JP2024032883A - System, information processing terminal, method for the same, and operating system - Google Patents

Abstract

To enable appropriate sharing of at least part of functional information among relay functions when there are multiple Web Intents relay functions in an information processing terminal.SOLUTION: UA.1 is configured to: provide a selection screen for selecting function information to invoke functions provided by services on a network by using UA.1 (S1004); when detecting the pressing of an import button on the selection screen (S1005), using an intent, retrieve and display a list of UAs (S1006 to S1008); when UA.2 is selected from the list (S1009), request function information from UA.1 to UA.2 (S1008 to S1016); and further, provide the selection screen so as to include the function information obtained on the basis of the request (S1017, S1018).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

The present invention relates to technology for providing services using a mechanism such as Web Intents.

Conventionally, when delegating processing between web sites, the party calling the function must know how to call the function such as the API (Application Programming Interface) or REST interface of the party providing the function. was there. Therefore, in order to realize cooperation with different websites, the calling side of the function needs to process the calling side according to the respective calling conventions. Furthermore, in order for a function caller to use the function, authentication of the function provider is often required. For this reason, the side that uses the function needs to hold authentication information of the side that provides the function or use an authentication infrastructure such as SAML. However, once you have authentication information, it is necessary to manage it correctly and securely, and in order to use authentication infrastructure such as SAML, a prior agreement is required between the function provider and the user, and the function It was becoming a burden to the users. Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for using services conventionally provided on the Web.

There is also a mechanism for linking with any web service (or web application) without using a dedicated API. As an example, a mechanism called Web Intents has been proposed in which a service receiving side and a service providing side are loosely coupled through runtime late binding and their cooperation is realized.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2009-199369

In new collaboration mechanisms such as WebIntents mentioned above, in order to use the provided functions provided by the services of the mechanism, the user agent (UA) processes an HTML document that includes markup for registering functional information of the provided functions. and register the functional information as a Web Intent. The UA can use the function information registered with itself to connect to a service and request execution of a provided function. However, when an information processing terminal has a plurality of relay functions, the function information is registered and managed individually for each relay function. Therefore, even if certain function information is registered with a certain relay function, that function information cannot be used from other relay functions. Therefore, the user has to repeatedly perform the registration process for each relay function even if the function information is the same, which is not necessarily easy to use. Therefore, it can be said that various improvements will be required in the future to improve usability regarding requests for services using Web Intent and registration of Web Intent.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to add flexible improvements to the currently proposed new collaboration mechanisms such as Web Intents in order to improve usability.

The present invention provides an information processing terminal in which a web browser and an operating system that can be accessed via a network are installed on a website, and is equipped with a display unit, and the information processing terminal is provided with data to be shared provided from the website and the website. Among multiple services, in response to a user operation on the shared object on a page displayed using the web browser based on page data that includes a description of the shared object to be displayed by the browser. a means for controlling the display of a selection screen that accepts an operation for selecting a service to be shared from the service; and means for sharing the selection screen, wherein the selection screen displays information on the plurality of services including services registered as sharing destination candidates in the operating system, and the display control includes means for sharing the selection screen. is characterized in that the page displayed by the web browser is displayed on the display unit in front of the page on which the shared object is arranged.

According to the present invention, improvements for improving usability of new collaboration mechanisms such as Web Intents are provided. More specifically, specific content such as text and images within a page that is in line with the intentions of the website providing the page data can be transferred to a shared object within the page that is displayed by the web browser based on the page data. Depending on the operation, the user of the information processing terminal can select a service managed by an OS that is often used as a sharing destination, and can easily share the service.

A diagram illustrating the basic system configuration of Web Intents. FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram illustrating an overview of the basic operation of Web Intents. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating markup for registration of Web Intents and a processing request. An example of the UI of an information processing terminal with multiple browsers installed. A diagram illustrating the hardware configuration of a client and a service 103. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of an information processing terminal including a UA. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a software configuration of an information processing terminal including a UA. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating functional information managed by a web browser. FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram of operations for mutually using functional information in the first embodiment. The figure which illustrates the screen displayed on a web browser. 10 is a detailed sequence diagram of a part of the sequence in FIG. 9. FIG. 10 is a detailed sequence diagram of a part of the sequence in FIG. 9. FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a definition file of functional information. 5 is a flowchart of processing for mutually using functional information in the first embodiment. Detailed flowchart of the process of acquiring functional information using intent. FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram of operations for mutually using functional information in the second embodiment. 17 is a detailed sequence diagram of a part of the sequence in FIG. 16. FIG. 7 is a flowchart of processing for mutually using functional information in the second embodiment.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the form for implementing this invention is demonstrated using drawings.

<Basic mechanism of Web Intents>
First, a basic mechanism related to Web Intents, which is an example of a mechanism for linking with any Web service (or Web application) without using a dedicated API, will be explained using FIGS. 1 to 3. In the present invention, Web Intents is cited as a specific example, but it is also possible to apply other similar mechanisms as a technology for linking with any web service (or web application).

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of Web Intents.
In FIG. 1, 103 is a Web Intents service (hereinafter referred to as service) that provides services and functions using Web Intents technology. 101 is a Web Intents client (hereinafter referred to as client) that uses the service 103. Reference numeral 106 denotes a UserAgent (hereinafter referred to as UA) that has the role of passing requests from the client 101 to the service 103 and passing results from the service 103 to the client. The UA 106 can be said to be a relay function for executing requests and exchanging data between the client 101 and the service 103. Further, Web Intent, which is function information for calling the function provided by the service 103, is registered in the UA 106.

In this system, for example, the client 101 is a website that manages data and has buttons for calling services, etc., and the UA 106 is a web browser that displays the website. Further, the service 103 is a website with which the client 101 cooperates, which receives and processes data managed by the client 101 via the UA 106 .

For example, when this system is applied to an SNS (social networking service), the service 103 becomes a posting destination service that receives postings of photos and comments managed by the client and constitutes a viewing site. If we compare social buttons such as "Like," "Check," and "Share" on an SNS site to the Web Intents mechanism, the client 101 would be the site where the buttons are placed, the UA 106 would be the web browser, and the service 103 would be the "Like," "Check," and "Share" buttons. It becomes a posting destination service such as "Ne". Note that when user authentication or user operations are required for the service 103 to provide a function, the user performs the operations on the UA 106.

Note that the UA 106 can be realized by an operating system (OS) or an application running on an information processing terminal, in addition to a web browser, as long as it has a function for cooperating with a service to be described later. Here, examples of information processing terminals include personal computers, smartphones, tablet computers, car navigation devices, and the like.

