JP2005107905A - Access information management system, and access information managing server - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To collect many pieces of useful access information without much labor, and to manage them by classifying them into appropriate categories. <P>SOLUTION: A software-providing part 31 is provided for generating an individual pier ID, and providing software for creating a bookmark folder for a predetermined category, an access information collecting part 32 is provided for collecting pieces of access information registered in the bookmark folders, created by using the software in terminals 10-1 to 10-n along with the peer IDs, an access information registering part 33 is provided for sorting, registering, and managing the pier IDs of the pieces of access information collected by the access information collecting part 32, in association with the pier IDs by categories specified by the bookmark folders, and an access information providing part 34 is provided for providing access information of a category to a terminal, when a category is specified in the terminals 10-1 to 10-n. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an access information management system and an access information management server for managing access information via the Internet, and more particularly to an access information management system and an access information management server using bookmarks.

  In recent years, the Internet and personal computers have rapidly spread, and it has become easy for individuals to connect to the Internet regardless of time or place. Along with this, the number of business organizations that open web pages on the Internet, provide information using the web pages, and sell products is rapidly increasing. Therefore, the Web page established on the Internet in this way is used by many users for business and private purposes as a convenient means for collecting various information and receiving services.

  When browsing a Web page established on the Internet in this way, a browser is activated on a terminal configured to be connectable to the Internet, and the URL of the Web page is input in an area for entering access information. Then, the Web page specified by the input URL is accessed via the Internet, and the accessed Web page is displayed on the terminal by the browser.

  Here, as described above, when a Web page is used to collect information or receive a service, a desired Web page cannot be accessed without knowing the URL of the Web page to be used.

  Therefore, a search site was established on the Internet, and each Web page established on the Internet was classified into categories, and when a category was specified on the terminal, it was classified into the specified category. There is a service for displaying a URL of a Web page on a terminal. In such a search site, when a web page category is classified by a business organization that operates the search site, a newly established web page or a web page that has been updated in the search site, etc. May be performed using a program called a search robot that collects information on the Internet.

Also, in a terminal connectable to the Internet, access information such as a URL of a desired Web page and a bookmark assigned to the access information are registered in a bookmark management server that manages access information, and then the terminal Then, when the bookmark management server is accessed and a bookmark is input, a technique for displaying access information associated with the input bookmark on the terminal is considered (for example, see Patent Document 1). .)
JP 2003-67328 A

  However, as described above, a search site is established on the Internet, each Web page established on the Internet is classified into categories, and the category is designated when the terminal is designated. In a service that displays on a terminal the URL of a Web page classified into a category, when the classification of each Web page category is performed by a corporate organization that operates a search site, etc., Since the contents are confirmed and classified one by one, there is a problem that enormous effort is required. In addition, when performing classification for each category of the Web page using a search robot, there is a possibility that the access information cannot be classified into an appropriate category because the URL registration of the Web page is performed with an arbitrary name.

  In the case of using the bookmark management server as described above, the access information such as the URL of a desired Web page and the bookmark added to the access information are registered in the bookmark management server in a terminal that can be connected to the Internet. Therefore, there is a problem that it takes time and effort for the user, and a lot of access information cannot be collected.

  The present invention has been made in view of the problems of the conventional techniques as described above, and collects a lot of useful access information without taking time and classifies them into appropriate categories. It is an object of the present invention to provide an access information management system and an access information management server that can be managed in a controlled manner.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides:
A terminal connectable to the Internet, an information providing unit configured to be accessible by predetermined access information, and providing content to the access source via the Internet; an access information managing unit for managing the access information; In an access information management system comprising
The access information management means includes
Software providing means for generating individual identification information and providing the terminal with software for creating a bookmark folder of a predetermined category;
Access information collecting means for collecting access information registered in the bookmark folder created using the software in the terminal together with the identification information;
Access information registration means for registering and managing the access information collected by the access information collecting means in association with the identification information and classified into the category specified by the bookmark folder;
Access information providing means for providing the terminal with access information classified into the category when the category is designated by the terminal.

