KR20000024654A - file open control method and apparatus therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method and apparatus is provided to open a file such as a document, a music or a moving picture and simultaneously browse a web page linked to the file so that it can offer a publicity relation information on the producing company or the producer in relation with the file. CONSTITUTION: A method comprises steps of opening the file by clicking on the file(102)for example, in a Microsoft Explorer, obtaining a URL address in relation with the file as well as executing the file by an application program(108), and making an internet connection program(104) obtain the URL, in relation with the file, from a meta data included the file(102) and a web browser(106) get in operation with the URL address. Otherwise, it can drive just the internet connection program(104) with skipping the application program if clicking the file(102). In this case it sets a registry, corresponding to a file extension code, with the internet connection program(104) to open the URL every time clicking the file extension.

Description

File open control method and apparatus therefor

The present invention relates to a file processing method, and more particularly, to an improved file open control method and an apparatus suitable for opening a URL associated with a file while executing a selected file.

According to the current file opening method, when a file is clicked in the search window, the program opens the file by passing the file name to the program that runs the file processing program using the file extension. For example, if you click on a file with a .hwp extension in Windows Explorer, "Hangul" ("Hangul" is a trademark of Korean and Computer) as defined in the Windows registry in Windows (Windows is a trademark of MicroSoft Corporation). Run the program and open the file. When you click a file with a .html or .htm extension, Windows will open the file by launching a web browser such as Internet Explorer or Netscape.

On the other hand, HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) file has a link function that connects to a specific URL (Universal Rosource Location), so when a user presses a link in the HTML file, the file having the URL is opened.

However, there is currently no way to open a file and simultaneously open a particular web page on the Internet associated with that file. Even word processors that support the hypertext feature allow users to access linked webpages, websites, and local files by clicking a preset link after opening the file.

In particular, in a picture file, a music file, etc., there is no method of accessing a web page related thereto.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a method for easily accessing a web page related to a file by using meta information of the file.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus suitable for the above method.

1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a file open control method according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a screen on which music file data is played on Windows and an associated web page is displayed.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a file open control method according to the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating another embodiment of a file open control method according to the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating still another embodiment of a file open control method according to the present invention.

6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a file open control apparatus according to the present invention.

File open control method according to the present invention to achieve the above object

In the file open control method of opening a file and showing a URL (Univesal Resource Locaion) associated with the file,

(a) opening the file;

(b) obtaining a URL associated with the file; And

(c) delivering the URL to a web browser, thereby allowing the web browser to open the URL.

File open control apparatus according to the present invention to achieve the above other object

In a device that opens a file and opens a URL related to the file,

Application;

Web browser; And

Has an internet connection program,

The application, the web browser and the Internet connection programs are implemented in a user computer, the user computer is connected to the Internet,

The internet connection program program is programmed to obtain a URL related to a file opened by the application program and provide it to the web browser,

The web browser is programmed to open a URL provided by the Internet connection program.

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a file open control method according to the present invention. As shown by the solid arrows in FIG. 1, when the file 102 is clicked in a window explorer or the like, the application 108 executes the file 102 and the web browser 106 operates to associate the file 102 with the file 102. The URL will be displayed.

The Internet connection program 104 obtains the URL related to the file from the meta data included in the file 102 and uses the same to drive the web browser 106.

Alternatively, when the file 102 is clicked in a window explorer or the like as shown by a dotted arrow in FIG. 1, the Internet connection program 104 causes the application 110 to execute the file 102 and the web browser 106. Is operated to display the URL associated with file 102.

In this case, the registry corresponding to the extension of the file to be applied is set as the Internet connection program 104, and information about a program previously associated with the file extension is stored. This makes it possible to open a file or an associated URL via an Internet connection program each time you click on the specified file extension.

Meta data refers to data that provides information about the data. Metadata includes the digital format of the data, terms and states, and the location of the data. Metadata about the location of data on the Web can define URLs.

Text metadata can be written by the author using the language in which the text is formatted. Standard Generaized Markup Language (SGML) is a meta-writing language published by ISO that is used to describe not only the document structure but also the typographical representation. HTML supports meta tags that provide search engines with keywords for their web pages. The mp3 file or ID3v1 supports URLs by comment tags.

Currently, a search engine that searches files for such metadata is also widely used. For example, VIRAGE is a text, still and video search engine with an API developed by Virage.

The Internet connection program 104 detects a URL from metadata included in the file 104, for example, metadata included in meta tags of an HTML file having an .htm or .html extension, and uses the detected URL. The web browser 104 is driven.

