JP2008234032A - Page generation system, server and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily generate a Web page wherein an image and content information of an article included in the image are disposed in association with each other as compared to before. <P>SOLUTION: A management server 10 acquires article data from a client terminal 2, generates a two-dimensional code obtained by coding the content information composing the article data, and thereafter provides it to the client terminal 2. Thereafter, when the management server 10 acquires one or more pieces of image data from the client terminal 2, the management server 10 identifies the content information of the image from the two-dimensional code corresponding to the image shown by each image data, sorts the image in each piece of content information, and thereafter transmits each image data to a provision server 20 together with layout data. The provision server 20 receiving the layout data and an image data group thereof generates a posting page wherein the image shown by the image data and the content information are disposed in association with each other based on the layout data. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a page generation system that generates a web page on which images are arranged.

Currently, it is widely performed that a web page on which an image of an article is arranged is disclosed and the article is sold through the web page (see Non-Patent Document 1).
“Rakuten Ichiba”, [online], Rakuten, Inc. [Search March 12, 2007], Internet <URL: http://www.rakuten.co.jp/>

  When selling an article via a web page as described above, image data indicating an image of each article is generated, and each of these images is associated with content information such as what kind of article the image is. It is necessary to generate a web page that has been placed.

  Since the correspondence between the image and the content information is known only by the user, the image and the content information are associated with each other while the correspondence is confirmed on the user side (describe the web page). Must be done.

  Such a task is not always easy for a user who is not familiar with the language for describing the web page to the user, and for such a user, generating a web page on which images are arranged. There has been a problem that cannot be performed easily.

  The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and its purpose is to make it easier than before to arrange a web page in which an image and content information of an article included in the image are associated with each other. It is to provide a technique for enabling generation.

  In order to solve the above problems, a page generation system for generating a web page on which an image is arranged includes an article data acquisition unit, a code generation unit, a code provision unit, an image data acquisition unit, a content information identification unit, and a page generation. A first configuration provided with means may be used.

  In this configuration, the article data acquisition unit acquires article data including content information indicating contents of one or more articles that the user desires to be posted on the web page from outside the system. The code generation means generates one or more two-dimensional codes formed by encoding each piece of content information constituting the article data acquired by the article data acquisition means. The code providing means provides each of the two-dimensional codes generated by the code generating means to the user who is the acquisition source of the article data by the article data acquisition means.

  Further, the image data acquisition means acquires one or more pieces of image data indicating images each associated with a two-dimensional code from outside the system. Further, the content information specifying means indicates the content information identified from the two-dimensional code corresponding to the image indicated by the image data for each of the one or more image data acquired by the image data acquisition means. Specified as the content information of the article included in the image. The page generation means is a web in which each of the images indicated by the one or more image data acquired by the image data acquisition means is arranged in association with the content information specified by the content information specification means for the image data. Generate a posting page that is a page.

  In the page generation system having such a configuration, first, the user obtains article data composed of one or more pieces of content information that the user desires to be posted on the posted page, and each of the two-dimensional codes formed by coding the content information is stored in the user. Provide to the side. The user who receives the two-dimensional code generates image data indicating an image associated with the corresponding two-dimensional code as one or more image data indicating the image of each of the articles. You will get it.

  Then, when acquiring one or more pieces of image data, the page generation system identifies the content information of the image from the two-dimensional code corresponding to the image indicated by each image data, and the image data is obtained for each content information. After sorting, a posting page in which the image indicated by the image data and the content information are associated with each other is generated.

  Thus, in this page generation system, since the content information corresponding to the image can be specified from the two-dimensional code associated with the image indicated by the image data, based on the correspondence relationship thus specified, It is possible to generate a posting page in which an image is arranged in association with an article in the image.

  At this time, the user only has to generate each image data indicating an image of one or more articles as an image associated with a two-dimensional code obtained by encoding the content information of the image. After the image data is generated, it is not necessary to perform additional work when generating the posting page. As a result, a web page in which an image and content information of an article included in the image are associated with each other can be generated more easily than in the past.

  In this configuration, for the method of providing the two-dimensional code by the code providing means, for example, if the user accesses the page generation system via the terminal device, the two-dimensional code is provided to the terminal device. What is necessary is just to comprise so.

  Further, in the above configuration, with respect to “image data indicating an image associated with a two-dimensional code”, the specific correspondence method is the same on the user side and the page generation system side, The specific content is not particularly limited.

