JP5275726B2 - Information providing system, community management method for community management server, community management server, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information providing system by which terminals displaying the same information can make a community communication mutually by a simple operation. <P>SOLUTION: In the information providing system, a user terminal device 110 comprises: an information display control means 311 for making a display device display information provided from an information providing server 120; and a community communicating means 312 which is plugged in browser software constituting the information display control means 311, specifies a community theme corresponding to a URL with reference to an internal control table 322 from the URL of information displayed on a browser, performs communication with a community management server 130 on the basis of an environment definition file 321, and performs display such as a community picture. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information providing system, a community management method for a community management server, a community management server, and a program, and in particular, a user terminal device, an information providing server that provides information to a user terminal device via a network, and a network The present invention relates to an information providing system including a community management server that provides a community environment to a user terminal device, a community management method for the community management server, a community management server, and a program.

  With the development of the Internet, a large amount of information can be browsed using a terminal such as a PC. A user can browse a web page by opening a web browser on the display device of the terminal. At this time, necessary information is acquired by searching a web page from a web browser (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  On the other hand, in recent years, communication systems called communities have been developed that can exchange information between user terminals. A communication system based on a community is a system in which participants can exchange information on a specific theme with each other by participating in a specific community and a specific theme set in advance.

In community communication, specific information can be obtained from various participants, and effective information can be easily obtained.
JP 2005-215781 A

  However, the conventional information providing system has not been linked with the information referred to by the web browser and the community or theme in community communication in which information is exchanged between user terminals according to a specific theme. . For this reason, when participating in a community related to the web page being browsed, the user has to search for and participate in a community or theme similar to the web page being browsed, which is cumbersome. .

  Even if a similar community could be found, it was not always possible to discuss with common information because the community participants did not always refer to a common web page.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and terminals that display the same information can perform community communication with a simple operation. For example, a question about a web page is given to a community corresponding to a web page. Other users who are participating in the community know that the question has been raised on the web page even if they have not opened the community, browse the community name where the question was raised, or join the community It is an object to provide an information providing system, a community management method for a community management server, a community management server, and a program.

  The present invention includes a user terminal device, an information providing server that provides information to the user terminal device via a network, and a community management server that provides a community environment to the user terminal device via the network. The user terminal device corresponds to an information display control unit that displays information provided from the information providing server on a display device, and a provider of information provided from the information providing server. It represents whether or not a community associated with the address received by the communication device received from the community management server is set, and a transmission means for transmitting the address and user information for identifying the user to the community management server Corresponding to the address by setting display control means for displaying information on the display device and an input device Community participation information transmission that transmits a community participation request / participation writing information to the community management server when a request is made to participate in the selected community and a theme is selected and written from the community information associated with the address And the community management server stores a user management list in which information about users is stored based on the address and user information received from the user terminal device, and information about communities. Community information transmitting means for referring to the community management book and transmitting information related to the community associated with the address to the user terminal device, and the user based on the information regarding the community from the user terminal device. Management book and community management book Characterized in that it has a new to community participation information update means.

  The present invention is also a community management method for a community management server that provides a community environment to a user terminal device via a network, and relates to a user based on an address and user information received from the user terminal device. A community information transmission procedure for referring to a user management book in which information is stored and a community management book in which information on the community is stored, and transmitting information on the community associated with the address to the user terminal device; And a community participation information update procedure for updating the user management book and the community management book based on the community participation request / participation writing information from the user terminal device.

  It further has a community information registration procedure for registering new community information in the user management book and the community management book based on the new community creation request / creation writing information from the user terminal device.

  Further, based on the address and the user information received from the user terminal device, community condition management information in which information related to the community condition of the group to which the user belongs is registered to the user terminal device under predetermined conditions. The user is restricted from accessing other than a predetermined address. When new information is registered in the community, a notification that new information has been registered is transmitted to the user of the user information registered in the community. The user information is deleted from the user management book when the usage status of the user corresponding to the user information registered in the user management book becomes a specific condition set in advance. The address includes a primary link address or a lower address of the address of the information providing source. The community name is converted into a community name registered for each user and transmitted to the user terminal.

  Furthermore, the present invention provides a community management server that provides a community environment to a user terminal device via a network, and stores information about the user based on an address and user information received from the user terminal device. Community information transmitting means for referring to a community management book in which information on the user management book and the community stored is stored, and sending information on the community associated with the address to the user terminal device;

Community participation information update means for updating the user management book and the community management book based on the community participation request / participation writing information from the user terminal device;
It is characterized by having.

