KR20000058383A - Real-time information display method and rom disc written thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A real-time information displaying method is provided to be capable of displaying real-time information, which is provided through an internet, to a user during working. CONSTITUTION: A real-time information displaying method comprises requiring a member registration to an internet service provider server through a communication network(600-640). A real-time information providing program is loaded down to a terminal of a member registered through the communication network. The downed real-time information providing program is stored at a data storing device of the terminal, and then is executed(650-670). Real-time information, which is provided from the internet service provider server according to the execution of the real-time information, is displayed at a state displaying line of the terminal(680-800).

Description

ROM disc recording real-time information display method and real-time information display method {REAL-TIME INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD AND ROM DISC WRITTEN THEREOF}

The present invention relates to providing real-time information through the Internet, and more particularly, to a ROM disk which records real-time information provided through the Internet during execution of a certain task on a terminal, and records a cycle method and a real-time information display method. .

The Internet is regarded as a means of fundamentally changing the paradigm of the new economy of the 21st century by enabling the democratization of information to the public.

The emergence of the Internet will create an economic paradigm that meets the conditions of a fully competitive market in economics through the sharing of information among the public. However, even though it is expected to take some time to live on the Internet, and it should be developed in such a way that the cyber community is built on the real economy, the cyber space is different from the real economy. However, the feeling of evolving independently cannot be excluded.

The Internet is on the premise of on-line or real-time. The real Internet maintains the property of providing real-time information on-line, and in order to obtain such real-time information, it is possible only when a web browser is placed on a PC screen. However, although the property of real time is fundamentally impossible in off-line situations, there is no way to learn information in real time in situations where the user is doing anything other than a web browser even if they remain on-line. . Even if it is impossible to acquire real-time information in the off-line state where communication is interrupted, if the user can acquire real-time information while performing other tasks (for example, word processing), it is determined that the user can meet the information acquisition desire. In particular, if real-time properties such as news sites or stock sites are required, if such a means can be developed, the public's desire to acquire information and the purpose of providing the information of the site operator can be mutually matched. There is an urgent need for the development of a tool that can provide real-time information provided on a web browser to a user performing office / learning or other tasks on a personal terminal such as a PC.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a ROM DISC recording a real-time information display method and a real-time information display method that can display the real-time information provided through the Internet to the user while performing any task on the terminal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a real-time information display method that can display in real time the information meeting the conditions set by the user of the terminal without linking to a specific Internet site for receiving any information.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a real-time information display method and a ROM disk recording the method, which can provide the user with information of a menu item satisfying a condition set by a terminal user in real time even when linked with an arbitrary Internet site. In providing.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a method for receiving real-time information desired by a user without displaying a web browser on a terminal display and a ROM disk recording the method.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a ROM disk in which a real-time information display method is recorded, which can improve the competitiveness by securing a qualitative advantage of an information providing service for a web site operator.

1 is an exemplary configuration of a real-time information providing service network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart of a real-time information providing service procedure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is an exemplary view of a screen displayed on a computer monitor when the Internet is connected as a diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention for achieving the above object is a real-time information providing method of a real-time information providing service network comprising a plurality of terminals for transmitting and receiving data with an Internet service provider server through a communication network,

A membership registration request process for requesting membership registration to the Internet service provider server through the communication network;

A program download process of downloading a real-time information providing program to a terminal of a registered member through the communication network;

A program storage and execution process of storing and executing the downloaded real-time information providing program in a terminal data storage device;

According to the execution of the real-time information providing program characterized in that the real-time information display process for displaying the real-time information provided from the Internet service provider server on the status bar which is a predetermined area on the terminal display unit.

The present invention also provides a means for requesting a user ID every time an execution command is input from a computer, and in response thereto, transmitting a user ID input from the computer input device to an Internet service provider server through a communication network, and through the computer input device. Means for receiving a real-time information providing item and transmitting the received real-time information to the server and displaying the real-time information received in response to one of the computer monitors and the task bar displayed on the monitor according to whether or not the web page connected to the Internet is hidden. It provides a ROM disk recorded with a program for providing real-time information on the task bar in the computer.

