JPH1074180A - Internet connecting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an internet connecting device for quickly obtaining information necessitated by a user, and sharply shortening a connecting time with a network. SOLUTION: A data receiving device 7 receives information constituted of summary information and the information of the URL of a WWW server releasing detail information corresponding to the pertinent summary information from an information providing means 10. An HTML file preparing device 8 converts the information into a file in an HTML format, and a data storage device 4 stores it. A data processor 6 allows a display 5 to display the file in the HTML format stored in the data storage device 4 by a WWW browser. When the summary information whose detail information is necessitated by a user is selected from among the above-mentioned displayed summary information, this is judged as a requesting instruction, connection through a network connecting device 3 with an internet q is operated, and the detail information is received by performing access to the WWW server being a data base releasing the detail information, and displayed on the display 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an Internet connection device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 2 shows an example of the configuration of a conventional Internet connection device. This conventional device includes a WWW server of the Internet 1, a telephone line, an ISDN line, a PHS,
A network connection device 3 capable of two-way communication via two-way communication means 2 such as a mobile phone, and data for storing an HTML format file received by the network connection device 3 from a connected WWW server of the Internet 1 A storage device 4 and an HTML format file stored in the data storage device 4 are displayed on a display 5,
A data processing device 6 that can access a WWW server on another Internet via the network connection device 3 based on the displayed HTML format file.
It is composed of

[0003]

Conventionally, information obtained from information providing means using a medium for simultaneously providing information to unspecified large numbers, such as television broadcasts, radio broadcasts, and CATV, is utilized by utilizing the Internet. To find out more in detail, know the URL of the WWW server where the information required by the user is disclosed, or check the URL of the WWW server where the information will be disclosed from a yellow page or a search system. I had no choice but to access. You spend most of your time connecting to the network before actually getting the information you need,
There has been a problem that the usage fee of the two-way communication means increases.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an Internet connection apparatus capable of rapidly obtaining information required by a user and greatly shortening a network connection time. To provide.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, information is received from a network connection device connected to the Internet by two-way communication means and information providing means using a medium capable of simultaneously transmitting information to an unspecified number of people. The data receiving device and the information received by the data receiving device
An HTML file creating device for converting the file into an ML format file, a data storage device storing the HTML format file, and displaying information on a display according to the HTML format file stored in the data storage device; When there is a request for detailed information corresponding to the above, the database on the Internet where the detailed information is published is accessed via the network connection device, the detailed information is received from the database, and the detailed information is displayed on the display. When information is to be obtained through the Internet, the information received from the information providing means using a medium capable of simultaneously transmitting information to an unspecified number of data receivers is used. On the display by the data processor based on the The user can automatically access a database having the detailed information on the Internet and obtain the detailed information simply by selecting the information requiring the detailed information from the received information. It saves the trouble of inputting and greatly shortens the time required to connect to the Internet before obtaining the required information.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to an embodiment shown in FIG. The embodiment shown in FIG. 1 includes a network connection device 3 such as a modem or TA connected to the Internet 1 by two-way communication means 2 such as a telephone line, ISDN, PHS, and a mobile phone;
Information on the URL of a WWW server that publishes simplified information and detailed information corresponding to the simplified information from the information providing means 10 using a medium that can simultaneously transmit information to unspecified large numbers such as FM text broadcasting, TV text broadcasting, and CATV. A data receiving device 7 for receiving information consisting of: H, which converts information received by the data receiving device 7 into a file in HTML format.
A TML file creation device 8, a data storage device 4 for storing the HTML format file, and a HTML format file from a WWW server received through a network connection device 3, which will be described later, and a data storage device 4. The displayed HTML-formatted file is displayed on the display 5 by a WWW browser, and among the simple information being displayed, the simple information requiring detailed information by the user is displayed by, for example, a point device 9 such as a mouse or a keyboard operation. When selected from the screen, it is determined to be a request instruction, and the
And HTML corresponding to the simplified information
Accesses a WWW server, which is a database that publishes detailed information, from URL information described in a file in a format, and uses the detailed information published in the WWW server as a file in an HTML format to connect to the network connection device 3.
And a data processing device 6 for receiving detailed information on the display 5 by a WWW browser.

Here, the data storage device 4, the data processing device 6, the display 5 and the like can use a personal computer, a workstation or the like. As a method of transmitting data by the information providing means 10, an empty channel may be used, or data may be transmitted by multiplexing or the like, and any method may be used. Next, use of the present embodiment will be described.

[0008] For example, in the case of mail-order sales, simple information such as a sentence or picture briefly introducing a product and UR of a WWW server which discloses more detailed information corresponding to the simple information are disclosed.
The information providing means 10 such as TV broadcasting etc.
On the Internet connection device side, this information is received and demodulated by the data receiving device 7, and the demodulated information is converted into an HTML file by the HTML file creation device 8.

