JP2008181345A - Blog server device and information processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automate trackback to save labor of contribution work or to perform the positive trackback. <P>SOLUTION: A user requires display with a trackback destination identification image of an article opened to a blog server to the blog server. The blog server responds with article display with the trackback destination identification image to a Web browser. The user preparing a related article inputs an article document with the trackback destination identification image and a new article document in an image reader, and performs registration processing notification to one's own blog server. An article contribution part 11 of the blog server newly prepares a contribution article by use of article registration information and a body image of the article. A trackback destination registration part 13 of the blog server registers trackback destination information as a trackback destination of the contribution article. An opening processing part 14 of the blog server opens the contribution article, and notifies the trackback destination. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a blog server device and an information processing system using the blog server device.

  When using a web service such as an electronic bulletin board system, it is known to read, publish, and post a document using a facsimile apparatus or a scanner apparatus connected via a telephone line or a network. In these systems, it is possible to automatically create an HTML document to be disclosed by attaching additional information other than an image to a document read by a facsimile apparatus or a scanner apparatus, and even if the user has no knowledge of HTML, An electronic bulletin board system can be used (Patent Document 1, etc.).

  Among these systems, there is a system provided with means for generating a URL identification image as a link display in its own homepage based on design information displayed by a barcode (Patent Document 2). In this system, in order to embed a URL that was referenced when the user's information was disclosed, the user had to specify the URL when creating the URL identification image.

  By the way, in a recently popular blog (or weblog), when a user viewing a registered article publishes an article related to his / her blog, an article on the other site is used using a function called trackback. You can link (reverse link) to follow articles on your site. This function is easy to post because it does not write related articles as comments to the other site, but posts articles to its own site. In addition, when you notify the other site's trackback destination from your own site, it is linked to the site notified by the other party, so other viewers can find related articles that are trackbacked. At the same time, there is an effect that the contributor has more opportunities to view his / her article, and the original contributor has an effect of grasping how much his / her article is referred to.

  However, in order to perform trackback, it is necessary to know the other party's trackback destination (trackback URL) and input it when posting an article. Therefore, in the method of automatically posting an article using the facsimile apparatus or scanner apparatus described above, the trackback cannot be automated, and it is necessary to input the trackback destination after the article is posted. In addition, an original article or an image or electronic document used in the original article may be printed and carried as paper, and the article may be completed in another place. At this time, if it was forgotten to refrain from the trackback destination, it was necessary to check the trackback destination of the other site in an environment connected to the network.

Note that the above-described prior art and its problems are described only to explain a part of the background of the present invention. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described prior art and problems.
JP 2002-73619 A JP 2002-318762 A

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and automatically stores the trackback destination in a recording means that can be referred to by the information device when referring to the original article, and at the time of posting related articles, The purpose is to provide a technology that enables information equipment to automate trackback by referring to information of a trackback destination, thereby saving labor in posting work and ensuring trackback.

  According to the principle configuration example of the present invention, in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the trackback destination is automatically stored in the recording means that can be referred to by the information device when referring to the original article, and the related article The information device refers to the information of the trackback destination when posting.

  For example, there are the following two means for recording track back destination information.

  The first recording means displays an identification image (barcode or the like) in which the trackback destination (trackback URL) is embedded together with the content of the article. When this display content is printed, it becomes a paper document with an identification image. However, the identification image can be determined from the image read by the scanner, and the trackback destination can be extracted. The display itself may be determined or read by a scanner.

  The second recording means is an instruction data record (processing flow template) in which the trackback destination is described. The image reading apparatus executes processing in accordance with an instruction of instruction data (also referred to as a process flow template, a flow template, or a job template). The instruction data specifies processing parameters and / or procedures of the image reading apparatus. The instruction data may be stored in the server device or may be stored in the image reading device itself. By executing the processing flow template in the image reading apparatus, the image and the trackback destination information can be transferred to another information device, so that the trackback destination can be extracted by the other information device.

