KR20000064135A - Method for display information of services by means of a communication network - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for controlling information display in data communication is provided to make desired real-time information displayed on the desktop of a subscriber terminal under the support of the window application program so as to access the information. CONSTITUTION: A procedure to register as the member of an information management server is executed at a subscriber terminal(90). The control unit of the information management server makes an icon displayed so as to achieve real-time access to information provided from the information management server under the support of the window application program(92). If the cursor is overlapped on the icon on the monitor of the subscriber terminal(94), the first extrinsic information items extrinsically provided for the icon are displayed on the monitor(96). If a specific item is selected out of the first extrinsic information items(98), the second extrinsic information items additional to the first extrinsic information items are displayed on the monitor(100).

Description

TECHNICAL FOR DISPLAY INFORMATION OF SERVICES BY MEANS OF A COMMUNICATION NETWORK}

The present invention relates to a method for controlling information display in a data communication network. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of controlling information display by a subscriber connected to the data communication network in response to various types of information supported by a window application program. An information display control method in a data communication network for achieving optimal information display control to enable optimal access.

The data communication network (i.e., the Internet network) implemented based on the rapid development of electronic and communication technology is in the spotlight, and the Internet network can be interconnected by a plurality of subscriber terminals and a plurality of information providing servers through the data communication network. The subscriber terminal is connected to the information providing server through the data communication network to obtain necessary information or to exchange information between the subscriber terminals through the data communication network.

In such an internet network, a subscriber terminal can obtain necessary information from an information providing server searched by inputting a web site address or search word with the support of a provider of a data communication network.

In addition, recently, as the number of subscribers or users of the Internet network is rapidly increased, various techniques and attempts for delivering advertisement information to subscribers are considered in consideration of the Internet network as a delivery medium of new advertisement information.

According to the delivery method of the advertisement information, specific advertisement information is delivered for each surf section through a number of web sites in order to deliver the appropriate advertisement information to the subscriber or to retrieve the necessary information while downloading the information through the data communication network. The way of doing is exemplary.

On the other hand, a method of displaying information by integrating web-based contents on a window desktop is also proposed.

Here, if the subscriber terminal tries to access the information providing server through the data communication network and retrieves necessary information, the subscriber terminal first accesses the provider of the data communication network, downloads the electronic page of the data communication network, and downloads the electronic page on the electronic page. Input of a search term or an address of a web site for information retrieval is linked to the information retrieval server, so that the subscriber terminal feels troublesome access to an information retrieval server providing necessary information.

In addition, even when the Internet network is used as an advertisement information delivery medium, if a method of delivering advertisement information unilaterally from the advertisement information providing server to the subscriber terminal side, the subscriber terminal refuses to observe the unilateral advertisement information. Therefore, the advertising effect is not so high.

In addition, in the method of displaying information by interlocking web-based contents, if subscribers want to acquire or use specific information, the subscriber's terminal acquires the information since the search or surfing must be performed again after moving to a specific website. Or they face the disadvantage of having to perform a complicated connection procedure for observation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described prior art, and enables subscribers to display various types of information designated by a plurality of subscriber terminals connected through a data communication network on a window desktop based on a window application. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of controlling information display in a data communication network for selectively delivering data in real time.

In order to achieve the above object, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of subscriber terminals selectively register subscriber information including a field of interest in an information management server through a data communication network, and provide a plurality of information providing servers. The information provided from the information management server is stored for each item in an information database of the information management server, and the registered subscriber terminal from the information management server is connected to the information database in real time with the support of a window application program so that the selection of information is made. Information display control method in a data communication network in which an additional information item is displayed so that a subscriber terminal selects the item information stored in the information database in real time in addition to the information display icon. This is provided.

Preferably, the information display icon for the collective additional information item provided to the subscriber terminal is designed in the form of a three-dimensional image.

The information management server informs the subscriber terminal of the information update status while the new information / interest field information to be transmitted to the subscriber terminal is provided from the information providing server to the information management server, and the information update status indicates the icon. The subscriber station is informed by the color change and information update guide message.

The additional information item provided to the subscriber terminal is displayed while the cursor of the monitor of the subscriber terminal overlaps the icon, and the additional information item includes first website information including website name, entertainment, search, and options. The item and the first additional information item include a second additional information item including an item related to an electronic commerce.