  Further, the present invention refers to a user management book in which information related to a user is stored based on an address and user information received from a user terminal device, and a community management book in which information related to a community is stored in a computer. And a community information transmission procedure for transmitting information about the community associated with the address to the user terminal device, and the user management list based on the community participation request / participation writing information from the user terminal device. And a community management program for executing a community participation information update procedure for updating the community management book.

  According to the present invention, the same information is displayed by enabling community communication by the community corresponding to the information provided from the information providing server based on the address of the information providing source provided from the information providing server. The terminals can perform community communication with a simple operation, and thus, necessary information can be obtained immediately by community communication.

  FIG. 1 shows a system configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

  The information providing system 100 according to the present embodiment includes a user terminal device (hereinafter referred to as a user terminal) 110, an information providing server 120, a community management server 130, and an editing terminal device (hereinafter referred to as an editing terminal) 140. The network 150 is configured to be able to communicate with each other.

  FIG. 2 shows a block configuration diagram of the user terminal 110.

  The user terminal 110 is a computer system and includes a processing device 111, an input device 112, a storage device 113, a communication device 114, a display device 115, a memory 116, and the like. The processing device 111 includes a CPU and the like, and executes a program such as a browser installed in the storage device 113 based on a command input from the input device 112 or the like. The input device 112 includes, for example, a keyboard and a mouse, and commands, data, and the like are input by user operations. The storage device 113 is a hard disk drive, CD, or DVD drive, and stores programs such as a browser, various data, setting values, tables, and the like.

  The communication device 114 includes, for example, a modem and a LAN adapter, and performs communication control with the information providing server 120, the community management server 130, the editing terminal 140, and the like via the network 150. The display device 115 is composed of, for example, an LCD, a CRT, etc., and displays browser, community information, and the like. The memory 116 is composed of a RAM or the like, and is used as a working storage area for the processing device 111.

  The user operates the user terminal 110 to open a web browser and requests the information providing server 120 to provide information.

  The information providing server 120 is configured by a computer system, and generally includes a processing device, an input device, a storage device, a communication device, a display device, a memory, and the like, similar to the user terminal 110. The information providing server 120 provides information corresponding to the request from the user terminal 110 to the user terminal 110. The user terminal 110 displays the information provided from the information providing server 120 in the information display area of the browser.

  The community management server 130 is configured by a computer system, and generally includes a processing device, an input device, a storage device, a communication device, a display device, a memory, and the like, similar to the user terminal 110.

  The community management server 130 manages the community, and registers the community, joins the community, leaves the community, and deletes the community based on the registration request, participation request, stop request, and deletion request from the user terminal 110. Etc. are executed.

  FIG. 3 shows a functional block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

[User terminal 110]
The user terminal 110 includes information display control means 311, community communication means 312, environment definition file 321, internal control table 322, and the like as functions by programs.

The information display control unit 311 is browser software or the like, and has a function of causing the display device 115 to display information provided from the information providing server 120.
The community communication unit 312 is plugged into the browser software constituting the information display control unit 311, refers to the internal control table 322 from the URL of information displayed on the browser, specifies the community theme corresponding to the URL, Communication with the community management server 130 is performed based on the environment definition file 321, and a community screen or the like as described later is displayed. The community communication unit 312 includes functions such as a transmission unit, a setting display control unit, a community participation information transmission unit, and a community creation information transmission unit.

  The transmission means included in the community communication means 312 is a means for transmitting to the community management server 130 the address corresponding to the information providing source provided from the information providing server 120 and user information for identifying the user. The setting display control means is a means having a function of displaying information indicating whether or not a community associated with an address received by the communication device 114 from the community management server 130 is set on the display device.

  When a request to participate in the community associated with the address is made by the input device 112 and the theme is selected and written from the community information associated with the address, the community participation information transmitting means is sent to the community management server 130. It is a means for transmitting community participation request / participation writing information.

The environment definition file 321 is set with a user identification name of a user who intends to set a community corresponding to information displayed in an information display area such as a browser described later.
In the internal control table 322, information for associating the address of the provider of information provided from the information providing server 120 with the community registered in the community management server 130 is set.

  4 shows a data configuration diagram of the environment definition file 321, and FIG. 5 shows a data configuration diagram of the internal control table 322.

  The environment definition file 321 includes a user ID. The internal control table 322 includes a URL, a community ID, a theme ID, and status information, and can be configured to set a community and a theme corresponding to the URL. The state information is information for identifying whether community communication is in operation or is interrupted.