  The access information registration means manages the registration number of the access information and the registration timing thereof, and when the registration number of the same access information exceeds a predetermined number, the access information registration unit is based on the registration timing. A privilege is given to a software provider identified by the identification information.

An access information management server that manages access information for information providing means for providing content via the Internet,
Software providing means for generating individual identification information for a terminal connectable to the Internet and providing software for creating a bookmark folder of a predetermined category;
Access information collecting means for collecting access information registered in the bookmark folder created using the software in the terminal together with the identification information;
Access information registration means for registering and managing the access information collected by the access information collecting means in association with the identification information and classified into the category specified by the bookmark folder;
Access information providing means for providing the terminal with access information classified into the category when the category is designated by the terminal.

  The access information registration means manages the registration number of the access information and the registration timing thereof, and when the registration number of the same access information exceeds a predetermined number, the access information registration unit is based on the registration timing. A privilege is given to a software provider identified by the identification information.

  In the present invention configured as described above, software for generating individual identification information and creating a bookmark folder of a predetermined category can be connected to the Internet from the software providing means of the access information managing means. When provided to a terminal and installed on the terminal, individual identification information is generated corresponding to the installed software. In addition, when a bookmark folder of a predetermined category is created by the access information management means in the terminal using this software, and the access information is registered in the bookmark folder, the access information registered in the bookmark folder is accessed. Collected together with the identification information by the access information collection means of the information management means, and the access information collected by the access information registration means is classified into a category specified by the bookmark folder, registered and managed in association with the identification information . Thereafter, when a category is designated at the terminal, the access information providing means provides access information classified into the designated category to the terminal.

  In this way, after the software provided from the access information management means is installed in the terminal, the access information designated by the terminal using this software is the bookmark folder of the category predetermined by the access information management means. In addition, access information registered in the terminal and collected in the terminal is collected by the access information management means, registered and managed in the category specified by the bookmark folder, so there is no hassle A lot of access information can be collected and managed by classifying them into appropriate categories.

  Also, the access information registration means manages the number of registered access information and the timing of the registration, and if the number of registered identical access information exceeds a predetermined number, the identification information is based on the registration timing. If a privilege is given to the software provider identified by the above, the user of the terminal tries to register useful access information as soon as possible in order to obtain the privilege from the access information management means.

  As described above, in the present invention, after the software provided from the access information management means is installed in the terminal, the access information designated by the terminal is determined in advance by the access information management means using this software. The access information registered in the terminal is collected and collected in the access information management means, and is registered and managed in the category specified by the bookmark folder. Therefore, it is possible to collect a lot of access information without taking time and classify them into appropriate categories and manage them.

  Also, the access information registration means manages the number of registered access information and the timing of the registration, and if the number of registered identical access information exceeds a predetermined number, the identification information is based on the registration timing. In order to obtain a privilege from the access information management means, the user of the terminal intends to register useful access information as soon as possible. Thus, the access information management means can quickly collect useful access information.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of an access information management system of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, this embodiment is configured to be accessible via the Internet 50 by terminals 10-1 to 10-n that can be connected to the Internet 50 and URLs that are predetermined access information. Information providing servers 20-1 to 20-N that provide Web pages as contents to the terminals via the Internet 50, and information providing servers 20- classified into categories by the terminals 10-1 to 10-n. The access information management server 30 collects URLs 1 to 20-n, classifies the collected URLs into categories, and registers and manages them in the access information database 42. The access information management server 30 generates software for generating a peer ID as identification information for the terminals 10-1 to 10-n and creating a bookmark folder of a predetermined category. Collected by the providing unit 31, the access information collecting unit 32 that collects the URL registered in the bookmark folder created using the software provided from the software providing unit 31 together with the peer ID, and the access information collecting unit 32 The URL is classified into the category specified by the bookmark folder, and the category is specified by the access information registration unit 33 that registers and manages the URL in the access information database 42 in association with the peer ID and the terminals 10-1 to 10-n. Specified by the access information database 42 The access information providing unit 34 extracts URLs classified into categories and provides the extracted URLs to the terminals 10-1 to 10-n. Further, the access information registration unit 33 accesses URLs. The number of registrations in the information database 42 and the timing of the registration are managed, and when the number of registrations of the same URL exceeds a predetermined number, the customer is determined based on the timing of registration of the URL in the access information database 42. With reference to the information database 41, a privilege is granted to the software provider identified by the peer ID.

