KR20030012286A - Web browzer and controlling method thereof and web browzing service system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A web browser for a user terminal, a service method thereof and a system for a web browsing service are provided to conveniently billing process by integrating the charges to use a charged Internet site. CONSTITUTION: A menu providing/processing part(33) provides a menu to select the connection of a cooperating server. A billing processing part(34) outputs a signal for starting the charged use connection if an Internet site connection request signal of the charged Internet site is inputted, and supports the user to read the billing information for a charged site service from a web browsing service server. A log-in screen providing part(31) displays a certification input window on a display device if an execution signal is inputted from an input device of the user terminal. A certification information processing part(35) transmits the inputted certification information to an Internet address of the server, temporarily stores the secured user certification information transmitted from the server in a temporary storage, and deletes the user certification information stored in the temporary storage if a log-off or service termination signal is inputted from the input device.

Description

Web browser for user terminal and its service method and web browsing service system {Web browzer and controlling method about and web browzing service system}

The present invention relates to a web browser for a user terminal, a service method thereof, and a web browsing service system. More particularly, the present invention relates to a web browser for a user terminal that integrates and handles billing for use of a paid site in a menu for accessing an internet site, and its driving. A method and a web browsing service system.

A web browser is an application or device that supports accessing the Internet and viewing World Wide Web information.

A typical web browser installed and used on a user's computer is an Explorer.

Such a web browser can display a web page provided by the selected internet site when the user selects the desired internet site.

On the other hand, when a user wants to use an Internet site that performs e-commerce such as paid information service or purchase of goods, he selects the desired service by accessing the site, and uses the selected service or charges for the purchased goods. Pay via online deposit.

However, in case of credit card purchase or online deposit, the user must input personal information necessary for credit card payment whenever using various paid sites.In the case of online deposit, remember the deposit account provided by the relevant site and then transfer the money. There is an inconvenience to perform a separate process for.

In addition, if the purchase amount or the usage fee is several hundred or tens of won, it does not support the credit card payment or if the user deposits a certain amount before use, the method is used to reduce the usage fee. It lowers the usage rate of the site and is an obstacle to the activation of electronic commerce.

The present invention was devised to improve the above-mentioned problems, and a web browser for a user terminal and a service method thereof, which can integrate the billing for the use of a paid Internet site to facilitate the operation and billing processing for the user's settlement. And a web browsing service system.

1 is a block diagram showing a web browsing service system according to the present invention,

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating in detail a user computer of FIG. 1;

3 is a block diagram showing in detail the web browser of FIG.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen provided by a login screen providing unit of FIG. 3.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a menu screen provided by the web browser of FIG. 2.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating the web browsing service server of FIG. 1 in detail.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a service process of a web browser according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a settlement window provided when a billing history reading menu key of the web browser of FIG. 2 is selected.

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10: Internet 20: Your Computer

30: web browser 32: registration processing unit

34: billing processing unit 40: web browsing service server

50: Database

In order to achieve the above object, a web browser for a user terminal according to the present invention provides a menu for selecting a connection of an affiliated internet site in a web browser for a user terminal that is installed and executed in a user terminal supporting network communication. A menu providing / processing unit; If an internet site access request signal for a menu set to pay using among the menus provided by the menu providing / processing unit is input, the pay access access start signal is output to the set web browsing service server and the billing information for the paid pay site service is provided. And a billing processing unit to support reading from the web browsing service server.

Preferably, when the execution signal is input from the input device of the user terminal, a login screen providing unit for displaying the authentication input window for authentication of the user through the display device; Transmitting authentication information input through the authentication input window to the web browsing service server, and temporarily storing secured user authentication related information transmitted from the web browsing service server in response to the transmitted user authentication information in a storage device. And an authentication information processing unit for deleting the user authentication related information temporarily stored in the storage device when a logoff or end selection signal is input from the input device.

Preferably, the menu providing / processing unit supports the billing method for the paid site corresponding to the provided menu, and selects one of the billing method of the pay-as-you-go and the flat rate for each menu.

In addition, in order to achieve the above object, the web browsing service system according to the present invention provides a menu for selecting a connection of an affiliated Internet site, and inputs an Internet site access request signal for a menu set for paid use among the provided menus. A user terminal equipped with a web browser for accessing a corresponding Internet site and transmitting a connection site name and a paid access connection start signal; A web browsing service server configured to settle billing details for a user of the user terminal according to a set billing method and to allow the user terminal to view the settled details when a fee-based access start signal is received from the user terminal; It is provided.