  Any storage means may be used as long as it can be read out when the image processing of the image reading apparatus is executed. For example, a portable storage device in which a trackback destination is described may be used. When the image reading apparatus can read additional information from a portable storage device (USB memory or writable card type storage device) or the like when executing image processing with the process flow template, track back destination information can be stored in the portable storage device. Good.

  In this principle configuration example, the blog server device includes, for example, a trackback destination identification information storage function, a trackback destination identification information storage unit, a posting process registration function, a trackback destination extraction function, an article registration function, a trackback destination registration function, and a public function. Etc.

  The trackback destination identification information storage function is a function that, for example, extracts information about the trackback destination of an article and stores it in the storage unit. When storing the track back destination information in the identification image, the image is generated and stored. When the track back destination information is used as additional information to the processing flow after image reading stored in the network type image reading apparatus (fax, scanner), the processing flow is stored in the network type image reading apparatus.

  The trackback destination identification information storage unit is means for storing, for example, trackback destination identification information. A document with an identification image and an article and a processing flow template stored in the image reading apparatus are stored.

  For example, the posting process registration function registers a flow to be executed after image reading into the image reading apparatus. In the case of realizing with the identification image of the track back destination, it is sufficient that only the image transfer destination can be registered. If the processing flow template can be executed by an image reading apparatus, it is only necessary to be able to register a processing flow template in which information related to a posted article, a trackback destination, and an image transfer destination are described.

  The track back destination extraction function is a function that, for example, extracts track back destination identification information and reads the track back destination.

  The article registration function registers, for example, an article read from an image as a posted article.

  The trackback destination registration function registers, for example, the extracted trackback destination in the trackback destination information of the posted article.

  The publishing function performs, for example, publication of registered articles and notification to a trackback destination.

  The present invention will be further described.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, an instruction data providing server device for storing instruction data for specifying processing contents of the image reading device, and instruction data from the instruction data providing server device. An information processing system is configured by connecting an image reading device for acquiring the image, the first blog server device, and the second blog server device via a communication network. The first blog server device includes: storage means for storing article trackback destination information; generation means for generating instruction data for specifying trackback including article trackback destination information in response to a request from a client device; A sending means for sending the instruction data to the instruction data providing server device in order to register the generated instruction data as an instruction data record of the instruction data providing server device; The instruction data providing server device stores the instruction data received from the first blog server device as an instruction data record. The image reading device receives instruction data from the instruction data providing server device, and sends article data and trackback destination information included in the instruction data to the second blog server device. The second blog server device registers an article based on the article data, and transmits a trackback notification as a trackback destination based on the trackback destination information.

  In this configuration, when referring to the original article, the trackback destination is automatically stored in the instruction data providing server device that can be referred to by the information device, and when the related article is posted, the information device stores the trackback destination information. By referencing, trackback can be automated, saving labor in posting work and ensuring trackback.

  In this configuration, the first blog server device and the second blog server device may be the same or different.

  A communication network is one that is connected continuously or temporarily (point-to-point) using various communication protocols. A network using a facsimile or a telephone line may be used. The instruction data (also referred to as a processing flow template, a flow template, or a job template) is used to specify processing parameters and / or procedures of the image reading apparatus as described above.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, an instruction data providing server device for storing instruction data for specifying processing contents of the image reading device, and the instruction data providing server device. An information processing system in which an image reading device that acquires instruction data from a first blog server device and a second blog server device are connected via a communication network is configured. The first blog server device includes: storage means for storing article trackback destination information; generation means for generating instruction data for specifying trackback including article trackback destination information in response to a request from a client device; A sending means for sending the instruction data to the instruction data providing server device in order to register the generated instruction data as an instruction data record of the instruction data providing server device; The instruction data providing server device stores the instruction data received from the first blog server device as an instruction data record. The image reading device receives instruction data from the instruction data providing server device, and sends article data and trackback destination information included in the instruction data to the second blog server device. The second blog server device registers an article based on the article data, and transmits a trackback notification with the trackback destination information as the trackback destination to the first blog server device.

  In this configuration, when referring to the original article, the trackback destination is automatically stored in the instruction data providing server device that can be referred to by the information device, and when the related article is posted, the information device stores the trackback destination information. By referencing, trackback can be automated, saving labor in posting work and ensuring trackback.