According to the method illustrated in FIG. 1, a user may open a file 102 and simultaneously view the contents of a web page related to the file 102 through a web browser screen.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a screen on which music file data (a file having an extension of .ra) is played on Windows and an associated web page is displayed. As shown in FIG. 2, the web browser window 202 is displayed along with the real audio window 200, and the web browser window 202 has its homepage 204 produced and distributed by ra file (http: // myhome). .shinbiro.com / ~ polly) is displayed.

According to the file open control method according to the present invention, when an mp3 version of a certain file, for example, is clicked, a publicity effect can be obtained by showing the singer's promotion site together. Or, you can send someone a specific file, such as a photo file, so that they can access your site.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a file open control method according to the present invention. In the method shown in Fig. 3, a user first selects a file to execute (s302).

The application program for the file is executed (s304). For example, if the extension is .ra, real audio is driven.

The Internet connection program obtains a URL related to the file from the metadata of the file (s306).

The web browser is run using the obtained URL (s308).

As a result of the s308 process, the user can open the file and view the web page related to the file.

4 is a flowchart illustrating another embodiment of a file open control method according to the present invention. In the method shown in FIG. 4, a user first selects a file to execute (s402).

The Internet connection program opens the file using an application program connected to the file (s404). For example, if the file has a file extension of .ra, real audio is driven.

The Internet connection program obtains a URL related to the file from the metadata of the file included in the file (s406).

An internet connection program is used to run a web browser using the obtained URL (s408).

As a result of the process s408, the user can open the file and view the web page related to the file.

The method shown in FIGS. 3 to 4 can be applied when the file has metadata including a URL. However, according to the method shown in FIG. 5, even when the file does not have metadata including the URL, the web page related to the file can be displayed.

5 is a flowchart illustrating still another embodiment of a file open control method according to the present invention. In the method shown in FIG. 5, a user first selects a file to execute (s502).

The Internet connection program opens the file using an application program connected to the file (s504). For example, if the file has an extension of .ra, real audio is driven.

The Internet connection program accesses the URL service site and obtains URL information related to the file (s506).

The Internet connection program is run using the obtained URL (s508).

As a result of the s508 process, the user can open the file and view the web page related to the file.

6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a file open control apparatus according to the present invention. The apparatus shown in FIG. 6 includes a user computer 600 and a URL service computer 702. The user computer 600 and the URL service computer 702 are interconnected via the Internet 700.

User computer 600 includes an application 602, an Internet connection program 604, and a web browser 606.

Internet-connected program 604 obtains the URL from the metadata contained in file 608 when file 608 is opened by application 602.

The internet connection program 604 forwards the obtained URL to the web browser 606. The web browser 606 opens the forwarded URL.

The Internet connection program 604 may be programmed to intercept the interrupt when the file 608 is selected in the search window, to operate the application 602, the web browser 606, and then return the interrupt.

Alternatively, the Internet connection program 604 may be programmed to access a URL service computer 800 connected to the Internet 700 to obtain a URL associated with the file 608 and deliver it to the web browser 606. The URL service computer 800 is programmed to retrieve a URL associated with the file 608 in response to a request of the Internet connection program 604 and return it to the Internet connection program 604.

The URL service computer 800 has a database 802 that establishes a link relationship between a specific file and a URL related thereto. The resource specified by the URL can be a web page, an FTP site, or a directory on the local computer.

As described above, according to the file open control method according to the present invention, the web page related to the file may be displayed together with the opening of the file.

Claims (5)

In the file open control method of opening a file and showing a URL (Univesal Resource Locaion) associated with the file, (a) opening the file; (b) obtaining a URL associated with the file; And and (c) passing the URL to a web browser so that the web browser opens the URL. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step (b) is obtained by detecting a URL from metadata included in the file. The method according to claim 1, wherein in the step (b), the URL is obtained by accessing a website providing a file name-URL relationship on the Internet. In a device that opens a file and opens a URL related to the file, Application; Web browser; And Has an internet connection program, The application, the web browser and the Internet connection programs are implemented in a user computer, the user computer is connected to the Internet, The internet connection program program is programmed to obtain a URL related to a file opened by the application program and provide it to the web browser, And the web browser is programmed to open a URL provided by the internet connection program. The method of claim 4, wherein Storing a file and its associated URL, and further comprising a server connected to the internet, The Internet connection program program is programmed to request the URL service computer to transmit a URL related to a file opened by the application program, and provide the received URL to the web browser, And the URL service computer is programmed to transmit a URL related to the file in response to a request of the Internet connection program.