JP2009069909A - Information processor, control method for information processor, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce a burden on a user when an access to a Web content using a retrieval engine is performed in a user device used in environment under a browsing restriction. <P>SOLUTION: This information processor is provided with a retrieval server 10 communicably connected with the user terminals 20 each accessing the Web content on the Internet 6 via an internal network 5. The retrieval server 10 receives a keyword for retrieving the Web content from the user device 20, and retrieves the Web content corresponding to the received keyword by the retrieval engine. The retrieval server 10 generates a Web page of contents wherein filter information acquired from a relay device 30 such as a router or a gateway device is added to an extract of the Web content outputted from the retrieval engine as a retrieval result, and transmits it to the user device 20. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, a method for controlling the information processing apparatus, and a program, and more particularly to a technique for reducing complexity when accessing Web content using a search engine.

  On the Internet, there are many so-called search engines that automatically collect the location and contents of Web contents, store them in a database, and provide a Web content search service by keyword search. By using a search engine, a user can easily and quickly access a target Web content on the Internet (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

In recent years, in organizations such as companies and schools, browsing restrictions (content filtering) on web contents on the Internet that are inappropriate or unnecessary for business or learning are being performed (for example, Patent Document 2, Patent Document 2). 3).
JP 2006-23936 A JP 2002-116973 A JP 2006-18635 A

  Access to Web content using the above search engine usually gives a keyword to the search engine, selects the desired Web content from the abstract of the Web content returned in response to this, and links to the link destination. The procedure is to access.

  Here, when the Web content is accessed in such a procedure, if the selected Web content is subject to browsing restriction, the user browses from a router or gateway device that is restricted from browsing. After confirming the message that the restriction is applied, it is necessary to give a keyword to the search engine again and search again.

  In other words, the user cannot know that the web content is subject to browsing restriction unless he / she actually accesses the web content, and the user is forced to perform complicated work when accessing the desired content, which is unnecessary. Time.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and access to Web content using a search engine is performed by an information processing apparatus used in a communication environment in which browsing to specific Web content is restricted. An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus, a control method for the information processing apparatus, and a program that can reduce the complexity of the processing.

  In order to achieve the above object, an invention according to claim 1 is an information processing apparatus, comprising: means for communicating with a user apparatus that accesses Web content; Receiving from the keyword, Web content searching means for searching the Web content by the keyword and acquiring the location of the searched Web content, and filter information acquisition for acquiring filter information that is information related to browsing restrictions on the searched Web content And a search result providing means for generating a search result screen including the location of the searched Web content and the filter information, and transmitting the generated search result screen to the user device.

  The invention according to claim 2 of the present invention is the information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the search result providing means displays information on the searched web content on the search result screen. It shall be described in the display color according to the information.

  The invention according to claim 3 of the present invention is the information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the search result providing means describes information on the searched web content on the search result screen, and The search result screen is configured such that the filter information of the Web content corresponding to the information is automatically displayed when the mouse pointer is over a portion where the information is described.

  The invention according to claim 4 of the present invention is the information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for accessing the Internet, wherein the Web content search means assigns the keyword to a search engine on the Internet. The location of the Web content corresponding to the keyword is acquired by transmitting.

  The invention according to claim 5 of the present invention is the information processing apparatus according to claim 1, which communicates with a relay device that is a device for restricting browsing from the user device to Web content on the Internet. Means for obtaining the filter information from the relay device.

  The invention according to claim 6 of the present invention is the information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the search result providing means uses the search result screen as the user. When the Web content is accessed from the device, information specifying the Web content to which the user device belongs and the access destination is automatically transmitted to the information processing device, and the information specifying the Web content is Means for receiving and means for counting the number of accesses of each Web content of the access destination and generating a screen describing the access ranking of the Web content of the access destination are further provided.

  The invention according to claim 7 of the present invention is the information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the search result providing means uses the search result screen as the user. When the Web content is accessed from the device, the information specifying the affiliation of the user device and the Web content of the access destination is automatically transmitted to the information processing device, and the affiliation and access of the user device Means for receiving information for identifying the previous Web content, and means for counting the number of accesses of the Web content for each affiliation and generating a screen describing the access ranking of the Web content of the access destination for each affiliation Further provision will be made.

