JP2021174029A - Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a method capable of easily grasping change in a content of a website to be monitored.SOLUTION: A setting unit 101 sets access information for accessing a monitor target site specified as a monitor target. An acquisition unit 102 acquires monitor site information relating to the monitor target site in which the access information is set by the setting unit 101, at a plurality of timings. An extraction unit 103 extracts information indicating a content of change in the monitor target site based on the plurality of monitor site information acquired by the acquisition unit 102.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program.

Conventionally, there are technologies that support the acquisition of information on website updates (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-203568

However, there is a demand for the development of a method capable of easily grasping a change in the content of a website to be monitored, as compared with the conventional technique including the technique described in Patent Document 1 described above.

The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method capable of easily grasping changes in the contents of a website to be monitored.

In order to achieve the above object, the information processing device of one aspect of the present invention is
A setting means for setting the first information for accessing the website designated as the monitoring target, and
An acquisition means for acquiring the second information about the website for which the first information is set by the setting means at a plurality of timings.
An extraction means for extracting information indicating the content of the change of the website based on the plurality of the second information acquired by the acquisition means, and an extraction means.
To be equipped.

Each of the information processing methods and programs of one aspect of the present invention is each of the information processing methods and programs corresponding to the above-mentioned information processing apparatus of one aspect of the present invention.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a method capable of easily grasping changes in the contents of a website to be monitored.

It is a figure which shows an example of the operation form of the service which can be realized by the information processing system to which the information processing apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention is applied. It is a figure which shows the outline of the structure of the information processing system including the server which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware configuration of the server of FIG. It is a functional block diagram which shows an example of the functional configuration of a server in the information processing system of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process whose execution is controlled by the management server which has the functional configuration of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the notification mail.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of an operation mode of a service (hereinafter referred to as “the service”) that can be realized by an information processing system (FIG. 2) to which the information processing device according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied. ..

In this service shown in FIG. 1, support is provided to a person U (hereinafter referred to as "watcher U") who wants to monitor a predetermined website and grasp the status of changes in the website.

The observer U specifies the website to be monitored. Hereinafter, the website designated as the monitoring target by the monitor U is referred to as a "monitoring target site".
Specifically, the observer U designates a monitored site by operating the observer terminal 2 applied to the information processing system (FIG. 2) capable of providing this service.

Here, the server 1 applied to the information processing system (FIG. 2) sets information for accessing the monitored site designated by the monitor U (hereinafter referred to as "access information") (step ST1). ). The access information includes, for example, the URL (Uniform Resource Identifier) of the monitored site and the like.

When the access information of the monitored site is set, the server 1 acquires the information about the monitored site (hereinafter referred to as "monitored site information") at a plurality of timings (step ST2). The monitoring site information includes, for example, HTML tags, captured images, and the like. Further, the "plurality of timings" includes, for example, daily (timing every other day). That is, the "plurality of timings" includes a first timing (step ST2-1) and a second timing (step ST2-2) which is a timing after that.

The server 1 extracts information indicating the content of the change of the monitored site (hereinafter referred to as "change information") based on the monitoring site information acquired at a plurality of timings. That is, the server 1 extracts change information from the difference between the monitoring site information acquired at each of the first timing and the second timing, which is a timing after that (step ST3).
The change information includes information indicating changes in the contents of characters, figures, symbols, etc. displayed on the website, colors, colors, shapes, sizes, arrangements, and the like. In addition, information indicating a change that cannot be grasped from the difference of the HTML tag is also included in the change information. For example, the change information also includes information indicating a change that can be grasped only from the difference of the captured image. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the change information also includes the difference that can be grasped from the context of the image information acquired at the first timing and the image information acquired at the second timing.

The server 1 notifies the monitor U of the extracted change information of the monitored site. Specifically, for example, the server 1 executes control to send the extracted change information of the monitored site to the monitor terminal 2 by e-mail (step ST4). Hereinafter, the e-mail sent from the server 1 to the monitor terminal 2 for notifying the change information is referred to as a "notification e-mail".