  According to still another aspect of the present invention, in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a communication network is connected to the image reading device or the instruction data providing server device for storing instruction data for specifying the processing content of the image reading device. A blog server device connected via the server: storage means for storing track back destination information of articles; generation means for generating instruction data for specifying track back including track back destination information of articles in response to a request from a client device; Sending means for sending the instruction data to the image reading device or the instruction data providing server device in order to register the generated instruction data as an instruction data record of the image reading device or the instruction data providing server device; Is provided.

  Even in this configuration, when referring to the original article, the trackback destination is automatically stored in the instruction data providing server device that can be referred to by the information device, and when the related article is posted, the information device stores the trackback destination information. By referencing, trackback can be automated, saving labor in posting work and ensuring trackback.

  According to still another aspect of the present invention, an information processing system is constructed by connecting a printer, an image reading device, a first blog server device, and a second blog server device via a communication network. To do. The first blog server device includes: storage means for storing article trackback destination information; and generation means for generating a web page including an identification image of article trackback destination information in response to a request from a client device. The printer prints a web page including an identification image of the trackback information of the article in response to a request from the client device. The image reading device reads a print image of the web page and a print image of an article newly posted to the second blog server device, and sends the read image to the second blog server device. The second blog server device: registration means for processing the print image of the article and registering it in the article database; and the track back destination based on the identification image of the track back destination information included in the print image of the web page Transmission means for transmitting a trackback notification to one blog server device.

  In this configuration, the trackback destination is automatically recorded on a paper medium that can be referred to by the information device when referring to the original article, and the information device refers to the information of the trackback destination when posting a related article. Trackbacks can be automated to save labor in posting work and ensure reliable trackbacks.

  Also in this case, the first blog server device and the second blog server device may be the same or different.

  According to still another aspect of the present invention, in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the blog server device: storage means for storing articles and trackback destination information of articles; and in response to a request from a client device, Output means for outputting a web page composed of an article and a trackback destination identification image of the article is provided.

  Even in this configuration, the trackback destination is automatically recorded on a paper medium that can be referred to by the information device when referring to the original article, and the information device refers to the information of the trackback destination when posting a related article. Trackbacks can be automated to save labor in posting work and ensure reliable trackbacks.

  The present invention can be realized not only as an apparatus or a system but also as a method. Of course, a part of the invention can be configured as software. Of course, software products used to cause a computer to execute such software are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

  These and other aspects of the invention are set forth in the appended claims and will be described in detail below with reference to examples.

  According to the present invention, the trackback can be automated to save labor in posting work and to ensure the trackback.

  Examples of the present invention will be described below.

  FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of an information processing system including a blog server to which the present invention is applied. In FIG. 1, the information processing system includes a blog server 100, an image reading device 200, a template server 300, a printer 400, and A client terminal 500 is connected to a communication network 600. The communication network is typically based on the TCP / IP protocol, but is a wired or wireless communication network that is connected continuously or temporarily (point-to-point) using various communication protocols. Good. A network using a facsimile or a telephone line may be used. The blog server 100, the template server 300, and the client terminal 500 typically have a general computer configuration, and include a CPU, a main memory, a bus, various input / output devices, and install a program in the main memory. Thus, various processes can be executed. The program can be provided via various recording media and communication networks.

  In the figure, two blog servers 100A and 100B, one image reading device 200, one template server 300, one printer 400, and two client terminals 500A and 500B are shown as examples, but the number is arbitrary. . The suffixes A and B are omitted when the blog servers 100A and 100B are described in an integrated manner. The same applies to the client terminal 500.

