KR20000072191A - internet bookmark switching system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system and method for substituting a bookmark used in an internet are provided for automatically up-loading and converting a bookmark irrespective of the kind of a web browser. CONSTITUTION: As the size of a server is increased, the system having lots of information and materials is called as a server system. The server system transmits a material and information. Namely, when another computer requests a certain document and information, the server provides the requested material. For example, a WWW client and a server transfers a hyper-media document using HTTP(Hyper Text Transmission Protocol). It is called as a HTTP server. The bookmark server(100) is connected with the internet network and allows a connection based on a user's request.

Description

Bookmark switching system and method used in internet use {internet bookmark switching system and method}

The present invention relates to a method of utilizing a user's own bookmark even when using any other computer when using the Internet. More specifically, a general Internet user makes a bookmark for a place frequently visited when he or she uses the Internet by others. It is a way to store your homepage or bookmarks you want to recommend to a bookmark server so that you can use your bookmarks in any other place.

In general, when you travel to a homepage, there are websites that you want to remember or find again. The ability to store these websites is called a bookmark on the web. Bookmarks, which are the basic functions of the web browser, have a problem in that they cannot be used when reinstalling a program on a computer, deleting and reinstalling a browser, or going out of a different location.

In addition, the bookmark function of the web browser is another data that the computer has inherent data that cannot be loaded from another computer.

In order to supplement the above problems, a site for storing bookmarks appears. The bookmark storage site is free to register, modify, and delete in the same concept as a mail and a homepage, and can easily access a site designated by him / her anytime, anywhere. In the case of http://bookmarkplus.co.kr site, it is operated by uploading manually by using the import & export function of Internet Explorer. In the case of http://emark.co.kr, favtool It is operated by uploading manually using. In addition, http://surfer.co.kr is configured to upload manually by using favtool and to manage user's bookmarks by providing windows environment called surfer. When the bookmark storage site is pressed, its own bookmark tree is displayed. The bookmark storage site is generally configured in the form of an explorer in a window environment. However, the above method has a problem in that the bookmark storage site should be accessed whenever the user moves to the site to be visited.

In addition, even if there is a website that you want to save as a bookmark while using the Internet on another computer, there is a problem that can not be stored at will.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a system and method for storing a user's own bookmarks when using the Internet, downloading and using them as necessary, and reducing them back to their original state.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a system and method for sharing information with others by making a user's own bookmark public or private, and using the information as a personal information.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a system and method for automatically converting bookmarks upon conversion or reduction regardless of the type of web browser.

1 is a block diagram of a bookmark replacement system when using the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a bookmark replacement method when using the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart of a bookmark replacement method when using the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Description of Symbols for Major Parts of Drawings>

100: bookmark server 200: client

300: member database 400: bookmark database

500: substitution module 600: reduction module

S1: access step S2: bookmark storage step

S3: Upload step S4: Bookmark selection step

S5: Substitution step S6: Reduction step

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a bookmark server for allowing access according to a request of a user and storing a plurality of bookmarks in a user account, a client for accessing the bookmark server, and the user for the bookmark server. A member database including user information provided by subscribing to a member, a bookmark database stored in the bookmark server and including information on bookmarks stored by the user, among bookmarks of the client and bookmarks stored in the bookmark database. A bookmark replacement system used when the Internet is configured, including a replacement module for replacing a bookmark designated by a user, a reduction module for restoring the replaced bookmark back to its original state, and a user who is registered as a member accesses the bookmark server through the Internet network. Connection stage A bookmark storing step of inserting a bookmark into a client of a member while using the Internet, and uploading the bookmark of the member separately according to the type of bookmark to the bookmark server, the member using the random client; A bookmark selection step of searching a bookmark database of a bookmark server to select a plurality of bookmarks, a substitution step of replacing the selected bookmarks with the bookmarks of the client, and using the replaced bookmarks, and then returning the original bookmarks of the client It provides a bookmark replacement method used when using the Internet, characterized in that it comprises a reducing step.

In addition, the bookmark stored in the bookmark server is preferably configured to be composed of a bookmark that is published by a member and a non-published bookmark. The substitution module and the reduction module may compress the bookmark stored in the client and automatically transmit the bookmark to the bookmark server, and transmit the bookmark stored in the bookmark server to a place where the bookmark is stored in the client to automatically decompress the bookmark. It is composed. In addition, the substitution module and the reduction module is configured to be automatically converted to match the web browser regardless of the type of the web browser of the client.

First, a bookmark replacement system used when using the Internet will be described. The bookmark substitution system is largely composed of a bookmark server, a client, a member database, a bookmark database, a substitution module, a reduction module.

