JP5470500B1 - Application generation apparatus, application generation system, and application generation method - Google Patents

Abstract

A native application is easily generated.
An application generation apparatus includes a storage unit that stores a template application that is a template of a native application, a reception unit that receives a request indicating a generation request of a native application together with a web application address, and a reception unit. Is configured to generate a native application by setting the access destination of the template application to the address accepted by the accepting unit 12 in response to accepting the request.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an application generation device, an application generation system, and an application generation method.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a content management system (hereinafter referred to as CMS (Content Management System)) is used to construct and manage content that is published as a web application (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2011-248800 A

  Incidentally, in recent years, smartphones that can download and install native applications have become widespread. When installing a native application, a smartphone user accesses a predetermined application server that provides an application and searches for a desired native application.

  However, since the web application constructed by CMS is constructed as a website, it may be displayed as a search result of the search site, but cannot be retrieved from the application server. Therefore, there is a problem that a user who searches for a native application in the application server cannot use a web application developed by CMS.

  On the other hand, it is also conceivable to develop a native application having a function equivalent to that of a web application constructed by CMS and upload the native application to an application server. However, development of a new native application requires a lot of development man-hours.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an application generation apparatus, an application generation system, and an application generation method that can easily generate a native application.

  The application generation apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, when installed in a terminal, accesses a predetermined access destination to acquire information and generates a native application to be displayed on the display unit of the terminal A storage unit that stores a template application that is a template of the native application, a reception unit that receives a request indicating a generation request for a native application together with a web application address, and the reception unit has received the request. And a generating unit that generates the native application by setting the access destination of the template application to the address received by the receiving unit.

  According to this invention, in the application generation device, the generation unit displays the information displayed by the web application by setting the access destination of the template application to the address of the web application received by the reception unit. It can function as a native application. Therefore, the application generation device can easily generate a native application having a function equivalent to that of the web application when the reception unit receives the address of the web application.

The template application includes setting information for setting the access destination, and the generation unit copies the template application in response to the reception unit receiving the request, and the copied template application The native application is generated by setting the access destination of the setting information included in the information to the address received by the receiving unit.
According to this invention, the application generation device can easily generate a native application by a simple process of changing the access destination included in the setting information to the address received by the reception unit.

The setting information includes setting items related to the display mode of the native application, the reception unit receives display mode information related to the display mode of the native application, and the generation unit sets the setting related to the display mode. The display mode information received by the receiving unit is set in the item.
According to the present invention, the application generation device can easily set the display mode of the native application by changing the setting item related to the display mode included in the setting information. Further, the application generation device can change the display mode of the web application only when using the web application via the native application without changing the display mode of the web application itself.

  Further, when the template application is installed in the terminal as the native application, the web application is updated based on a setting item related to an acquisition destination of the update information of the web application included in the setting information. And the update unit receives an address of a page indicating the update information, and the generation unit includes the setting information included in the copied template application. The address of the page indicating the update information received by the receiving unit is set in the setting item relating to the acquisition destination of the update information.

  According to the present invention, the application generation device sets the setting item related to the acquisition source of the update information of the native application to the address of the page indicating the update information received by the reception unit, so that the web application is updated to the native application. Update information indicating that it has been made can be notified.

The application generation apparatus further includes a notification unit that receives notification information to be notified to the native application and notifies the native application of the notification information, and the template application is installed in the terminal as the native application. And receiving notification information from the application generation device, and notifying the terminal of the notification information.
According to this invention, the user of the application generation device can notify notification information such as new arrival information and privilege information to the user of the terminal that has installed the native application via the notification unit.

The template application includes the setting information and one or more program files, and the terminal installs the setting information and the one or more program files constituting the native application generated by the generation unit. It is further characterized by further comprising a conversion unit for converting into a file of a possible format.
According to the present invention, the application generation device provides a native application in an installable format to the development terminal. Therefore, the native application can be uploaded to the application server on the development terminal side without further processing or changing the native application.

