JP2009064220A - Method and system for permitting access to web site for disclosing related information of printed matter, only to owner of printed matter - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To permit an access to a wed site related to a description, while limited to a reader of purchasing a printed matter such as a magazine, a book, a newspaper and catalogue. <P>SOLUTION: An optional character sequence called as a link code is determined in each description on the printed matter, and a list data thereof is registered to the wed site for executing authentication work. Only the link code is printed in the description on a page space. The reader accesses the web site providing a link function, and can access non-disclosed web site of carrying description related information, by inputting the link code printed in the description on the page space. An authentication function to the reader purchasing a page space medium is provided by making the link code and a page number of other description in the page space medium serve as an authentication key. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

It relates to user authentication of websites that publish information related to printed materials.

In printed materials such as magazines, books, and newspapers, the amount of information and the types of information that can be posted are limited due to restrictions on the area and the number of pages. For this reason, websites have been used by the method of describing URLs on printed materials, and related information has been made public.

Conventionally, in order to guide the related information from the printed material to the website, in addition to the method of describing the URL on the printed material, as in Patent Document 1, newspapers, magazines, etc. There is a method in which an individual identification code is assigned to an article or the like published in this publication, and a linked identification code is assigned to an article or the like on a database.

In addition, as in Patent Document 2, the relationship between the URL of the information sender and the numeric string is recorded in advance and sent from the user for the purpose of omitting the trouble of inputting the URL necessary for accessing the website. There is a method in which a corresponding URL is obtained from the received numeric string, and the URL is returned or connected to the URL.

Further, as disclosed in Patent Document 3, a simple address having a numeric character string after a language character string input by an Internet user from an Internet terminal device in a portal site on the Internet, and the language character string is a language character string determined by a client That the portal site server separates the numeric strings, and that the server managed by the client has the function of providing the client's Internet service by receiving the numeric strings from the Internet, A system characterized by passing a numeric string separated by the portal site to the other server via the Internet, and a character string that follows the numeric string when the numeric string separated by the portal site matches the database in the previous client server Inter There is also a system which is characterized in that pass over the net.
JP 2001-297101 A JP 2002-91846 A JP 2005-196713 A

However, using these methods and systems makes it easy to link the printed material to the website, but the information transmission on the website is only a brief introduction of the printed material, and it is related to the printed material. There are few cases where value-added information is published on the website. One possible cause of this is the openness of the Internet, and information on the Internet is accessible to all Internet terminal users.

If attention is paid to this point, in Patent Document 1, since it is assumed to be open to the public, an identification code of an article published in a publication by a method such as listening from an acquaintance who is the owner of the printed matter or reading through a bookstore is used. If obtained, there is a problem that it becomes easy for anyone other than the owner of the printed matter to access related information on the website.

Also in Patent Document 2, since it is assumed to be open to the public, even a number string associated with the URL of the information sender can be obtained by methods such as listening from an acquaintance who is the owner of the printed matter or browsing through a bookstore. For example, it is easy for non-printer owners to access related articles on the website.

Also in Patent Document 3, since it is assumed to be open to the public, if a simple address is obtained by a method such as listening from an acquaintance who is the owner of the printed material or browsing through a bookstore, anyone other than the owner of the printed material can obtain it. Accessing related articles on the website is a problem.

In addition, as a conventional method, the user name and password are described on the printed material, and the access to the website is restricted only to the owner of the printed material. It is possible to obtain only the user name and password by such a method, and it is easy for non-printer owners to access related articles on the website.

In addition, as a conventional method, the URL is represented as a barcode on the printed matter, and the owner of the printed matter obtains the URL by using the barcode scanner function attached to the cellular phone, and accesses the website from the cellular phone. There is a way. However, this method is limited to the case where a mobile phone is used as an Internet terminal. When using a general computer with only a keyboard and mouse as an input interface as an Internet terminal, it is necessary to obtain and install a bar code scanner separately, and it is avoided from many readers who do not like labor and cost. There is.