In addition, in order to achieve the above object, the web browsing service method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: determining that the affiliated pay site access start signal is input from the input device of the user terminal; And when the pay site access start signal is input, calculating and processing the billing details of the user according to the billing method set for the use of the corresponding Internet site.

And transmitting the billing history of a corresponding user to be displayed on the user terminal when a read request signal for the billing history is inputted.

Hereinafter, a web browser for a user terminal, a service method thereof, and a web browsing service system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing a web browsing service system according to the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, a web browsing service system includes a user computer 20 and a web browsing service server 40 interconnected via the Internet 10. Affiliate server 60, 70, 80 is a server supporting a service corresponding to a connection menu provided by a web browser, which will be described later.

The user computer 20 is applied as an example of a user terminal. In addition to the user computer 20, the user terminal may be any wired / wireless terminal that can access the Internet 10 and use an Internet site.

The user computer 20 is provided with a communication device and a web browser for supporting Internet communication, an example of which is shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 2, the user computer 20 may include a central processing unit (CPU) 21, a ROM 22, a RAM 23, a display 24, an input device 25, The storage device 26 and the communication device 28 are provided. Reference numeral 29 is a bus

The input device 25 includes a keyboard (not shown) and a mouse (not shown). Preferably, the input device 25 includes a microphone (not shown) capable of inputting a voice signal.

The communication device 28 communicates with the outside through an external communication network such as the Internet 10 by itself or with the support of the operating system 27.

In the storage device 26, an operating system (OS) 27 such as Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Linux and a web browser 30 are installed.

The web browser 30 is configured to receive information provided by accessing an Internet site desired by the user through the Internet 10. The web browser 30 is configured to perform a process corresponding to a user command signal input through a mouse, a keyboard, and a microphone, which is the input device 25.

The web browser 30 provides a menu for connecting to various affiliated Internet sites, and when a selection signal for the provided menu is received, the web browser 30 connects to an Internet site corresponding to the selected menu and displays the received information. In addition, when the selected menu corresponds to the paid site, the web browser 30 transmits the access site name and the paid access start signal to the web browsing service server for billing.

A preferred configuration example of such a web browser is shown in FIG.

Referring to the drawings, the web browser 30 includes a login screen providing unit 31, a registration performing unit 32, a menu providing / processing unit 33, a charging processing unit 34, an authentication information processing unit 35, and a setup performing unit. 37, a voice recognition processing section 39 is provided.

The setup performing section 37 installs a web browser 30 recorded on a recording medium, such as a compact disk, a floppy disk, or a digital video disk, which can be read by the computer 20 in the computer 20 or the Internet 10. When the web browser 30 is installed on the computer 20 from the server supplying the web browser 30 through a download method through the support method, the installation can be automatically performed.

The setup performing unit 37 preferably performs a setup process so that user personal information necessary for effectively providing a web browsing service may be input in the process of installing the web browser 30 on the user computer 20. The received user personal information is transmitted to the Internet address of the web browsing service server 40 set up. The input information items inputted by the user during the setup operation by the setup execution unit 37 include authentication information required for the user's personal identification, electronic approval, membership registration of another Internet site, that is, identification information (ID) and password, and other items. Personal information includes, for example, name, resident registration number, address, landline telephone number, mobile telephone number, hobby, occupation, and the like. Preferably, the user may enter an input of a payment account or credit card number to automatically handle billing payment if desired.

The setup execution unit 37 supports separately registering authentication information that a user wants to use for each access menu for the Internet site access menu provided by the web browser 30. For example, a list of representative mail service servers currently providing mail services on the Internet for the web mail selection menu provided by the web browser 30, for example, Hanmail, DreamWiz, NetSinger, and affiliated mail service servers are displayed. In order to use the mail service server selected by the user, an ID and password registered by the user are additionally input. The affiliated mail service server which supports the web browser 30 itself supports to register a new account.

The setup execution unit 37 transmits the information input by the user to the user information input fields provided at the time of setup to the web browsing service server 40 through the Internet 10 as user authentication related information. The web browsing service server 40 classifies and stores the received user authentication related information in the database 50.

When the web browser 30 is normally installed by the setup execution unit 37, a predetermined icon is displayed on the desktop of the display device 24 so as to support the execution of the web browser.

The voice recognition processor 39 recognizes the voice signal input through the microphone and performs a process corresponding to the recognized input content. Preferably, the voice recognition processor 39 provides a voice recognition switch key (not shown) for selecting a switch to the voice recognition mode when the user wants to perform the voice input method, and when the voice recognition switch key is clicked. And to process an input signal input through the microphone. The voice recognition switch key may be displayed on a menu screen provided to the web browser 30, or may set one of the function keys of the keyboard as the voice recognition switch key.

