JP2006059112A - Method and system for changing initial web page of web client - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and a system for setting a homepage of a specific web server as an initial web page of a web client by allowing a web server to automatically change the configuration information database of the web client connected to its own web page. <P>SOLUTION: The method includes a first step for allowing a first web server to send a response in connecting the web client through a web browser and a second step for allowing the first web server to transmit the web page information of the specific web server to the connected web client. The web page information of the specific web server in the second step includes a selection button which can be selected on the screen of the web browser by a user of the web client in order to automatically set the initial web page of the web client. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a method and system for remotely changing a configuration information database of a web client, and more specifically, remotely changing the contents of a configuration information database of a web client to provide a web page provided from a specific web server as a web site. The present invention relates to a method and system for setting as an initial home page of a client.

  In general, when a web browser such as Explorer or Netscape is used in a web client, the initial home page is mostly set in advance when the web browser is installed. Therefore, when the user wants to visit the home page of a specific web server via the web browser of the web client, the web client connects to the initial home page that is a preset web server home page via the web browser. After that, it is common to enter a URL desired by the user into a URL field of a web browser and connect to a home page of another web server. As described above, since the web browser needs to move to a desired home page after connecting to a preset initial home page, there is a problem that time is delayed accordingly.

  On the other hand, when the user frequently visits the home page of the specific web server, the web browser configuration information database can be directly changed, and the web server home page frequently visited can be set as his initial home page. However, it is troublesome for the user to directly change the configuration information database of the web browser in this way, and it is never easy for a beginner who is not familiar with the web browser to change the configuration information database. This is generally not changed.

  The configuration information database is a file that stores configuration elements or conditions generally used to start application programs, and is a Windows 95 (registered) operating system (OS) from Microsoft (MS). (Registered trademark), Windows NT (registered trademark), Windows XP (registered trademark), etc., a registry used to store configuration information, or an OS other than Microsoft (MS), for example, Unix In (Registered Trademark) and Linux (Registered Trademark), it means a database or a file used for storing configuration information.

  On the other hand, as Internet advertising activity has increased recently, homepage operators of web servers provide a lot of useful information on the homepage so that as many web clients as possible can visit their homepage. Is committed. At this time, one of the best ways to allow many web clients to visit your home page is to set the home page of your web server as the initial home page of your web client. The server operator provided a file that would allow the required web client to download a file that would allow their web server to be set as the initial home page. In this case, the web client directly downloaded the file and then directly executed the file to set the web server home page as the initial home page. However, such prior art methods are not widely used because they have a lot of efforts and time consuming problems and are not used to many users.

Accordingly, the present invention is to solve such problems of the prior art, and its purpose is to automatically change the configuration information database of the web client connected to the home page by the web server, and It is to provide a method and system that allow a server home page to be set as the initial home page of a web client.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a selection button in the web server home page so that a web client connected to the web server home page can set a specific home page as an initial home page whenever desired. It is to provide a method and system that can further enhance convenience.
Still another object of the present invention is to automatically search the contents of the configuration information database of a large number of web clients when a large number of web clients set the home page of a specific web server as their initial home page. It is to provide a method and system for automatically changing the contents of the configuration information database of the web client after confirming whether the home page of another web server is set as the initial home page of the web client.

  In order to achieve the above object, a method for changing an initial homepage of a web client according to the present invention is a method for changing the contents of the configuration information database of a web client having a web browser and a configuration information database, A first step in which a first web server responds when connecting a web client via a second step, wherein the first web server transmits homepage information of a specific web server to the connected web client, and The home page information of the specific web server in the second stage is automatically set as the initial home page of the web client by the home page of the specific web server, so that the user of the web client can select on the web browser screen Includes selection button It is characterized in.

Preferably, in the initial homepage changing method of the present invention, when the user of the web client selects the selection button, the first web server changes the contents of the configuration information database of the web client, The method may further include a third step of transmitting web page information including a code for automatically setting a home page of a specific web server as an initial home page of the web client to the web client.
Preferably, in the initial homepage changing method of the present invention, the web page information in the third step is for confirming with a user whether or not execution is permitted prior to execution of a code for automatically setting as the initial homepage. The code may be further included.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, a web client initial homepage changing method is a method in which a first web server connected to a network changes the contents of the configuration information database of a web client having a web browser and a configuration information database. A first step of responding when the web client is connected via the web browser; a second step of transmitting homepage information of a specific web server to the connected web client; and the configuration information database of the web client And a third step of automatically setting the homepage of the specific web server as an initial homepage of the web client, wherein the third step sets the transmitted homepage of the specific web server as the initial homepage. Web client Transmitting a message to the web client as to whether to agree to set as the initial home page of the client, and if the client agrees to set the home page of the specific web server as the initial home page, The first web server directly changes the contents of the configuration information database and automatically sets the home page of the specific web server as the initial home page of the web client.

