JPH10198663A - Home page preparing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase the added value of each commodity by adding a home page preparing function to each commodity such as conventional communication KARAOKE(orchestration without lyrics) terminal, television receiver, game machine, portable information communication terminal, and simple computer. SOLUTION: Plural communication KARAOKE terminals 1 are connected to a host computer 3 through a public network 2 and connected to a WWW server or an FTP server 4 on an interconnection network. In the constitution, the setting of home page preparing parameters, the generation of home page HTML files and the registration of home pages in the server 4 are executed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for creating an Internet home page via communication means.

[0002]

The Internet is an unprecedented boom. Recently, not only personal computers but also various products such as communication karaoke terminals, television receivers, game machines, portable information communication terminals, and simple computers have been connected to the Internet. It is becoming possible.

[0003] These products do not require an expensive personal computer or a troublesome contract with a provider, access to homepages around the world from a dedicated homepage, easily exchange e-mails, and watch TV screens. You can now enjoy online shopping.

[0004] On the other hand, as the use of the Internet has advanced, there has been an increasing demand for creating original homepages. For this reason, various word processing software and special software for personal computers have been released, but none of the products such as conventional communication karaoke terminals can create a home page.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in order to increase the value of these products by adding a homepage creation function to products such as conventional communication karaoke terminals.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is configured as follows.

That is, the invention of claim 1 comprises a home page creation parameter selection and setting means for setting parameters for creating a home page while interactively selecting the parameters, and an HTML file generation means for generating an HTML file based on the set parameters. And a server registration means for automatically registering the generated HTML file in a WWW server or an FTP server, and creating a home page on the Internet via a communication karaoke terminal. The invention of claim 2 is
2. The homepage creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the homepage of the Internet is created via a television receiver. According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the homepage creating apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the homepage of the Internet is created through a game machine. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a home page of the Internet is created via a portable information communication terminal.
It is a homepage creation device described. According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the homepage creating apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the homepage of the Internet is created through a simple computer.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a system configuration diagram of a home page creating apparatus for creating an Internet home page via a communication karaoke terminal of the present invention. The homepage creation device connects a plurality of communication karaoke terminals 1 to a host computer 3 via a public line network 2, and through this host computer 3, a WWW server or F
Connect to a server 4 such as a TP server.

The host computer 3 accesses the host database and distributes karaoke music data and various information to the communication karaoke terminal 1, and in response to a request from the communication karaoke terminal 1, a WWW server or an FTP server on the Internet. Plays a role as a proxy server that accesses.

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the communication karaoke terminal 1. The communication karaoke terminal 1 includes a terminal body 11, a telephone line 12, a television receiver 13, an audio device 14,
A video device 15 such as a video deck or a video disk player is connected, and operated by an attached remote controller 16.

FIG. 3 shows an operation panel of the remote controller 16. The remote controller 16 includes a power button 161, a select button 162, a menu button 163, and a confirm button 164.
And the number buttons 165 and various function buttons 166 are arranged on the operation panel.

The homepage creating apparatus for creating an Internet homepage via the communication karaoke terminal of the present invention has the above-described configuration, and sets homepage creation parameters, generates an HTML file for the homepage, and sends the homepage to the server. Register.

To set the homepage creation parameters, first, press the menu button 163 of the remote controller 16 and FIG.
Is displayed on the television receiver 13.
Then, the user operates the selection button 162 to move the cursor to “homepage creation” and presses the confirm button 164 to select “homepage creation”. When "homepage creation" is selected, a homepage creation parameter selection screen is displayed in the following order.

