered at the request of.
[0074]
Next, a processing flow according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 9 based on the processing outline described in FIG. 7 and the file structure described in FIG.
[0075]
The center 701 receives an access request from the user terminal 709 via the network 708 (S901).
[0076]
Next, for example, the user authentication information input by the user from the terminal 709 is received, and authentication processing of the user is performed (S902).
[0077]
The authentication process S902 compares the user ID and the password received from the user terminal 709 with a user information table 801 which is user information registered in advance, and authenticates the user.
[0078]
As a result of the user authentication processing, if the authentication information matches, that is, if the authentication is permitted, the next step S904 is performed. If the authentication information does not match, that is, if the authentication is not permitted, The processing is terminated without performing the above processing.
[0079]
In step S904, since the authentication of the user is permitted, the user genre information, which is the display information about the user, stored in the user information table 801 is extracted (S904).
[0080]
Next, the center 701 searches for and extracts the same genre group corresponding to the user genre information by referring to the genre information table 802 based on the extracted user genre information (S905).
[0081]
Here, a group of site information stored in the genre information table 802 and having the same genre is referred to as the same genre group.
[0082]
That is, in the genre information table 802 shown in FIG. 8, for example, three site information groups whose genre is “sports” are the same genre group.
[0083]
Next, the center 701 selects / edits site information to be displayed on the terminal screen of the user based on the genre group related to the display information of the user extracted in step S304 (S906).
[0084]
The processing flow in the display site selection / edit will be described with reference to FIG.
[0085]
The processing flow shown in FIG. 10 describes the detailed description of step S906 shown in FIG.
[0086]
Note that steps S1001 and S1002 are independent and different selection / editing processes. For convenience, FIG. 10 illustrates one processing flow, but at least one of these is adopted. This shows the form of the second embodiment of the present invention.
[0087]
Step S1001 is a first display site selection / editing process, and creates a list of genre group site information related to a specific user extracted in S905 shown in FIG.
[0088]
Specifically, each site information of the genre group related to the user stored in the genre information table 802 shown in FIG. 8 is inserted into an HTML file registered in the center 701 as a template in advance to use the site information. Edit the site list of the genre that the user likes.
[0089]
The site list automatically generated in the center 701 is, for example, a list as shown by 1101 in FIG.
[0090]
When the site list is generated in step S1001, in step S907 shown in FIG. 9, the site information of the generated site list, specifically, the URL is displayed when the user starts the browser on the terminal 709. It is transmitted to the terminal 709 in order to make the URL of the initial screen to be displayed.
[0091]
Although not shown in FIG. 10, if there is only one target site information in the extracted genre group, that is, if there is no plurality of site information of the same genre stored in the genre information table 802, The site information is transmitted to the user terminal 709 in step S907 without creating a list.
[0092]
Step S1002 is a second display site selection / editing process in which one site information is randomly selected from the site information of the genre group related to the specific user extracted in S905 shown in FIG.
[0093]
When randomly selected by the center 701, in step S907 shown in FIG. 9, the selected site information, specifically the URL, is displayed on the initial screen displayed when the user starts the browser on the terminal 709. Is transmitted to the terminal 709 in order to obtain the URL.
[0094]
As described above, the site information of the initial screen displayed when the user starts the browser from the terminal is selected based on the user genre information which is the display information of the user, and the site information is selected every time the browser is started. Site information that accurately reflects the interests of the user can be displayed as the initial screen of the browser.
[0095]
Furthermore, by setting the site information provided by the site provider together with the genre information, the site provider can automatically display the information on the terminal of a user who is interested in the site provided, thereby improving the effective advertising effect. Will play.
(Appendix 1)
Means for receiving user identification information from a user terminal;
Selecting means for selecting display information of a user based on the user identification information from user display information storing display information for each user;
Transmission means for transmitting the selected display information to the user terminal,
A site information providing device comprising:
(Appendix 2)
The site according to claim 1, wherein the display information is an access history in which a user has accessed the site in the past, and the selecting means selects a site with the highest access frequency from the access history. Information providing device.
(Appendix 3)
Equipped with a site genre information registration means for registering genre information of each site,
The site information according to claim 1, wherein the display information is a favorite genre set in advance by the user, and the selecting means selects a site belonging to the user's favorite genre from the site genre information. Providing device.
(Appendix 4)
The selecting means includes means for selecting a plurality of top sites having a high access frequency from the access history and editing a list of the selected plurality of sites,
3. The site information providing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the transmitting unit transmits the site information of the edited site list.
(Appendix 5)
The selection unit includes a unit that selects a plurality of sites belonging to a genre that the user prefers from the site genre information, and edits a list of the selected plurality of sites,
4. The site information providing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the transmission unit transmits the site information of the edited site list.
(Appendix 6)
Receiving user identification information from a user terminal;
A selection step of selecting display information of a user based on the user identification information from display information storing display contents for each user;
A transmitting step of transmitting the selected display information to the user terminal,
A site information providing method comprising:
[0096]
【The invention's effect】
By applying the above configuration, it is possible to dynamically change the site information displayed when the user starts the browser to the site information that interests the user and display it. This makes it possible for the user to browse the desired site without performing useless operations.
[0097]
In addition, since the site provider can automatically display on a terminal of a user who is interested or interested in the site to be provided, an effective advertising effect is achieved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a system schematic diagram (first embodiment) of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user information table (first embodiment) and an access history information DB (first embodiment).
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a main process (first embodiment).
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a display site selection / editing process (first embodiment).
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an access history information DB update process (first embodiment).
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of site list information (first embodiment) displayed on a user terminal.
FIG. 7 is a system schematic diagram (second embodiment) of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a user information table (Example 2) and a genre information table (Example 1).
FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a main process (second embodiment).
FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a display site selection / editing process (second embodiment).
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of site list information (second embodiment) displayed on a user terminal.
[Explanation of symbols]
101 Center 102 User information table 103 Access history information table 104 User authentication program 105 Display site selection program 106 Site list editing program 107 Access history information update program 108 Network 109 User terminal

Claims (3)

Means for receiving user identification information from a user terminal;
Selecting means for selecting display information of a user based on the user identification information from user display information storing display information for each user;
Transmission means for transmitting the selected display information to the user terminal,
A site information providing device comprising: 2. The display information according to claim 1, wherein the display information is an access history in which a user has accessed a site in the past, and the selecting unit selects a site with the highest access frequency from the access history. Site information providing device. Equipped with a site genre information registration means for registering genre information of each site,
2. The site according to claim 1, wherein the display information is a favorite genre set in advance by a user, and the selection unit selects a site belonging to the user's favorite genre from the site genre information. Information providing device.

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