Because of such problems, when related information on a printed material is disclosed on a website on the Internet, the related information is also disclosed to a person other than the owner of the printed material. In addition, it is not possible to post information that is provided by attaching a CD-ROM or DVD to printed materials, or information that has added value such as articles and photos that could not be posted as articles due to space limitations. This information will be made available to anyone other than the owner of the printed material, which not only leads to sales promotion of the printed material, but also reduces the necessity of purchasing the printed material and reduces the number of sales. Under these circumstances, the creator of the printed matter is in a situation where the information transmission on the website cannot be fully utilized.

Therefore, in the present invention, the person who can access the related information of the printed material on the website without adding hardware to the personal computer to be used is limited to the owner of the printed material, and the necessity of the printed material is maintained. With the goal.

The present invention uses the following method and system in order to solve the above problems.
By using the code number list data consisting of a plurality of code numbers composed of arbitrary character strings described on the printed matter and the page numbers on which these code numbers are posted, A method to check the possession of the printed matter by asking one of the code numbers or the code number posted on the designated page in the printed matter and checking whether the answered code number is correct.

Use the above method to confirm that the accessing user is the owner of the printed material on the website that publishes the related information of the printed material for the purpose of limiting the access to the owner of the printed material. system.

1. Increased need to purchase printed materials2. 2. Increase product value of printed materials by providing additional information Understanding article popularity and audience ratings by analyzing website access logs

The creator of the printed matter decides an arbitrary character string of several digits called “link code” for each article that needs to be linked to the website, and posts the link code in the printed article. (See FIG. 2). At this time, the link code is unique within the printed material, and the same link code does not exist in different articles. The link code is a value that is difficult to estimate from anyone other than the owner of the printed material, such as an arbitrary character string or a character string obtained by adding an arbitrary character to the page number. Thereby, in order to acquire the link code, it is necessary to refer to the printed matter.

In addition, the creator of the printed material can use the link code list that consists of the link method for each article, the page number to be published, the name of the printed material, and the URL of the page where the article related information is posted. Data "(see Figure 1) is created. This data is registered in a website that provides a linkage function and an authentication function.

The creator of the printed material publishes the URL of the website that provides the link code usage method and the linkage function. A reader who sees how to use the link code uses an Internet terminal to access a website that provides the linkage function shown in FIG. Then, the link code input field installed on the website and the print name selection field are input as necessary.

The website that provides the cooperation function shown in FIG. 4 has a cooperation program using the invention of Patent Document 1, and when the link code and the name of the printed material are input, it is registered in advance by the creator of the printed material. Data with the same printed product name and link code is detected from the link code list data, and the reader's Internet terminal is accessed to the linked website according to the data access method.

In the cooperation destination website, when accessed from the reader's Internet terminal, the authentication operation shown in FIG. 5 is performed in order to confirm that the reader has purchased the printed matter. This authentication work is performed by an authentication program installed in advance on the website, and the link name list matches the link from this link code list data registered in advance by the creator of the printed material. One data other than the code is extracted at random, and the page number X of the data is acquired. After that, a message and a link code input field for requesting input of the link code posted on the page number X on the printed matter are displayed on the Internet terminal of the reader who has accessed.

The reader who has confirmed this screen opens the page number X of the printed matter according to the instructions displayed on the screen of the Internet terminal, and inputs the link code posted on the page into the link code input field on the screen.

When the link code is input from the Internet terminal, the authentication program acquires data in which the input link code and print name match from the link code list data, and acquires the page number Y of this data. When the page number Y matches the previously specified page number X, it is determined that the access is from the owner of the printed matter, and the access from the Internet terminal is authenticated.

The authentication program determines that access from a person other than the owner has been made when the data that matches the input link code and the printed material name is not found, or when the page number X and the page number Y do not match. Does not authenticate the Internet terminal, denies access to the specified URL, and prompts for the correct link code.