When the login screen providing unit 31 receives a web browser execution signal through the input device 25 to execute the web browser 30, the login screen providing unit 31 displays a user authentication information input window for identification of the user through the display device 24. Display. An example of the authentication information input window displayed by the login screen providing unit 31 is shown in Fig. 4, reference numeral 31a is a login input screen, 31b is a user identification information input window, and 31c is a password input window.

The authentication information processing unit 35 transmits the authentication information input through the authentication information input windows 31b and 31c to the web browsing service server 40 through the Internet 10.

In addition, the authentication information processing unit 35 temporarily stores the secured user authentication related information transmitted in response to the web browsing service server 40 in the storage device 26. When the web browser 30 is running in the logon state, the authentication information processing unit 35 supports the secured user authentication related information to be used by other elements such as the menu providing / processing unit 33 or the registration performing unit 32. .

Preferably, the authentication information processing unit 35 also deletes the user-related authentication information stored in the storage device 26 when the logoff to the web browser 30 or the web browser end selection signal is input.

The menu providing / processing unit 33 is executed when the user login is normally performed, and displays various menus available through the web browser 30 on the screen.

An example of the screen provided by the menu providing / processing unit 33 is shown in FIG.

Referring to the drawings, the menu providing / processing unit 33 provides a function key on the top left side, i.e., keys corresponding to back, stop, forward, and home, and mails and games displayed in the form of icons on the right side. game, shopping, chatting, i-phone, down, MP3 menu and bill check menu key 33c.

When the menu selection signal is input to each of the above-mentioned menus, the menu providing / processing unit 33 is configured to perform a service corresponding to a named menu name, or the web browsing service server 40 or the web browsing service server 40. Processes to be provided through the web page display screen 33a through the affiliate server 60, 70, 80 affiliated with.

For example, a mail icon is used to compose a new e-mail or to view a received e-mail. The mail icon is connected internally to directly connect with an affiliate server that provides a mailing service or a mailing server registered by a user. It is set.

Game icon, shopping icon, chat icon, internet phone icon, download icon and MP3 icon respectively provide corresponding services such as game, shopping, chat, internet call, download desired file, play and download MP3 audio file. It is set to be connected with the affiliated server 60, 70, 80.

Also, at the bottom thereof, a URL input box, a search box, a print key, More, a Korean / English dictionary, a translation key, and the like are provided in the right direction. The menu providing / processing unit 33 connects Internet sites corresponding to addresses and keywords entered in the URL input box and the search box to display a corresponding web page.

The print menu handles the printing of the displayed web page, and the More key provides a sub-menu for storing and editing the displayed web page or setting user preferences.

Whenever the Korean / English dictionary menu is clicked, the dictionary name that can be used in English / Korean, Korean / Japanese, Japanese / Korean, encyclopedia order will be changed, and the characters entered through the window on the left will be changed to the currently displayed dictionary name. Convert it accordingly.

The translation key is a menu that supports the translation of the displayed HTML document by linking to a site where it can be translated.

The menu items listed at the bottom left of the screen are My Schedule, My Money, My Webdesk, My Website, Entertainment, Fortune Telling, Education, Life Information, Internet Post Office, Internet There are fax and internet maps.

Each menu item has a connection address set to provide a corresponding service or subservice item. For example, the entertainment item is set to be connected to an affiliated site for watching cartoons and movies as sub items.

In addition, as a submenu of personal schedule items, a schedule display item displaying a schedule registered by an individual, a schedule addition item supporting adding a schedule, an address book supported to record a personal address book and display a recorded address book It is preferable to provide a memo pad for writing items and memos.

The financial site item is an item that connects with an internet banking company, a securities company, a card company, or an insurance company that is affiliated or set up by a user so as to perform a desired task.

The My Webdesk item moves to the Web Hard's own account on the Internet, and supports the storage and viewing of desired files.

My website performs the same function as the bookmarks supported by Explorer.

The rest of the menu items can be fully understood through the named menu names, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The window at the bottom of the screen is preferably used as a window for displaying the news information received from the web browsing service server 40.

The three keys denoted by reference numeral 33b are screen resizing and end selection keys.

The registration execution unit 32 is processed by the menu providing / processing unit 33 to analyze whether there is a subscription registration input window in the web page displayed through the display device 24, and if there is a subscription registration input window, Corresponding user information is extracted from the user authentication related information stored in the storage device 26 and written in the input window.

