JP2018014139A - Server system, client device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique for improving usability of screen operability while excluding user operation to a screen in which there is content for which processing has not completed.SOLUTION: One aspect of the present invention relates to a server system that includes: a screen information providing unit that provides a client device with a plurality of content screens on which processing results are output; and a control information providing unit that provides the client device with control information to control operation to a content screen displayed on the client device. The control information is displayed on the client device in the state of keeping operation to the content screen disabled until at least transmission of the content to the client device is completed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

  The present invention relates to a client / server system, and more particularly to an interface-related technology in a client device.

  Currently, a user can use various services and contents by interacting with a server via the Internet using an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer or a portable terminal. For example, a user can access a desired website on the Internet using a browser such as Internet Explorer running on a personal computer. Similarly, the user can use various services via the Internet using browsers and various applications such as Google Chrome and Safari on a tablet or smartphone.

  Various approaches have been developed to allow users to use multiple applications and content simultaneously. For example, in the window format, each application or content is displayed on the display in the window format, and the user can execute processing on a desired application or content while browsing and switching a plurality of windows. Also, in the gadget format, as shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of content screens are accommodated in one portal screen, and the user can use desired content and services on the portal screen.

JP 2002-373255 A JP 2011-76305 A

  When various content screens are loaded on one portal screen, the time required to load the content screens may differ depending on the type of content. It is known that an unexpected error may occur when a user operates a content screen that has not yet been loaded. In order to avoid the occurrence of such an unexpected error, it is conceivable that the entire portal screen cannot be operated by the user until acquisition of all the content screens is completed.

  However, in this case, the user cannot use the service until the loading process of all the content screens on the portal screen is completed, which is not desirable from the viewpoint of usability.

  In view of the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a technique for improving usability related to screen operability while eliminating user operations on a screen on which content that has not been processed exists.

  In order to solve the above problems, according to one aspect of the present invention, a screen information providing unit that provides a plurality of content screens on which processing results are output to a client device, and an operation on the content screen displayed on the client device are controlled. A control information providing unit that provides control information for the client device to the client device in a state in which operation on the content screen is disabled until at least transmission of the content to the client device is completed. It is related with the server system displayed.

  Another aspect of the present invention includes a receiving unit that receives a plurality of contents from a server system, and a display unit that displays a content screen of the contents according to control information, and the display unit includes at least a signal from the server system. The present invention relates to a client device that displays operations on the content screen in a disabled state until content transmission is completed.

  Still another aspect of the present invention includes a step of starting acquisition of a plurality of contents from a server system, a step of displaying an operation on the content screen of the contents in a disabled state until transmission of the contents is completed, The present invention relates to a program for causing a client device to execute a step of displaying an operation on the content screen in a possible state when transmission of the content is completed.

  According to the present invention, the client device can improve the usability related to the screen operability while avoiding the occurrence of an error due to the user operation on the screen on which the content that has not been processed exists.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example portal screen. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a client / server system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the client device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the server apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the client apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a content accommodation screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a content accommodation screen according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 shows a functional configuration of a server system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a content accommodation screen generation process according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram showing a content accommodation screen generation process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  In an embodiment described later, a client / server system is disclosed. In summary, when a client device accesses a website that provides a portal screen that accommodates one or more content screens, the client device displays the content screen corresponding to the content in an inoperable state until transmission of each content is completed. Display on the portal screen. When the transmission of the content is completed, the client device switches the content screen to an operable state and displays it on the content accommodation screen. This makes it possible for the user to use the content for which the content transmission has been completed on the portal screen while disabling the user from operating the content screen during the content transmission.

  First, a client / server system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a client / server system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the client / server system 10 includes a client device 100 and a server system 200. A user uses various services and contents provided from the server system 200 by operating the client device 100.

