JP2010282576A - Computer network use information providing system, and computer network use information providing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To establish a computer network use information providing system for providing information with a light server load in comparison with a single sign-on technique, etc. <P>SOLUTION: A browsing terminal 3 operated by a user, a plurality of service servers 1a-1n providing information according to the user, an integrated service server 2 managing the information about the user and the servers 1a-1n to aggregate the information provided by the servers 1a-1n according to the user are coupled through a network 4. Provided information processing units of the service servers 1a-1n classifies the information created by the user into information having high confidentiality and information having low confidentiality to store the information having low confidentiality in an information storage unit for each user, a provided information control unit of the integrated service server 2 transfers the information in the information storage unit for each user of the servers 1a-1n to store the information in an information aggregation unit for each user of the server 2, and when the user requests information browsing, the provided information control unit presents the information in the information aggregation unit to a browsing terminal 3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention uses a computer system comprising a computer that can store provided information, such as a plurality of PC servers, and a network that combines the computers, and allows the user to present information to a plurality of other users. The present invention relates to a usage information providing system and method.

  When providing information to a user using a plurality of computers on a computer network, the user ID information is generally different for each computer. For this reason, the user needs to access each computer individually in order to acquire all provided information. For this reason, there arises a problem that information provided by a computer with low access frequency for the user cannot be easily obtained.

  In order to solve such problems, for example, by using “single sign-on” technology, if a computer with high access frequency is accessed, it is possible to access other computers through the network, and login once. It is conceivable that all the information can be acquired.

  In single sign-on technology, a single computer issues IDs for all computers, ID deposit types typified by account aggregation, and IDs are issued at each server. There is a type of ID linkage type (see, for example, Patent Document 1) to be managed, and the above operation can be realized by any type.

JP 2007-299303 A

  When providing information to a user from a plurality of computers using single sign-on technology, there is a problem of heavy server load for ensuring the security of a server that integrates and manages IDs in any of the above types. Arise.

  On the other hand, for example, in the case of an information providing server or the like, there may be content that does not require so strict information management, so the single sign-on technology is often inefficient in terms of utilization efficiency of computer capabilities.

  The present invention solves the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a computer network utilization information providing system and method capable of providing information with a server load lower than that of a single sign-on technology or the like. .

  In general, when information is provided to a user by a computer, the content of the information is highly confidential, but the fact that the information has occurred and the time at which it occurred may not require as strict security. Many. In view of the above, in the present invention, only information that does not require strict security management is aggregated and provided in one computer, while information that requires strict security management is provided by each computer. It was adopted.

The computer network usage information providing system according to claim 1 of the present invention manages a browsing terminal operated by a user, a plurality of service servers that provide information according to the user, and information on the user and the plurality of service servers. A computer network utilization information providing system in which a network and an integrated service server that aggregates information according to users provided by the plurality of service servers are provided,
Each service server stores ID information of a user, ID management means for managing access to the service server, and means for storing information created by each user, provided by the service server as a whole All-server information storage unit storing identification information for each user, and provided information storage means having user-specific information storage unit storing user-specific information that can be browsed by the user, and stored in the all-server information storage unit The provided information processing means for classifying the classified information into highly confidential information and low information, and copying and storing the less confidential information in the information storing section for each user, between the browsing terminal and the integrated service server And provided information control means for controlling the provision of information stored in the provided information storage means,
The integrated service server stores ID information of each user and information related to a service server that may acquire information provided to the user himself / herself, and ID management means for managing access to the integrated service server And control of information exchange between the browsing terminal and the service server, and the information can be obtained by each user. Providing information control means for transferring user-specific information stored in the user-specific information storage section of the user and storing it in the area of the user-specific information aggregating means. It is said.

  According to the present invention, since the user can know only the fact of the occurrence of all the information created for the user by accessing only the integrated service server, it is provided by a computer with low access frequency. Information can also be obtained.

  In addition, since the user-specific information aggregated in the integrated service server does not require sophisticated security management, it is possible to provide information with a lower server load compared to single sign-on technology, etc. Can be used.

1 is a system configuration diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention. The function block diagram of the service server in one embodiment of this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows the example of an information structure in the service server in one embodiment of this invention. The function block diagram in the integrated service server in one embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which shows operation | movement of the whole system in the example of 1 embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the system according to this embodiment includes a plurality of service servers 1a to 1n, an integrated service server 2, a browsing terminal 3, and a network 4 that couples them. The service servers 1a to 1n are servers that provide information according to the user, and the integrated service server 2 receives the information stored in the plurality of service servers 1a to 1n coupled by the network 4 according to the user through the browsing terminal 3. It is possible to provide. A user can access a plurality of computers such as the integrated service server 2 and the service servers 1 a to 1 n from the browsing terminal 3 through the network 4.