  Hereinafter, a method for using access information in the access information management system configured as described above will be described.

  First, regarding the processing when registering the URLs of the information providing servers 20-1 to 20-N in the terminals 10-1 to 10-n using the software provided from the access information management server 30 shown in FIG. A description will be given by taking as an example processing for registering the URL of the information providing server 20-1 in the terminal 10-1 using software provided from the information management server 30.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining processing when the URL of the information providing server 20-1 is registered in the terminal 10-1 using software provided from the access information management server 30 in the access information management system shown in FIG. It is a flowchart of.

  When the user of the terminal 10-1 accesses a site for downloading software for registering access information for the information providing servers 20-1 to 20-N in the access information management server 30 (step S1), the access information Software for registering access information for the information providing servers 20-1 to 20-N in the access information managing server 30 is transmitted from the software providing unit 31 of the management server 30 via the Internet 50 (step S2).

  When the software transmitted from the access information management server 30 is received by the terminal 10-1 and installed by an operation in the terminal 10-1 (step S3), a peer ID corresponding to the installed software is generated and the terminal 10-1 and the access information management server 30 are connected peer-to-peer (step S4), and a screen for registering a folder of a category predetermined by the access information management server 30 in the bookmark of the terminal 10-1 is displayed on the terminal. 10-1 is displayed (step S5). In addition, in generation | occurrence | production of peer ID, it is performed using the existing technique by the software installed in the terminal 10-1.

  FIG. 3 registers a folder of a category predetermined by the access information management server 30 displayed on the terminals 10-1 to 10-n shown in FIG. 1 in the bookmark of the terminals 10-1 to 10-n. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen for.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when the software transmitted from the access information management server 30 is installed in the terminal 10-1, a check box 1 is provided for each, and a plurality of items that can be specified by the check box 1 are provided. A category designation screen on which category group 2 consisting of category names and a registration button 3 for registering a folder with the category name designated by check box 1 in the bookmark of terminal 10-1 is displayed on terminal 10-1. The The plurality of category names constituting the category group 2 indicate categories determined in advance by the access information management server 30. From the category names, the check box 1 is selected on the terminal 10-1. The folder having the category name designated by using the bookmark is registered in the bookmark of the terminal 10-1.

  When the user of the terminal 10-1 checks the check box 1 of the desired category name on the screen as shown in FIG. 3 and presses the registration button 3, the category specified using the check button 1 is displayed. A name folder is registered in the bookmark of the terminal 10-1 (step S6).

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a bookmark in which a folder having a category name determined by the access information management server 30 shown in FIG. 1 is registered.

  As shown in FIG. 4, after the folder designated on the category designation screen shown in FIG. 3 is registered in the bookmark of the terminal 10-1, the browser is started on the terminal 10-1 to display the bookmark. Then, in addition to the folder 5 arbitrarily registered by the user of the terminal 10-1, the folder 4 registered in step S6 is displayed.

  Thereafter, the terminal 10-1 starts a browser to access the Web page of the information providing server 20-1, and displays the Web page of the information providing server 20-1 on the terminal 10-1 for browsing (step S7). ) When registering the URL of the Web page displayed on the terminal 10-1 in the folder registered in step S6 (step S8), the bookmark is displayed as shown in FIG. 4 and registered in step S6. By designating a desired folder among the designated folders, the URL of the Web page displayed on the terminal 10-1 is registered as a bookmark in the designated folder (step S9).