  The client apparatus 100 is an information processing apparatus having a communication function such as a personal computer, a tablet, or a smartphone. For example, when the client device 100 is a personal computer, the user accesses a website provided by the server system 200 using a browser executed on the client device 100. Here, when the website requires user authentication, the user accesses the portal screen of the website by inputting authentication information such as a user ID and a password. In addition, when the client device 100 is a tablet or a smartphone, the user accesses the server system 200 using a browser or various applications executed on the client device 100, and stores contents provided via the server system 200. Use various services or content on the screen.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the client device 100 typically includes a drive device 101, an auxiliary storage device 102, a memory device 103, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 104, and a communication device 105 that are interconnected via a bus B. And a display device 106 and an input device 107.

  Programs for realizing various functions and processes described later in the client device 100 may be downloaded via a network, or may be provided by a recording medium 108 such as a memory card or a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory. When the recording medium 108 storing the program is set in the drive device 101, the program is installed from the recording medium 108 to the auxiliary storage device 102 via the drive device 101. The auxiliary storage device 102 stores the installed program and also stores necessary files and data.

  The memory device 103 reads the program and data from the auxiliary storage device 102 and stores them when there is an instruction to start the program. The CPU 104 executes various functions and processes of the client device 100 as described later according to various data such as a program stored in the memory device 103 and parameters necessary for executing the program.

  The communication device 105 is used as a communication interface for connecting to a network. The communication device 105 converts the data to be transmitted into an appropriate signal and transmits it to the network. In addition, the communication device 105 converts a signal received from the network into appropriate data and provides it to an appropriate device such as the memory device 103.

  The display device 106 is used to display the processing result by the CPU 104, and is realized by various displays such as a liquid crystal display, a cathode ray tube display (CRT), and a plasma display. The input device 107 is used when a user inputs commands and data to the client device 100, and is realized by, for example, a touch panel, a keyboard, a stylus, a microphone, a camera, a scanner, and the like.

  However, the client device 100 is not limited to the hardware configuration described above, and may be realized by any other appropriate hardware configuration.

  The server system 200 includes one or more servers and is connected to a network such as the Internet. The server system 200 provides various data to the requesting client device 100 in response to a processing request from the client device 100. Typically, a plurality of servers cooperate to provide various services to the client device 100. As shown in FIG. 4, each server of the server system 200 includes a drive device 201, an auxiliary storage device 202, a memory device 203, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 204, an interface device 205, and a communication that are interconnected via a bus B. It has a device 206.

  Various computer programs including various functions and processes to be described later in the server system 200 are provided by a recording medium 207 such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disk-Read Only Memory), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), or a flash memory. May be. When the recording medium 207 storing the program is set in the drive device 201, the program is installed from the recording medium 207 to the auxiliary storage device 202 via the drive device 201. However, it is not always necessary to install the program using the recording medium 207, and the program may be downloaded from any external device via a network or the like. The auxiliary storage device 202 stores the installed program and necessary files and data.

  The memory device 203 reads and stores the program and data from the auxiliary storage device 202 when there is an instruction to start the program. The CPU 204 executes various functions and processes of the server device 200 as described later according to various data such as a program stored in the memory device 203 and parameters necessary for executing the program. The interface device 205 is used as a communication interface for connecting to a network or an external device. The communication device 206 executes various communication processes for communicating with a network such as the Internet.

  However, each server of the server system 200 is not limited to the hardware configuration described above, and may be realized by any other appropriate hardware configuration.

  Next, referring to FIG. 5, the configuration of a client device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the client apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  As illustrated in FIG. 5, the client device 100 includes a receiving unit 110 and a display unit 120.

  The receiving unit 110 receives a plurality of contents from the server system 200. Specifically, the receiving unit 110 receives a plurality of contents used by the user from the server system 200. The content may be set by default or selected by the user.

  In one embodiment, the receiving unit 110 may acquire a content accommodation screen that accommodates a plurality of content screens from the server system 200. Here, the content accommodation screen may be a portal screen that accommodates various services and content that can be displayed and used by a browser or an application. For example, the content accommodation screen includes a framework portion and a content screen accommodated in the framework portion. A user can use a corresponding service by browsing a single content storage screen and operating various content screens stored therein. Note that the content screen accommodated in the content accommodation screen may be set by default or selected by the user.

