JP2017021771A - Information processor and information processing program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the processing time in the native view while easily acquiring information used in the processing in the native view.SOLUTION: An information processor comprises a web view processing unit 30 to perform processing using a function of a web browser, and a native view processing unit 32 to perform processing without using a function of a web browser. A method comprises: the web view processing unit 30 requesting via a proxy processing unit 34 information from a server 102 which is connected through an information network 106; in response to the request, the proxy processing unit 34 acquiring the information from the server 102; storing the information in memory; the proxy processing unit 34 converting the information into a format allowing processing in the native view processing unit 32; and transmitting the format-converted information from the proxy processing unit 34 to the native view processing unit 32.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and an information processing program.

  In an electronic game or the like, processing such as image drawing is performed by a native application that can be executed by a combination of a specific information processing terminal and OS regardless of the function of a web browser. When a native application is used, the design of the screen layout and the like is more complicated than when processing is performed using a web view using the function of a web browser. In addition, when updating a native application for a smartphone, the approval of a company or the like that operates a platform that provides the application is necessary, and the update process becomes complicated and takes time to update.

  Therefore, a native application that displays a screen by combining an image drawn by a web view and an image drawn by a native view is known. In addition, a technique for facilitating updating of a native application by downloading a program written in a high-level language such as Javascript (registered trademark) and converting the program into a native code is disclosed (Patent Document 1 or the like).

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  By the way, since the process by the web view and the process by the native view are independent processes, it takes time to transfer the data downloaded by the web view to the native view. Also, the data downloaded by the web view needs to be converted in order to be processed by the native view. For this reason, the problem is that the time from the processing instruction to the actual processing of data is delayed. In particular, it is a significant problem when delays in image drawing and audio reproduction are not allowed in electronic games and the like.

  One aspect of the present invention performs processing by a first information processing unit that performs processing using the function of a web browser and a second information processing unit that performs processing without using the function of the web browser. An information processing apparatus comprising: an external information requesting unit that requests information from the first information processing unit to an external server connected via an information network through a proxy; and the external server in the proxy in response to the request Information acquisition means for acquiring information from the memory and storing the information in a memory; information conversion means for converting the information into a format that can be processed by the second information processing means in the proxy; and format in the information conversion means An information processing device for native use for transmitting the information converted from the proxy to the second information processing device. A.

  Another aspect of the present invention is an information processing including a first information processing unit that performs processing using a function of a web browser and a second information processing unit that performs processing without using the function of the web browser. An external information requesting means for requesting information from an external server connected by an information network through a proxy from the computer, and acquiring information from the external server at the proxy in response to the request Information acquisition means for storing the information in a memory; information conversion means for converting the information into a format that can be processed by the second information processing means in the proxy; and the format converted in the information conversion means An information processing program that functions as a native information transmission unit that transmits information from the proxy to the second information processing unit. It is.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus, the first information processing unit that performs processing using the function of the web browser requests information from an external server connected by an information network through a proxy. A second step of acquiring information from the external server in the proxy and storing the information in a memory in response to the request, and processing the information in the proxy without using a function of a web browser. A third step of converting the information into a format that can be processed by the second information processing means, and transmitting the information whose format has been converted by the information conversion means from the proxy to the second information processing means. And an information processing method characterized by performing the above steps.

  Here, the request includes a deletion instruction indicating whether or not to delete the information from the proxy after the information is sent from the proxy to the native view in the native information transmission unit, and the deletion instruction The proxy preferably deletes the information from the memory after the proxy sends the information to the native view.

  The information conversion means further comprises access information transmission means for transmitting access information for accessing the information whose format has been converted from the web view to the native view. When accessed from the view using the access information, it is preferable that the information whose format is converted by the information conversion means is transmitted from the proxy to the native view.

  In addition, it is preferable that the request includes information specifying a method for converting from the information format used in the first information processing unit to the information format used in the second information processing unit. .

  According to the present invention, it is possible to easily acquire information used for processing in the native view and reduce processing time in the native view.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the information processing system in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the server in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the client in embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the information processing system in embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart explaining the information processing in embodiment of this invention.

