JP2004280539A - Updating report system for electronic document - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an updating report device for electronic document capable of performing an updating report in the same condition as a retrieval device. <P>SOLUTION: This updating report system for electronic document comprises the updating report device 105 and the retrieval device 103. This system further comprises an input information conversion means 104 for using information inputted in the retrieval device in the updating report device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an electronic document update notification system that monitors and notifies that content of an electronic document group distributed and arranged on a network has been updated.
[0002]
[Prior art]
On an electronic network such as the Internet, many electronic documents are open to the general public. There is a search device as a technique widely used for searching for a necessary document from the published document.
[0003]
In general, a search device called a search engine accesses a server storing electronic documents, collects the electronic documents held by the server at regular intervals, makes a pseudo copy of each server, and generates a document including a keyword. This is a device that returns a search result in real time in response to a search request to search.
[0004]
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a procedure for using a conventional search device. In FIG. 12, first, a request to obtain a search start page is sent from the user terminal to the search device (1201), and the search start page is sent from the search device to the user terminal. Is transmitted (1202). The search start page is for transmitting a search request to the search device. Next, the search parameter is transmitted (search request) from the user terminal to the search device (1203), and the search result page is transmitted from the search device to the user terminal (1204).
[0005]
Further, as an apparatus that has been receiving attention in recent years, there is an update notification apparatus disclosed in JP-A-2001-67283. The search device is a device that searches for an electronic document existing in the network at the time of a search request. On the other hand, this update notification device is used when a document that does not exist at that time appears newly or when a document that already exists does not exist. When the contents of a document are updated, the device notifies the applicant of the fact.
[0006]
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a procedure for using a conventional update notification device. In FIG. 13, first, a request for acquiring a notification registration page is sent from the user terminal to the update notification device (1301), and the update notification device transmits the request to the user terminal. The notification registration page is transmitted (1302). Next, a notification parameter is transmitted (registration request) from the user terminal to the update notification device (1303), and a registration completion page is transmitted from the update notification device to the user terminal (1304).
[0007]
Many similarities can be found between the two devices. Both are devices for finding an electronic document that meets specific conditions. Even when a user uses the device, in order to identify the document, a range in which the document is found in the network and a keyword included in the document Is specified.
[0008]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Due to the similarity described above, the search device and the update notification device may be used consecutively. For example, if a desired document cannot be found by searching with a search device, registration with the update notification device has been performed to wait for the corresponding document to appear.
[0009]
However, the search range or keyword input to the search device and the search range or keyword input to the update notification device were the same.
[0010]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems of the related art, and an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic document update notification system that can perform update notification under the same conditions as a search device. is there.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, an electronic document update notification system according to the present invention is an electronic document update notification system including an update notification device and a search device, wherein information input by the search device is updated by the update notification device. It is characterized by having input information conversion means for use in.
[0012]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0013]
(First Embodiment)
First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0014]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an electronic document update notification system according to the present embodiment.
[0015]
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 101 denotes a user terminal, which is a terminal for a user using the update notification system according to the present embodiment to connect to a network and access the update notification system. Reference numeral 102 denotes an electronic document server which holds an electronic document and transmits the document according to a request from the outside. Many electronic documents are described using HTML (Hypertext Markup Language), and HTTP (Hypertext transfer protocol) is widely used for requesting and transmitting documents. A search device 103 is a device for searching for an electronic document from a specific electronic document server 102. Some search devices are installed to search for documents in one electronic document server 102, and some search devices target a plurality of electronic document servers 102 as Internet searches. The input information conversion means 104 constituting a part of the device proposed in the present application functions as a part of the search device 103. Reference numeral 105 denotes an update notification device that monitors a specific electronic document server 102 and notifies a desired electronic document to a desired person. The update notification device 105 includes a setting unit 106, an update monitoring unit 107, and a notification unit 108. The setting means 106 is for a notification applicant to register in the update notification device 105 and to set a notification. The update monitoring unit 107 monitors an electronic document. The notifying unit 108 notifies the applicant of the update when the update is made.
