JP5723092B2 - Web browsing apparatus and web browsing method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for browsing information provided by a website on the Internet.

  In recent years, various websites have been established on the Internet, and the usefulness of information provided by the Internet is increasing. In addition, the convenience of the Internet is improved by functions such as RSS (RDF Site Summary, Rich Site Summary, Really Simple Syndication) (see Patent Documents 1 and 2). Along with this, home appliances equipped with an Internet website browsing function and functions for assisting browsing (hereinafter, these functions are referred to as “web browsing functions”) are becoming widespread.

Special table 2009-501381 JP 2007-334476 A

  For functions such as web browsing installed in these home appliances, a user interface and an operation method on a personal computer are often diverted as they are. For this reason, general users who are not familiar with how to use personal computers often find it difficult to use. Moreover, for general users who do not use a personal computer, there is a case where there is no knowledge of a function (for example, the above-mentioned RSS) that is widespread on the Internet, and a special function cannot be used.

  For example, although there is a website that is frequently accessed, the website is accessed after searching from the portal site every time in order not to know the bookmark registration function of the browser.

  Even if a frequently accessed website supports the RSS function, there is a case where the RSS is not registered because there is no knowledge about the RSS function. Similarly, even if there is knowledge about the RSS function, it may not be performed because the procedure for registering the RSS with the RSS reader is cumbersome.

  In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a web browsing apparatus that improves the convenience of functions such as web browsing.

One aspect of the present invention is a web browsing apparatus, wherein a keyword storage unit that stores a keyword selected by a user and a keyword stored in the keyword storage unit are included in a displayed website and whether determination unit, when said in websites in display the keyword is included, those the website updates for registering the address of the file that stores the update information indicating the outline of the a display control unit for displaying the registration images, in response to said operation for registration images, and pre-Symbol the update information stores the address of the file that stores the address storage section of the web site via a network, predetermined before accessing the addresses stored in the address storage unit at the timing, acquires the update information before SL website, were obtained And an update information management unit which displays a telop a summary of updates indicated by the update information of the Website.

One aspect of the present invention is a web browsing method, wherein a web browsing device including a keyword storage unit that stores a keyword selected by a user and an address storage unit that stores an address is received via a network. A web data control step for interpreting and displaying the data of the website to be displayed, and a determination that the web browsing device determines whether or not the keyword stored in the keyword storage unit is included in the website being displayed step a, the web browsing device, wherein when in the website in the display the keyword is included, to register the address of the file that stores the update information indicating the outline of the update contents of this the website a display control step of displaying the registration images of the web browsing device, in accordance with an operation performed on the registration images, Serial address of the file that stores the update information of the Website, and writing in the address storage unit, via a network, to access the address written in the address storage unit at a predetermined timing, before Symbol websites the updates are obtained, and an update information management step of displaying the telop a summary of updates indicated by the update information acquired before SL website.

  According to the present invention, the convenience of functions such as web browsing can be improved.

It is a schematic block diagram showing the functional structure of 1st embodiment of a web browsing apparatus. It is a figure showing the outline of the memory content of a keyword memory | storage part. It is a figure showing the specific example of the image for registration. It is a figure showing the specific example of the image for registration. It is a figure showing the outline of the memory content of an address memory | storage part. It is a flowchart showing the flow of operation | movement of 1st embodiment of a web browsing apparatus. It is a schematic block diagram showing the function structure of 2nd embodiment of a web browsing apparatus. It is a figure showing the flow of operation | movement of 2nd embodiment of a web browsing apparatus. It is a schematic block diagram showing the functional structure of 3rd embodiment of a web browsing apparatus.

[First embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing a functional configuration of the first embodiment of the web browsing apparatus 1. The web browsing device 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a memory, an auxiliary storage device, a network interface, and the like connected by a bus, and executes a web browsing program, thereby causing an image display unit 101, an input unit 102, and web data. It functions as a device including a control unit 103, a keyword storage unit 104, a determination unit 105, a display control unit 106, an address storage unit 107, and an update information management unit 108. The web browsing device 1 may be mounted on, for example, a personal computer, a home appliance such as a television or a video recorder, or may be mounted on a dedicated information processing device as a set top box. The web browsing device 1 is connected to other network devices and can transmit and receive data to and from the Internet.

  The image display unit 101 is configured using a video chip or a video card, generates an image signal, and transmits the image signal to a display device to which the web browsing device 1 is connected. Note that a display device may be integrated into the web browsing device 1. In this case, the image display unit 101 includes the video chip, the video card, and the display device.

  The input unit 102 is configured using an input device, and receives input from the user such as instructions and keywords. The input unit 102 is configured using, for example, a touch panel device, a keyboard device, a remote control device, a pointing device device such as a mouse, a voice input device, and the like.