  The invention according to an eighth aspect of the present invention is the information processing apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the search result providing means uses the search result screen as the user by using the search result screen. When the web content is accessed from the device, the identifier of the user of the user device and the information specifying the web content of the access destination are automatically transmitted to the information processing device. Means for receiving information specifying the web content of the affiliation and access destination, and the access number of the web content of the access destination for each identifier of the user by counting the number of accesses of the web content for each identifier of the user Means for generating a screen describing the above.

  The invention according to claim 9 of the present invention is a method for controlling an information processing apparatus, wherein the information processing apparatus searches for Web content by a keyword and acquires the location of the searched Web content. It is assumed that the method includes a step of acquiring filter information that is information related to browsing restrictions on Web content, and a step of generating a search result screen including the location of the searched Web content and the filter information.

  The invention according to claim 10 of the present invention is a program that is a program for searching for Web content by a keyword, obtaining a location of the searched Web content, and information related to browsing restrictions on the searched Web content. The information processing apparatus realizes a function of acquiring filter information and a function of generating a search result screen including the location of the searched Web content and the filter information.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the complexity at the time of accessing the web content using a search engine by the information processing apparatus used in the communication environment where the browsing restriction to the specific web content is made can be reduced. it can.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a Web content search system 1 (hereinafter abbreviated as a search system 1) described as an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the search system 1 includes an internal network 5 laid in an organization such as a company or a school, a search server 10 connected to the internal network 5, one or more user devices 20, and an internal network 5. Is configured to include a relay device 30 (viewing restriction device) interposed between the Internet 6 and the Internet 6.

  The internal network 5 is, for example, a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN). The relay device 30 is, for example, a router, a gateway device, or a proxy device. The user device 20 accesses the Web server 40 on the Internet via the relay device 30.

  The search server 10 and the user device 20 are information processing devices such as personal computers and workstations. FIG. 2 shows an example of an information processing device used as the search server 10 or the user device 20. As shown in the figure, the information processing apparatus 100 includes a CPU 101, a memory 102 such as a RAM / ROM, a large-capacity storage device 103 such as a hard disk, an input device 104 such as a keyboard and a mouse, a liquid crystal display and a cathode ray tube display. A display device 105 and a communication device 106 as an interface for connecting to the internal network 5 are provided.

  In the search server 10 and the user device 20, an operating system operates under the above device configuration. Various software such as application software is operating on the search server 10 and the user device 20 under the control of the operating system.

FIG. 3 shows main functions of the search server 10. Each function illustrated in FIG. 3 is realized by the CPU 101 executing a program stored in the memory 102 or the storage device 103 or by a hardware function provided in the search server 10.
In the figure, a keyword receiving unit 311 receives a keyword for searching for Web content provided by the Web server 40 on the Internet 6 from the user device 20.

The search information database 312 manages information regarding the location and content of Web content collected from the Internet 6 by robot search or directory search.
A search engine 313 (search engine) searches the search information database 312 for information corresponding to the keyword, and outputs information such as the location and contents of Web content related to the keyword (hereinafter referred to as a content abstract).

  Note that the search engine 313 is not necessarily provided in the search server 10. The search engine 313 may be operated by a device different from the search server 10. For example, a configuration may be adopted in which an external search engine 313 such as a search engine on the Internet 6 is appropriately accessed to obtain a search result corresponding to the keyword.

The filter information database 314 manages information related to content filtering in the relay device 30 (hereinafter referred to as filter information).
The filter information registration unit 315 acquires filter information from the relay device 30 and registers it in the filter information database 314.
The filter information adding unit 316 acquires filter information from the filter information database 314 and adds it to the search result output from the search engine 313.
The access information database 317 manages the access history generated based on the access history and the access history performed by the user device 20 for the Web content provided by the Web server 40 on the Internet 6.

  Among them, the access history includes information for identifying Web content to be accessed such as URL (Uniform Resource Locator), access date and time, the identifier of the user who performed the access, the type of business in charge, the department to which the user device 20 belongs, the IP The network address or host name of the user device 20 such as an address is included.