  In this embodiment, software for registering access information for the information providing servers 20-1 to 20-N in the access information management server 30 is transferred from the software providing unit 31 of the access information management server 30 to the terminal 10-1. Although downloaded, software for registering access information for the information providing servers 20-1 to 20-N in the access information management server 30 is provided from the software providing unit 31 of the access information management server 30, and the terminal 10-1 The software providing method is not limited to downloading, as long as it is configured to be installed.

  Next, processing when the access information management server 30 collects and registers access information registered in the bookmarks of the terminals 10-1 to 10-n will be described.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining processing when the access information management server 30 collects and registers access information registered in the bookmarks of the terminals 10-1 to 10-n in the access information management system shown in FIG. It is a flowchart of.

  In the access information collection unit 32 of the access information management server 30, the URL registered in the bookmark of the terminals 10-1 to 10-n is registered in a folder having a category name predetermined by the access information management server 30. When URL collection is designated (step S11), the URL registered in the bookmark of the terminals 10-1 to 10-n is registered in a folder having a category name predetermined by the access information management server 30. The URL is transmitted from the terminals 10-1 to 10-n (step S12), and is received by the access information collection unit 32 via the Internet 50 (step S13). At this time, the peer ID assigned to the software installed in the terminals 10-1 to 10-n is also transmitted from the terminals 10-1 to 10-n together with the URL and received by the access information collection unit 32. Here, since the terminals 10-1 to 10-n and the access information management server 30 are peer-to-peer connected as described above, the access information collection unit 32 of the access information management server 30 has the terminal 10-1 Among the URLs registered in the bookmarks of 10 to 10-n, the collection of URLs registered in the folder with the category name determined in advance by the access information management server 30 is designated, whereby the terminals 10-1 to 10- Among the URLs registered in the n bookmarks, URLs registered in a folder having a category name predetermined by the access information management server 30 are collected via the Internet 50. Further, the access information collection unit 32 of the access information management server 30 does not specify the collection of URLs registered in the bookmarks of the terminals 10-1 to 10-n, but the terminals 10-1 to 10-n Among the URLs registered in the bookmarks -1 to 10-n, the URL registered in the folder having the category name determined in advance by the access information management server 30 is active in the access information collection unit 32 of the access information management server 30. It is also possible to send to. Even in that case, the URL and the peer ID transmitted from the terminals 10-1 to 10-n are transmitted to the access information collecting unit 32 of the access information management server 30 via the Internet 50 by the function for the peer-to-peer connection described above. Will be received. Such collection of URLs and peer IDs in the access information collection unit 32 is performed periodically.

  Of the URLs registered in the bookmarks of the terminals 10-1 to 10-n, the URL registered in the folder having the category name predetermined by the access information management server 30 is the access information collection unit of the access information management server 30. When collected at 32, the access information registration unit 33 refers to the access information database 42 and confirms whether or not the URL collected at the access information collection unit 32 is already registered in the access information database 42 ( In step S14), if the URL collected by the access information collection unit 32 is not registered in the access information database 42, the URL collected by the access information collection unit 32 is the terminals 10-1 to 10-10 together with this URL. -The peer ID transmitted from n and the bookmarker of the terminals 10-1 to 10-n It is registered in the access information database 42 in correspondence with the classified categories in click (step S15). At that time, the number of registered URLs “1” and the timing of registration in the access information database 42 are recorded in association with the URL (step S16).

  Further, when the URL collected by the access information collecting unit 32 is registered in the access information database 42, the peer ID collected together with the URL by the access information collecting unit 32 in the access information registering unit 33 is In the information database 42, it is confirmed whether or not it is registered in association with the URL collected by the access information collecting unit 32 (step S17), and the peer ID collected together with the URL by the access information collecting unit 32 is If the URL is not registered in the access information database 42 in association with the URL collected by the access information collection unit 32, the registration number of the URL is incremented by "+1", and the timing of registration and the access information collection unit At 32, the peer ID collected together with the URL is recorded in association with it.