The reception unit receives an address of a main page of the web application, and the generation unit generates menu information of the web application based on the main page indicated by the address received by the reception unit. Features.
According to the present invention, the application generation device can generate menu information based on the main page of the web application even when the menu page is not provided in the web application.

In addition, the generation unit provides a link for transitioning to a menu page displayed on the display unit when the native application is installed and activated on the terminal and to a page for setting information related to charging of the native application. It is characterized by providing.
According to the present invention, the application generation device can easily set information related to the billing of the native application.

  An application generation system according to a second aspect of the present invention includes a development terminal and an application generation device, and when installed on the terminal, accesses a predetermined access destination to acquire information, and displays the terminal An application generation system for generating a native application to be displayed on a unit, wherein the development terminal transmits a web application address and a request indicating a generation request for a native application to the application generation device, An acquisition unit that acquires a native application generated by the application generation device from the application generation device, and the application generation device is a template application that is a template of the native application. A storage unit that stores an application, a reception unit that receives a request indicating a generation request for a native application together with an address of a web application, and the access destination of the template application in response to the reception unit receiving the request. The generation unit that generates the native application by setting the address received by the reception unit, and the reception unit receives the access destination of the template application in response to the reception unit receiving the request. And a generation unit configured to generate the native application by setting the address, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the native application generated by the generation unit to the development terminal.

An application generation method according to a third aspect of the present invention is an application generation method for generating a native application that, when installed on a terminal, obtains information by accessing a predetermined access destination and displays the information on the display unit of the terminal And a procedure for receiving a request indicating a generation request of a native application together with an address of a web application, and an access destination of a template application that is a template of the native application in response to the reception of the request. And a procedure for generating the native application by setting to an address.
According to the application generation system which concerns on a 2nd aspect, and the application generation method which concerns on a 3rd aspect, there can exist an effect similar to the application generation apparatus which concerns on a 1st aspect.

  According to the present invention, a native application can be easily generated.

It is a figure showing an outline of an application generation system concerning a 1st embodiment. It is a functional lineblock diagram of an application generation device and a development terminal concerning a 1st embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the page for a request displayed on the display part of the terminal for development concerning a 1st embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the page for transmission displayed on the display part of the terminal for development concerning a 1st embodiment. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing flow until a native application is transmitted to a development terminal in the application generation apparatus according to the first embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the page for a request displayed on the display part of the terminal for development concerning a 2nd embodiment. It is a function block diagram of the application production | generation apparatus, development terminal, and portable terminal which concern on 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the page for a request displayed on the display part of the terminal for development concerning a 4th embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
<First Embodiment>
[Overview of application generation system S]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an overview of an application generation system S according to the first embodiment. The application generation system S is a system that includes an application generation device 1 and a development terminal 2 that is communicably connected to the application generation device 1 via a network N such as the Internet, and generates a native application.

  The native application is an application program installed in a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, for example. For example, the user of the mobile terminal accesses the application providing server 3 and searches for a desired native application. Then, the user of the mobile terminal selects a desired native application from the search result, acquires the native application from the application providing server 3, and installs the native application in the mobile terminal.

  The application generation device 1 of the application generation system S is, for example, a content management system that constructs a web application according to the operation of the development terminal 2. Here, the web application is an application that is executed via the network N, and is composed of one or more web pages described in HTML or JavaScript (registered trademark). The web application is, for example, a blog, a fan site such as a celebrity, a game site, a shopping site, or the like.

  For example, when receiving a web application address and a request indicating a native application generation request, the application generation apparatus 1 generates and outputs a native application having the received address as an access destination. The development terminal 2 acquires the output native application and uploads it to the application providing server 3 via the network N. As a result, the user of the mobile terminal can search the application providing server 3 for a native application that displays web application information.

  Thereafter, when the user of the mobile terminal downloads the native application from the application providing server 3 and installs it, an application icon is displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal. When the user of the mobile terminal executes the icon, the native application is executed. When the native application is activated, it accesses the web application address set in advance and acquires and displays the web page. Then, when a link or the like of the displayed web application is selected, the native application accesses the link or the like, and acquires and displays another web page constituting the web application.