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

1 is a block diagram of a bookmark replacement system when using the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the bookmark server 100 will be described. In general, a server is a large server and the same information or data is often referred to as a 'server system'. Therefore, this server system is mainly responsible for transmitting data and information. That is, a computer that provides data when a document and information is requested from another computer. For example, WWW clients and servers can send and receive Hypermedia documents using the HyperText Transmission Protocol (HTTP). This is called an 'HTTP server'. The bookmark server 100 is connected to the Internet network to permit access at the request of the user, and serves to provide a space for storing a plurality of bookmarks in the user's account. The bookmark server 100 basically provides a function of a bookmark while providing a function of a web server.

Next, the client 200 will be described. In general, the client 200 refers to a system for decorating, receiving input, or dealing with detailed information or data and processing results provided from a server. A computer that requests documents and information from the user side, that is, a computer receiving information. Therefore, a personal computer connected to a server is generally called a 'client'. The client 200 connects to the bookmark server 100 to make a connection request and receives a connection permission from the bookmark server 100 to use the bookmark database provided by the bookmark server 100. In addition, the bookmark is one of menus supported by a web browser supported to easily access a host and a site that provide useful information to the user after accessing the Internet. Reading a book is like having a bookmark on an important part.

Next, the member database 300 will be described. The member database 300 receives and stores personal information from a user of the client 200. The member database 300 relates to personal information required by a general website such as a member name, ID, password, hobby, and the like. The member database 300 is stored in the bookmark server 100 or in a database server connected to the bookmark server 100. In general, when the server grows in size, the database is stored on a different server system than the web server, which is generally called a database server.

Next, the bookmark database 400 will be described. The bookmark database 400 is a bookmark database 400 refers to a bookmark in which the user of the client 200 stores his bookmark in the bookmark server 100. In addition, the bookmark database 400 is classified into a website address, whether or not to be published, a registrant, a registration date, a website classification, a modification date, and the like. The web site address indicates the actual address of the site visited by the member. The actual address of a site is usually represented by a domain and its underlying directory structure or filename. For example, the representative address of the patent application search site of the JPO is www.kipris.or.kr, but the address of the site for the actual search is http://www.kipris.or.kr/frame/frame-search.html Becomes And, whether the disclosure is whether or not to disclose the website address and related information to the general user. The website address selected as public in the public domain is open to the general user and can be freely used. In addition, the registrant is a database field in which the name of the user who stores the website address is specified, and the name of the user of the client who requests to access the bookmark server I 100, that is, the member of the bookmark server 100 is registered. do. By the registrant can know the owner of the bookmark database 400 provided by the user connected to the bookmark server 100, the bookmark database registered by the user himself to the user connected to the bookmark server 100 the bookmark database The registrant field of 400 may be searched and provided to the member who is the user. The registration date corresponds to a database field for recording the date when the member provided the bookmark. In addition, the website classification is classified according to the classification provided by the member or his bookmark server 100 so that the member is easy to understand. The modification date records a modification date of the bookmark. In this manner, the bookmarks can be used according to the classified classification without having to remember all the bookmarks stored by the member.

Next, the substitution module 500 will be described. The substitution module 500 is a user of the bookmark of the client 200 and the bookmark database stored in the bookmark server 100 is used by the user in the state where the client 200 is connected to the bookmark server 100 It automatically exchanges bookmarks you want. As of Windows 98, bookmarks are saved as folders or files in c: \ windows \ favorites in Internet Explorer, and c: \ program files \ netscape \ users \ ID \ bookmark.htm in Netscape. All bookmarks are stored in one document. The substitution module 500 may know the type of web browser of the client 200 connected to the bookmark server 100. Since the bookmark storage method of the two browsers are different, the substitution module 500 is a method of proceeding according to the type of the web browser.

Next, the reduction module 600 will be described. The reduction module 600 restores the bookmark replaced by the original state.

Next, the substitution module 500 and the reduction module 600 will be described in detail, for example. Substitution module 500 is carried out in the form of moving the bookmark information of the other person stored in the web browser to another place from the computer of another person and loading the user's bookmarks from the bookmark server and the reduction module 600 is the reverse process of the substitution module 500 By sending the user's bookmark information recorded in the web browser back to the bookmark server, the added bookmark is recorded and the bookmarks that have been temporarily moved elsewhere are reconfigured. First, the substitution module 500 will be described. Substitution module 500 is a process of the member's own computer to retrieve their bookmarks from the Internet to install in a web browser process of moving the existing bookmarks of other people to another place and drop their bookmarks in the web browser Receiving consists of two processes. In the substitution module 500, various embodiments may be applied depending on a place and a method of moving a bookmark to another place in another person's computer. The following examples may be divided (when an individual bookmark is composed of folders and files, such as Internet Explorer). ).

