KR100592079B1 - System for Providing On-line Personal Service and Method for Managing On-line Target Business Using Screen Saver - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system for providing a personalized service using a screen saver and a method of operating a customized business.

In the present invention, a server and a client are connected by a communication network to provide a personalized service and a personalized business to a client using a screen saver having various functions and information provided by the server. The server of the present invention registers and classifies pages to be collected among existing web pages through a network processing unit, and registers collection information of existing web pages to be collected according to the classified results. The server of the present invention automatically generates and extracts screen saver content by automatically extracting and registering edited information of a web page that has registered collection information, and automatically updates and stores the screen saver content with the latest contents according to a set cycle. In addition, the server of the present invention stores the member information received from the client, and after dividing the member group using the stored member information, the screen saver content, personalized product information and target advertisements, etc. By placing them together, you create and save screen saver types for each member group. The present invention provides a system for providing a personalized service using a screen saver and a method for operating a business, wherein the server saves screen saver types generated for each member group according to a characteristic of a day and a time.

Screensavers, servers, clients, content, networks, customized services

Description

System for Providing On-line Personal Service and Method for Managing On-line Target Business Using Screen Saver}

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a system for providing a personalized service using a screen saver according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of collecting arbitrary web pages on the Internet from a server, extracting some of them, and creating and updating new screen saver contents according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a view showing an example of content for a screen saver generated according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a configuration diagram of a program module for producing new screen saver content in a server according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a view showing an example of generating a screen saver content by extracting and reprocessing web page data of a newspaper company according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

7 is a diagram illustrating an example of extracting and reprocessing data of a meteorological office web page to generate content for a screen saver according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

8 illustrates a type of screen saver created in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

9 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a client according to an embodiment of the present invention;

10 is a state diagram showing a Hangul processing method in a screen saver according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

11 is a state diagram showing an automatic upgrade process in a screen saver according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

12 is a state diagram showing a process of processing a new window on a screen saver according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

13 is a state diagram showing an automatic login authentication process on a screen saver according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

14 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an editing means (myweb) provided by the screen saver according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

15 is a view showing an example of editing according to the function of the screen saver editing means (MyWeb) according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

16 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen saver service that provides personalized information and personalized business according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100, 110: Client 130: Server

200: network processing unit 202: information delivery processing unit

204: content generation unit 206: content database

208: Screen Saver Configuration 210: Screen Saver Type Database

212: screen saver scheduler unit 214: member information database

216: Member authentication unit 500: Collecting site information register

502: Collector 504: Data Reprocessing Machine

506: Scheduler 508: Content Database

900: screen saver related processing unit 902: login processing unit

904: Self Viewer 906: Screen Switching Process

908: MyWeb process 910: Screen processing unit

912: Control Page Viewer 914: Page Viewer

916: Screen Layout Organizer 918: Ticker and Menu Processing Unit

920: universal data processing unit 922: dynamic menu generator

924 Encryption Process 926 Registry I / O

928: thread processing process 930: XML file I / O

932: network processing unit 1400: myweb main module

1402: File I / O Module 1404: MyWeb Main Form

1406: unit page registration module 1408: unit page collection module

1410: unit page cycle module

The present invention relates to a system for providing a personalized service using a screen saver and a method of operating a customized business. More specifically, the present invention relates to a system and a method of operating a personalized integrated service and a personalized business online by using related technologies of a client and a server based on characteristics of a screen saver of a computer.

Recently, with the development of the Internet, modern people live in the flood of information. However, the current Internet has a one-way channel structure starting from the user's actions, namely web browser activation, login and information retrieval. Such a unidirectional channel structure has a difficulty in retrieving and retrieving necessary information repeatedly, and a waste of time. In addition, advertisers and operators are inefficient because they are paying the cost of exposing advertisements to people who are not consumers of their products. For this reason, attention has recently been focused on services that provide information differently according to individual characteristics.

Generally, a screen saver (screen saver) is defined to protect personal information from others when a computer keyboard or mouse is not input for a certain period of time. The program that makes it run. A commonly used CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) type monitor uses light generated when an electron gun strikes an electron beam on a fluorescent film. If the electron beam strikes the same point for a long time, the fluorescent film of that part is burned and Afterimages will occur. To prevent this, we need a program that allows something to move on the screen so that the same screen is not maintained for a long time. A program that performs this function is a screen saver. When screensavers were first developed, they were predominantly animated, constantly moving in a simple form. There was no interconnection between screensaver users and providers by continuing to use them once installed. However, with the trend that most computers are using screen savers, a lot of information has recently been put into screen savers.

The screen saver is known to repeat three to eight times a day on average, and automatically runs without the user's intention and can utilize the entire screen. In addition, there has been a proposal that information can be effectively provided by using a screen saver as an information providing means in that it is used as a starting window before resuming work and is exposed to a user or surroundings for a long time. In response to such a request, a method of transmitting information such as an advertisement using a screen saver has been developed.

