JP2008186202A - Push type information transmission system for providing internet information in push type or push-pull type - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system which can simply be operated even by a user unfamiliar with a personal computer or the like and can obtain information on the Internet in a push type. <P>SOLUTION: With respect to a content group managed by an operation management 3 of content collection, distribution or the like, a portal site operation manager server 4 creates a distribution schedule obtained by listing distribution times, URLs for accessing content or the like. A push type information terminal device 8 and a pull type information terminal device 9 determine whether the distribution schedule is updated at predetermined intervals (for example, every 30 seconds), and stores the distribution schedule in their own devices when the distribution schedule is updated. Each device accesses content on the basis of the stored distribution schedule. Therefore, the push type information terminal device distributes the content from the user, so to speak. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a push-type information receiving apparatus and its system used in a system for selecting information published on the Internet and transmitting information in a push-type, and more particularly to a specific Internet information provider (operation of a portal site). The information provided by the user, etc.), and a system that pushes and transmits information on the Internet created and published by the user according to the time schedule created according to the intention of the information provider and the like. The present invention relates to a push type information receiving apparatus.

  Today, we are facing a ubiquitous network society, and it has become commonplace for people to face computers that use computers “anytime” or “anywhere”. However, it must be said that efforts to develop computer system devices that can be used by anyone are still insufficient. For example, PCs and mobile phones are still difficult for elderly people to handle, and they are not at the level of home appliances that anyone can use. Recently, however, mobile phones targeting the elderly with simple functions have been released and are attracting attention, and now that is also expected for personal computers.

  The inventors therefore wondered why there was a problem that “anyone” could not easily use a personal computer, and what was necessary to simplify the operation of the personal computer. The answer is that there are people who can't use a PC, but no one can use a TV. In other words, the biggest cause that makes it difficult to learn PC operation technology depends on the operation of the mouse and keyboard, and the solution is the easiest operation that anyone can casually use in daily life. I came to the conclusion that it was the use of the TV remote control tool. Certainly, it is a simple and easy-to-use tool that can be used by anyone with a TV remote control.

This type of current product has the following problems.
(1) It is still premised on the use of a general-purpose personal computer, and has problems caused by mouse / keyboard operations that are difficult to use for middle-aged and elderly users who have not learned how to operate personal computers.
(2) Since a similar system using a touch panel cannot be operated remotely like a remote control, it is essential for the user to operate near the device. There are still some challenges.
(3) Since a system using a general-purpose personal computer is equipped with a cooling fan, hard disk, etc., the generation of rotational noise and the amount of heat generated by the equipment (on average 150 W) are limited. There are few.

  Looking at the development trend of high-tech products called Internet TV, it seems that the mainstream is to add a TV function to a personal computer so that the user can watch the television by operating the personal computer. However, the present invention adds a personal computer function to the television with the idea of reversal, and a simple operation system that allows a TV / PC shared terminal device to be operated only by a remote control so that the user can browse the Internet as if watching television. Based on the development of an original remote control, development of an ultra-small personal computer device for adding Internet browsing functions to a TV, and development of a portal site that provides specified information corresponding to the operation of the remote control Is.

  However, it is no exaggeration to say that more than 50% of adults have exceeded their 50s in 2005, and an aging society has just begun. Targeting this market, the development and sales of an easy-to-use Internet-based ICT solution system that incorporates a universally designed user interface that anyone can use with ease and peace of mind have become essential ("ICT Solutions" Registered trademark). The present inventors believe that the present invention can contribute to the spread of ICT technology in the aging society.

  Non-Patent Document 1 and Non-Patent Document 2 propose a technique that can access a URL on the Internet corresponding to a numeric keypad by remote control operation.

http://www.sharp.co.jp/i-aquos/products/ax100m/main2.html http://www.tnavi.net/

  The present invention realizes a terminal device and its system capable of selecting a large amount of information provided via the Internet and widely transmitting information by a simple and low-cost method. As a result, it is possible to provide a novel information transmission / reception system that allows people who are unfamiliar with the operation of a personal computer, known as an information weak person, to obtain various types of information in a timely manner using the same operating procedures as watching TV is there.