Further, regarding the service 103, in addition to service providers on the Internet such as the posting destination service described above, a device such as a camera, printer, scanner, etc. built into an information processing terminal can also be a service provider. Further, regarding the service 103, peripheral devices such as printers, scanners, and network cameras connected via a network, and home appliances such as refrigerators and televisions can also be service providers. Similarly, with respect to the client 101, various devices and applications built into the information processing terminal, peripheral devices and home appliances on the network, programs running on the devices, and the like can be users that call the service. Any combination of the client 101, UA 106, and service 103 may operate within the same system. Specifically, it is conceivable that a document editing application or the like having functions equivalent to a web browser operates as a configuration including the client 101 and the UA 106. Furthermore, any one of the client 101, UA 106, and service 103 may be a function that operates on the same device.

<Web Intents sequence diagram and data example>
FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram for explaining basic operations related to service provision using Web Intents.

In S201, the UA 106 accesses the service 103 according to a user's operation. In S202, the service 103 returns to the UA 106 an HTML (HyperText Markup Language) response that includes registration markup for having the UA 106 register the functions it provides.

FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating an HTML document returned from the service 103 to the UA 106 in S202. The contents of the HTML document returned from the service 103 to the UA 106 will be described below using the example shown in FIG. 3(a).

The <intent> tag specifies the function provided by the service 103 and describes function information for calling the function provided by the service 103. Action indicates classification information (category) of the provided function. That is, action indicates classification information about what kind of function or service the provided function provides. In addition, the classification information of the provided functions includes, for example, classification information "Share" corresponding to the function of sharing data, classification information "Edit" corresponding to the function of editing data, and classification information corresponding to the function of viewing data. "View", classification information "Pick" corresponding to the function of acquiring data, classification information "Save" corresponding to the function of saving data, etc. are included. That is, the function information includes, for example, any one of Share, Edit, View, Pick, and Save as the classification information.

The type indicates the type of data that can be handled by the provided function. In other words, type indicates the data type that can be handled by the action. href indicates the connection destination (URL) of the provided function. Title indicates the title of the provided function. Further, the "disposition" indicates how the called provided function is displayed.

In the example in Figure 3(a), the category of the provided function is "share", the type of data that can be handled is "image data of any format (*)", and the connection destination is "share.html". It is. Also, the title is "Share image using e-mail." Furthermore, it is shown that this function is displayed in a separate window via the UA 106.

Upon receiving the HTML response in step S202, the UA 106 confirms with the user whether or not the function provided by the service 103 is to be registered in the UA 106. For example, if the UA 106 is a Web browser, a pop-up window is displayed to prompt the user to select whether or not to register. When the user selects to register this provided function as a Web Intent, the UA 106 executes a registration process to internally store the information received in S202 above. Specifically, the information received in S202 is stored in the storage area of the information processing terminal on which the UA 106 operates, and is registered as Web Intents in the UA 106.

In S203, the UA 106 accesses the client 101 according to a user's operation. In S204, the client 101 sends back to the UA 106 an HTML document that describes the use of the provided function (Web Intent) of the service 103. For example, when an image and a "share" button are displayed on a website serving as the client 101, the website sends an HTML document containing ECMAScript as shown in FIG. 3(b), which is a Web Intent processing request. Return to UA106.

FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating an HTML document returned from the client 101 to the UA 106 in S204. The contents of the HTML document returned from the client 101 to the UA 106 will be described below using the example shown in FIG. 3(b).

ECMAScript indicates that when a button with ID "share-photo" in HTML is clicked, a specified anonymous function is executed. The anonymous function first creates a new Intent object and calls the startActivity() function using this as an argument. When this function is executed, the UA 106 extracts Web Intents whose type matches the action of the specified Web Intent object from among the Web Intents registered in itself, displays a list of the Web Intents, and requests the user to make a selection. Further, the UA 106 acquires image data held by the client 101 by executing the getImageFrom( ) function called within the anonymous function.

In S204 above, the UA 106 receives the HTML document sent from the client 101, and displays a screen based on the HTML document. In S205, when the UA 106 detects that the user presses the "Share" button on the screen, the UA 106 executes the ECMAScript for starting Web Intents as described above, and in S206 acquires the image data held by the client 101. Furthermore, when the UA 106 detects that the "share" button has been pressed in step S205 above, the UA 106 displays a list of Web Intents registered to itself. When the UA 106 detects that the user has selected a Web Intent indicating a function provided by the service 103 from this list, the UA 106 sends an HTTP request (Web Intent processing request) to the service 103 that provides the selected function in S207. Send. At this time, the UA 106 includes the contents of the Web Intent object created by ECMAScript in FIG. 3(b) in the transmission data.

When the service 103 receives the HTTP request sent from the UA 106 in S207, the service 103 extracts the Web Intent object from the HTTP request in S208, and while interacting with the user via the UA 106, provides the selected provided function (here Now, the use of "sharing" of the image data of the client 101 is realized.

For example, a user uses a Web browser (UA 106) to visit a site that has a button for calling Web Intents of a web storage (client 101) that manages photo data, and presses the button. Then, the web browser (UA 106) displays a pop-up window containing a list of registered services. If the user selects the webmail function as a service in the pop-up window, the site that provides that function will be displayed in a separate window, and as a result of the process, a new email with the photo data attached will be created in that window. . This allows the user to send e-mail.

When the service 103 completes the processing related to the provided function, in step S209, the service 103 returns a response including ECMAScript that conveys the processing result to the client 101 to the UA 106. Upon receiving the response in S209, the UA 106 executes the ECMAScript included in the response in S210, and calls the callback function onSuccess() specified by the argument of the startActivity() function in S205. In S211, the UA 106 returns the processing result to the client 101 using the callback function onSuccess().

The above processing enables the client 101 to call the Web Intents function (image "sharing" in this example) provided by the service 103 via the UA 106.

<Example of UI of information processing terminal in this example>
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a UI of an information processing terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
In FIG. 4, 501 indicates an information processing terminal such as a normal mobile terminal or a smartphone. The information processing terminal 501 is installed with an OS (operating system) such as Android (registered trademark), which is a platform developed targeting mobile information terminals.

In the example of FIG. 4, a plurality of web browsers (browserA, browserB, browserC) are installed as application programs in the information processing terminal 501. Each of these Web browsers corresponds to the UA 106 in FIG. 1, and each can use Web Intents. That is, the information processing terminal 501 has multiple Web Intents relay functions.

When a user discovers a service corresponding to 103 in FIG. 1 while using a Web browser, the user registers the service in the Web browser as necessary. The list of multiple services managed by a web browser is for each web browser. Therefore, the Web Intents registered in a Web browser usually differ depending on the Web browser.

