JP2006059171A - Method and system for displaying information related to character string - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To collectively manage related information to character strings in a web page and to add/change/delete the related information to the character strings in the web page without correcting the web page. <P>SOLUTION: The system for displaying information related to character strings is provided with a means 131 for acquiring a character string selected by inversion or the like on a displayed web page, a means 132 for transmitting the acquired selected character string and a matching level to the URL of a program 5 for acquiring information related to the character string, a means 133 for receiving the information related to the character string from the URL of the program 5 for acquiring the information related to the character string, and a means 134 for displaying the received information related to the character string. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a character string related information display method and system, and more particularly to a character string related information display method and system for displaying related information for individual character strings in a Web page.

  In recent years, there is an increasing need for web pages that are easy to see and understand by web page viewers. As one of the implementation methods, individual character strings themselves in web pages are created with hyperlinks or anchors, and A method of linking other web pages describing related information is generally used.

Further, as a conventional technique related to a method for displaying comment information for individual character strings in a Web page, for example, a technique described in Patent Document 1 is known. In this prior art, by enclosing individual character strings in a Web page with an expansion tag holding comment information, when the mouse cursor is positioned on those character strings, the comment information is displayed in a pop-up window. It is.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-40236

  The above-described method using hyperlinks or anchors, and the prior art described in Patent Document 1, are methods that hold related information in a distributed manner in each Web page, and management of the related information is troublesome. In addition, if you want to change or delete related information that has already been described, or if you want to add new related information to a character string that has not yet been described, you must modify the Web page each time. It has the problem of not becoming. Furthermore, in the above-described conventional technology, in any case, when the same character string is distributed and described in each Web page, the related information of all the character strings is displayed as the same thing. When synchronization is required, there is a problem that the amount of work required for editing related information further increases.

  An object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, collectively manage related information for individual character strings in a Web page, and relate to individual character strings in a Web page without modifying the Web page. It is an object of the present invention to provide a character string related information display method and system capable of adding, changing, and deleting information.

  According to the present invention, the object is to provide a character string related information display method for displaying character string related information for a character string on a Web page displayed on the client. The client stores and manages the character string related information. Connected to a server having a database and a program for acquiring character string related information, the client acquires a character string selected on the displayed Web page, and transmits the acquired character string to the server This is achieved by receiving and displaying character string related information obtained from the database in the server sent from the server.

  Further, the object is to provide a character string related information display system for displaying character string related information for a character string on a Web page displayed on the client, wherein the client stores and manages the character string related information, and Means connected to a server having a program for obtaining character string related information, and means for the client to obtain a character string selected on a displayed Web page; and means for transmitting the obtained character string to the server And means for receiving character string related information obtained from the database in the server sent from the server, and means for displaying the received character string related information.

  According to the present invention, related information for individual character strings in a Web page can be collectively managed, and related information for individual character strings in a Web page can be added, changed, or deleted without correcting the Web page. it can.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a character string related information display method and system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a character string related information display system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a character string related information display program, 11 is a URL acquisition processing unit, 12 is a matching level setting processing unit, 13 is a character string related information display control processing unit, 131 is a selected character string acquisition processing unit, and 132 is Selected character string transmission processing unit, 133 is a character string related information reception processing unit, 134 is a character string related information display processing unit, 2 is a web browser program, 3 is a client, 4 is a database, 5 is a character string related information acquisition program, Reference numeral 51 denotes a selected character string reception processing unit, 52 denotes a character string related information acquisition processing unit, 53 denotes a character string related information transmission processing unit, 6 denotes a server, and 7 denotes a network.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a character string related information display system according to an embodiment of the present invention manages a client 3 having a Web browser program 2 whose function is expanded by a character string related information display program 1 and character string related information. A database 6 and a server 6 having a character string related information acquisition program 5 are connected to each other via a network 7. The client 3 is a PC or the like used by a general user. As is well known, the client 3 includes a CPU, a hard disk device, a main storage device, a display, an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse, a communication control unit, and the like. The Web page can be displayed via the communication control unit and the communication line.