Hereinafter, a method of displaying real time information according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description and the annexed drawings, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the present invention, such as news information and stock information, window environments, and specific processing flows. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details. Meanwhile, descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, for example, a user PC and an ISP (Internet Service Provider) will be omitted.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a real-time information providing service network according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a real-time information providing service procedure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, first, an Internet Service Provider (ISP) 100 of a real-time information providing service network according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected to a plurality of user PCs 300, 400, and 500 through a communication network 200 to request members. Provides real-time information according to. If the ISP (100) manager is a newspaper or broadcaster, news information and sports information can be provided to members in real time. If the ISP (100) manager is a securities company or a bank, the stock information and exchange rate information to members in real time. It can be provided.

Meanwhile, the communication network 200 physically connects the ISP 100 and a plurality of user terminals through a physical transmission medium 250 such as an optical cable or a public telephone network. The user terminal connected to the communication network 200 through the physical transmission medium 250 requests the ISP 100 to transmit information required by the user, and displays the real-time information received in response to the display unit. . As a representative example of such a user terminal, a personal computer may be used. The configuration of the user terminal is largely as shown in FIG. 1. The communication unit 410, the control unit 420, the user interface 430, the display unit 440, and the auxiliary storage device ( 450).

The communication unit 410 is a communication device such as a modem or a LAN card to process and transmit and receive data transmitted between the user PC and the ISP (100). The control unit 420 is composed of a CPU that controls the overall operation of the system and a memory in which control program data is stored as in a general PC. The user interface 430 includes a wired / wireless keyboard or a mouse to generate data according to a user command and output the data to the controller 420. The display unit 440 displays a variety of data to the outside under the control of the control unit 420 as a monitor or LCD. The auxiliary memory device 450 includes a magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus such as a hard disk drive (HDD) and an optical recording / reproducing apparatus, and is controlled by the controller 420. In the embodiment of the present invention, it is assumed that a Real-Time Information Provider (RIP) program downloaded from the ISP 100 is stored in a hard disk which is the auxiliary memory device 450.

Hereinafter, a process of displaying the real-time information requested by the user in the status bar displayed on the display unit 440 in the real-time information providing service network having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to FIG. 2. .

First, the user using the user PC 400 first accesses the Internet and selects an arbitrary ISP 100 using all the tools necessary for the Internet connection (step 600). In this case, the user PC 400 requests the server connection to the selected ISP 100 (step 610), and the ISP 100 requests the server connection response (step 620) according to the server connection request from the user PC 400. Will be sent to. Therefore, the home page of the ISP 100 company is displayed on the display unit 440 of the user PC 400. The home page displayed as described above introduces the utility of the real-time information providing program, and describes a message for requesting membership in order to download the real-time information providing program. Therefore, a user who wishes to join the membership requests to register through his PC and provides an ID for identifying the member to the ISP 100 (step 630).

Then, the ISP 100 DB of the member ID in step 640 and proceeds to step 650 to provide a real-time information provider (Real-time Information Provider: RIP) program to the member PC (400). Therefore, the user registered as a member downloads the RIP program provided from the ISP 100 and installs it on his PC 400 in step 660. The downloaded RIP program is recorded and stored on the hard disk surface of the auxiliary memory device 450. After installing the RIP program, the user executes the RIP program on the desktop using the mouse (step 670). The RIP program automatically accesses the Internet and requests the user ID input on the display unit 440 (step 680). )do. Accordingly, when a user requests a server connection by inputting a user ID registered in the ISP 100 (step 690), the ISP 100 searches for a match of the registered user ID and sends a server connection response to the user PC 400. By transmitting (step 700), the ISP 100 and the user PC 400 are connected to the Internet.

Therefore, the home page provided from the ISP 100 is displayed on the display unit 440 of the user PC 400 (step 710). The home page discloses a real-time information providing item for each member to receive the service. Examples of such "real-time information provision items" include weather information, stock information, sports information, today's headline news, exchange rate information, and the like, and each of these main titles is further divided into a number of subtitles. Provide the desired real-time information. Of course, the provision of such real-time information is possible on-line.

If the user selects (clicks) the real-time information providing item on the home page displayed on the display unit 440 (step 720), the request for providing information of the selection item is transmitted from the user PC 400 to the ISP 100 (730). In response, the ISP 100 transmits the selected item information requested by the user in real time through the communication network 200 and the physical transmission medium 250 (step 740). Accordingly, the service providing site is displayed on the display unit 440 of the user PC 400 to display information provided in real time.

If the PC user gives a command to minimize the window of the currently displayed site to perform word processing or CAD (step 750), the display window of the service-provided site is removed from the display unit 440, and the real time Information transmitted to the device is displayed (step 760) on the status bar 910 as shown in FIG. As described above, information provided in real time from the ISP 100 is displayed on the status bar 910 based on the following program code.

