JP2009048333A - Web page browsing device and web page browsing server - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve efficiency in transmission of input information to a Web page. <P>SOLUTION: A user designates a plurality of Web pages to this Web page browsing device. The Web page browsing device receives the plurality of designated Web pages from a Web server, and performs display in a form where they are combined. The user performs input to an input area as changing over the listed Web page, and performs a collective transmission instruction after input completion. The Web page browsing device transmits input information to a designated transmission destination after receiving the collective transmission instruction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a web page browsing technique.

Users can obtain various information by accessing web pages all over the world via the Internet. In general, browsing of web pages is performed using software called a web browser.
In addition, it is also common to install a web browser on a mobile phone and browse web pages on the mobile phone.

Patent Document 1 discloses a method for browsing content using a mobile phone.
JP 2001-358745 A

When browsing multiple web pages from a terminal device with a small display screen such as a mobile phone, the display screen is limited, so even if multiple web browsers are opened, the display area is further limited, making it difficult to see. The switching operation must be complicated. Also, depending on the model of the mobile phone or the like, there are some that cannot start a plurality of web browser screens.
Furthermore, when inputting information about a plurality of web pages and transmitting the input information to the server, the user must access, input, and transmit web pages for each web page. Burden. In addition, when inputting information input to each web page while comparing and examining, the switching operation is complicated as in browsing.

  The present invention has been completed based on the above problem recognition, and its main object is to make browsing and input operations of web pages comfortable.

  In order to solve the above problems, a web page browsing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a batch reception instruction receiving unit that receives a batch reception instruction of a plurality of web pages from a user, A page acquisition unit that acquires a web page from an external server, a combination unit that combines a plurality of web pages to create a list web page, and a selection reception that accepts a selection instruction of a web page to be displayed from among the plurality of web pages from a user And a region display unit for displaying a region corresponding to the selected web page among the list web pages when a selection instruction is accepted.

  Another aspect of the present invention is a web page browsing server. The web page browsing server is connected to an external user terminal, receives a batch reception instruction receiving unit for receiving a plurality of web pages from the user terminal, and receives a plurality of web pages specified by the batch reception instruction from the external server. A page acquisition unit to acquire, a combination unit that combines a plurality of web pages to create a list web page, and a list screen transmission unit that transmits the list web page to the user terminal.

  It should be noted that any combination of the above-described components and a representation of the present invention by a method, apparatus, system, recording medium, or computer program are also effective as an aspect of the present invention.

  According to the present invention, an operation of transmitting input information from a web page can be simplified.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a network configuration diagram showing an outline when a web page is browsed by the web page browsing apparatus 100.
The network 12 is a computer communication network. Web servers 10a and 10b (hereinafter simply referred to as web server 10) are servers that provide web pages. The web page browsing device 100 and the web server 10 are connected to a network 12.

  The web page browsing apparatus 100 acquires a plurality of web pages designated by the user from the web server 10 corresponding to each designation. The web page browsing apparatus 100 holds a plurality of acquired web pages, combines them to create and display one list web page. The user inputs transmission data in an input area such as a text box while switching the display of the web page. The web page browsing apparatus 100 holds the transmission data input in the input area of the list web page. When the input to each web page is completed, the user instructs the web page browsing apparatus 100 to collectively transmit transmission data. The web page browsing apparatus 100 transmits the held transmission data to the web server 10 in response to a transmission instruction for each web page.

FIG. 2 is a screen view of a list web page generated by the web browsing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.
Reference numerals 30a, 30b, and 30c in FIG. These web pages are obtained from different web servers or the same web server. The list web page 20 is generated by combining these web pages.
FIG. 38 is an example of a display form of the list web page 20 when it is actually displayed on the screen of the web page browsing apparatus 100. By being displayed in this way, the user can easily browse and input each web page by switching the web page to be displayed. Also, since the information corresponding to each web page is read in a batch as a combined web page, there is no need to go to the web server to obtain the target web page when switching the screen display. Access is possible.

  The list web page 20 includes a web page corresponding area 26 in which contents corresponding to each web page are displayed, a batch transmission button 22 for a user to instruct batch transmission of input data, and a web page corresponding area 26. It is comprised by the switching instruction | indication part 24 for performing.

