WO2001095151A1

WO2001095151A1 - Data transfer device

Info

Publication number: WO2001095151A1
Application number: PCT/JP2001/004859
Authority: WO
Inventors: Toshihiko Okabe; Chisato Okabe
Original assignee: Toshihiko Okabe; Chisato Okabe
Priority date: 2000-06-08
Filing date: 2001-06-08
Publication date: 2001-12-13
Also published as: JP4725876B2; AU6422801A

Abstract

When an object of display arbitrarily specified by a user is displayed on a display unit, information on data transferring object or identification information on an object of display are acquired, and data is specified by a user on an objeCt of display by using an input device, the data is transferred to a specified transferring object based on the information on transferring object or the identification information on an object of display. Accordingly, a site search has become available for permitting a retrieval limited to within a site that has been automatically selected as an object of retrieval after the site is reached by a global search for retrieving broadly over a network.

Description

Specification

Prepared by the International Searching Authority as shown below.

Data transfer device

Technical field

This invention is arbitrarily selected by a user and specified by an input device on a display object such as a waveform graph visualizing a document, an image, and a sound displayed on a display device. Data to be delivered to the destination, the destination information or the identification information of the display target is obtained from the display target side. The present invention relates to a delivery device, a data delivery method, a recording medium on which a delivery program is recorded, and a recording medium on which a display object is recorded. The present application is filed with Japanese Patent Application Nos. 10-132,055, 10-3772,05 and 11-1-3,749,855. Based on the filing of this application, it seeks to question the results of subsequent research.

Background art

In Japanese Patent Application Nos. 10-32,055,10-37,225 and Japanese Patent Application No.11-37,749,85, "User is optional. A part of a character string or area image specified by the user, such as a document or still image selected in, a progress graph that visualizes a video or audio in chronological order, or a part of a graph. To improve the operability when transferring data such as data to a clipboard or other application programs. '' Whether the coordinates at the time of the operation are within the range specified by the range specification operation using the input device prior to this switch operation Is determined, and if it is within the specified range, the data within the specified range is delivered to the destination. "

The data can be transferred to any text editor, HTML editor, Web search engine, dictionary search device, e-mail, clipboard, etc., at will. Regarding the operability, if an arbitrary range is specified and a switch operation by an input device is performed within that range, the data within the specified range is passed to the destination. If this method is adopted, the range can be re-designated as many times as necessary, and if it is deemed sufficient, the data can be passed to the delivery destination, so that data specification with few errors is possible. Another feature of this method is that the operation up to delivery to the delivery destination is simple, easy for anyone to perform, and can be completed in a short time. Also, when this operation is repeated, it is superior to other methods in that it has continuity. In the case where the delivery destination of the data within the specified range is a search engine of WWW (Wor 1d Wide Web), a general pointing device such as a mouse is used. Perform a range specification operation using the same switch that clicks the hypertext link location (that is, the first button on the left side if you have a two-button mouse). By clicking on the same switch as above and transferring the data within the specified range, the operability is exactly the same as clicking on the link location Was achieved. Note that this method is implemented as a function provided by the OS as a basic function, such as a mouse driver, an application program, or a plug-in software to be incorporated in an application program. It was possible.

In addition, use the two-button mouse to pass the key to the search engine, select a keyword by specifying the range with the left button, and press the right button on the specified area. Click on a button to display a menu and pass the keyword to the search engine that appears on the menu. This is within the specified range It has the same operability as executing a copy or paste command on existing text data. There is also a method in which the menu is displayed by releasing the switch at the end of the range specification operation, and the keyword is passed to the search engine appearing on the menu. According to this, a menu is displayed immediately after the range designation operation is completed, so that a range designation operation without error is required. In addition, for text in which words are separated by spaces, such as in Western languages, pressing the mouse switch on a word while holding down the A1t key on the keyboard will cause the space between the spaces to change. Recognize words and pass them on to search engines. In some cases, simply pressing the mouse switch over a word will perform character recognition on that word. According to these, it is not possible to select a phrase and only words can be delivered.

According to the above technology, a specific site in a number of WWW search engines is specified as a delivery destination of data within a specified range. Others allow you to select and fix one of several search engines.