  In FIG. 1, a blog server 100 stores and manages posted articles and comments in a database and presents them to a user using a web service. In the article posting process, it is possible to receive trackback destination address information (trackback URL), send a trackback notification to other articles (articles managed by other or the same blog server 100), and link them. Details of the blog server 100 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The image reading apparatus 200 optically reads a document and processes image data. Various types of jobs can be executed by inputting job parameters at the time of image reading, or using settings registered in the job memory or settings registered in the template stored in the template server 300. In this example, the manuscript of the posted article is read and image data of the posted article is transmitted to the blog server 100. As will be described later, the trackback destination address information itself can be received from the template server 300 and the trackback destination address can be supplied to the blog server 100 as information related to the posted article. Alternatively, an identification image (for example, a one-dimensional or two-dimensional barcode) of the address information of the track back destination may be read by the image reading apparatus 200 itself and supplied to the blog server 100.

  The template server 300 registers a job parameter setting record of the image reading apparatus 200. When the user uses the image reading apparatus 200, the user designates a desired template from the template server 300, takes out parameters defined by the template, stores them in the template storage unit 200a, and stores a job in the image reading apparatus 200 with the settings. Can be executed. The image reading apparatus 200 may include the function of the template server 300. In this case, the template may be directly registered in the template storage unit 200a from the outside.

  The printer 400 executes various print jobs in response to requests from the client terminal 500. In this example, the posted article is printed out, or the article to be browsed and the identification image of the track back destination URL is printed out.

  The client terminal 500 is typically a personal computer, but may be a portable terminal or other various information devices (including a TV receiver). The client terminal 500 accesses the blog server 100 and browses articles, comments, trackback information, etc. stored and managed by the blog server 100. Specifically, the client terminal 500 sends an HTTP request to the blog server 100 and receives a web page displaying articles, comments, trackback information, and the like from the blog server 100 as an HTTP response.

  In addition, the client terminal 500 uses the application service of the blog server 100 to acquire the trackback destination URL of the article being browsed, and causes the template server 300 to register the job setting for registering the article as the trackback destination. Can do. In addition, the client terminal 500 can acquire an article image accompanied by an identification image of the trackback destination URL of the article being browsed using the application service of the blog server 100, and can print out the image using the printer 400. . During browsing of an article, the blog server 100 may be requested to print an article image with an identification image of a trackback destination URL on a predetermined printer 400 (for example, a viewer inputs a printer designation).

  Next, a configuration example of the blog server 100 will be described. 2 shows a configuration example of the blog server 100. In this figure, the blog server 100 includes an image processing unit 10, an article posting unit 11, an article database 12, a trackback destination registration unit 13, a publication processing unit 14, and a trackback notification. The transmission unit 15 includes a trackback notification processing unit 16, a browsing request processing unit 17, a trackback destination identification image generation unit 18, a trackback destination identification image storage unit 19, a posting process registration unit 20, and the like. Each unit is typically a functional unit configured by cooperating computer resources and software of the blog server 100.

  The image processing unit 10 receives a document image from the image reading apparatus 200 and performs character recognition when necessary. The article posting unit 11 registers the document image or text in the article database 12. Note that the image reading apparatus 200 transmits the image data to the registration destination URL of the blog server 100 specified by the job parameter. The image reading apparatus 200 may perform preprocessing such as character recognition based on job designation. Further, the image reading apparatus 200 transmits additional data such as a title and trackback destination information to the blog server 100 in addition to the document image. The image reading apparatus 200 may read a document including the identification image of the trackback destination URL and send the image to the blog server 100 as additional data. In this case, the image processing unit of the blog server 100 decodes the identification image of the trackback destination URL and acquires the trackback destination URL. The identification image of the trackback destination URL may be decoded by the image reading apparatus 200 to acquire the trackback destination URL and supply it to the blog server 100.

  The trackback destination registration unit 13 registers the trackback destination URL in the article database 12 in association with the article.

  The publication processing unit 14 registers in the article database 12 and performs article publication processing. Web-based browsing of articles becomes possible with the publication process. The publication process may be performed by an administrator or may be automatically opened. When the trackback destination is registered in the article for which the publication processing has been performed by the publication processing unit 14, the trackback notification is sent to the blog server 100 that manages the trackback destination article. This notification includes the URL, title, etc. of the trackback source, and the blog server 100 that has received the notification can form a link from the trackback destination to the trackback source.