The HTML file converted by the HTML file creating device 8 is temporarily stored in the data storage device 4, and the simplified information described in the stored HTML file is sent to the data processing device 6 by the WWW browser. It is displayed on the display 5. Here, when the corresponding detailed information is required among the brief information displayed on the display 5, the user selects and checks the information displayed on the display 5 using the point device 9 such as a mouse. When this selection check is made, the data processing device 6 determines that there is an instruction for requesting the information, and connects to the Internet 1 via the two-way communication means 2 by the network connection device 3, and
The corresponding WWW server is accessed using the URL corresponding to the brief information described in the file in the TML format. By this access, the detailed information published on the WWW server is received in a file in HTML format, stored in the data storage device 4, and the stored HTML is stored.
The detailed information described in the format file is displayed on the display 5 by the WWW browser. The user can see detailed merchandise information on the display 5 and, if he / she wants to make a purchase, can perform online shopping using the Internet.

If the mail order is TV shopping, simple information and URL information may be multiplexed with the TV broadcast of the information providing means 10 simultaneously with the TV broadcast of the program, or transmitted using the transmission area of the text broadcast. Good. Also T
When the recipe of the V broadcast cooking program or the like is made public on the WWW server, the simple information and the URL information are multiplexed on the TV broadcasting as the information providing means 10 at the same time as the broadcasting of the TV broadcasting cooking program, or The transmission is performed using the transmission area of teletext broadcasting.

Therefore, the viewer can obtain a desired recipe from the WWW server on the Internet 1 by using the Internet connection device of the present invention while watching the cooking program on the television receiver. That is, in the Internet connection device, the data receiving device 7 receives the simple information and the URL information and displays the simple information on the display 5 in the same manner as in the above-described mail-order sales, and displays the simple information in which the dish for which the recipe is necessary is displayed. WW automatically publishes the recipe corresponding to the selected dish when selected by the viewer
The W server is accessed based on the URL information, a recipe as detailed information is received from the WWW server, and displayed on the display 5.

In the case of linking with TV broadcasting,
A TV broadcast receiving tuner and a video capture may be attached to the network connection device of the present invention so that the broadcast video is projected on the display 5 and the display screen of the WWW browser is combined with the broadcast video and projected. In addition to cooking programs, for example, detailed information on towns, sightseeing spots, hotels, transportation means, etc. introduced in travel programs and the like will be disclosed on a WWW server, and their brief information and URL information will be transmitted together with program news. Then, by using the Internet connection device of the present invention, it becomes possible for the viewer to make a plan when traveling or refer to hotel reservation.

In the case of a music program, the profile of the singer and the title of the song. By publishing the concert information and the like on a WWW server and transmitting the brief information and the URL information by using the information providing means 10 for streaming the music program, the viewer can use the Internet connection device of the present invention. More detailed information about the singer or song can be obtained.

[0014]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a network connection device for connecting to the Internet by a two-way communication means,
A data receiving apparatus for receiving information from an information providing means using a medium capable of simultaneously transmitting information to an unspecified number of persons; an HTML file creating apparatus for converting the information received by the data receiving apparatus into an HTML file;
A data storage device for storing a file in a format, and displaying information on a display in accordance with a file in an HTML format stored in the data storage device. When there is an instruction requesting detailed information corresponding to the displayed information, the detailed information is displayed. Comprises a data processing device that accesses a public database on the Internet via a network connection device, receives the detailed information from the database, and displays the detailed information on a display. If the data receiving device requires detailed information from the information displayed on the display by the data processing device based on the information received from the information providing means using a medium capable of simultaneously transmitting information to an unspecified number of data receiving devices The user simply selects
Automatically access the database with the detailed information on the Internet and obtain the detailed information,
Therefore, it is possible to save the trouble of checking and inputting the URL, and it is possible to greatly reduce the time for connecting to the Internet until obtaining necessary information. As a result, the usage fee of the two-way communication means can be reduced. This has the effect.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Internet 2 Two-way communication means 3 Network connection device 4 Data storage device 5 Display 6 Data processing device 7 Data receiving device 8 HTML file creation device 9 Pointing device 10 Information providing means

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A network connection device for connecting to the Internet by two-way communication means, a data receiving device for receiving information from an information providing means using a medium capable of transmitting information to an unspecified number of people at the same time, and a data receiving device for receiving information from the data receiving device. HTML that converts information into HTML format files
A file creation device, a data storage device for storing the file in the HTML format, and an H file stored in the data storage device.
The information is displayed on the display according to the file in the TML format, and when a request for detailed information corresponding to the displayed information is issued, a database on the Internet in which the detailed information is published is accessed via a network connection device. A data processing device for receiving the detailed information from the database and displaying the detailed information on a display.