[Functional configuration of application generating apparatus 1]
Next, the functional configuration of the application generation device 1 will be described. FIG. 2 is a functional configuration diagram of the application generation device 1 and the development terminal 2 according to the first embodiment.
The application generation device 1 includes a storage unit 11, a reception unit 12, a generation unit 13, a conversion unit 14, and a transmission unit 15. Here, the reception part 12, the production | generation part 13, the conversion part 14, and the transmission part 15 are comprised by CPU etc., for example.

  The storage unit 11 includes, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a hard disk, and the like. The storage unit 11 stores a template application 111 that is a template of a native application.

  When installed on a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, the template application 111 is a native application template that accesses a predetermined access destination to acquire information and displays the information on the display unit of the terminal. The template application 111 includes setting information 112 and one or more program files 113 and is stored in a predetermined folder of the storage unit 11. A plurality of types of template applications 111 are stored corresponding to the OS of the terminal to be installed.

The setting information 112 includes setting items related to the access destination of the native application, menu screen information, and display mode information.
The setting items related to the menu screen information include a menu image used for the menu screen of the native application and a link destination to be displayed on the menu screen of the native application.

  The display mode includes the background color, font shape, icon image shape, and the like, and the setting items related to the display mode information of the native application include items for selecting the background color, font, and icon image. The background color is a background color when the native application displays information on the display unit of the terminal, and the icon image is an image indicating the icon of the native application.

  The one or more program files 113 include, for example, a library file in which a plurality of highly versatile function programs are collected, a program file for acquiring information based on each setting item of the setting information 112, and the like.

  The accepting unit 12 accepts a request indicating a native application generation request from the development terminal 2 together with the web application address. Specifically, when receiving a request page acquisition request from the development terminal 2, the reception unit 12 first transmits the request page to the development terminal 2. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the request page 30 displayed on the display unit 23 of the development terminal 2 according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the request page 30 includes, as input fields, an address input field 31 indicating the location of the web application accessed by the native application, a menu image input field 32 used for the menu screen of the native application, In addition, a link destination input field 33 displayed on the menu screen of the native application is provided. Here, a plurality of input fields 32 and input fields 33 may be provided, or an input field addition button may be provided on the request page, and may be additionally displayed when the button is pressed. Further, the request page 30 is provided with a background color input field 34 and an icon image input field 35 as input fields related to display mode information of the native application.

  For example, the URL of the main page of the web application is input in the input field 31. In the menu image input field 32, the storage destination address of the menu image file to be displayed on the menu page is input, and in the link destination input field 33, the address of the link destination page corresponding to the menu image is input. .

  In the background color input field 34, a color code (a character string in which RGB values are expressed in hexadecimal notation) and an address indicating a background image are input. In the icon image input field 35, the address of the image file is input. Here, the information input from the input field 32 to the input field 35 may be an arbitrary input.

In addition to the input field, the request page 30 is provided with output buttons 36 and 37 that are images for outputting a native application.
The output button 36 is a button for generating and outputting a first type OS application, and the output button 37 is a button for generating and outputting a second type OS application. The request page 30 may be provided with a button for generating and outputting an application for another type of OS.

  When the user of the development terminal 2 inputs various information from the input field 31 to the input field 35 and presses the output button 36 or 37 of the native application, the development terminal 2 displays various information including the address of the web application, A request indicating a generation request of the native application is transmitted. The receiving unit 12 receives a request indicating a native application generation request from the development terminal 2 together with the address of the main page of the web application, menu screen information, display mode information, and information indicating the OS type.

  The generation unit 13 generates a native application by setting the access destination of the template application to the address of the web application received by the reception unit 12 in response to the reception unit 12 receiving a request indicating a native application generation request. To do.