In addition, although this example will be explained using a smartphone-type information processing terminal as shown in FIG. 4, there is no limit to the form of the information processing terminal as a platform, and it can be The present invention is also applicable.

<Example of hardware configuration of client 101 and service 103>
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the client 101 and service 103 in FIG. 1.
The client 101 and the service 103 can be configured with a general-purpose computer or the like. The client 101 and the service 103 include a CPU 602, a ROM 603, and a RAM 604. The CPU 602 centrally controls the entire device by reading and executing programs stored in the ROM 603 or a storage device 608, which will be described later. The ROM 603 is a read-only memory for storing a boot program necessary for system startup. The RAM 604 is a working memory required when the CPU 602 executes a program.

A network interface (Network I/F) 605 performs communication via a network. The display control unit 606 controls the display of the display device 609. For example, the display control unit 606 controls screen display for managing a web server. The display device 609 displays the output signal controlled by the display control unit 606 to an operator who is a Web server administrator. The input control unit 607 controls input signals received from the input devices 610 and 611. The input device 610 is, for example, a pointing device such as a mouse, and the input device 611 is a keyboard or the like, and receives input from an operator.

The storage device 608 is a nonvolatile storage device such as a magnetic disk or flash memory that stores programs executed by the CPU 602 and various information. In the case of the client 101, content information provided by the client 101 is also stored in the storage device 608. In the case of the service 103, data and programs necessary for the service 103 to provide its functions are also stored in the storage device 608.

Note that the processing of the client 101 and the service 103 shown in this embodiment is realized by the CPU 602 of the client 101 and the service 103, respectively, reading and executing a program stored in the storage device 608.

<Example of hardware configuration of information processing terminal 501>
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the information processing terminal 501, and the UA 106 in FIG. 1 is executed on this hardware. The information processing terminal 501 shown in FIG. 6 is a normal mobile terminal or smart phone, and is running an operating system for small terminals and programs that control telephone calls and data communications.

Each hardware component of the information processing terminal 501 is connected to a system bus 801. The ROM 803 stores an operating system for the information processing terminal 501, applications for controlling telephone calls, data communications, etc., and is read and executed by the CPU 802. Note that applications that control data communication include, for example, Mail software and a Web browser.

RAM 804 is a work memory area for executing programs. Further, the RAM 804 is also a memory for temporarily storing web page data acquired by the web browser from the web server, authentication information for accessing web services, and the like. The storage device 809 is a non-volatile storage device, and stores various operation mode settings, operation logs, etc. that need to be retained even after the information processing terminal 501 is restarted.

A network controller 805 controls communication between a wireless LAN communication unit 811 for participating in a wireless LAN and a mobile phone data communication unit 812 for participating in a network provided by a mobile carrier. Generally, when it is possible to participate in a wireless LAN network, the network controller 805 gives priority to wireless LAN connection via the wireless LAN communication unit 811. Note that when the information processing terminal 501 leaves the wireless LAN network area, the network controller 805 via the mobile phone data communication unit 812 participates in the wireless communication network provided by the mobile carrier.

The voice control unit 806 is mainly used when a telephone call application is activated and the user is making a telephone call. The microphone/speaker 813 inputs and outputs audio data, and the audio control unit 806 mediates with the control program. The display control unit 807 controls information output on the display 814 of the information processing terminal 501. The input control unit 808 controls information instructed by the user via the buttons or touch panel 815 of the information processing terminal 501. Using the audio control unit 806, display control unit 807, and input control unit 808, an application on the information processing terminal 501 provides network communication information and various information about the information processing terminal 501 to the user. The position detection control unit 810 acquires position information of the information processing terminal 501 from the GPS sensor 816 and provides it to the operating system. These controls are controlled by an operating system running on the CPU 802.

Note that the UA 106 shown in this embodiment is realized by the CPU 802 of the information processing terminal 501 reading and executing a program stored in the ROM 803.

<Example of software configuration of information processing terminal 501>
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the software configuration of the information processing terminal 501 in FIG. 4. In FIG. 7, a technology related to issuing a Web Intents request of an application related to the present invention and a function related to mutual use of functional information using intents will be mainly described. Note that intent is a technology for transmitting and receiving data between arbitrary applications. This is a technology that can be used on Android (registered trademark), a platform developed targeting mobile information terminals. Further, although similar technology is implemented on other platforms, in this embodiment, the technology for transmitting and receiving data between applications within an information processing terminal is called an intent.

In FIG. 7, 501 is the information processing terminal shown in FIG. Here, the information processing terminal 501 will be explained as a mobile terminal or a smartphone. An operating system (hereinafter referred to as OS) for controlling the device is generally running on the information processing terminal, and is represented as an OS section 901 in FIG. Furthermore, multiple applications can be installed on the information processing terminal 501. This application is represented as an application section 902 in FIG. Although only one application section is shown in FIG. 7, a plurality of applications are actually installed on the information processing terminal 501.

The present invention assumes an environment in which a plurality of applications that operate as the UA 106 in FIG. 1 on the operating system of the information processing terminal 501 operate within the information processing terminal 501. Note that although this embodiment will be described using a web browser as an example of an application that operates as the UA 106, any application that operates as the UA 106 may be used. For example, an application such as spreadsheet software may provide the functions of the UA 106. Further, the present invention also includes a case where the OS operates as the UA 106.

The application assumed in this embodiment is an application that can control Web Intents such as a web browser as a UA 106, and at the same time, an application that can send and receive data between applications. In addition to intents, there are other technologies for transmitting and receiving data between applications, such as Web Intents. Embodiment 1 shows an embodiment in which data is transmitted and received between applications using intents. Further, in a second embodiment to be described later, an embodiment will be described in which data is transmitted and received between applications using Web Intents. However, the applications assumed here only need to be able to send and receive data between arbitrary applications, and are not particularly limited to intents or Web Intents.

Note that the OS unit 901 and application unit 902 shown in FIG. 7 are realized by the CPU 802 of the information processing terminal 501 reading and executing the OS and application programs stored in the ROM 803.

First, the OS section 901 will be explained.
In the OS section 901, 906 is a network control section. A network control unit 906 controls the network controller 805 in FIG. Since the information processing terminal 501 is a small portable terminal, it is assumed that the information processing terminal 501 is used while moving, and the network control unit 906 automatically connects to an accessible network depending on the location. It also communicates with the outside in response to a communication request from the application unit 902. Further, the network control unit 906 responds to network connection requests from the outside and distributes the connection requests to the appropriate application unit 902.