  When receiving the trackback notification, the trackback notification processing unit 16 can register an article of the trackback source in “trackback” and form a link to the trackback source. The trackback is registered in the article database 12.

  The browsing request processing unit 17 receives an HTTP request from the client terminal 500 and returns an HTTP request. Typically, the client terminal 500 requests browsing of the article web page, and the browsing request processing unit 17 assembles the web page from the article database 12 and returns it to the client terminal 500.

  The client terminal 500 can request browsing of the article with the identification image of the trackback destination URL while browsing the article or in advance. The trackback destination identification image generation unit 18 acquires the trackback destination URL of the article from the article database 12 and encodes it into an identification image, and the browse request processing unit 17 sends the web page of the article with the identification image to the client terminal 500. return. Note that the trackback destination identification image storage unit 19 may hold the trackback destination identification image and use it.

  The client terminal 500 can print out a web page of an article with a trackback destination identification image using the printer 400. Note that the client terminal 500 may request that the blog server 100 supply the printer 400 with a print job for printing a web page of an article with a trackback destination identification image. In this case, for example, a print job designation button is provided on a receiving page for article browsing and the user clicks this button to supply the print job from the blog server 100 to the printer 400.

  As described above, the printout original of the article web page with the trackback destination identification image is read by the image reading apparatus 200 together with the original image of the new article.

  The posting process registration unit 20 receives the posting process registration from the client terminal 500 and registers it in the template server 300 or the image reading apparatus 200 as a job template. In this case, preferably, a post processing registration instruction button or the like is provided on the article browsing screen, and the instruction record or the like is registered as a template record in the template server 300 or the image reading apparatus 200. The content of the template is an instruction to post an article on a predetermined posting site of the blog server 100. The content of the other template is an instruction to post an article on another predetermined posting site with the trackback destination URL of the article being browsed as the trackback URL. Preferably, the registration destination template server 300 or the image reading apparatus 200 is designated by selecting a default or an option. Of course, the viewer may input the registration destination. Template records can be used in combination. For example, an article posting destination template and a trackback destination designation template may be used together. It may be used in combination with a job memory record. When there are contradictory parameters in the combined record, it is preferable that the image reading apparatus automatically solves or prompts the user to specify.

  Next, an operation example of this embodiment will be described.

  In this operation example, an article is browsed by the blog server 100A, and a printout of an identification image of an article and a trackback URL is acquired. Then, an article is posted on the posting site of the blog server 100B. The posting site is designated on the blog server 100B and registered as a template in the image reading apparatus 200. The image reading apparatus 200 reads the manuscript of the posted article and the manuscript of the browsing article with the trackback URL, and supplies the image of the posted article and the identification image of the trackback URL to the blog server 100B according to the template. The blog server 100B registers an article and transmits a trackback notification to the blog server 100A.

  FIG. 3 shows an operation example of the blog server 100A for the article to be browsed, and FIG. 4 shows an operation example of the blog server 100B to be posted, corresponding to FIGS. 1 and 2 in FIGS. Corresponding reference numerals are given to places to be performed.

  The processing of this operation example is as follows.