Through this authentication work, users other than the owner of the printed material can access information on the linked website, such as by obtaining only the URL of the linked website, or by copying some articles on the printed material. Even if an attempt is made, access can be denied.

In order to pass this authentication work without owning the printed material, it is necessary to write down or copy all the link codes and page numbers on the printed material. This work is inefficient from the viewpoint of labor and cost, and is not realistic, and therefore increases the necessity of possessing a printed matter.

In the present invention, the “character string” refers to a sequence of one or more characters, including hiragana, katakana, kanji, numbers, symbols, or combinations of two or more of these. is there.

In the present invention, the “Internet terminal” is a concept indicating devices such as a computer, a personal computer, a mobile phone, and a mobile terminal connected to the Internet.

In the present invention, “access” is a concept of connecting from an Internet terminal to specific information and functions such as various files and data represented by websites and information pages on the websites.

In the present invention, “URL” is a concept indicating an access destination such as a server on the Internet or a directory and a file in the server.

In the present invention, the “printer creator” is a concept that indicates a person or organization that creates a printed matter such as an editor, an author, a reporter, a writer, a publishing company, or an editorial department, and an article to be posted on the printed matter.

In the present invention, the “cooperation destination website” is a concept indicating a website that publishes information related to articles in the printed material indicated by the creator of the printed material.

In the present invention, the “cooperation function” is a concept indicating a function of guiding a reader from an article in a printed matter to a website for publishing information related to the article, and this function is performed by the cooperation program shown in FIG. Realized.

In this invention, the “authentication function” refers to whether a user or terminal requesting access to a website requests information input for permitting them, and permits the request based on the input information. This is a concept indicating a function for determining whether to permit or not, and this function is realized by the authentication program shown in FIG.

The first embodiment of the present invention is premised on use in magazines, and information related to articles is disclosed on a website operated by a magazine editor and an advertiser's website.

The magazine creator provides a link code input field in the website operated by the magazine creator, and installs the linkage program and authentication program of the present invention.

Magazine creators can use information pages that contain text and photos that have not been published in magazines due to space limitations, videos and sounds that cannot be published in magazines, and links to other websites. Create in the site. In addition, a questionnaire form for readers to input opinions and impressions about the article will be set up in these information pages.

The magazine creator determines a link code for an article having a website that publishes relevant information, and posts the determined link code at the end of the article text or near the page number.

In addition, when there is a website that publishes information related to advertisements or articles, an advertiser who publishes an advertisement in a magazine or a contributor who provides articles from outside notifies the magazine creator of the URL of the website. .

The creator of the magazine creates the link code list data consisting of the magazine name and link code of the month issue, etc. and the URL of the linked website, and registers it in the linked program and certification program of the website he manages. Do.

The creator of the magazine writes the URL of the website that provides the link code usage method and the linkage function in a place that can be seen by many readers such as the cover and table of contents page of the magazine.

Readers who purchase a magazine access the website operated by the creator of the magazine from the Internet terminal according to the method of using the link code on the magazine.

The reader enters the link code written on the page of interest in the magazine into the link code input field on the website.

A collaborative program installed on a website operated by a magazine creator obtains a collaborative website URL from the link code list data and allows the reader's Internet terminal to access a website that publishes information related to the article.

Here, if the magazine creator wants to limit access to this information to only the magazine owner, an authentication program on this website will be launched and the magazine's designated page will be displayed on the reader's internet terminal requesting access. The display which requires the input of the link code published is performed.

The reader who operates the Internet terminal refers to the magazine according to the instructions on the screen and inputs the link code posted on the designated page. The authentication program allows the reader's Internet terminal to access the website if the entered link code is correct against the link code list data registered in advance by the magazine creator. If the entered link code is not correct, a message to that effect is displayed and access is not permitted.

