JP2007286979A - Method for browsing contents and bar code addition program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for easily browsing contents corresponding to a printed matter, and for executing predetermined processing for the contents. <P>SOLUTION: A bar code attached to a printed matter includes the information of a content identifier for identifying content corresponding to a printed matter and a command identifier for identifying a method for processing the content by an information providing server, and a portable terminal reads the bar code, and transmits the content identifier and the command identifier to the information providing server (S20), and the execution result of the execution of processing corresponding to the command identifier to the content corresponding to the content identifier by the information providing server is stored in a storage means (S30). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a content browsing method and the like that can easily browse content corresponding to printed matter.

  Conventionally, a mobile phone having a QR (Quick Response) code reading function and an Internet connection function is known. The mobile phone can read the QR code attached to the printed matter, and browse the web page as the content corresponding to the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) included in the read QR code.

  However, since a general PC (Personal Computer) does not include a QR code reader, the content corresponding to the printed matter cannot be easily browsed. Further, the mobile phone simply browses the content corresponding to the URL included in the read QR code as it is, and cannot execute a predetermined process on the content.

  On the other hand, Patent Document 1 describes a method that can easily search electronic data stored in a removable hard disk based on barcode information attached to a printed material.

However, even in the invention described in Patent Document 1, it is not possible to execute a predetermined process on the content.
JP 2002-29965 A

  It is an object of the present invention to improve the inconvenience of the conventional example, and in particular, to easily browse the content corresponding to the printed matter and to execute a predetermined process on the content.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention employs the following configuration.

  The invention described in claim 1 is a computer in which a terminal for browsing content, a portable terminal capable of reading a barcode attached to printed matter, and an information providing server for providing content are connected to a communication network. This is a content browsing method used in the system. Here, the barcode attached to the printed material includes information of a content identifier for identifying content corresponding to the printed material and a command identifier for identifying a method for processing the content by the information providing server. An example of the content identifier is a URL. The command identifier corresponds to, for example, a command provided by an OS (Operating System) of the information providing server.

  The computer system operates as follows.

  The portable terminal reads the barcode attached to the printed matter from the barcode reading means, extracts the content identifier and the command identifier from the read barcode, and the information providing server based on the extracted content identifier Transmitting the content identifier and the command identifier via the communication means.

  A step in which the information providing server receives the content identifier and the command identifier via the communication means; a step of executing processing corresponding to the command identifier for the content corresponding to the content identifier; and display control of the execution result Creating information, and storing the created display control information in a storage means.

  The terminal executes a step of transmitting an execution result browsing request to the information providing server via the communication means.

  A step in which the information providing server receives an execution result browsing request from the terminal via the communication unit; and a step of transmitting the stored execution result display control information to the terminal via the communication unit based on the browsing request. And execute.

  The terminal executes a step of receiving the display control information of the execution result via the communication unit and a step of displaying the execution result on the display unit based on the received display control information.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a barcode addition program used for a terminal that includes a storage unit, an input unit, a printing unit, and a processing unit and that prints a barcode on a printed matter.

  Then, the processing unit accepts a request for printing the predetermined content, a content identifier for identifying the content, and a command identifier for identifying a method for processing the content by the processing unit from the input unit, and stores them in the storage unit. A step of creating a barcode including information of the stored content identifier and command identifier, a step of printing from the printing means the content corresponding to the stored content identifier with the created barcode added thereto, Is executed.

  The barcode attached to the printed material includes a content identifier for identifying content corresponding to the printed material and a command identifier for identifying a method for processing the content by the information providing server. The content identifier and the command identifier are read and transmitted to the information providing server, and the execution result of the processing corresponding to the command identifier performed by the information providing server on the content corresponding to the content identifier is stored in the storage means. The corresponding content can be easily browsed, and a predetermined process can be executed on the content.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the computer system of this embodiment.

  A computer system including the terminal 10, the information providing server 20, and the portable terminal 30 is connected to the Internet 40 as a communication network.

  The terminal 10 can make a content browsing request to the information providing server 20. Further, the information providing server 20 can provide content in response to a request from the terminal 10. Furthermore, the portable terminal 30 can read a QR code as a barcode attached to the printed matter and can access the information providing server 20 based on a URL included in the QR code.

  FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the terminal 10.

  CPU 12 as processing means, RAM 13 as ROM, ROM 14 and HDD 19 (Hard Disk Drive), keyboard 16 and mouse 17 as input means, display 18 as display means, and NIC 15 (Network Interface Card) as communication means. , Connected to the bus 11. The HDD 19 stores a general web browser program. The CPU of the terminal 10 displays an HTML (HyperText Markup Language) file or the like as display control information provided by the information providing server 20 on the display by executing a web browser program. In the present embodiment, a general PC (Personal Computer) is employed as the terminal 10.