In particular, in recent years, a method of receiving information such as advertisements in real time from the Internet and distributing it on the screen saver screen has been proposed. However, this method has a problem in that the information that the information provider wants to provide, rather than providing the information desired by the user, can be the main user, so that the user is easy to turn away.

In addition, in order for the information provider to provide the information, it is necessary to produce information (hereinafter referred to as content) such as various advertisements. Creating such new content requires a lot of time, money, and manpower, making it difficult to provide various contents to users. In addition, once content is produced, there is a burden to continuously update it, not to use it continuously.In order to create new content, space for a web page generator, etc., and a space for storing various web pages, etc. This is necessary. Therefore, such a content providing server has a problem in that a burden in terms of cost or capacity is larger than that of a web server. In order to solve this problem, a technology of producing content using an existing web page without developing new content has been developed. However, the conventional method can be used only if the existing web page is composed of a fixed HTML source. In the case of producing content using a web page deviated from the fixed form, an error occurs in the web page in many cases, and it is difficult to provide various contents.

As described above, the screen saver is a program that is executed on all programs when there is no mouse operation or keyboard input for a specific time, and ends execution when an input is received. That's why it's common not to get input from a screen saver. This is because the basic principle of the screen saver is that when the input is received in the screen saver execution mode, the screen saver execution should be terminated. However, in special cases, the system supports input to the screen saver, but even in this case, only English input is available and Korean input is not supported. This is because there is a screen saver execution area and a user interface area in the recently released kernel of the operating system. Among the screen saver execution areas, an input method editor (IME) for inputting Korean characters is used. This is because Windows is not supported. Therefore, in the screen saver mode, it is not possible to input Korean characters, and thus it is inconvenient to use it in view of providing and using information using the screen saver.

Also, screen saver executables, * .scr files, unlike regular executables, cannot handle automatic upgrades with current technology. Because an executable file in a general application generally consists of an upgrade processing file and a main executable file, the upgrade processing file is executed first when an upgrade is required. After that, delete the main executable or upgrade, and then run the main file to upgrade automatically. However, executable files in screen saver mode have a screen saver file type called * .scr which is different from the normal executable files. Therefore, the user may not be able to delete or upgrade himself while running. In the form of screen savers that need to update information in real time to provide personalized information, the automatic upgrade function is a useful function that can greatly reduce the burden on the server and the client. However, there is a problem in that the prior art did not implement this.

Also, due to the feature of the screen saver that the screen saver runs on top of all programs, it is common not to open a new window while the screen saver is running. Even if you open a new window, it runs behind the screen saver, so opening a new window has no effect. However, it is not desirable for a screen saver to shut down the screen saver the moment a new window is launched to access information and functions on the screen saver. Therefore, if you want to show the connection details or launch a new window for a specific purpose, the screen saver and the new window must be run in parallel for efficient use. However, in the related art, even if a new window is executed on the screen saver, the screen saver cannot be selected again, and the screen saver can be selected only after closing the executed window. This problem is due to the fact that it is not easy to handle it on the screen saver, as opposed to dealing with the relationship between an existing window and a new window in a normal application.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention, in the production of the screen saver content provided by the server using the existing web page to produce the content for the screen saver, as well as a web page consisting of a fixed HTML source as well as any form Web pages made of HTML sources are also available to provide various screen saver contents and create a screen saver type by placing them. It aims to provide a personalized service providing system and a customized business using a screen saver that includes.

In addition, in order to solve the above problems, the present invention enables Korean input in the screen saver execution area, supports automatic upgrade processing when the screen saver is activated, and when a new window is executed on the screen saver, a new window is placed on the screen saver. It aims to provide a personalized service providing system and a personalized business using a screen saver which has the feature of being able to select the screen saver which is shown at the same time.

In addition, in order to solve the above problems, the present invention, in addition to the unique function of the screen saver to provide the information through the connection to the server, the information provided by the user rather than the unilateral provision of the information provider The purpose of the present invention is to provide a personalized service and a customized business operation method using a screen saver, which includes a feature that allows a user to select and utilize a configuration of various screen savers. It is done.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention, the server is connected to the client and server by a communication network, the server included in the personalized service providing system using a screen saver, the client or external web site and data connected to the communication network A network processor for communicating; Classify the pages to be collected among the existing web pages connected through the network processing unit, register the collection information of the existing web pages to be collected according to the classification, and automatically extract the edit information of the registered web pages. Content generation unit for generating a screen saver content by registering by registering; A content database storing collection information and editing information of the existing web page collected by the content generation unit and storing the screen saver content generated by the content generation unit; A screen saver configuration unit configured to generate screen saver configuration information by placing content for the screen saver stored in the content database; A screen saver type database for storing a type of screen saver according to the screen saver configuration information generated by the screen saver configuration unit; A member information database which receives member information from the client through the network processor and stores member information; A screen saver scheduling unit for dividing a member group using the member information in the member information database and scheduling the screen saver type in the screen saver type database for each member group; And a member authentication unit configured to receive the member information through the network processing unit and perform an authentication process.

