KR100377208B1 - An apparatus and a method for connecting uniform resource locator using e-mail address - Google Patents

Abstract

The web page address access device includes a content server and a directory server.

When the user inputs an e-mail address through the client, the content server generates a directory corresponding to the input e-mail address, and generates a connection file for accessing the URL of the web page matching the input e-mail. The directory server has a directory corresponding to an e-mail address, and stores the access file for accessing the URL of a web page matching the e-mail address in a corresponding directory.

When the user enters an e-mail address, the client generates a phrase for accessing a directory in which the URL of the web page matching the input e-mail address is stored and accesses the content server. The content server accesses the directory server based on the above syntax, obtains the URL connection file of the web page matching the input e-mail address, and transmits the connection file to the client so that the client accesses the URL of the web page.

Description

Device for accessing web page address using e-mail address and connection method {AN APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR CONNECTING UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATOR USING E-MAIL ADDRESS}

The present invention relates to an apparatus for accessing a web page address using an e-mail address and a method for accessing the web page. In particular, a web page corresponding to the searched URL is searched by searching for a URL of a web page matching an e-mail address input by a client. The present invention relates to a web page address access device and a connection method provided to a client.

With the recent increase in the number of Internet users, companies and individuals providing information by opening web pages are also increasing. In particular, some Internet service providers (ISPs) recently allocate some areas of their servers for subscribers in order to provide subscribers with e-mail or personal homepage (webpage) services. There is an exponential increase in users operating.

In general, in order to access a webpage, the user must know exactly the URL (uniform resource location) corresponding to the address of the webpage, or search using a search engine such as Yahoo. In particular, since most web pages operated by individuals are not searched even by using a search engine, in order to access a personal web page, the URL of the web page must be known correctly.

However, since it is not easy for many people to know the exact URL of a personal web page, in most cases, a personal web page has a problem that only some people who have a close relationship with the personal web page operator can access.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in an effort to solve such a problem, and to provide a webpage address access system and method for accessing a URL of a webpage corresponding to the e-mail address when an e-mail address is input. .

1 is a diagram showing a web page address access system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating a registration process of a web page address access system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a web page address access method according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating a web page address access system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating a registration process of a web page address access system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a web page address access method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a web page address access method according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a diagram illustrating a web page address access system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a diagram illustrating a registration process of a web page address access system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a flowchart illustrating a web page address access method according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Web page address access device according to one feature of the present invention for achieving the above object

A database server storing URL information of a web page matching the user's e-mail address and the user's e-mail address; And when the user inputs an e-mail address through the client, requests the database server to look up the URL of the web page matching the input e-mail address, receives URL information of the retrieved web page, and receives the received web page. And a content server for generating a connection file for accessing the URL and sending it to the client.

On the other hand, the web page address access device according to another aspect of the present invention

A content server configured to generate a directory corresponding to the input e-mail address when a user inputs an e-mail address through a client, and generate a connection file for accessing a URL of a web page matching the input e-mail; And a directory server having a directory corresponding to the e-mail address and storing the access file for accessing the URL of the web page matching the e-mail address in a corresponding directory.

The webpage address access device may further include a database server storing user information, URL information of a webpage matching the user's e-mail address and the user's e-mail address, based on a key value. .

On the other hand, the web page address access method according to an aspect of the present invention

A method of accessing a web page address access device having a content server that a client directly accesses through a web browser, and a database server that stores URL information of a web page matching the user's e-mail address and the user's e-mail address,

Requesting the database server to retrieve a URL of a webpage that matches an e-mail address received from the client; Retrieving the URL of the web page matching the e-mail address received from the client, and transmitting the retrieved web page URL to the content server; And generating a connection file for accessing the web page transmitted from the database server and transmitting the connection file to the client so that the client accesses the URL of the web page.