  This makes it possible to introduce an information provision infrastructure that can be used easily even by elderly people, and will help to weaken local communities and solve problems. To that end, it is essential to establish infrastructures for welfare, nursing care, and medical institutions, and to create various information provision infrastructures for disaster prevention and public service institutions. In addition, due to the increase in the number of elderly citizens, it is necessary to realize an opinion collection system such as timely communication of information between government agencies and local communities and aggregation of questionnaires.

  In addition, the present invention is essential to be a means for realizing simple operation with low cost and no waste. For this purpose, (1) a system that provides information in a push type by effectively utilizing various existing information via the Internet, and (2) a service that provides information in a pull type by TV remote control operation are required. In the present invention, the “push-type information providing system” refers to information providers such as mass media using media (typically paper media) represented by current television broadcasting (broadcast) and newspapers / magazines. The “pull-type information provision system” refers to a system that searches (selects and selects) information according to its own intention, as represented by the Internet. Say system to access. When trying to transmit information in the Internet world in the html format, there is also a firewall relationship, and basically it is the one that can receive information with instructions from the side that takes in the information. It is a “pull type information provision system”. In spite of this, in the Internet world, Tsuji will try to realize a “push-type information provision system”.

  The present invention pushes information using Internet information having information amount tens, hundreds or more times as much as information supplied by a push type (for example, information provided by a paper medium such as a newspaper). It is intended to realize both type and pull type information provision systems. Specifically, as a “push-type information provision system”, Internet information is transmitted using a publicly-known electronic signboard, and in addition, telop information, calls to community participation, emergency information, etc. are provided. The “pull-type information providing system” provides a wide and profound information acquisition terminal for various related information in spite of the simple operation of only the remote controller. For example, as an example of use, the “push-type information provision system” is installed in a place where many people gather as PR of the outline of the situation information of local governments, and the “pull-type information provision system” is installed in the vicinity. Can be configured to allow individuals to access more detailed information.

  An information transmission system for transmitting Internet information in a push type according to the present invention is an information transmission system for transmitting information stored on the Internet to an information receiving display terminal connected to the Internet. A list in which a plurality of URLs are described as a broadcast time schedule using a push type information transmission schedule created by an information provider according to his / her intention is transmitted in advance to the information reception display terminal. By accessing information on the Internet according to the received broadcast time schedule and sequentially displaying the information provided by the URL on the Internet, the information on the Internet can be displayed on the information receiving display terminal in a push type. Features.

  In the information transmission system for transmitting Internet information by the push type according to the present invention, the information reception display terminal accesses information on the Internet according to the received broadcast time schedule and receives information provided by the URL on the Internet. The information is stored once and thereafter, on the basis of the stored information, information on the Internet is displayed on the information receiving display terminal in a push type.

  In the information transmission system for transmitting Internet information according to the push type of the present invention, the information reception display terminal periodically accesses the information provider at the time of power-up or on the Internet of the information provider. Confirm whether the information provided in is updated, and if not updated, the information is displayed on the information reception display terminal in accordance with the received broadcast time schedule fetched last time. The information provided on the Internet URL is temporarily stored by accessing the information on the Internet, and thereafter the information on the Internet is displayed on the information receiving display terminal in a push type based on the stored information. It is characterized by that.

  A push-pull type information transmission system for transmitting / receiving Internet information according to the present invention is an information transmission system for transmitting / receiving information stored on the Internet to / from an information receiving display terminal connected to the Internet. A list in which a plurality of URLs are hierarchically described using a push-type information transmission hierarchical structure created by an information provider in accordance with his / her intention as a broadcasting hierarchical structure is transmitted in advance to the information reception display terminal. In the information reception display terminal, information on the Internet is accessed according to the received broadcast hierarchical structure, the information provided by the URL on the Internet is fetched, and a numerical value corresponding to the channel of the remote control provided in the information reception display terminal (for example, , “1” to “12”) to form a hierarchical structure, By sequentially displaying the information of the designated hierarchical according to the instructions of the serial remote control while a push type, and displaying the as if information receiving display terminal information on the Internet at pull.