For example, a method may be considered in which a two-dimensional code is included in an image indicated by image data, and the image and the two-dimensional code correspond to each other.
In this method, the user shoots a two-dimensional code formed by encoding the content information of the article he / she wishes to publish so as to be included in the same image as the article, and thus generates image data obtained by shooting. Will be. The content information specifying means is configured to extract a two-dimensional code from the image indicated by the image data and specify the content information identified from the two-dimensional code as the content information of the article included in the image. do it.

  Further, it is assumed that the article and the two-dimensional code are generated as image data indicating an independent image, and the order of the generation is added to the file name of the image data thus generated as a serial number. When the image data is arranged, the image data indicating the image of the article is positioned immediately after (or immediately before) the image data indicating the image of the two-dimensional code, and the two-dimensional code corresponds to the image of the article. It is also conceivable to use a method that is a thing.

  In this method, the user uses, for example, an image generation device (such as a digital camera) in which a serial number indicating the order in which the image data is generated is attached to the file name, and first captures image data obtained by photographing a two-dimensional code. After the generation, the article having the content information identified from the two-dimensional code is photographed (or after photographing an article, the two-dimensional code obtained by coding the contents information of the article is photographed). Then, the content information specifying means checks each image indicated by the image data in ascending order (or descending order) of the serial number assigned to the file name. On the other hand, if the information is specified, if the image is an article, the content information specified at that time may be specified as the content information of the article included in the image.

  The first configuration may be a second configuration including a layout generation unit. In this configuration, the layout generation means displays in accordance with a predetermined rule which content information indicated by the article data and an image of the article whose content is indicated by the content information on the posting page generated by the page generation means Layout data indicating whether the area is arranged is generated. Then, the page generation unit generates a posting page in which each of the images indicated by the one or more image data acquired by the image data acquisition unit is arranged based on the layout data generated by the layout generation unit.

With this configuration, the posted page can be generated based on the layout data generated according to the predetermined rule.
In this configuration, the “predetermined rule” referred to when the layout generation unit generates the layout data is, for example, when the user inputs content information according to a predetermined order or procedure when acquiring article data from the user. If so, according to the order and procedure in which each piece of content information is input, a display area in a posting page where an image corresponding to the article of the content information is to be placed is determined, and the display area is determined based on this definition. It is conceivable that the rule is a “predetermined rule”.

  The first and second configurations may be a third configuration including image data storage means. In this configuration, the image data storage means stores one or more pieces of image data acquired by the image data acquisition means in a storage area of a storage unit allocated for each piece of content information specified by the content information specification means for the image data. Remember. The page generation means is a web in which each of the images indicated by the one or more image data stored in the storage unit is arranged in association with content information to which a storage area in which the image data is stored is assigned. Generate a posting page that is a page.

  With this configuration, each of the one or more pieces of image data is allocated to a storage area allocated for each item content information included in the image indicated by the image data, and the image indicated by each image data and its The content information assigned to the storage area in which the image data is stored can be associated with each other on the posting page.

By the way, each page generation system mentioned above may be constituted by a single device, and may be constituted so that it may operate in cooperation with a plurality of devices.
For example, for the second configuration, a management server comprising the article data acquisition means, the code generation means, the code provision means, the image data acquisition means, the content information identification means, and the layout generation means, and the page generation What is necessary is just to set it as the 4th structure which consists of a provision server provided with a means.

  In this configuration, in the management server, data transfer means for transferring layout data generated by the layout generation means and one or more image data acquired by the image data acquisition means to the providing server, Is provided. Then, in the providing server, the page generation means generates, based on the layout data transferred from the management server, a posted page in which each of the images indicated by the one or more transferred image data is arranged. To do.

If comprised in this way, a management server and a provision server operate | move in cooperation, and the page generation system mentioned above is realizable.
Moreover, in order to solve the said subject, the server provided with all the means in any one of Claim 1 to 3 may be sufficient, The article data acquisition means and code generation means of Claim 2 A server provided with code providing means, image data obtaining means, content information specifying means, layout generating means, and data transfer means.

This is because these servers can constitute a part of the page generation system described above.
Further, in order to solve the above-described problem, a program for causing a computer system to execute various processing procedures for causing all of the means according to any one of claims 1 to 3 to function may be provided. Item 2. To cause a computer system to execute various processing procedures for functioning as article data acquisition means, code generation means, code provision means, image data acquisition means, content information identification means, layout generation means, and data transfer means. It may be a program.

  This is because if the computer system is controlled by these programs, this computer system constitutes a part of the above-described page generation system.