  The display unit 120 displays the content screen according to the control information, and displays the operation on the content screen in a disabled state until at least transmission of the content from the server system 200 is completed. Specifically, the display unit 120 displays a content screen of content that has been transmitted from the server system 200 and / or a content screen of content that has not been transmitted in accordance with the control information received from the server system 200, and transmits the content screen. The content screen of the content that has not been completed is displayed in an inoperable state. On the other hand, the display unit 120 displays the content screen of the content that has been transmitted in an operable state. Here, the control information includes, for example, (flag) information indicating whether or not the program is executed, information indicating the program that has been executed, information indicating the area where the processing result of the program is displayed, and the area (according to enlargement / reduction) It may include information for dynamic control.

  For example, when a user uses a browser to access a website that provides various services and contents through a portal screen, the server system 200 provides the client apparatus 100 with a top screen of the website. Here, the top screen may be a portal screen for accessing various services available on the website. Alternatively, when various services provided on the portal screen can be used only by an authenticated user, the top screen may be a screen for allowing the user to input authentication information, and if the user authentication is successful You may transition to the portal screen. Next, the receiving unit 110 acquires predetermined content stored on the portal screen or content selected by the user from the server system 200, and the display unit 120 arranges the content screen corresponding to the acquired content on the portal screen. To do. Here, during the acquisition of the content, according to the control information, the display unit 120 displays the corresponding content screen on the portal screen in an operation disabled state until the transmission of the content from the server system 200 is completed. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 6, the display unit 120 displays the content screen A in an inoperable state so that the user cannot operate while the transmission of the content from the server system 200 is not completed. For example, the display unit 120 displays the content screen A in the inoperable state on the portal screen by making the content screen being loaded in an inoperable state and superimposing a translucent image (shutter) on the content screen A. May be. For example, the translucent image may be generated by a code or program as shown in FIG. However, the present invention is not limited to a translucent image, and any other appropriate display method for making the content screen inoperable may be used. As a result, the user can easily confirm the content screen A in the operation disabled state on the portal screen. On the other hand, when the transmission of the content is completed, the display unit 120 switches the content screen A to an operable state, and eliminates the superimposed translucent image.

  In one embodiment, the display unit 120 may control the display state of the content screen corresponding to each content on the content accommodation screen according to the acquisition status of each content of the plurality of contents. In the portal screen shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of content screens are provided, and at the timing shown in the figure, the content screen A is being loaded, and the content screen A is displayed in an inoperable state. On the other hand, the load processing has been completed for the other content screens, and these content screens are displayed in an operable state. Here, the present invention is not limited to displaying the entire loaded content screen in an inoperable state. For example, only a partial area (such as a link portion) of the loaded content screen is in an inoperable state. May be displayed. This is because, in general, an error may occur when the user operates the link portion of the content screen being loaded. As a result, even if there is a content screen being loaded on the same portal screen, the user can use the content screen for which the loading process has been completed.

  In one embodiment, the control information may include display specification information that defines the display position of the content screen on the content accommodation screen and the timing at which the operation on the content screen is displayed in the disabled state or the enabled state. At this time, the display unit 120 may further display a content screen corresponding to the content on the content accommodation screen according to the acquired display specification information. For example, the display specification information may define the display position and display size of the content screen corresponding to the content on the portal screen, and the timing at which the content screen is displayed in an operation disabled state or an operable state. Specifically, before acquiring the content provided on the portal screen, the receiving unit 110 first determines the position at which the content screen is displayed on the portal screen and / or the timing at which the shutter is activated for the content screen. Control information including display specification information to be defined is acquired from the server system 200. While acquiring the content from the server system 200, the display unit 120 may display a content screen according to the acquired display specification information. For example, the display unit 120 may activate the shutter function at a timing when a content acquisition request is transmitted to the server system 200 and release the shutter function at a timing when a content transmission completion notification is received from the server system 200. The display specification information may specify a shutter target area on the content screen. For example, when the entire content screen is set as the shutter target area, the display specification information may specify the entire content screen as the shutter target area. Further, when a part of the content screen such as a link part is set as the shutter target area, the display specification information may specify the part of the content screen as the shutter target area. Thereby, it is possible to flexibly specify the shutter target area.