By adopting the present invention, it is possible to provide an information providing system and an information providing apparatus that can be used easily even by elderly people, and it is possible to prevent weakening of local communities by introducing an information providing infrastructure that can be used easily by anyone. It can support the solution.
As a result, timely information transmission and opinion collection (questionnaire, etc.) can be realized between government agencies and local communities even when the number of elderly citizens increases. In addition, it is possible to build a mechanism as infrastructure for various welfare, nursing care, and medical institutions, disaster prevention, and various information provision infrastructures at public service institutions.

According to the present invention, since information content already provided on the Internet can be used effectively and can be provided in a push-type manner, it is possible to provide a means for realizing simple operation with low cost and no waste.
For that purpose, Internet information is transmitted as an outline PR using digital signage so that various existing information can be effectively used via the Internet, and also telop information, calls to community participation, emergency information, etc. Can be provided.
Furthermore, by providing a pull-type information service by TV remote controller operation, an information acquisition terminal can be introduced by a simple operation method, and various related information can be widely provided.

  A configuration diagram of a specific embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. In the embodiment of the present invention, a public network 1 such as the Internet is connected to a network of facilities / stores such as an in-company LAN such as a local government or a company (provides a so-called general homepage, In addition, a system of the portal site operation manager server 4 according to the present invention is connected to the public network 1. The portal site operation manager server 4 has a function for enabling pseudo-push information distribution via the Internet. FIG. 9 shows an example of the configuration of the portal site operation manager server 4. It was. As shown in FIG. 9, the portal site operation administrator server 4 has a content distribution management server function for managing a distribution destination (each push type information terminal device 8) for distributing information in the push type distribution described below. , With a content display schedule management server function that manages a time schedule for cyclic display, a database management server function that manages information to be distributed (it is not always necessary to manage the content itself), etc.・ It is possible to control when and what is delivered.

  Regardless of whether it is a company or a local government, the operation of its own portal, or in particular the content used there, is often outsourced to an external organization. In FIG. 1, the content creation source 6 corresponds to this. The portal site operation manager server 4 performs operations management (scheduling and the like) such as content collection (as is apparent from the following description, it is not always necessary to collect the content itself) and distribution.

  In the present invention, a push-type information terminal device 8 using Internet information and a pull-type information terminal device 9 (with a remote control) are connected to the public network 1.

When a specific portal site provides information on the Internet, information is generally classified and provided hierarchically, and a site map is provided so that the classification structure of each site hierarchy can be understood at a glance. Often provided.
Therefore, the present invention makes it possible to realize a push-type information terminal device 8 and a pull-type information terminal device 9 (with a remote control) using Internet information by using this site map, and information corresponding to the remote control. It is configured so that it can be searched.

For example, assume that the structure of the site map is as follows. Of course, even if the actual site map is opened, the corresponding URL is not displayed on the screen, but the corresponding URL is displayed at the address bar position by bringing the cursor and clicking.
A (corresponding URL: http://www.abc.com/aaa)
→ a1 (corresponding URL: http://www.abc.com/aaa/a1)
→ a2 (corresponding URL: http://www.abc.com/aaa/a2)
B (Supported URL: http://www.abc.com/bbb)
→ b1 (corresponding URL: http://www.abc.com/bbb/b1)
→ b2 (corresponding URL: http://www.abc.com/
bbb / b2)
→ b3 (corresponding URL: http://www.abc.com/
bbb / b3)
C (Supported URL: http://www.abc.com/ccc)
→ c1 (corresponding URL: http://www.abc.com/ccc/c1)
→ c2 (corresponding URL: http://www.abc.com/ccc/c2)
→ c3 (corresponding URL: http://www.abc.com/ccc/c3)
→ c4 (corresponding URL: http://www.abc.com/ccc/c4)

In the case of the site map configuration as described above, the push type information transmission system of the present invention is configured to display the ABC of the first layer of the site map in a cyclic manner. That is, in order to display the information of the first layer A, the corresponding URL: http://www.abc.com/aaa is referred to, and then the information of the second layer B is displayed. The corresponding URL: http://www.abc.com/bbb is displayed, and then the corresponding URL: http://www.abc. The display is performed in consideration of com / ccc, and the display of A → B → C → A → B → C → is sequentially circulated. In order to realize this, a schedule table for push type information transmission as shown in FIG. 2 is created.
According to the time information (t1 to t3 in the figure) indicated by the “push type information transmission schedule”, this schedule is used to access each URL and circulate and display each information. In addition, by creating the schedule table in association with each terminal (push-type information terminal device 8) (for example, holding each schedule table in association with each terminal ID), a different cyclic display operation is performed for each terminal. You may make it possible. Scheduling can be set freely by setting a schedule table. For example, when A → a1 → B → b2 → C → c1 → c3 → is circulated, it is necessary to create a schedule table corresponding to the cycle. . (In this embodiment, the “content distribution management server function”, “content display schedule management server function”, and “database management server function” shown in FIG. 9 operate based on the schedule table described above. )

