KR20010015941A - Method of Providing Gate Service for Accessing Web Site - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for supplying a gateway service connecting to a web site is provided to make a user use the gateway service to supply a determined cyber money when the user connects to a specific web site. CONSTITUTION: A user of a personal computer(PC) drives a web browser, and connects to a web server of a host. The web server transmits a HTML document including an input widow for inputting identifying information by a user to the web browser. The user inputs the identifying information to the input widow. A membership management program of an application program decides whether the inputted identifying information is normal. If so, the web server transmits a HTML document including an address input window inputting a domain name to the web browser. If the identifying information is abnormal, the user inputs the identifying information again. The user inputs an address of a destination site connecting the address input window. A signal requesting for a connection with the destination site is transmitted to the web server. If the web server receives the signal, the application program increases a balance of cyber money as a determined amount to a membership account database of the user, and stores the increased balance.

Description

How to provide a gateway service for website access {Method of Providing Gate Service for Accessing Web Site}

The present invention relates to a method of providing a gateway service for accessing a web site on the Internet. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for providing a gateway service to a specific web site using a gateway service according to the present invention. The present invention relates to a method of providing a gateway service for accessing a website that allows a user to pay a certain amount of cyber money.

Recently, due to the rapid dissemination of computers and the development of communication networks, the population using the Internet is increasing rapidly, and accordingly, site operators who provide various services through the Internet are operating sites that operate as many Internet users as possible. Is trying to attract members. This is because, for Internet site operators, the high number and low number of members has a significant impact on the revenue generated by the operation of the site, the evaluation value of the site, and the setting of advertising costs with advertisers.

In general, when Internet users want to access a specific website, they enter the domain name of the website in the address input window of the web browser, or click a site name registered in advance in their web browser to access the specific website.

1A to 1B are diagrams illustrating screens of a web browser in the case where Internet users conventionally want to access a specific website. In FIG. 1A to FIG. 1B, an explorer of Microsoft Corporation is used as a web browser, and a patent office (www.kipo.go.kr) is described as an example of a website to be accessed.

Referring to FIG. 1A, when a user wants to access the JPO homepage, the user inputs http://www.kipo.go.kr, including the JPO domain name www.kipo.go.kr in the address input window of the web browser. Then, a domain name server (DNS) connected to the user's communication network connects a site having an IP address matching the domain name, that is, the homepage of the JPO site. Http stands for "HyperText Transport Protocol", which is a World Wide Web client-server protocol for exchanging information about HTML documents and client requests for those documents between a browser and a web server. .

FIG. 1B is a menu provided by a web browser in order to avoid the hassle of memorizing a domain name individually, using a "Favorite" menu having a function of allowing a user to pre-register a domain name with a convenient name to remember. The state which selected "Patent Office" in which the domain name www.kipo.go.kr is registered is shown. The bookmark menu performs the same function as the "bookmark" menu of the web browser provided by Netscape Navigator. When the user selects the JPO from the favorites menu as shown in FIG. 1B, the user is connected to the JPO homepage through the same process as the domain name is entered in the address input window of FIG. 1A.

In order to enable the Internet site administrators to effectively recruit members, the present invention provides a user for accessing a specific Internet site to access a desired Internet site using the gateway service of the present invention rather than the method shown in FIGS. 1A to 1B. It is aimed at making it possible.

1A to 1B are diagrams illustrating an example of a web browser screen when a conventional web browser is used to access a specific site;

2 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a system environment for carrying out the present invention;

3 is a configuration and flowchart illustrating a method of providing a gateway service for accessing a website according to the present invention;

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a web browser screen provided with a gateway service according to the present invention.

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1: personal computer 2: host

11 operating system 12 network interface

13: web browser 14: web server

15: Application 16: Database

41: Under Bar 42: Favorites Menu

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a system having a personal computer with a built-in web browser and a host connected to the personal computer via the Internet and a database connected to the host and including a member DB and a member account DB Use

According to the method of providing a gateway service for accessing a website of the present invention, first, the personal computer user runs a web browser to access the host's web server, and the user inputs an input window and a domain name for inputting identification information. An HTML document including an address input window for input is transmitted from the web server to the web browser. The user inputs the identification information in the identification information input window, and determines whether the identification information input is normal by the member management program of the application program, and performs the next step if it is normal, and inputs the identification information if it is found abnormal. Return to step Thereafter, a user inputs an address of a destination site on the Internet to which the user wants to connect to the address input window, and transmits a signal for requesting access to the destination site to the web server, and when the web server receives the request signal, The application increases and stores the balance of the cyber money in the member account DB of the user by a predetermined value.

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

2 and 3 schematically show a configuration of a system environment for carrying out the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, a personal computer 1 of a user who will use the gateway service according to the present invention is connected to the Internet network to access a host 2 providing the gateway service according to the present invention. The personal computer 1 includes an operating system 11 such as Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows 2000, a network interface 12, and a web browser 13 for internet access. The network interface performs a function of allowing the personal computer 1 to access the Internet and may be hardware such as a LAN card or a modem, or a communication connection program or a networking program. The user of the personal computer 1 drives the web browser 13 to communicate with the web server of the host 2 using the HTTP protocol.

The host 2 includes a web server 14, an application 15, and a database 16. The web server 14 acts as an HTML server for providing HTML documents for each computer 1, accesses the application 15 via an application program interface (API), and the application program (1) by the personal computer (1). 15) is executed.

The application program 15 includes a member management program and a communication program.