  The plurality of service servers 1a to 1n are each configured as shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 11 denotes an ID management unit as ID management means for managing access to the service servers 1a to 1n using the ID information stored therein. For example, the ID information may be a combination of a login ID and a password. The user can access the service servers 1a to 1n only when predetermined ID information is input.

  Reference numeral 12 denotes a provision information storage unit serving as provision information storage means for storing information to be presented to each user. The provision information storage unit 12 includes an all-server information storage unit 121 for storing provision information for the entire server and a user-specific information storage unit 122. An example of the data format stored in the all server information storage unit 121 and the user-specific information storage unit 122 is shown in FIG. 3A shows an example of the information structure of the all server information storage unit 121, and FIG. 3B shows an example of the information structure of the user-specific information storage unit 122.

  The information stored in the provided information storage unit 12 is generally created by a user managed by the ID information stored in the ID management unit 11 accessing the service servers 1a to 1n. In some cases, it is also possible to limit the users who can become the provided information creator.

  The information created by the user includes information such as information generation time, information size, etc., in addition to information such as title, information content and presentation destination user (viewable user). The all server information storage unit 121 is a part for storing information created in this way. On the other hand, the user-specific information storage unit 122 is prepared for each user and stores part or all of the browseable information. The user-specific information storage unit 122 is given identification information for each user.

  A provision information processing unit 13 serves as a provision information processing unit that separates information stored in the provision information storage unit 12 into highly confidential information and information that is not high, and stores the information in an appropriate part as described below. .

  For example, “information content”, “title”, “browsing target user”, and the like can be considered as highly confidential information, and “information size” and “information creation time” can be considered as information that is not highly confidential. The provided information processing unit 13 classifies the information accumulated in all the server information storage units 121 in the provided information storage unit 12 into highly confidential information and low confidential information. The information is also copied and stored in the user-specific information storage unit 122 prepared for each presentation destination user specified by the user who created the ID. The distinction between “information with high confidentiality” and “information with low confidentiality” can be set in advance in each service server 1a to 1n based on the type of information, or can be set by the user.

  Reference numeral 14 denotes a provision information control unit as provision information control means for controlling exchange of information accumulated in the provision information storage unit 12 with the browsing terminal 3 and the integrated service server 2 through the above process. Based on the user ID of the user to exchange, the exchange is controlled while determining whether or not to provide information.

  The integrated service server 2 in FIG. 1 is configured as shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, reference numeral 21 denotes an ID management unit as ID management means, which manages information about each user in the same manner as the service servers 1 a to 1 n. Each user also registers in the ID management unit 21 information related to the service servers 1a to 1n that may acquire information provided to the user.

  Reference numeral 22 denotes a user-specific information aggregating unit as a user-specific information aggregating unit having an area for accumulating information for each user (an area for storing information for each user of the service servers 1a to 1n).

  Reference numeral 23 denotes a provision information control unit as provision information control means for controlling exchange of information between the browsing terminal 3 and each of the service servers 1a to 1n, and a service with which each user may acquire information. Information stored in the user-specific information storage unit 122 of the user is transferred from the servers 1a to 1n, and the storage area prepared for the user in the user-specific information aggregation unit 22 (user-specific information of the service servers 1a to 1n) In the storage area).

  The browsing terminal 3 in FIG. 1 provides an access interface (input of ID information, etc.) to the integrated service server 2 and each of the service servers 1a to 1n, and an environment for information display and input.

  The functions of the ID management unit 11, the provision information storage unit 12, the provision information processing unit 13 and the provision information control unit 14 of the service servers 1a to 1n, the ID management unit 21 of the integrated service server 2, and the user-specific information Each function of the aggregation unit 22 and the provided information control unit 23 is achieved by, for example, a computer.

