JP2006331019A - Management device for web site, management method for web site, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To detect whether a URL of a link destination linked from a WEB content of a user is changed or not, and to perform notification or automatic correction, in a WEB site hosting service. <P>SOLUTION: This WEB server (WEB site management device) 20 of an ISP receives the registration of a WEB site of a management target and a notification destination from a service subscriber terminal 10. The WEB server (WEB site management device) 20 of the ISP accesses a link destination address linked from the WEB site at prescribed time intervals, and detects and collects the presence/absence of the change of the link destination address. The WEB server (WEB site management device) 20 of the ISP decides the necessity/non-necessity of the change of the link destination address in a WEB page included in the WEB site of a contractor on the basis of a collection result, and notifies the notification destination of the change of the detected link destination address when the change of the link destination address is required. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a WEB site management apparatus, a WEB site management method, and a program, and more particularly to a technique for notifying or automatically correcting a change in a link destination on a contractor's WEB site.

  A link may be established from one WEB site to another WEB site, but the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the link destination may be changed. For example, when a link is unilaterally established, since the link destination is not contacted with the link source, the URL set as the link destination is changed, so that the link is broken, and the viewer is linked It becomes impossible to move to. In order to avoid the occurrence of the above situation, it is necessary for an administrator of the WEB site to check whether there is a change in each link destination, and obtain and change the change destination information as appropriate.

  In order to eliminate this kind of inconvenience, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-333966 discloses a database that stores the address of the WEB page in the partner WEB server in the WEB server of the link source and the link destination, and the database. Equipped with a hyperlink control machine, every time a change in the address of a WEB page occurs, the address of the change is notified to the partner WEB server, and the monitoring load on the WEB site administrator can be reduced by updating the database. Technology is introduced.

  Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-334036 discloses a modified configuration of a so-called WEB site hosting service. In this publication, when a first WEB page is accessed by a first URL, a first WEB server that performs address change processing and a second WEB server that stores actual display data are used, and the second WEB is accessed by the first WEB server. A client server system is introduced in which the access request destination is changed to the second URL of the server and screen display information is sent from the second WEB server.

JP-A-10-333966 JP 2002-334036 A

  The technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-333966 is to prepare a database and a hyperlink control machine for all link source and link destination WWW servers, and establish an intranet or a so-called mutual link relationship. Although it may be suitably applicable between a small number of WEB sites, it is not suitable for a large number of WEB sites including a unilateral link relationship. For example, the database described in this publication stores the address of the WEB page in the partner WEB server, but as the number of participating WEB sites increases, the amount of data increases and the processing load on the hyperlink control machine increases. Therefore, it is not preferable from the viewpoint of network resource utilization efficiency.

  In addition, the technology described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-334036 is also provided to enable access from the client side when the configuration of the user site is changed, and all link destinations subscribe to the service. If so, there is a possibility that so-called broken links can be avoided. However, when a WEB site that is not so is used as a link destination, so-called broken links will occur.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and can detect a change in the link destination URL of a WEB page with a large number of links and notify the WEB site administrator of the detected result. It is an object to provide a site management apparatus, a WEB site management method, and a program.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, a change detection unit that detects whether or not a link destination address has been changed, a change information storage unit that stores and holds the detection result, and a predetermined notification of a change in the detected link destination address There is provided a WEB site management apparatus including a change notification unit that notifies first. The change detection unit detects whether the link destination address has been changed by accessing the link destination address linked from the contractor's WEB site at a predetermined time interval. Further, the change notification unit determines whether or not it is necessary to change the link destination address linked from the contractor's WEB site based on the detection result (including addresses before and after the change) of the link destination address. When the change of the link destination address is necessary, the change of the detected link destination address is notified to the administrator of the WEB site registered in advance.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a WEB site management method performed using the WEB site management apparatus installed on the network. First, a process is performed in which the WEB site management apparatus receives registration of a management target WEB site and a notification destination when a link destination is changed. Next, a step of accessing the link destination address linked from the WEB site at a predetermined time interval, detecting whether or not the link destination address is changed, and storing and holding is performed. The WEB site management device determines whether or not the link destination address linked from the contractor's WEB site needs to be changed based on whether or not the link destination address is changed, and the link destination address needs to be changed. In this case, a step of notifying the registered notification destination of the change of the detected link destination address is performed.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program capable of executing the WEB site management method by causing a computer and a WEB server constituting the WEB site management apparatus to execute.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to remarkably reduce the monitoring load of the link destination address as described above for the administrator of the WEB site that is the link source.