According to another object of the present invention, the client and the server is connected by a communication network, the client included in the personalized service providing system using a screen saver, the client, the screen saver related processing unit for processing the unique function of the screen saver; A network processor for performing data communication with a server connected to the communication network or an external web site; A login processor configured to process user authentication using information of the client received by the network processor; A screen processing unit which processes the screen saver content received via the network processing unit to be displayed on the screen saver; And the client including a ticker and a menu processor for processing a menu on the screen saver, which is a bar-shaped portion of the screen saver while scrolling the screen saver content in the lower portion of the screen saver received by the network processor. It provides a personalized service providing system using a screen saver, characterized in that.

In addition, according to another object of the present invention, a screen saver comprising a server having a content database, a screen saver type database consisting of the content for the screen saver or a member information database, and a client connected to the server through a communication network. A method of providing a personalized service, the method comprising: (a) receiving member information from the client at the server and registering as a member and storing the member information in the member information database; (b) providing the screen saver to the client at the server, and installing the screen saver program on the client; (c) the server confirming the login success when the screen saver of the client is automatically logged in through an encrypted ID of the member; (d) the server automatically transmitting upgrade information when the screen saver of the client is an old version; (e) the server dividing the member group using the member information stored in the member information database; (f) the server setting a schedule for transmitting the screen saver made up of the screen saver contents suitable for the member group; (g) the server providing a personalized service providing method using a screen saver, comprising transmitting the screen saver stored in the screen saver type database to the client according to the schedule. It is done.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, in adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals are assigned to the same components as much as possible, even if shown on different drawings. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related well-known configuration or function may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a system for providing a personalized service using a screen saver according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the entire system according to the present invention has a structure including a client 100 and 110 and a server 130 connected to the communication network 120.

The client (100, 110) is a screen saver-related processing unit (101, 111) for processing the unique function of the screen saver, the login processing unit (102) for processing the use authentication between the client (100, 110) and the server 130, 112), a self-viewer (not shown) that optimizes the functions required in the present invention, screen processing unit (103, 113) for processing the screen saver content transmitted from the server 130, the screen saver in the lower part of the screen saver Ticker, which is a bar-shaped portion of a screen saver scrolling content, and a ticker and menu processing unit 104 and 114 for processing a menu on the screen saver and between the client 100 and 110 and the server 130. It consists of a network processing part 105 which processes communication. Client (100, 110) of the present specification is a broad concept collectively referred to as software capable of running a screen saver program having a personalized service function according to the present invention and / or hardware installed such software. use.

The communication network 120 refers to an information network such as an Internet information network using TCP / IP or a PSTN using a modem, a LAN card, and the like, and transmits and receives data between the clients 100 and 110 and the server 130 through the communication network 120. This is done.

Server 130 is a device for generating a screen saver with a personalized service function according to the present invention to provide to the client (100, 110), its detailed configuration will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the server 130 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The server 130 of the present invention is a content generating unit for generating content for the screen saver using the existing web page connected through the network processing unit 200, the network processing unit 200 and the data communication with a client or an external web site 204, a content database 206 for storing the screen saver content generated by the content generator 204, and a screen saver configuration for generating screen saver configuration information by placing screen saver content stored in the content database 206. A screen saver type database 210 that stores screen saver types generated by the screen saver configuration unit 208, a member information database 214 that receives member information from a client and stores member information, and member information The membership information is divided using the membership information in the database 214, and the screen saver type is The screen saver scheduling unit 212 for scheduling each member and a member authentication unit 216 for receiving an authentication process for receiving member information.

Screen saver related information provided by the server 130 of the present invention is basically made by configuring the content for the screen saver. In the server 130, a screen saver including various contents may be created by maintaining and managing a plurality of screen saver contents and placing the combinations in appropriate positions. In general, creating content requires a lot of time, money, and staff to hold and present data about the content. The server 130 of the present invention increases the reusability of existing web pages and increases the production time and cost of the screen saver content by using the following two embodiments in producing the content for the screen saver to be used in a specific area of the screen saver. This allows you to create screen savers with a variety of content.

The first embodiment is a method of collecting an existing web page from the server 130 and extracting / combining a portion of the web page to produce a new screen saver content.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of collecting arbitrary web pages on the Internet from the server 130, extracting some of them, and creating and updating a new screen saver content according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention. .

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of content for a screen saver generated according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

First, the pages to be collected are classified among the existing web pages and the information of the collected web pages is registered (S300). This process consists of three steps:

The first step is to classify the web pages to be collected among the existing web pages. In this step, the collected web pages on the Internet are systematically classified in order to effectively provide personalized information to the individual. For example, news is classified into economic news and sports news, and then the economic news is subdivided into daily newspaper news, economic newspaper news, and broadcast news. Or, in the case of finance, it is classified into real estate and securities, and again real estate is classified into apartment market information and sales information, and securities are classified into securities market and investment analysis information.