In the subscriber terminal, the observation result of the information selected from the first and second additional information items is documented by database / graphic processing.

In addition, when the information of the new information / interest field to be provided to the subscriber terminal is generated from the information providing server, the status thereof is indicated and displayed at a predetermined position of the monitor of the subscriber terminal.

The display of the state where the new information / interest field information is generated is displayed at a predetermined position on the outer periphery of the monitor of the subscriber terminal when another subscriber program is operated.

Preferably, the new information / interest field information includes advertisement information. On the other hand, the new information / interest field information includes product information. Here, the processing for purchasing / purchasing a product is included when the new information / interest field information is electronic commerce information.

The advertisement information is displayed in a three-dimensional image shape by the icon, and the three-dimensional image shape of the icon can be observed in multiple directions.

Further, according to the present invention, the additional information item includes information of an Internet TV broadcasting station providing video information, and the advertisement product item related to the broadcasting genre of the Internet TV is in the form of a targeting advertisement based on the subscriber information. As provided to the terminal side, the advertisement product item is displayed on the window desktop.

According to the information display control method in the Internet network according to the present invention having the above-described configuration, an icon is displayed on the monitor of a subscriber terminal subscribed as a member so as to enable real-time access to specific information, and the cursor overlaps with the icon. In this case, the display of the first additional information item is performed. When the selection is made by moving the cursor to a specific additional information item in the first additional information item, an additional second additional information item is displayed to display the information. Access is possible.

In addition, when the observation of the information is not made in the subscriber terminal or new information / interest field information is generated, the information update status is transmitted by an icon to observe the information, or the observation of the updated information is performed. If not, the information is exposed by the deformable display of the icon.

When the subscriber station observes the information by the above-described process, the observation result is stored as a database or a graphic process and used as the target information transmission data for the subscriber station.

1 is a schematic diagram for implementing an information display control method in a data communication network according to the present invention;

2 is a view for explaining the screen state displayed on the monitor of the subscriber station by the method of controlling the information display in the data communication network according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart for explaining an information display control method in a data communication network according to the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a case where an information display control method in a data communication network according to the present invention is applied to broadcasting of Internet TV;

FIG. 5 is a screen display example referred to in the description of FIG. 4.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

10: subscriber terminal, 20a to 20n: information providing server,

30: data communication network, 40: information management server,

42: communication control unit, 44: control unit,

46: subscriber information database, 48: window screen generation log file,

50: information database, 52: information observation database.

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

1 is a schematic diagram for implementing an information display control method in a data communication network according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 10 denotes a plurality of subscriber stations consisting of a personal computer or a portable communication terminal.

Reference numerals 20a to 20n denote first to Nth information providing servers that provide various information observable on the subscriber terminal 10 side.

Reference numeral 30 denotes a data communication network for selectively connecting the subscriber station 10 and the first to Nth information providing servers 20a to 20n.

Reference numeral 40 denotes an information management server for receiving various information from the first to Nth information providing servers 20a to 20n via the data communication network 30 and providing it to the subscriber station 10. The information management server 40 bases various information collected from the first to Nth information providing servers 20a to 20n on the area of interest set in the subscriber terminal 10 or the subscriber information of the subscriber terminal 10. This will include the ability to deliver information similar to your interests (including product advertising information) by data networking based on Windows applications.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the information management server 40 is roughly selected with the subscriber terminal 10 and the first to Nth information providing servers 20a to 20n via the data communication network 30. The communication control unit 42 for executing the data communication, the control unit 44 for controlling the information display process for providing a variety of information to the subscriber terminal 10, the subscriber information of the subscriber terminal 10 is registered and stored A subscriber information database 46, a window screen generation log file 48 for forming a window screen for displaying information on the monitor of the subscriber terminal 10, and the first to Nth information providing servers ( 20A to 20n), the information database 50 in which various information (including product advertisement information) is classified and stored for each item, and the observation result of the subscriber terminal 10 for the information displayed on the window desktop is displayed.It includes an information observation database 52 that is databased or graphically processed and stored by the control unit 44.