  Next, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the first embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, in this embodiment, a service subscriber terminal 10, an ISP WEB server 20, and a link destination WEB server 30 are connected to each other via a network 100 such as the Internet.

  The service subscriber terminal 10 is an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer possessed by a user who subscribes to a WEB site hosting service (hereinafter referred to as HP (homepage) service). For example, a browser, mailer, homepage creation support software, and the like are installed in the service subscriber terminal 10, creating user-specific WEB content, uploading (registering) the created WEB content to the WEB server 20 of the ISP, It is possible to apply for an automatic detection / correction service for a link destination URL change, which will be described in detail later, and to refer to a link destination URL change location detection result and a notification of the correction result.

  The WEB server 20 of the ISP is an information processing apparatus such as a server device that stores and publishes WEB content created by a user in order to perform a WEB site hosting service. The WEB server 20 of the ISP includes processing means as a WEB site management device, and from the application reception of the link destination URL change automatic detection / correction service to the service execution and billing process as an additional service of the WEB site hosting service. It is possible to do.

  The linked web server 30 is an information processing apparatus such as a server device that stores and publishes web content. Here, the linked web site linked to the web content registered by the service subscriber terminal 10 is used. Is built.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the ISP WEB server 20 as a WEB site management apparatus. Referring to FIG. 2, the ISP WEB server 20 includes a link destination URL change detection unit 21, a change information storage unit 22, a subscriber WEB content storage unit 23, and a link destination URL change notification unit 24. Yes. Although omitted in FIG. 2, the ISP WEB server 20 has an application reception means, a billing means (service fee calculation and A billing processing means), a user database for storing subscriber attribute information, billing information, subscription service contents, and the like.

  The link destination URL change detection unit 21 is a processing unit that detects whether or not the link destination URL is changed by accessing the link destination URL linked from the contractor's WEB site at a predetermined time interval. If it is, the result (pre-change URL / post-change URL / change date / time) is stored in the change information storage unit 22.

  Further, the link destination URL change notification unit 24 is based on the contents (pre-change URL, post-change URL, change date / time) stored in the change information storage unit 22 and the subscriber WEB content in which the contractor's WEB content is stored. It is confirmed whether or not the changed URL is included in the storage unit 23. When the link destination address in the WEB content of a specific subscriber needs to be changed, the link destination URL change notification unit 24 sends the change contents to the contact information of the administrator of the WEB site registered in advance. Notice.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the overall operation of the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, the user first uses the service subscriber terminal 10 to access a service application WEB page provided from the ISP WEB server 20, and displays a user ID, e-mail address, etc. on a predetermined WEB form. The application for the automatic detection / correction service for the change of the link destination URL is performed by inputting the notification destination of the change information or by transmitting a predetermined e-mail (step A1). In this application, it is assumed that the user can select only the automatic detection (notification) service for the change of the link destination URL or the service for automatically correcting the link destination URL. In this way, the services are hierarchized. For example, a link destination URL automatic detection service can be a basic service that provides an inexpensive usage fee, and a link destination URL automatic correction service can be an additional option.

  When the ISP WEB server 20 accepts an application for automatic detection / correction service of a change of the link destination URL from the user (step A2), the received content is registered in the user database (step A3). Here, the items to be registered are a service classification (a distinction between whether only a link destination URL automatic detection service or a link destination URL automatic correction service is added) and an application date.

  As described above, the service can be provided to the user who made the application. Hereinafter, the description will be continued assuming that the URL of the WEB page is changed in the link destination WEB server 30 (step A4).

  The ISP WEB server 20 sequentially accesses the linked WEB pages at predetermined time intervals, collects URL change information, and stores it in the change information storage unit 22 (step A5). Here, the change information stored in the change information storage unit 22 includes a pre-change URL, a post-change URL, a change detection date, and the like.

  Subsequently, the ISP WEB server 20 collates the URL change information stored in the change information storage unit 22 with the link destination URL included in the user's WEB content stored in the subscriber WEB content storage unit 23. The link destination URL that needs to be changed is detected (step A6).