  In addition, if the peer ID collected together with the URL in the access information collection unit 32 is registered in the access information database 42 in association with the URL collected in the access information collection unit 32, the same user As a result, the registration to the access information database 42 is not performed (step S18).

  Through the processing described above, the access information of the information providing servers 20-1 to 20-N accessed by the terminals 10-1 to 10-n is registered and managed in the access information database 42 by the access information management server 30. However, in order to collect useful access information, the terminals 10-1 to 10-n that registered the access information are registered based on the number of registered access information and the timing of registration in the access information database 42. It is also conceivable to give a privilege to the user.

  As described above, since the number of URL registrations and the timing of registration are recorded together with the URLs in the access information database 42, the access information registration unit 33 uses the access information database 42 to register the same URLs. When the number exceeds the predetermined number, a privilege is given to a predetermined number of users in the order of early registration timing based on the registration timing of the URL. Here, in the access information database 42, a peer ID assigned in association with the software provided to the terminal that provides the URL is registered in association with the provided URL, and the customer information database 41, the e-mail addresses of the terminals 10-1 to 10-n and the attribute information such as the names and addresses of the users of the terminals 10-1 to 10-n are registered in association with the peer IDs. Therefore, the access information registration unit 33 first refers to the access information database 42, extracts the peer ID associated with the URL that satisfies the above conditions, and then refers to the customer information database 41 to access information Customer attribute information associated with the peer ID extracted from the database 42 is extracted, and a privilege is given using this attribute information. . For example, the access information registration unit 33 may transmit an e-mail in which coupon information is posted with the e-mail address registered in the customer information database 41 as a destination.

  Thereby, the users of the terminals 10-1 to 10-n intend to register useful access information as soon as possible in order to obtain a privilege from the access information management server 30. Informative access information can be collected quickly.

  In the access information registration unit 33, it is possible to periodically delete access information registered in the access information database 42 with a small number of registrations. Thereby, for example, when the access information is classified into a category in the terminals 10-1 to 10-n, the access information that has been classified into an inappropriate category can be deleted.

  Next, processing when the access information registration unit 33 accesses the Web pages of the information providing servers 20-1 to 20-N using the access information registered and managed in the access information database 42 will be described.

  FIG. 6 shows a case in which the access information registration unit 33 shown in FIG. 1 accesses the Web pages of the information providing servers 20-1 to 20-N using the access information registered and managed in the access information database 42. It is a flowchart for demonstrating a process.

  In the terminal 10-1, the access information registration unit 33 of the access information management server 30 accesses the Web pages of the information providing servers 20-1 to 20-N using the access information registered and managed in the access information database 42. In this case, when the search site of the access information management server 30 is accessed (step S21), a category designation screen for designating a category is transmitted from the access information providing unit 34 of the access information management server 30 (step S22).

  The category designation screen transmitted from the access information providing unit 34 of the access information management server 30 is received and displayed on the terminal 10-1 via the Internet 50 (step S23).

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a category designation screen transmitted from the access information management server 30 illustrated in FIG. 1 to the terminals 10-1 to 10-n.

  As shown in FIG. 7, in the category designation screens transmitted from the access information management server 30 to the terminals 10-1 to 10-n and received and displayed by the terminals 10-1 to 10-n, radio buttons are respectively displayed. 6, a category group 7 composed of a plurality of category names configured to be selectable by the radio button 6, and a search button 8 for searching for access information classified into the category selected by the radio button 6. It is posted. Note that the category group 7 posted on the category designation screen is composed of category names determined in advance by the access information management server 30 and is displayed on the category designation screen shown in FIG. It consists of the same category name as group 2.

  After the category designation screen as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the terminal 10-1, a category is selected using the radio button 6 on the terminal 10-1, and the search button 8 is pressed (step S24). In the access information registration unit 33 of the access information management server 30, the access information database 42 is referred to, the URL classified into the category selected in step S24 is searched (step S25), and the access information providing unit 34 A URL posting screen on which the URL searched by the access information registration unit 33 is posted is created and transmitted (step S26).