  Specifically, the generation unit 13 copies the template application 111 in response to the reception unit 12 receiving the request. Then, the generation unit 13 identifies the template application 111 corresponding to the OS type from the plurality of template applications 111 based on the information indicating the OS type received together with the request. Then, the generation unit 13 copies the template application 111 by copying a predetermined folder in which the identified template application 111 is stored.

  Then, the generation unit 13 rewrites the content of the setting information included in the template application 111 newly generated by copying, and generates a native application. When the generated native application is installed and executed on the mobile terminal, the web page corresponding to the web application is acquired based on the web application address included in the setting information. And a native application changes the display mode of the web page acquired based on the display mode information contained in setting information, and displays it on the display part of a portable terminal.

More specifically, the generation unit 13 sets the address of the web application received by the reception unit 12 in the setting item “access destination of native application” of the setting information included in the copied template application 111.
Further, the generation unit 13 sets the display mode information (background color, font, icon image) received by the reception unit 12 in the setting item “display mode information” of the setting information.

  The generation unit 13 generates a menu page including a plurality of menu images associated with the link destination address based on the menu image and link destination address received by the reception unit 12. The generation unit 13 may use the menu page as a page that is displayed first when the native application is executed.

  The generation unit 13 acquires the main page based on the address of the main page of the web application received by the reception unit 12. And the production | generation part 13 produces | generates the menu information of a web application based on the acquired main page. For example, the generation unit 13 analyzes a tag of a web page corresponding to the acquired main page, and extracts a highly important link. And the production | generation part 13 produces | generates the menu information contained in the extracted link with high importance. Here, the menu information is global navigation, and is information displayed together with each web page displayed via the native application. For example, the menu information is added to the top of the web application page displayed via the native application. The user of the terminal can easily access the linked web page by selecting one of a plurality of links included in the global navigation on each page of the web application displayed via the native application. it can.

  The conversion unit 14 converts the setting information constituting the native application generated by the generation unit 13 and one or more program files into a file in a format that can be installed by the terminal. Specifically, when the generation unit 13 generates a native application, the conversion unit 14 compresses a predetermined folder storing the setting information of the native application and one or more program files by a predetermined method, and the terminal Convert to an installable format file. Hereinafter, the converted file is also referred to as a native application file.

  The transmission unit 15 stores the native application file in a predetermined storage area, and transmits a transmission page displaying the address of the file to the development terminal 2. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the transmission page 40 displayed on the display unit 23 of the development terminal 2 according to the first embodiment. The transmission page 40 shown in FIG. 4 shows a display example when the output button 36 for outputting the first type OS application is pressed in the request page shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the transmission page 40 includes information indicating that a first type OS application has been generated and an image for downloading the first type OS application. A download button 41 is displayed. When the download button 41 provided on the transmission page 40 is pressed in the development terminal 2, the transmission unit 15 transmits the generated native application file to the development terminal 2.

[Functional configuration of development terminal 2]
Next, the functional configuration of the development terminal 2 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 2, the development terminal 2 includes a request unit 21 configured by a CPU or the like, and an acquisition unit 22. In addition, the development terminal 2 includes a display unit 23 configured by, for example, a liquid crystal display.

  The request unit 21 transmits a web application address and a request indicating a native application generation request to the application generation apparatus 1. Specifically, when performing a predetermined operation, the request unit 21 transmits an acquisition request for the request page 30 to the application generation apparatus 1 and acquires the request page 30 from the application generation apparatus 1. When the user of the development terminal 2 inputs information in each input field on the request page 30 and presses the output button 36 or 37 of the native application, the development terminal 2 displays various web application addresses. Information and a request indicating a generation request for the native application are transmitted.

  The acquisition unit 22 acquires the native application generated by the application generation device 1 from the application generation device 1. Specifically, the acquisition unit 22 receives a transmission page that displays the address of the native application file from the application generation device 1. Then, when the address of the native application file is selected by the user of the development terminal 2, the acquisition unit 22 transmits an acquisition request for the native application file to the application generation device 1, and the native application file is transmitted from the application generation device 1. Receive.