  On the other hand, the access information 317 is information generated based on the access history, and indicates the total number of accesses to the Web content from the user device 20 in the organization and the total number of accesses to the Web content from the user device 20 in the organization. The ranking, the name of the department with the most access to the Web content, the number of comments made on the Web content, and the like are included.

  The comment is input when the user browses the Web content on the user device 20. The comment is appropriately transmitted from the user device 20 to the access information database 317 and managed in the access information database 317 in association with the URL of the Web content.

The access history registration unit 318 shown in FIG. 3 acquires an access history from the user device 20 by a mechanism described later and registers it in the access information database 317.
The access information adding unit 319 acquires access information from the access information database 317 and adds the acquired access information to the search result output from the search engine 313.
The search result screen generation unit 320 generates a search result output from the search engine 313, a Web page on which filter information and access information are described (hereinafter referred to as a search result screen), and this is a user device 20. Send to.

  In the user device 20 shown in FIG. 1, software for realizing a Web browser is installed. The user searches for Web content corresponding to the keyword by transmitting the keyword to the search server 10 using a Web browser. Then, the user accesses a desired Web content on the Internet 6 by selecting a link destination included in the content abstract on the search result screen sent from the search server 10.

  A relay device 30 shown in FIG. 1 is a device that connects the internal network 5 to the Internet 6. The relay device 30 has a function of performing so-called content filtering that restricts browsing of Web content provided by a Web server on the Internet (hereinafter referred to as an external Web server 40) from the user device 20.

  Next, processing performed when the user device 20 accesses the search server 10 to search for Web content in the search system 1 having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  As shown in the figure, first, the user performs a transmission operation by inputting a keyword for searching for Web content in the Web browser of the user device 20. Thus, the keyword input by the user is transmitted to the search server 10 via the internal network 5 (S411).

  When receiving the keyword sent from the user device 20 (S412), the search server 10 inputs the keyword into the search engine 313 and executes a search for Web content (S413). FIG. 5A shows an example of a content abstract output from the search engine 313 as a search result at this time.

  Next, the search server 10 searches the filter information database 314 for filter information for each searched Web content. Then, the search server 10 adds the searched filter information to the Web content as a search result and stores it in the memory 102 or the storage device 103 (S414).

  FIG. 5B shows an example of data stored at this time. In the figure, the graphic described in the area enclosed by the broken line frame 521 corresponds to the filter information added in S414. In the filter information illustrated in the figure, “○” indicates that the web content can be browsed, “×” indicates that the web content cannot be browsed, and “△” indicates that the web content is browsed. Yes, but indicates that a warning is displayed when browsing.

  Next, the search server 10 acquires, from the access information database 317, access information for each Web content included in the search result output from the search engine 313 in S413. Then, the acquired access information is stored in the memory 102 or the storage device 103 in association with the Web content as a search result (S415).

  FIG. 5C shows an example of data stored at this time. In the figure, the character string described in the area surrounded by the broken line frame 531 is the access information added in S415. In the figure, as the access information, the total number of accesses to the Web content from the user device 20 in the organization, the total access number ranking of the Web content from the user device 20 in the organization, and the department with the most access to the Web content. And the number of comments made on the Web content are added to the search result.

  Next, the search server 10 generates a search result screen based on the search result to which the filter information and the access information are added (S416), and transmits the generated search result screen to the user device 20 (S417).

  Upon receiving the search result screen (S418), the user device 20 displays it on the display device 105 (S419). FIG. 5D shows an example of a search result screen displayed on the Web browser in S419. In the search result screen shown in the figure, a link character string (underline is shown) configured to automatically access the URL of the Web content on the Internet 6 by describing information about the Web content and selecting with a mouse or the like. Description of the attached character string), filter information (graphics described in the area indicated by reference numeral 521), and access information (description of the area indicated by reference numeral 531) are included.

  Here, by referring to the filter information on the search result screen, the user can know the state of the web content browsing restriction, such as whether or not the web content is restricted, without actually accessing the web content. . Therefore, the user is freed from the troublesome work of actually accessing the Web content and confirming the presence or absence of browsing restrictions, etc., so that time is not wasted. Further, the user can select the target Web content before actually accessing the Web content by referring to the access information, and can efficiently access the target Web content.