The second step is to register the collection information of the classified collection target web page in the content database 206 in the network processing unit 200, the information delivery processing unit 202, and the content generating unit 204 of the server 130. . In this case, the collection information refers to a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the target web page, a web page collection method, an effective collection time frame, and a collection cycle.

The final step is to automatically extract and register the edit information of the web page in which the collection information is registered in the content generation unit 204 of the server 130. First, the operator of the server 130 moves to the web page to be edited by using a browser, and clicks where the desired information exists on the web page. At this time, the minimum unit of the object in which the click event occurs is displayed, and the parent object containing the incremental content is gradually displayed, and the minimum information object including all desired information is selected. In this way, the string of the selected information object is automatically extracted and checked whether the extracted string is the only string in the entire HTML source. If the same string exists, it is checked which string is the string. Stored together. Next, the entire HTML source of the web page for which the collection information is registered is based on the tag information. The title, head, head script, body, body script, The HTML source is divided into HTML style sources and stored. The body source of the information object selected by the operator is extracted. The extracted information object source and the HTML source except the body source are combined to form a single HTML source, which is then displayed to the operator as a browser, and the edit information is input again to create the desired screen saver content and save the edit information. do. In this case, the edit information refers to information that replaces a string of a specific pattern with a specified string in a specified line range within an information object, modification information for HTML-delimited sources except body sources, HTML information to be inserted or added, and actions when clicking a link ( Script function information specifying Action, information to display only the desired area as page position-based rather than object-based edited information object (Top, Left, Width, Height) and scrolling Refers to the presence or absence of display information. An example in which the edited information object is displayed as a content for screen savers by displaying only the desired area as the page position-base is shown in FIG. 4 to display only the areas excluding the sports highlight on the window and the cartoon under the window.

Through these three steps repeatedly, information of various screen saver contents is stored in the content database 206 of the server 130.

Next, by using the collection information of the web page to be collected to access the server of the web page by the HTTP protocol to collect the HTML source of the web page (S302). At this time, HTML source collection of the web page is automatically executed repeatedly in a predetermined period of time.

In order to update the collected web page, a desired information object source is extracted from the collected HTML source using the string and the sequence number of the information object stored in the editing information registration step of the web page (S304).

Compared to the contents of the previously collected information object (S306), if the same as the contents collected previously, the contents are recorded in the collection history, and the next save time belonging to the effective collection time period according to the collection cycle is displayed. Notify (S308).

If it is different from the previously collected contents, the information object is edited by replacing the string having a specific pattern in the designated line range with the designated string by using the registered edit information (S310). In this case, in addition to the string, you can replace a specific image with another image or replace a specific script function or link with a script created by an operator to have a specific effect.

Next, when the style sheet or script of the web page is different from the registered style sheet or script, the contents of the style sheet or script are changed or added (S314). By changing the style sheet to the contents of the registered style sheet, the expression of the screen saver content can be different, and the contents of the script can be changed to the contents of the registered script to bring a dynamic effect on the expression of HTML.

In the information object edited as described above, the display area of the screen is designated so that only the desired area is visible (S314). This is to limit the display area of the edited information object by using the position information (Top, Left, Width, Heigt information, etc.) among the edit information registered in the edit information registration step of the web page so that only the desired area is visible in the information object. .

By adding the information of the already registered HTML source around the information object perfectly specified up to the display area of the screen, the HTML source is reconstructed into the contents for the screen saver having a completely different appearance while maintaining the actual information (S316). The content is updated. This reorganized and updated HTML source is stored in the content database 206 for use in the screen saver.

By repeating this process, new screen saver content is continuously collected and updated. In the present invention, various statistics reports are provided through the collection history, and the optimal collection cycle is accessed by automatically changing the cycle through duplicate results and failure statistics of the collection contents.

The second method of producing the screen saver content to be used in a specific area of the screen saver in the server 130 of the present invention is to collect the web page of the content provider to extract and process the web page data consisting of the collection site information to a new form How to create content for screen savers.

5 is a block diagram of a program module for producing a new screen saver content in the server 130 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

The collection site information register 500 configures a database table for analyzing and registering web page data extracted from existing web pages, and stores the automatically extracted collection site information in the content database 508. Collection site information refers to the URL of the collection site, collection cycle and collection pattern (tag information such as TABLE, TR, TD, etc.). This collection site information is valid unless the web page is changed by reorganization and this relates to the automation of the collector 502.

The collector 502 extracts web page data using the registered collection site information. The collection engine in the collector 502 obtains the HTML source of the web page via HTTP protocol connection, parses (parses) it, extracts specific web page data, and the extracted web page data is stored in the content database 508.

The data reprocessor 504 uses the web page data extracted by the collector 502 to reprocess the content of the screen saver into a desired form and other data formats (ASP, XML, HTML, etc.) and store it in the content database 508. do.