  The character string related information display program 1 includes a URL acquisition processing unit 11, a matching level setting processing unit 12, and a character string related information display control processing unit 13. The character string related information display control processing unit 13 includes a selected character string acquisition processing unit 131, a selected character string transmission processing unit 132, a character string related information reception processing unit 133, and a character string related information display processing unit 134. It is configured.

  The server 6 is managed by an administrator of the database 4 and stores character string related information in the database 4 according to the request of the Web page creator who provides the Web page. It provides related information. The character string related information acquisition program 5 in the server 6 includes a selected character string reception processing unit 51, a character string related information acquisition processing unit 52, and a character string related information transmission processing unit 53.

  In the above description, the URL acquisition processing unit 11 performs a process of acquiring the URL of the character string related information acquisition program 5 from the extended information defined in the source of the Web page to be displayed, and the matching level setting processing unit 12 On the Web page that is being processed, a process for setting a matching level between a character string selected by the user and selected and displayed by inversion or the like and a character string recorded in the database 4 is performed.

  The selected character string acquisition processing unit 131 acquires a character string selected by reversal or the like on the displayed Web page. Then, the selected character string transmission processing unit 132 transmits the selected character string acquired by the selected character string acquisition processing unit 131 and the matching level set by the matching level setting processing unit 12 to the URL acquired by the URL acquisition processing unit 11. Can do.

  The character string related information reception processing unit 133 receives character string related information from the URL transmitted by the selected character string transmission processing unit 132, and the character string related information display processing unit 134 receives the character string related information reception processing unit 133. Displays the related character string information.

  The selected character string reception processing unit 51 receives the selected character string and the matching level from the URL transmitted from the selected character string transmission processing unit 132 of the character string related information display program 1, and the character string related information acquisition processing unit 52 The character string related information is acquired from the database 4 based on the selected character string received by the selected character string reception processing unit 51 and the matching level. The character string related information transmission processing unit 53 transmits the character string related information acquired by the character string related information acquisition processing unit 52 to the URL received by the selected character string reception processing unit 51.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an example of the data structure of the character string related information stored in the database 4. Next, this will be explained.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the character string related information stored in the database 4 is “character string”, “related character string”, “related character string property”, “related image”, “related image property”, “related”. It is configured with a data structure obtained by creating a record composed of fields of “voice”, “related voice property”, and “window property” for each character string.

  In the “character string” field, a character string capable of displaying related information on the Web page is recorded. In the “related character string” field, a character string to be displayed as related information in the pop-up window is recorded. In the “Related string property” field, when the text recorded in the “Related string” field is displayed in the pop-up window, the “Font name”, “Style”, “ Character attributes such as “size” and “color” are recorded. In the “related image” field, an image to be displayed as related information in the pop-up window is recorded. In the “Related Image Properties” field, when the image recorded in the “Related Image” field is displayed in the pop-up window, the image attributes such as “Horizontal Size” and “Vertical Size” specified for the image are recorded. Is done. In the “related audio” field, audio output as related information is recorded together with the pop-up window. In the “Related audio property” field, when the audio recorded in the “Related audio” field is output together with the pop-up window, the audio attributes such as “number of repetitions” and “interval time” specified for the audio are recorded. Is done. In the “Window Property” field, a pop-up window that displays a combination of the character string recorded in the “Related Character String” field and the image recorded in the “Related Image” field is displayed on the Web page. Sometimes, window attributes such as “shape”, “background color”, “arrangement format”, and “display position” specified for the pop-up window are recorded.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the processing operation of the URL acquisition processing unit 11. This process is started when a Web page in which extended information is defined in the source is read.

(1) First, the URL acquisition processing unit 11 acquires the URL of the character string related information acquisition program 5 in the server 6 from the extended information defined in the source of the read Web page (step 31).

(2) Next, a pop-up menu used as a trigger for setting the matching level and displaying the character string related information is added to the Web browser, and the processing here ends. This pop-up menu is deleted as soon as the Web page display is switched (step 32).

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the processing operation of the matching level setting processing unit 12. This process is started when a pop-up menu for setting a matching level is selected.

(1) The matching level setting processing unit 12 first sets a matching level between a character string selected by reversal or the like on the displayed Web page and a character string recorded in the database 4. It is assumed that the matching levels that can be set in the example described here are only “complete match” and “partial match” (step 41).