904 is an intent information input/output unit, and 905 is an application information storage unit. When the OS unit 901 receives an intent request together with information on an action and a type (hereinafter referred to as a data type) from an application unit 902, the OS unit 901 requests an application corresponding to the action and data type from the intent information input/output unit 904. Upon receiving the intent request, the intent information input/output unit 904 acquires a list of applications corresponding to the received action and data type from the application information storage unit 905. Then, the intent information input/output unit 904 transmits the acquired list of applications to the application unit 902.

Further, a user input/output unit 903 centrally manages the audio control unit 806, display control unit 807, and input control unit 808 shown in FIG. The user input/output unit 903 performs display on the display 814 via the display control unit 807 upon receiving a display instruction from the application unit 902 to the user. Further, when the user performs an input via the touch panel 815, the user input/output unit 903 transmits an input signal controlled by the input control unit 808 to the application unit 902.

Next, the application section 902 will be explained.
The application section 902 includes a service information management section 908 , a central processing section 907 , a service information detection section 909 , a service information input/output section 910 , and a service information storage section 911 .

A central processing unit 907 plays a central role as a web browser. The basic role of this central processing unit 907 is the UA 106 in Web Intents. In addition, the central processing unit 907 performs basic browsing processing, detects the service 103, and sends and receives data through intents. Furthermore, when not using the intent of the OS unit 901, the central processing unit 907 uses the service information management unit 908 to acquire or provide service information (functional information) of Web Intents from other applications. It is also possible. Note that the service information management unit 908 will be explained in Example 2, which will be described later.

The service information detection unit 909 detects an <intent> tag included in the web page received from the service 103 at the time of access, and recognizes function information for registering a function provided by the service 103. The service information input/output unit 910 controls input/output of functional information to the service information storage unit 911 . The service information storage unit 911 stores information as shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating functional information managed by a web browser as a UA.
For example, the example shown in FIG. 8 includes the name 1401 of the function provided by the service, the URI 1402 for accepting the function provided by the service, the action 1403 when accepting a Web Intents request, the data type 1404, etc. Information is stored in the service information storage section 911.

The operation of each module of the application section 902 will be briefly explained below.
A user uses a web browser (compatible with the UA 106), which is an application of the information processing terminal 501, to access a certain service (website) using the Web Intents mechanism. Then, the service information detection unit 909 of the application unit 902 detects the <intent> tag included in the web page received from the service at the time of access, and detects the function information (Web Intents service information) for registering the function provided by the service. Recognize. Upon recognizing the functional information of the accessed service, the central processing unit 907 asks the user via the user input/output unit 903 to select whether or not to register this functional information as a Web Intent. Here, when the user instructs registration, the central processing unit 907 issues an instruction to the service information input/output unit 910 to store the functional information specified by the <intent> tag. When the service information input/output unit 910 receives the instruction to save the functional information, the service information input/output unit 910 stores the functional information in the service information storage unit 911.

Further, when the user requests a service to perform processing, the central processing unit 907 obtains functional information from the service information storage unit 911 via the service information input/output unit 910. Then, the central processing unit 907 displays a list of the acquired functional information, and transmits a Web Intents processing request and content information to the service corresponding to the functional information selected from the list.

Note that if there is no function information corresponding to the function that the user wants to use in the list of function information acquired from the service information storage unit 911, the web browser will retrieve the function information from another web browser using an intent. can be obtained. In this case, the central processing unit 907 of the web browser issues a request to the intent information input/output unit 904 of the OS unit 901 to obtain a list of applications that can provide functional information. Then, as a result of the request, the central processing unit 907 receives a list of applications that provide functional information. When the user selects an arbitrary application from this list of applications, the central processing unit 907 requests the selected application to obtain functional information using an intent, and obtains the functional information.

Further, when the central processing unit 907 receives a request for providing functional information (obtaining request) by an intent from an external application, the central processing unit 907 acquires the functional information from the service information storage unit 911 via the service information input/output 910 . Then, the central processing unit 907 provides the acquired function information to the external application.

<Example of sequence diagram regarding mutual use of functional information>
FIG. 9 is a sequence diagram illustrating an operation in which a user refers to and uses a list of functional information managed by another web browser when using Web Intents using a certain web browser. Note that in FIG. 9, the basic sequence of Web Intents explained in FIG. 2 is expanded. In FIG. 9, 902 represents a web browser within the information processing terminal 501, and serves as a UA as the role of Web Intents. In FIG. 9, there are multiple UA, the web browser on the side that requests functional information is called UserAgent.1 (hereinafter referred to as UA.1), and the web browser on the side that provides functional information is called UserAgent.2 (hereinafter referred to as UA. 2) Do.
Note that FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a screen displayed on the Web browser screen of UA.1.
11 and 12 are detailed sequence diagrams of a part of the sequence shown in FIG. 9.

In S1001 of FIG. 9, UA.1 accesses the client 101 in response to a user instruction. Then, in S1002, UA.1 receives HTML information including ECMAScript whose processing is started by pressing the "Share" button from the client 101. Then, on the Web browser screen of UA.1, a screen as shown in FIG. 10(a) is displayed. On this screen, by providing photo content information and pressing the "Share" button 1101, a request to share photo content information can be issued to any service.

In S1003, when the user presses the "Share" button 1101 to instruct to use the service, UA.1 detects that the "Share" button 1101 has been pressed. When UA.1 detects that the "Share" button 1101 has been pressed and determines that the user has instructed to use the service, the process moves to S1004. In S1004, UA.1 obtains a list of functional information registered in the service information storage unit 911 (FIG. 7) based on the action indicating sharing of photo content and the data type of the file, and performs the acquisition. A selection screen as shown in FIG. 10(b) including a list of the selected function information is displayed and presented to the user.

As shown in FIG. 10(b), the screen displayed in S1004 includes a list of function information 1102 and a link button 1103 that says "Service Import" that allows you to refer to function information registered in other UA. is displayed. Also displayed on this screen are an OK button 1104 for determining the selected function information, and a Cancel button 1105 for canceling the selection of the function information.

If the user does not have the desired function information in the function information list 1102 on the screen as shown in FIG. 10(b) displayed in step S1004 above, the user may use function information registered in another browser. Can be done. In this case, the user presses the "service import" link button 1103 on the screen shown in FIG. 10(b) in step S1005.

When UA.1 detects that the "service import" link button 1103 is pressed, it searches for another application that can provide functional information in the information processing terminal 501 (S1006 to S1007). In the first embodiment, a processing sequence for acquiring functional information using an Android (registered trademark) intent will be described as an example. Similar to Web Intents, Intents enable data transfer between appropriate applications by having the OS mediate between the data type to be transferred and the action to be taken with the data.