[S10]: The user checks an article published on the blog server 100A using a web browser (client terminal 500), and requests the blog server 100A to display the article with a trackback destination identification image. .
[S11]: The blog server 100A responds to the web browser with the article display with the trackback destination identification image. The trackback destination identification image may be generated in advance when the article is published, or may be generated when requested.
[S12]: The user confirms the display of the article with the trackback destination identification image and prints it on the printer 400. The user creates a related article with reference to the printed article. The user who creates the article need not be the user who printed the original article.
[S13]: A posting process notification destination (template) is registered in the image reading apparatus 200 for a user who posts to the blog server 100B. This registration may be performed by a posting user or a system administrator. Not only information (URL) for specifying the blog server 100B for the image reading apparatus 200 to transfer an image but also related information to be attached at the time of transfer is set in advance in the posting processing notification destination. The related information includes information necessary for article registration, such as category information on the blog server 100B, article title, and poster name.
[S14]: The user who created the related article uses the image reading apparatus 200 to input a new article manuscript and an article manuscript with a trackback destination identification image, and notifies registration processing to his / her blog server 100B. At this time, a template is used.
[S15]: The image reading apparatus 200 creates an image of a new article document and an article document with a trackback destination identification image, and sends the information to the blog server 100B.
[S16]: The blog server 100B receives the image sent from the image reading apparatus and related information. Information necessary for article registration is extracted from the related information and stored in the memory as article registration information.
[S17]: The image processing unit 10 of the blog server 100B checks whether there is a trackback destination identification image on each page. Pages that cannot be confirmed are added sequentially to the main body image of the article. When there is a page including the trackback destination identification image, the trackback destination information read from the trackback destination identification image is stored in the memory.
[S18]: The article posting unit 11 of the blog server 100B creates a new posted article using the article body image and article registration information. Regarding the creation of article contents using the main body image, there are the following.
(A) The main body image is disclosed to the viewer as link information in the article.
(B) Character information is extracted from the main body image by OCR processing and published as an article to the viewer.
(C) An article embedded with electronic information such as a barcode is taken out from the main body image and released to the viewer.
[S19]: The trackback destination registration unit 13 of the blog server 100B registers the trackback destination information stored in step S17 as the trackback destination of the posted article.
[S20]: The publication processing unit 14 of the blog server 100B publishes the posted article. At this time, the track back destination registered in step S20 is notified.

  The image processing, article registration, trackback destination registration, and publishing functions of the blog server 100B do not have to be functions of the main system of the blog server 100B, but use an external interface of the main system of the blog server 100B. It can also be realized.

  In this operation example, the trackback notification is transmitted by the publishing process, but the publishing process is not necessarily performed automatically. If the trackback destination is also registered in the posted article (draft state) registered in the blog server 100B, the user may always perform the trackback and publication.

  Next, referring to FIG. 5, an operation example in the case of automating posting processing and trackback by registering a processing flow template with trackback destination information in the image reading apparatus 200 and scanning posted articles in the image reading apparatus 200 will be described. I will explain.

  Details of the operation example of FIG. 5 are as follows.

[S30]: The user browses a screen including an interface for registering a flow template for processing an article. Specifically, an HTTP request is sent from the client terminal 500 to the blog server 100A, and the blog server 100A returns a web page of a screen including an interface for flow template registration to the client terminal 500. On this screen, a list of image reading apparatuses 200 to which a process flow template can be registered is also displayed. In the example of FIG. 5, the image reading apparatus 200 can be selected by a check box.
[S31]: The user selects the image reading device 200 to be used, inputs information of the blog server 100B to be posted, and requests registration of a processing template.
[S <b> 32]: The blog site 100 </ b> A receives the request for registration of the processing continuous plate, and sends a processing flow template describing the information of the trackback destination being browsed and the information of the posting destination to the image reading apparatus 200. In this operation example, the image reading apparatus 200 directly stores the processing template, but the template server 300 may store the processing template and the image reading apparatus 200 may use the processing template. The image reading apparatus 200 that has received the processing flow template stores it.
[S33]: The image reading apparatus 200 processes the related article created by the user according to the processing flow template.
[S34]: The image reading apparatus 200 sends the image of the read related article together with the information described in the processing flow template to the blog server 100B.
[S35]: In the blog server 100B, a related article is newly submitted, the sent trackback destination information is stored, and a publication process is performed. Finally, a trackback notification is performed from the blog server 100B to the blog server 100A.

  In the above-described operation example, the posting site information is input in step S31. However, the posting site information may be input directly by the image reading apparatus 200 or in combination with a job memory or another flow template.

  As described above, according to this embodiment, the information (URL) related to the trackback destination of the posted article can be easily held, and the posting process and the trackback process by the image reader of the poster of the related article Can be automated. Further, by automatically generating a barcode (an identification image such as a one-dimensional barcode or a two-dimensional barcode) separately from the content of the article, the work of creating an image by the poster can be omitted. In addition, when printing a trackback destination identification image together with an article, it is clear from the print result that when the article has a trackback destination, the fact can be clearly grasped, and it can be used for trackback processing using an image reading device in posting work. Become.