  When the link destination URL that needs to be changed is detected and the user applies only for the automatic detection (notification) service of the change of the link destination URL, the ISP WEB server 20 determines, for example, the user's e-mail address. An e-mail containing the change information is transmitted to (step A7). Here, the sent change information includes the URL of the WEB page created by the user, the link destination URL before change, the link destination URL after change, the change detection date, and the like.

  In addition, in addition to the link destination URL change automatic detection (notification) service, when the link destination URL automatic correction service is added, the ISP WEB server 20 uses the change information to Automatically corrects the link destination URL of the WEB page created by the e-mail and transmits an e-mail including the change information to the user's e-mail address (step A7).

  Subsequently, the ISP WEB server 20 stores the history of performing the link destination URL change automatic detection service and the automatic correction service in the user database for each user (step A8). Here, the information stored in the user database may be the same as the content transmitted to the user by e-mail or the like in step A7.

  The user of the service subscriber terminal 10 refers to the content sent from the ISP WEB server 20 by e-mail or the like, and confirms the content of the WEB content created by himself / herself if he / she has not applied for the automatic correction service. Correct (step A9).

  For each predetermined period, the ISP WEB server 20 calculates a charge (charged amount) for this service based on the history of the link destination URL change automatic detection service and the correction service stored in step A8. The user of the service subscriber terminal 10 is charged (step A10). The user of the service subscriber terminal 10 confirms the charged amount and performs a settlement process using an appropriate payment means (step A11).

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the administrator of the WEB site can determine whether or not the URL of the link destination has been changed by simply applying for the service to the ISP WEB server 20 when the site is opened. There is no need to check. In addition, when an automatic URL correction service is added, it is not necessary to perform a correction operation for the linked portion.

  Also, according to the present embodiment, the correct link destination URL notified by the ISP WEB server 20 or automatically corrected can be set constantly, so that the link destination can be reached due to, for example, a typo of the HREF tag. There will be no loss, the quality of the home page will be improved, and the home page viewer will be able to browse smoothly.

  In ISP, it is possible to increase the profit by making this service a pay service, and if it is free, the added value of the entire hosting service can be increased with respect to other companies.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention in which the monitoring target in the above embodiment is extended to a WEB server that is independently established and operated by a company will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the second embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, in the present embodiment, an ISP WEB server 20, a link destination WEB server 30, and a service subscriber company WEB server 40 are connected to each other via a network 100 such as the Internet. The subscribing company WEB server 40 and the service subscribing company WEB site management terminal 50 are connected via an in-company network.

  The ISP WEB server 20 and the link destination WEB server 30 are substantially the same as those in the first embodiment described above, but the link destination URL change notification unit 24 of the ISP WEB server 20 is a subscriber WEB content storage unit 23. Instead, the WEB content storage unit of the service-subscribing company WEB server 40 is referred to, and an operation is performed to check whether or not the changed URL is included.

  The service subscribing company WEB server 40 is an information processing apparatus such as a server device that stores and publishes WEB content that stores information transmitted inside and outside the company, and the service subscribing company WEB site management terminal 50 creates the WEB content. An information processing apparatus such as a personal computer for registration / correction.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the overall operation of the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5, first, a company homepage administrator who is a user uses a service subscriber company WEB site management terminal 50 to access a service application WEB page provided from an ISP WEB server 20 through a firewall (not shown). Then, enter the notification destination of change information such as user ID and email address in a predetermined WEB form or send a predetermined e-mail to apply for automatic detection / correction service of link destination URL change Perform (Step B1). In addition, at the time of this application, the company homepage administrator can select whether only the automatic detection (notification) service for the change of the link destination URL or the service for automatically correcting the link destination URL is added. Similar to the first embodiment, the destination URL automatic detection service can be a basic service, and the link destination URL automatic correction service can be an additional option.

  When the ISP WEB server 20 receives an application for automatic detection / correction service for a change of the link destination URL from the company homepage administrator (step B2), the received content is registered in the user database (step B3). Here, the items to be registered are the service classification (whether it is a unique domain, whether it is only an enterprise link destination URL automatic detection service or a link destination URL automatic correction service is added), application date, etc. is there.