  Here, in order to deepen the understanding of the present invention, an actual home page on the Internet of ICT Solutions Co., Ltd., which is the applicant, will be described as an example. The site map of ICT Solutions Inc. as of the filing date is as shown in FIG. And this site map is tabulated as shown in FIG. Therefore, the push information transmission schedule table of the present invention is created by sequentially taking in the URLs shown in FIG.

  Some corporate and local government websites do not have site maps. In that case, there is a problem of how to create a push type information transmission schedule, but one method is to take in a URL indicating the address of information provided on the Internet and broadcast time schedule. Should be created. As another method, the URL address is generally “www.” Followed by the company name, etc., and “co.jp” etc. is generally used, and its subordinate concept is “co.jp” followed by “ / ”Is entered, and the URL of the lower concept is usually expanded. Therefore, once all the URL addresses of the site are taken in, hierarchized and rearranged to create a table, a list describing a plurality of URLs as a broadcast time schedule can be created according to the table. The procedure is shown in FIG. When a schedule table for push-type information transmission is created by this method, a list according to the schedule table is transmitted to the information reception display terminal in advance, and the information reception display terminal transmits it on the Internet according to the received broadcast time schedule. The information provided by the URL on the Internet is sequentially displayed and the information on the Internet can be displayed on the information receiving display terminal in a push type.

  In the push type scheduling, information on the Internet included in the URL address incorporated in the list is displayed on the screen of the receiving terminal device. The schedule consists of screen 1 (first layer program A) → screen 2 (first layer program B) → screen 3 (first layer program C), etc. They are listed in the order of configuration. The information receiving terminal device accesses a site on the Internet, and has a program configuration composed of screen 1 (first layer program A) → screen 2 (first layer program B) → screen 3 (first layer program C). (Including URL) can be received periodically or when the power is turned on, information can be fetched according to the URL described therein, and Internet information can be received in a manner that is also a push type. That is, the terminal (push-type information terminal device 8) makes an inquiry to the portal site operation manager server 4 at regular intervals (for example, every 30 seconds) to confirm whether or not the schedule table has been changed. If there is a change, the contents and schedule information are acquired / updated as necessary. Thereby, information transmission like a television broadcast according to a broadcast schedule (it can also be set as a dynamic schedule which changes not only a static schedule but every one) is enabled.

  In a pull-type information transmission system, a list in which a plurality of URLs are hierarchically described using a push-type information transmission hierarchical structure created by an information provider on the Internet according to his / her intention as a broadcast hierarchical structure in a site map Is prepared in advance for the information receiving display terminal, the information receiving display terminal accesses information on the Internet according to the received broadcast hierarchical structure, and takes in the hierarchical structure information provided by the URL on the Internet, A hierarchical structure is formed in correspondence with the numeric values (for example, “1” to “12”) corresponding to the channel of the remote controller provided in the information reception display terminal, and the information on the hierarchy instructed in accordance with the instructions of the remote controller thereafter. By sequentially displaying the It is made possible to display the broadcast receiving display terminal.

  In the information transmission system as described above, in the push type information transmission system, the first level program broadcast (eg, A → B → C) is performed as the overview broadcast, and in the pull type information transmission system, the details are As a broadcast, the selected screen of the next hierarchy is displayed by a remote control instruction (pressing a channel button).

  By the way, the information provided on the Internet is not provided by the screen unit of the display, but from a wrapping method in the form of wrapping long paper and a small window that displays a large paper surface on the display. It is common to use a logical page method for viewing. However, humans have long lived in the world using paper as a medium, and are accustomed to displaying information in units of pages with a finite area of one page, whether they are newspapers or magazines. That is, it can be said that the View by Paper method is a gentle display method for humans, particularly for elderly people.

