JPH10289206A - Homepage communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily generate and transmit a complicated homepage by allowing a server to convert sent text information into a homepage and newly generate the converted new homepage or replacing it with an existing homepage. SOLUTION: A personal computer operating system and WWW browser software in an external storage device 12 are started to connect the personal computer 11 to the Internet 20 through a modem 13 and a public telephone line 14. In this state, the personal computer 11 is enabled to access a server system 30 and the server side converts text information sent from a client side into a homepage and transfers data of the requested homepage to the client side. The client side displays the data of the new homepage sent from the server side on a screen. Consequently, the existing homepage can be replaced and updated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication system for automatically generating a new homepage on a WWW server from a client terminal via the Internet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a means for announcing company's product information and the like, it is common to publish advertisements in magazines, newspapers, and the like. In recent years, with the spread of personal computers and the development of personal computer communication represented by the Internet,
In place of the above-mentioned information transmission using paper media, computer communication and information transmission using the Internet have emerged.
The advantages of the Internet, especially the WWW server, are that information can be updated in real time, the cost of creating information is low, and if it is from a terminal connected to the network,
The fact that it can be viewed from all over the world, etc., makes information dissemination via homepages popular.

At present, a method for creating a homepage is to write homepage information, which is directly described in HTML, which is a description language of the homepage, with editor software on a client terminal, and to execute the homepage information on a WWW server using an FTP protocol or the like. It is common to upload to However, since this method describes a homepage in HTML, there is a problem that it is difficult to create a homepage unless the person has specialized knowledge. To solve the problem, the document created by the word processor is automatically converted to HTML.
Software has also emerged, and it is becoming possible to create even non-experts.

[0004] As an input device, if a personal computer connected to the Internet can transmit home page data to a WWW server from anywhere in the world via a communication line, even if the user does not own the WWW server, the user can access the WWW server. By renting (renting) a part of the server, it is possible to transmit the information created by the user to the whole world on the WWW server. By using the Internet homepage, it has become possible to transmit information to the whole world in real time at low cost.

[0005]

However, when a homepage created on a client terminal is transferred to a WWW server, the system is complicated.
The fact is that they cannot be transferred easily. Therefore, even if the user easily creates a new homepage using the homepage creation software, the operation of transmitting the homepage data to the WWW server itself is complicated, and it is difficult for a non-expert to update the homepage. The point was the problem.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and has as its object to provide a communication system capable of easily creating and transmitting a complicated homepage.

[0007]

To achieve this object, a homepage communication system according to the first aspect of the present invention comprises: (1) a client terminal, a server, and an Internet for connecting the client terminal and the server. A homepage communication system in which a server provides a homepage to a client terminal; (2) an input unit for inputting text information, and a display for displaying the text information input by the input unit; Means for transmitting text information displayed on the display means to a server, and (3) the server converting the text information transmitted from the transmission means into a homepage; Create a new homepage converted by the conversion means,
Or, there is a replacement means for replacing an existing homepage. According to this, the operator sets the home page to HT
Because you can create a homepage without writing in ML, you can enter necessary information as text, and you can create a new homepage just by pressing the send button, so you can update the homepage even if you are not a specialist Becomes possible.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the homepage communication system according to the first aspect, only when a correct password is input from the input unit, the conversion unit transmits the password from the transmission unit. The transmitted text information is converted into a homepage, and the replacing means creates a new homepage or replaces the existing homepage. According to this, when converting a homepage, it is checked whether a correct password has been entered, and if the password is incorrect, the homepage cannot be updated, thereby preventing the risk of the homepage being tampered with by a third party. Means are provided.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the homepage communication system according to the first or second aspect, the conversion means converts the text information input by the input means into a plurality of at once. Wherein the replacing means creates a new one of the plurality of new homepages or replaces the plurality of new homepages with an existing homepage. According to this, the operator can update a plurality of homepages at once by inputting necessary information as text and pressing a send button to create the homepage without writing the homepage in HTML. Becomes possible.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the home page communication system according to the first to third aspects, the replacement means causes the conversion means to newly generate a page at a predetermined timing. It is characterized in that it is newly created in a predetermined directory or is replaced with an existing homepage. According to this, if you want to regularly update the homepage, that is, if you want to change the homepage at the beginning of the week or at the beginning of the month, it is possible to create a new homepage in advance of the update timing It provides a means to freely choose the time to create a new homepage.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment in which the present invention is embodied in a communication system for automatically creating a homepage on the Internet will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of the communication system of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the communication system includes a client system 10, the Internet 20, and a server system 30. The client system 10 includes a personal computer 11, an external storage device 12 for storing programs and data of the personal computer 11,
It comprises a modem device 13 for connecting to the Internet and a public telephone line 14. External storage device 1
2 includes a personal computer OS 12a and the Internet,
Browser software 12b for accessing information of the WWW server is stored.

The Internet 20 is composed of a primary provider A21, an Internet network 22 connecting the whole world like a network, and a primary provider B23. The server system 30 includes a workstation 31, its external storage device 32, a HUB 33 for connecting the workstation 31 and the router 34 via a local area network, and a dedicated telephone line 35 for connecting the router 34 to the Internet via a dedicated line. It is comprised. The external storage device 32 has a workstation OS
32a and WWW server software (http) for transmitting information as a WWW server on the Internet.
d) 32b and HTML document data 32 for information transmission
c and a CGI program 33d that operates under the control of the WWW server software.