  Here, when the detection data providing service that enables automatic correction at the client by the automatic correction application is applied, the ISP WEB server 20 links the URL of the WEB content stored in the service-subscriber company WEB server 40. Application software (hereinafter referred to as AP software) is automatically provided to the service subscriber company WEB server 40 via the service subscriber company WEB site management terminal 50 (step B4).

  The service subscriber company WEB server 40 installs the provided AP software (step B5). This AP software is always activated during the operation of the service-subscribing company WEB server 40, and thereafter automatically corrects the link destination of the WEB content using the change information (detection data) of the link destination URL provided from the ISP WEB server 20. I do.

  Hereinafter, the description will be continued assuming that the URL of the WEB page is changed in the link destination WEB server 30 (step B6). As in the first embodiment, the ISP WEB server 20 sequentially accesses the linked WEB pages at predetermined time intervals, collects URL change information, and stores the URL change information in the change information storage unit 22. (Step B7). Here, the change information stored in the change information storage unit 22 includes a pre-change URL, a post-change URL, a change detection date, and the like.

  Subsequently, the WEB server 20 of the ISP collates the URL change information stored in the change information storage unit 22 with the link destination URL included in the WEB content held by the service subscriber company WEB server, and needs to be changed. A link destination URL is detected (step B8).

  When a link destination URL that needs to be changed is detected, and the user applies only for an automatic detection (notification) service of the change of the link destination URL, the ISP WEB server 20 may, for example, Only the process of sending an e-mail containing the change information to the e-mail address is performed (step B10).

  In addition, in addition to the link destination URL change automatic detection (notification) service, when the link destination URL automatic correction service is added, the ISP WEB server 20 uses the change information (detection data). While transmitting to the service subscription company WEB server 40 (step B9, the electronic mail containing the said change information is transmitted with respect to a user's mail address (step B10).

  Subsequently, the ISP WEB server 20 accumulates the history of performing the link destination URL change automatic detection service and the automatic correction service in the user database for each user (step B11). Here, the information stored in the user database may be the same as the content transmitted to the user by e-mail or the like in step B10.

  In the service subscribing company WEB server 40, the AP software installed in step B5 automatically corrects the link destination URL using the link destination URL change information (detection data) received from the ISP WEB server 20 (step B12).

  The company homepage administrator refers to the contents sent by e-mail or the like from the ISP WEB server 20 using the service subscription company WEB site management terminal 50 or the like, and confirms the contents of the WEB contents related to the automatic correction. (Step B13).

  For each predetermined period, the ISP WEB server 20 calculates a charge (charged amount) for this service based on the history of the link destination URL change automatic detection service and the correction service stored in step B11. The company homepage administrator is charged (step B14). The company homepage administrator confirms the amount charged using the service subscription company WEB site management terminal 50 and performs a settlement process using an appropriate payment means (step B15).

  As described above, a WEB server that is independently opened by a company or the like can also be a target of this service. In particular, the WEB page can be automatically corrected by selecting the automatic correction service by providing AP software and change information (detection data).

  Further, as is apparent from the description of the present embodiment, it becomes possible to detect a link destination error at an early stage, and to avoid giving a corporate image down to a general user due to an incorrect link destination. it can.

  Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, as is clear from the principle, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described contents, and the link destination server is different from the link destination. It is needless to say that various modifications and replacements can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention, that is, a means for confirming the difference and notifying the site administrator of the difference or automatically correcting the difference. Absent. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the ISP WEB server is configured to have a function as a WEB site management apparatus, but it is needless to say that these may be prepared separately.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, although not particularly mentioned, the link destination may be added / changed for the reason of the user side. Therefore, the WEB site management device can update the subscriber WEB content storage unit 23 at a predetermined time interval. Or you may make it access the service subscription company WEB server 40, and may update suitably the link destination URL made into the monitoring object contained in a WEB content.