First, a "typeface selection screen" shown in FIG. 5 is displayed, and a typeface with the name of the creator to be displayed is selected from the "typeface selection screen". Next, a “name input screen” shown in FIG. 6 is displayed,
Select a character from these and enter the name of the creator one character at a time. Next, a “title selection screen” shown in FIG. 7 is displayed, and a title of the page is selected from the screen. next,
The “background color selection screen” shown in FIG. 8 is displayed, and the background color of the page is selected from the screen. Next, a “decorative rule selection screen” shown in FIG. 9 is displayed, and a decorative rule to be displayed around the title of the page is selected from this. Next, a “mascot selection screen” shown in FIG. 10 is displayed, and an illustration such as a mascot to be displayed on the page is selected from the “mascot selection screen”. In addition, if necessary, “creator's gender”, “creator's address (prefecture)”, “creator's age group” and the like are selected.
This completes the homepage creation parameter settings,
The confirmation screen of the last set home page is displayed.

An HTML file for a home page is generated by adding tags such as a typeface designation, a name designation, a title designation, a color designation, a ruled line designation, an image file designation, etc. to a text created based on the set parameters. , And converted to an HTML document as shown in FIG.
Generate a TML file.

The registration of the homepage in the server is performed by transferring data of the generated homepage HTML file via a file transfer protocol and registering the HTML file in a predetermined server 4.

The homepage creating apparatus of the present invention also has a message display function for adding a message from the creator to the homepage, a message updating function for updating this message as needed, and a homepage for adding a bulletin board message on the homepage. It has a bulletin board function, a homepage search function for inputting search conditions and displaying a list of all applicable pages as links, a management support function for an administrator who performs access control according to security requirements, and an automatic management function.

The homepage creation apparatus of the present invention creates an Internet homepage via a television receiver, a game machine, a portable information communication terminal, and a simple computer in addition to the communication karaoke terminal. TV receivers, game machines, portable information communication terminals and simple computers all have an Internet access function, and specialize in Internet TV, game machines and portable information communication terminals with Internet connection functions, and Internet applications. A dedicated simple computer corresponds to these.

[0020]

According to the present invention, the homepage creating apparatus generates an HTML file while interactively selecting parameters for creating a homepage. Therefore, according to the present invention, a homepage can be created by a simple operation without knowing the rules of the HTML document for creating the homepage. The homepage creation device of the present invention uses the generated HTM
The L file is automatically registered in a WWW server or an FTP server. Therefore, according to the present invention, a troublesome contract procedure with a provider is not required, and a homepage can be easily created immediately. The homepage creation device of the present invention creates a homepage via a product other than a personal computer such as a communication karaoke terminal. Therefore, according to the present invention, a home page can be easily created without using a personal computer that is expensive and difficult to operate. For this reason, these goods can be made more value-added.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a homepage creation device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a communication karaoke terminal.

FIG. 3 is an operation panel view of the remote controller.

FIG. 4 is a screen format diagram of a function menu.

FIG. 5 is a screen format diagram of a typeface selection screen.

FIG. 6 is a screen format diagram of a name input screen.

FIG. 7 is a screen format diagram of a title selection screen.

FIG. 8 is a screen format diagram of a background color selection screen.

FIG. 9 is a screen format diagram of a decoration rule selection screen.

FIG. 10 is a screen format diagram of a mascot selection screen.

FIG. 11 is a description example of an HTML document.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Communication karaoke terminal 11 Terminal body 12 Telephone line 13 Television receiver 14 Audio equipment 15 Video equipment 16 Remote control 161 Power button 162 Selection button 163 Menu button 164 Confirm button 165 Numeric button 166 Various function buttons 2 Public line network 3 Host computer 4 Server

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A homepage creation parameter selection and setting means for setting parameters for creating a homepage while interactively selecting the parameters, an HTML file generation means for generating an HTML file based on the set parameters, and a WWW for generating the generated HTML file. A homepage creating apparatus, comprising: a server registering means for automatically registering a server or an FTP server; and creating an Internet homepage via a communication karaoke terminal. 2. The homepage creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the homepage of the Internet is created via a television receiver. 3. The homepage creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an Internet homepage is created through a game machine. 4. The homepage creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the homepage of the Internet is created via a portable information communication terminal. 5. The homepage creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the homepage of the Internet is created via a simple computer.