A. How to make the client's bookmark files (c: \ windows \ favorites) and internal folders into a compressed file (eg ZIP) in the same folder in Explorer

B. How to move bookmark files from another client to another temporary folder in the same client computer in Explorer.

C. c: \ windows \ favorites The process of temporarily saving a client's bookmarks on an Internet server in Explorer.

D. Rename each bookmark file so that it is not recognized as a bookmark. (change to * .url => * .txt etc)

<Detailed Example>

A. The process of converting other people's bookmark files to zip in explorer (using java program)

1. Find the path of the favorite folder and find out if the folder exists.

2. Use JavaScript's listFile () method to get an array of objects.

Create a ZipInputStream object, read data from it, and write it to the ZipOutputStream object.

4. Use the new ZipEntry using the putNextEntry () method.

5. Invoke closeEntry () to indicate that a file is finished, and repeat the process.

6. If the object you encounter is a folder, get another file object using the listFile () method again.

7. Only the folder named favorite and the system.ini file remain, and the files and folders inside are deleted.

B. The process of moving someone's bookmark files to another folder in Explorer

1. Create a folder with the pathname defined in the object using public boolean mkdir ().

2. renameTo (File destnation) The file name created above is saved as another name in the destination.

C. The process of uploading a user's or someone's bookmarks from Explorer.

1. Upload to javascript: window.external.ImportExportFavorites (false, 'host address'), which uses a script that invokes the function of uploading bookmark file in Explorer.

2. The uploaded file is automatically stored in the bookmark database.

D. Renaming Files by Rename (Omitted)

<The process of moving a bookmark to another place in Netscape>

In the case of Netscape, since all the bookmark information is contained in one file in html document format, unlike Internet Explorer, only one file needs to be moved or renamed. Various examples are possible in Netscape.

A. How to convert bookmark.html to bookmark.zip file.

B. How to move to a different folder on the same client computer.

C. How to upload bookmark.html to an Internet bookmark server.

D. Place it in the same folder but change the file name. E.g. book.htm

The next step is to download your bookmarks from the Internet and continue using the Internet.

Next, the reduction module 600 will be described. The reduction module 600 is a function of restoring a bookmark of another user who has finished using the Internet on another computer, and the work is performed in the following three processes. first. The process of uploading your bookmarks installed in web browser to internet. The process of deleting the member's bookmark data remaining on another person's computer is the process of recovering the bookmark of another person. First, let's look at how to upload your own bookmarks.

<Upload your own bookmarks>

After uploading your bookmarks from another person's computer to the web server, the database will update the bookmarks you added or deleted.

<Deleting own bookmark data from client>

You can delete a new bookmark only by deleting the bookmark used on someone else's computer. Therefore, after the bookmark data is transferred, the bookmark remaining is deleted. However, it can be omitted in the overwriting process.

<The process of recovering someone's bookmarks in Explorer>

The process of restoring the bookmarks of others on another person's computer is the reverse process of moving the bookmarks to the bookmarks.

1. Unzip and restore the zip file. In this case, the isDirectory () method is used to extract the compressed file by distinguishing whether the object is a directory or a file. It then checks to see if the directory exists as getParentFile (). Exist (), and if it does not exist, creates the directory using the mkdirs () method.

2. Move files from the temporary folder to the original folder.

3. If you are transferred to the web, download it from the web. When loaded from the web, it is downloaded as javascript: window.external.ImportExportFavorites (true, 'host address').

4. Rename files with different extensions to their original names.

<Recovery from Netscape>

Netscape is relatively easy to upload and download because the bookmark contains all the information in a single document called bookmark.html. You can also proceed with the reverse process of substitution.

A. Recover the data converted to a zip file again

B. Move the data to another folder.

C. Download bookmarks uploaded to bookmark server

D. Rename the file.

<The process of uploading or downloading bookmarks to server in web browser>

A. Script built-in browser functionality (explorer).

B. Transfer the directory structure and files in favorites using ActiveX (Explorer).

C. Use ActiveX to compress and transfer files in favorites to a single file (Explorer).

D. Send and receive files by uploading or downloading files. This is because a file upload download function is available from a web page (Netscape).