The scheduler 506 performs an automatic management function of web page data, such as extracting web page data from the collector 502 at set intervals, maintaining and reprocessing the latest data for each cycle.

A method of producing a new screen saver content using the above-described configuration will be described in detail. Operators need web page data to create content for new screen savers. When the operator selects a web page having web page data to be included in the content for the screen saver, the collection site information register 500 uses the content database 508 to collect the collection site information by using information input directly by the operator or automatically extracted information. Register). When the registration is completed, the first collection operation is performed, and only the web page data designated by the operator is extracted by the collector 502 and stored in the content database 206, and the web page data extracted by the collector 502 is reprocessed. Reprocessed web page data at 504 may be stored in content database 206. Subsequent operations are automatically performed by the scheduler 506 to periodically extract and reprocess web page data.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of generating content for a screen saver by extracting and reprocessing web page data of a newspaper company according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, the collection site information register 500 registers collection site information of each newspaper company, and the collector 502 collects news-related web page data such as images, title articles, content articles and links desired from each newspaper web page. Extract Next, in the data reprocessing machine 504, when the extracted web page data is reprocessed in XML, it is shown as the left window of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of generating content for a screen saver by extracting and reprocessing web page data of the Meteorological Administration according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 7, the collection site information register 500 registers collection site information of the Meteorological Agency, and the collector 502 extracts weather related web page data such as weather information for each region from the Meteorological Agency web page, and then processes the text without processing. If the data is displayed as it is, it is shown as the left window of FIG.

The screen saver contents collected and generated by these two methods are stored in the content database 206. The screen saver configuration unit 208 of the server 130 arranges the screen saver contents to generate one screen saver. Create screen saver configuration information. In this process, the background color and the background image of the screen saver to be used in the client (100, 110) program is selected, and the screen saver contents to be used in the screen saver are selected from the screen saver contents stored in the content database 206. In the process of deploying the content for the selected screen saver, resize the content for the screen saver, specify the color, thickness, shape, and margin of the screen saver content border, and display the contents of the link when the link in the content for the screen saver is clicked. You create various types of screen savers by specifying the location of the content to do. The various types of screen savers thus created are stored in the screen saver type database 210 of the server 130.

8 is a diagram illustrating one type of screen saver created according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Through the above-described process, the screen saver scheduling unit 212 of the server 130 schedules one type of screen saver stored in the screen saver type database 210 according to the day of the week or the time zone. Through this process, the user is provided with a customized screen saver according to the user group to which the user belongs according to the day or time. Here, the user group is a group for grouping members according to any specific information (gender, age group, region and interest, etc.) among membership information stored in the member information database 214 and providing a screen saver accordingly. Refers to. To this end, the screen saver scheduling unit 212 includes a target customized advertisement processor, a wide area advertisement processor or a local advertisement processor for an advertisement for a wide area or region of an individual or group, for a target advertisement suitable for an individual or a group of interests. As such, the screen saver provided by the server 130 basically provides the user with customized information by disposing the screen saver content corresponding to the characteristics of the user group. In addition, by providing screen savers made according to the characteristics of the user group by day or time zone, the contents for screen savers suitable for the characteristics of time are provided. For example, in the morning hours, a screen saver is made up of content for screen savers about news, fortune telling, and calendar. In this case, the service provider using the scheduling may provide the selected customized information focused on the interest field selected by the user, or the service provider may provide the customized information for any group according to gender, age, and region, which are general characteristics of the user.

9 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the client (100, 110) in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The client (100, 110) is a screen saver-related processing unit 900 for processing the unique function of the screen saver and the login processing unit 902 for processing the authentication of use between the client (100, 110) and the server 130 and necessary in the present invention A screen processing unit including a control page viewer 912, a page viewer 914, and a screen layout configurator 916, which processes the screen saver contents transmitted from the server and its own viewer 904 optimized for functions. 910 and the lower part of the screen saver process a menu on a ticker and a screen saver, which is a bar-shaped portion of the screen saver scrolling content, and a general data processor 920 and a dynamic menu generator 922. It comprises a ticker and menu processing unit 918 and a network processing unit 932 for processing communication between the client (100, 110) and the server (130).

When the process of the client (100, 110) according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention can be classified according to the main function can be largely divided into two processes, the screen saver-related processing in the screen saver-related processing unit 900 and other main processes have. The main process can be divided into screen processing process, ticker and menu processing process.

The screen saver related processor 900 is a part that processes preview, environment setting, and password processing, which are unique functions of the screen saver.

The login processing unit 902 is a part that processes the authentication of use with the server 130 through the network processing unit 932 by using the registry I / O 926 and encryption 924.

The screen processor 910 includes a page viewer 914, a screen layout composer 916, and a control page viewer 912. The page viewer 914 arranges its own page, a target page determined by an administrator, or its own viewer 904 through analysis of a linked page among web pages, and displays it on the screen. The screen layout configurator 916 configures a screen using information such as a unique ID, a position coordinate, a viewer type, and a URL necessary for screen configuration through the screen layout information. The control page viewer 912 adjusts its viewer 904 to fit the screen saver screen and fixes it to the screen saver screen. This is done in conjunction with the screen layout configurator 916.