  According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for changing an initial homepage of a web client, which is a method for changing contents of the configuration information database of a web client having a web browser and a configuration information database. A first stage of responding at the time of connection, a second stage of transmitting homepage information of a specific web server to a web client connected to the first web server, and changing the contents of the configuration information database of the web client A third step of automatically setting the home page of the specific web server as the initial home page of the web client, wherein the third step sets the transmitted home page of the specific web server as the initial home page of the web client. Transmitting a message to the web client as to whether to agree to set the web server, and if the client agrees to set the home page of the specific web server as an initial home page, the first web server Automatically incorporating into the web client a configuration serve engine that manages the initial home page of the client.

  Preferably, the initial homepage changing method of the present invention may further include a fourth step in which the first web server searches for a web client on which the setting serve engine is mounted, and the setting serve engine is searched for. The setting server engine of the web client calls the configuration information database of the web client to determine whether the home page of the specific web server is set as the initial home page of the web client; If it is not set as the initial home page of the web client, the setting server engine changes the contents of the configuration information database of the web client, and the home page of the specific web server is changed to the initial home page of the web client. It may be one that performs the step of setting automatically as Page.

In the first web server, homepage information of the specific web server is set, a setting engine which is a program for remotely installing the setting serve engine in a web client, and a setting serve engine installed in the web client And a setting robot, which is a program for automatically searching for.
In the fourth step, the setting robot of the first web server connects to one of a number of web clients, and whether the setting robot has the setting serve engine installed in the connected web client. And searching for the web client on which the setting serve engine is mounted.
The web client is connected to a number of web servers that provide the setting serve engine, receives homepage information and a setting serve engine of a specific web server from the number of web servers, respectively, The homepage information of the server is set, and the server can have a setting engine which is a program for remotely installing the setting serve engine in the web client.

In contrast, in the fourth step of searching for a web client on which the setting serve engine is installed, the setting serve engine calls a configuration information database of the searched web client, and registers with the setting serve engine. And automatically setting one home page of the web client home page list as the initial home page of the web client.
Further, the web client can be managed by a setting engine operation management server having a setting robot which is a program for automatically searching for a setting serve engine installed in the web client.
In the fourth step, the setting robot connects to one of a number of web clients, and the setting robot determines whether the connected web client is equipped with the setting serve engine. And searching for the web client equipped with a serve engine.
In the fourth step, the setting robot compares the homepage information set in the setting engine with the homepage information set in the setting serve engine, and the setting engine is set in the setting engine. When the homepage information and the homepage information set in the setting serve engine are different, the homepage information set in the setting serve engine may be changed to match the homepage information set in the setting engine.

The automatic setting step includes a step of confirming whether or not the web client agrees to change contents of the configuration information database; and if the web client agrees, a homepage list of the web client registered by the setting serve engine Confirming, selecting one homepage in the homepage list, changing the configuration information database of the web client, and automatically setting the selected homepage as an initial homepage Can be a thing.
The home page of the specific web server may be the home page of the first web server. However, the home page of the first web server is different from the home page of the first web server, and the first web server has one home page among the many home pages. It can be set as the initial home page of the web client.

An initial homepage changing system for a web client according to still another aspect of the present invention is a system for changing the contents of the configuration information database of a web client having a web browser and a configuration information database, and the web client via the web browser And a selection button that allows a user of the web client to select on the screen of the web browser in order to automatically set the home page of the specific web server as the initial home page of the web client when connecting It has the 1st server which transmits the homepage information of a specific web server, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.
Preferably, when the user of the web client selects the selection button, the first web server changes a content of the configuration information database of the web client and displays the home page of the specific web server as the web client. Web page information including a code for automatically setting as an initial home page of the client may be transmitted to the web client.
The web page information may further include a code for allowing a user to confirm whether or not the execution is permitted prior to execution of the code for automatically setting the initial home page.

  An initial homepage changing system for a web browser according to still another aspect of the present invention is a system for changing the contents of the configuration information database of a web client having a web browser and a configuration information database, the web client via the web browser. A first web server that automatically sets the home page of the specific web server as the initial home page of the web client by changing the contents of the configuration information database of the web client, and the first web server includes: After confirming whether the web client agrees to set the home page of the specific web server as the initial home page, if the web client agrees, the contents of the configuration information database of the web client are directly changed. Automatically and sets the home page of the particular web server as an initial home of the web client Te.

Preferably, the first web server changes the contents of the configuration information database of the web client to register the homepage address of the specific web server in a bookmark folder that is a folder storing the homepage address of the web server. Can be a thing.
In addition, the web client has a setting serve engine that is a program for managing the initial home page of the web client, and the first web server agrees to set the home page of the web server as the initial home page, It may have a configuration engine that is a program that remotely incorporates the configuration serve engine into the web client.
The first web server may include a setting robot that is a program for automatically searching for a setting engine installed in the web client.
The setting robot searches for the web client on which the setting serve engine is mounted, and then the setting serve engine of the searched web client calls the configuration information database of the web client. When the configuration information database of the web client is analyzed, and the initial home page of the web client is different from the home page of the specific web server, the content of the configuration information database is changed so that the home page of the specific web server is It can be automatically set as the initial home page.