  The filter information may be displayed on the search result screen in a display color corresponding to the filter information (for example, in FIG. 5D, “◯” is displayed in blue, “Δ” is displayed in yellow, and “X” is displayed in red. To do.)

  When the mouse pointer is over the part where the information related to the Web content is described, filter information about the Web content (for example, “viewable”, “alert is displayed but can be viewed”, “not viewable”, etc.) May be automatically displayed. If it does in this way, the discernibility and visibility of filter information can be improved.

  Next, a process in which the access history registration unit 318 automatically registers access information in the access information database 317 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 6A.

  First, the user operates the input device 104 to select a link character string described on the search result screen (S611). As a result, an access request to the URL associated with the link character string is transmitted from the user device 20 to the search server 10 (S612).

  Note that the access request made from the Web page (search result screen) in this way is not transmitted directly from the user device 20 to the Web server 40 on the Internet 6, but is first transmitted to the search server 10.

  When the search server 10 receives the access request sent from the user device 20 (S613), the search server 10 sends a redirect instruction (for example, HTTP redirect (HTTP)) to the user device 20 corresponding to the received access request. Transmit (S614). Further, the search server 10 acquires the access history included in the received request, and registers the acquired access history in the access information database 317 (S615).

  Next, when receiving the redirect instruction sent from the search server 10 (S616), the user device 20 sends a request to the URL specified in the redirect instruction (the URL of the Web page that the user is trying to access). (S617). In response to this request, the user device 20 receives a Web page sent from the corresponding Web server 40 on the Internet 6 (S618), and displays the received Web page on the display device 105 (S619). .

  As described above, the access history is automatically acquired by the search server 10 and registered in the access information database 317 when the user accesses the Web content on the Internet 6 using the search result screen.

  Incidentally, in the processing example described above, the search server 10 collects the access history using the redirect instruction. However, the access history may be collected according to the procedure shown in FIG. 6B, for example. As shown in the figure, first, the user operates the input device 104 to select a link character string described on the search result screen (S651), whereby the link character is transmitted from the user device 20 to the search server 10. A request associated with the URL associated with the column is transmitted (S652).

  When the search server 10 receives the request sent from the user device 20 (S653), the search server 10 transmits the request to the URL attached to the received request (S654). When the search server 10 receives a Web page from the corresponding Web server 40 on the Internet as a response to the request (S655), the search server 10 transmits this to the user device 20 (S656). At this time, the search server 10 acquires an access history from the request received from the user device 20 in S653, and registers the acquired access history in the access information database 317 (S656).

  The user device 20 receives the Web page sent from the search server 10 (S657), and displays the received Web page on the display device 105 (S658).

  By using the access history accumulated in the access information database 317 as described above, various information can be provided to the user. FIG. 7 shows an example of a screen presented to the user when providing such information. In the figure, a screen denoted by reference numeral 711 is a table of contents screen for referring to statistical information based on access information registered in the access information database 317 in the user device 20.

  If, for example, the user selects a character string of “Corporate” from the table of contents screen 711 shown in the figure, a screen indicated by reference numeral 712 describing the access ranking of Web contents in the organization is displayed. Further, when the character string “sales business headquarters” is selected on the table of contents screen, a screen indicated by reference numeral 713 in which the access rankings of the Web contents aggregated in the sales business headquarters are described is displayed. When the character string “self-in charge” is selected on the table of contents screen, a screen indicated by a reference numeral 714 in which the access rankings of the Web contents aggregated in the business charge in charge of the user of the user device 20 is described. Is displayed.

  As described above, according to the search system 1 of the present embodiment, the access history is automatically accumulated when the user device 20 accesses the Web content on the Internet 6. The access history is provided as access information so that the user can easily refer to it, and the user can efficiently access the target Web content.

  In addition, the description of the above embodiment is for facilitating understanding of the present invention, and does not limit the present invention. It goes without saying that the present invention can be changed and improved without departing from the gist thereof, and that the present invention includes equivalents thereof.