On the other hand, the web page address access method according to another aspect of the present invention

A directory server having a content server to which a client directly connects through a web browser and a directory corresponding to an e-mail address, and storing a connection file for accessing a URL of a web page matching the e-mail address in a corresponding directory; As a method of connecting a web page address access device to have,

Generating a phrase for accessing a directory in which a URL of a webpage matching an e-mail address input from a user is stored and accessing the content server; Accessing the directory server based on the syntax and bringing the content server to a URL access file of a web page matching the input e-mail address; And sending the connection file to the client, such that the client accesses the URL of the webpage.

On the other hand, the web page address access method according to another aspect of the present invention

A web page address access device having a content server to which a client directly accesses through a web browser and a directory corresponding to an e-mail address, the directory being redirected to a URL of a web page matching an e-mail address. As a connection method,

Generating a phrase for accessing a directory in which a URL of a webpage matching an e-mail address input from a user is stored and accessing the content server; Accessing the directory server based on the syntax and redirecting to a URL of a target server matching an e-mail; And requesting a URL resource from the target server and outputting the URL resource to the client.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described an embodiment of the present invention;

1 is a diagram showing a web page address access system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic mail access system according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a client 100, a content server 200, a database server 300, and a target server 400. Here, the content server 200 and the database server 300 forms a web page address access device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

The client 100 is a system in which a user connects to a web server using a web browser such as netscape or explorer, and is a personal computer that is commonly used by the general public. When the user inputs an e-mail address instead of an existing URL, the client 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention generates a query syntax for finding a URL that matches the input e-mail address, and then the content. And a content server connection module 120 for connecting to the server.

The content server 200 is a server to which the client 100 directly accesses a web browser. When the client 100 receives the query phrase from the client 100, the content server 200 queries the URL matching the received e-mail. To). When the content server 200 receives a URL matching the e-mail from the database server 300, the content server 200 generates a connection file for accessing the URL and sends it to the client 100.

The database server 300 stores user information such as a user ID, a password, a social security number, a phone number, and an address, and URL information matching the user's e-mail address and an e-mail address. When the database server 300 receives a search for a URL matching an e-mail from the content server 200, the database server 300 searches for a URL corresponding to the requested e-mail and transmits the search result to the content server 200. .

2 is a diagram illustrating a registration process of a web page address access system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

After the user accesses the content server 200 through the web browser of the client 100 (S100), the user inputs a URL of a web page to match the user's personal information with an e-mail address and an e-mail address. In this case, the user may match each of a plurality of e-mail addresses with a web page URL.

When user information or the like is input through the client 100, the content server 200 generates a key value (S120), and then, based on the key value, the user's personal information, an e-mail address, and an e-mail. The URL of the web page matching the mail address is stored in the database server 300.

Next, a method of accessing a web page address using an e-mail address will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

First, a user enters an e-mail address through the client 100. At this time, the input of the e-mail address may be any of a plug-in method, an application method, a hypertext markup language (HTML) method, and a pop-up menu method by clicking a mouse button. .

The content server connection module 120 of the client 100 analyzes the syntax of the input e-mail address and determines whether the input data corresponds to the e-mail syntax. (S210)

If it is determined in step S210 that the data input from the client 100 corresponds to an e-mail syntax, the content server connection module 120 of the client 100 queries the query syntax for inquiring a URL matching the e-mail. Generates and accesses the content server 200. (S220)

For example, if the address of the input e-mail is abc@mail.com and the URL of the content server 200 is www.domain.com, the content server connection module 120 performs www.domain.com/query.cgi. ? Create a query statement like mail=abc@mail.com. Then, the web browser of the client 100 accesses the content server 200 using the query syntax generated by the content server connection module 120. (S220)

The content server 200 requests the database server 300 to retrieve an e-mail address received from the client 100, that is, a URL of a web page matching abc@mail.com, and the database server 300 requests the content server. In response to the request of 200, a URL (eg, www.abc.co.kr) of a web page matching the e-mail address received from the client is retrieved and transmitted to the content server 200. (S230)