It is a block diagram showing the whole structure of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure showing the detailed structure of the WEB site management apparatus (ISP WEB server) which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart showing the whole operation | movement of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram showing the whole structure of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart showing the whole operation | movement of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Service subscriber terminal 20 ISP WEB server 21 Link destination URL change detection part 22 Change information storage part 23 Subscriber WEB content storage part 24 Link destination URL change notification part 30 Link destination WEB server 40 Service subscription company WEB server 50 Service subscription company WEB site management terminal 100 network 110 corporate network

Claims (13)

A link destination address change detection unit that accesses a link destination address linked from the contractor's WEB site at a predetermined time interval and detects whether the link destination address is changed;
A change information storage unit for storing and holding the detected result;
Based on the contents stored and held in the change information storage unit, it is determined whether or not it is necessary to change the link destination address linked from the contractor's WEB site. A link destination address change notification unit for notifying the administrator of the WEB site that has been notified of the change of the detected link destination address,
WEB site management device characterized by this. The link destination address change detection unit inspects the contents of the contractor's WEB site at a predetermined time interval, and updates an address to be monitored for whether or not the link destination address is changed,
The WEB site management apparatus according to claim 1. And a means for automatically correcting the link destination address based on a detection result of whether or not the link destination address is changed,
The WEB site management apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein Means for distributing a program constituting means for automatically correcting the link destination address based on change information including at least address information before and after the change;
Means for notifying the change information to the WEB site server in which the program is installed,
Installing the program on a server where the WEB site is constructed, and transmitting the change information to the server, thereby automatically correcting the link destination address of the WEB site where the change is detected, to a new address;
The WEB site management apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein A method of managing a WEB site using a WEB site management device installed on a network,
The WEB site management device accepting registration of a user's WEB site and a notification destination when a link destination is changed;
The WEB site management device accessing a link destination address linked from the WEB site at a predetermined time interval, detecting whether or not the link destination address is changed, and storing and holding;
When the WEB site management device determines whether or not the link destination address linked from the contractor's WEB site needs to be changed based on whether or not the link destination address is changed, and when the link destination address needs to be changed, Notifying the notification destination of the change of the detected link destination address,
WEB site management method characterized by the above. Further, the WEB site management device inspects the contents of the contractor's WEB site at a predetermined time interval, and updates the address to be monitored as to whether the link destination address is changed,
The method of managing a WEB site according to claim 5. Further, the WEB site management device includes a step of correcting the link destination address based on a detection result of whether or not the link destination address is changed,
The WEB site management method according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that: Means for distributing a program for automatically correcting the link destination address by the WEB site management device;
Means for transmitting change information including at least address information before and after the change to the server on which the WEB site in which the program is installed is constructed;
Further, the WEB site management device distributes and installs the program on a server on which the WEB site is constructed;
The WEB site management device transmitting the change information to the server;
A server on which the WEB site is constructed includes automatically correcting a link destination address of the WEB site to a new address using the change information;
The WEB site management method according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that: A program to be executed by a computer constituting a WEB site management apparatus installed on a network,
A process of accepting registration of a management target WEB site and a notification destination when a link destination is changed from an arbitrary terminal;
A process of accessing a link destination address linked from the WEB site at a predetermined time interval, detecting whether or not the link destination address is changed, and storing and holding the link;
It is determined whether or not the link destination address linked from the contractor's WEB site needs to be changed based on whether or not the link destination address is changed, and when the link destination address needs to be changed, the registered notification destination is notified. On the other hand, a program for causing the computer to execute processing for notifying the change of the detected link destination address.   Furthermore, the program of Claim 9 which makes the said computer perform the process which test | inspects the content of the said contractor's WEB site at predetermined time intervals, and updates the address used as the monitoring object of the change of the link destination address.   The program according to claim 9 or 10, further causing the computer to execute a process of correcting the link destination address based on a detection result of whether or not the link destination address is changed. Further, a process of automatically correcting a link destination address included in the WEB content and distributing the program in response to a request from an arbitrary terminal;
Causing the computer to execute a process of transmitting change information including at least address information before and after the change to the server on which the WEB site in which the program is installed is constructed,
By sending the change information to the server on which the WEB site where the program is installed is transmitted, the link destination address of the WEB site is automatically corrected to a new address to the server on which the WEB site is constructed. The program according to claim 9 or 10, which causes a process to be executed.   Based on the change information including at least the address information before and after the change, for the WEB content to be stored, the necessary change part of the WEB page including the link destination that matches the address before the change is extracted, and the link destination is automatically set to a new address. A program that causes a computer to execute a correction process.

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