[0016]
The user terminal 101, the electronic document server 102, the search device 103, and the update notification device 105 are connected to each other via the Internet 109.
[0017]
The electronic document server 102, the search device 103, and the update notification device 105 are devices that are collectively referred to as servers and are capable of receiving an HTTP request and returning a result, and have the device configuration illustrated in FIG.
[0018]
This device configuration is a general PC (personal computer) as shown in FIG.
[0019]
2, reference numeral 201 denotes an HD (hard disk) device, 202 denotes a memory, 203 denotes a network I / F (interface), 204 denotes a CPU (central processing unit), 205 denotes a removable device, 206 denotes a display device, and 207 denotes a display board. , 208 a keyboard, 209 a mouse, and 210 a peripheral controller.
[0020]
The device configuration shown in FIG. 2 may be a device such as a mobile phone or a PDA (portable information device) that can be connected to a network in recent years.
[0021]
As shown in FIG. 3, the search start page can set a search range 301 for setting a document existence range and a keyword 302 included in the document.
[0022]
A procedure for using the search device 103 will be described.
[0023]
First, after setting two parameters, the user makes a search request by pressing a search button 503 provided on the search start page. This search request is sent from the user terminal 101 to the search device 103, and the search device 103 lists various information of a document including the set keyword from its own database and sends the list to the user terminal 101. Send. This is the search result page, which looks like FIG. 4 on the user terminal 101.
[0024]
Next, a procedure for using the update notification device 105 will be described.
[0025]
First, the user requests the update notification device 105 to obtain a notification registration page from the user terminal 101. In response, the setting unit 106 in the update notification device 105 transmits a notification registration page to the user terminal 101. This notification registration page is for transmitting notification settings to the update notification device 105. As shown in FIG. 5, a notification range 501 for setting a document existence range, a keyword 502 included in the document, An e-mail address 503 of a notification destination when notification is performed by e-mail can be set. After setting three parameters, the user performs notification registration by pressing a registration button 504 provided on the notification registration page. If the registration is successful, the update notification device 105 returns a registration completion page to the user terminal 101.
[0026]
The registration completion page is a page as shown in FIG. 6 for notifying that the registration has been successful. When there is an updated page, an e-mail having the contents shown in FIG. 7 is transmitted from the update notification device 105 to the user terminal 101.
[0027]
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a procedure for using the update notification system according to the present embodiment. A search device is used similarly to FIG. 12 which is a conventional example, but a search device 103 including input information conversion means 104 transmits an improved search result page different from FIG. 4 as shown in FIG. 9 to the user terminal 101. (801 in FIG. 8). The difference between FIG. 4 and FIG. 9 is the link button 901 to the notification registration page shown in FIG. This is displayed by the input information conversion unit 104 adding the description shown in FIG. 10 to the search result page.
[0028]
In FIG. 10, reference numeral 1001 denotes a link to a notification registration page of the update notification device, 1002 denotes a keyword transmission description for transmitting the keyword used as a search request to the update notification device 105, and 1003 denotes a search range used as the search request. A search target transmission description to be transmitted to the update notification device 105, and reference numeral 1004 denotes a link button display description to a notification registration page for displaying the link button 901 in FIG.
[0029]
By pressing the link button 901 in FIG. 9, the user transmits the search range and the keyword at the time of the search from the user terminal 101 to the update notification device 105, and makes a request to acquire the improved notification registration page (FIG. 8). 802). The improved notification registration page is transmitted from the update notification device 105 to the user terminal 101 in response to this request (803 in FIG. 8). The improved notification registration page is different from FIG. 5 as shown in FIG. 11, and has no user interface for setting a notification range setting 501 and a keyword setting 502, as shown in the notification range and keyword confirmation message 1101 in FIG. It has already been set. The search range is used for the notification range, and the keyword at the time of search is used for the keyword.