The content server 200 generates a file for accessing the URL of the web page received from the database server 300 and transmits the file to the client 100. (S240)

Then, the web browser of the client 100 receives the URL connection file, accesses the target server (web page) 400 using the URL matched with the e-mail address, and requests a URL resource. (S250)

In response to the URL resource request, the target server 400 outputs an HTML document and URL resources such as a file or a frame thereof to the client (S260). The web browser of the client 100 then transmits the transmitted URL resource. Output, allowing the user to view this URL resource.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S210 that the data input from the client 100 does not correspond to the e-mail syntax, the process according to the first embodiment of the present invention ends and returns to the function of the original browser. For example, if the input syntax is not an e-mail address syntax and a URL syntax of www.domain.com, the browser of the client performs a browser original function of visiting a web site corresponding to the syntax.

As described above, according to the first embodiment of the present invention, if a user simply inputs an e-mail address through a client, the webpage address access device according to the first embodiment of the present invention is matched with the input e-mail address. Send the web page's URL connection file to the client so that the client can access the web page.

In general, unlike the URL of a web page (especially the URL of a personal homepage), since an e-mail address is easily known to many people, according to the first embodiment of the present invention, a user simply enters an e-mail address to easily set up a desired web address. You can access the page.

The following describes a web page address access system and a method of access according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating a web page address access system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the web page address access system according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes a client 500, a content server 600, a database server 700, a directory server 800, and a target server 900. ) Here, the content server 600, the database server 700, and the directory server 800 form a web page address access device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

The client 500 is a system in which a user connects to a web server using a web browser such as Netscape or Explorer, and includes a content server connection module 520. When the user inputs an e-mail address, the content server connection module 520 according to the second embodiment of the present invention connects to the directory server 800 in which information about a URL matching the input e-mail address is stored. Generate the syntax for

The content server 600 is a server to which the client 500 first accesses using a web browser. When the user inputs the URL of a web page to match the e-mail address and the e-mail address through the client 500, the electronic content is entered. A directory corresponding to the e-mail address is generated, and a file for accessing the URL of the web page matching the input e-mail address is generated and stored in the directory.

The database server 700 stores user information such as a user ID, a password, a social security number, a phone number, and an address, and URL information matching the user's e-mail address and an e-mail address.

The directory server 800 has a directory corresponding to each e-mail generated by the content server 600, and stores URL access files in each directory.

5 is a diagram illustrating a registration process of a web page address access system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

After the user accesses the content server 200 through the web browser of the client 500 (S300), the user inputs a URL of a web page to match the user's personal information with an e-mail address and an e-mail address. (S310)

When user information or the like is input through the client 500, the content server 600 generates a key value (S320), and then, based on the key value, the user's personal information, an e-mail address, and an electronic message. The URL of the web page matching the mail address is stored in the database server 700. In addition, the content server 600 generates a directory corresponding to the input e-mail address based on the key value, and generates a file for accessing the URL of the web page matching the input e-mail address. For example, if the input e-mail address is abc@mail.com, a directory called AAA/abc@mail.com is created. Here, AAA generally means a root directory, and according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the name of the root directory is the same as the URL of the content server 600 (eg, domain.com). As described above, the content server 600 according to the second embodiment of the present invention generates the input e-mail address as the name of a subdirectory of the URL (root directory) of the content server. Alternatively, the content server 600 may generate a directory by other methods. .

The content server 600 stores the URL access file generated in the directory (eg, www.domain.com/abc@mail.com). (S350)

Next, a web page address access method using an e-mail address will be described with reference to FIG. 6.

First, a user enters an e-mail address through the client 500. In this case, the input of the e-mail address may be performed by any of a plug-in method, an application method, an HTML method, and a pop-up menu method by a mouse click.