  A plurality of community IDs, theme IDs, and status information can be set for one URL. Moreover, the community communication means 312 installed in the user terminal 110 may be a program that runs independently on the user terminal 110 instead of the plug-in program of the web browser. In addition, when it is configured by a program that runs independently, it has a function of recognizing that the web page currently displayed on the web browser is valid, and functions in synchronization with the web browser. In addition, that a web page is effective means that a web page is active information, and is a web page in the foreground. Thereby, communication with the community corresponding to the web page currently displayed on the web browser is attained.

[Information providing server 120]
The information providing server 120 includes an authentication unit 121, a web page 122, a community prohibition registration unit 123, and a community prohibition deletion unit 124.

  The authentication unit 121 identifies a user based on an ID and a password, and authenticates access from the editing terminal 140. When the editing terminal 140 is authenticated by the authentication unit 121, the editing terminal 140 can access the information providing server 120 and perform operations such as prohibition of community of web pages and deletion of prohibition of community.

  The web page 122 is provided from the user terminal 110 to the user terminal 110 in response to a request. The community prohibition registration unit 123 can be operated by the user authenticated by the authentication unit 121, and performs an operation of prohibiting creation of a community for the user's web page. The community prohibition deletion unit 124 can be operated by the user authenticated by the authentication unit 121, and performs an operation of canceling the community creation prohibition on the user's web page.

[Community management server 130]
As shown in FIG. 3, the community management server 130 includes a control means 131, a community management means 132, a community communication means 133, a user management book 134, an internal control table 135, a community management book 136, a community prohibition book 137, and history information. 138 and an environment definition file 139.

  The control unit 131 performs overall control of the community management server 130.

  The community management means 132 refers to the user management book 134 in which information about the user is stored based on the address and user information received from the user terminal device 110 and the community management book 136 in which information about the community is stored. The community information transmitting means for transmitting information about the community associated with the address to the user terminal device 110, and the user management book 134 and the community management book 136 based on the information about the community from the user terminal device 110. It includes community participation information updating means for updating, acquires user and community information from the user management book 134, internal control table 135, community management book 136, and history information 138, manages the community, According to 137 To create a community performs the process of prohibiting the creation of a community that corresponds to the URL that are prohibited.

  Further, the community management unit 132 performs a process of registering new community information in the user management book 134 and the community management book 136 based on the new community creation request / creation writing information provided from the user terminal 110. Including means.

The community communication unit 133 transmits and receives community information based on the management information managed by the community management unit 132.
In addition, when new information is registered in the community, the community communication unit 133 transmits a notification that the new information is registered to the user terminal 110 of the user information registered in the community. Specifically, the community communication unit 133 includes an information update transmission unit (not shown). The information update transmission unit refers to the user information management book 134 when information is uploaded to the community, and the information is uploaded. The user information that participates in the community is acquired, and a notification that the information has been uploaded by e-mail is sent to the mail address of the acquired user information. Note that the information up notification is not limited to e-mail, but may be notified on the POP up screen in a state where communication with the user terminal 110 is possible. As a result, when there is a new remark in the participating community, it is possible to recognize that there has been a new remark in the community without the user opening the community.
Here, the user management book 134 will be described.

  FIG. 6 shows a data configuration diagram of the user management book 134.

  The user management book 134 includes a user ID, terminal identification information, community information, and theme information. The user ID is information for identifying the user. The terminal identification information is composed of, for example, an IP address, and is information for identifying the user terminal 110. The community information includes information such as community ID, validity period, and last access time. The community ID is information for identifying a community. The effective period is information indicating the effective period set for the community. The last access time is information indicating the last access time to the community. The theme information includes a theme ID, a validity period, and a last access time. The theme ID is information for identifying a theme. The effective period is information indicating the effective period set in the theme. The last access time is information indicating the time when the theme was last accessed.

The user management book 134 can recognize the community and the theme to which the user belongs, and can also recognize the effective period, the last access time to the community and the theme.
At this time, the user information is deleted from the user management book 134 when the usage status of the user corresponding to the user information registered in the user management book 134 becomes a specific condition set in advance. Processing can be performed. For example, withdrawal from a participating community can be set to be deleted or withdrawn on a predetermined time or condition according to a predetermined value or a set value of a user. Specifically, when a user writes a question on a community or theme, it can be set to leave if there is no response within 2 days of validity, and user information and information on the theme / community can be deleted. Can do. Thereby, even if the user forgets to stop, it is possible to prevent the data from being saved in vain.