The status bar 910 may be overlaid on the task bar displayed on the window screen or may be displayed on the upper part of the display window or in some areas of the left and right sides. The status bar 910 may be displayed and removed by the status bar on / off button 930. In addition, a plurality of status bars 910 may be displayed, such as 920, depending on the number of real-time information providing items selected by the user. For example, if the user selects real-time information of stock information and headline news, the number of status bars 910 displayed on the display unit 440 is two correspondingly. The status bar 910 may display not only text information but also a banner advertisement such as 920. In addition, the up / down scroll bar 940 is located at one side of the status bar 910 so that the real-time information listed in the ISP 100 may be searched through the operation of a mouse.

As described above, when the information provided in real time from the ISP 100 is displayed on the status bar 910, the user may perform word processing or CAD even in the on-line state, as well as the status bar ( Information displayed on 910 may be checked at any time. If the user wants to obtain detailed information on the real-time information displayed on the status bar 910 during the word processing operation, the user selects (clicks) the status bar 910 by operating a mouse (step 770). In this case, as the site window provided with the service is enlarged and displayed (step 780), the user may obtain necessary information from the related site. Thereafter, if there is a selection of the end button by the user's mouse operation, in step 800, the Internet connection is released and the method for displaying real-time information according to the embodiment of the present invention ends.

Therefore, the present invention is provided with the information of the item requested by the user in real time in the Internet connection state, while the other information on the computer, such as word processing or CAD work can be provided in real time.

As described above, the present invention can increase work efficiency and increase the ability to acquire real-time information because the user can receive desired real-time information from an Internet service provider while performing other operations on a computer such as word processing or CAD work. You can. In addition, the site administrator can significantly increase the number of visits to the site by providing the user with the RIP service, and can benefit from increasing the loyalty and residence time of the user. In addition, as the utility of the software increases, the membership of the site can be increased to secure a differentiated competitiveness compared to other competitive sites.

Claims (11)

In the real-time information providing method of a real-time information providing service network comprising a plurality of terminals for transmitting and receiving data with an Internet service provider server through a communication network, A membership registration request process for requesting membership registration to the Internet service provider server through the communication network; A program download process of downloading a real-time information providing program to a terminal of a registered member through the communication network; A program storage and execution process of storing and executing the downloaded real-time information providing program in a terminal data storage device; And displaying a real time information provided from the internet service provider server on a status bar which is a predetermined area on the terminal display unit according to the execution of the real time information providing program. The method of claim 1, further comprising linking to a real-time information providing site when the terminal user selects a status bar. The method of claim 1, wherein an up / down scroll bar is positioned on the status bar to search for real-time list-up information through a user interface means. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the status bar is displayed and removed according to on / off selection. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the status bar is a task bar in a window environment. The method of claim 1, wherein the real-time information includes at least stock information and news information. A real time information providing method of a real time information providing service network including personal computers transmitting and receiving data with an Internet service provider server through a communication network, the method comprising: A first step of connecting to the internet service provider server through internet access; A second process of requesting membership registration to the internet service provider server; A third process of downloading a real-time information providing program from the internet service provider server and storing the program in a data storage device; A fourth process of receiving a real-time information providing item from a user upon receiving a stored real-time information providing program execution command and transmitting it to the connected Internet service provider server; A fifth step of receiving real-time information of the item requested by the user from the Internet service provider server and displaying the information on a display unit; And a sixth process of continuously displaying real-time information received from the Internet service provider server on a status bar provided on the display unit when receiving a hiding command of a web page being displayed while being connected to the Internet. . The method of claim 7, wherein the status bar is displayed overlaid on the task bar in a window environment. The method of claim 8, wherein the status bar that is overlaid on the task bar is displayed and removed according to an on / off selection. The method of claim 8, wherein the number of status bars corresponds to the number of real-time information providing items selected and input by the user. A means for requesting a user ID every time an execution command is input from the computer, and in response thereto, transmitting a user ID input from the computer input device to the Internet service provider server through a communication network, and providing information in real time through the computer input device. Means for inputting and transmitting the received information to the server and displaying the received real-time information in response to the hiding of the web page connected to the Internet on one of the computer monitor and the task bar displayed on the monitor. ROM disk for providing information to the taskbar.