  However, when trying to display information created in such a wrapping paper method or logical page method using the View by Paper method, one piece of information is applied to the edge of the Paper View, and one piece of information is stored. It may be split into two screens. The examples of the present invention conceived for this purpose are as follows.

  Therefore, in the present invention, in the case described above, the head of information divided into two pages (the start portion of information) is searched for and displayed as the first of the next page. Most of the information is composed of image information or character data information. In the display of the screen thus configured, the presence of information that is divided into two pages is checked for the presence of a single piece of information, and the head of the information divided into two pages (character information or image information) is found. The portion where the head is displayed is displayed as the upper end portion of the next page. The concept is shown in FIG. 6 as a specific example. Although FIG. 6 shows the case where the character information is divided into two screens, the same idea can be realized even in the case of image data.

  7 and 8 show a site configuration on the Internet side and a screen display configuration at an information receiving terminal (pull type) used for the site when applied to the pull type information transmission system of the present invention.

It is a conceptual diagram which shows the system configuration | structure of this invention. It is a table | surface which shows the schedule of push type | mold information transmission same as the above. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a site map same as the above. 4 is a table in which the site map shown in FIG. 3 is classified into hierarchies. The above is a push type information transmission URL list from a hierarchical table. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of screen division when a WEB page that cannot be displayed in one page at the time of site display is converted to View by Paper. It is explanatory drawing which shows the site structure by the side of the internet at the time of applying to a pull type information transmission system same as the above. It is explanatory drawing which shows the screen display structure in an information receiving terminal at the time of applying to a pull type information transmission system same as the above. It is a conceptual diagram which mainly shows an example of a system configuration | structure of a portal site operation manager.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Public network 3 Operation management of content collection, distribution, etc. 4 Portal site operation manager server 6 Content creation source 8 Push type information terminal device 9 Pull type information terminal device

Claims (4)

  An information transmission system for transmitting information stored on the Internet to an information reception display terminal connected to the Internet, and a push type information transmission schedule created by an information provider on the Internet according to its own intention A list in which a plurality of URLs are described as a broadcast time schedule is transmitted in advance to the information reception display terminal, and the information reception display terminal accesses information on the Internet according to the received broadcast time schedule, and An information transmission system for transmitting Internet information in a push type, characterized in that information on the Internet is displayed in a push type on an information receiving display terminal by sequentially displaying information provided by URLs on the Internet.   2. The information transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the information reception display terminal accesses information on the Internet according to the received broadcast time schedule and temporarily stores information provided by a URL on the Internet, Thereafter, based on the stored information, the information transmission system for transmitting Internet information in a push type, characterized in that information on the Internet is displayed on an information receiving display terminal in a push type.   3. The information transmission system according to claim 2, wherein the information receiving display terminal periodically accesses the information provider or accesses the information provider at the time of power-on and provides information provided on the information provider's Internet. Check whether it has been updated. If it has not been updated, the information is displayed on the information reception display terminal according to the previously received broadcast time schedule, and if it has been updated, the information on the Internet is accessed again. Then, the information provided by the URL on the Internet is temporarily stored, and thereafter, on the basis of the stored information, the information on the Internet is displayed on the information receiving display terminal in a push type. An information transmission system that transmits Internet information in a form.   An information transmission system for transmitting and receiving information stored on the Internet to an information reception display terminal connected to the Internet, and a push-type information transmission hierarchy created by an information provider on the Internet according to its own intention A list in which a plurality of URLs are hierarchically described with a broadcasting hierarchy structure is transmitted in advance to the information reception display terminal, and the information reception display terminal accesses information on the Internet according to the received broadcast hierarchy structure. Then, the information provided by the URL on the Internet is fetched, and a hierarchical structure is formed corresponding to the numeric value (for example, “1” to “12”) corresponding to the channel of the remote control provided in the information reception display terminal. After that, the information of the hierarchy instructed according to the instructions of the remote controller is displayed sequentially, thereby Yet shoe type, as if pushed to and displaying the information on the Internet to the information receiving display terminal with pull - information transmission system for transmitting and receiving Internet information pull.

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