Therefore, according to the information display control method in the data communication network of the present invention, when the subscriber terminal 10 initially accesses the information management server 40 through the data communication network 30, the information management server. The controller 44 of the 40 transmits the member registration screen provided from the window screen generation log file 48 to the subscriber station 10 via the data communication network 30 through the communication control unit 42. To be delivered.

Then, the subscriber terminal 10 is to perform the procedure for registering as a member of the information management server 40 (step 90 of FIG. 3), the procedure for membership is the information management server 40 On the registration screen provided by the 'name', 'resident registration number and gender / age', 'occupation', 'occupation', 'hobbies',' interests (e.g. economy / current affairs / securities / travel / --- / car) / Job / ---) 'and then enter' OK '.

Then, the control unit 44 of the information management server 40 is formed by the window screen generation log file 48 after storing the member registration information of the subscriber terminal 10 in the subscriber information database 46. The icon (reference numeral 62 of FIG. 2) is exposed on the monitor 60 of the subscriber station 10 to enable real-time access to the information provided by the information management server 40 under the support of the Windows application. Will be done. That is, the icon 62 is formed in a separate window formed based on the window application instead of being generated by the web base.

Here, for the icon 62, a web browser is provided to enable real-time observation of information stored in the information database 50 of the information management server 40 from the first to Nth information providing servers 20a to 20n. (E.g., NETSCAPE / EXPLORER or a web-based networking program).

Preferably, the icon 62 is implemented in a three-dimensional image shape so that information (for example, advertisement information) is transmitted by the icon 62 itself, or specific information (ie, the interest registered by the subscriber terminal 10). Information) is designed to have a function to inform its status.

That is, the icon 62 is designed to be changed into a three-dimensional image shape for the delivery of advertisement information, and when the cursor is clicked, the icon of the three-dimensional shape is stopped and illuminated in multiple directions by the operation of a mouse or a direction key. The icon 62 can be programmed so that the advertisement information expressed by the icon 62 can be observed.

Therefore, when the cursor 64 overlaps the icon 62 on the monitor of the subscriber terminal 10 subscribed as a member of the information management server 20 (YES in step 94 of FIG. 3), On the monitor 60 of the subscriber terminal 10, a first additional information item additionally provided on the icon 62 is displayed (step 96 in FIG. 3). Site name '66a,' entertainment '66b for subscribers,' search '66c for subscribers to search for specific websites, and' e-mails' for sending and receiving e-mail ( 66d) ',' option '66e optionally set by the subscriber, and the like.

When the subscriber station 10 selects by moving the cursor 64 to a specific item among the first additional information items 66a to 66e (YES in step 98 of FIG. 3), the subscriber station 10 of the subscriber station 10 is selected. On the monitor, a second additional load information item is displayed on the specific first additional information item (step 100 in FIG. 3), and as the second additional information item, the first additional information item (website name) 66a. For the first additional information item (entertainment) 66b, a single or a plurality of website names set by the corresponding subscriber terminal are included. The second additional information item 68b is included, and the first additional information item (search) 66c includes a second additional information item such as 'keyword' or 'favorite registration' for searching a specific website. 68c). Further, the first additional information item (E-mail) 66d includes a second additional information item 68d such as 'register' or 'send' of an e-mail, and includes an option as the first additional information item ( 66e) includes membership registration, registration information change, provider, interest (field) registration, etc. as the second additional information item 68e.

According to the present invention, when the cursor 64 is moved to overlap a specific second additional information item among the second additional information items 68a to 68e, the specific second additional information item is provided. Information can be observed (step 98 of FIG. 3). Here, in the case of the second additional information item 68a related to the website name among the second additional information items 68a to 68e, additional additional information for displaying a rough guide (or advertisement information) of the corresponding website name is displayed. Similarly, in the case of 'provider' and 'register interest' in the second additional information item 68e related to 'option' provided to the subscriber terminal 10, the subscriber terminal 10 Additional additional information is displayed to enable registered registration of changes of interest and registered information. Preferably, the 'provider' includes a character setting, a background screen, a sound effect (male / female, adult / minor, ON / OFF), and the 'interest-registered interest' in the subscriber terminal 10. It is possible to register for change.

Accordingly, the subscriber terminal 10 can select the necessary item information on the information display screen shown in FIG. 2 (step 100 of FIG. 3).