  An information processing system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a server 102 and a client 104 as shown in FIG. The server 102 and the client 104 are connected to be able to exchange information via an information communication network 106 such as the Internet.

  As illustrated in FIG. 2, the server 102 includes a processing unit 10, a storage unit 12, an input unit 14, an output unit 16, and a communication unit 18. The processing unit 10 includes means for performing arithmetic processing such as a CPU. The processing unit 10 executes a server program stored in the storage unit 12 to realize a server function of transmitting information for updating the application in the information processing system according to the present embodiment. The storage unit 12 includes storage means such as a semiconductor memory or a memory card. The storage unit 12 is connected to the processing unit 10 so as to be accessible, and stores a server program and information necessary for processing. The input unit 14 includes means for inputting information. The input unit 14 includes, for example, a keyboard, a touch panel, and buttons that receive input from the administrator. The output unit 16 includes means for outputting a processing result in the server 102 such as a user interface screen (UI) for receiving input information from the administrator. The output unit 16 includes, for example, a display that presents an image to the administrator. The communication unit 18 includes an interface that communicates information with the client 104 via the information communication network 106. Communication by the communication unit 18 may be wired or wireless.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the client 104 includes a processing unit 20, a storage unit 22, an input unit 24, an output unit 26, and a communication unit 28. The processing unit 20 includes means for performing arithmetic processing such as a CPU. The processing unit 20 executes the client program stored in the storage unit 22 to realize the client function in the information processing system according to the present embodiment. The client program includes a web processing program that performs processing using the function of the web browser, and a native processing program that does not use the function of the web browser and performs processing by a combination of the client 104 and the OS installed therein. Includes applications. The storage unit 22 includes storage means such as a semiconductor memory or a memory card. The storage unit 22 is connected to the processing unit 20 in an accessible manner, and stores a client program and information necessary for processing. The input unit 24 includes means for inputting information. The input unit 24 includes, for example, a keyboard, a touch panel, and buttons that receive input from the user. The output unit 26 includes means for outputting information necessary for processing in the client 104 such as a user interface screen (UI) for receiving input information from a user and a screen for presenting posted information. The output unit 26 includes, for example, a display that presents an image to the user. The communication unit 28 includes an interface that communicates information with the server 102 via the information communication network 106. Communication by the communication unit 28 may be wired or wireless.

  In the present embodiment, the image drawing process by the web view processing unit 30 using the display function of the web browser is combined with the image drawing process by the native view processing unit 32 not using the display function of the web browser. An example will be described. In the present embodiment, as shown in the functional block diagram of FIG. 4, the web view processing unit 30 and the native view processing unit 32 are not directly connected to the external server 102, but are connected via the proxy processing unit 34. Information for display etc. shall be acquired.

  Hereinafter, the processing in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S <b> 10, a request for new information (resource) necessary for displaying an image is sent from the web view processing unit 30 to the server 102. Through the processing in this step, the client 104 functions as an external information request unit. The web view processing unit 30 performs information necessary for image display to the server 102 via the proxy processing unit 34. At this time, the requested information includes information used in the web view processing unit 30 (hereinafter referred to as web information) and information used in the native view processing unit 32 (hereinafter referred to as native information). And

  The resource request is made by designating an identifier for specifying information. The identifier may be a URL for obtaining requested information, for example.

  The request also includes a conversion method from the file format of the web view to the data format used in the native view (if it is an image, the type of data such as raster or vector, the file format used by the web view (JPG, PNG, etc.), native Deletion indicating the data format used by the view (4096-color texture, full-color texture, etc.), MP3 and AAC file formats for audio, including the data format used by the native view, etc., and information deletion method It is preferable to include a command. The deletion instruction indicates whether or not the native information is to be deleted from the cache of the proxy processing unit 34 after the native information is sent from the proxy processing unit 34 to the native view processing unit 32 in the process described later. Is preferred.