[Processing flow]
Next, the processing flow of the application generation device 1 will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process flow until the native application is transmitted to the development terminal 2 in the application generation apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment.

  First, the receiving unit 12 receives a request from the development terminal 2 (S1). Specifically, when the request unit 21 makes an acquisition request for the request page 30 to the application generation device 1, the reception unit 12 transmits a request page to the development terminal 2, and the development terminal 2 A request indicating a web application main page address, menu screen information, display mode information, OS type, and native application generation request is received.

  Subsequently, the generation unit 13 copies the template application 111 stored in a predetermined folder of the storage unit 11 in response to the reception unit 12 receiving the request (S2). Here, the generation unit 13 copies the template application 111 corresponding to the type of OS received in S1.

  Subsequently, the generation unit 13 rewrites the contents of the setting information constituting the template application 111 copied in S2 based on the address, menu screen information, and display mode information of the main page of the web application received in S1 (S3). . Thereby, the copied template application 111 becomes a native application.

  Subsequently, the conversion unit 14 compresses a predetermined folder storing the setting information of the native application and one or more program files generated by the generation unit 13 in S3 by a predetermined method, and converts the compressed folder into a native application file ( S4).

  Subsequently, the transmission unit 15 transmits the native application to the development terminal 2 (S5). Specifically, the transmission unit 15 transmits a transmission page displaying a storage address of the native application file and a download button to the development terminal 2, and when the download button is pressed in the development terminal 2. The native application file is transmitted to the development terminal 2.

[Effect in the first embodiment]
As described above, according to the first embodiment, in the application generation device 1, the storage unit 11 stores the template application 111 that is a template of the native application, and the reception unit 12 generates the native application together with the address of the web application. A request indicating a request is received, and the generation unit 13 generates a native application by setting the access destination of the template application 111 to the address received by the reception unit 12 in response to the reception of the request.

  In this way, in the application generation device 1, the generation unit 13 sets the access destination of the template application 111 to the address of the web application received by the reception unit 12, so that the web application displays the template application. It can be made to function as a native application that displays information. Therefore, the application generation apparatus 1 can easily generate a native application having a function equivalent to that of the web application when the reception unit 12 receives the address of the web application.

<Second Embodiment>
[Push notification of update information]
Next, the second embodiment will be described.
In the second embodiment, when a native application generated by the application generation device 1 is installed in a terminal, it is detected that a web application has been updated, and update information is pushed and notified. Is the same in other respects.

  In the second embodiment, the setting information included in the template application 111 is provided with an acquisition destination of update information of an access destination (web application) as a setting item. When the template application 111 is installed in the terminal as a native application, the template application 111 detects that the web application has been updated based on the setting item relating to the acquisition destination of the update information of the web application included in the setting information. To push update information. Here, the push notification means that the terminal automatically notifies the information without any operation by the user of the terminal. For example, the update information is notified by push to a status bar indicating various states of the terminal displayed on the display unit of the terminal. Specifically, the update information is notified by push on the status bar by displaying an icon indicating that the update information has been updated.

  In the second embodiment, the receiving unit 12 receives a page address indicating update information together with a request indicating a generation request of a native application. Specifically, the reception unit 12 transmits a request page to the development terminal 2 as in the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a request page displayed on the display unit 23 of the development terminal 2 according to the second embodiment.

  In addition to the input fields 31 to 35, the request page shown in FIG. 6 includes an input field 38 for obtaining update information. Input to the input field 38 can be performed arbitrarily. When the output button 36 or 37 is pressed in a state where information is input in the input field 38 and other input fields, the development terminal 2 displays various information including the address of the web application and the update information acquisition source, A request indicating an application generation request is transmitted. Then, the reception unit 12 receives a request indicating a generation request for a native application from the development terminal 2 together with the address of the main page of the web application, the address of the update information acquisition destination, and the like.