[0030]
In the case of this embodiment, the search range is a character string “Site000001”, and the URL of the failure information site (for example, http://www.sample.co.jp/shougai/) for both the search device 103 and the update notification device 105. Can be shared. This is because both the devices 103 and 105 hold this related information.
[0031]
When the user of the search target transmission description 1003 in FIG. 10 sets the notification destination e-mail address 1102 in FIG. 11 and presses the registration button 1103, the notification parameters are transmitted from the user terminal 101 to the update notification device 105, that is, A notification registration request is made (804 in FIG. 8), and a registration completion page is transmitted from the update notification device 105 to the user terminal 101 (805 in FIG. 8).
[0032]
(Other embodiments)
In the above-described embodiment, the search range is simply represented by a character string “Site000001”, but the URL itself indicating the search range may be transmitted. The URL indicating the search range is “http://www.sample.co.jp/shougai/” in the above-described embodiment.
[0033]
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the search device 103 and the update notification device 105 are operated on different servers, but may be operated on the same server.
[0034]
In addition, a storage medium storing program codes of software for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or an apparatus, and a computer (or CPU, MPU, or the like) of the system or the apparatus is stored in the storage medium. It goes without saying that the present invention is also achieved by reading and executing the program code.
[0035]
In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the functions of the above-described embodiment, and the storage medium storing the program code constitutes the present invention.
[0036]
Further, as a storage medium for supplying the program code, for example, RAM, NV-RAM, floppy (registered trademark) disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, MO, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW , A DVD (DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, etc.), a magnetic tape, a non-volatile memory card, another ROM, etc., as long as the program code can be stored, or a download via a network. Can be used.
[0037]
When the computer executes the readout program code, not only the functions of the above-described embodiment are realized, but also an OS (Operating System) or the like running on the computer based on the instruction of the program code. Performs part or all of the actual processing, and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.
[0038]
Further, after the program code read from the storage medium is written into a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function expansion is performed based on the instruction of the program code. It goes without saying that a CPU or the like provided in the board or the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing, and the processing realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments.
[0039]
Although various examples and embodiments of the present invention have been described above, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the spirit and scope of the present invention are not limited to the specific description and drawings in this specification. It goes without saying that it is possible to cover the various modifications and changes all set out in the claims.
[0040]
Examples of embodiments of the present invention are listed below.
[0041]
[Embodiment 1] An electronic document update notification system including an update notification device and a search device,
An electronic document update notification system, comprising input information conversion means for using the information input by the search device with the update notification device.
[0042]
[Embodiment 2] An electronic document update notification system including an update notification device and a search device,
An electronic document update notification system, comprising: input information conversion means for using a keyword input by the search device with the update notification device.
[0043]
[Embodiment 3] An electronic document update notification system including an update notification device and a search device,
Update monitoring means for monitoring updates of electronic documents in the network;
Notifying means for notifying the presence of the electronic document searched by the update monitoring means,
Notification setting means for setting a document desired to be notified to the update monitoring means,
An electronic document update notification system, comprising: input information conversion means for generating input information to the notification setting means from input information to the search device.
[0044]
[Embodiment 4] An electronic document according to any one of Embodiments 1 to 3, further comprising input information conversion means for generating notification setting information to the update notification device from input information to the search device. Update notification system.
[0045]
[Embodiment 5] The electronic document update notification system according to any one of Embodiments 1 to 3, further comprising a notification setting unit capable of inputting notification setting information output from the search device.
[0046]
[Embodiment 6] The electronic document update notification system according to any one of Embodiments 1 to 3, wherein the conversion information in the input information conversion unit is a keyword.
[0047]
[Embodiment 7] The electronic document update notification system according to any one of Embodiments 1 to 3, wherein the conversion information in the input information conversion means is a keyword and a document search range.