1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a Web content search system 1 described as an embodiment of the present invention. It is a hardware structural example of the information processing apparatus 100 demonstrated as one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the main functions with which the search server 10 demonstrated as one Embodiment of this invention is provided. It is a flowchart explaining the process performed when the user apparatus 20 demonstrated as one Embodiment of this invention accesses the search server 10, and searches a web content. It is a figure which shows an example of the content abstract output from the search engine 313 demonstrated as one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the content abstract with which filter information was added output from the search engine 313 demonstrated as one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the content abstract added with the access information output from the search engine 313 demonstrated as one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the search result screen displayed on the web browser demonstrated as one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which an access history registration unit 318 described as an embodiment of the present invention automatically registers access information in an access information database 317. FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which an access history registration unit 318 described as an embodiment of the present invention automatically registers access information in an access information database 317. FIG. It is an example of the database reference screen shown to a user when providing various information based on the access information registered in the access information database 317 demonstrated as one Embodiment of this invention to a user.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Search system 5 Internal network 6 Internet 10 Search server 20 User apparatus 30 Relay apparatus 40 Web server 311 Keyword reception part 312 Search information database 313 Search engine 314 Filter information database 315 Filter information registration part 316 Filter information addition part 317 Access information database 318 Access history registration unit 319 Access information addition unit 320 Search result screen generation unit

Claims (10)

Means for communicating with a user device for accessing web content;
Means for receiving a keyword for web content search from the user device;
Web content search means for searching Web content by the keyword and acquiring the location of the searched Web content;
Filter information acquisition means for acquiring filter information which is information related to browsing restrictions on the searched Web content;
An information processing apparatus comprising: search result providing means for generating a search result screen including the location of the searched Web content and the filter information, and transmitting the generated search result screen to the user device. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the search result providing unit describes information on the searched Web content in a display color corresponding to the filter information on the search result screen. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The search result providing means includes:
Write information about the searched web content on the search result screen,
The search result screen is configured to automatically display the filter information of the Web content corresponding to the information when the mouse pointer is over a portion where the information is described. . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
With access to the Internet,
The information processing apparatus, wherein the Web content search means acquires the location of Web content corresponding to the keyword by transmitting the keyword to a search engine on the Internet. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
Means for communicating with a relay device which is a device for restricting browsing from the user device to Web content on the Internet;
The information processing apparatus, wherein the filter information acquisition unit acquires the filter information from the relay apparatus. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The search result providing means specifies the Web content to which the user device belongs and the access destination when the Web content is accessed from the user device using the search result screen. Configure the information to be automatically transmitted to the information processing device,
The information processing apparatus further comprises means for receiving information for specifying the Web content, and means for counting the number of accesses of each Web content to be accessed and generating a screen describing an access ranking of the Web content to be accessed. Information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The search result providing means specifies the Web content to which the user device belongs and the access destination when the Web content is accessed from the user device using the search result screen. Configure the information to be automatically transmitted to the information processing device,
Means for receiving information specifying the web content of the user device's affiliation and access destination, and the number of accesses to the web content for each affiliation are tabulated, and the access ranking of the access destination web content for each affiliation An information processing apparatus further comprising means for generating the described screen. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The search result providing means uses the search result screen when the Web content is accessed from the user device using the search result screen, and the user content of the user device and the Web content of the access destination Configured to automatically transmit information identifying the information processing apparatus,
Means for receiving information identifying the Web content belonging to the user device and the access destination; and the access count of the Web content for each identifier of the user, and the access destination for each identifier of the user An information processing apparatus, further comprising means for generating a screen on which an access ranking of Web content is described. Information processing device
Retrieving web content by keyword and obtaining the location of the retrieved web content;
Obtaining filter information that is information related to browsing restrictions on the searched web content;
A method for controlling the information processing apparatus, comprising: generating a search result screen including the location of the searched Web content and the filter information.   A function for retrieving web content by keyword and acquiring the location of the retrieved web content, a function for obtaining filter information that is information related to browsing restrictions on the retrieved web content, the location of the retrieved web content, and the filter information A program for causing an information processing device to realize a function of generating a search result screen including

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