The content server connection module 520 of the client 500 analyzes the syntax of the input e-mail address and determines whether the input data corresponds to the e-mail syntax. (S410)

If it is determined in S410 that the data input from the client 500 does not correspond to the e-mail syntax, the process according to the second embodiment of the present invention ends and returns to the function of the original browser.

If it is determined that the data input in step S410 corresponds to an e-mail syntax, the content server connection module 520 of the client 500 accesses a directory in which information about a URL matching the e-mail is stored. Generate the syntax for For example, if the address of the input e-mail is abc@mail.com and the URL of the content server 600 is www.domain.com, the content server access module 520 is www.domain.com Create the syntax /abc@mail.com.

Then, the web browser of the client 500 accesses the directory server 800 via the content server 600 using the syntax generated by the content server connection module 520, and inputs the input from the directory server 800. Receive a file for connecting to a URL matching the address of the electronic mail.

Then, the web browser of the client 500 requests the URL resource by accessing the target server (web page) 900 using the URL matched with the e-mail address based on the URL access file. (S440)

In response to the URL resource request, the target server 900 outputs an HTML document and URL resources such as a file and a frame related thereto to the client. The web browser of the client 500 then outputs the transmitted URL resource, allowing the user to view this URL resource.

As described above, according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the content access module 520 is different from the first embodiment of the present invention in which the URL access file matching the input e-mail address is stored in the directory server 800. It is possible to receive a URL connection file faster than the method of the first embodiment of the present invention because it generates a syntax for a direct connection and the client 500 directly connects to the directory server 800 using this syntax. That is, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the content access module generates and sends a query phrase for searching for a URL matching the e-mail, and the content server searches for the URL of the web page matching the input e-mail address. After requesting the database server and receiving the requested result, a file for accessing the received URL is generated and sent to the client. On the other hand, in the second embodiment of the present invention, the URL connection file is stored in the directory server in advance, and the client directly connects to the directory server. Since the URL access file stored in the directory corresponding to the mail address is received, the file can be received earlier than the first embodiment of the present invention. (This connection method according to the second embodiment of the present invention is referred to as a 'link-type connection method.')

Meanwhile, the query access method is also used in the web page address access system shown in FIG. 4, which will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

7 is a diagram illustrating a web page address access method according to a third embodiment of the present invention. Since the member registration method in the third embodiment of the present invention is also the same as the method shown in Fig. 5, overlapping description is omitted.

First, a user enters an e-mail address through the client 500. (S500) Then, the content server connection module 520 of the client 500 analyzes the syntax of the input e-mail address, and determines whether the input data corresponds to the e-mail syntax. (S510)

If it is determined in S510 that the data input from the client 500 does not correspond to the e-mail syntax, the process according to the third embodiment of the present invention ends and returns to the function of the original browser.

If it is determined in step S510 that the data input from the client 500 corresponds to the e-mail syntax, the content server connection module 520 of the client 500 queries the query syntax for inquiring a URL matching the e-mail. Generate and access the content server 600. (S520)

For example, if the address of the input e-mail is abc@mail.com and the URL of the content server 600 is www.domain.com, the content server access module 520 may www.domain.com/query.cgi. ? Create a query statement like mail=abc@mail.com. The web browser of the client 500 then connects to the content server 600 using the query syntax generated by the content server connection module 520.

The content server 600 requests the database server 700 to retrieve an e-mail address received from the client 500, that is, a URL of a web page matching abc@mail.com, and the database server 700 requests the content server. In response to the request of 600, the server verifies the existence of the e-mail address received from the client and informs the content server 600. Next, the content server 600 accesses the directory server 800, obtains a file for accessing a URL matching the input e-mail address from the directory, and transmits the access file to the client. (S530)

Then, the web browser of the client 500 requests the URL resource by accessing the target server (web page) 900 using the URL matched with the e-mail address based on the URL access file. (S550)

In response to the URL resource request, the target server 900 outputs an HTML document and URL resources such as a file and a frame related thereto to the client. The web browser of the client 500 then outputs the transmitted URL resource, allowing the user to view this URL resource. (S560)

According to the embodiment of the present invention described above, the content server generates a file for accessing the URL of the web page matching the e-mail address and stores it in the directory server, and the client receives the web page address access file and You are connected to the URL of the page. However, in addition to this, the content server can directly access the target server to output the URL resource to the client, which will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 10.