The member management program is for managing a user's access to the host 2 and includes a member registration module, a member authentication module and a member account management module. The member registration module requests a user to input personal identification information necessary for member registration such as a member's name, address, and social security number. When the input is completed, the user registration module assigns user identification information such as an identification number (ID) and a password (password). ) Stores personally identifiable information and identification information in the member DB. At the same time, the account is created to accumulate the cyber money of the member and stored in the member account DB of the database 16 together with the member identification information.

The member authentication module requires the personal computer 1 of a user who has completed membership registration to input identification information such as ID and password when accessing the host 2 to use the gateway service of the present invention. Check whether the input data is the same as the ID and password data previously stored in the member DB of the database 16, and if it is the same, allow the use of the gateway service according to the present invention. If not, generate an error message and perform the member registration procedure. Generates a message asking you to perform

The member account management module counts the number of times the member uses the gateway service according to the present invention and accumulates the cyber money according to the member account DB. The cyber money accumulated in a member's account DB can be exchanged for cash when it is over a certain amount, or used at a shopping mall or information providing site operated by a gateway service operator, or at a site affiliated with another gateway service operator.

The communication program performs a function for performing communication with a member and includes a communication module and a security program module. The communication module sends a message to the member using the Internet. For example, we send periodic or irregular messages to members of announcements, advertisements, and members of gateway service site operators.

The security program module performs a firewall function to prevent a host from being hacked and to prevent data about a member individual from leaking to the outside.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a gateway service for accessing a web site according to the present invention.

First, a user drives a web browser installed on a personal computer to access a web server of a host providing a gateway service (S101). The web server delivers the HTML document to the web browser 13 of the personal computer so that the user can view it (S102). The screen displayed on the personal computer screen by the HTML document includes an input window for entering the user's ID and password. When the user enters the ID and password in the input window, the input content is transmitted to the web server (S103), the member authentication module of the application is the input data and ID and password data previously stored in the member DB of the database 16 and Check whether it is the same (S104) If it is not the same generates an error message and generates a message requesting to perform the membership registration process (S105) In the same case, the user is allowed to use the gateway service according to the present invention. The gateway service according to the invention can be used. If the identification information inputted by the member management program is determined to be normal, the web browser 14 sends an HTML document including an address input window generated separately from the address input window of the web browser to input a domain name. Transfer to step (13) (S106). 4 illustrates an example in which an HTML document including the address input window is displayed on the web browser 13. If the user wants to access a specific internet site, enter the domain of the internet site (for example, http://www.kipo.go.kr) in the address input box provided by the web server, and press the enter key or the web screen of the keyboard. Clicking the GO button on the top transmits a request signal to the web server 14 (S107). The under bar 41 is located at the end of the address input window, and when the under bar is clicked like a general web browser, a recently accessed site can be accessed. Next to the underbar, there is a bookmark (42) menu so that the user can register and use the address of a frequently accessed site.

When the domain input is completed in the address input window and the request signal is transmitted to the web server 14, the member account management module of the application 15 increases and updates the cyber money balance of the member account by a predetermined value and stores it. (S108). The cyber money is given even when the user connects to another site using the under bar 41 or the favorite menu 42. On the other hand, if necessary to prevent the user from excessively acquiring the cyber money, the upper limit of the cyber money, which can be increased for a certain period of time, for example, for one day, one week, or one month, may be set within the above conditions. You can increase your cyber money balance.

When the web server 14 receives the request signal, the web server 14 transmits the request signal to a domain name server (not shown) connected through an internet network to transmit a web document of a corresponding site having an input domain. Received and sent back to the web browser of the personal computer (S109). Here, although the web server acts as an intermediary for delivering the web document of the destination site to the personal computer, the web server may send a request signal to the destination site and cause the web document of the destination site to be delivered directly to the personal computer.

Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, this is for the purpose of illustration and various modifications, changes, additions, and the like may be made by those skilled in the art within the spirit and scope of the present invention.

As described above, the present invention effectively expands membership by providing sufficient incentive for members to access via a website provided with the present invention when the member accesses a website other than the website provided with the gateway service according to the present invention. It is accompanied by the effect that can be planned.

Claims (3)

A personal computer with a built-in web browser can access the host via the Internet. The host includes a web server, an application program including a member management program, and a database including a member DB and a member account DB. In the method of providing a gateway service, (a) the personal computer user accessing a web server of the host by running a web browser; (b) transmitting an HTML document from the web server to the web browser, the HTML document including an input window for the user to input identification information; (c) a user inputting identification information in the identification information input window; (d) Determining whether the input identification information is normal by the member management program of the application, and if normal, transmits an HTML document including an address input window for inputting a domain name to the web browser and turns out to be abnormal. If it returns to step (c); (e) inputting an address of a destination site on the Internet that a user wants to access in the address input window, and transmitting a signal requesting access to the destination site to the web server; And, (f) when the web server receives the request signal, the application program includes a step of increasing and storing a balance of the cyber money in the member account DB of the user by a predetermined value. How to Provide. The method of claim 1, wherein the step (f) sets an upper limit value of the cyber money, which can be increased for a predetermined period, and increases and stores a predetermined amount of the cyber money remaining in the member account DB of the user within the above conditions. How to provide gateway service for web site access. The method of claim 1, wherein the determination of whether the ID and password input in step (d) is normal is performed by checking whether the input ID and password are identical to ID and password data previously stored in the member DB of the database. A gateway service providing method for accessing a web site, characterized in that the determination is normal only in the same case.