As described above, according to this service, when the monitor U specifies the monitored site, the change information of the monitored site is acquired by the server 1. Then, the content of the change information is notified to the monitor U by the notification mail. As a result, the observer U can grasp the change information of the monitored site at any time by receiving the notification mail from the server 1.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an outline of the configuration of an information processing system including a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The information processing system shown in FIG. 2 is configured by connecting a server 1 and a monitor terminal 2 to each other via a predetermined network N such as the Internet. Further, the server 1 and the monitor terminal 2 can access the website W via the network N.

The server 1 is an information processing device managed by a provider of this service (not shown). The server 1 executes each process for providing this service.

The observer terminal 2 is an information processing terminal operated by the observer U. The observer terminal 2 includes, for example, a personal computer, a smartphone, and the like.
An application program (hereinafter, referred to as a "dedicated application") that enables the use of this service may be installed on the monitor terminal 2. In this case, unless otherwise specified, when the expression "monitorer U operates the monitor terminal 2", it means that the monitor U activates the dedicated application installed on the monitor terminal 2. It shall mean performing various operations.
In addition, this service can also be used from a dedicated website for users of this service (hereinafter referred to as "dedicated site") displayed by the browser function of the monitor terminal 2. In this case, unless otherwise specified, when the expression "monitorer U operates the monitor terminal 2" is expressed, it is from the dedicated site displayed by the monitor U by the browser function of the monitor terminal 2. It shall mean that various operations are performed.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the server of FIG.

The server 1 shown in FIG. 3 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, a bus 14, an input / output interface 15, an output unit 16, and the like. It includes an input unit 17, a storage unit 18, a communication unit 19, and a drive 20.

The CPU 11 executes various processes according to the program recorded in the ROM 12 or the program loaded from the storage unit 18 into the RAM 13.
Data and the like necessary for the CPU 11 to execute various processes are also appropriately stored in the RAM 13.

The CPU 11, ROM 12 and RAM 13 are connected to each other via the bus 14. An input / output interface 15 is also connected to the bus 14. An output unit 16, an input unit 17, a storage unit 18, a communication unit 19, and a drive 20 are connected to the input / output interface 15.

The output unit 16 is composed of a display, a speaker, and the like, and outputs various information as images and sounds.
The input unit 17 is composed of a keyboard, a mouse, and the like, and inputs various information.

The storage unit 18 is composed of a hard disk, a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), or the like, and stores various data.
The communication unit 19 communicates with another device (monitor terminal 2 in the example of FIG. 2) via the network N including the Internet.

A removable media 21 made of a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like is appropriately mounted on the drive 20. The program read from the removable media 21 by the drive 20 is installed in the storage unit 18 as needed.
Further, the removable media 21 can also store various data stored in the storage unit 18 in the same manner as the storage unit 18.

Although not shown, the monitor terminal 2 of the information processing system of FIG. 2 also has the hardware configuration shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the server in the information processing system of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, a change information DB 400 is provided in one area of the storage unit 18 (FIG. 3) of the server 1.
The change information DB 400 stores and manages change information of the monitored site.

In the CPU 11 (FIG. 3) of the server 1, as shown in FIG. 4, the setting unit 101, the acquisition unit 102, the extraction unit 103, and the notification control unit 104 function.

The setting unit 101 sets the access information of the monitored site designated as the monitored target by the monitor U.

The acquisition unit 102 acquires the monitoring site information of the monitoring target site whose access information is set by the setting unit 101 at a plurality of timings (for example, daily).

The extraction unit 103 extracts change information indicating the content of the change of the monitored site based on the plurality of monitoring site information acquired by the acquisition unit 102. The change information extracted by the extraction unit 103 is stored and managed in the change information DB 400.

The notification control unit 104 executes control to notify the monitor U of the change information extracted by the extraction unit 103. Specifically, for example, the notification control unit 104 executes control to notify the monitor U by transmitting the change information extracted by the extraction unit 103 by e-mail to the monitor terminal 2.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing flow whose execution is controlled by the server having the functional configuration of FIG.