  Each program described above is composed of an ordered sequence of instructions suitable for processing by a computer system, and includes a page generation system, a server, and a user who uses this via various recording media and communication lines. Is provided.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
(1) Overall Configuration As shown in FIG. 1, the page generation system 1 includes a management server 10 and a providing server 20 that can communicate with each other via a network 100.

The management server 10 is a well-known server including a control unit 12, a storage unit 14, a communication unit 16, an input / output interface (I / F) 18, and the providing server 20 includes a control unit 22, a storage unit 24, This is a well-known server including a communication unit 26, an input / output interface (I / F) 28, and the like.
(2) Processes Executed by Management Server 10 Hereinafter, various processing procedures executed by the management server 10 (the control unit 12) according to programs stored in the storage unit 14 will be described.
(2-1) Code Issuance Processing First, after logging in with a registered user ID from the client terminal 2 connected via the network 100, in a session with the user ID (hereinafter referred to as “login session”), A processing procedure of a code issuance process started by receiving a request to issue a two-dimensional code to be described later will be described with reference to FIG.

  When this code issuance process is started, first, each of the pieces of information (hereinafter referred to as “content information”) indicating the contents of one or more articles that the user desires to post on a web page (posted page) to be described later. The “article data” is requested to the access source client terminal 2 (s110). Here, the web page is provided with a plurality of input fields for inputting content information and a transmission button for transmitting the content information input in these input fields to the management server 10 as article data. An information request page is transmitted to the client terminal 2.

  From the client terminal 2 that has received this information request page, it consists of the content information entered in each input field through operations such as inputting content information in the input field provided on this information request page and selecting a send button. Article data is sent. At this time, a number unique to the input field in which the content information is input is added to each content information constituting the article data.

Thus, after the article data is requested in s110, it is checked whether or not the article data has been received from the access source client terminal 2 (s120).
If it is determined in s120 that the article data has not been received (s120: NO), the elapsed time after the request is made in s110 has not reached the time to be timed out (for example, 5 minutes). (S130: NO), the process returns to s120.

On the other hand, if the elapsed time has reached the time to be timed out (s130: YES), this code issuance process is immediately terminated.
If it is determined in s120 described above that the article data has been received (s120: YES), a two-dimensional code is generated based on the article data (s140). Here, for each piece of content information constituting the article data received in s120, a two-dimensional code formed by coding the content information (including the number added thereto) is generated. Each two-dimensional code generated in this way is temporarily stored in the storage area for the two-dimensional code.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the two-dimensional code in the present embodiment includes p × n (in this embodiment, p = 3, n = 9, and so on) on the black background area 210 and the cells C11 to Cpn have The configuration is arranged at regular intervals.

  Here, the cells C11 to C1n in the first row constituting the two-dimensional code 200 are sequentially marked by a predetermined number of colors that can be attached to each cell C of the two-dimensional code 200 (the cell C is filled). The same applies to the following). In this embodiment, black (k), blue (b), black (k), red (r), black (k), yellow (y), black (k) can be used as the color of the mark that can be attached to the cell C. ), Green (g), and black (k) in this order are formed as reference areas.

  Of the cells C in each row, the cells C11 to Cp1 located at the head are arranged as specific cells for specifying the position of the two-dimensional code 200. A characteristic pattern indicating the area of the two-dimensional code 200 is formed by the color (black (k) in the present embodiment) assigned to the specific cell and the background area 210. Needless to say, this characteristic pattern can be realized by another configuration. In addition, cells C21 to C3n (excluding the first cell) in the second and subsequent rows are marked with a combination of colors representing the corresponding content information.

  Next, layout data is generated based on the article data received in s120 (s150). Here, for each piece of content information constituting the article data, the content information, the number added thereto, and the storage area of the two-dimensional code generated in s140 based on the content information (specifically, A single information string including a path name) is configured, and layout data in a data format (for example, CSV: Comma Separated Value) including each of the information strings thus configured is generated.

  Then, after each of the two-dimensional codes generated in s140 described above is provided to the access source client terminal 2 (s160), the code issuing process ends. In s160, a code display page is generated as a web page that displays each two-dimensional code generated in s140 together with the content information that is the basis of the two-dimensional code (see FIG. 4). A code display page is transmitted to the client terminal 2.

In this way, the user of the client terminal 2 that has received the code display page generates an image data group including one or more image data according to the following procedure.
The user first records each image as an image by printing each two-dimensional code displayed on the code display page on a sheet of paper or taking it into a portable information terminal having a display unit. Subsequently, an image of each of one or more articles desired to be posted on a posting page, which will be described later, is displayed as content information about the article (content entered by the user in the input field of the information request page as content information regarding the article). The information is taken together with the two-dimensional code displayed on the code display page, and one or more image data (image data group) indicating the image thus taken is generated.