  Next, the internal control table 135 will be described.

  FIG. 7 shows a data configuration diagram of the internal control table 135. FIG. 14A shows a community control table, and FIG. 14B shows a theme control table.

  The internal control table 135 includes a community control table 135a shown in FIG. 7A, a theme control table 135b shown in FIG. 7B, and a notification address specification table 135c shown in FIG. 7C.

  As shown in FIG. 7A, the community control table 135a is configured to include information such as community ID, number of users, and last access time.

  The community ID is information for identifying a community. The number of users is information indicating the number of users performing community communication. The last access time indicates the time when the user last accessed the target community.

As shown in FIG. 7B, the theme control table 135b includes a theme ID, a last access time, the number of users, a user ID, and the like. The theme ID is information for identifying a theme registered in the target community. The last access time indicates the time when the user last accessed the target theme. The number of users is information indicating the number of users of the target theme. The user ID is information for identifying the user of the target theme.
As shown in FIG. 7C, the notification address specification table 135c is a control table for specifying an address for inquiring of the community management server 130 about the presence or absence of a community, and includes information displayed on a web browser such as a web page. It consists of an address and user identification information. By providing the notification address specification table 135c, it is possible to easily grasp the existence of the community registered corresponding to the web page for each user, and to reduce the response to the inquiry from the user terminal 110 on the community management server 130 side. And the processing load on the community management server 130 can be reduced.

  Next, the community management book 136 will be described.

  FIG. 8 shows a data structure diagram of the community management book 136. FIG. 8A shows a community management table, and FIG. 8B shows a theme management table.

  The community management book 136 includes a community management table 136a shown in FIG. 8A and a theme management table 136b shown in FIG. 8B.

  As shown in FIG. 8A, the community management table 136a is composed of a community ID, a community name, and a creation time. The community ID is information for identifying a community created in response to a community creation request from the user terminal 110. The user management book 134, the theme control table 135a of the internal control table 135, the theme management table 136b, The history information file 138 and the community ID in the internal control table 322 of the user terminal 110 are used in common. The community name is information indicating the name of the community and is set by the user. The creation time is information indicating the date and time when the community is created.

  As shown in FIG. 8B, the theme management table 136b includes a community ID, a theme ID, a theme name, and a creation time.

  The community ID is information for identifying a community created in response to a community creation request from the user terminal 110, and shares the community management table 136a. Has been. The theme ID is information for identifying a theme created in the community, and includes a user management book 134, a theme control table 135b of the internal control table 135, a history information file 138, and an internal control table 322 of the user terminal 110. Etc. The theme name is information indicating the name of the theme, and is set by the user. The creation time is information indicating the date and time when the theme was created.

  Community themes are managed by the community management book 136.

  Next, the community prohibition book 137 will be described.

  FIG. 9 shows a data configuration diagram of the community prohibition book 137.

  The community prohibition book 137 is configured to include the URL of the information providing source, and is registered by the community prohibition registration unit 123 of the information providing server 120. Community creation is prohibited for URLs registered in the community prohibition book 137. Further, the URL registered in the community prohibition book 137 is deleted by an instruction from the community prohibition deletion unit 124 of the information providing server 120.

  Next, the history information file 138 will be described.

  FIG. 10 shows a data structure diagram of the history information file 138.

  The history information file 138 includes a community time, a community ID, a theme ID, a user ID, and a message content.

  The community time is information indicating the time when the content of the message is registered. The community ID is information for identifying the community in which the content of the message is registered. The theme ID is information for identifying the theme in which the content of the message is registered. The user ID is information for identifying the user who has spoken. The message content is information indicating the message content.

  Next, the environment definition file 139 will be described.

  FIG. 11 shows a data configuration diagram of the environment definition file 139.

  The environment definition file 139 includes a monitoring time and a history storage time. The monitoring time is information that defines the monitoring interval of the content of the message. The history storage time is information that defines the storage time of the content of a statement.

[Editing terminal 140]
The editing terminal 140 realizes processing functions including the communication unit 140a and the editor 140b by a program. The communication unit 140 a communicates with the information providing server 120 via the network 150. The information providing server 120 performs authentication processing of the editing terminal 140 by the authentication unit 121 and, when authenticated, permits the editing terminal 140 to update the web page 122 and to operate the community prohibition registration unit 123 and the community prohibition deletion unit 124. .

  The editor 140b is a program for editing the web page 122 of the information providing server 120, operating the community prohibition registration unit 123, the community prohibition deletion unit 124, and the like.