  Further, the setting serve engine compares whether the initial home page set in the web client is the same as the home page information of the specific web server set in the setting serve engine even in an offline state not connected to the Internet. If the initial home page of the web client is different from the home page of the specific web server, the content of the configuration information database of the web client is changed and the home page of the specific web server is automatically set as the initial home page of the web client. It can be set.

  According to still another aspect of the present invention, an initial homepage changing system for a web client includes a web browser and a configuration information database, and a setting server which is a program for automatically changing the contents of the configuration information database and managing the initial homepage. It is possible to connect to a web client having an engine via a network, and each home page information of a specific web server is set, and the home server of the specific web server is incorporated into the web client by remotely installing the setting serve engine. A number of web servers in which a setting engine that is a program for setting as an initial home page of a client is incorporated, and the setting server engine installed in the web client is automatically searched for the setting. Characterized in that it comprises a configuration engine operational management server for managing the engine to run the setting Saab engine.

If the web client confirms whether or not the web client agrees to set the home page of the specific web server as the initial home page, if the web server agrees, the setting server engine is remotely incorporated into the web client. It can be.
The setting engine operation management server compares the homepage information set in the setting engine with the homepage information set in the setting engine by comparing whether the homepage information set in the setting engine is the same as the homepage information set in the setting serve engine. If the homepage information set in the serve engine is different, the homepage information set in the setting serve engine may be changed to match the homepage information set in the setting engine.
The setting engine operation management server may be capable of remotely changing homepage information set in the setting engine.

Further, the setting serve engine compares whether the initial home page set in the web client is the same as the home page information of the specific web server set in the setting serve engine even in an offline state not connected to the Internet. If the initial home page of the web client is different from the home page of the specific web server, the content of the configuration information database of the web client is changed and the home page of the specific web server is automatically set as the initial home page of the web client. It can be set.
In addition, the setting engine may be configured to remotely incorporate the setting serve engine into the web client and register the homepage address of the specific web server in a bookmark folder that stores a homepage address of the web server. .

  According to the present invention as described above, the contents of the configuration information database of the web client connected to the predetermined web server are automatically changed, and the home page of the specific web server is automatically changed as the initial home page of the web client. Can do.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an operating environment of an initial homepage changing system for a web client according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, the initial homepage changing system of the present invention is in an environment in which a web client 20 having a web browser 21 and a configuration information database 22 and web servers 10, 11, and 12 are connected via a network. Operates with.
The configuration information database described below is any system (PC, PDA, etc.) that can be connected to the Internet driven by an arbitrary OS (Windows (registered trademark), Unix (registered trademark), Linux (registered trademark), etc.). It means a database for storing configuration information possessed by Web TV or the like, and this configuration information database 22 stores various types of information including initial home page information of the web browser 21. The web server 10 remotely changes the configuration information database 22 of the web client 20 and uses the home page of the specific web server (hereinafter, the home page of the specific web server is used to mean its own home page or the home page of another web server) Can be set as the initial home page of the web browser 21.

  Specifically, when the user connects to the home page of the web server 10 of the present invention via the web browser 21 of the web client 20 (SS1), the web server 20 uses the home page of HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) and a specific web server. Information is transmitted to the web browser 21 of the web client (SS2), and the contents of the configuration information database 22 of the web client 20 are remotely changed via the web browser 21 (SS3). When the contents of the configuration information database 22 of the web client 20 are remotely changed by the web server 10, the home page of the specific web server is set as the initial home page of the web browser 21 (SS4).

The initial homepage changing method according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4a and 4b.
First, the user connects to the web server 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention via the web browser 21 of the web client 20 (S1). That is, when a user inputs a URL corresponding to the web server 10 via the web browser 21 of the web client 20, the web browser 21 searches for an IP (Internet protocol) address from the URL, and then the HTTP (Hyper A URL resource is requested to the web server 10 corresponding to the IP address via Text Transport Protocol (S1). At this time, the user inputs the URL by directly inputting the URL on the web browser or by selecting the URL by a hyperlinked word. Here, URL refers to a standard position expression method for expressing the position of countless information or materials on the Internet together with a protocol.

  When the web server 10 receives the URL resource request, the web server 10 transmits HTML corresponding to the requested URL and homepage information of the specific web server to the web browser 21 of the web client (S2). The homepage information includes various text and multimedia information provided through a web browser, and a selection button that allows the homepage of a specific web server to be set as the initial homepage of the web client whenever a user requests. I will provide a. As shown in FIG. 4a, the selection button 3 forms a part of the home page 2 shown on the screen of the web browser 1, and has various forms such as a tool bar, hyperlinked text, and graphic elements. It can be.