Bookmark Exchange Process between Explorer and Netscape

And, as described above, the user's client should be able to exchange bookmarks between Netscape and Explorer, or vice versa. If the web browser is using Netscape, the explorer bookmark stored above must be converted into a form that can be used in Netscape. The bookmark used in Netscape,

<DL>

<DT> <H3 FOLDED ADD_DATE = "851374925"> Business and Investing </ H3>

<DL> <A HERF="http://www.netscape.com/" ADD_DATE="851 377089" LAST_VISIT="857454078" LAST851377011"> Datek Online </A>

</ DT>

It is constructed in the form Therefore, the data stored in the bookmark database 400 may be converted into the HTML format.

Next, a method of replacing a bookmark used when using the Internet will be described. The bookmark replacement method is largely composed of a connection step, a bookmark storage step, a bookmark registration step, a bookmark selection step, a substitution step, a reduction step. Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail. 2 is a block diagram of a bookmark replacement method when using the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the connection step S1 will be described. In the accessing step (S1), a user of the client 200 requests a connection to the bookmark server 100 through an internet network, and the bookmark server 100 stores the ID of the user of the client 200 stored in the member database. This step is to confirm the password and allow the connection. In order to have a user's own account in the bookmark server 100 and to store a bookmark according to the user's own classification, it must be registered in the member database.

Next, the bookmark storage step (S2) will be described. In the bookmark storing step (S2), the user of the client 200 stores the website visited by the user in the client 200 by using a function of the web browser of the client 200. The manner of storing the above will generally vary depending on the web browser. For example, in the case of Internet Explorer, bookmarks are stored in c: \ windows \ favorites in the file format based on Windows 98, and in the case of Netscape, c: \ program files \ netscape \ users \ ID \ bookmark.htm All your bookmarks are stored in a document called.

Next, the upload step (S3) will be described. The uploading step (S3) is a step in which the user of the client 200 stores information about his or her bookmark in the bookmark server 100. The upload step (S3) is made automatically. In addition, the automatic method described above can be transmitted on the Internet by various methods described above. For example, a user of the client 200 executes the JavaScript while accessing the bookmark server 100. javascript: window.external.ImportExport Favorites (false, 'host address') will upload. The script invokes the function of the explorer to upload the bookmark information to a specific location and is automatically uploaded according to the upload request of the client 200 user. In addition, the above-described method can be uploaded in various ways. In addition, the user of the client 200 classifies the uploaded bookmarks according to the user's own needs and uploads and stores a directory in the bookmark server 100. In addition, the user can determine whether the uploaded bookmark is public or private, so that the public can be used by the general user.

Next, the bookmark selection step (S4) will be described. In the bookmark selection step S4, when the user of the client 200 uses another client 200 at any other place, the user selects a bookmark required by the user from a bookmark database stored in the bookmark server 100. It's a step. The bookmark selecting step S4 is configured to individually select bookmarks stored in a plurality of directory structures stored in the bookmark server 100.

Next, the substitution step (S5) will be described. The substitution step (S5) serves to replace the selected bookmark with the bookmark of the client.

Next, the reduction step (S6) will be described. The reducing step (S6) serves to reduce the original bookmark of the client.

Since the substitution step (S5) and the reduction step (S6) plays the same role as the substitution module 500 and the reduction module 600 of the bookmark replacement system when using the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention It will be omitted.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a bookmark replacement method when using the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention. First, the client 200 user is connected to the bookmark server 100 (S100). In this case, when the user first accesses the bookmark server 100 or does not register as a member (S110), the user provides his or her personal information (S120) and applies for an ID to the bookmark server 100 ( S130). In addition, the bookmark server 100 determines whether the ID is duplicated (S140). If not duplicated, the user's password is input (S150), the member's consent is obtained (S160), and stored in the member database (S170).

Then, after being registered in the member database, when the user of the client 200 uses the Internet (S200), the user visits a website (S210). At this time, the user determines whether to store the visited website in the client (S220). When the user selects the save, the web browser in the client asks the storage location of the web site to be bookmarked (S230). The user enters a storage location and then confirms it (S240). In addition, the web browser stores the bookmark in the client 200 after the above checking process (S250).

When the stored bookmark is to be stored in the bookmark server 100, first, the user accesses the bookmark server 100 (S300). Then, the bookmark upload is selected from the menu provided by the bookmark server 100 (S310). When the bookmark upload is selected, the bookmark server shows a menu window for selecting automatic upload or manual upload to the user (S320). In this case, when the user selects the automatic upload, the bookmark server 100 stores all the information related to the bookmark specified by the explorer or the Netscape stored in the client 200 (S330). When the user selects a manual upload, the bookmark server 100 provides a screen for the user to select the bookmark, and stores the bookmark in the bookmark server 100 according to the user's selection (S340). ). In addition, the stored bookmarks are classified by the user or classified by the classification provided by the bookmark server 100 and designated by the user (S350). In addition, the classified bookmark is selected to be public or private (S360) and stored in the bookmark database (S370).