  In response to the reception unit 12 receiving the request, the generation unit 13 copies the template application 111 stored in a predetermined folder of the storage unit 11, and sets the contents of the setting information constituting the copied template application 111. Generate a native application by rewriting. Here, the generation unit 13 sets the address of the page indicating the update information received by the reception unit 12 in the setting item related to the acquisition destination of the update information in the setting information included in the copied template application 111.

  When the native application generated by the generation unit 13 is installed in the terminal and executed, the native application periodically accesses the acquisition destination based on the setting item related to the acquisition destination of the update information of the web application. When the native application detects that the web application has been updated, for example, the native application push-notifies information indicating that the web application has been updated on the status bar of the terminal.

[Effects of Second Embodiment]
As described above, according to the second embodiment, when the template application 111 is installed in the terminal as a native application, the web application is updated based on the setting item related to the acquisition destination of the update information of the web application. Detect and update information is pushed to the terminal. In addition, the reception unit 12 of the application generation apparatus 1 receives an address of a page indicating update information, and the generation unit 13 sets a setting item related to an acquisition destination of update information in the setting information included in the copied template application 111. The address of the page indicating the update information received by the receiving unit 12 is set.

  By doing in this way, the application generation device 1 sets the setting item related to the acquisition source of the update information of the native application to the address of the page indicating the update information received by the receiving unit 12, so that Update information indicating that the application has been updated can be pushed. In addition, the native application generated by the application generation device can make a push notification of update information to the terminal even if the web application does not perform the push notification. Therefore, by allowing the terminal user to use the native application, convenience can be improved as compared to the case of directly using the web application.

<Third Embodiment>
[Push notification of update information from the application generation device 1]
Subsequently, a third embodiment will be described.
The third embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that update information is pushed from the application generation device 1 to a terminal in which a native application is installed, and is the same in other points.

FIG. 7 is a functional configuration diagram of the application generation device 1, the development terminal 2, and the mobile terminal 4 according to the third embodiment.
In the third embodiment, the application generation device 1 receives notification information to be notified to a native application installed in the mobile terminal 4 via an input unit (not shown), and notifies the notification information to the native application. A notification unit 16 is further provided.
When the template application 111 is installed in the mobile terminal 4 as a native application, the template application 111 receives notification information from the application generation device 1 and notifies the mobile terminal 4 of the notification information.

  Specifically, the notification unit 16 and the mobile terminal 4 in which the native application is installed communicate with each other at regular intervals. For example, when the notification unit 16 displays the management screen and receives the notification information, the notification unit 16 transmits the notification information to a native application that performs communication at regular intervals. The native application of the mobile terminal 4 pushes the received notification information to the mobile terminal 4.

  Note that the notification unit 16 may receive the attribute information of the user of the mobile terminal 4 and notify the notification information limited to the mobile terminal 4 corresponding to the attribute information. For example, in the native application, input of attribute information such as the age and sex of the user of the mobile terminal 4 is received in advance, and the notification unit 16 receives specification of the attribute information together with the notification information. The native application receives notification information and attribute information from the notification unit 16, and pushes notification information to the mobile terminal 4 when the attribute information matches the attribute information received in advance.

[Effect in the third embodiment]
As described above, according to the third embodiment, the user of the application generation apparatus can notify the user of the mobile terminal 4 that has installed the native application of notification information such as new arrival information and privilege information via the notification unit. it can.

<Fourth Embodiment>
[Set information related to billing]
Subsequently, a fourth embodiment will be described.
In the fourth embodiment, the generation unit 13 sets information related to charging related to the use of the native application, and the user of the mobile terminal that has installed the native application performs setting of charging, thereby restricting browsing. Unlike the first embodiment, the other points are the same in that the page can be browsed.

  In the fourth embodiment, the setting information included in the template application 111 includes, as setting items, whether or not charging information is posted, a setting page related to charging, and an address of a charging target page. Here, the billing setting page refers to a page for the user of the mobile terminal that has installed the native application to set billing. In addition, when the user does not set the billing for the page to be billed, browsing is restricted, and when the user sets the billing and pays money to the web application operator, etc. A page that can be viewed.