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the processing operation of the character string related information display control processing unit 13. This process is started when a popup menu for displaying character string related information is selected.

(1) The character string related information display control processing unit 13 first acquires a character string selected by inversion or the like on the displayed Web page (step 51).

(2) Next, the URL of the character string related information acquisition program 5 in the server 6 acquired by the URL acquisition processing unit 11 is set by the selected character string and matching level setting processing unit 12 acquired in step 51. The matching level is transmitted (step 52).

(3) The URL transmitted in step 52, that is, the corresponding character string related information is received from the character string related information acquisition program 5 in the server 6 (step 53).

(4) Next, the character string related information received in the process of step 53 is displayed as an image as shown in FIG. 6 to be described later, and the process ends here (step 54).

  In the above process, the data structure of the character string related information received in the process of step 53 is composed of the same items as the record shown in FIG. 2. In the process of step 54, a value is set for each item. If the value is not set in the item, the display process is performed based on the default value. If a plurality of character string related information is received in the process of step 53, a button for switching the display of the character string related information is provided in the pop-up window to be displayed in the process of step 54, thereby Column related information can also be displayed.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen on which character string related information is displayed. Next, this will be described. In FIG. 6, 61 is a character string, 62 is a related character string, 63 is a related image, 64 is a related voice, and 65 is a window.

  Assume that a Web page in which extended information is defined is displayed in the read source, and the character string 61, “Kakikakeko” in the example shown in FIG. In this case, each process in the embodiment of the present invention described above is executed, and the window 65 is opened, and the related character string 62 and the related image 63 are displayed in the window 65. Further, if the related sound is included in the character string related information, the related sound 64 is output.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the processing operation of the character string related information acquisition program 5.

(1) The character string related information acquisition program 5 first receives the selected character string and the matching level from the URL sent from the character string transmission processing unit 132 of the character string related information display program 1 (step 71).

(2) Next, character string related information is acquired from the database 4 based on the selected character string and matching level received in the process of step 71. The acquisition process from the database 4 here is performed by collating the character string recorded in the “character string” field shown in FIG. 2 with the selected character string based on the matching level. When the matching level is set to “complete match”, one record in which the character string recorded in the “character string” field is equal to the selected character string is acquired as the character string related information. If the matching level is set to “partial match”, a plurality of records whose character strings recorded in the “character string” field are partially equal to the selected character string are acquired as character string related information (step 72).

(3) Next, the character string related information acquired in the process of step 72 is transmitted to the URL received in the process of step 71, and the process here is terminated (step 73).

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the operation procedure of the character string related information display system according to the embodiment of the present invention. Next, this will be explained.

(1) First, a Web page creator holds a URL of the character string related information acquisition program 5 and creates a Web page in which extended information is defined in the source. At that time, a guidance that the related information can be displayed for each character string in the Web page can be described at the top of the Web page. This is effective in encouraging the web page viewer to use the character string related information display function (step 81).

(2) Next, the administrator of the database 4 records character string related information in the database 4 according to the request of the Web page creator (step 82).

(3) Next, the Web page created in the process of step 81 and defining the extended information in the source is published (step 83).

(3) Thereafter, if there is a request from the Web page creator or the Web page viewer, the manager of the database 4 updates the character string related information in the database 4 accordingly (step 84).

  The operation procedure described above is described as creating a new web page and database. However, the present invention uses each database when a database in which existing web pages and dictionaries are recorded is used. Operate the character string related information display system by preparing a program that records one piece of information used to communicate with the server in the page and obtains character string related information from the database in a determined data structure Can do.

  Each processing in the above-described embodiment of the present invention can be configured as a processing program, and these processing programs are stored in a recording medium such as HD, DAT, FD, MO, DVD-ROM, CD-ROM and the like. Can be provided.

  According to the above-described embodiment of the present invention, an arbitrary character string displayed on the Web page is transmitted from the server to the server having a database that manages related information of various character strings. The related information for the character string is transmitted, and the related information can be displayed on the Web page.

  Also, according to the above-described embodiment of the present invention, by preparing a database for managing related information corresponding to various character strings, the related information for individual character strings in the Web page can be obtained using various database design techniques. Can be managed collectively.