  After generating the image data group generated in this way, the user stores the image data group in the storage unit of the client terminal 2 or a storage medium connectable to the client terminal 2 and then the image data group in the login session. The client terminal 2 performs an operation for uploading the data group to the management server 10. In response to this operation, the client terminal 2 accesses the management server 10.

Note that the above-described method for “shooting an image in a state in which the image is associated with the two-dimensional code” is not particularly limited, and it is sufficient that the method is unified on both the user side and the management server 10 side.
For example, a method of association by including a two-dimensional code in an image indicated by image data (hereinafter referred to as “code embedding method”) can be considered.

  In this method, the user uses a two-dimensional code (printed on a sheet of paper or displayed on a display unit) displayed on the code display page together with the content information about the article that he / she wishes to post on the same image as the article. It is only necessary to shoot so as to be within the range (see FIG. 5A).

  Further, on the assumption that the image of the article and the image of the two-dimensional code are individually photographed, and a serial number indicating the order of photographing is attached to the file name of the image data thus photographed, each image according to the serial number. When the data is arranged, the article image data indicating the article image is positioned immediately after (or immediately before) the code image data indicating the two-dimensional code image, and the two-dimensional code corresponds to the article image. It is also possible to consider a method (hereinafter referred to as “file name arrangement method”).

In this method, for example, the user captures a two-dimensional code using an image generation apparatus (such as a digital camera) in which a serial number indicating the order in which the image data is generated is attached to the file name, The article to be associated may be photographed (or a certain article is photographed and then a two-dimensional code to associate the article is photographed) (see FIG. 5B).
(2-2) Image Distribution Process Next, the processing procedure of the image distribution process that is started by receiving an access to upload an image in the login session will be described with reference to FIGS.

This image distribution process is partially different depending on the method for “shooting an image in a state in which the image is associated with the two-dimensional code” described above. Therefore, the process for each method will be described in order.
・ In the case of "code embedding method" (Fig. 6)
In this case, when the image distribution process (part 1) is started, first, an image data group is requested from the access source client terminal 2 (s210). Here, an input field for designating a storage area in which the image data group is stored on the client terminal 2 side, and a transmission button for uploading the image data group stored in the storage area thus designated to the management server 10 And an image request page, which is a web page provided with “”, is transmitted from the management server 10 to the client terminal 2.

  From the client terminal 2 that has received this image request page, it is stored in the storage area input in the input field through operations such as inputting a storage area in the input field provided on the image request page and selecting a send button. The set of image data is transmitted.

In this way, after the image data group is requested in s210, it is checked whether or not the image data group has been received from the access source client terminal 2 (s220).
When it is determined in s220 that the image data group has not been received (s220: NO), the elapsed time after the request is made in s210 must have reached the time to be timed out (for example, 5 minutes). If (s230: NO), the process returns to s220.

On the other hand, if the elapsed time has reached the time to be timed out (s230: YES), the image distribution process is immediately terminated.
If it is determined in s220 that an image data group has been received (s220: YES), the image data group thus received is image data that has not been referred to in subsequent processing, The image data with the smallest (or largest) serial number assigned to the file name is selected as a processing target in the subsequent processing (s240).

  Next, based on the image data to be processed selected in s240, it is checked whether or not the area of the two-dimensional code 200 is included in the image indicated by the image data (s250).

  Here, first, in the image indicated by the image data selected in s240, an area composed of color components other than the color components used for marking the cell C of the two-dimensional code 200 is set as the mark of the cell C. Processing that makes meaningless is performed by painting with a color component that is not used. Subsequently, a process for searching for a pattern indicating the characteristics of the two-dimensional code 200 is performed with priority given to regions other than those thus rendered meaningless. Then, when such a pattern is detected, it is determined that the two-dimensional code 200 is included.

If it is determined in s250 that the two-dimensional code 200 is not included (s250: NO), the process returns to s240.
On the other hand, when it is determined in s250 that the two-dimensional code 200 is included (s250: YES), the region of the two-dimensional code 200 is extracted from the image indicated by the image data selected in s240. (S260). Here, regions indicating the characteristics of the two-dimensional code 200 are extracted as regions of the two-dimensional code 200 from the image indicated by the image data selected in s240. Then, each image data composed of the region images extracted in this way is generated.

  Next, a reference area is extracted from the area of the two-dimensional code 200 extracted in s260 (s270). Here, out of the regions extracted in s260, the reference region composed of the cells C11 to C1n in the first row in the two-dimensional code 200 is extracted. Then, the image data indicating the reference area and the area from which the reference area has been removed is generated from the area extracted in s260.