The self-viewer 904 is a self-browser that optimizes only the necessary functions in order to compensate for the disadvantage of taking a long time loading a web page when using an existing Internet Explorer. The own viewer 904 handles web events such as changing the status bar's title, resizing a new window, moving back and forth pages, and other browser processing events.

The ticker and menu processor 918 receives menu information desired by an individual from the server 130 using personal related information, generates a menu through the dynamic menu generator 922, and then selects desired menu information (securities, economy, etc.). It can be viewed through the dedicated viewer at the bottom of the screen saver. In addition, the ticker bar derived from the indicator that informs the market price fluctuating from time to time in real time using the universal data processing unit 920 shows only specific information (title or summary information) in real time, and if you want detailed information, the viewer Function to make it visible through.

When the screen changer 906 function is called by the ticker and the menu processor 918, the type of the screen saver desired by the user is displayed in a preview format. Thereafter, when the user selects the desired screen saver type, the screen is selected using the screen layout configurator 916 of the screen processor 910 by receiving an XML file from the server. In addition, when the myweb 908 is called by the ticker and the menu processing unit 918, the myweb existing as a separate process is executed. MyWeb refers to a process in which a user has a function to collect and edit web content. Myweb may be executed on the screen saver or may be executed on the page viewer 914 of the screen processor 910, which will be described in detail later.

Processes in the clients 100 and 110 configured as in FIG. 9 have many features because they must be performed on a screen saver running as a single program.

10 is a block diagram illustrating Hangul processing in the screen saver according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As described above, the screen saver execution region and the user interface region exist in the kernel of the current operating system, and among these, the IME window for inputting Korean characters is not supported. However, in the present invention, the Hangul input can be enabled in the screen saver execution region.

In the screen saver of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 10, two processes are provided so that processes of the screen saver area and processes of the user interface area are simultaneously executed in each station area. In this case, the part related to the screen saver mode is processed in process 1 as shown in FIG. 10, and when it is necessary to support Hangul, the process is processed in process 2, thereby enabling Korean input.

11 is a block diagram showing an automatic upgrade process in the screen saver according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As described above, unlike a normal executable file, the screen saver does not support automatic upgrade function in the current technology. In the present invention, however, the screen saver can be automatically upgraded.

As shown in FIG. 11, the present invention divides and processes the main process into two types, the existing main processing process and the upgraded main process. When the Scr file executes the existing main processing process (S1100), the existing main processing process communicates with the upgrade server to check whether the upgrade is performed (S1102), notifies the fact of the upgrade, and the main processing process ends (S1106). At this time, after downloading the file to be upgraded (S1104), the Scr file executes the upgraded main process (S1108). Using these two processes is similar in form to the distinction between upgrade processing files and main files in a typical application. This allows the upgrade processing file in a normal application to be similar to the format in which the main file is executed after the upgrade processing, so that the automatic upgrade can be performed on the screen saver.

12 is a block diagram illustrating processing of a new window on a screen saver according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As in FIG. 12, the screen saver is always shown above other windows on the feature that TOPMOST is executed on top of all programs. So even if you launch a new window, the new window hides behind the screen saver.

In the present invention, when the information provided on the screen saver is clicked, the screen saver is maintained and the connection detail information is displayed in a separate window. In the present invention, a separate window must be shown on the screen saver for online connection and support. This is solved using the modeless mode of TOPMOST and the priority of the thread. Modeless mode refers to a mode in which a program that has control over all programs prevents monopoly of the control and allows the program to be pushed aside to perform other tasks. So if you put a new window in modeless mode, you can prevent the new window from hiding behind the screen saver.

Fig. 13 is a block diagram showing automatic login authentication processing on a screen saver according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The login processing unit 902 of the screen saver continuously provides personal information through automatic authentication and thoroughly secures personal security through encryption. The principle of login is divided into session and cookie, which is a record of the login on the server side, and a cookie is recorded on the user's computer. The screen saver of the present invention does not use the Internet cookie file stored in the personal computer when the screen saver is activated by introducing the automatic member login technique. Instead, the ID and password are encrypted and stored in the registry, thereby automatically maintaining the connection with the login server 130 through the Internet session, thereby enabling the member authentication process automatically.

14 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration diagram of MyWeb provided by a screen saver according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The user is basically provided with the screen saver according to the screen saver schedule information of the user group, but there may be an unnecessary part in the provided page. Therefore, the screen saver according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a function that allows the user to directly configure the screen saver by collecting only the web contents preferred by the various web pages, and this function is called a my web function.