  In the above-described embodiment, the shutter target area has been described as a content screen accommodated in a portal screen configured by an application such as a browser, or a partial area thereof. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the shutter target area is, for example, a screen generated by two or more programs, applications, software, or the like displayed on the screen of the client device 100 or a part thereof. It may be a region. For example, in FIG. 7, programs A, B, C, and D are activated in the client device 100, and the programs A and C are in an operable state after completion of a predetermined process that enables a user operation such as a load process. The programs B and D show a case where the predetermined processing is not completed and the operation is impossible. At this time, as shown in the figure, when the client device 100 displays the programs A, B, C, and D together on the screen, the programs A and C can be operated, and the programs B and D cannot be operated. May be displayed. That is, the content accommodation screen of the present invention is not limited to a portal screen configured by a browser, and may be a single screen that accommodates each screen configured by a plurality of programs. In addition, the operation disabled state is not the entire screen as shown in the program B, but a part where an error occurs due to a user operation during execution of a predetermined process such as a link part or a button as shown in the program D. It may be a region.

  Next, a configuration of a server system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 shows a functional configuration of a server system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  As illustrated in FIG. 8, the server system 200 includes a screen information providing unit 210 and a control information providing unit 220.

  The screen information providing unit 210 provides the client apparatus 100 with a plurality of content screens on which the processing results are output. Specifically, the screen information providing unit 210 provides the content screen of the requested content to the client device 100. In one embodiment, the screen information providing unit 210 provides the client apparatus 100 with a content accommodation screen that accommodates a plurality of content screens. In one embodiment, the content accommodation screen may be a portal screen displayed by a browser, and the content screen may be a gadget-type screen accommodated in the portal screen. Alternatively, the content accommodation screen may be any single screen that accommodates each screen configured by a plurality of programs. Typically, the screen information providing unit 210 may first provide the screen information of the content accommodation screen to the client device 100, and then provide the screen information of each content screen to be accommodated to the client device 100. Thereby, the client apparatus 100 can display the content accommodation screen acquired in advance, and can display the content screen to be accommodated on the content accommodation screen displayed thereafter.

  The control information providing unit 220 provides control information for controlling operations on the content screen displayed on the client device 100 to the client device 100, and the control information is at least until the transmission of the content to the client device 100 is completed. The operation on the content screen is displayed on the client device 100 in a disabled state. As described above, as illustrated in FIG. 6, according to the control information received from the control information providing unit 220, the client device 100 prevents the user from operating the content while transmission of the content is not completed. Screen A is displayed in an inoperable state. For example, in accordance with the received control information, the client device 100 disables the content screen being loaded or a part of the loaded content screen, and superimposes a translucent image (shutter) on the content screen A, thereby The inoperable content screen A may be displayed on the portal screen. However, the control information according to the present invention is not limited to this, and any other appropriate display method for making the content screen in an inoperable state may be used. On the other hand, when the content acquisition is completed, the client device 100 switches the content screen A to an operable state and eliminates the superimposed translucent image.

  In one embodiment, the control information is executed on the client device 100 and creates a state that disables operations on the content screen using the client device 100 until the reception of the content by the client device 100 is completed. May be included. That is, the server system 200 transmits an HTML document including a script program to the client device 100 and displays the requested screen on the screen of the client device 100. The script program transmitted to the client device 100 is executed together with the display of the HTML document, and the content operation of the client device 100 is disabled by the script program until the processing result is displayed on the client device 100. To do. When the server system 200 sends a processing end notification and receives it at the client device 100, the control to disable the operation by the script program is released.