  Next, of the regions extracted in s260, the region excluding the reference region is divided into regions for each cell C (s280). In this example, the area from which the reference area has been removed is sequentially scanned from the beginning to the last cell in each row, and after the color (black) of the background area 210 is detected, the color of the background area 210 (black) is detected next. It is divided into each area until is detected. Then, each of the divided image data indicating the divided images thus divided is generated.

  Next, for each area for each cell C divided in s280, the information indicated in the area, that is, the content information is identified (s290). Here, first, it is checked in the order of division in which position the mark attached to each cell C, which is a divided image, is attached in the reference area extracted in s270. .

  In the present embodiment, a correspondence table, which is a database in which unit information composed of one or more numbers or alphabets is associated with each color or combination thereof in the reference area, is stored in the storage unit of the providing server 20. Has been. Therefore, after checking in which color in the reference area the mark attached to each cell C is attached, the unit information string associated with the color of the position or the combination thereof corresponds. It is specified based on the table and is temporarily stored.

  In the present embodiment, the two-dimensional code 200 is generated as a code indicating content information in the code issuing process of FIG. Therefore, if the two-dimensional code 200 in the region extracted in s260 is a normal two-dimensional code 200, the unit information sequence specified based on the correspondence table as described above indicates content information. .

  When the content information is identified in s290, a predetermined storage area is secured for the number added to the identified content information, and the image data selected in s240 is stored in this storage area. It is memorized (s300).

  Thus, when the image data is stored in s300, whether or not image data (unprocessed image data) that has not been subjected to s240 to s300 remains among the image data group received in s220. Is checked (s310).

  If unprocessed image data remains in s310 (s310: YES), the process returns to s240, and thereafter, from s240 to s300 are performed on all the image data in the image data group received in s220. Repeat until done.

When s240 to s300 are performed on all the image data in the image data group received in s220 (s310: NO), the main image distribution process ends.
・ "File name arrangement method" (Fig. 7)
In this case, when the image distribution process (part 2) is started, first, s210 to s240 are performed as in the case of the “code embedding method”. In this s240, any one of the image data constituting the image data group and not referenced in the subsequent processing is selected.

  In this s240, the article image data indicating the article image is positioned “immediately after” the code image data indicating the two-dimensional code image, so that the two-dimensional code corresponds to the article image, The selected image data differs depending on whether the two-dimensional code corresponds to the image of the article by being positioned “immediately before” the code image data indicating the image of the two-dimensional code.

  In the former case, the image data constituting the image data group and the image data with the smallest serial number assigned to the file name is selected from the image data that is not referred to in the subsequent processing. On the other hand, in the latter case, the image data constituting the image data group, and the image data with the largest serial number assigned to the file name is selected from the image data not referred to in the subsequent processing. .

  Next, it is checked whether or not the image data selected in s240 is code image data (s410). Here, a pattern (a region including a specific cell and a background region 210; the same applies hereinafter) indicating the characteristics of the two-dimensional code 200 is searched from the image indicated by the image data selected in s240. When such a pattern is detected, it is determined that the image data is code image data.

  If it is determined in s410 that the image data is code image data (s410: YES), the image data selected in s240 is assumed to be code image data, and the two-dimensional code is obtained from the image indicated by the image data. 200 regions are extracted (s420). Here, a region indicating the characteristics of the two-dimensional code 200 is extracted from the image indicated by the image data selected in s240. And the image data which consists of the area | region image extracted in this way is produced | generated.

Next, as in s270 of FIG. 6, a reference area is extracted from the area of the two-dimensional code extracted in s140 (s430).
Next, in the same manner as s280 in FIG. 6, among the regions extracted in s420, the region excluding the reference region is divided into regions for each cell C (s440).

Next, as in s290 of FIG. 6, for each area divided for each cell divided in s440, information indicated by the area, that is, content information is identified (s450).
When the content information is identified in s450, a predetermined storage area is secured for the number added to the identified content information (s460). Here, information indicating the storage area in the storage unit reserved for the corresponding number is set in a variable A having an initial value “NULL” prepared in advance.

  If it is determined in s410 that the two-dimensional code 200 is not included (s410: NO), the image data selected in s240 is assumed to be article image data, and at this time, the image data It is checked whether a storage area of the storage amount is secured (s470). Here, when a value other than the initial value “NULL” is set in the variable A described above, it is determined that the storage area indicated by the value is secured.