  The web data control unit 103 transmits a website data request to the WWW server (World Wide Web server) via the Internet, and receives the website data from the WWW server. The web data control unit 103 transmits / receives data to / from a WWW server using, for example, HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol), and receives website data described in a language such as HTML (HyperText Markup Language). The website data may include image data, audio data, moving image data, and the like in addition to the HTML data. The web data control unit 103 interprets the received website data, generates screen information for displaying the website, and outputs the screen information to the image display unit 101.

  The keyword storage unit 104 is configured using a storage device such as a magnetic hard disk device or a semiconductor storage device, and stores a keyword input by the user via the input unit 102. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an outline of the contents stored in the keyword storage unit 104. In FIG. 2, “A”, “B”, and “C” each represent one keyword. As shown in the figure, the keyword storage unit 104 may store a plurality of keywords or a single keyword. The number of keywords stored in the keyword storage unit 104 may be unlimited until the storage area for storing the keywords is satisfied, or may be set in advance by a user or a designer.

  The determination unit 105 determines whether or not the keyword stored in the keyword storage unit 104 is included in the website interpreted by the web data control unit 103 and displayed by the image display unit 101. At this time, the determination unit 105 may determine whether or not a keyword is included based only on a character string actually displayed as a character on the screen. Further, the determination unit 105 determines whether or not a keyword is included in a character string (for example, a commented-out character string) that is received as data although it is not actually displayed on the screen. Also good. As described above, the range of data for which the determination unit 105 determines whether or not there is a keyword may be set as appropriate by the user.

  Furthermore, when the keyword is included in the website, the determination unit 105 determines whether the address of the update information file is included in the website. The update information file is, for example, an RSS (RDF Site Summary, Rich Site Summary, Really Simple Syndication) or Atom feed file. The update information file is a file including update information of the website, and includes, for example, the last update date, title, and outline of update contents of the website. The address of the update information file is information indicating the address of the storage area where the update information file is placed, and is, for example, a feed URL (Uniform Resource Locator).

  The determination unit 105 can determine the presence or absence of an update information file by various methods. For example, the determination unit 105 may determine that an update information file is included when a link to a file with an extension of “.rss”, “.rdf”, or “.xml” is included. . Further, the determination unit 105 generally includes the name of an image file (for example, “Feed-icon.gif”, “rssicon.gif”) that is displayed in association with the link to the update information file. It may be determined that the update information file is included. Further, the determination unit 105 may determine according to a rule that generally indicates the presence or absence of an update information file.

  The display control unit 106 registers the address of the update information file when the determination unit 105 determines that the keyword is included in the website and the address of the update information file is included. The registration image data is generated and output to the image display unit 101.

  3 and 4 are diagrams illustrating specific examples of registration images. In the case of FIG. 3, the display control unit 106 displays a pop-up window 23 in the display frame 22. The pop-up window 23 has a registration button 24 and a cancel button 25 together with a character string “Do you want to register?”. The registration button 24 is a registration image for instructing the web data control unit 103 to register the address of the update information file when pressed (clicked) by the user. The cancel button 25 is an image for instructing the web data control unit 103 not to register the address of the update information file when pressed (clicked) by the user.

  In the case of FIG. 4, the display control unit 106 always displays in the display frame 22 an image that cannot be operated because it is an image of a button including the character string “telop display frame can be set”. When the determination unit 105 determines that the keyword is included in the website and the address of the update information file is included, the display control unit 106 determines the color or expression method of the button image. It is highlighted and changed so that it can be operated by changing (such as an expression method that makes it appear to be raised). This button 26 after being highlighted is a registration image for instructing the web data control unit 103 to register the address of the update information file when pressed (clicked) by the user. Note that the registration images shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 are merely examples, and other forms of registration images may be used.

  The address storage unit 107 is configured using a storage device such as a magnetic hard disk device or a semiconductor storage device, and stores the address of the update information file registered by the web data control unit 103. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an outline of the contents stored in the address storage unit 107. In FIG. 5, “aaa”, “bbb”, and “ccc” each represent the address of one update information file. As illustrated, the address storage unit 107 may store a plurality of addresses or a single address. The number of addresses stored in the address storage unit 107 may be unlimited until the storage area for storing addresses is satisfied, or may be set in advance by a user or a designer. In addition, when addresses are registered exceeding the number of addresses stored in the address storage unit 107, the address storage unit 107 may prompt the user to delete the address, or FIFO (First In First Out) or the like. You may update according to the procedure of.