Hereinafter, S1006 to S1007 will be explained in detail using FIG. 11(a).
As shown in FIG. 11(a), in S1006, UA.1 sets the data type to "application/Web Intents Service", sets the action to "pick" to search for an application that can request data provision, and calls the OS unit. Issue an intent request to 901. In step S1007, the OS unit 901 acquires a list of applications that can provide service function information from the application information storage unit 905 based on the intent. Then, it is returned to UA.1 as a list of UA via the intent information input/output unit 904.

UA.1, which has acquired the UA list in S1007 above, displays a screen containing the UA list and presents it to the user in S1008. If the user wants to use function information registered in a certain UA (here, UA.2) on this screen, the user selects UA.2. When UA.1 detects that UA.2 has been selected in S1009, it issues a request to obtain a list of functional information registered in UA.2 in S1010.

Hereinafter, S1010 to S1013 will be explained in detail using FIG. 11(b).
As shown in FIG. 11(b), in S1010, UA.1 makes an intent call to UA.2, requests processing with the data type as "application/Web IntentsService" and the action as "pick". do. In response to this request, UA.2 provides UA.1 with a list of capability information that can be provided as an intermediate response. Note that this data transmission and reception is actually performed via the OS 901, but will be briefly explained here.

When UA.1 receives the function information list from UA.2 in S1011, UA.1 displays the function information list (list) of UA.2 in S1013. An example of the screen displayed on the information processing terminal 501 in the above step S1013 is shown in FIG. 10(c). In FIG. 10(c), the parent-child relationship between the list of UA and the list of functional information managed by the UA is displayed. For example, in FIG. 10C, "PhotoServiceD" and "PhotoServiceE" are displayed as functional information managed by "browserB" as a UA (1106). However, only the list of functional information not registered in UA.1 may be displayed without displaying the parent-child relationship. The user confirms the selection of functional information by pressing the OK button 1107 while selecting one or more pieces of functional information. At this time, UA.1 detects that the function information has been selected.

Note that the process of detecting the selection of a UA and acquiring and displaying the function information list registered in the selected UA shown in S1009 to S1013 above is repeated for the number of times the user selects a UA (S1012). .

When UA.1 detects in S1014 that the function information registered in UA.2 has been selected from the function information list, in S1015, UA.1 transmits the selected function information to UA.2. A request is issued to obtain the selected function information (S10115 to S1016).

Hereinafter, S1015 to S1016 will be explained in detail using FIG. 12(a).
As shown in FIG. 12(a), in S1015, UA.1 uses the intent "pick" to specify the functional information to be acquired, and uses the intent mechanism to send the function information to UA.2. Issue an acquisition request to the In response to this acquisition request, UA.2 transmits the specified function information in S1016 as a response to the intent in 1015. The function information transmitted here is a definition file in which function information is defined, as shown in FIG.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a definition file of function information transmitted from UA.2 in S1016.
As shown in Figure 13, the function information definition file includes the name of the provided function, the URI for receiving the provided function, and the action and data type when providing the provided function. ing.

Hereinafter, the explanation will return to the sequence diagram of FIG. 9.
When UA.1 acquires the information necessary to register the function information in S1016, it registers the acquired function information in itself in S1017. That is, the central processing unit 907 of UA.1 stores the functional information acquired in S1016 above into the service information storage unit 911 via the service information input/output unit 910. Thereafter, in S1018, UA.1 again displays the selection screen as shown in FIG. 10(b) to present the list of function information registered in itself to the user. When UA.1 detects in S1019 that the user has selected certain function information from the function information list displayed in S1018, the process proceeds to S1020. In S1020, UA.1 transmits an HTTP request (Web Intent processing request) for processing "share" to the service (here, service 103) corresponding to the selected function information.

Hereinafter, S1020 to S1021 will be explained in detail using FIG. 12(b).
As shown in FIG. 12(b), in S1020, UA.1 issues a Web Intents processing request of data type "image/jpeg" and action "share" to the service 103. In response to this Web Intents processing request, the service 103 executes processing for the Web Intents processing request in S1021, and returns the execution result to UA.1 as a response. Then, UA.1 receives the response in S1021 above.

<Example of UA processing flowchart of embodiment 1>
FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating software processing from when the UA receives an ECMAScript from a client to when the UA acquires function information from the outside and issues a request to a service. Note that the processing in this flowchart shows a part of the processing of the software in the information processing terminal 501 shown in FIG. The processing in this flowchart is realized by the CPU 802 of the information processing terminal 501 loading a program stored in the ROM 803, storage device 809, etc. into the RAM 804 as needed and executing it.

In S1701, when the network control unit 906 of the information processing terminal 501 receives HTML including ECMAScript for issuing a Web Intents request from the client 101, the process proceeds to S1702.

In S1702, the central processing unit 907 configures a screen based on the received HTML information, displays a screen as shown in FIG. 10A via the user input/output unit 903, and presents the received information to the user. The process advances to S1703. In S1703, the central processing unit 907 determines whether an instruction to issue a Web Intents request has been received from the user through a screen operation. Note that when the central processing unit 907 detects that the "share" button 1101 is pressed, it determines that an instruction to issue a Web Intents request has been received.

If it is determined that an instruction to issue a Web Intents request has not been received (No in S1703), the central processing unit 907 returns to the process in S1703 and waits for an instruction to issue an issue from the user. Although not shown, when receiving a request to move to another web page in accordance with a user's instruction, the central processing unit 907 departs from the processing of this flowchart and performs processing according to the request.

On the other hand, if it is determined that an instruction to issue a Web Intents request has been received (Yes in S1703), the central processing unit 907 advances the process to S1704. In S1704, the central processing unit 907 inquires of the service information input/output unit 910 about registration of functional information corresponding to the Web Intents request. If the corresponding functional information is registered here, the central processing unit 907 displays a functional information list 1102 as shown in FIG. 10(b) via the user input/output unit 903, and presents it to the user. . Then, the process advances to S1705.

In S1705, the central processing unit 907 determines whether the "service import" link button 1103 has been pressed on the screen shown in FIG. 10(b). If it is determined that the "service import" link button 1103 has been pressed (Yes in S1705), the central processing unit 907 advances the process to S1706. In S1706, functional information list acquisition/registration processing is executed. Note that details of S1706 in Example 1 are shown in FIG. 15, which will be described later. After completing the process in step S1706, the central processing unit 907 advances the process to step S1704, and displays a selection screen (a screen like the one shown in FIG. 10(b)) for a list of functional information including the information acquired in step S1706. do.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the "service import" link button 1103 has not been pressed (No in S1705), the central processing unit 907 advances the process to S1707. In S1707, when the central processing unit 907 detects the user's selection of functional information, the central processing unit 907 advances the process to S1708. In S1708, the central processing unit 907 creates a Web Intents request using the content information for which the issuance instruction was issued in S1703, and advances the process to S1709. In S1709, the central processing unit 907 issues the Web Intents request created in S1708 above to the service corresponding to the functional information selected and detected in S1705, and ends the processing of this flowchart.