  In this way, whether or not the storage area is specified in s470 is checked when there is an item image data constituting the image data group that is not associated with the code image data. In addition, this article distribution processing is advanced without using the article image data as image data to be posted on the posting page.

  If it is determined in s470 that the storage area is secured (s470: YES), the image data selected in s240 is stored in the storage area indicated by the information set in the variable A ( s480), the process proceeds to the next processing (s490).

On the other hand, when it is determined in s470 that the storage area is not secured (s470: NO), the process proceeds to the next process (s490) without performing s480.
Next, it is checked whether or not unprocessed image data that is not referred to in performing s240 to s490 remains in the image data group received in s220 (s490), and it is determined that it remains. If this is the case (s490: YES), the process returns to s240, and thereafter, s240 to s490 are repeated until all image data in the image data group is referred to.

Then, when s240 to s490 are performed on all the image data in the image data group (s490: NO), the image distribution process ends.
(2-3) Edit / Transfer Process Next, the process procedure of the edit / transfer process started by receiving access to edit and transfer the posted page in the login session will be described with reference to FIG.

  When this edit transfer process is activated, a menu page is first transmitted to the client terminal 2 that is the access source (s510). This menu page is a web page that allows the user of the client terminal 2 to edit and transfer the posting page, and various data necessary for adjusting the layout of the posting page, previewing the posting page, and generating the posting page. Are provided with various buttons for performing transfer to the providing server 20.

  The client terminal 2 that has received this menu page transmits a processing command indicating that processing corresponding to the selected button should be performed through an operation of selecting various buttons on the menu page.

After transmitting the menu page in s510, it is checked whether or not a processing command has been received from the access source client terminal 2 (s520).
If it is determined in s520 that the processing command has not been received (s520: NO), the elapsed time after the menu page is transmitted in s510 must reach a time to be timed out (for example, 30 minutes). If (s530: NO), the process returns to s520.

On the other hand, if the elapsed time has reached the time to be timed out (s530: YES), the present edit transfer process is immediately terminated.
If it is determined in s520 that the processing command has been received (s520: YES), it is checked whether or not the processing content commanded by the processing command is “transfer of various data to providing server 20”. (S540).

  If it is determined in s540 that the processing content instructed by the processing command is not “transfer of various data to the providing server 20” (s540: NO), processing (other processing) corresponding to the processing content is performed. In step S550, the editing / transfer process ends.

  Here, for example, if the processing content instructed by the processing command is “adjustment of layout on posted page”, the layout of the posted page is adjusted based on the layout data generated in s150 of FIG. An adjustment page, which is a web page, is generated and transmitted to the client terminal 2. Upon receiving this adjustment page, the client terminal 2 side performs operations such as selecting an image to be posted, changing the arrangement, modifying the content information, changing the arrangement, etc. based on the adjustment page, and then transmits adjustment data indicating the result. Come on. And the management server 10 which received this adjustment data performs the process which updates layout data based on this adjustment data.

  Further, if the processing content commanded by the processing command is “posting page preview”, a simulated posting page is generated based on the same generation rule as the providing server 20 based on the layout data, The posted page is transmitted to the client terminal 2. On the client terminal 2 side that has received this simulated posting page, this page is displayed on the display unit (see FIG. 9).

  If it is determined in s540 that the processing content instructed by the processing command is “transfer of various data to the providing server 20” (s540: YES), it is stored in each storage area in the image distribution processing. After all the image data (image data group) and the layout data are transmitted to the providing server 20 (s560), the editing / transfer process ends. In s560, the management server 10 establishes a session with the providing server 20, transmits the image data group and the layout data to the providing server 20 in the session, and then releases the session.

On the providing server 20 side that has received the image data group and the layout data, a post page is generated from the data in a page generation process to be described later, and this is set in a state where it can be browsed via the network 100.
(3) Processing Executed by Providing Server 20 Hereinafter, various processing procedures executed by the providing server 20 (the control unit 22 thereof) according to the program stored in the storage unit 24 will be described.
(3-1) Page Generation Processing A processing procedure of page generation processing that is repeatedly executed after activation of the providing server 20 will be described with reference to FIG.

  When this page generation process is started, first, a standby state is established until a session with the management server 10 is established (s610: NO). The establishment of the session is realized, for example, in response to access from the management server 10 in s560 of FIG. 8, and when the session is established in this way, an image data group and layout data are transmitted from the management server 10. It will be.