When using any other client that does not have a bookmark stored in the bookmark server 100 (S400), the user is connected to the bookmark server 100 using the Internet (S410). The user is connected to the bookmark server 100 by inputting the ID and password created when the user is registered as a member (S420) in the connected state (S430) (S440), and the bookmark database 400 stored in the bookmark server 100. ) To select a bookmark to be imported to any other client (S450) (S460).

Next, in the step of replacing the bookmark selected in the bookmark selection step (S4) (S500), the substitution on the bookmark server 100 is selected (S510). The bookmark server 100 determines the type of the web browser of the connected client 200 (S520) and compresses the bookmark of the client 200 (S530). Thereafter, the bookmark compressed in the client 200 is transmitted to the bookmark server 100 (S540). After transmission, the user classifies and stores the transmitted bookmarks (S550). After being classified and stored as described above, the bookmark server 100 transmits the selected bookmark to the client (S560). The transmitted bookmark is decompressed (S570). Thereafter, the bookmark is modified according to the web browser identified above (S580), and the bookmark is moved to and stored in the bookmark storage location of the web browser (S590). Thus, the user can freely use his own bookmark while using another computer.

After all of the use of his bookmarks is finished, the user may want to return to the original bookmark of another client. In this case, the user accesses the bookmark server 100 and selects a reduction (S600). Then, the bookmark to be reduced is selected (S620). After the bookmark to be reduced is selected, the bookmark of the client is compressed (S630), and the compressed bookmark is transmitted to the bookmark server 100 (S640) and classified and stored by the user (S650). Then, the bookmark to be reduced is transmitted to the client 200 (S660), the bookmark is modified according to the type of the web browser used in the client 200 (S670) to be moved to the bookmark storage place of the web browser. (S680). Thus, the client 200 has an original bookmark.

As described above, according to the bookmark replacement system and method when using the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention, the bookmark is automatically uploaded when the replacement or reduction, and converted to match the corresponding web browser, the user is a type of web browser Regardless, there is an advantage to using bookmarks saved by the user.

In addition, the user has another advantage of storing the user's own bookmark and using the bookmark at a desired place according to the user's needs.

In addition, since the automatic conversion regardless of the type of web browser, there is another advantage that the user can use the Internet bookmark regardless of the browser.

Claims (7)

A bookmark server for allowing access according to a user's request and storing a plurality of bookmarks in a user's account; A client capable of accessing the bookmark server; A member database including user information provided by the user as a member of the bookmark server; A bookmark database stored in the bookmark server and including information about bookmarks stored by the user; A substitution module for replacing a bookmark specified by the user among the bookmarks of the client and the bookmarks stored in the bookmark database; And a reduction module for restoring the replaced bookmark back to its original state. The method of claim 1, The bookmark stored in the bookmark server is a bookmark replacement system used when using the Internet, characterized in that consisting of bookmarks and non-published bookmarks published by the member. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The substitution module and the reduction module may compress bookmarks stored in the client and automatically transmit the bookmarks to the bookmark server, and automatically decompress the bookmarks stored in the bookmark server to the place where the bookmarks are stored in the client. Bookmark replacement system used when using the Internet. The method of claim 3, wherein the substitution module and the reduction module, Regardless of the type of the web browser of the client, the bookmark replacement system used when using the Internet, characterized in that automatically converts to fit the web browser. The method of claim 1, wherein the substitution module, At least one of a method of compressing and storing the bookmark, a method of moving the temporary folder or a server, and a method of changing the extension name of the bookmark. An access step of accessing the bookmark server through an internet network by a user registered as a member; A bookmark storage step of inserting a bookmark into a member of a client while the member uses the Internet; Upload step of the member uploads his bookmarks to the bookmark server according to the type of bookmark; A bookmark selection step of the member selecting a plurality of bookmarks by searching a bookmark database of the bookmark server using an arbitrary client; A substitution step of replacing the selected bookmark with a bookmark of the client; After using the substituted bookmark, the reduction step of reducing the original bookmark of the client; bookmark replacement method used when using the Internet, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 6, wherein the uploading step The bookmark replacement method used when using the Internet, characterized in that the uploaded by compressing the bookmark selected in the client.