  On the other hand, as the information providing server 20, as with the terminal 10, a general computer equipped with a NIC as a communication means such as a CPU as a processing means and a RAM as a storage means is adopted. Further, as the mobile terminal 30, a general mobile phone equipped with a CPU as a processing means, a RAM as a storage means, an antenna as a communication means, and a QR code reader as a barcode reading means is adopted. Yes.

  FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a printed matter of content created or used in the present embodiment.

  A QR code 41 as a barcode is attached to the printed matter of the content. The QR code includes a URL as a content identifier for identifying content corresponding to the printed matter, and a command as a command identifier for identifying a method for the information providing server 20 to process the content. The command identifier corresponds to a command provided by the OS (Operating System) of the information providing server 20. In this embodiment, one QR code is attached to the printed material. However, a plurality of QR codes having the same content identifier and different command identifiers may be attached. For example, one QR code includes a URL of content corresponding to a printed matter and a command for executing processing for the information providing server 20 to open a file corresponding to the content, and the other QR code includes the URL, The information providing server 20 may include a command for executing processing for closing the file corresponding to the content.

[Operation to browse content]

  Next, an operation for browsing content will be described.

  4 to 5 are flowcharts of the terminal 10, the information providing server 20, and the portable terminal 30.

  The CPU of the portable terminal 30 reads a QR code as a barcode attached to the printed matter from a QR code reader as a barcode reading unit (S10). Subsequently, the CPU of the mobile terminal 30 extracts the URL as the content identifier and the command as the command identifier from the read QR code (S15). Then, based on the extracted URL, the CPU of the portable terminal 30 transmits the extracted URL as the content identifier and the command as the command identifier to the information providing server 20 corresponding to the domain name of the URL (S20).

  On the other hand, the CPU of the information providing server 20 receives a URL as a content identifier and a command as a command identifier from the mobile terminal 30. Subsequently, the CPU of the information providing server 20 executes processing corresponding to the received command on the content corresponding to the received URL (S25). Then, the CPU of the information providing server 20 creates an execution result HTML file and stores the created HTML file in the HDD (S30).

  For example, when the received command is a command for opening a file as content, the CPU of the information providing server 20 activates an application program corresponding to the file and provides a GUI (Graphical User) provided by the application program. The HTML file of the screen displaying the contents of the file in (Interface) is dynamically created and stored in the HDD. If the received command is a command for closing a file as content, the CPU of the information providing server 20 ends the execution of the application program corresponding to the file, and displays the GUI provided by the application program. An HTML file of a screen that is not displayed is dynamically created and stored in the HDD.

  Next, the CPU of the terminal 10 receives a predetermined URL corresponding to the information providing server 20 from the keyboard. Then, based on the received URL, the CPU of the terminal 10 transmits an HTML file browsing request as the execution result described above to the information providing server 20 via the web browser (S35).

  The CPU of the information providing server 20 receives an HTML file browsing request as a result of execution from the terminal 10. Subsequently, the CPU of the information providing server 20 reads out the HTML file of the execution result stored in step S30 from the HDD based on the browsing request (S40). Subsequently, the CPU of the information providing server 20 transmits the HTML file of the execution result to the terminal 10 (S45).

  On the other hand, the CPU of the terminal 10 receives the execution result HTML file. Subsequently, the CPU of the terminal 10 displays the execution result on the display via the web browser based on the received HTML file (S50).

  According to this, even if the terminal 10 does not include a QR code reader, the content can be easily browsed without inputting the URL of the content corresponding to the printed matter from the keyboard or the like. In addition, a predetermined process can be executed on the content stored in the information providing server 20 from the portable terminal 30 using the QR code.

[Operation to print content]

  Next, an operation for printing content will be described.

(Embodiment 1)

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the terminal 10.

  The CPU of the terminal 10 accepts a URL as a content identifier for identifying the content and a command as a command identifier for identifying a method for processing the content by the CPU together with a request for printing the content from the keyboard. Store in the RAM (S60). Here, when the content is displayed on the display of the terminal 10, the URL associated with the content is read by using the “location.hostname” method of the Java (registered trademark) script. Also good. Subsequently, the CPU of the terminal 10 creates an image of a QR code including URL and command information stored in the RAM (S65). Then, the CPU of the terminal 10 creates an HTML file of QR code-attached content by pasting the created QR code image on the content corresponding to the URL, and prints the created HTML file from a printer as a printing unit. (S70).

  According to this, the content and the printed matter can be associated with each other via the QR code, and the content and a predetermined process performed on the content can be associated with each other.

(Embodiment 2)

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the terminal 10 and the information providing server 20.

  The CPU of the terminal 10 transmits a URL as a content identifier for identifying the content together with the content browsing request to the information providing server 20 (S80).

  The CPU of the information providing server 20 receives a URL as a content identifier together with a content browsing request from the terminal 10. Subsequently, the CPU of the information providing server 20 transmits an HTML file as display control information of the content corresponding to the received URL to the terminal 10 (S85).