In order to use the My Web function, a user enters a URL of a desired web page, navigates to the web page, and then moves to a web content to obtain a position of a selection box on the web page. The web content is registered in the unit page registration module 1406, and after registration, registration information such as URL, location, size, and collection period is automatically extracted and stored. My web pages obtained through the above operation are classified and managed by tabs, and stored properties are stored and managed as encrypted My Web files (MWF).

Accordingly, when the next MyWeb surfing is performed, the main form (Main Module: 1400) is loaded from the main module (1400), and the file I / O module 1402 reads and decodes the stored MWF file. Afterwards, the previously stored registration information is used to display the My Web page. At this time, the browser for collection / view of the unit page collection module 1408 adjusts the area at the same time as the URL web loading, and allows the web contents of the registered my web page to be viewed at a time.

In the My Web function, the unit page cycle module 1410 automatically collects and displays new web content of the My Web page every set period so that the user can view the latest My Web page without any additional work of the user. In addition, the advertisement and notification window that is shown as a new window when loading a general web page is delayed the web loading time and the content is blocked by the new window, so it is inconvenient because it detects this and removes the window in advance. . And for my web page that requires login, if you register login information such as ID and password, login information is automatically extracted and encrypted. By using this, you can automatically log in to My Web page and view the registered web contents without entering any login information.

15 is a view showing an example of editing according to the My Web function on the screen saver according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 15, partial contents of various sports newspapers are collected to construct a My Web page only for a specific user called "Sports newspaper home".

The screen saver according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention has an integrated search function. The integrated search function allows you to search multiple sites at the same time by entering a search word only once and even scheduled search. This is a function that automatically searches at a certain time specified by the user without having to visit the various sites and search for "specific words" repeatedly. This function has the advantage that it is executed directly on the client (100, 110) is performed without load on the server. To perform this function, first, search pattern information of each site is classified and set. At this time, the pattern setting is performed by simulating a search keyword using HTML elements and events. The set pattern information is extracted, edited and analyzed, and then generates an information file using an HTML style sheet.When a user specifies a search word, a search field, and a search period, the set pattern information and the set period based on the user set The search will run every time. The execution result is converted into XML to provide functions such as sorting according to a user's selection, and automatically shows detailed information in a new window using the retrieved connection information.

The data provided in the screen saver content according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention has a variety of formats. Since each data is unique in its own way, a separate control must exist for each data. Therefore, in the present invention, all data is processed in a general control so that any information can be easily serviced. The information applied to the general-purpose control is provided in XML according to the data type according to the period of the information specified through the server, so that real-time information is shown through dynamic scrolling. When the user wants detailed information, the user can click the scroll to display the URL using the general control information.

The server 130 having the above-described configuration looks at a process of providing a personalized service such as transmitting a personalized screen saver to the clients 100 and 110.

The server 130 having the above-described configuration receives member information through the network processing unit 200, registers member information, and stores the member information in the member information database 214. Next, the screen saver program having the above-described configuration is installed in the member who has been authenticated by the member authentication unit 216. When the elapsed time since the last input on the client (100, 110) computer reaches the screen protection standby time, the screen saver program is driven on the client (100, 110) computer. Clients 100 and 110 are automatically logged in using the ID and password encrypted by the login processing unit 902 and confirm the login success from the server 130. The client 100 or 110 requests upgrade information in consideration of the update time and downloads the upgraded information from the information transfer processor 202 of the server 130. The server 130 divides the member group by using the member information stored in the member information database 214 and sets a schedule for transmitting a screen saver made up of screen saver contents suitable for the divided member group. The server 130 transmits the screen saver stored in the screen saver type database 210 to the client according to a predetermined schedule. The screen after these basic steps is the initial screen. In the present invention, after starting the initial screen according to the user in order to provide a variety of information to the member, the entire screen and information appropriate to the situation is repeatedly changed according to the specified schedule time.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, screen savers provided to members are provided on a group or user basis. The server 130 divides the group into a predetermined number in consideration of factors such as age, gender, region, or occupation using the member information stored in the member information database 214. In the present invention, it is possible to maximize the effect of the advertisement by setting a target of advertisement for each group divided by the so-called target (Target) advertising advertising according to the group. In addition, the divided user group may be used to receive specific product information in association with each group. In addition, a type of customized business service is a form of advertising in which online advertisements (news, events, discounts, products, etc.) of local and regional operators are distributed only to local users based on region and wide area. In addition, when an online operator provides an operator-specific service to its members, it may be provided in ASP form on behalf of the integrated service in the screen saver.

16 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen saver service that provides personalized information and personalized business according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The screen saver made up of the aforementioned screen saver contents is provided in various configurations. The user may select a desired type among the types of screen savers that are already configured through the screen switching function 906, or directly edit and use a screen saver that is suitable for the user using the myweb 908 function.