In this way, when the selection button 3 is provided as a partial component on the home page 1, the user can select as needed during use without being inconvenienced by the regular use of the home page 1. By selecting the button 3, there is an advantage that the homepage of the specific web server can be set as the initial homepage.
When the user selects the selection button 3, web page information including a configuration information database change code such as a registry is transmitted (S3). FIG. 3 shows a configuration information database in which a user connects to a web server via a web client (S11), receives HTML and homepage information (S12), selects a selection button included in the homepage (S13). A process of receiving web page information 7 including a change code 6 is schematically shown.
This process is performed by the transmission process of the web page information 7 hyperlinked to the selection button 3, and the configuration information database change code 6 shown in FIG. 3 is applied to the Internet Explorer 5.0 or 6.0 version of Microsoft Corporation. The change code of possible API form was illustrated.
If necessary, a user confirmation process can be performed before the change code is executed. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4b, a message for confirming whether or not to change the initial home page information is displayed on the screen, and when the user selects change through this (S4), the configuration information database The information is changed (S5) and the process ends.

The stage of user confirmation prior to execution of the change code can be omitted in some cases. FIG. 5 shows such a modified embodiment as a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, when an item for setting a specific page as an initial page is selected from the items displayed on the web browser screen from the home page information (S13), the hyperlink including the configuration information database change code 6 is selected. Since the web page information is transmitted, it can be immediately executed (S14) without a separate confirmation procedure.
At this time, the home page of the specific web server may be a single home page or multiple home pages. When the homepage of the specific web server is a large number of homepages, it may be a homepage having the same subject (for example, a search engine, a home shopping mall, etc.) or a homepage having a different subject.

The initial homepage changing method according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS.
First, the user connects to the web server 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention through the web browser 21 of the web client 20 (S20). That is, when the user inputs a URL corresponding to the web server 10 via the web browser 21 of the web client 20, the web browser 21 searches for the IP address from the URL, and then the IP address via HTTP. A URL resource is requested from the web server 10 corresponding to the address (S21). At this time, the user inputs the URL by directly inputting the URL on the web browser or selecting the URL from the hyperlinked word.
When the web server 10 receives the URL resource request, the web server 10 transmits HTML corresponding to the requested URL and homepage information of the specific web server to the web browser 21 of the web client (S21). At the same time, the web server 10 transmits a message to the web client regarding whether to set the transmitted home page of the specific web server as the initial home page of the web client. At this time, the home page of the specific server may be a single home page or multiple home pages. When the homepage of the specific web server is a large number of homepages, it may be a homepage having the same subject (for example, a search engine, a home shopping mall, etc.) or a homepage having a different subject.

When the web client 20 agrees to change the home page of the specific web server transmitted from the web server 10 to the initial home page of its web browser 21 (S22), the web server 10 receives the web via the web browser 21. The configuration information database 22 of the client 20 is called remotely, and the contents related to the initial home page of the web client are changed remotely (S40). Then, the home page of the specific web server is automatically set as the initial home page of the web browser 21. In this case, if the homepage of the specific web server provided by the web server to the web client is a large number of home pages, the web server may select one of the many home pages as the initial home page of the web client arbitrarily or under the consent of the web client. Automatically set as.
Therefore, the user can automatically set the home page of the desired web server as his initial home page without any special operation.

  According to the third embodiment of the present invention described above, the web server sets the home page of the specific web server as the initial home page of the web client by remotely calling and changing the configuration information database of the web client. As will be explained, the web server does not directly change the web client configuration information database, but simply incorporates a program (setting serve engine) for changing the client home page into the web client. The contents of can also be changed.

Next, an initial homepage changing system and changing method according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 7 shows an initial homepage changing system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the initial homepage changing system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention is driven in an environment in which many web clients 200 and web servers 100 are connected via a network.
The web server has a setting engine and a setting robot, and the web client has a web browser (not shown), a configuration information database storing various information such as initial homepage information, and a setting serve engine.

The setting engine, the setting serve engine, and the setting robot are terms arbitrarily set in order to easily understand the method of changing the initial home page of the web client according to the second and third embodiments of the present invention, and are defined as follows.
The setting engine refers to a server program that is incorporated in a host terminal (such as a web server) that provides Internet services, and changes the initial home page value of the web client when the web client connects to the host terminal. In this setting engine, a home page of a specific web server is set as initial home page information. At this time, there may be many home pages of a specific web server. In this case, many home pages may be home pages having the same subject or arbitrary home pages.
The setting serve engine is a client program that is automatically incorporated in a web client connected to a host terminal in which the setting engine is incorporated and manages an initial home page of the web client. This setting serve engine is an engine generated by the setting engine of the web server, and records initial homepage information set in the setting engine. This setting serve engine is the basis for checking by the setting robot, which will be described later, and the initial home page set in the web client is set in the setting engine even when the web client is offline and when the web client is booted. In order to change the contents of the configuration information database of the web client, the home page of the specific web server set in the setting engine is changed to the initial of the web client. Set as homepage.
The setting robot is a program that is provided in a host terminal (such as a web server) or a setting engine management host computer that provides an Internet service, and searches for a setting serve engine of a web client connected to the Internet. This setting robot confirms the contents (IP address, e-mail address, etc.) that can confirm the contents to the setting serve engine or other web clients by referring to the database existing in the host, and the initial home page set in the setting engine When the information and the homepage information set in the setting serve engine are different (for example, when a part of the homepage set in the setting engine is changed to be different from the homepage information set in the setting serve engine) This is an intelligent program that plays a role of synchronizing the initial home page information of the setting serve engine with the initial home page information of the setting engine and provides new information to the setting serve engine from a web server in which the setting engine is incorporated.