  The state in which the user has joined the community is a state in which user information is registered in the user management book 134 of the community management server 130. When a user newly creates a community theme, user information is registered in the user management book 134, and a participation state is entered. In addition, when a user requests participation in an existing community theme, user information is registered in the user management book 134 regardless of whether or not there is a writing. Note that user information is not registered in the user management book 134 simply by referring to the community theme. Even if the user does not open the community theme, the user remains in the participation state until a request to delete user information from the user management book 134 is made.

[Operation screen]
Users can click on a community communication button while referring to a web page, and users who are viewing the same web page can perform community communication.

  First, a browser screen that displays information (web page) provided from the information providing server 120 will be described.

  FIG. 12 shows an example of the browser screen.

  The browser screen 210 includes a menu display area 211, a toolbar display area 212, a community menu display button 213, an address display area 214, an information display area 215, a status bar 217, and a theme reference area 218.

  In the menu display area 211, menu buttons for performing various settings related to the browser are displayed for each item. In the toolbar display area 212, various menu buttons in which a plurality of functions frequently used for simplifying functions performed by the user are arranged are displayed.

  The community menu display button 213 is an operation button for displaying a menu for operating the community. The menu list 216 is displayed by displaying the community menu display button 213. The menu list 216 is a list of menu items for operating the community, and includes a setting button 221, a creation button 222, a stop button 223, a reference button 224, and a participation button 225.

  When the user clicks the setting button 221, an environment setting screen 230 is displayed on the display screen of the display device 115.

  In the status bar 217, information regarding the current state of the display screen is displayed.

The theme reference area 218 displays a theme set corresponding to the information displayed in the information display area 215.
At this time, if a community and a theme are created in a state where information is displayed in the information display area 215 of the browser screen 210, the internal control table 322 includes a community and a URL corresponding to the URL of the information displayed in the information display area 215. The theme is set.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of the environment setting screen 230.

  The environment setting screen 230 includes a user identification name input area 231, a cancel button 232, and a setting button 233. Use to set a community corresponding to the information displayed in the information display area 215 in the environment definition file 321 by inputting the user identification name in the user identification name input area 231 and clicking the setting button 233 The user identification name of the user is set. The environment setting operation is canceled by the cancel button 232, and the environment setting screen 230 is deleted from the display screen of the display device 115.

  When the user clicks the creation button 222, a community creation screen 240 is displayed on the display screen of the display device 115.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of the community creation screen 240.

  The community creation screen 240 includes a community name display area 241, a theme list display area 242, a new theme name input area 243, a cancel button 244, and a setting button 245. In the community name display area 241, a community name that has already been set is displayed.

  The theme list display area 242 displays a list of themes set in the community. The new theme name input area 243 is an area for inputting a new theme name. A new theme is set by entering a new theme name in the new theme name input area 243 and clicking the setting button 245. By clicking the cancel button 244, the new theme setting operation is canceled and the community creation screen 240 is deleted from the display screen of the display device 115.

  When the user clicks the stop button 223, a stop screen 250 is displayed on the display screen of the display device 115.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of the stop screen 250.

  The stop screen 250 includes a theme list display area 251, a stop theme instruction area 252, a cancel button 253, and a setting button 254.

  The theme list display area 251 displays a list of theme names set by the user. The stop theme designation area 252 is provided corresponding to the themes displayed in a list. When the user clicks on the theme area to be stopped, a check (black fill in the figure) is added. Next, when the setting button 254 is clicked, the checked theme is deleted.

  By clicking the cancel button 253, the theme stop operation is canceled and the stop screen 250 is deleted from the display screen of the display device 115.

  When the user clicks the reference button 224, a reference screen 260 is displayed on the display screen of the display device 115.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of the reference screen 260.

  The reference screen 260 includes a theme list display area 261, a participation theme instruction area 262, a cancel button 263, and a setting button 264.

  The theme list display area 261 displays a list of registered theme names.

  The participation theme instruction area 262 is provided corresponding to the themes displayed in a list, and a check (black fill in the figure) is added when the user clicks on the theme area to be referred to. Next, when the setting button 264 is clicked, a community screen including a checked theme is displayed on the display screen of the display device 115.

  By clicking the cancel button 263, the theme reference operation is canceled and the reference screen 260 is deleted from the display screen of the display device 115.

  Further, when there is only one target theme, the community list may be directly displayed without displaying the theme list. Thereby, unnecessary operations can be reduced.