The above description is merely illustrative of the present invention, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may various modifications without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Accordingly, the embodiments disclosed herein are not intended to limit the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the spirit and scope of the present invention are not limited by these embodiments. It is intended that the scope of the invention be interpreted by the following claims, and that all descriptions within the scope equivalent thereto shall be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

When creating web content on an existing server, creating new web content requires a lot of time, money, and manpower. However, the server of the present invention has the effect of preventing waste of time, money and manpower by creating content for screen savers using existing web pages. In addition, it is possible to produce screen saver content using a web page composed of any form of HTML source, thereby reducing the effect of providing various screen saver contents online and reducing an error occurrence rate.

In addition, the screen saver has an effect of enabling the user to use the screen saver in various forms by enabling the Korean input and automatic upgrade processing on the screen saver. Also, when a new window is executed on the screen saver, the new window is displayed on the screen saver so that various services can be received on the screen saver.

In addition, by integrating and providing online personalized information and functions through a connection with a server to a unique function of the screen saver, it is possible to provide a customized service desired by a user without using a computer. In addition, by analyzing the types of users and varying the screens provided by a certain group or by an individual, both the operator and the user can effectively utilize the related business such as the user group or the individual target advertisement.

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A server connected to a client and a server by a communication network and included in a personalized service providing system using a screen saver, A network processor configured to perform data communication with the client or an external web site connected to the communication network; Classifies a page to be collected among web pages on the Internet connected through the network processing unit, and includes a collection including one or more of a URL, a collection method, an effective collection time frame, a collection period, and a collection pattern of the web page to be collected according to the classification; A content generation unit for registering information and generating content for a screen saver by automatically extracting and registering edit information of the web page that has registered the collection information; A content database configured to store collection information and editing information of the existing web page collected by the content generator, and to store the screen saver content generated by the content generator; A screen saver configuration unit configured to select and arrange content for the screen saver stored in the content database, and to generate screen saver configuration information by selecting a background color or a background image of the screen saver; A screen saver type database configured to store the screen saver configuration information generated by the screen saver configuration unit as a screen saver type; A member information database which receives member information from the client through the network processor and stores member information; Divide a member group by using the member information in the member information database, store the screen saver type in the screen saver type database in the member information database by setting a day or time for each member group, and accessing the client. A screen saver scheduling unit that schedules to provide a corresponding screen saver type according to the member information requested at a time; And Member authentication unit for receiving the member information through the network processing unit for authentication processing Server for a personalized service providing system using a screen saver comprising a. delete delete The method of claim 1, The content generation unit replaces a string of a specific pattern with a designated string in a designated line range in an information object including all information selected by an operator, modification information for HTML distinguished sources except body sources, HTML information to insert or add, Screen protection to be placed on the screen saver by using the edit information including one or more of script function information for designating an action when a link is clicked, information for displaying only a desired region for the edited information object, or scroll display information. Server for a personalized service providing system using a screen saver, characterized in that the creation of content for use. The method of claim 1, The screen saver configuration unit adjusts the size of the screen saver content and selects the screen saver content generated by the content generation unit to arrange the selected screen saver content, and the border color of the screen saver content. A screen saver type by specifying one or more of a thickness, a shape, and a margin, and designating a location of content to display the content of a link when a link is clicked in the screen saver content, and setting the screen saver type to the screen saver type data. Server for personalized service providing system using a screen saver, characterized in that stored in the base. delete A client and a server are connected by a communication network and are included in a personalized service providing system using a screen saver. A screen saver related processor configured to process a unique function of the screen saver; A network processor for performing data communication with a server connected to the communication network or an external web site; A login processor configured to process user authentication using information of the client received by the network processor; A page viewer which arranges and displays its own page for providing a web service online, a target page determined by an administrator, or its own viewer; Screen layout configurator that configures a screen by using information necessary for screen configuration through screen layout information, and a control page viewer that adjusts its own viewer to fit the screen saver screen and fixes it to the screen saver screen. A screen processor configured to receive screen saver configuration information scheduled by an administrator from the server among screen saver types defined for each group to which the client belongs, and to process the received screen saver content to be displayed on the screen saver; And A ticker and a menu processing unit for processing a menu on the screen saver and a ticker, which is a bar-shaped part, which scrolls the screen saver content in a lower portion of the screen saver received through the network processing unit. Including but, the screen processing unit Personalized service using a screen saver, characterized in that it includes a My Web function to collect / edit the user's preferred web content in the web page to place in the screen saver area Client for delivery system. delete delete delete delete delete delete delete The method of claim 7, wherein When the screen processing unit provides the My Web function, if only the web content preferred by the user is extracted from the web page and registered in advance, the screen processing unit automatically recollects and displays the web content at a set period, and occurs when the web page is loaded. Client for a personalized service providing system using a screen saver, characterized in that to detect and remove when a new window appears. delete delete delete The method of claim 7, wherein When the screen processing unit clicks on the information provided on the screen saver, the screen saver controls to display the connection detailed information in a separate window while maintaining the new window to be executed on the screen saver in a modeless mode. A client for a personalized service providing system using a screen saver, characterized in that the new window does not hide behind the screen saver. delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete

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