According to this embodiment, when each web client connects to the web server 100, the web server automatically changes its own configuration information database, and agrees to set the home page of a specific web server as its initial home page The web server 100 automatically incorporates a setting serve engine into each client.
The web server 100 remotely incorporates the setting serve engine in each web client in order to set the home page of the specific web server (concept including its own home page) as the initial home page of the web client 200. The web server 100 searches a web client having the setting serve engine connected to the Internet at a certain cycle by a setting robot. When the setting robot of the web server 100 searches for a web client on which the setting serve engine is installed, the setting robot determines that the initial home page information set in the setting serve engine is the same as the initial home page information set in the setting engine. If they are not the same, the initial home page information set in the setting serve engine is changed to match the initial home page information set in the setting engine. Then, the setting client engine of the web client calls the registry function of the web client so that the home page of the web browser stored in the configuration information database is the same as the home page of the specific web server set in the setting server engine.

On the other hand, also in the present embodiment, as in the other embodiments described above, when the web server provided by the web server to the web client is a large number of home pages, the web server may be arbitrarily or of the web client. Under consent, one of many home pages can be automatically set as the initial home page of the web client.
Next, an initial homepage changing method according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

First, a setting serve engine incorporation and configuration information database changing method according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
When the user connects to the home page of the web server 100 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention through the web browser of the web client 200 (S100), the web server 100 sends the home page information of HTML and the specific web server to the web client. Are transmitted to the web browser, and the setting serve engine of the web client is called to determine whether the web client has the setting serve engine (S110, S120).
In step S120, if the web client does not have the setting serve engine, the web server 100 determines that the web client connected to itself sets the home page of the specific web server (including its own home page) as the initial home page. It is determined whether or not it is desired, that is, whether or not it is desired to install a setting serve engine (S130). In step S130, when the web client desires to install the setting serve engine, the web server incorporates the setting engine, which is a program for managing the configuration information database of the web client, into the web client, The configuration information database of the client is called, and the elements in the configuration information database are changed so as to set the home page of the specific web server as the initial home page of the web client (S140, 170).

On the other hand, if there is a setting serve engine in the web client in step S120, the setting serve engine calls the configuration information database element change function of the web client, and the initial home page stored in the configuration information database of the web client is set as the setting engine. It is determined whether it is the same as the homepage of the specific web server set in (S150, S160). The configuration information database element change function can also be configured so as to be able to confirm the user. For example, the user can be confirmed from the e-mail address, the user ID, the name, and the like.
In step S160, if the initial home page stored in the configuration information database is different from the home page of the specific web server, the setting server engine sets the configuration information database so that the home page of the web server is set as the initial home page of the web client. Are changed (S170).
Next, a method of the fifth embodiment in which the web server directly connects to the web client equipped with the setting serve engine and changes the contents of the configuration information database will be described with reference to FIG.

The web server setting robot connects to the web client at regular time intervals or according to instructions from the web server operator (S200), and determines whether the connected web client is equipped with the setting serve engine. Judgment is made (S210).
If it is determined in step S210 that the connected web client is equipped with the setting serve engine, the setting robot causes the setting serve engine to call the configuration information database element change function of the web client (S220). As a result of the determination in S210, if the connected web client does not have the setting serve engine, step S200 is repeated.
In step S220, after the setting server engine calls the web client configuration information database element change function, the setting server engine sets the initial web page stored in the web client configuration information database to the specific web server in which the setting engine is set. It is determined whether it is the same as the home page (S230). In step S230, if the initial home page stored in the configuration information database is different from the home page of the specific web server set in the setting engine, the setting server engine sets the home page of the specific web server as the initial home page of the web client. Then, the elements of the configuration information database are changed (S240).

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, the setting serve engine has the initial home page set in the web client set in the setting engine even in an offline state not connected to the Internet and in the booting of the web client. If it is the same as the home page of the specific web server, and if it is different, change the contents of the configuration information database of the web client and set the home page of the specific web server set in the setting engine as the initial home page of the web client To do.