  The update information management unit 108 accesses the address stored in the address storage unit 107 at a predetermined timing via the Internet, acquires the update information file, and displays the content of the update information file according to the setting. The update information management unit 108 is configured as, for example, an RSS compatible reader or an atom compatible reader.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of the operation of the first embodiment of the web browsing apparatus 1. First, the web data control unit 103 receives website data via the Internet (step S101), interprets the contents of the data, and generates screen information representing the website. The image display unit 101 generates an image signal based on the screen information generated by the web data control unit 103, and displays the website screen on the image display device (step S102).

  After the processes in steps S101 and S102, or in parallel with these processes, the determination unit 105 determines whether or not the keyword stored in the keyword storage unit 104 is included in the data of this website (step S103). ). When a keyword is not included (step S103-NO), the process of the web browsing apparatus 1 shown by FIG. 6 is complete | finished. On the other hand, when the keyword is included (step S103-YES), the determination unit 105 further determines whether the address of the update information file is included in the website (step S104). If the address of the update information file is not included (step S104—NO), the processing of the web browsing device 1 shown in FIG. 6 ends. On the other hand, if the address of the update information file is included (step S104—YES), the display control unit 106 instructs the image display unit 101 to display the registration image. The image display unit 101 generates an image signal and causes the image display device to display a screen including the registration image (step S105).

  When the user inputs a registration instruction by performing an operation on the registration image (YES in step S106), the web data control unit 103 detects the address of the update information file from the website data, and the address storage unit 107. (Step S107). On the other hand, if no registration instruction is input in step S106 (NO in step S106), the process of the web browsing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 6 ends.

  In the web browsing device 1 configured as described above, the user can set a desired keyword in the web browsing device 1 by operating the input unit 102. The web browsing device 1 displays an operation image for registering the address of the update information file when the website including the set keyword and the address of the update information file is displayed. To do. Therefore, when the operation image is displayed, the user can easily register the address of the update information file by performing an operation according to the operation image. In addition, the update information management unit 108 accesses the address of the registered update information file at a predetermined timing, and acquires the update information file. Therefore, the user can enjoy the function of the update information management unit 108 by the simple process as described above. In particular, the update information management unit 108 may be configured to access the address of the update information file and display the content of the acquired update information (for example, telop display) regardless of whether or not a user process is performed.

<Modification>
In the web browsing device 1 described above, the display control unit 106 updates when the determination unit 105 determines that the keyword is included in the website and the address of the update information file is included. Registration image data for registering the information file address is generated and output to the image display unit 101. On the other hand, the display control unit 106 always registers the address of the update information file when it is determined that the address of the update information file is included regardless of whether the keyword is included. The image data may be generated and output to the image display unit 101.

[Second Embodiment]
FIG. 7 is a schematic block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the second embodiment of the web browsing apparatus 1. The second embodiment of the web browsing device 1 is different from the first embodiment in that the update information management unit 108 is not provided, and the content of the processing of the web data control unit 103 is different. This is the same as the embodiment. Hereinafter, regarding the second embodiment of the web browsing device 1, differences from the first embodiment will be described.

  When the registration image is operated by the input unit 102, the web data control unit 103 in the second embodiment registers the address of the website being displayed in the address storage unit 107 as a bookmark address.

  Similar to the determination unit 105 in the first embodiment, the determination unit 105 in the second embodiment stores the keyword storage unit 104 in the website that is interpreted by the web data control unit 103 and displayed by the image display unit 101. It is determined whether or not the stored keyword is included. Furthermore, when the keyword is included in the website, the determination unit 105 in the second embodiment determines whether the address of the website is registered in the address storage unit 107 as a bookmark address.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an operation flow of the web browsing device 1 according to the second embodiment. In FIG. 8, the same processes as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIG. When there is a keyword in the process of step S103 (step S103-YES), the determination unit 105 further determines whether the address of the website being displayed is registered in the address storage unit 107 as a bookmark address (step S201). ). If already registered (NO in step S201), the process of the web browsing device 1 shown in FIG. 8 ends. On the other hand, if the address of the website being displayed is not registered as a bookmark address (step S201—YES), the display control unit 106 instructs the image display unit 101 to display a registration image. The image display unit 101 generates an image signal and causes the image display device to display a screen including the registration image (step S105). At this time, the display control unit 106 of the second embodiment displays a registration image including a word for inquiring the user whether or not to register the bookmark, such as “Do you want to register as a favorite?”. It may be configured as follows.

  When the user inputs a registration instruction by performing an operation on the registration image (step S106: YES), the web data control unit 103 registers the website address in the address storage unit 107 as a bookmark address (step S202). ). Thereafter, when the user instructs display of the bookmark by operating the input unit 102, the web data control unit 103 reads the address from the address storage unit 107, and displays a list of bookmarked addresses via the image display unit 101. Display on the image display device. When the user selects a desired address by operating the input unit 102, the web data control unit 103 accesses the website at the selected address, receives the website data, and displays an image via the image display unit 101. Display on the device.