  When the web page is described in html or the like, the list web page 20 is created by extracting and combining description parts sandwiched between “body” tags therein.

  The switching instruction unit 24 is realized by an interface capable of instructing selection, such as a link, a tab, or a button. In the switching instruction unit 24, information that can specify the web page such as the title of the corresponding web page is simply displayed. When the web page corresponding area 26 to be displayed is designated by the switching instruction unit 24, the screen display is changed so that the corresponding part is displayed. The display is changed by displaying the corresponding area of the web page and hiding the other areas. For example, in the example of the screen FIG. 38, the switch instruction unit 24 is used to indicate that the user wants to display the B page, the web page corresponding area 26 corresponding to the B page is displayed, and the corresponding web page corresponding to the other web page. The area 26 is not displayed. The display change may be realized by scrolling the web page corresponding area 26 and displaying the web page corresponding area 26 corresponding to the web page to be displayed on the screen.

  The web page corresponding area 26 displays the content acquired from the web page acquired from the web server 10. The web page displayed in the web page corresponding area 26 is normally described in html, but may be described in another language such as xml, or may be a page dynamically generated by an application server or the like. Also good.

  The web page corresponding area 26 includes an information display area 32, an input area 34, and a send button 36. The input area 34 is composed of one or a plurality of input fields, and is a set of input fields in units in which a transmission instruction is given when the transmission button 36 is pressed. In the case of the portion corresponding to “Page A” in FIG. 2, two input fields of “Address” and “Name” form one input area, and the input data of the input area is transmitted as transmission data by the transmission button 36. It is the composition which becomes.

  Although not shown in FIG. 2, the list web page 20 has functions such as a bookmark and a URL address display that a normal web browser has, and can display a menu item for activating the function.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the web page browsing apparatus 100.
Each block shown here can be realized in hardware by an element such as a CPU of a computer or a mechanical device, and in software it is realized by a computer program or the like. Draw functional blocks. Therefore, those skilled in the art will understand that these functional blocks can be realized in various forms by a combination of hardware and software.

  The web page browsing apparatus 100 includes an interface unit 120, a combining unit 134, a data holding unit 130, and a web server corresponding unit 136. The interface unit 120 is in charge of processing related to the user interface, such as displaying a web page to the user or accepting an input from the user. The combining unit 134 combines the acquired web pages to create the list web page 20. The data holding unit 130 holds input data and other setting data. The web server corresponding unit 136 is in charge of information transmission / reception processing with the web server 10 via the network.

  The interface unit 120 includes a collective reception instruction receiving unit 122, a selection receiving unit 124, an area display unit 126, and a transmission receiving unit 128. The batch reception instruction receiving unit 122 receives designation of a plurality of web pages that the user desires to display. The selection receiving unit 124 receives selection of the web page corresponding area 26 corresponding to the web page that the user desires to display on the list web page 20. The area display unit 126 displays the list web page 20 in a state where the web page corresponding area 26 selected by the user is displayed. The transmission accepting unit 128 accepts an instruction from a user who collectively transmits input data to each input area on the list web page 20.

  The data holding unit 130 includes an input holding unit 132. The input holding unit 132 holds input data from the user for the list web page 20.

  The web server corresponding unit 136 includes a page acquisition unit 138 and a data transmission unit 140. The page acquisition unit 138 acquires a web page designated by the user from the web server 10 via the network. The data transmission unit 140 transmits the input data held in the data holding unit 130 to the web server 10 in response to a batch transmission instruction from the user.

Next, the flow of processing by the web page browsing apparatus 100 will be described using screen diagrams and flowcharts as appropriate.
First, the user accesses an instruction screen display unit (not shown) in the interface unit 120 and opens a batch reception instruction screen. The user inputs the designation of a plurality of web pages to be read in the page designation field in the batch reception instruction screen. The web page may be designated by inputting a URL or may be selected from a bookmark list.
The collective reception instruction receiving unit 122 receives the designation of the designated web page and notifies the page acquisition unit 138 of it. The page acquisition unit 138 accesses the web server 10 according to the specified URL, and acquires a plurality of specified web pages.

The combining unit 134 combines the acquired web pages to create a list web page. The creation method is as described in the explanation of FIG.
The list web page is displayed by an initial display unit (not shown in FIG. 3). Of the acquired web pages, the web page corresponding area 26 displayed in the initial state may correspond to the web page designated first by the user, but may be arbitrarily determined.