  In the fourth embodiment, the accepting unit 12 accepts the presence / absence of charging information, the address of a setting page related to charging, and the address of a charging target page, along with a request indicating a generation request for a native application. Specifically, the reception unit 12 transmits a request page to the development terminal 2 as in the first embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of the request page 30 displayed on the display unit 23 of the development terminal 2 according to the fourth embodiment.

  The request page 30 shown in FIG. 8 is provided with a selection field 391 for selecting whether or not charging information is posted, an input field 392 for the setting page address related to charging, and an address input field 393 for the page to be charged. Yes. The development terminal 2 accepts selection of presence / absence of accounting information in the selection column 391. When “Yes” is selected for the posting of the billing information in the selection column 391, the address input column 392 of the setting page related to billing and the address input column 393 of the billing target page can be entered. Thereafter, when the output button 36 or 37 is pressed in a state where information is input in each input field, the address of the main page of the web application, information indicating whether or not charging information is posted, the address of the setting page related to charging, A billing target page address, menu screen information, display mode information, and a request indicating a native application generation request are transmitted. The accepting unit 12 receives from the development terminal 2 the address of the main page of the web application, information indicating whether or not charging information is posted, a setting page related to charging, the address of the page to be charged, menu screen information, and display mode information At the same time, a request indicating a request for generating a native application is received.

  In response to the reception unit 12 receiving the request, the generation unit 13 copies the template application 111 stored in a predetermined folder of the storage unit 11, and sets the contents of the setting information constituting the copied template application 111. rewrite.

  Further, the generation unit 13 generates a menu page including a plurality of menu images associated with the link destination address based on the menu image, link destination address, and background color received by the reception unit 12. Here, when the information indicating whether or not the charging information received by the receiving unit 12 is posted indicates that the charging information is to be posted, the generating unit 13 displays the charging received by the receiving unit 12 on the generated menu page. A link (for example, an image of a billing setting button) for changing to the address of the setting page is provided. Here, the generation unit 13 may use the generated menu page as a page that is displayed first when the native application is executed. Thereby, when a native application is executed, a link to a setting page related to charging can be displayed, and a user who executes the native application can be guided to the setting page.

  Thereafter, the conversion unit 14 converts the native application setting information generated by the generation unit 13 and a predetermined folder storing one or more program files into a native application file, and the transmission unit 15 develops the native application. Transmit to terminal 2.

  Thereafter, when the native application generated by the generation unit 13 is installed and executed in the terminal, a charging setting button is displayed on the menu screen. By pressing the button, billing information can be input (for example, personal information such as an address or a credit card number). When the input of the billing information is completed, the native application displays, for example, an image for transitioning to a billing target page whose browsing is restricted on a menu page, thereby enabling browsing of the billing target page.

[Effects of the fourth embodiment]
As described above, according to the fourth embodiment, the generation unit 13 shifts to a menu page displayed on the display unit when the native application is installed and activated in the terminal, and to a page for setting information related to charging of the native application. An image is provided for this purpose. Therefore, the application generation apparatus can easily set information related to charging.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated using embodiment, the technical scope of this invention is not limited to the range as described in the said embodiment. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications or improvements can be added to the above embodiment.

  For example, in the first embodiment, the request page 30 is provided with output buttons 36 and 37, which are images for outputting a native application, corresponding to the type of OS of the terminal. Not limited to this. For example, one output button may be provided on the request page 30, and the generation unit 13 may generate a native application for each of a plurality of OS types in response to the button being pressed.