  In step S <b> 12, information requested from the server 102 is transmitted to the client 104. When the server 102 receives the request transmitted from the client 104 via the proxy processing unit 34, the server 102 transmits the requested information to the client 104. By the processing in this step, the server 102 functions as server information transmission means.

  In step S <b> 14, information transmitted from the server 102 is received by the client 104. In the client 104, the proxy processing unit 34 receives the information transmitted from the server 102 and stores the received information in the cache area of the storage unit 22. By the processing in this step, the client 104 functions as an information acquisition unit.

  At the same time, the client 104 performs processing for converting native information in the received information into a format that can be processed by the native view processing unit 32. The client 104 stores the format-converted native information in the cache area of the storage unit 22. Thereby, the client 104 functions as an information conversion unit.

  In step S <b> 16, the web information is transmitted to the web view processing unit 30. The proxy processing unit 34 transmits the web information used in the web view processing unit 30 among the information received and cached in step S <b> 14 to the web view processing unit 30. By the processing in this step, the proxy processing unit 34 functions as web information transmitting means.

  Further, in the present embodiment, access information for the native view processing unit 32 to acquire native information is transmitted from the proxy processing unit 34 to the web view processing unit 30. That is, access information for the native view processing unit 32 to access the native information whose format has been converted by the proxy processing unit 34 in step S14, for example, a URL indicating a storage area in the storage unit 22 where the native information is stored. The data is transmitted from the proxy processing unit 34 to the web view processing unit 30.

  In step S18, the web view processing unit 30 receives web information. The web view processing unit 30 receives the web information transmitted from the proxy processing unit 34 in step S16. By the processing in this step, the web view processing unit 30 functions as web information receiving means.

  The web view processing unit 30 can perform processing using the web information acquired from the proxy processing unit 34. In the present embodiment, the web view processing unit 30 forms an image from the web information acquired using the web view function, and causes the output unit 26 (display, touch panel, etc.) to display the image.

  In the present embodiment, the web view processing unit 30 receives the access information transmitted from the proxy processing unit 34.

  In step S <b> 20, the access information is transferred from the web view processing unit 30 to the native view processing unit 32. The web view processing unit 30 transfers the access information received from the proxy processing unit 34 to the native view processing unit 32 in step S16. By the processing in this step, the web view processing unit 30 functions as an access information transmitting unit.

  In step S22, the access information is received by the native view processing unit 32. The native view processing unit 32 receives the access information transmitted from the web view processing unit 30 in step S20. By the processing in this step, the native view processing unit 32 functions as an access information receiving unit.

  In step S <b> 24, a transmission request for native information is made from the native view processing unit 32 to the proxy processing unit 34. The native view processing unit 32 transmits a request for transmitting native information to the proxy processing unit 34 together with the access information received in step S22. By the processing in this step, the native view processing unit 32 functions as native information requesting means.

  In step S <b> 26, the native information requested from the native view processing unit 32 is transmitted from the proxy processing unit 34 to the native view processing unit 32. When the proxy processing unit 34 receives the request and access information transmitted from the native view processing unit 32 in step S24, the proxy processing unit 34 reads the native information from the cache storage area specified by the access information in response to the request, and Information is transmitted to the native view processing unit 32. Through the processing in this step, the proxy processing unit 34 functions as native information transmission means.

  Note that if the request sent to the server 102 in step S10 includes a deletion command indicating a method for deleting information, after the native information is sent from the proxy processing unit 34 to the native view processing unit 32, The native information is deleted from the cache of the proxy processing unit 34 in response to the deletion command. Specifically, for the native information stored in the storage area specified by the access information, when the request in step S10 is a deletion command for deleting the information, the proxy processing unit 34 converts the information to the native information. The data is transmitted to the view processing unit 32 and deleted from the cache area of the storage unit 22.