  The user inputs transmission data to the input area of each web page displayed in the web page corresponding area 26. When the user switches the display of the web page after completing the input to the displayed web page corresponding area 26, the user clicks the switching instruction section 24 corresponding to the web page to be displayed. The selection receiving unit 124 receives a selection instruction from the user. The area display unit 126 displays the list web page 20 so that the selected web page corresponding area 26 is displayed.

The above input operation and display switching process are repeated as long as there is a user selection instruction.
The input holding unit 132 holds input data for the list web page 20 from the user in the input holding unit 132. The timing of holding the input data is the timing when the user clicks the switching instruction unit 24 and the batch transmission button 22. Referring to the example of the screen diagram 38 in FIG. 2, it is assumed that the user inputs a mail address to the B page and clicks the switching instruction unit 24 to switch to the C page. At this time, the e-mail address input to the B page is stored in the input storage unit 132 in association with the B page. When the user completes the input to the C page and all the inputs are completed, the user presses the batch transmission button 22. At this timing, the data input to the C page is held in the input holding unit 132.
The data holding timing may be another timing, may be every time data is input, or may be a timing at regular intervals.
When the input is completed, the user presses the batch transmission button 22 to instruct the batch transmission of transmission data. The transmission receiving unit 128 receives a batch transmission instruction.

After receiving the batch transmission instruction, the data transmission unit 140 transmits the input data held in the input holding unit 132. The input data is transmitted to the transmission destination described in the web page corresponding area 26. Acquisition of a transmission destination is performed by analyzing an html file in which a list web page is described. Since the html file is described by the tag, the tag is analyzed to detect the description of the instruction of the transmission destination. For example, it is obtained by acquiring the action attribute in the “form” tag.
When a web page is described in a language other than html, it is determined according to the language specification.

  The order of the web page corresponding areas 26 to be transmitted depends on the order displayed on the list web page 20 from the top, or the order designated by the user when a designation unit is provided. When it is necessary to consider the transmission order, such as when the web pages that are displayed are in a dependency relationship, transmission is performed according to the order. For example, when the input order is determined between pages, it is conceivable that the order input by the user is retained and transmitted according to the order.

The data transmission unit 140 ends the transmission process when the transmission process for all the web page corresponding areas 26 is completed. After the transmission process is completed, a response reception unit (not shown) in the web server corresponding unit 136 receives a response from the web server to the transmitted input data.
Each time a response from the web server is received, the list web page 20 is updated by a page updating unit (not shown) in the interface unit 120. Responses from all the transmitted web servers are accepted, and the process is terminated when the update by the response is reflected on the list web page 20.

(Embodiment 2)
In the present embodiment, the list web page 20 shown in the first embodiment is generated by a server and displayed on the user terminal. Thus, if the user terminal has web browser software, the list web page 20 can be displayed by accessing the server, and comfortable browsing and input operations of a plurality of web pages can be performed.

FIG. 4 is a network configuration diagram showing an outline when browsing a web page via the web page browsing server 200.
The user terminal 40 is a terminal device connected to the network 12. The user terminal 40 includes a web browser and can browse web pages. As the user terminal 40, a personal computer terminal, a mobile phone, a PDA, a portable information terminal, a smartphone, or the like can be considered.
The web page browsing server 200 and the web server 10 are connected to the network 12.

FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of the web page browsing server 200.
Each block shown here can be realized in hardware by an element such as a CPU of a computer or a mechanical device, and in software it is realized by a computer program or the like. Draw functional blocks. Therefore, those skilled in the art will understand that these functional blocks can be realized in various forms by a combination of hardware and software.

  The web page browsing server 200 includes an interface unit 120, a data processing unit 148, a data holding unit 130, and a web server corresponding unit 136. The interface unit 120 is in charge of processing related to the user interface, such as displaying a web page to the user or accepting an input from the user. The data processing unit 148 processes a response from the acquired web page or web server. The data holding unit 130 holds input data and other setting data. The web server corresponding unit 136 is in charge of information transmission / reception processing with the web server 10 via the network.