Thereafter, when a session with the management server 10 is established (s610: YES), it is checked whether data from the access-source management server 10 has been received (s620).
If it is determined in s620 that data has not been received (s620: NO), the elapsed time after establishing the session in s610 has not reached the time to be timed out (for example, 30 minutes) ( s630: NO), the process returns to s620.

On the other hand, if the elapsed time has reached the time to be timed out (s630: YES), the process returns to s610.
If it is determined in s620 that the data from the access source management server has been received (s620: YES), it is checked whether the data is an image data group and layout data (s640).

  If it is determined in s640 that the data is other than the image data group and the layout data (s640: NO), processing (other processing) corresponding to the data is performed (s650), and the session with the management server 10 is performed. Is released (s660), the process returns to s610.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in s640 that the image data group and the layout data are included (s640: YES), a posted page is generated based on the layout data (s670). Here, a web page that is a template prepared in advance is posted according to a generation rule such that a web page that is obtained by arranging an image indicated by each image data in a predetermined area is modified based on layout data. A page is generated (see FIG. 9).

Then, after the posted page generated in s670 is stored in a storage area accessible via the network 100 in the storage area of the storage unit 24 (s680), the process proceeds to s660. The posted page thus stored can be viewed from each of the client terminals 2 that can communicate via the network 100.
(4) Operation and Effect In the page generation system 1 configured as described above, first, the management server 10 acquires article data from the client terminal 2 (s120 in FIG. 2), and each piece of content information constituting the article data is acquired. A two-dimensional code formed by encoding is generated and provided to the client terminal 2 (s140 and s160 in the figure). The user of the client terminal 2 receiving the provision of the two-dimensional code generates image data indicating an image associated with the corresponding two-dimensional code as one or more image data indicating the image of each of the articles. Will be acquired by this system.

  Thereafter, when the management server 10 acquires each of the one or more image data (image data group) (s220 in FIG. 6), the content information of the image is identified from the two-dimensional code corresponding to the image indicated by each image data. Then, after sorting the images for each content information (s300 in the figure), this image data group is transmitted to the providing server 20 together with the layout data (s560 in FIG. 8).

  Then, the providing server 20 that has received the image data group and the layout data generates a posting page in which the images indicated by the image data and the content information are arranged in association with each other based on the layout data (FIG. 10). S670).

  Thus, in this page generation system 1, since the content information corresponding to the image can be specified from the two-dimensional code associated with the image indicated by the image data, based on the correspondence relationship thus specified. The posting page in which the image is arranged in correspondence with the article in the image can be generated.

  At this time, the user only has to generate each image data indicating an image of one or more articles as an image associated with a two-dimensional code obtained by encoding the content information of the image. After the image data is generated, it is not necessary to perform additional work when generating the posting page. As a result, a web page in which an image and content information of an article included in the image are associated with each other can be generated more easily than in the past.

  In the above embodiment, each of the one or more pieces of image data acquired from the client terminal 2 is allocated to a storage area allocated for each item content information included in the image indicated by the image data (see FIG. 6). s300), the image indicated by each image data and the content information assigned to the storage area in which the image data is stored can be associated with each other on the posting page (s670 in FIG. 10).

Moreover, in the said embodiment, the page production | generation system 1 is realizable as a system with which the management server 10 and the provision server 20 operate | move in cooperation.
(5) Modifications Embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can take various forms as long as they belong to the technical scope of the present invention. Needless to say.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the case where the page generation system 1 is configured by the management server 10 and the providing server 20 is illustrated, but this system can be realized by a single server, or three or more servers can cooperate. It may be realized as a system that operates.

  Further, in the above embodiment, layout data is generated in which the content information indicated by the article data, the number added thereto, the storage area, and the like are configured as a single information string (s150 in FIG. 2). Thus, a posting page in which the image and the content information of the article included in the image are associated with each other is generated (s670 in FIG. 10). Here, since the number added to the content information is a number unique to the input field where the content information is input on the information request page, the image is arranged on the posting page according to the input field where the content information is input. The area to be performed is determined.

  That is, in the above-described embodiment, the layout data is generated with reference to the rule for determining the display area in which the image is arranged on the posting page, in accordance with the input field for inputting the content information on the information request page. Yes.

  However, in this way, the rules that are referred to when generating the layout data are displayed on the posting page where the image corresponding to the article of the content information should be arranged according to the order and procedure in which the content information is input. An area may be defined, and another rule for determining the display area based on this area may be used. Further, in the above embodiment, layout data is generated in which the content information indicated by the article data, the number added thereto, the storage area, and the like are configured as a single information string (s150 in FIG. 2). Thus, a posting page in which the image and the content information of the article included in the image are associated with each other is generated (s670 in FIG. 10). Here, since the number added to the content information is a number unique to the input field where the content information is input on the information request page, the image is arranged on the posting page according to the input field where the content information is input. The area to be performed is determined.