  In the above-described fourth and fifth embodiments of the present invention, a single web server incorporates a setting serve engine in a web client, and is directly connected to the web client to remotely change the contents of the configuration information database and set in the setting engine. The main web page of the specified web server was set as the initial home page of the web client, but in addition to this, as described below, many web servers incorporate a set serve engine in the web client, The contents of the configuration information database can be changed.

FIG. 10 shows an initial homepage changing system according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the initial homepage changing system according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention is in an environment where a large number of web clients 400, a large number of web servers 300, and a setting engine operation management server 500 are connected via a network. Operates with.
Each of the web clients 400a, 400b, and 400c has a configuration information database in which various information including a web browser and initial homepage information is stored, and the setting serve engine is installed as in the fourth and fifth embodiments of the present invention. Have. Each of the web servers 300a and 300b remotely installs a setting serve engine, which is a program for managing the configuration information database of the web client, in each web client in order to set the home page of the specific web server as the initial home page of the web client 400.
The setting engine operation management server 500 has a setting robot that searches the web client having the setting serve engine connected to the Internet at regular intervals, and is installed in the engine installed in the web server and the web client. Manage the operation of the configuration serve engine. That is, the setting engine operation management server 500 searches for a web client equipped with the setting serve engine via the setting robot, and then the initial home page information set in the setting engine and the initial home page set in the setting serve engine. If the information is different, the initial home page information of the setting serve engine is automatically changed to match the initial home page information of the setting engine. For example, if a part of the initial homepage built in the setting engine is replaced with the homepage of the A web server, a part of the initial homepage set in the setting serve engine is also replaced with the homepage of the A web server. The initial homepage information of the serve engine is matched with the initial homepage information of the setting engine. The setting engine operation management server plays a role of replacing the initial home page information set in the setting engine of the web server with the home page of an arbitrary web server.

Next, an initial homepage changing method according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
The setting robot of the setting engine operation management server 500 connects to the web client at a certain time period or according to an instruction from the setting engine operation management server operator (S300), and the connected web client selects the setting serve engine. It is determined whether it is mounted (S310).
As a result of the determination in step S310, if the web client is equipped with the setting serve engine, the setting robot causes the setting serve engine to call the configuration information database element change function of the web client (S320). As a result of the determination, if the connected web client does not have the setting serve engine, step S300 is repeated.

  In step S320, after the setting serve engine calls the configuration information database element change function of the web client, the setting serve engine checks a home page list registered in the setting serve engine of the web client (S330). More specifically, according to the present embodiment, a large number of web servers each provide a setting serve engine to the web client, and the home page of the specific web server can be automatically set as the initial home page of the web client. Yes (in this case, the homepage of a specific web server is different for each web server). In this case, when one web client sequentially connects to a number of web servers that provide different home pages of specific web servers as an initial home page and receives a setting server engine from the plurality of web servers, the setting server of the web client Many homepages can be set as the initial homepage in the engine. Therefore, the setting serve engine confirms the registered homepage list.

  Next, the setting serve engine selects the URL of the homepage to be set as the initial homepage from among the registered homepages (S340). At this time, the setting serve engine can select the registered home pages in order at regular time intervals, or can select only a specific home page. In step S340, when the homepage of each web server to be set as the initial homepage is selected, the setting server engine changes the contents of the configuration information database of the web client to change the web server homepage selected in step S350. Set as initial homepage.

  As mentioned above, although the Example of this invention was described, this invention is not limited only to the above Examples, Various other changes or deformation | transformation are possible. For example, in the above-described embodiment of the present invention, the contents of the configuration information database of the web client are changed to change the initial home page of the web client. Other information such as a bookmark (or a favorite folder) that is a folder storing the homepage address of the web server can also be changed.

It is the schematic which shows the operating environment of the initial homepage change system of the web client of this invention. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for changing an initial home page of a web client according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is the schematic which shows the initial web page change method of the web client by Example 1 of this invention. These are the schematic diagrams explaining the initial homepage change method of the web client by Example 1 of this invention. These are the schematic diagrams explaining the initial homepage change method of the web client by Example 1 of this invention. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method for changing an initial home page of a web client according to a second embodiment of the present invention. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method for changing an initial home page of a web client according to a third embodiment of the present invention. It is the schematic which shows the initial homepage change system of the web client by Example 4 of this invention. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a method for changing an initial home page of a web client according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a method for changing an initial home page of a web client according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. It is the schematic which shows the initial web page change method of the web client by Example 6 of this invention. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a method for changing an initial home page of a web client according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Web browser 2 ... Homepage 3 ... Selection button 6 ... Configuration information database change code 7 ... Web page information 10, 11, 12, 100, 300, 300a, 300b ... Web server 20, 200, 400, 400a, 400b, 400c ... Web client 21 ... Web browser 22 ... Configuration information database 500 ... Setting engine operation management server

Claims (33)