  The interface unit 120 includes a collective reception instruction receiving unit 122, a list screen transmission unit 144, a transmission reception unit 128, and an update screen transmission unit 146. The batch reception instruction receiving unit 122 receives designation of a plurality of web pages that the user desires to display. The list screen transmission unit 144 transmits and displays a list web page on the user terminal 40. The transmission accepting unit 128 accepts input data to each input area on the list web page 20 and information on the transmission destination as batch transmission instruction information. The update screen transmission unit 146 transmits the list web page updated according to the response from each web server after the batch transmission of the input data to the user terminal 40.

  The data holding unit 130 holds various setting data, a list web page to be updated, and the like.

  The web server correspondence unit 136 includes a page acquisition unit 138, a data transmission unit 140, and a response reception unit 152. The page acquisition unit 138 acquires a web page designated by the user from the web server 10 via the network. The data transmission unit 140 transmits input data from the user to the destination web server 10 based on the collective transmission instruction information acquired by the transmission reception unit 128. The response reception unit 152 receives a response from the web server 10 for the data transmitted by the data transmission unit 140.

The data processing unit 148 includes a combining unit 134 and a page updating unit 150.
The combining unit 134 combines the acquired web pages to create a list web page. The page updating unit 150 updates the list web page based on the response from each web server received by the response receiving unit 152.

The flow of processing will be described below using the network configuration of FIG. 4 and the screen diagram of FIG. 2 as appropriate. Note that the screen configuration of the list web page displayed in the present embodiment is the same as that displayed in the first embodiment.
The user designates a plurality of web pages to be browsed on the batch reception designation screen by designating URLs. The collective reception designation screen may be displayed by a function in the user terminal 40 or may be transmitted from the web page browsing server 200 and displayed on the user terminal 40. The web page is designated by inputting a URL or selecting from a bookmark list.

The batch reception instruction receiving unit 122 receives a batch reception instruction from the user. The page acquisition unit 138 acquires the specified web page from the corresponding web server. The combining unit 134 creates a list web page. The configuration and creation method of the list web page are the same as those described in the first embodiment.
The list screen transmission unit 144 transmits the created list web page to the user terminal 40 and displays it. Simultaneously with the transmission, the data holding unit 130 holds the list web page.

  The displayed list web page will be described with reference to FIG. 2 as in the first embodiment. The user inputs to the input area in the web page corresponding area 26 of the list web page displayed on the user terminal 40. The user switches the display of the web page corresponding area 26 by clicking the switching instruction unit 24. The switching is performed by displaying the selected web page corresponding area 26 and hiding the other areas, but may be performed by scrolling to the corresponding part. The display switching is realized by a script language incorporated in the list web page 20, and processing is performed on the user terminal 40. The input to the web page corresponding area 26 to be switched is held in the user terminal 40 by the function of the web browser, the script language, or the like.

  When the user completes the input to the list web page 20, the user presses the batch transmission button 22 to transmit the input data at once. When the batch transmission button 22 is pressed, a request to the web page browsing server 200 is generated according to the transmission instruction described in the html of each web page corresponding area 26 by the script language incorporated in the list web page 20. Specifically, the request parameters for each web page generated when the send button 36 in the web page corresponding area 26 is pressed are generated in a form linked to one. The request parameter includes destination information and input data. After the request is generated, a request is transmitted from the user terminal 40 to the web page browsing server 200 and is received by the transmission receiving unit 128.

The data transmission unit 140 acquires transmission destination information and input information from the received request, and transmits the input data to the web server 10 corresponding to the transmission destination information. After the input data is transmitted, the response reception unit 152 receives a response from the web server 10. The page update unit 150
The list web page held in the data holding unit is updated according to the accepted response. The update may be performed in units of the web page corresponding area 26 for each response from the web server, or may be updated in a lump after receiving all responses.

The update screen transmission unit 146 transmits the updated list web page to the user terminal 40.
The user terminal 40 displays the updated web page. When all responses from the web server 10 are reflected on the list web page, the process is terminated. If the updated list web page has an input area, the user can further perform input and transmission processing.

The present invention has been described above based on the embodiment. The present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and various modifications thereof are also effective as aspects of the present invention.
A computer program that causes a computer terminal, a server, or a mobile phone to realize the functions for realizing the above-described embodiment is also effective as an aspect of the present invention.