8 is a diagram illustrating a web page address access system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 8, the content server 600 generates an e-mail address and a directory corresponding to the e-mail address when the user inputs a URL of a web page to match the e-mail address through the client 500, and each directory Set to redirect to the URL of the web page that matches the entered e-mail address.

The directory server 800 has a directory corresponding to each e-mail generated by the content server 600, and each of these directories is redirected to a URL of a matching web page.

Operations of the client 500 and the database server 700 are the same as those of the web page address access system according to the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 4, and descriptions thereof will be omitted below.

9 is a diagram illustrating a registration process of a web page address access system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

After the user accesses the content server 200 through the web browser of the client 500 (S500), the user inputs a URL of a web page to match the user's personal information with an e-mail address and an e-mail address. (S510)

When user information or the like is input through the client 500, the content server 600 generates a key value (S520), and based on the key value, the user's personal information, an e-mail address, and an e-mail. The URL of the web page matching the mail address is stored in the database server 700. In addition, the content server 600 generates a directory corresponding to the input e-mail address based on the key value, and sets each directory to be redirected to a URL of a web page matching the input e-mail address. (S340)

For example, if the address of the input e-mail is abc@mail.com and the URL of the content server 600 is www.domain.com, the content server 600 corresponds to the input e-mail address. Create a directory called .com / abc @ mai.com, and configure these directories to redirect to the URLs of each matching web page.

Next, a method of accessing a web page address using an e-mail address will be described with reference to FIG. 10.

First, a user enters an e-mail address through the client 500. In this case, the input of the e-mail address may be any of a plug-in method, an application method, an HTML method, and a pop-up menu method by a mouse click.

The content server connection module 520 of the client 500 analyzes the syntax of the input e-mail address, and determines whether the input data corresponds to the e-mail syntax. (S610)

If it is determined in step S610 that the data input from the client 500 does not correspond to the e-mail syntax, the process according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention ends and returns to the function of the original browser.

If it is determined that the data input in step S610 corresponds to the e-mail syntax, the content server connection module 520 of the client 500 accesses a directory in which information about a URL matching the e-mail is stored. Generate the syntax for For example, if the address of the input e-mail is abc@mail.com and the URL of the content server 600 is www.domain.com, the content server access module 520 is www.domain.com Create the syntax /abc@mail.com.

Then, the content server 600 requests a URL resource by redirecting from the directory server 800 to the URL of the target server matching the electronic mail. (S630)

In response to the URL resource request, the target server 900 outputs an HTML document and URL resources such as a file and a frame related thereto to the client. The web browser of the client 500 then outputs the transmitted URL resource, allowing the user to view this URL resource. (S640)

As described above, according to the present invention, when a user simply inputs an e-mail address through a client, the web page address access device transmits the URL access file of the web page matching the input e-mail address to the client. Allows users to access web pages. Therefore, the user can easily access a desired web page simply by entering an e-mail address.