In a method of changing the contents of the configuration information database of a web client having a web browser and a configuration information database,
A first stage in which a first web server responds when a web client connects via the web browser;
A second stage in which the first web server transmits homepage information of a specific web server to the connected web client;
The home page information of the specific web server in the second stage is automatically set as the initial home page of the web client by the home page of the specific web server, so that the user of the web client can select it on the screen of the web browser A method for changing the initial home page of a web client, comprising a selection button.   When the user of the web client selects the selection button, the first web server changes the content of the configuration information database of the web client, and the home page of the specific web server is changed to the initial home page of the web client. The method of claim 1, further comprising a third step of transmitting web page information including a code for automatically setting to the web client.   The web page information of the third step further includes a code for confirming whether or not execution is allowed prior to execution of a code for automatically setting as the initial home page. 2. A method for changing the initial home page of the web client described in 2. A method in which a first web server connected to a network changes the contents of the configuration information database of a web client having a web browser and a configuration information database.
A first step of responding when connecting a web client via the web browser;
A second step of transmitting homepage information of a specific web server to the connected web client;
Changing the contents of the configuration information database of the web client to automatically set the home page of the specific web server as the initial home page of the web client;
The third step includes transmitting a message to the web client as to whether to agree to set the transmitted home page of the specific web server as an initial home page of the web client; and the client transmits the specific web server If the user agrees to set the home page as the initial home page, the content of the configuration information database of the web client is directly changed by the first web server, and the home page of the specific web server is automatically set as the initial home page of the web client. A method for changing an initial home page of a web client, comprising: In a method of changing the contents of the configuration information database of a web client having a web browser and a configuration information database,
A first step of responding when connecting a web client via the web browser;
A second step of transmitting homepage information of a specific web server to a web client connected to the first web server;
Changing the contents of the configuration information database of the web client to automatically set the home page of the specific web server as the initial home page of the web client;
The third step includes transmitting a message to the web client as to whether to agree to set the transmitted home page of the specific web server as an initial home page of the web client; and the client transmits the specific web server If the first web server agrees to set the home page as the initial home page, the first web server automatically includes a setting serve engine for managing the initial home page of the web client in the web client. How to change web client's initial homepage. A fourth step in which the first web server searches for a web client on which the setting serve engine is installed;
The setting server engine determines whether the setting server engine of the searched web client calls the configuration information database of the web client and sets a home page of the specific web server as an initial home page of the web client; When the homepage of the specific web server is not set as the initial homepage of the web client, the setting server engine changes the content of the configuration information database of the web client, and the homepage of the specific web server is changed to the initial web client. 6. The method of changing an initial home page of a web client according to claim 5, wherein the step of automatically setting as a home page is executed.   In the first web server, homepage information of the specific web server is set, a setting engine which is a program for remotely installing the setting serve engine in a web client, and a setting serve engine installed in the web client 7. A method for changing an initial home page of a web client according to claim 6, further comprising: a setting robot which is a program for automatically searching for.   In the fourth step, the setting robot of the first web server connects to one of a number of web clients, and whether the setting robot has the setting serve engine installed in the connected web client. The method according to claim 7, further comprising: searching for the web client on which the setting serve engine is mounted. The web client is connected to a number of web servers that provide the setting serve engine, receives homepage information and a setting serve engine of a specific web server from the number of web servers, respectively.
6. The web server information of a specific web server is set in each of the plurality of web servers, and the web server includes a setting engine that is a program for remotely installing the setting serve engine in a web client. To change the initial homepage of the web client. A fourth step of searching for a web client equipped with the setting serve engine;
The setting serve engine automatically calls the searched configuration information database of the web client, and automatically sets one home page of the web client home page list registered by the setting serve engine as the initial home page of the web client. The method for changing the initial home page of the web client according to claim 9, wherein the setting step is executed.   10. The web client according to claim 9, wherein the web client is managed by a setting engine operation management server having a setting robot which is a program for automatically searching for a setting serve engine installed in the web client. How to change the initial homepage. The fourth stage includes
The setting robot is connected to one of a number of web clients, and the setting robot determines whether the connected web client is equipped with the setting serve engine, and the setting serve engine is installed. The method of claim 11, further comprising: searching for the web client. Comparing the homepage information set in the setting engine by the setting robot with the homepage information set in the setting serve engine; and
When the homepage information set in the setting engine is different from the homepage information set in the setting serve engine, the homepage information set in the setting serve engine is changed to match the homepage information set in the setting engine. The method for changing the initial home page of the web client according to claim 12, further comprising the step of: The automatic setting step includes:
Confirming whether the web client agrees to change the contents of the configuration information database;
If the web client agrees, checking the web client homepage list registered by the configuration serve engine;
Selecting one home page from the home page list;
11. The method of claim 10, further comprising: changing the configuration information database of the web client to automatically set the selected home page as an initial home page.   16. The method of changing the initial home page of a web client according to claim 1, wherein the home page of the specific web server is the home page of the first web server. The homepage of the specific web server is a homepage of many web servers,