Next, the operation of the system configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In FIG. 5, only the service servers 1a and 1b are illustrated.
(1) Operation when a user accesses a service server for the first time A user first accesses the integrated service server 2 by the browsing terminal 3, and the service server in which his / her information is stored on the integrated service server 2, for example, Specifies the service server 1a. Here, the service servers 1a to 1n designated for the first time are connected to the service server and prompted to input ID information of the service server. When the user's ID information is correctly recognized by the service server 1a designated for the first time, the service server 1a transmits the identification information of the user-specific information storage unit 122 of the user to the integrated service server 2. The transmitted identification information of the user-specific information storage unit 122 and identification information of the service server 1a are stored in the ID management unit 21 in the integrated service server 2 as ID information for the user. Further, the same processing is performed when accessing the other service servers 1b to 1n for the first time.
(2) Operation when the user creates information in the “service server” The user creates information in each of the service servers 1 a to 1 n using the browsing terminal 3. FIG. 5 shows the case of the service server 1a, and the created information is stored in the all server information storage unit 121 in the service server 1a, and the provided information processing unit 13 uses the highly confidential part and the low part. The classified and low confidential portions are also stored in the per-user information storage unit 122 for each viewable user.
(3) Information Aggregation Operation by the Provided Information Control Unit 23 of the Integrated Service Server 2 For users who have designated the service servers 1a to 1n for acquiring information through the above processing, the provided information in the integrated service server 2 In the control unit 23, the service servers 1 a to 1 n are periodically accessed, and when there is information in the user-specific information storage unit 122, the information is collected by the user-specific information aggregation unit 22 for the user in the integrated service server 2. Forward to.
(4) Operation when a user browses information using the “integrated service server” A user who wants to browse information stored in the service servers 1a to 1n first accesses the integrated service server 2 through the browsing terminal 3. The information of the user-specific information aggregating unit 22 is browsed. Thereby, the user can know the presence of information that the user has not browsed yet in each of the service servers 1a to 1n. A user who knows the presence of unviewed information by this operation accesses the service servers 1a to 1n storing the information based on the information existing in the integrated service server 2 and acquires the information.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1a-1b ... Service server 2 ... Integrated service server 3 ... Browse terminal 4 ... Network 11, 21 ... ID management part 12 ... Provision information storage part 13 ... Provision information processing part 14, 23 ... Provision information control part 22 ... Information according to user Aggregation unit 121 ... All server information storage unit 122 ... User-specific information storage unit

Claims (2)

A browsing terminal operated by a user, a plurality of service servers that provide information according to the user, information on the user and the plurality of service servers is managed, and information corresponding to the users provided by the plurality of service servers is aggregated A computer network utilization information providing system in which an integrated service server is coupled by a network,
Each service server is
ID management means for storing user ID information and managing access to the service server;
A means for storing information created by each user, which stores all server information storage units for storing the provision information of the entire service server and identification information for each user, and stores user-specific information that can be browsed by the user. Provided information storage means having a user-specific information storage unit;
Provided information processing means for classifying information stored in the all server information storage unit into highly confidential information and low information, and copying and storing the low confidential information in the information storage unit for each user;
Provided information control means for controlling provision of information stored in the provided information storage means between the browsing terminal and the integrated service server,
The integrated service server
ID information for each user, ID management means for storing information related to a service server that may obtain information provided to the user, and managing access to the integrated service server;
A user-specific information aggregating means having an area for storing the user-specific information of each service server;
User information stored in the user-specific information storage unit of the user is controlled from a service server that controls the exchange of information between the browsing terminal and the service server and each user may acquire information. Providing information control means for transferring and storing in the area of the user-specific information aggregating means;
A computer network utilization information providing system characterized by the above. A browsing terminal operated by a user, a plurality of service servers that provide information according to the user, information related to the user and the plurality of service servers, and aggregating information according to the users provided by the plurality of service servers A computer network usage information providing method in a system in which an integrated service server is connected by a network,
Providing information control means of the integrated service server, when there is a first access request from the user to the service server by the viewing terminal, sending the service server ID information to the service server;
When the provided information control means of the service server requested by the user correctly recognizes the ID information sent from the integrated service server, the identification information for each user assigned to the user-specific information storage unit is displayed in the integrated service server. Sending to
The ID management means of the integrated service server stores the identification information of the user-specific information storage unit sent from the service server and the ID information of the service server as ID information for the user;
Provided information processing means of the service server classifies the created information into highly confidential information and low information when the user accesses the service server by the browsing terminal and creates information, and information with low confidentiality Storing in the user-specific information storage unit;
Providing information control means of the integrated service server accessing each of the service servers, and transferring the information stored in the user-specific information storage unit of the service server to the integrated service server;
A user-specific information aggregating unit of the integrated service server storing the transferred information in an area for storing the user-specific information;
The provision information control means of the integrated service server comprises a step of presenting information stored in an area for storing the information for each user when a browsing request for information is received from the user by the browsing terminal. Computer network usage information provision method.

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