  In step S28, the native view processing unit 32 receives native information. By the processing in this step, the native view processing unit 32 functions as native information receiving means. The native view processing unit 32 receives the native information transmitted from the proxy processing unit 34 in step S26. The native view processing unit 32 can perform processing using the native information acquired from the proxy processing unit 34. In the present embodiment, the native view processing unit 32 forms an image from the native information acquired using the native view function, and causes the output unit 26 (display, touch panel, etc.) to display the image. At this time, in step S14, the proxy processing unit 34 converts the native information into a format that can be processed by the native view processing unit 32. Therefore, the time required for the image display processing in the native view processing unit 32 can be reduced. it can.

  In the present embodiment, the request for native information is made from the native view processing unit 32 to the proxy processing unit 34 using the access information, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the proxy processing unit 34 receives native information, it may be a push process that automatically transmits the native information to the native view processing unit 32 after performing processing such as format conversion.

  As described above, in the information processing system 100 according to the present embodiment, native information processed by the native view processing unit 32 is provided from the server 102 in response to a request for information from the web view processing unit 30. Thus, the information provided for processing in the native view processing unit 32 can be acquired through the proxy processing unit 34 without requesting information from the native view processing unit 32 to the external server 102. As a result, information necessary for updating can be acquired from the server 102 operated by the company without requiring the approval of the company operating the platform that provides the application in the native application for the smartphone or the like.

  Further, the processing by the web view processing unit 30 and the processing by the native view processing unit 32 are independent processes, but the format of the native information transmitted from the server 102 by the request from the web view processing unit 30 is changed to the proxy processing unit. 34 can be converted in advance. Thereby, the time for actually processing data in the native view processing unit 32 can be reduced. In particular, the processing speed can be improved when delays in image drawing and audio reproduction are not allowed in an electronic game or the like.

10 processing units, 12 storage units, 14 input units, 16 output units, 18 communication units, 20 processing units, 22 storage units, 24 input units, 26 output units, 28 communication units, 30 web view processing units, 32 native view processing Part, 34 proxy processing part, 100 information processing system, 102 server, 104 client.

Claims (6)

First information processing means for performing processing using a function of a web browser;
A second information processing means for performing processing without using the function of the web browser;
An information processing apparatus that performs processing according to
External information requesting means for requesting information from the first information processing means to an external server connected by an information network through a proxy;
In response to the request, the proxy acquires information from the external server and stores the information in a memory;
Information conversion means for converting the information into a format that can be processed by the second information processing means in the proxy;
Native information transmission means for transmitting the information whose format has been converted by the information conversion means from the proxy to the second information processing means;
An information processing apparatus comprising: The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The request includes a deletion instruction indicating whether or not to delete the information from the proxy after the information is sent from the proxy to the second information processing means in the native information transmission means,
When the deletion instruction is an instruction to delete, the proxy deletes the information from the memory after the information is sent from the proxy to the second information processing means. . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2,
Access information transmitting means for transmitting access information for accessing the information whose format has been converted by the information converting means from the first information processing means to the second information processing means;
The native information transmitting means transmits the information whose format has been converted in the information converting means when the second information processing means is accessed using the access information from the proxy to the second information processing means. An information processing apparatus that transmits to the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The request includes information specifying a method for converting from the information format used in the first information processing means to the information format used in the second information processing means. apparatus. First information processing means for performing processing using a function of a web browser;
A second information processing means for performing processing without using the function of the web browser;
An information processing program including
Computer
External information requesting means for requesting information from the first information processing means to an external server connected by an information network through a proxy;
In response to the request, the proxy acquires information from the external server and stores the information in a memory;
Information conversion means for converting the information into a format that can be processed by the second information processing means in the proxy;
Native information transmission means for transmitting the information whose format has been converted by the information conversion means from the proxy to the second information processing means;
An information processing program characterized in that it is made to function. In an information processing device,
A first step of requesting information from an external server connected by an information network through a proxy from first information processing means that performs processing using a function of a web browser;
In response to the request, the proxy obtains information from the external server and stores the information in a memory;
A third step of converting the information into a format that can be processed by second information processing means that performs processing without using a function of a web browser in the proxy;
A fourth step of transmitting the information whose format has been converted by the information conversion means from the proxy to the second information processing means;
An information processing method characterized by:

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