On the server 1, when the monitored site is specified by the monitor U, the following processing is executed.
That is, in step S1, the setting unit 101 sets the access information of the monitored site.
In step S2, the acquisition unit 102 acquires the monitoring site information of the monitoring target site whose access information is set by the setting unit 101 at a plurality of timings.
In step S3, the extraction unit 103 extracts change information indicating the content of the change of the monitored site based on the plurality of monitoring site information acquired by the acquisition unit 102.
In step S4, the notification control unit 104 executes control to notify the monitor U of the change information extracted by the extraction unit 103. This ends the process.

The server 1 has the functional configuration shown in FIG. 4, and by controlling the execution of the process shown in FIG. 5, the change in the contents of the monitored site to be monitored by the monitor U is based on the change information. Can be easily grasped.

As described above, the notification control unit 104 of the server 1 executes control to notify the monitor U of the extracted change information. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the notification mail.

FIG. 6 shows an example of the notification mail transmitted from the server 1 to the monitor terminal 2.
As shown in Fig. 6, the notification email caught a change in the content of the "monitoring target" OOOO (website name) ". The message, a link that can access the website before the change, and a link that can access the website after the change (when the change is detected) are displayed. In addition, an HTML tag indicating the content added on the changed website is displayed.

In this way, the notification mail is sent to the monitor terminal 2 as soon as a change in the monitored site is detected. Therefore, the observer U can immediately know the change of the monitored site by receiving the notification mail. In addition, the notification mail includes details of change information that the observer U wants to know. Therefore, the observer U can easily confirm what kind of change has been detected.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and modifications, improvements, and the like within the range in which the object of the present invention can be achieved are included in the present invention. Is.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, daily is given as an example of the timing at which the monitoring site information is acquired, but the monitoring site information may be acquired at intervals of, for example, hours, minutes, or seconds.

Further, for example, in the above-described embodiment, the mail is adopted as a method of notifying the observer U of the change information, but this is only an example. Any method may be adopted as long as it can notify the change information to the observer U. For example, the change information may be displayed in a pop-up on the screen of the monitor terminal 2.

Further, for example, the content displayed in the notification mail shown in FIG. 6 is only an example. Information other than the change information shown in FIG. 6 can be included.
That is, for example, it is possible to include a corresponding image when a website to be monitored is browsed with a web browser.
Specifically, for example, the information of the image corresponding to the region indicated by the thick broken line at the first timing in FIG. 1 and the image corresponding to the region indicated by the thick broken line at the second timing of FIG. 1 is provided. Can be included. As a result, the observer U who has browsed the notification mail can confirm at a glance how the tag corresponding to the website has changed, not simply when the website is browsed.
Furthermore, the notification mail can include image information including not only the changed area but also the surrounding area. As a result, for example, even if the changed part is only a one-line sentence, the observer U can grasp which area of the website has changed and how, including the context.

Further, for example, the system configuration shown in FIG. 2 and the hardware configuration shown in FIG. 3 are merely examples for achieving the object of the present invention, and are not particularly limited.

Further, the functional block diagram shown in FIG. 4 is merely an example for achieving the object of the present invention, and is not particularly limited. That is, it suffices if the information processing apparatus is provided with a function capable of executing the above-mentioned series of processes as a whole, and what kind of functional block is used to realize this function is not particularly limited to the example of FIG. ..

Further, the location of the functional block is not limited to FIG. 4, and may be arbitrary. For example, at least a part of the functional blocks existing in the server 1 may exist in the observer terminal 2. That is, the monitor terminal 2 may have at least a part of the functions provided by the server 1.
Further, one functional block may be configured by a single piece of hardware, a single piece of software, or a combination thereof.

When the processing of each functional block is executed by software, the programs constituting the software are installed on a computer or the like from a network or a recording medium.
The computer may be a computer embedded in dedicated hardware. Further, the computer may be a computer capable of executing various functions by installing various programs, for example, a general-purpose smartphone or a personal computer in addition to a server.

The recording medium containing such a program is not only composed of removable media, which is distributed separately from the device main body in order to provide the program to each user, but also is preliminarily incorporated in the device main body to each user. It is composed of the provided recording medium and the like.

In the present specification, the steps for describing a program recorded on a recording medium are not necessarily processed in chronological order according to the order, but are not necessarily processed in chronological order, but are arranged in parallel or individually. It also includes the processing to be executed.