<Flowchart of functional information list acquisition/registration process>
FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing details of the function information list acquisition/registration process (S1706 in FIG. 14) in the first embodiment. The processing in this flowchart is realized by the CPU 802 of the information processing terminal 501 loading a program stored in the ROM 803, storage device 809, etc. into the RAM 804 as needed and executing it.

When starting the function information list acquisition/registration process shown in S1706 in FIG. 14 (S1721), the central processing unit 907 advances the process to S1722. In S1722, the central processing unit 907 issues an intent request to the OS unit 901 with the action as "pick" and the data type as "Web Intents Service", and the process proceeds to S1723.

In S1723, the central processing unit 907 determines whether or not the list of applications has been received as a response to the intent request from the OS unit 901. If it is determined that the list of applications could not be received from the OS unit 901 (No in S1723), the central processing unit 907 advances the process to S1724. In S1724, the user is notified (for example, by displaying a message) that the corresponding application was searched for in the intent but the corresponding application does not exist in the device, and the function information list acquisition/registration process is ended (S1735). .

On the other hand, if it is determined that the list of applications has been received from the OS unit 901 (Yes in S1723), the central processing unit 907 advances the process to S1725. In S1725, the central processing unit 907 displays the list of applications obtained in S1723 above on the display 814 via the user input/output 903, and presents it to the user. Then, the process advances to S1726.

In S1726, when the central processing unit 907 detects that the user has selected one application from the list of applications displayed in S1725, the central processing unit 907 advances the process to S1727. In S1727, the central processing unit 907 uses an intent to request a list of functional information corresponding to the action "pick" and the data type "Web IntentsService" from the application selected in S1726. Then, the process advances to S1728.

In S1728, the central processing unit 907 receives the list of function information requested in S1727, and advances the process to S1729. In S1729, the central processing unit 907 compares the list of function information received in S1728 above with the function information already registered in the service information storage unit 911. As a result of the comparison, the central processing unit 907 excludes the already registered function information and advances the process to S1730.

In S1730, the central processing unit 907 displays the list of functional information received via the user input/output unit 903 on the display 814. The screen displayed here is as shown in FIG. 10(c).

In the example of FIG. 10C, the central processing unit 907 displays a list of applications consisting of "browserB" and "browserC" in step S1726. When the user wants to obtain the functional information list registered in "browserB", the user touches "browserB". Then, in S1730, the central processing unit 907 tilts the triangle on the left side of the screen indicating the directory structure as shown at 1108, and displays the function information list 1106 registered in "browserB". From this function information list 1106, the user selects one or more pieces of function information that he or she wants to incorporate into the application.

Hereinafter, the explanation will return to the flowchart of FIG. 15.
When detecting an operation on the screen displayed in step S1730, the central processing unit 907 advances the process to step S1731. In S1731, the central processing unit 907 determines whether it has detected that the functional information to be imported has been selected from the functional information list displayed in S1730. If it is determined that the application (for example, "browserC") has been selected without selecting the function information (No in S1731), the central processing unit 907 advances the process to S1726.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the function information to be imported has been selected from the function information list displayed in step S1730 (Yes in step S1731), the central processing unit 907 advances the process to step S1732. In S1732, the central processing unit 907 uses an intent to request the selected function information from the application managing the selected function information, and advances the process to S1733.

In S1733, the central processing unit 907 receives the selected function information from the target application, and advances the process to S1734. In S1734, the central processing unit 907 registers the received functional information in the service information storage unit 911 via the service information input/output unit 910. Then, the function information acquisition/registration process ends (S1735).

As shown above, when multiple UA's exist in the same information processing terminal, the intent mechanism is used to acquire and use functional information of services registered in other UA's. can do. Therefore, when a plurality of UAs exist in the same information processing terminal, it becomes possible for each UA to share function information of services registered separately.

In the first embodiment, a configuration has been described in which functional information managed by another UA is acquired using, for example, an intent of an Android (registered trademark) platform. In contrast, in a second embodiment, a configuration will be described in which function information is acquired from another UA using W3C's Web Intents without using intents.

The service information management unit 908 of the application unit 902 shown in FIG. 7 has the function of an HTTP client. The service information management unit 908 issues a function information acquisition request to an external application. Further, upon receiving functional information from an external application in response to the acquisition request, the service information management unit 908 issues a request to save the WebIntents service information to the service information input/output unit 910 via the central processing unit 907 .

The service information management unit 908 also has a Web Intents service function. When the service information management unit 908 receives a request to acquire function information along with action and data type information from an external application using the Web Intents mechanism, the service information management unit 908 stores the service information via the central processing unit 907 and the service information input/output 910. Function information is acquired from the section 911, and the acquired function information is provided to the requester.

<Examples of other sequence diagrams regarding mutual use of functional information>
FIG. 16 is a sequence diagram illustrating another operation of referring to and using a list of functional information managed by another Web browser in the second embodiment. Note that the same steps as in FIG. 9 are given the same step numbers. Hereinafter, only the parts different from FIG. 9 will be explained.
Note that FIG. 17 is a detailed sequence diagram of a part of the sequence of FIG. 16.

The processing in S1001 to S1005 is the same as that in FIG. 9, so the explanation will be omitted. In the information processing terminal 501 of the second embodiment, if there is no function information corresponding to the function that the user wants to use in the list of function information acquired from the service information storage unit 911, the function is requested from the local area network (Local Network) 1501. Search for applications or services (hereinafter simply referred to as services) that can provide information. Specifically, in S1005, when UA.1 detects that the user presses the "service import" link button 1103 (FIG. 10(b)), in S1601, UA.1 requests the Local Network 1501 to search for a service. Execute. This network search will be explained in detail below using FIG. 17.

As shown in FIG. 17, UA.1 searches for a service in Local Network 1501 in S1601. Here, for example, a technology such as Multicast DNS in Bonjour, which is Apple's zero configuration technology, is used to search for a link-local network service.
In S1602, UA.1 receives responses from each service. In this embodiment, since the search is performed within the Local Network 1501, in addition to receiving responses from services within the same information processing terminal, it is also possible to receive responses from services within the reach of the network.