  When the user clicks the join button 225, the community screen 270 is directly displayed on the display screen of the display device 115.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of the community screen 270.

  The community screen 270 includes a theme list display area 271, a participation theme instruction area 272, a speech history display area 273, a speech content input area 274, a speech button 275, an interruption button 276, and a history button 277.

  The theme list display area 271 displays a list of registered theme names.

  The participation theme instruction area 272 is provided corresponding to the themes displayed in a list, and a check (blacked out in the figure) is added when the user clicks on the theme area to be joined. In the message history display area 273, the latest message contents of the participants of the theme checked in the participation theme instruction area 272 are displayed, for example, in time series. In addition, the content of the user's speech is input to the speech content input area 274.

  When the comment button 275 is clicked after inputting the message content in the message content input area 274, the message content input in the message content input area 274 is transmitted to the community management server 130 and registered as the message of the selected theme. .

  When the user clicks the interrupt button 276, communication with the community management server 130 is interrupted. When the user clicks the history button 277, the message history screen 280 is displayed on the display screen of the display device 115.

  FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of the remark history screen 280.

  The message history screen 280 includes a message content display area 281 and a return button 282. In the message content display area 281, the content of the messages of all the participants in the theme is displayed in time series, for example. When the user clicks the return button 282, the message history screen 280 is deleted from the display screen of the display device 115, and the screen returns to the community screen 270.

  Next, operation | movement of the information provision system 100 of a present Example is demonstrated.

  FIG. 19 shows a process flowchart of the information providing system 100.

  When the user terminal 110 is instructed to start the web browser by the user's operation of the input device 112, the web browser is started in step S1-1. When information is requested by the user's operation of the input device 112, the user terminal 110 requests information from the information providing server 120 in step S1-2.

  When receiving the information request at step S2-1, the information providing server 120 retrieves the information requested at step S2-2 and transmits it to the user terminal 110 that transmitted the information request at step S2-3.

  Upon receiving the information requested from the information providing server 120 in step S1-3, the user terminal 110 displays the information on the display device 115 in step S1-4. When the community menu display button 213 on the web browser screen 210 is clicked in step S1-5, the user terminal 110 displays a community menu screen 216 as shown in FIG.

  When the creation button 222 is clicked on the community menu screen 216, a community registration request is transmitted to the community management server 130 in step S1-6. The community registration request includes information such as the URL of a web page currently opened in the browser, a user ID, a community name, and a theme name.

  When the community management server 130 receives the community registration request from the user terminal 110 in step S3-1, the community management server 130 refers to the community prohibition list 137 in step S3-2 and includes the URL of the web page on which the community theme is to be registered. It is determined whether or not. When the URL of the web page for which the community theme is to be registered is included in the community prohibition book 137, the community management server 130 prohibits the registration of the community theme for the URL notified in step S3-3. Notification is sent to the user terminal 110.

Upon receiving the registration prohibition notification in step S1-7, the user terminal 110 displays a registration prohibition display indicating that the community registration request requested in step S1-8 is prohibited.
If the URL of the web page to which the community theme is to be registered is not included in the community prohibition book 137 in step S3-2, the community management server 130 in step S3-4 will have a user ID and community name. A community ID, a theme ID, and the like are created from the theme name and the like, and are registered in the user management book 134, the internal control table 135, the community management book 136, and the like. Further, the community management server 130 transmits the created community ID and theme ID to the user terminal device 110.

  When the user terminal 110 receives the community ID and the theme ID of the community that made the community registration request from the community management server 130 in step S1-9, the user terminal 110 determines that the community registration has been completed, and in step S1-11 the environment definition Information is registered in the file 321 and the internal control table 322. If there is no notification from the community management server 130 in step S1-9, the user terminal 110 displays an error indicating that the process for the community registration request is an error in step S1-10.

As described above, the community theme corresponding to the information displayed on the web browser screen 210 is registered.
The withdrawal from the community can be automatically withdrawn when the user sets a predetermined condition and the predetermined condition is met. An example of the predetermined condition is that if there is no answer within a certain period of time, for example, two days after the question is written, the user information is deleted so that the user can withdraw. Another example of the predetermined condition is to simply delete the user information after a certain period of time, for example, one month, so that the user information can be withdrawn.
In addition, said conditions are an example to the last, and are not limited to these conditions.

  When the participation button 225 is operated from the community menu screen 216 and a request for participation in the community is made in step S1-12, the user terminal 110 refers to the internal control table 322 in step S1-13, and displays the current display device. The corresponding community ID and theme ID are acquired based on the URL of the information displayed on the web browser screen 115, and the user ID is assigned and transmitted to the community management server 130 in step S1-14.