According to the web page browsing apparatus according to the present invention, since web pages to be browsed are collectively specified and displayed in a combined form, it is not necessary to access the server every time the web page display is switched, and the display can be quickly performed. Can be switched. Furthermore, when inputting to a plurality of web pages, the display can be switched and input while referring to each other.
Further, the user can transmit input data to each read page by instructing batch transmission when transmitting input data. Since the user does not have to repeatedly display each page and click the send button after input to the input area, the user's operation burden is reduced. Furthermore, the user's operation can be simplified by causing the batch transmission instruction to be performed by a single click operation.

  According to the web page browsing server of the present invention, it is possible to obtain the effects of the collective reception and the collective transmission without installing special software on a computer terminal and a mobile phone terminal equipped with a normal web browser. .

  Furthermore, in browsing web pages by the web page browsing apparatus and the web page browsing server according to the present invention, it is only necessary to be connected to the network at the time of batch transmission / reception, so that it is less susceptible to the influence of the network line status. For example, when there is an environment where the network cannot be used at all times, a web page is read in advance, browsing and input are performed without being connected to the network, and batch transmission can be performed when the network is connected again. Further, since the connection time can be shortened, the communication cost can be reduced.

1 is a network configuration diagram according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a screen figure of a list web page. It is a functional block diagram of a web page browsing apparatus. FIG. 6 is a network configuration diagram in a second embodiment. It is a functional block diagram of a web page browsing server.

Explanation of symbols

  10 web server, 12 network, 20 list web page, 22 batch transmission button, 24 switching instruction unit, 26 web page applicable area, 40 user terminal, 100 web page browsing device, 120 interface unit, 130 data holding unit, 132 input holding Part, 134 combining part, 136 web server corresponding part, 148 data processing part, 200 web page browsing server.

Claims (7)

A batch reception instruction receiving unit for receiving a batch reception instruction of a plurality of web pages from a user;
A page acquisition unit that acquires the plurality of web pages from an external server when the batch reception instruction is received;
A combining unit that combines the plurality of web pages to create a list web page;
A selection receiving unit that receives from a user a selection instruction of a web page to be displayed among the plurality of web pages;
When the selection instruction is accepted, an area display unit that displays an area corresponding to the selected web page among the list web pages;
A web page browsing device comprising: An input holding unit for holding, as input data, data input from a user for a plurality of web pages included in the list web page;
A transmission accepting unit that accepts a batch transmission instruction for transmitting data input from a user to a plurality of web pages included in the list web page to an external server;
When the batch transmission instruction is received, a data transmission unit that transmits the input data to an external server corresponding to a plurality of web pages included in the list web page;
The web page browsing device according to claim 1, further comprising: Connected to an external user terminal,
A batch reception instruction receiving unit that receives a batch reception instruction of a plurality of web pages from the user terminal;
A page acquisition unit for acquiring a plurality of web pages specified in the batch reception instruction from an external server;
A combining unit that combines the plurality of web pages to create a list web page;
A list screen transmission unit for transmitting the list web page to the user terminal;
A web page browsing server comprising: A transmission accepting unit that accepts batch transmission instruction information including user input data for the input area of the list web page and transmission destination information corresponding to each input area from the user terminal;
When the batch transmission instruction information is accepted, a data transmission unit that transmits the input data to an external server corresponding to the transmission destination information according to the batch transmission instruction information;
The web page browsing server according to claim 3, further comprising: A response receiving unit that receives a response from the external server that is the transmission destination of the input data;
A page updating unit for updating the list web page based on a response from each external server;
An update screen transmission unit for transmitting the updated list web page to the user terminal;
The web page browsing server according to claim 4, further comprising: A function for receiving a batch reception instruction of a plurality of web pages from a user;
A function of acquiring the plurality of web pages from an external server when the batch reception instruction is received;
A function of combining the plurality of web pages to create a list web page;
A function of accepting from the user an instruction to select a web page to be displayed among the plurality of web pages;
When the selection instruction is accepted, a function of displaying an area corresponding to the selected web page among the list web pages;
A program that causes a computer to execute. A function of accepting a batch reception instruction of a plurality of web pages from an external user terminal;
A function of acquiring a plurality of web pages designated by the batch reception instruction from an external server;
A function of combining the plurality of web pages to create a list web page;
A function of transmitting the list web page to the user terminal;
A program that causes a computer to execute.

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