16. The web client initial home page change according to claim 1, wherein the first web server sets one home page among the many home pages as an initial home page of the web client. Method. In a system for changing the contents of the configuration information database of a web client having a web browser and a configuration information database,
When a web client is connected via the web browser, the home page of a specific web server is automatically set as the initial home page of the web client, so that the user of the web client can select on the web browser screen. An initial homepage changing system for a web client, comprising: a first server for transmitting homepage information of the specific web server including a selection button to be selected.   When the user of the web client selects the selection button, the first web server changes the content of the configuration information database of the web client and changes the home page of the specific web server to the initial home page of the web client. 18. The system for changing an initial home page of a web client according to claim 17, wherein web page information including a code for automatically setting is transmitted to the web client.   19. The web page information further includes code for allowing a user to confirm whether or not execution is permitted prior to execution of code for automatically setting as the initial home page. Initial homepage change system for listed web clients. In a system for changing the contents of the configuration information database of a web client having a web browser and a configuration information database,
A first web server configured to automatically set a home page of a specific web server as an initial home page of the web client by changing contents of the configuration information database of the web client when the web client is connected via a web browser; ,
The first web server confirms whether the web client agrees to set the home page of the specific web server as an initial home page, and if it agrees, directly changes the contents of the configuration information database of the web client. And automatically setting the home page of the specific web server as the initial home page of the web client.   The first web server changes the contents of the configuration information database of the web client to register the homepage address of the specific webserver in a bookmark folder that is a folder storing the homepage address of the web server. 21. The initial homepage changing system for a web client according to claim 20. The web client has a setting serve engine that is a program for managing an initial homepage of the web client,
The said 1st web server has a setting engine which is a program which incorporates the said setting serve engine in the said web client, when agreeing to set the homepage of the said web server as an initial homepage. 21. An initial homepage change system for a web client according to 20.   The system of claim 22, wherein the first web server includes a setting robot that is a program for automatically searching for a setting engine installed in the web client. The setting robot searches for the web client equipped with the setting serve engine, and then the setting serve engine of the searched web client calls the configuration information database of the web client,
The setting serve engine analyzes the configuration information database of the web client, and if the initial home page of the web client is different from the home page of the specific web server, the content of the configuration information database is changed to change the content of the specific web server. 24. The system of claim 23, wherein the home page is automatically set as an initial home page of the web client.   The setting serve engine compares whether the initial home page set in the web client is the same as the home page information of the specific web server set in the setting serve engine even in an offline state not connected to the Internet, When the initial home page of the web client is different from the home page of the specific web server, the content of the configuration information database of the web client is changed to automatically set the home page of the specific web server as the initial home page of the web client 25. The initial homepage changing system for a web client according to claim 24. It has a web browser and a configuration information database, and can be connected via a network to a web client having a setting serve engine which is a program for automatically changing the contents of the configuration information database and managing the initial homepage, Homepage information of a specific web server is set, and a setting engine which is a program for remotely setting the setting serve engine into the web client and setting the homepage of the specific web server as the initial homepage of the web client is installed Many web servers,
An initial homepage change of a web client, comprising: a setting engine operation management server that automatically searches for the setting serve engine installed in the web client and manages the operation of the setting engine. system.   The plurality of web servers, after confirming whether the web client agrees to set the home page of the specific web server as an initial home page, if the web client agrees, remotely install the setting serve engine into the web client 27. The system for changing an initial home page of a web client according to claim 26.   The setting engine operation management server compares the homepage information set in the setting engine with the homepage information set in the setting engine by comparing whether the homepage information set in the setting engine is the same as the homepage information set in the setting serve engine. 28. The web according to claim 27, wherein when homepage information set in the serve engine is different, the homepage information set in the setting serve engine is changed to match the homepage information set in the setting engine. Client initial homepage change system.   The system for changing an initial homepage of a web client according to claim 28, wherein the setting engine operation management server can remotely change the homepage information set in the setting engine.   The setting serve engine compares whether the initial home page set in the web client is the same as the home page information of the specific web server set in the setting serve engine even in an offline state not connected to the Internet, When the initial home page of the web client is different from the home page of the specific web server, the content of the configuration information database of the web client is changed to automatically set the home page of the specific web server as the initial home page of the web client 30. The system for changing an initial homepage of a web client according to any one of claims 26 to 29.   The setting engine is configured to remotely incorporate the setting serve engine into the web client and register a homepage address of the specific web server in a bookmark folder that is a folder storing a homepage address of a web server. 30. The initial homepage changing system for a web client according to any one of items 26 to 29.   32. The system for changing an initial home page of a web client according to any one of claims 20 to 31, wherein the home page of the specific web server is the home page of the first web server.   21. The home page of the specific web server is a home page of a number of web servers, and the first web server sets one home page among the many home pages as an initial home page of the web client. 32. The initial homepage change system for a web client according to any one of items 31 to 31.

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