  Articles read by the image reading device can be converted to character information instead of images by combining OCR processing of images.

  When an image including a trackback destination identification image is used, it is possible to automatically register a plurality of trackback destinations in a posted article by causing the image reading apparatus to read an image including a different trackback destination identification image.

  In addition, for users who have been distributed with paper manuscripts containing trackback destination identification images, users can post related articles to their blog server without accessing the blog server of the original article and confirming the trackback destination. You can track back.

From the above, it is possible to save labor in posting work to execute trackback to the referenced article. When the image reading apparatus is a facsimile machine, trackback can be performed even from an environment not connected to the blog server via a network. The accompanying posting work becomes possible.
Also, creating an article manuscript including a trackback destination identification image facilitates information utilization by trackback on a blog server while maintaining information sharing using paper portability.

  In the above-described embodiment, the trackback destination identification image generation function is configured on the blog server. However, it is also conceivable to realize this on another server or client computer. For example, an RSS feed (Resource Description Framework Site Summary. Content list information) provided from a blog server can be used to realize the RSS feed reading software on a client computer.

  In the following, the operation and configuration until acquisition of the print result of the trackback destination identification image will be mainly described.

  FIG. 6 schematically shows the information processing system of this embodiment. In this figure, the information processing system includes a blog server 100 that publishes content list information, and a computer 700 that can access the blog server 100. It is configured. The content list information published on the blog server 100 includes a trackback destination. The computer 700 includes a content list information management unit 30, a trackback destination identification image generation unit 31, a content list information generation unit 32 that generates content list information with a trackback destination identification image, and the like. The content list information management unit 30 stores content list information and updates the content list information as necessary. The trackback destination identification image generation unit 31 acquires each trackback destination from the content list information, and generates a trackback destination identification image. The content list information generation unit 32 creates contents to be displayed together with the articles of the blog server 100 and the trackback destination identification image from the content information list, and generates the content list information.

  In response to a request from the computer 700, the printer 400 generates a printout of a content list including the trackback destination identification image.

  An example of the operation of this embodiment is as follows.

[Step S40]: The blog server 100 publishes a content list. At this time, the content list information includes the trackback destination of each content.
[Step S41]: The content list information management unit 30 of the computer 700 acquires the content list information of the blog server 100 periodically or as necessary. Further, it is checked whether there is new content as compared with the previous content list information.
[Step S42]: The content list information management unit 30 of the computer 700 reads the trackback destination of the new content, and the trackback destination identification image generation unit 31 creates a trackback destination identification image.
[Step S43]: The content list information generating unit 32 that generates the content list information with the track back destination identification image of the computer 700 creates HTML that displays the link destination of the new content and the generated track back destination identification image, and Added to the content list information managed by.
[Step S44]: The user uses the content list information reader of the client terminal 500 to read the content list information with track back destination identification image provided by the computer 700. When the user selects the necessary content with the content list information reader, HTML for displaying the trackback destination identification image provided by the computer 700 is sent. The HTML that displays the trackback destination identification image acquires an article from the blog server 100, acquires the trackback destination identification image from the computer 700, and displays it with the content list information reader.
[Step S45] The user prints the displayed contents using the printer 400.

  Publication and trackback processing after creating a posted article with reference to a printed paper document are the same as in the first embodiment.

  In this example, there may be a content list information reader on the computer 700, or another computer may be used.

  This is the end of the description of the embodiment.

  In addition, this invention is determined based on description of a claim, and is not limited to the specific structure of the Example, a subject, and an effect. The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

It is a figure which shows Example 1 of the information processing system using the blog server of this invention as a whole. It is a block diagram explaining the structural example of the blog server of FIG. It is a figure which shows the operation example of the said Example 1 typically. It is a figure which shows the operation example of the said Example 1 further typically. It is a figure which shows typically the other operation example of the said Example. It is a figure which shows typically the information processing system of Example 2 of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Image processing part 11 Article contribution part 12 Article database 13 Track back destination registration part 14 Public processing part 15 Track back notification transmission part 16 Track back notification processing part 17 Browse request processing part 18 Track back destination identification image generation part 19 Track back destination identification image storage part 20 Post processing registration unit 30 Content list information management unit 31 Trackback destination identification image generation unit 32 Content list information generation unit 32 Content list information generation unit 100 Blog server 200 Image reading device 300 Template server 400 Printer 500 Client terminal 600 Communication network 700 Computer