  In the above-described embodiment of the present invention, the information necessary for displaying related information for an arbitrary character string on the Web page is the character string that the Web page viewer arbitrarily selects on the Web page. The URL that is the transmission destination of the character string, but in order to collectively manage related information for individual character strings in the Web page, the transmission destination URL should be common among the individual character strings in the Web page. Can do. For this reason, in the embodiment of the present invention, only one destination URL needs to be prepared for a Web page, and it is not necessary to add information for related information to each character string in the Web page. . Accordingly, the Web page and the related information are independent of each other, and the related information for each character string in the Web page can be added / changed / deleted without correcting the Web page.

  Further, according to the above-described embodiment of the present invention, when a new Web page for displaying related information for each character string in the Web page is created, a hyperlink or an extension is added to each character string. It is possible to eliminate the need to create a Web page in consideration of related information such as using tags.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment of the present invention, when a new Web page for displaying related information for each character string in the Web page is created, high priority information is directly described in the Web page. However, other information can be displayed on a separate window by the web page viewer as needed, thereby reducing the information in the web page, and the web page viewer. Can strive to create a Web page that is easier to view.

  In addition, the above-described embodiment of the present invention uses hyperlinks and expansion tags for each character string even when related information is displayed for each character string in a Web page used conventionally. There is no need to do this, and only one piece of information used to communicate with the server needs to be described in the Web page, and the amount of work required for correcting the Web page can be greatly reduced.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the character string relevant-information display system by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the example of the data structure of the character string relevant information stored in the database. It is a flowchart explaining the processing operation of a URL acquisition process part. It is a flowchart explaining the processing operation of a matching level setting process part. It is a flowchart explaining the processing operation of a character string relevant-information display control process part. It is a figure explaining the example of a display screen which displayed the character string related information. It is a flowchart explaining the processing operation of a character string relevant-information acquisition program. It is a flowchart explaining the operation | movement procedure of the character string relevant-information display system by embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Character string related information display program 11 URL acquisition process part 12 Matching level setting process part 13 Character string related information display control process part 131 Selected character string acquisition process part 132 Selected character string transmission process part 133 Character string related information reception process part 134 Character string related information display processing unit 2 Web browser program 3 Client 4 Database 5 Character string related information acquisition program 51 Selected character string reception processing unit 52 Character string related information acquisition processing unit 53 Character string related information transmission processing unit 6 Server 7 Network 61 Character string 62 Related character string 63 Related image 64 Related sound 65 Window

Claims (7)

  In a character string related information display method for displaying character string related information for a character string on a Web page displayed on a client, the client acquires a database and character string related information for storing and managing the character string related information The server that is connected to a server having a program that acquires the character string selected on the displayed Web page, transmits the acquired character string to the server, and is sent from the server A character string related information display method comprising: receiving and displaying character string related information obtained from a database in the database.   The client transmits the character string by acquiring a URL of a program that acquires character string related information of the server from extension information defined in a source of a Web page to be displayed. Item 2. A character string related information display method according to Item 1.   3. The character string related information display method according to claim 1, wherein, when the character string is transmitted, the client transmits a matching level with the character string recorded in the database of the server together with the character string. 4. .   In a character string related information display system for displaying character string related information for a character string on a web page displayed on a client, the client acquires a database for storing and managing the character string related information and character string related information The client is connected to a server having a program to execute, and the client acquires a character string selected on the displayed Web page, a means for transmitting the acquired character string to the server, and a client A character string related information display system comprising: means for receiving character string related information obtained from the database in the server, and means for displaying the received character string related information.   The client further includes means for acquiring a URL of a program for acquiring character string related information of the server from extended information defined in a source of a Web page to be displayed for transmission of the character string. The character string related information display system according to claim 4, wherein:   The client further includes means for setting a matching level between a character string selected on a displayed Web page and a character string recorded in a database managing character string related information in the server. The character string related information display system according to claim 4 or 5. The server includes a means for receiving a character string sent from the client, a means for acquiring character string related information from a database that manages character string related information based on the received character string, and the acquired character string. 7. The character string related information display system according to claim 4, 5 or 6, further comprising means for transmitting related information to the client.

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