  In the web browsing device 1 configured as described above, the user can set a desired keyword in the web browsing device 1 by operating the input unit 102. Then, when a website including the set keyword is displayed, the web browsing apparatus 1 displays an operation image for registering the address of the website being displayed in the bookmark. Therefore, when the operation image is displayed, the user can easily register the website address in the bookmark by performing an operation according to the operation image.

<Modification>
In the web browsing device 1 described above, when the determination unit 105 determines that the keyword is included in the website and determines that the keyword is not registered as the bookmark address, the display control unit 106 displays the website being displayed. Registration image data for registering the address in the bookmark is generated and output to the image display unit 101. On the other hand, the display control unit 106 always registers for registering the address of the website being displayed in the bookmark whenever it is determined that the bookmark is not registered, regardless of whether or not the keyword is included. The image data may be generated and output to the image display unit 101.

[Third embodiment]
FIG. 9 is a schematic block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the third embodiment of the web browsing apparatus 1. The third embodiment of the web browsing device 1 is different from the first embodiment in that it includes a connection unit 201 and a connection device determination unit 202, and other functions are the same as those of the first embodiment. Hereinafter, regarding the third embodiment of the web browsing apparatus 1, differences from the first embodiment will be described.

  The connection unit 201 is an interface for performing one-way communication or two-way communication of data with another device. The connection unit 201 is configured using, for example, a LAN (Local Area Network) connection interface, a wireless LAN interface, a Bluetooth interface, and other wired / wireless interfaces. The connection unit 201 is connected to an image display device or an information processing device that does not have an image display function by itself.

  The connection device determination unit 202 determines whether the device connected to the connection unit 201 is an image display device or an information processing device that does not have an image display function alone. The image display device is a so-called television receiver or a display device for a personal computer. On the other hand, an information processing apparatus that does not have an image display function alone is an apparatus having an information processing function other than the image display apparatus described above, such as a personal computer, a home game machine, a video recorder, a white goods home appliance, or the like. It is. The connection device determination unit 202 determines which device is connected based on a predetermined signal received from the device connected to the connection unit 201 via the connection unit 201. When the connection device determination unit 202 determines that the image display device is connected, the connection device determination unit 202 outputs the image signal generated by the image display unit 101 from the connection unit 201. On the other hand, when the connection device determination unit 202 determines that an information processing device that does not have an image display function alone is connected, the connection device determination unit 202 transmits and receives packets via the connection unit 201 to the web browsing device 1. Data transmission / reception is relayed between the connected network device and the information processing apparatus.

  According to the web browsing device 1 configured as described above, the user connects the image display device to the web browsing device 1, and can perform the image signal generated by the web browsing device 1 without performing a special setting process. It can be displayed on the image display device. At the same time, the user can connect the desired information processing apparatus to the Internet via the web browsing apparatus 1 by connecting the information processing apparatus to the web browsing apparatus 1.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and includes designs and the like that do not depart from the gist of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Web browsing apparatus, 101 ... Image display part, 102 ... Input part, 103 ... Web data control part, 104 ... Keyword storage part, 105 ... Determination part, 106 ... Display control part, 107 ... Address storage part, 108 ... Update Information management unit, 201 ... connection unit, 202 ... connection device determination unit

Claims (2)

A web data controller that interprets and displays website data received over the network;
A keyword storage unit for storing a keyword selected by the user;
A determination unit for determining whether or not a keyword stored in the keyword storage unit is included in a website being displayed;
Wherein when in the website in the display the keyword is included, display control for displaying the registration image for registering the address of the file that stores the update information indicating the outline of the update contents of this the website And
Depending on the operation with respect to the registration images, and an address storage unit for pre-term memory the address of the file for storing the update information of the Website,
Via the network, access the address stored in the address storage unit at a predetermined timing, acquires the update information before SL website indicated by the update information before SL website acquired updated An update information management unit that displays a summary of the contents as a telop ,
A web browsing apparatus comprising: Web data comprising a keyword storage unit that stores a keyword selected by a user and an address storage unit that stores an address, and a web browsing device that interprets and displays website data received via a network Control steps;
A step of determining whether or not the web browsing device includes a keyword stored in the keyword storage unit in a website being displayed;
The web browsing device, wherein when in the website in the display the keyword is included, for registration for registering an address of the file that stores update information showing an outline of the update contents of this the website A display control step for displaying an image;
The web browsing device, and writing in response to an operation with respect to the registration images, the address of the file for storing the update information before SL website, the address storage unit,
Via the network, access the address written in the address storage unit at a predetermined timing, acquires the update information before SL website, updates indicated by the update information before SL website obtained and update information management step of displaying telop an overview of,
A web browsing method comprising:

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