  The CPU of the terminal 10 receives an HTML file as display control information from the information providing server 20. Subsequently, the CPU of the terminal 10 displays the content on the display via the web browser based on the received HTML file (S90).

  The terminal 10 receives a URL as a content identifier of the content and a command as a command identifier for the content from the keyboard when a predetermined button of the content is clicked with the mouse. Here, the “location.hostname” method of the Java (registered trademark) script may be used to read the URL associated with the content by the method. Subsequently, the CPU of the terminal 10 transmits the received content print request, the URL as the content identifier, and the command as the command identifier to the information providing server 20 (S95).

  On the other hand, the CPU of the information providing server 20 receives a content print request, a URL as a content identifier, and a command as a command identifier from the terminal 10. Subsequently, the CPU of the information providing server 20 executes the following process in response to the received content print request. The CPU of the information providing server 20 creates a QR code image including the received URL and command information (S100). Then, the CPU of the information providing server 20 creates an HTML file of QR code-attached content by pasting the created QR code image on the content corresponding to the received URL (S105). Subsequently, the CPU of the information providing server 20 transmits the created HTML file of the content with QR code to the terminal 10 (S110).

  The CPU of the terminal 10 receives an HTML file of content with a QR code from the information providing server 20. Then, the CPU of the terminal 10 displays the QR code-added content on the display via the web browser based on the received HTML file of the QR code-added content, and the displayed QR code-added content from the printer as the printing unit. Printing is performed (S115).

  According to this, the content and the printed matter can be associated with each other via the QR code, and the content and a predetermined process performed on the content can be associated with each other.

(Other embodiments)

  In the first and second embodiments, the CPU of the information providing server 20 dynamically creates a content with a QR code in response to a print request and provides it to the terminal 10. The created QR code-added content may be provided to the terminal 10.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the content corresponding to the printed matter can be easily browsed, and a predetermined process can be executed on the content. That is, even a terminal that does not include a QR code reader can easily browse the content without inputting the URL of the content corresponding to the printed matter from a keyboard or the like. Moreover, a predetermined process can be executed on the content stored in the information providing server from the portable terminal by using the QR code. Furthermore, the content and the printed material can be associated with each other via the QR code, and the content and a predetermined process performed on the content can be associated with each other.

It is a block diagram which shows the whole structure of a computer system. It is a block diagram of a terminal. It is a block diagram of the printed matter of content. It is a flowchart of a terminal, an information provision server, and a portable terminal in the operation | movement which browses content. It is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a terminal in an operation of printing content (first embodiment). 10 is a flowchart of a terminal in an operation of printing content (second embodiment).

Explanation of symbols

10 Terminal 11 Bus 12 CPU (Processing means)
13 RAM (storage means)
14 ROM (storage means)
15 NIC (communication means)
16 Keyboard (input means)
17 Mouse (input means)
18 Display (display means)
19 HDD (storage means)
20 Information providing server 30 Mobile terminal 40 Internet 41 QR code (bar code)

Claims (2)

Content browsing, used in a computer system in which a terminal for browsing content, a portable terminal capable of reading a barcode attached to printed matter, and an information providing server for providing content are connected to a communication network A method,
The barcode attached to the printed matter is
A content identifier for identifying content corresponding to the printed matter, and a command identifier for identifying a method for processing the content by the information providing server,
The mobile terminal is
a) reading the barcode attached to the printed matter from the barcode reading means;
b) extracting a content identifier and a command identifier from the read barcode;
c) based on the extracted content identifier, transmitting the content identifier and the command identifier to the information providing server via a communication means,
The information providing server is
d) receiving the content identifier and the command identifier via the communication means;
e) executing a process corresponding to the command identifier on the content corresponding to the content identifier;
f) creating display control information of the execution result, and storing the created display control information in a storage means,
The terminal is
g) transmitting a request for viewing the execution result to the information providing server via a communication unit;
The information providing server is
h) receiving an execution result viewing request from the terminal via communication means;
i) transmitting the stored display control information of the execution result to the terminal via a communication unit based on the browsing request;
The terminal is
j) receiving execution result display control information via a communication means;
k) displaying the execution result on the display means based on the received display control information;
A content browsing method characterized by performing A barcode addition program used for a terminal that includes a storage unit, an input unit, a printing unit, and a processing unit and that prints a barcode by attaching it to a printed matter,
In the processing means,
a) A step of receiving a content identifier for identifying the content and a command identifier for identifying a method for processing the content from the input unit together with a request to print the predetermined content from the input unit and storing it in the storage unit When,
b) creating a barcode including information of the stored content identifier and command identifier;
c) printing from the printing means the content corresponding to the stored content identifier with the created barcode attached thereto;
A barcode addition program characterized by executing

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