Next, in S1603, UA.1 detects and lists services that provide "application/Web IntentsService" as the data type and "pick" as the action from the services that received the response in S1602. Note that, at this time, if the information necessary for detection is insufficient, the information may be obtained by accessing each service that received a response in S1602 above. Through such processing, it is possible to search for services that exist within the local area network and can provide functional information.
Next, in S1604, UA.1 displays the list of services detected in S1603 above and presents it to the user, and proceeds to S1009. The subsequent processing is the same as that in FIG. 9, so the explanation will be omitted.

<Flowchart of functional information list acquisition/registration processing in Embodiment 2>
FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing details of the function information list acquisition/registration process (S1706 in FIG. 14) in the second embodiment. The processing in this flowchart is realized by the CPU 802 of the information processing terminal 501 loading a program stored in the ROM 803, storage device 809, etc. into the RAM 804 as needed and executing it.

When the function information list acquisition/registration process shown in S1706 of FIG. 14 is started (S1741), the central processing unit 907 instructs the service information management unit 908 to execute the process of S1742. In S1742, the service information management unit 908 searches the Local Network 1501 for an application or service (hereinafter simply referred to as a service) that provides a function using the Web Intents mechanism (S1601 to S1601 in FIGS. 16 and 17). (corresponds to S1604). The search target is a service whose action is "pick" and whose data type is "Web IntentsService." The search request is issued using a service search protocol such as multicast DNS, which is used in Apple's Bonjour.

Next, in S1743, the service information management unit 908 determines whether one or more corresponding services have been discovered as a result of the search in S1742. If the service information management unit 908 determines that the corresponding service could not be found (No in S1743), the process advances to S1744. In S1744, the service information management unit 908, via the central processing unit 907, notifies the user (for example, displays a message) that the corresponding service does not exist within the network search range as a result of searching for the service. The function information list acquisition/registration process ends (S1755).

On the other hand, if the service information management unit 908 determines that one or more corresponding services have been found (Yes in S1743), the process advances to S1745. In S1745, the service information management unit 908 displays, via the central processing unit 907, the list of services acquired via the user input/output 903 in S1743 above, and advances the process to S1746.

In S1746, when the service information management unit 908 detects, via the central processing unit 907, that one service has been selected by the user from the list of services displayed in S1745, the service information management unit 908 advances the process to S1747. In S1747, the service information management unit 908 uses Web Intents to request a list of function information with the action "pick" and the data type "Web IntentsService" for the service selected in S1746 above. . Then, the process advances to S1748.

In S1748, upon receiving the function information list requested in S1747 above, the service information management unit 908 advances the process to S1749. In S1749, the service information management unit 908, via the central processing unit 907, compares the list of function information received in S1748 above with the function information already registered in the service information storage unit 911. As a result of the comparison, the function information that has already been registered is excluded, and the process advances to S1750.

In S1750, the service information management unit 908 displays the list of functional information via the central processing unit 907 and the user input/output unit 903. Here, for example, a screen as shown in FIG. 10(c) is displayed. When the user wants to obtain a list of functional information registered in a certain application, the user touches "browserB". Then, the triangle on the left side of the screen indicating the directory structure is tilted as indicated by 1108, and the function information list 1106 shown in S1750 is displayed. From this function information list 1106, the user selects one or more pieces of function information that he or she wants to incorporate into the application.

Below, we will return to the explanation of the flowchart.
Upon detecting an operation on the screen displayed in S1750, the service information management unit 908 advances the process to S1751. In S1751, the service information management unit 908 determines via the central processing unit 907 whether or not it has been detected that function information to be imported has been selected from the function information list displayed in S1750. If it is determined that the application (for example, "browserC") has been selected without any function information being selected (No in S1751), the service information management unit 908 advances the process to S1746.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the function information to be imported has been selected from the function information list displayed in S1750 (Yes in S1751), the service information management unit 908 advances the process to S1752. In S1752, the service information management unit 908 requests function information from the service managing the selected function information using Web intents, and advances the process to S1753.

In S1753, the service information management unit 908 receives the selected function information from the target service, and advances the process to S1754. In S1754, the service information management unit 908 registers the received function information in the service information storage unit 911 via the central processing unit 907 and the service information input/output unit 910. Then, the function information acquisition/registration process ends (S1755).

As shown above, when multiple UA's exist on the same information processing terminal, it is possible to use the Web intents mechanism to acquire and use function information of services registered separately for each UA. Become.

In the first embodiment, an example was shown in which function information of functions provided by services is mutually used between applications inside the information processing terminal 501 by using an intent. Further, in the second embodiment, an example was shown in which Web Intents is used to mutually use functional information with an application on a local network.

However, when a user attempts to obtain functional information, the user does not necessarily need to interact with an application or service on an internal or local network, but may also use a service on the Internet. For example, when registering functional information in a Web browser as a UA, the functional information is also registered in a service that manages a functional information list on the Internet. Next, the user considers using the service with another Web browser and presses the "service import" link button 1103 in FIG. 10(b). Then, the Web browser connects to a service that manages function information lists on the Internet and issues a request to obtain the function information list. By doing so, the functional information list can be used mutually even if the applications are not in the local network, and the same effects as in the first and second embodiments can be obtained.

As shown in the second embodiment, when attempting to obtain a functional information list using Web Intents, there are cases where functional information that can be used in a certain web browser is not available in the own web browser. For example, assume that the URL of a function provided by a service existing in the information processing terminal 501 is a URL indicating a local loopback address (http://127.0.0.1/~). Even if functional information including such a URL is provided to the requesting web browser, the provided web browser (requesting web browser) cannot provide the function to provide the service corresponding to the functional information via the network. Not available.

In such a case, the web browser on the providing side is configured to provide only available functional information according to the conditions of the side requesting functional information (requesting side). Furthermore, in functions provided by a service, not only a URL but also a special action or type may be defined and used. Therefore, the provider is configured to provide only the function information available to the requester in accordance with the action and type requested by the requester. With the configuration described above, it is possible to prevent function information that cannot be used by the request source from being registered unnecessarily as described above, and it is possible to improve convenience for the user.

In addition, when the web browser that receives the function information acquires the function information, it determines whether it can be used by itself, and if the function information is not usable, it displays the function information to the user as an option. There are also possible workarounds such as not doing so. With this configuration as well, it is possible to prevent function information that cannot be used by the request source from being registered unnecessarily, and it is possible to improve convenience for the user.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to improve the usability of currently proposed new collaboration mechanisms such as Web Intents. For example, when a single information processing terminal has multiple relay functions necessary to provide a mechanism for linking new web services such as Web Intents, at least part of the functional information must be appropriately shared between the relay functions. make it possible to As a result, the user does not need to repeatedly register the same provided function for each relay function, improving convenience for the user.