That is, the registration performing unit 32 analyzes the information displayed in the web page, for example, by analyzing the source code of the web page, such as an ID, password, password confirmation, name, social security number, date of birth, zip code, address, Determine if there is an entry window for job, telephone number, hobby, etc. For example, if the currently displayed web page is an HTML document, the source code is analyzed to determine whether there is a source code corresponding to ID, password, password verification, name, social security number, date of birth, zip code, address, occupation, telephone number, hobby, etc. If there is a corresponding write item, the corresponding information is found from the user-related authentication information and processed. Since the expression for the entry items may be different for the same personal information for each web page, that is, the "name" entry for the "name" entry of the user to be subscribed to, the "person name" should be entered. A search list corresponding to the item is provided for each type of personal information, and it is determined whether there is a subscription input window based on the provided search list. In addition, the registration performing unit 32 is provided with a search list in consideration of this, because it may be different for each Internet site, such as spacing. The search list may be set to download along with user authentication related information from the web browsing service server 40 after login.

If the Internet site connection request signal for the menu set for the paid use of the menu provided by the menu providing / processing unit is input, the charging processing unit 34 outputs the pay using access start signal to the web browsing service server 40. In addition, the charging processing unit 34 outputs the connection termination signal to the web browsing service server 40 when the use end signal for the paid use site is received. The billing processing unit 34 connects to the web browsing service server 40 when the user selects the billing history reading menu key 33c provided by the menu providing / processing unit 33 when the user wants to view the billing site usage fee. It supports to view the current billing history.

On the other hand, the web browsing service server 40 stores the user authentication related information transmitted through the Internet 10 in the database 50 during the execution of the setup performing unit 37 when the web browser 30 is set up. Between the web browsing service server 40 and the Internet 10, it is preferable that a security device necessary for security, such as a firewall, is installed.

The web browsing service server 40 compares the user authentication information transmitted from the authentication information processing unit 35 with the information registered in the database 50 when the web browser 30 is executed, and if it matches, matches the corresponding user authentication related information. The sender to the user computer 20.

When the web browsing service server 40 receives a signal for accessing a paid site from a web browser that has undergone the authentication process, the web browsing service server 40 calculates the billing details according to the billing method set for the use of the site, and calculates the billing details of the user. Integrates into and stores it in the database 50. For example, when a signal for starting to use a paid Internet phone is received from the web browser 30 of the user terminal 20, the usage time is counted in the case of a quantitative agent, and when the end signal for use is received from the web browser 30, the calculated The amount multiplied by the time and the hourly cost is integrated in the user's billing history and stored in the database 50. Thereafter, when the user accesses the comic site of the entertainment provided through the menu of the web browser 30 and receives a start signal of the corresponding site, in the case of a daily quantitative meter, the charge for the day is integrated into the user's billing history. do. Preferably, the web browsing service server 40 transmits paid site usage data of the user, that is, usage time data in the case of a quantitative agent and usage date data in the case of a pay-per-use to the affiliate servers 60, 70, and 80 in response to the connection start. do. In this case, it is possible to process in real time whether the affiliate server 60 (70 80) and the web browsing service server 40 match the usage data, so that charging errors can be suppressed and corresponding processing for the charging errors can be suppressed. And errors can be minimized.

The payment target amount generated according to the user's use of the service is processed to be settled according to the payment method set by the user, for example, a payment account registered by the user, or a credit card or online payment method.

The web browsing service server 40 remotely controls the Internet 10 to support a corresponding service when the user use environment setting of the web browser 30 is changed. In this case, the web browser 30 adjusts the execution environment according to the updated information remotely controlled from the web browsing service server 40.

A web browsing service server 40 that remotely supports the functioning of the web browser 30 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 6.

The web browsing service server 40 includes a download unit 41, a registration processor 43, an authentication response unit 45, a remote management execution unit 47, and a billing settlement unit 49.

The download unit 41 supports downloading of a web browser 30 or other files or programs necessary for executing the web browser 30.

Each time the web browser 30 is newly installed, the registration processing unit 43 classifies the user authentication related information transmitted from the setup performing unit 37 and stores it in the database 50.

The authentication response unit 45 receives the user authentication information inputted by the registered user to execute the web browser 30, searches the database 50 to determine whether it is registered, and if it is determined to be registered, the corresponding user. The authentication related information is transmitted to the corresponding user computer 20.

The remote management execution unit 47 is supported in response to the user environment set for the web browser 30, and remotely processes the user's desired real time information such as real time news information to be displayed on a corresponding display window of the web browser, and other When changing the user preferences, for example, when a user wants to change the screen to a desired form for a web browser, or adds an additional function is supported by using the setting change function supported by the web browser 30.

