KR20010108697A - An apparatus and method for connection web-server using email address - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a target server access system and method using an e-mail address, wherein a client inputs an e-mail address of a user and connects the mapping-web server to access a target server of a web page address matching the e-mail address. Requesting; Retrieving from a database a URL of a target server that matches an e-mail address entered in the mapping-web server; Responding the retrieved results to a client; And searching for a web page address (URL) of a website that matches the e-mail address entered by the user through the client on the Internet, including the step of connecting the client to the target server using the response result. Directly connect to the target server.

Description

System and method of accessing target server using e-mail address {AN APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONNECTION WEB-SERVER USING EMAIL ADDRESS}

The present invention relates to a system for accessing a target server using an e-mail address. In particular, the present invention relates to a target website corresponding to a searched URL by searching for a URL of a website matched to an e-mail address input by a client on the Internet. The present invention relates to a target server connection system and method using an e-mail address to be connected.

With the recent increase in the number of Internet users, the number of companies and individuals providing information by opening a website is also increasing. In particular, among Internet Service Providers (ISPs), some areas of their own servers are allocated for subscribers in order to provide subscribers with e-mail or personal homepage services. Is growing exponentially.

In general, in order to access a website, the URL (Uniform Resource Location) corresponding to the website's address must be known correctly, or a search must be performed using a search engine such as Yahoo.

In addition, since most websites operated by individuals are not searched even by using a search engine, in order to access a personal website, the URL of the website must be known correctly.

However, knowing the exact URL of a personal website is not easy for many people, and in most cases, a personal website has a problem that only some people who are intimate with a personal website operator can access it.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to solve the conventional problems as described above, and when the e-mail address is input on the Internet, the URL of the corresponding website retrieved by searching the URL of the website corresponding to the e-mail address It is to provide a target server access system and method using an e-mail address that can be accessed by.

1 is a block diagram of a target server access system using an e-mail address according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart of a method for accessing a target server using an e-mail address according to the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a method of connecting to a target server by inputting a URL of a target server in a URL input window of a web browser.

4 is a diagram illustrating a method of accessing a target server by inputting an email address in a URL input window of a web browser according to the present invention.

5 illustrates a method of connecting to a target server using e-mail management software in accordance with the present invention.

6 is a diagram illustrating a method of accessing a target server using an email hyperlink of a webpage according to the present invention.

♣ Explanation of symbols for main part of drawing ♣

10: Client 15: Mapping Module

20: mapping-webserver 30: database

40: target server

In order to achieve the above object, the target server access system using the e-mail address according to the present invention includes a database 30 that stores the URL of the target server matching the user's e-mail address; A client 10 for requesting access to a target server by inputting an e-mail address of the user; Request the database server to retrieve the URL of the target server that matches the e-mail address input from the client, map the URL information of the retrieved target server, and send the information to the client to access the URL of the target server. It characterized in that it comprises a mapping-web server 20 to be.

On the other hand, the target server access method using the e-mail address according to the present invention comprises the steps of a client inputs the e-mail address of the user, requesting the mapping-web server to connect to the target server matching the e-mail address; Retrieving a URL of a target server matching an e-mail address inputted to the mapping-web server and transmitting the URL to a client; And accessing a target server that matches the e-mail address input by the searched result information.

Hereinafter, a target server access system and method using an e-mail address according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a target server access system using an e-mail address according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the target server access system using the e-mail address includes a client 10, a mapping-web server 20, a database 30, and a target server 40.

The client 10 is a system in which a user connects to a mapping-web server 20 and a target server 40 on the Internet using software such as a web browser or mail management software. Personal computers and portable terminals.

When the client 10 enters an e-mail address instead of an existing URL to access the target server 40, the client 10 generates a query syntax for finding a URL matching the input e-mail address. Access module 15 which attempts to connect to the mapping-web server 20.

The mapping-web server 20 is a web server on the Internet providing a target server 40 access service using an e-mail address according to the present invention in which the client 10 accesses a target server through the Internet. Receiving the query phrase from the query request to the database 30 to look up the URL matching the received e-mail address, and, if a URL matching the e-mail address is received from the database server 30, the URL information Is transmitted to the client and the client attempts to connect to the target server 40 corresponding to the information.

The database 30 stores user's personal information such as user ID, social security number, telephone number and address, and URL information matching the user's e-mail address and e-mail address. When the database 30 receives a request for a URL matching the e-mail address from the mapping-web server 20, the database 30 searches for a URL corresponding to the requested e-mail address and then maps the search result to the web-server 20. Will be sent).

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for accessing a target server using an e-mail address according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The user inputs an e-mail address for accessing the target server from the client as shown in FIG. 2 through the client 10 (S10). At this time, the input of the e-mail address may be any of a plug-in method, an application method, a hypertext markup language (HTML) method, and a pop-up menu method by clicking a mouse button.

The access module 15 of the web server 20 analyzes the syntax of the input e-mail address, determines whether the input data corresponds to the e-mail address syntax (S20), and inputs the input data. Is determined to correspond to the e-mail address syntax, the access module 15 generates a query syntax for connecting to the mapping-web server to search for a URL matching the e-mail address, and inputs it by the user. The database 30 is requested to search the URL of the website matching the e-mail address, for example, abc@mail.com (S30).