The client system 10 has a standard configuration for searching for information such as a WWW server on the Internet. Immediately after the power switch is turned on, the personal computer OS 12a starts up. When the user activates the browser software 12b to search the WWW server via the Internet, the control is passed to the modem 13 by referring to the telephone number of the Internet provider A stored in advance in the personal computer OS 12a, A dial-up connection is established based on the user account information and password information stored in the personal computer OS 12a at the same time that the Internet provider A is called and connected via the public telephone line 14. Once the connection with the Internet provider A21 is established, the personal computer 11 can access the WWW server all over the world.

On the other hand, the server system 30
3 and a router 34 and a dedicated telephone line 35, which are connected 24 hours a day to the Internet provider B, and are always accessible from PCs all over the world connected to the Internet.

Next, the operation of the communication system having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. When the power of the personal computer 11 is turned on, the personal computer OS 12a in the external storage device 11 is started. (S
1) Subsequently, by starting the WWW browser software 12b in the external storage device 11, the modem 13 and
The personal computer 11 is connected to the Internet via the public telephone line 14. In this state, the personal computer 11 becomes accessible to the WWW servers all over the world. (S
2)

Next, the URL of the home page for inputting data for creating the home page is input.
In this case, for example, http: // www. happy
net. or. jp / input. html.
(S3) On the server side, the URL requested from the client side
Transfer the homepage data to the client. (S4) On the client side, the home page data sent from the server side is displayed on the screen, for example, as shown in FIG. (S5) The user inputs data as shown in FIG. 5 (S6), and clicks a send button (S7). On the server side, CGI software for processing transmitted input data operates. (S8)

The operation of the CGI software will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. C
The GI program receives data transmitted from the client side as arguments, and outputs a password, date,
Break it down into data. (S21) Then, screen data to be displayed on the client side is created and transmitted. (S22) Thereafter, it is checked whether a date has been input. (S2
3)

Next, it is checked whether the password is correct. (S24) Next, it is checked whether data has been input. (S
25) If there is no error in any of the above checks (S2
6) A process for creating new homepage data (HTML) is performed. (S27) If there is an error in the check in S26, data indicating the error is transmitted to the client side, and the process ends. (S
28)

At S9 in the flowchart of FIG. 2, the data sent from the server is displayed on the screen. If there is no error in the input data, for example, a screen as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed. If there is an error in the input data, for example, a screen as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed. (S9) In S9, when the user clicks the displayed URL and confirms the homepage, the corresponding URL is displayed on the server side.
The data of the home page of L URL is transferred to the client side. (S10) If the information displayed on the user's screen is processed normally and a new homepage is created, a new homepage is displayed. If there is an error, the information of the previous home page is displayed. (S11)

As described in claim 3, when a new homepage is generated, a plurality of homepages are generated and, for example, a hierarchical structure having a homepage display screen as shown in FIGS. You only need to make multiple homepages. Here, in FIG. 10, for example, L-5
When 05V is clicked, a screen shown in FIG. 11 is displayed.

As described in claim 4, even when a new home page is generated, it is possible to perform the process of S8 so as not to immediately replace the existing home page data. In that case, a process of replacing old home page information (FIG. 9) with new home page information (FIG. 8) at a certain timing after a certain time may be performed.

[0022]

As is apparent from the above description,
According to the communication system according to the first aspect of the present invention, a user who is unfamiliar with the HTML language can easily create a new homepage, replace the existing homepage, and update the homepage by using the homepage conversion means.
According to the communication system of the present invention, in order to update to a new homepage, a password is always required to be entered, so that only a user who knows the password can update the homepage. Therefore, it is possible to provide an update means with high security.

Further, according to the communication system of the present invention, since a plurality of homepages can be automatically generated at once from input data, a means for easily creating a large number of homepages can be provided. Furthermore, according to the communication system described in claim 4, since the automatically generated homepage does not immediately replace the existing homepage, the homepage is updated at the beginning of the week or at the beginning of the month if the homepage is to be changed periodically. It is possible to provide a means that enables data input without being restricted by timing.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram illustrating a basic configuration of a communication system according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an outline of an overall processing flow of the communication system according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an outline of a processing flow of a CGI program operated by a server computer according to the embodiment; It is a figure showing the example of the display screen of a display.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a first display example of a display screen of the communication system.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a second display example of the display screen of the communication system.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a third display example of a display screen of the communication system.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a fourth display example of the display screen of the communication system.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a fifth display example of the display screen of the communication system.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a sixth display example of the display screen of the communication system.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a seventh display example of the display screen of the communication system.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an eighth display example of the display screen of the communication system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Client system 11 Personal computer 12 External storage device 13 Modem device 14 Public telephone line 20 Internet 21 Primary provider A 22 Internet network 23 Primary provider B 31 Server system 32 External storage device 33 HUB 34 Router 35 Dedicated telephone line

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A home page communication system including a client terminal, a server, and the Internet for connecting the client terminal and the server, wherein the server provides a home page to the client terminal, wherein the client terminal inputs text information. Input means, a display means for displaying the text information input by the input means, and a transmission means for transmitting the text information displayed on the display means to a server, wherein the server comprises: A homepage communication system comprising: a conversion unit for converting transmitted text information into a homepage; and a replacement unit for newly creating or replacing an existing homepage with a new homepage converted by the conversion unit. . 2. The homepage communication system according to claim 1, wherein the conversion unit converts the text information transmitted from the transmission unit to a homepage only when a correct password is input from the input unit. A homepage communication system, wherein the replacement means creates a new homepage or replaces the homepage with an existing homepage. 3. The home page communication system according to claim 1, wherein the conversion unit generates a plurality of new home pages at once from the text information input by the input unit, A homepage communication system, wherein the plurality of new homepages are newly created or replaced with existing homepages. 4. The home page communication system according to claim 1, wherein said replacing means newly creates a page newly generated by said converting means in a predetermined directory at a predetermined timing, or A homepage communication system characterized by replacing an existing homepage.