Through the above method, readers who access the website can obtain new information such as photos and information that are not published on the magazine, and information that cannot be conveyed in the magazine, such as videos, sounds, and functions, via the Internet terminal. .

Magazine editors can also receive readers' opinions, such as opinions, impressions, and postings directly from a questionnaire form in the information page of the website.

In this example, it is possible to access the website by copying all the pages where the link code in the magazine is posted, but considering these efforts and costs, a method of copying all the pages The method of purchasing a magazine is better than that, and the need for a magazine can be maintained.

The second embodiment of the present invention is assumed to be used in newspapers, and information related to articles is disclosed on a website operated by a newspaper creator and an advertiser's website.

A newspaper creator provides a link code input field in a website operated by the newspaper creator, and installs the linkage program and the authentication program of the present invention.

Newspaper creators can place information pages on their website that contain text or photos that have not been posted due to space limitations, or that contain content such as videos, audio, or links to other pages that cannot be included in the magazine. create. In the case of articles that emphasize real-time properties, such as incidents, situations, weather information, and financial market information, the information pages are updated as needed.

The newspaper creator determines a link code for an article having a website that publishes related information, and posts the determined link code at the end of the article sentence or near the title.

The newspaper creator creates a link code list data composed of newspaper names and link codes such as x month x daily morning edition and the URL of the linked website, and links to the linked program and authentication program of the website operated by him. Register.

The creator of the newspaper writes the URL of the website operated by the user who provides the link code usage method and the link function in a place that can be seen by many readers such as a cover page of the magazine and a table of contents page.

A reader who purchased a newspaper accesses a website operated by a newspaper creator from an Internet terminal according to the method of using the link code on the magazine.

The reader enters the link code of the article that he / she wants to know in more detail in the link code input field on the website.

A cooperation program installed on a website operated by a newspaper creator obtains a cooperation destination website URL from the link code list data, and allows the reader's Internet terminal to access a website that publishes information related to the article.

Here, when the newspaper creator wants to restrict access to only the newspaper owner, the authentication program on this website is launched and posted on the designated newspaper page for the Internet terminal requesting access. To display the input of the link code.

The reader operating the Internet terminal follows the instructions on the screen and refers to the newspaper and inputs the link code posted on the designated page. In the authentication program, the Internet terminal of the reader is permitted to access the website when the input link code is correct in comparison with the link code list data registered in advance by the newspaper creator. If the entered link code is not correct, a message to that effect is displayed and access is not permitted.

Readers who access the above websites will be able to access photos and information that have not been published in newspapers through the Internet terminal, information that has been reported in newspapers, such as videos, sounds, and functions, the latest information on incidents, exchange rates, stock prices, and weather. New information such as real-time information can be obtained.

In this example, it is possible to access the website by copying all the pages where the link code in the newspaper is posted, but considering these efforts and costs, a method of copying all the pages The method of purchasing newspapers is better than that, and the need for newspapers can be maintained.

Effective use of Internet technology in printed materials will be promoted. By cooperating and utilizing the latest technology realized on the printed matter and the Internet, it is easy to send information using a technique that could not be expressed on the printed matter, and new value can be found in the printed matter. The present invention does not require new hardware or the like, and enables seamless cooperation between printed matter and the Internet at low cost.

Example of link code list data Image of link code on printed material Usage procedure and system processing flow of the present invention Flowchart of linkage function and linkage program in the present invention Flowchart of authentication function and authentication program in the present invention

Claims (2)

By using a code number list data consisting of a code number composed of an arbitrary character string described on the printed matter and a page number on which this code number is posted, any one of the printed matter can be given to a person who needs confirmation. This is a method to check the possession of the printed matter by asking whether the code number posted on the designated page in the printed matter is the correct code number. For the purpose of restricting access to the owner of the printed matter on the website that publishes the related information of the printed matter, the user who has accessed using the method of "Claim 1" is the owner of the printed matter. Make sure that the system.

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