  In one embodiment, the control information may control the display state of the content screen corresponding to each content on the content accommodation screen according to the acquisition status of each content of the plurality of contents. As shown in FIG. 6, the control information may display the content screen A being loaded in an inoperable state, while displaying the content screen for which the loading process has been completed in an operable state. Further, the control information may display only a partial area (such as a link part) of the content screen being loaded in an inoperable state.

  In one embodiment, the control information may include display specification information that defines the display position of the content screen on the content accommodation screen and the timing for displaying the content screen in an inoperable state or an operable state. The display specification information may specify a shutter target area on the content screen. For example, when the entire content screen is set as the shutter target area, the display specification information may specify the entire content screen as the shutter target area. Further, when a part of the content screen such as a link part is set as the shutter target area, the display specification information may specify the part of the content screen as the shutter target area. Thereby, it is possible to flexibly specify the shutter target area.

  Next, content accommodation screen generation processing by a client device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing content accommodation screen generation processing according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, the content accommodation screen generation processing may be realized by a program or code executed by the processor of the client device 100. The program or code may be provided by the server system 200.

  As shown in FIG. 9, in step S <b> 101, the client apparatus 100 starts acquiring a plurality of contents from the server system 200. For example, the acquisition process may be started in response to the client device 100 accessing a portal screen of a website provided by the server system 200. However, the start timing of the acquisition process according to the present invention is not limited to this, and may be any other appropriate timing such as a content screen update timing. The content to be acquired may be content set by default or content selected by the user.

  In step S <b> 102, the client device 100 displays an operation on the content in an unusable state until the content transmission is completed. For example, the client device 100 sets the content screen being loaded into an operation disabled state by the user and superimposes a translucent image (shutter) on the content screen, thereby displaying the content screen in the disabled operation screen as a content accommodation screen. May be displayed.

  In step S103, when the transmission of the content is completed, the client device 100 displays the content screen on the content accommodation screen in an operable state. When a shutter is superimposed on a content screen that is not operable, the client device 100 places the content accommodation screen in an operable state and eliminates the superimposed shutter.

  Next, content screen generation processing in the client / server system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram showing content accommodation screen generation processing according to an embodiment of the present invention. The content accommodation screen generation processing may be started in response to a user accessing a website that provides a portal screen using a browser, for example.

  As shown in FIG. 10, in step S201, the client device 100 accesses the portal screen of the website via a browser. Here, a framework of the portal screen, that is, a portal screen that does not include the content to be accommodated may be first provided by the server system 200, and each content accommodated in the portal screen is provided by the same or different server system 200. May be.

  In step S202, the client device 100 activates the portal screen and acquires control information including detailed display information of the content screen accommodated in the portal screen. For example, the detailed display information includes the display position of the content screen and / or the shutter activation timing.

  In step S203, the client device 100 activates the shutter function according to the acquired display detailed information.

  In step S <b> 204, the client device 100 transmits an acquisition request for content to be accommodated to the server system 200 and receives each content from the server system 200. During the reception of the content, the client device 100 displays the corresponding content screen on the portal screen in an operation disabled state.

  In step S205, when the transmission of each content is completed, the server system 200 notifies the client device 100 that the transmission of the content is completed.

  In step S206, when the content transmission completion notification is received, the client device 100 cancels the shutter function for the content and makes the corresponding content screen operable.

  As mentioned above, although the Example of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to the specific embodiment mentioned above, In the range of the summary of this invention described in the claim, various deformation | transformation・ Change is possible.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Client server system 100 Client apparatus 110 Reception part 120 Display part 200 Server system 210 Screen information provision part 220 Control information provision part

Claims (1)

  A server system that, when various content screens are loaded on a single portal screen according to control information, displays the content screen on a client device as an inoperable state until content transmission is completed for each content screen.

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