  For example, in the fourth embodiment, the address of the setting page related to charging is received from the development terminal 2 via the request page 30, and the setting of charging is performed from the setting page. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a billing setting page may be provided as a component of the template application, and billing may be set via the page.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Application production | generation server, 11 ... Memory | storage part, 111 ... Template application, 112 ... Setting information, 113 ... Program file, 12 ... Reception part, 13 ... Generation part, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 14 ... Conversion part, 15 ... Output part, 16 ... Notification part, 2 ... Development terminal, 21 ... Request part, 22 ... Acquisition part, 23 ... Display part, 3 ... Application providing server, 4 ... Mobile terminal, S ... Application generation system

Claims (10)

When installed on a terminal, an application generation device that generates a native application that accesses a predetermined access destination to acquire information and displays the information on a display unit of the terminal,
A web application building part for building a web application;
A storage unit for storing a template application which is a template of the native application;
A reception unit that receives a request indicating a generation request of a native application together with an address of a web page constituting the web application;
The web page received by the accepting unit for the access destination provided when the native application is installed in the terminal provided in the template application in response to accepting the request by the accepting unit. A generation unit that generates the native application from the template application by setting the address to
Comprising
Application generator. The template application includes setting information for setting the access destination,
The generation unit copies the template application in response to the reception unit receiving the request, and the reception unit receives the access destination of the setting information included in the copied template application. Generate the native application by setting to an address,
The application generation apparatus according to claim 1. The setting information includes setting items according to the display mode of the native application,
The reception unit receives display mode information according to a display mode of the native application,
The generation unit sets the display mode information received by the receiving unit in the setting item related to the display mode.
The application generation apparatus according to claim 2. When the template application is installed in the terminal as the native application, the web application is updated based on a setting item related to an acquisition destination of update information of the web application included in the setting information. Detecting and notifying the terminal of update information,
The reception unit receives an address of a page indicating the update information,
The generation unit sets an address of a page indicating the update information received by the reception unit in a setting item related to an acquisition destination of the update information in the setting information included in the copied template application.
The application generation apparatus according to claim 2 or 3. Receiving a notification information to be notified to the native application, further comprising a notification unit for notifying the native application of the notification information,
When the template application is installed in the terminal as the native application, the template application receives notification information from the application generation device, and notifies the notification information to the terminal.
The application production | generation apparatus of any one of Claim 2 to 4. The template application includes the setting information and one or more program files,
A conversion unit that converts the setting information forming the native application generated by the generation unit and one or more program files into a file in a format that can be installed by the terminal;
The application production | generation apparatus of any one of Claim 2 to 5. The reception unit receives an address of a main page of the web application,
The generation unit generates menu information of a web application based on the main page indicated by the address received by the reception unit.
The application production | generation apparatus of any one of Claim 1 to 6. The generation unit provides a link for transitioning to a page for setting information related to billing of the native application on a menu page displayed on the display unit when the native application is installed and activated on the terminal.
The application production | generation apparatus of any one of Claim 1 to 7. An application generation system that includes a development terminal and an application generation apparatus, and when installed on a terminal, accesses a predetermined access destination to acquire information and generates a native application to be displayed on the display unit of the terminal. And
The development terminal is
A request unit that transmits an address of a web page constituting the web application and a request indicating a generation request of a native application to the application generation device;
An acquisition unit that acquires a native application generated in the application generation device from the application generation device;
The application generation device includes:
A web application construction unit for constructing the web application;
A storage unit for storing a template application which is a template of the native application;
A reception unit that receives a request indicating a generation request of a native application together with an address of the web page that constitutes the web application;
The web page received by the accepting unit for the access destination provided when the native application is installed in the terminal provided in the template application in response to accepting the request by the accepting unit. A generation unit that generates the native application from the template application by setting the address to
A transmission unit that transmits the native application generated by the generation unit to the development terminal;
Application generation system. When the computer is installed on the terminal, the application generation method generates a native application that accesses a predetermined access destination to acquire information and displays the information on a display unit of the terminal,
The steps to build a web application,
A procedure for receiving a request indicating a generation request of a native application together with an address of a web page constituting the web application;
In response to reception of the request, address of the web page template is provided on the template application is, the access destination for accessing when the native application is installed on the terminal, which has received the native application Generating the native application from the template application by setting to
Comprising
Application generation method.

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