[0048]
[Eighth Embodiment] The input information conversion unit can modify a search result page output by the search device, and outputs a link for transmitting conversion information to the notification setting device to the search result page. An electronic document update notification system according to any one of the first to seventh embodiments.
[0049]
[Embodiment 9] An update notification method for performing an electronic document update notification by an electronic document update notification system including an update notification device and a search device,
An update notification method for an electronic document, comprising: an input information conversion step for using information input by the search device in the update notification device.
[0050]
[Embodiment 10] An update notification method for performing an electronic document update notification by an electronic document update notification system including an update notification device and a search device,
An update notification method for an electronic document, further comprising an input information conversion step for using a keyword input by the search device in the update notification device.
[0051]
[Embodiment 11] An update notification method for performing an electronic document update notification by an electronic document update notification system including an update notification device and a search device,
An update monitoring step for monitoring updates of electronic documents in the network;
A notification step of notifying the presence of the electronic document searched by the update monitoring step,
A notification setting step for setting a document desired to be notified to the update monitoring step,
An input information conversion step of generating input information to the notification setting step from input information to the search device.
[0052]
[Embodiment 12] The electronic document update notification method according to any one of Embodiments 9 to 11, further comprising an input information conversion step of generating notification setting information to the update notification device from input information to the search device. .
[0053]
[Thirteenth Embodiment] The electronic document update notification method according to any one of the ninth to eleventh embodiments, further comprising a notification setting step of inputting a notification setting output from the search device.
[0054]
[Embodiment 14] The electronic document update notification method according to any one of Embodiments 9 to 11, wherein the conversion information in the input information conversion step is a keyword.
[0055]
[Embodiment 15] The electronic document update notification method according to any one of Embodiments 9 to 11, wherein the conversion information in the input information conversion affirmative is a keyword and a document existence range.
[0056]
[Embodiment 16] In the input information conversion step, a search result page output by the search device can be modified, and a link for transmitting conversion information to the notification setting device is output to the search result page. The electronic document update notification method according to any one of the ninth to eleventh embodiments.
[0057]
[Embodiment 17] A control program comprising a program code for causing a computer to execute each step of the electronic document update notification method according to any one of Embodiments 9 to 16.
[0058]
[Embodiment 18] A storage medium storing the control program according to Embodiment 17.
[0059]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the electronic document update notification device of the present invention, the update notification device can perform update notification under the same conditions as the search device.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an electronic document update notification system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a user terminal, an electronic document server, a search device, and an update notification device in the electronic document update notification system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a search start page in the electronic document update notification system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a search result page in the electronic document update notification system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a notification registration page in the electronic document update notification system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a notification registration completion page in the electronic document update notification system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a notification mail in the electronic document update notification system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a procedure of using the search device and the update notification device in the electronic document update notification system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a search result page in the electronic document update notification system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a detailed view of an improved portion of a search result page in the electronic document update notification system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a notification registration page in the electronic document update notification system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a procedure of using a search device in a conventional electronic document update notification system.
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a procedure for using an update notification device in a conventional electronic document update notification system.
[Explanation of symbols]
101 User terminal 102 Electronic document server 103 Search device 104 Input information conversion means 105 Update notification device 106 Setting means 107 Update monitoring means 108 Notification means 201 HD device 202 Memory 203 Network I / F
204 CPU
205 Removable device 206 Display device 207 Display board 208 Keyboard 209 Mouse 210 Peripheral controller 301 Search range 302 Keyword 303 Search button 501 Notification range 502 Keyword 503 Notification destination e-mail address 504 Registration button 901 Link button to notification registration page 1001 Notification registration page 1002 Description for keyword transmission 1003 Description for search transmission 1004 Description for link button display to notification registration page 1101 Notification range, keyword confirmation message 1102 Notification destination e-mail address 1103 Registration button

Claims (1)

An electronic document update notification system comprising an update notification device and a search device,
An electronic document update notification system, comprising input information conversion means for using the information input by the search device with the update notification device.

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