  That is, in the above-described embodiment, the layout data is generated with reference to the rule for determining the display area in which the image is arranged on the posting page, in accordance with the input field for inputting the content information on the information request page. Yes.

However, in this way, the rules that are referred to when generating the layout data are displayed on the posting page where the image corresponding to the article of the content information should be arranged according to the order and procedure in which the content information is input. An area may be defined, and another rule for determining the display area based on this area may be used.
(6) Correspondence with the Present Invention In the embodiment described above, s110 and s120 in FIG. 2 are article data acquisition means in the present invention, s140 in FIG. 2 is code generation means in the present invention, and s150 in FIG. S160 and s220 in FIG. 6 are image data acquisition means in the present invention, and s260 to s290 in FIG. 6 are contents information in the present invention. S300 in FIG. 8 is an image data storage unit in the present invention, s560 in FIG. 8 is a data transfer unit in the present invention, and s670 in FIG. 10 is a page generation unit in the present invention.

Block diagram showing the overall configuration of the page generation system Flow chart showing code issuance process Diagram showing the structure of a two-dimensional code Diagram showing code display page The figure which shows the method of matching the image and the two-dimensional code Flow chart showing image distribution processing (part 1) Flow chart showing image distribution processing (part 2) Flow chart showing edit transfer processing Figure showing the posted page Flow chart showing page generation processing

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Page generation system, 2 ... Client terminal, 10 ... Management server, 12 ... Control part, 14 ... Storage part, 16 ... Communication part, 20 ... Provision server, 22 ... Control part, 24 ... Storage part, 26 ... Communication part , 100 ... network, 200 ... two-dimensional code, 210 ... background region, C ... cell.

Claims (8)

A page generation system for generating a web page on which images are arranged,
Article data acquisition means for acquiring article data comprising content information indicating contents of one or more articles that the user desires to be posted on a web page from outside the system;
Code generating means for generating one or more two-dimensional codes obtained by encoding each piece of content information constituting the article data acquired by the article data acquiring means;
Code providing means for providing each of the two-dimensional codes generated by the code generating means to a user who is an acquisition source of article data by the article data acquisition means;
Image data acquisition means for acquiring one or more image data indicating images each associated with a two-dimensional code from outside the system;
For each of the one or more pieces of image data acquired by the image data acquisition means, the content information identified from the two-dimensional code corresponding to the image indicated by the image data is the content of the article included in the image indicated by the image data. Content information specifying means for specifying content information;
Each of the images indicated by the one or more image data acquired by the image data acquisition means generates a posting page that is a web page arranged in association with the content information specified by the content information specification means for the image data And a page generation means. A page generation system characterized by comprising: A layout showing in which display area the content information indicated by the article data and the image of the article whose contents are indicated by the content information are arranged in the posted page generated by the page generation means in accordance with a predetermined rule Layout generating means for generating data,
The page generation means generates a posting page in which each of the images indicated by the one or more image data acquired by the image data acquisition means is arranged based on the layout data generated by the layout generation means. The page generation system according to claim 1, wherein: Image data storage means for storing one or more pieces of image data acquired by the image data acquisition means in a storage area of a storage unit assigned for each piece of content information specified by the content information specification means for the image data; And
The page generation means is a web page in which each image indicated by one or more image data stored in the storage unit is arranged in association with content information to which a storage area in which the image data is stored is allocated. A page generation system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a certain posted page is generated. A management server comprising the article data acquisition means, the code generation means, the code provision means, the image data acquisition means, the content information identification means, and the layout generation means;
A providing server comprising the page generating means,
In the management server,
Data transfer means for transferring the layout data generated by the layout generation means and one or more image data acquired by the image data acquisition means to the providing server;
In the providing server,
The page generation means generates a posting page in which each of the images indicated by the one or more transferred image data is arranged based on the layout data transferred from the management server. Item 3. The page generation system according to Item 2. A server comprising all the means according to any one of claims 1 to 3. A server comprising the article data acquisition means, code generation means, code provision means, image data acquisition means, content information identification means, layout generation means, and data transfer means according to claim 2.   The program for making a computer system perform the various process procedures for functioning as all the means in any one of Claim 1 to 3.   A computer system is caused to execute various processing procedures for functioning as article data acquisition means, code generation means, code provision means, image data acquisition means, content information identification means, layout generation means, and data transfer means according to claim 2. Program for.