It goes without saying that the configurations and contents of the various data described above are not limited to these, and may be configured in various configurations and contents depending on the use and purpose.
Although one embodiment has been described above, the present invention can be implemented as, for example, a system, an apparatus, a method, a program, a storage medium, or the like. Specifically, the present invention may be applied to a system consisting of a plurality of devices, or may be applied to a device consisting of a single device.
Further, all configurations in which the above embodiments are combined are also included in the present invention.

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Further, the present invention can also be realized by executing the following processing. That is, the software (program) that realizes the functions of the embodiments described above is supplied to a system or device via a network or various storage media, and the computer (or CPU, MPU, etc.) of the system or device reads the program. This is the process to be executed.
Furthermore, the present invention may be applied to a system made up of a plurality of devices, or to a device made up of one device.
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications (including organic combinations of each embodiment) are possible based on the spirit of the present invention, and such modifications are excluded from the scope of the present invention. isn't it. That is, all configurations that are combinations of the above-described embodiments and their modifications are also included in the present invention.

The present invention is a system including a server and an information processing terminal, wherein the server includes means for accepting access using a web browser installed in the information processing terminal, a shared object, and a shared object. and means for providing the web browser with page data that includes a description of the corresponding data to be shared, and the information processing terminal provides the page displayed using the web browser based on the page data. means for controlling the display of a selection screen that accepts an operation for selecting a service to which the data to be shared corresponding to the shared object for which the user operation has been performed is to be shared from among a plurality of services; , a means for sharing the data to be shared with a service to be a sharing destination selected based on the operation, and on the selection screen, information on the plurality of services as sharing destination candidates is displayed. , is characterized in that it is displayed by an operating system installed on the information processing terminal .

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An information processing terminal installed with a web browser and an operating system that can be accessed from a website via a network, and equipped with a display unit,
A user who views the shared object on a page displayed using the web browser based on page data that includes a description of data to be shared provided by the website and a shared object to be displayed by the web browser. means for controlling the display of a selection screen that accepts an operation for selecting a service to be shared from among a plurality of services in response to the operation;
one service corresponding to an operation for selection by the user on the selection screen, comprising means for sharing the data to be shared;
On the selection screen, information on the plurality of services including services registered as candidates for sharing in the operating system is displayed;
In the display control, the selection screen is displayed on the display unit in front of the page displayed by the web browser and on which the shared object is arranged. The information processing terminal according to claim 1, wherein the service corresponds to an application installed on the information processing terminal. 3. The information processing terminal according to claim 1, wherein the selection screen includes an instruction section for canceling sharing of the data to be shared. 4. The information processing terminal according to claim 1, wherein the service information includes a service name. 5. The information processing terminal according to claim 1, wherein the service information includes a service icon. 6. The description of the page data includes a predetermined function called by the web browser for the selection screen in response to a user instruction for the shared object. The information processing terminal described in section. The information processing terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the information processing terminal is a smartphone. 8. The information processing terminal according to claim 1, wherein the data to be shared corresponding to the description included in the page data is image data. 9. The information processing terminal according to claim 1, wherein in the display control, the selection screen is displayed at a position within a display area of the web browser. 10. The information processing terminal according to claim 1, wherein in the display control, the selection screen is displayed in a position that does not overlap a display area of the URL of the website. A control method for an information processing terminal installed with a web browser and an operating system that can be accessed from a website via a network, and equipped with a display unit,
A user who views the shared object on a page displayed using the web browser based on page data that includes a description of data to be shared provided by the website and a shared object to be displayed by the web browser. In response to the operation, controlling the display of a selection screen that accepts an operation for selecting a service to be shared from among a plurality of services;
a step of sharing the data to be shared with one service corresponding to an operation for selection by the user on the selection screen,
On the selection screen, information on the plurality of services including services registered as candidates for sharing in the operating system is displayed;
In the display control, the selection screen is displayed on the display unit in front of the page displayed by the web browser and on which the shared object is arranged. 12. The control method according to claim 11, wherein the service corresponds to an application installed on the information processing terminal. 13. The control method according to claim 11, wherein the selection screen includes an instruction section for canceling sharing of the data to be shared. 14. The control method according to claim 11, wherein the service information includes a service name. Claims 11 to 1, wherein the service information includes a service icon.
4. The control method according to any one of 4. Any one of claims 11 to 15, wherein the description of the page data includes a predetermined function called by the web browser for the selection screen in response to a user instruction for the shared object. Control method described in Section. 17. The control method according to claim 11, wherein the information processing terminal is a smartphone. 18. The control method according to claim 11, wherein the data to be shared corresponding to the description included in the page data is image data. 19. The control method according to claim 11, wherein in the display control, the selection screen is displayed at a position within a display area of the web browser. 20. The control method according to claim 11, wherein in the display control, the selection screen is displayed in a position that does not overlap a display area of the URL of the website. An operating system for an information processing terminal equipped with a display unit and a web browser that can be accessed via a network on a website, and an operating system,
The information processing terminal,
A user who views the shared object on a page displayed using the web browser based on page data that includes a description of data to be shared provided by the website and a shared object to be displayed by the web browser. means for controlling the display of a selection screen that accepts an operation for selecting a service to be shared from among a plurality of services in response to the operation;
having one service corresponding to the operation for selection by the user on the selection screen function as a means for sharing the data to be shared;
On the selection screen, information on the plurality of services including services registered as candidates for sharing in the operating system is displayed;
The operating system is characterized in that, in the display control, the selection screen is displayed on the display section in front of the page displayed by the web browser and on which the shared object is arranged. 22. The operating system according to claim 21, wherein the service corresponds to an application installed on the information processing terminal. 23. The operating system according to claim 21, wherein the selection screen includes an instruction section for canceling sharing of the data to be shared. 24. The operating system according to claim 21, wherein the service information includes a service name. Claims 21 to 2, wherein the service information includes a service icon.
4. The operating system according to claim 4. Any one of claims 21 to 25, wherein the description of the page data includes a predetermined function called by the web browser for the selection screen in response to a user instruction for the shared object. The operating system described in paragraph 1. 27. The operating system according to claim 21, wherein the information processing terminal is a smartphone. 28. The operating system according to claim 21, wherein the data to be shared corresponding to the description included in the page data is image data. 29. The operating system according to claim 21, wherein in the display control, the selection screen is displayed at a position within a display area of the web browser. 30. The operating system according to claim 21, wherein in the display control, the selection screen is displayed in a position that does not overlap a display area of the URL of the website.

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