  The URL posting screen transmitted from the access information providing unit 34 of the access information management server 30 is received and displayed by the terminal 10-1 via the Internet 50 (step S27).

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a URL posting screen transmitted from the access information management server 30 shown in FIG. 1 and received and displayed by the terminal 10-1.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the URL posting screen transmitted from the access information management server 30 shown in FIG. 1 and received and displayed by the terminal 10-1 is classified into the category selected in step S24. URLs are listed in an order based on the number of registrations. As a result, a user who has searched for a URL by selecting a desired category on the search site as shown in FIG. 7 refers to the URL posting order, and how many users about that URL are. It can be judged relatively whether or not it has been registered.

  In this embodiment, as an example of the case where only the URL of the Web page of the information providing servers 20-1 to 20-N is registered and provided as the access information of the Web page of the information providing servers 20-1 to 20-N. As described above, it can be considered that the names of the Web pages of the information providing servers 20-1 to 20-N are registered and provided together with the URL.

It is a figure which shows one Embodiment of the access information management system of this invention. 6 is a flowchart for explaining processing when registering the URL of the information providing server in the terminal using software provided from the access information managing server in the access information managing system shown in FIG. 1. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen for registering the folder of the category predetermined in the access information management server displayed on the terminal shown in FIG. 1 to the bookmark of a terminal. It is a figure which shows the bookmark with which the folder of the category name decided in the access information management server shown in FIG. 1 was registered. 3 is a flowchart for explaining processing in a case where access information registered in a bookmark of a terminal is collected and registered by an access information management server in the access information management system shown in FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining processing when accessing a Web page of an information providing server using access information registered and managed in an access information database by an access information registration unit shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the category designation | designated screen transmitted to a terminal from the access information management server shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the URL posting screen which is transmitted from the access information management server shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Check box 2, 7 Category group 3 Registration button 4, 5 Folder 6 Radio button 8 Search button 10-1 to 10-n Terminal 20-1 to 20-N Information provision server 30 Access information management server 31 Software provision part 32 Access Information collection unit 33 Access information registration unit 34 Access information provision unit 41 Customer information database 42 Access information database 50 Internet

Claims (4)

A terminal connectable to the Internet, an information providing unit configured to be accessible by predetermined access information, and providing content to the access source via the Internet; an access information managing unit for managing the access information; In an access information management system comprising
The access information management means includes
Software providing means for generating individual identification information and providing the terminal with software for creating a bookmark folder of a predetermined category;
Access information collecting means for collecting access information registered in the bookmark folder created using the software in the terminal together with the identification information;
Access information registration means for registering and managing the access information collected by the access information collection means in association with the identification information and classified into a category specified by the bookmark folder;
An access information management system comprising: access information providing means for providing, to the terminal, access information classified into the category when the category is designated by the terminal. In the access information management system according to claim 1,
The access information registration means manages the registration number of the access information and the timing of the registration, and when the registration number of the same access information exceeds a predetermined number, based on the registration timing, An access information management system characterized by granting a privilege to a software provider identified by identification information. An access information management server for managing access information for information providing means for providing content via the Internet,
Software providing means for generating individual identification information for a terminal connectable to the Internet and providing software for creating a bookmark folder of a predetermined category;
Access information collecting means for collecting access information registered in the bookmark folder created using the software in the terminal together with the identification information;
Access information registration means for registering and managing the access information collected by the access information collection means in association with the identification information and classified into a category specified by the bookmark folder;
An access information management server, comprising: access information providing means for providing, to the terminal, access information classified into the category when the category is designated by the terminal. In the access information management server according to claim 3,
The access information registration means manages the registration number of the access information and the timing of the registration, and when the registration number of the same access information exceeds a predetermined number, based on the registration timing, An access information management server characterized in that a privilege is given to a software provider identified by identification information.

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