Claims (8)

In an information processing system formed by connecting an image reading device that executes processing according to instruction data, a first blog server device, and a second blog server device via a communication network,
The first blog server device is
Storage means for storing trackback destination information of articles;
In response to a request from the client device, generation means for generating instruction data including track back destination information of an article and performing track back designation;
Sending means for sending the instruction data to the image reading apparatus in order to register the generated instruction data as an instruction data record in the storage means of the image reading apparatus;
The image reading device receives instruction data from the first blog server device, stores the instruction data in the storage means, and sends article data and trackback destination information included in the instruction data to the second blog server device. ,
The information processing system, wherein the second blog server device registers an article based on the article data, and transmits a trackback notification having the trackback destination information as a trackback destination to the first blog server device. An instruction data providing server device for storing instruction data for specifying processing contents of the image reading device, an image reading device for obtaining instruction data from the instruction data providing server device, a first blog server device, and a second In an information processing system that is connected to a blog server device via a communication network,
The first blog server device is
Storage means for storing trackback destination information of articles;
In response to a request from the client device, generation means for generating instruction data including track back destination information of an article and performing track back designation;
Sending means for sending the instruction data to the instruction data providing server device in order to register the generated instruction data as an instruction data record of the instruction data providing server device;
The instruction data providing server device stores the instruction data received from the first blog server device as an instruction data record,
The image reading device receives instruction data from the instruction data providing server device, and sends article data and trackback destination information included in the instruction data to the second blog server device.
The information processing system, wherein the second blog server device registers an article based on the article data, and transmits a trackback notification having the trackback destination information as a trackback destination to the first blog server device.   The information processing system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first blog server device and the second blog server device are the same. In the blog server device connected via the communication network to the image reading device or the instruction data providing server device for storing the instruction data for specifying the processing content of the image reading device,
Storage means for storing trackback destination information of articles;
Generating means for generating instruction data for designating trackback including trackback destination information of an article in response to a request from a client device;
Sending means for sending the instruction data to the instruction data providing server apparatus or the image reading apparatus in order to register the generated instruction data as an instruction data record of the instruction data providing server apparatus or the image reading apparatus; A blog server device comprising: In a blog service providing computer program used for a blog server computer connected via a communication network to the image reading device or the instruction data providing server device for storing instruction data for specifying processing contents of the image reading device,
Storing the track back destination information of the article in the storage means;
Generating instruction data including track back destination information of an article and specifying track back in response to a request from a client device;
Sending the instruction data to the instruction data providing server apparatus or the image reading apparatus in order to register the generated instruction data as an instruction data record of the instruction data providing server apparatus or the image reading apparatus. A computer program for providing a blog service, which is used for causing a blog server computer to execute the program. In an information processing system in which a printer, an image reading device, a first blog server device, and a second blog server device are connected via a communication network,
The first blog server device is
Storage means for storing trackback destination information of articles;
Generating means for generating a web page including an identification image of track back destination information of an article in response to a request from a client device;
In response to a request from the client device, the printer prints a web page including an identification image of the trackback information of the article,
The image reading device reads a print image of the web page and a print image of an article newly posted to the second blog server device, and sends the read image to the second blog server device.
The second blog server device is
Registration means for processing the print image of the article and registering it in the article database;
An information processing system comprising: transmission means for transmitting a trackback notification to the first blog server device at the trackback destination based on the identification image of the trackback destination information included in the print image of the web page.   The information processing system according to claim 6, wherein the first blog server device and the second blog server device are the same. Storage means for storing articles and article trackback destination information;
A blog server device comprising: an output unit that outputs a web page including an article and a trackback destination identification image of the article in response to a request from the client device.