Further, in the present specification, the term of the system means an overall device composed of a plurality of devices, a plurality of means, and the like, but may refer only to a server.

Summarizing the above, the information processing apparatus to which the present invention is applied need only have the following configuration, and various various embodiments can be taken.

That is, the information processing device to which the present invention is applied (for example, the server 1 in FIG. 4) is
Setting means (for example, setting unit 101 in FIG. 1) for setting first information (for example, access information in FIG. 1) for accessing a website designated as a monitoring target (for example, the monitored site in FIG. 1), and
Acquisition means (for example, acquisition unit 102 in FIG. 1) for acquiring second information (for example, monitoring site information) about the website for which the first information is set by the setting means at a plurality of timings (for example, daily).
An extraction means (for example, an extraction unit 103 in FIG. 1) that extracts information indicating the content of changes in the website based on the plurality of second information acquired by the acquisition means.
Information processing device equipped with.

As a result, the first information for accessing the website designated as the monitoring target is set, and the second information about the website for which the first information is set is acquired at a plurality of timings. Then, based on the acquired plurality of second information, information indicating the content of the change of the website on which the first information is set is extracted.
As a result, the person who has designated the monitoring target can easily grasp the change in the content of the website to be monitored.

Further, the plurality of timings include a first timing and a second timing which is a timing after that.
The extraction means
Based on the difference between the second information acquired at each of the first timing and the second timing, information indicating the content of the change of the website can be extracted.

As a result, information indicating the content of the change of the website in which the first information is set is based on the difference between the second information acquired at each of the first timing and the second timing after that. Is extracted.
As a result, the person who specified the monitoring target is the content of the website to be monitored based on the difference of the second information acquired at each of the first timing and the second timing after that. The change in can be easily grasped.

In addition, the extraction means
Information indicating the content of the change of the website based on the difference between the image information (for example, the captured image of FIG. 6) as the second information acquired at each of the first timing and the second timing. Can be extracted.

As a result, the change of the website in which the first information is set is based on the difference of the image information as the second information acquired at each of the first timing and the second timing after that. Information indicating the content is extracted.
As a result, it becomes possible to grasp the change of the website that cannot be grasped only by the change of the HTML tag.

1 ... server, 2 ... monitor terminal, 11 ... CPU, 12 ... ROM, 13 ... RAM, 14 ... bus, 15 ... input / output interface, 16 ... Output unit, 17 ... Input unit, 18 ... Storage unit, 19 ... Communication unit, 20 ... Drive, 21 ... Removable media, 101 ... Setting unit, 102 ... Acquisition unit , 103 ... Extraction unit, 400 ... Change information DB, U ... Monitor, N ... Network

Claims (5)

A setting means for setting the first information for accessing the website designated as the monitoring target, and
An acquisition means for acquiring the second information about the website for which the first information is set by the setting means at a plurality of timings.
An extraction means for extracting information indicating the content of the change of the website based on the plurality of the second information acquired by the acquisition means, and an extraction means.
Information processing device equipped with. The plurality of timings include a first timing and a second timing that is later than that.
The extraction means
Based on the difference between the second information acquired at each of the first timing and the second timing, information indicating the content of the change of the website is extracted.
The information processing device according to claim 1. The extraction means
Based on the difference of the image information as the second information acquired at each of the first timing and the second timing, information indicating the content of the change of the website is extracted.
The information processing device according to claim 2. A setting step to set the first information for accessing the website designated as the monitoring target, and
An acquisition step of acquiring second information about the website for which the first information is set in the setting step at a plurality of timings,
An extraction step of extracting information indicating the content of the change of the website based on the plurality of second information acquired in the acquisition step, and an extraction step.
Information processing methods including. For computers that control information processing devices
A setting step to set the first information for accessing the website designated as the monitoring target, and
An acquisition step of acquiring second information about the website for which the first information is set in the setting step at a plurality of timings,
An extraction step of extracting information indicating the content of the change of the website based on the plurality of second information acquired in the acquisition step, and an extraction step.
A program that executes control processing including.

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