The database 30 maps by mapping-searching the URL of the website (for example, www.abc.co.kr) that matches the e-mail address input by the user at the request of the mapping-web server 20. The transmission to the web server 20 (S40).

The mapping-web server 20 transmits URL information of the website matching the e-mail received from the database 30 to the client 10 (S50).

The web browser of the client 10 requests a URL resource by accessing the target server 40 (website) using the URL matched with the received e-mail address (S60).

In response to the URL resource request, the target server 40 outputs an HTML document and URL resources such as a file and a frame thereof to the client 10 (S70).

Then, the web browser of the client 10 outputs the transmitted URL resource so that the user can view the URL resource.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the data input from the client 10 does not correspond to the e-mail address syntax in the step of determining whether the input data corresponds to the e-mail address syntax, the processor according to an embodiment of the present invention Exit and return to the original internet browsing function. For example, when the input division is not an e-mail address syntax and a URL syntax of www.domain.com, the browser of the client 10 performs an original function of searching for a website corresponding to the syntax (S80).

As such, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the web server 20 matches the input e-mail address by simply inputting an e-mail address through the client 10 while the user is connected to the Internet. The URL of the website is retrieved and the mapping result is transmitted to the client 10 so that the client 10 can access the target server 40.

In general, unlike the URL of a website (especially the URL of a personal homepage), since an e-mail address is easily known to many people, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a user simply enters an e-mail address to easily access a desired website. You can connect.

That is, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the access module generates and sends a query phrase for searching for a URL matching the e-mail address, and the mapping-web server searches for a URL of a website matching the input e-mail address. After requesting the database server and receiving the requested result, the client can connect to the target server by transmitting the received URL information to the client.

3 is a diagram illustrating a method of connecting to a target server by inputting a URL of a target server in a URL input window of a web browser.

In general, when accessing a web page on the Internet, a browser enters a domain address such as "http://www.domain.com" to access a target server.

4 is a diagram illustrating a method of connecting to a target server by inputting an e-mail address instead of the URL of the target server in the URL input window of the web browser according to the present invention.

In general, when accessing a web page of the Internet using a domain address such as "http://www.domain.com" in the browser, the web page access method according to the present invention "abc@mail.mail" in the URL input window of the web browser. enter an e-mail address such as "com" to connect to the target server.

5 is a diagram illustrating a method of accessing a target server using electronic mail management software according to the present invention.

When you click the right button of the mouse on the e-mail address list in the e-mail management software of the Internet, a list of additional functions appears. In addition to the function of transmitting the e-mail to the e-mail address which is a basic function of the e-mail, Insert a method of accessing the target server using an e-mail address, and access the mapping-web server to access the target server using the e-mail address with a click on the list.

6 is a diagram illustrating a method of accessing a target server using an e-mail hyperlink of a web page according to the present invention.

In the hyperlink document of the Internet, clicking the right button of the mouse on the hyperlink of the e-mail address brings up a list of additional functions of the browser. In addition to the basic functions of the list, the method of accessing the target server using the e-mail address according to the present invention is described. By inserting, the user clicks on the list and connects to the mapping-web server to access the target server using the e-mail address.

As described above, according to the present invention, a mapping-web server that provides a service for accessing a target server using an e-mail address simply by inputting an e-mail address through a client is input. The URL connection file of the website matching the e-mail address is transmitted to the client so that the client can access the website of the target server.

Therefore, the user can easily access a desired website on the Internet by simply entering an e-mail address.

As described above, the present invention relates to a target server connection system and method using an e-mail address, and can be sufficiently changed, converted, replaced, and replaced in consideration of the above, and the scope thereof is not limited to the above. .

Claims (8)

In the target server connection system using an e-mail address, A database server 30 that stores a URL of a target server matching a user's e-mail address; A client 10 for requesting connection to a target server by inputting an e-mail address of the user; Requesting the database server to retrieve the URL of the target server matching the e-mail address input from the client, receiving the retrieved URL information of the target server, and generating a connection file for accessing the received target server's URL; And a web server (20) for transmitting to the client. The method of claim 1, further comprising: generating a query requesting the mapping-web server to check a syntax of an e-mail address input from the client and searching for a URL of a matching target server, and transmitting the generated query to the mapping-web server. Access module (15), characterized in that the target server access system using an e-mail address. In the target server connection method using an e-mail address, Requesting a mapping-web server from a client to input an e-mail address of the user and to connect to a target server matching the e-mail address; Retrieving a URL of a target server matching the e-mail address inputted to the mapping-web server and transmitting a mapping result to the client; And connecting to a target server matching the e-mail address input by the mapping result. The method of claim 3, wherein the user's e-mail address is input to a user's e-mail address in a URL input window of a client's web browser. The method of claim 3, wherein the input of the user's e-mail address is performed by adding a function of requesting connection to a target server to a list of additional functions displayed by right-clicking in a user field of an email management software window. Target server access method using an e-mail address, characterized in that by selecting the target server connection in the window. The method of claim 3, wherein the input of the e-mail address of the user adds a function of requesting a connection to a target server in an additional function list window which is output by right-clicking on a user e-mail hyperlink of a web page. A method of accessing a target server using an e-mail address, characterized in that by selecting the target server connection in the function list window. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the input of the user's e-mail address is performed by selecting a user in the mobile terminal. The method of claim 3, wherein the user inputs an e-mail address by selecting a user from a portable terminal.