In addition, according to the present invention, if the interest is an item related to an electronic commerce related to the purchase of goods, etc., the subscriber terminal 10 may also enable bidirectional data communication so that the purchase and settlement of goods can be made by the selection of the item.

On the other hand, when the overlap movement of the cursor 64 with respect to the icon 62 is not made in step 94 of FIG. 3, the controller 44 of the information management server 40 provides the first to Nth information. When new information or information of interest to be provided to the subscriber terminal 10 is provided from the servers 20a to 20n (YES in step 102 of FIG. 3), the controller 44 displays the new information or information of the interest of interest. After being stored in the information database 50, the subscriber terminal 10 is informed of the status. For the new information / interest field information, the subscriber terminal (with the support of the electronic page log file 48) is provided. The message informing the information update status is generated while changing the color of the icon 62 displayed on the monitor (10) (step 104 in Fig. 3).

Therefore, when the subscriber terminal 10 is observing the information according to the guide of the information update state (YES in step 106 of FIG. 3), the corresponding subscriber terminal 10 has the information management server 40. While the new information or the interest information is provided to the subscriber terminal 10 under the control of the controller 44 of the control unit 44, the controller 44 makes a database of the information observation results of the subscriber terminal 10 or performs graphic processing in the form of a graph. The data is stored in the information observation database 52 as data on the information observation result of the subscriber terminal 10, and such information observation data can be usefully referred to, for example, when delivering the target information to the subscriber terminal 10. (Step 108 in FIG. 3).

On the other hand, according to the present invention, when the subscriber terminal 10 does not overlap the cursor 64 with the icon 62 or the information observation is not made even when the new information or the interest information is generated. When the predetermined time has elapsed in step 110 of FIG. 3, information is arbitrarily transmitted by deformation of the three-dimensional shape of the icon 62, or a specific shape (eg, an animal) is exposed on the icon 62, thereby providing information. Delivery is made and displayed (step 112 of FIG. 3).

In addition, when the subscriber terminal 10 observes specific information in step 100 or when information observation is performed on the subscriber terminal 10 side in a state where information is randomly exposed in step 112, the information observation result is displayed. Database or graphic processing described in step 118 is stored in the information observation database (52).

4 is a flowchart illustrating an example in which the information display control method in the data communication network according to the present invention provides information (product advertisement information) while watching Internet TV.

Accordingly, product item information that can be introduced for each broadcast genre of the Internet TV is registered in the information database 50 shown in FIG. 1, and the website name of the Internet TV is represented as' website '66a or' Can be set in the 'favorite registration' 68c added to the search '66c.

In this state, the control unit 44 of the information management server 40 determines whether the subscriber terminal 10 is connected to a website of a specific Internet TV, and the subscriber terminal 10 is connected to a website of a specific Internet TV. If it is determined that the connection is made (YES in step 120), the controller 44 of the information management server 40 analyzes the genre broadcasted on the Internet TV in step 122 based on the category of the Internet TV.

When such an analysis is made, the control unit 44 of the information management server 40 selects at least one advertisement product item based on the broadcasting genre of the Internet TV and the subscriber information registered in the subscriber information database 46. (Step 124), the selected advertisement product item is displayed on the monitor 60 of the subscriber terminal 10 in the form illustrated in FIG.

Here, the video screen 60b of the Internet TV is displayed on the monitor 60a of the subscriber terminal 10 illustrated in FIG. 5, and on the upper side, the advertisement product items 140a ˜ selected by the information management server 40. In addition to displaying 140n, a product purchase window 124 for enabling the purchase of a specific product among the advertisement product items 140a to 140n is displayed.

For example, when the broadcasting genre of the currently viewed Internet TV is related to music, a video about music is displayed on the video screen 60b, and the Internet TV based on the subscriber information is displayed on the advertisement product items 140a to 140n. For example, a product item such as an MP3 player, a CD, or a headphone of a specific singer related to the broadcasting genre of the user is displayed.

In this state, the control unit 44 of the information management server 40 locates the cursor 142 with respect to the advertisement product items 140a to 140n at the subscriber side of the subscriber terminal 10 to transfer the corresponding product. As described above, the 3D product information display solution is supported to allow observation in the multi-directions of the rear, rear, and right sides (step 128).