  When the community management server 130 receives the community theme participation request from the user terminal 110 in step S3-5, the community management server 130 refers to the user management book 134 and the community management book 136 in step S3-6, and requests the requested community ID. Search for the community theme corresponding to the theme ID.

  In step S3-7, the community management server 130 starts community communication with the user terminal 110 within the community theme of the community ID / theme ID requested from the user terminal 110. When the community communication is started by the community management server 130 in step S1-15, the user terminal 110 causes the display device 115 to display the community theme information provided from the community management server 130 in step S1-16. . Note that when community communication is started, the user terminal 110 changes the state of the corresponding community theme in the internal control table 322 to an operating state.

  The user terminal 110 terminates community communication via the community management server 130 when the stop button 223 is operated from the community menu screen 216 in steps S1-17 and S1-18 and a community stop instruction is issued.

When the community management server 130 detects the stop of the community communication by the user terminal 110 in step S3-8, the community management server 130 ends the community communication with the user terminal 110 and updates the internal control table and the like in step S3-9.
As described above, the user can directly participate in the community theme set corresponding to the information displayed on the web browser 210. At this time, since the community theme is set corresponding to the information displayed on the web browser 210, participants in the community theme can exchange information based on common information. Therefore, effective information can be acquired.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, the creator of the web page creates his / her own in the community prohibition list 137 of the community management server 130 by operating the community prohibition registration unit 123 of the information providing server 120 using the editing terminal 140. By registering the URL of the web page, it is possible to prohibit creation of a community and a theme for the web page created by the user. In addition, by deleting the URL of the web page created by the community prohibition deleting unit 124 in the community prohibition list 137 of the community management server 130, it is prohibited to create a community and a theme for the web page created by the user. You can also

  In the above embodiment, the user terminal 110 manages the community corresponding to the address of the web page and can participate in the community as necessary. However, when the user terminal 110 requests the community, the community management server 130 sends the community. You may make it acquire condition management information. Thereby, when a user makes a community request, the latest community condition management information can be acquired, so that the community can be managed reliably.

  In addition, once the user terminal 110 acquires community management information from the community management server 130, it is not necessary to make an inquiry to the community management server 130. Since the server 130 does not need to respond, the processing load of the community management server 130 can be reduced.

  FIG. 20 is a data configuration diagram of the community condition management table managed by the community management server 130.

  The community condition management table includes a group ID, a notification address, a condition classification, and user identification information.

  The group ID is identification information for identifying the community to which the user belongs. The notification address is information such as the URL of a web page corresponding to the community. You can specify multiple notification addresses. The condition classification is information defining conditions to be notified, and for example, various conditions such as notifying only the notification address, or the notification address and its primary link address, or the notification address and its lower address can be designated. The user identification information is information for identifying a user who designates a condition.

  The community condition management table is managed by the community management server 130, and an address and condition classification are designated by the user terminal 110, and are grouped and managed as shown in FIG. The community condition management table is referenced using the user identification information of the user terminal 110 that has made a community request at the time of a community request from the user terminal 110 as a key, and community condition management information such as an address and condition classification is acquired. To the user terminal 110. The user terminal 110 can determine the address and condition to be inquired from the user terminal 110 to the community management server 130 by referring to the community condition management information notified from the community management server 130. As a result, it is possible to prevent the user terminal 110 from inquiring the community management server 130 unnecessarily, and to reduce the response burden of the community management server 130.

  Further, the community management server 130 or the user terminal 110 has a community name conversion table for converting information for identifying a community for each user identification information into a community name set in advance. A community name can be set arbitrarily.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, a program for linking a web page and a community is plugged into the web browser, but it may be provided as an independent program. At this time, it is possible to easily link from the web page to the community by displaying it on the status bar 217 or the like.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said Example, It cannot be overemphasized that a various modified example can be considered in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention.