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(Correction) A web page address access device connected via a network with a client. A database server storing URL information of a web page matching the user's e-mail address and the user's e-mail address; And When the user enters an e-mail address through the client, the database server is requested to look up the URL of the web page matching the entered e-mail address, the URL information of the retrieved web page is received, and the URL of the received web page. A content server generating a connection file for accessing the client and transmitting the connection file to the client, And the client comprises a content server access module for analyzing a syntax input by a user and determining whether the input syntax is an e-mail address. (Correction) The method according to claim 1, The content server connection module And a query phrase for searching for a URL of a web page matching an e-mail address input by a user to access the content server. (Correction) A web page address access device connected via a network with a client. A content server configured to generate a directory corresponding to the input e-mail address when a user inputs an e-mail address through a client, and generate a connection file for accessing a URL of a web page matching the input e-mail; And A directory server having a directory corresponding to the e-mail address and storing the access file for accessing the URL of a web page matching the e-mail address in a corresponding directory, And the client comprises a content server access module for analyzing a syntax input by a user and determining whether the input syntax is an e-mail address. The method of claim 3, And a database server storing user information, a user's e-mail address, and URL information of a web page matching the user's e-mail address based on a key value. (Correction) The method according to claim 4, The content server connection module And a syntax for accessing a directory that stores the access file for accessing a URL of a web page matching an e-mail address input by a user. The method of claim 5, The structure of the directory is the URL name of the content server as the root directory and the e-mail address name as a subdirectory, And the access file is stored in a corresponding subdirectory. (Correction) The method according to claim 4, The content server connection module And a query phrase for searching for a URL of a web page matching an e-mail address input by a user to access the content server. The method of claim 7, wherein The content server Receiving the query syntax from the content server access module, and requests the database server to confirm the existence of the URL of the web page matching the e-mail address included in the query syntax, When receiving the information that the URL of the matching web page from the database server, the access to the directory server to obtain a connection file for accessing the web page, and then transmits the connection file to the client Web page address access device. (Correction) Connection of a web page address access device having a content server to which a client directly connects through a web browser, and a database server storing URL information of a web page matching the user's e-mail address and the user's e-mail address. In the method, Requesting the database server to retrieve a URL of a webpage that matches an e-mail address received from the client; Retrieving the URL of the web page matching the e-mail address received from the client, and transmitting the retrieved web page URL to the content server; And Generating a connection file for accessing the URL of the web page transmitted from the database server and transmitting the connection file to the client, thereby allowing the client to access the web page; And the client comprises a content server access module for analyzing a syntax input by the user and determining whether the input syntax is e-mail. (Correction) The method according to claim 9, The content server connection module A method of accessing a web page address, comprising: generating a query phrase for finding a web page matching an e-mail address input by a user and accessing the content server. (Correction) A content server to which a client directly connects through a web browser, and a directory corresponding to an e-mail address, and stores a connection file for accessing the URL of a web page matching the e-mail address in a corresponding directory. In the method of connecting a webpage address access device having a directory server, Generating a phrase for accessing a directory in which a URL of a webpage matching an e-mail address input from a user is stored and accessing the content server; Accessing the directory server based on the syntax and bringing the content server to a URL access file of a web page matching the input e-mail address; And Sending the connection file to the client, causing the client to access the URL of the webpage, And the client comprises a content server access module for analyzing a syntax input by a user and determining whether the input syntax is an e-mail address. The method of claim 11, Inputting a URL of a web page to match a user's e-mail address and e-mail address by a user accessing the content server through the client; Generating a directory corresponding to the input e-mail address and generating a file for accessing a URL of a web page matching the e-mail address; And Storing the connection file in a corresponding directory Web page address access method further comprising. (Correction) The method according to claim 12, The content server connection module And a syntax for accessing a directory storing the access file for accessing a URL of a web page matching an e-mail address input by a user. (Correction) A web page address having a content server to which a client directly accesses through a web browser and a directory corresponding to an e-mail address, which directory is redirected to a URL of a web page matching an e-mail address. In the connection method of a connection device, Generating a phrase for accessing a directory in which a URL of a webpage matching an e-mail address input from a user is stored and accessing the content server; Accessing the directory server based on the syntax and redirecting to a URL of a target server matching an e-mail; And Requesting a URL resource from the target server and outputting the URL resource to the client; And the client comprises a content server access module for analyzing a syntax input by a user and determining whether the input syntax is an e-mail address.