Therefore, when the subscriber of the subscriber terminal 10 examines a specific advertisement product item in multiple directions and clicks the product purchase window 124 (YES in step 130), the controller of the information management server 40 44 assists in executing the normal product purchase process (step 132).

Then, in step 130, when the product purchase is not performed or the product purchase procedure in step 132 is executed, it is determined whether the broadcasting of the corresponding Internet TV is terminated (e.g., disconnection). If this is not the end (NO in step 134), the process returns to step 114 to continue the subsequent procedure, while if the broadcast of the Internet TV is terminated (YES in step 134), the process returns to the initial stage.

Here, it is preferable that the advertisement product item is provided to the subscriber terminal 10 side with the support of the window application program as described above.

On the other hand, the present invention is not limited to the above examples, and various changes and modifications can be made within the scope not departing from the technical gist and gist of the invention.

For example, the present invention is advantageous if the information display means (ie, icon) is displayed at a specific position on the window desktop even when another logic program or a web browser is driven, and the currently running logic program or web browser is deactivated. In this case, it is more preferable if the information display control of step 112 is performed in step 90 described above.

As described above, according to the information display control method in the data communication network according to the present invention, it is possible to transmit the information of the interest registered by the subscriber on the monitor of the subscriber terminal in real time under the window application, and the subscriber can actually Databases or graphic processing of observations on information of interests can be used as data for more useful information.

In addition, according to the observation result, the advertisement information considered to be of interest to the subscriber may be selectively targeted to be displayed on the monitor of the subscriber terminal, thereby maximizing the advertisement delivery effect.

Furthermore, by enabling the bi-directional communication in response to additional information items on the information items delivered in real time with the support of the Windows application program, for example, the exchange and purchase / payment of information on electronic commerce can be performed more smoothly.

Claims (13)

A plurality of subscriber terminals selectively register subscriber information including interests in the information management server through a data communication network, Information provided from a plurality of information providing server is stored in each item in the information database of the information management server, The information is additionally attached to the information display icon while displaying an information display icon for accessing the information database in real time under the support of a window application program to the registered subscriber terminal from the information management server for selection of information. An information display control method in a data communication network, characterized in that an additional information item is displayed so that a subscriber station selects item information stored in a database in real time. The information display control method according to claim 1, wherein the information display icon for the collective additional information item provided to the subscriber terminal has a three-dimensional shape. The information management server of claim 1, wherein the information management server informs the subscriber terminal of the information update status while the new information / interest field information to be transmitted from the information providing server to the information management server is provided to the subscriber terminal. An information update control method according to claim 1, wherein the information update state is informed to the subscriber station by a color change of the icon and an information update guide message. The additional information item provided to the subscriber terminal is displayed while the cursor of the monitor of the subscriber terminal overlaps with the icon, and the additional information item includes a website name and A first additional information item including entertainment, search, and options; and the first additional information item includes a second additional information item including an item related to an e-commerce transaction. . 5. The information display control method according to claim 4, wherein the subscriber terminal performs database / graphic processing on the observation result of the information selected from the first and second additional information items. The data communication network according to claim 1, wherein when the information of the new information / interest field to be provided to the subscriber terminal is generated from the information providing server, the status is displayed on a predetermined position of the monitor of the subscriber terminal. Information display control method in. 7. The display according to claim 6, wherein the indication of the state where the new information / interest field information has been generated is displayed at a predetermined position around the monitor's outer periphery when the subscriber terminal starts another program. Information display control method in data communication network. 8. A method according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the new information / interest field information includes advertisement information. The information display control method according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the new information / interest field information is electronic commerce information including product information. 10. The information display control method according to claim 9, wherein processing for purchasing / paying a product is included when the new information / interest field information is electronic commerce information. The information display control method according to claim 8, wherein the advertisement information is displayed in a three-dimensional image shape by the icon, and the three-dimensional image shape of the icon is observed in multiple directions. The subscriber station of claim 1, wherein the additional information item includes information of an Internet TV broadcasting station providing video information, and an advertisement product item related to the broadcasting genre of the Internet TV is targeted to the subscriber terminal based on the subscriber information. And an information display control method in a data communication network. The information display control method according to claim 12, wherein the advertisement product item is provided on a window desktop.