It is a system configuration figure of one example of the present invention. It is a block block diagram of the user terminal. It is a functional block diagram of one Example of this invention. It is a data block diagram of the environment definition file. It is a data block diagram of the internal control table 322. It is a data block diagram of the user management book. It is a data block diagram of the internal control table 135. It is a data block diagram of the community management book 136. It is a data block diagram of the community prohibition book 137. 4 is a data configuration diagram of a history information file 138. FIG. It is a data block diagram of the environment definition file 139. It is a figure which shows an example of the browser screen. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an environment setting screen 230. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the community creation screen. It is a figure which shows an example of the stop screen. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a reference screen 260. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the community screen. It is a figure which shows an example of the comment log | history screen 280. FIG. 5 is a process flowchart of the information providing system 100. It is a data block diagram of the community condition management table managed by the community management server 130.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Information provision system 110 User terminal, 120 Information provision server, 130 Community management server 140 Editing terminal, 150 Network 111 Processing apparatus, 112 Input apparatus, 113 Storage apparatus, 114 Communication apparatus 115 Display apparatus, 116 Memory 121 Authentication means, 122 Web page, 123 Community prohibition registration means 124 Community prohibition deletion means 131 Control means, 132 Community management means, 133 Community communication means 134 User management book, 135 Internal control table, 136 Community management book 137 Community management book, 138 History information file 139 Environment definition file 311 Information display control means, 312 Community communication means, 321 Environment definition file 322 Internal control table

Claims (9)

An information providing system including a user terminal device, an information providing server that provides information to the user terminal device via a network, and a community management server that provides a community environment to the user terminal device via the network Because
The user terminal device
Information display control means for displaying information provided from the information providing server on a display device;
Community registration request transmitting means for transmitting to the community management server a community registration request including an address corresponding to a provider of information provided from the information providing server , user information for identifying a user, a community name, and a theme name When,
Setting display control means for displaying information on the community registered by the community registration request on the display device;
Community participation information transmitting means for transmitting community participation information including the user information, a community name associated with the address, a theme name, and writing information related to the theme name to the community management server,
The community management server
Based on the community registration request received from the user terminal device, community registration means for registering by storing the user information, community by community name and theme name in the storage means in association with the address;
Community information transmission means for transmitting information about the community registered by the community registration means to the user terminal device;
Based on the community participation information received from the user terminal device, the community participation information update means for updating the user information, the community name and the theme name by storing write information in a storage means. system. The information display control means is browser software,
The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the community registration request transmission unit, the setting display control unit, and the community participation information update unit are plugged into the browser software. A community management method for a community management server for providing a community environment to a user terminal device via a network,
The community management server is
The community name based on the community registration request including the address corresponding to the provider of the information provided from the user terminal device and provided from the information providing server, the user information identifying the user, the community name, and the theme name And a community registration procedure for registering the community by the theme name by storing it in the storage means in association with the address;
Community information transmission procedure for transmitting information related to the community registered by the community registration procedure to the user terminal device;
Based on community participation information received from the user terminal device and associated with the address, including community name, theme name, and writing information related to the theme name, writing for each user information, community name, and theme name A community management method for a community management server, comprising: a community participation information update procedure for updating information by storing information in a storage means . Based on the address and the user information received from the user terminal device, a predetermined condition, send a community condition management information in which information on community conditions through group and user registered in the user terminal device 4. The community management method for a community management server according to claim 3 , wherein the user restricts access other than a predetermined address. The community management method of the community management server according to claim 3 or 4 , wherein when new information is registered in the community, a notification that new information has been registered is transmitted to a user corresponding to the user information. Community management of any one of claims 3 to 5 to remove the user information when usage of the user corresponding to the user information becomes a preset specific conditions from the storage means Server community management method. The community management method of the community management server according to any one of claims 3 to 6 , wherein the community name is converted into a community name registered for each user and transmitted to the user terminal. A community management server that provides a community environment to a user terminal device via a network,
The community name based on the community registration request including the address corresponding to the provider of the information provided from the user terminal device and provided from the information providing server, the user information identifying the user, the community name, and the theme name And community registration means for registering by storing the community by the theme name in the storage means in association with the address,
Community information transmitting means for transmitting information about the community registered by the community registration procedure to the user terminal device;
Based on community participation information received from the user terminal device and associated with the address, including community name, theme name, and writing information related to the theme name, writing for each user information, community name, and theme name A community management server having community participation information updating means for updating information by storing information in the storage means . On the computer,
Based on the community registration request including the address corresponding to the provider of the information provided from the user terminal device and provided from the information providing server, the user information for identifying the user, the community name, and the theme name, A community registration procedure for registering a community based on a theme name by storing it in the storage means in association with the address;
Community information transmission procedure for transmitting information related to the community registered by the community registration procedure to the user terminal device;
Written information for each of the user information, community name, and theme name based on community participation information including community name, theme name, and written information related to the theme name associated with the address received from the user terminal device A community management program for executing a community participation information update procedure for updating by storing in a storage means .

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