If the billing settlement unit 49 receives the paid site use access start information including the user authentication information from the web browser 30 of the user terminal 20 which has undergone the authentication procedure, The amount to be charged is calculated, and the calculated amount is stored for each user in the database 50. Preferably, when the web browsing service server 40 receives a fee-based access start signal, the web browsing service server 40 uses the user as an affiliate server 60, 70, 80 of the paid site to which the web browser 30 of the user is currently connected. Send information in real time. When the real-time usage information is transmitted to the affiliate servers 60, 70, and 80, the affiliate server 60, 70, 80 and the billing time counting unit 49 are mutually error-free in real time. It can be compared to suppress the error of billing.

When the accounting settlement unit 49 receives a view request signal for billing history from the web browser 30, the billing settlement unit 49 displays the total billing history recorded in the database 50 as shown in FIG. 8. Send to the browser (30).

The operation of the web browsing service system will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 7.

In the following description, the web browser will be described after the initialization process.

Herein, the initialization process refers to a process of receiving a user authentication related information from the web browsing service server 40 through a login process for the web browser 30 and ending the temporary storage in the storage device.

After the initialization process, the menu provided by the menu providing / processing unit 33 enters the address of the desired site in the URL input window and then presses an enter key or a menu set to connect a direct connection with another affiliated Internet site. When the selected signal is input, the web page of the site is displayed.

Then, it is determined whether the site selected by the user is a paid site (step 100).

If it is determined that the pay site, the paid access start information is transmitted to the web browsing service server 40 (step 200).

Here, the paid connection start information includes the name of the site to which the paid connection is started.

Thereafter, it is determined whether an access termination signal for the paid pay site is received (step 300).

If it is determined that the connection termination signal has been received, the connection termination signal is transmitted to the web browsing service server 40 (step 400).

On the other hand, the web browsing service server 40 calculates the amount to be charged according to the set billing method based on the paid access start information and the access termination information received, and stores the calculated amount integrated into the previous billing history. The stored billing information is processed according to the payment method set by the user.

As described so far, according to the web browser for a user terminal, a service method thereof, and a web browsing service system according to the present invention, the charges generated by the use of a plurality of menus provided through the web browser are processed for each user. By doing so, it is convenient for the user to pay the use price.

Claims (7)

In a web browser for a user terminal installed and executed in a user terminal supporting network communication, A menu providing / processing unit for providing a menu for selecting access to an affiliated Internet site; If an internet site access request signal for a menu set to pay using among the menus provided by the menu providing / processing unit is input, the pay access access start signal is output to the set web browsing service server and the billing information for the paid pay site service is provided. And a billing processing unit to support reading from the web browsing service server. The method of claim 1, A login screen providing unit for displaying an authentication input window for authenticating a user through a display device when an execution signal is input from an input device of the user terminal; Transmitting authentication information input through the authentication input window to the web browsing service server, and temporarily storing secured user authentication related information transmitted from the web browsing service server in response to the transmitted user authentication information in a storage device. And an authentication information processing unit which deletes the user authentication related information temporarily stored in the storage device when a logoff or end selection signal is input from the input device. The web browser for a user terminal according to claim 1, wherein the menu providing / processing unit selects a billing method for a paid site corresponding to the provided menu by one of a pay-as-you-go and a flat fee for each menu. . A menu providing / processing unit which provides a menu for selecting an access of an affiliated Internet site to be installed and executed in a user terminal; If an internet site access request signal for a menu set to pay using among the menus provided by the menu providing / processing unit is input, the pay access access start signal is output to the set web browsing service server and the billing information for the paid pay site service is provided. And a billing processing unit for supporting the reading from the web browsing service server. The recording medium of claim 1, wherein the web browser is recorded to be read and executed by a computer. Provides a menu for selecting a connection to an affiliated Internet site, and when an internet site connection request signal is input for a menu set for paid use among the provided menus, the corresponding Internet site is connected, and the access site name and paid use connection start are started. A user terminal equipped with a web browser for transmitting a signal; A web browsing service server configured to settle billing details for a user of the user terminal according to a set billing method and to allow the user terminal to view the settled details when a fee-based access start signal is received from the user terminal; Web browsing service system comprising a. Determining that an affiliated pay site access start signal is input from an input device of a user terminal; And when the pay site access start signal is input, calculating and processing the billing details of the user according to the billing method set for the use of the corresponding Internet site. The method of claim 6, And transmitting the billing history of a corresponding user to be displayed on the user terminal when a read request signal for the billing history is inputted.