Most of the above-mentioned technologies have their delivery destinations fixedly set by the WWW browser used by users and their plug-in software. Therefore, the user is given a small amount of freedom only if he can make a selection from several delivery destinations through the menu, and the creator of the WWW page has his own search engine. Therefore, if you take a key from any page of your own, it is almost impossible to specify that your site is a delivery destination and to search. It was possible. In other words, in any case, it was necessary to return to the specified search engine and perform a global search that referred to the entire index. I couldn't go on surfing one after another at the site I arrived at. The true feeling of the creator of WWW pages is that they want to do their own site search. In addition, on this site, search servers that you manage, recommended search servers on other sites, recommended encyclopedia search servers, Yahoo! (Recommended trademarks) such as (trademark), etc., are to be freely selected and designated as a delivery destination. More broadly, when a user accesses a text document, an HTML 'XML document, an image, a waveform graph that visualizes audio, or the like, the creator of the display object intends to do so. I want to automatically select the delivery destination. The present invention solves such a problem.

In particular, the Internet has been experiencing an explosion of accessible resources, and various search engines have become available. Search results can reach tens of thousands. Looking at these links one by one is a difficult technique, and it is often the case that only a very few of them are really needed. If so, you may own the documents you like or need locally and search for them. Encyclopedias and the like may be able to purchase what is sold as CD-ROM, so that the local storage device is what you or your group needs in real life. Only one can own it, thus preventing intelligent overhead on search results. Also, in the field of education, it is often not a good idea to connect to a site on the Internet that is deemed unfavorable. In such a case, it is a good idea to set up all the digital libraries required for the school either on a verbal basis or on a site that can be shared by several educational institutions.

When browsing documents that have been stored in a word-of-mouth communication in this way, the search manager installed locally is passed on as the storage administrator. Sometimes you want to be automatically selected first. In other words, if you come to this site, you want to continue browsing inside the tobacco, but want to provide an environment where you are free to leave. Disclosure of the invention

Solution 1

According to the data delivery device delivery method of the present invention, a display object arbitrarily specified by a user is displayed on a display device, and the delivery destination information of the data delivery is obtained from the display target side. Then, when data is designated on the display object by the user using the input device, the data is transferred to the transfer destination based on the transfer destination information. I have. If the display envelope has information on the delivery destination of the data, it is acquired or the source of the display target is, for example, a WWW server, and the information on the delivery destination of the data is sent from the WWW server. With this configuration, the data transfer destination information may be obtained from the WWW server that is the display target side. Therefore, if the user specifies data using the input device, the data can be delivered to the destination based on the previously obtained delivery destination information, and the creator and information of the display target can be provided. The intention of the administrator can be reflected in the search results. This is for example

This is the case when the WWW server owns a search server and provides a search function for the content on its own site. In other words, even if a keyword is obtained from any page, it is possible to specify this site as a search destination and make a search. In addition, another site that has a dictionary search server is searched. It is also possible to specify the search first, so that each site has its own search engine and does not rely on the traditional directory server. Search results can be returned, and the result page It is possible to configure both dynamic and inactive. For indexing, in the previous application, a mobile agent was built using the agent language. He mentioned that distributed coordination with other agents would be possible.

Depending on the search server, it is possible to intentionally return specific results when a specific keyword is received. Although the previous application referred to a "book with only a table of contents", if a table of contents or a part of the table of contents is used as a keyword, it is possible to prepare content in association with that keyword. You may receive the user's profile with the keyword and generate and display the search result page according to the user's interest. The keyword is limited to a character string This is not a part of an image or a part of an image that the user has arbitrarily specified, such as a still image selected and displayed arbitrarily by the user, a progress graph that visualizes moving images and audio in chronological order, and so on. Some days and nights can be handled freely.

In the case of obtaining data transfer destination information from the display target in the above, an address such as a URL written invisible using a comment symbol or evening, or a WWW browser Obtaining the address displayed in the address input field of the user. Alternatively, it may use an IP address consisting of an IP address and a path part. Also, it is possible to download and use an initialization file in which the transfer destination information is written, and obtain a design in which the transfer destination information is obtained from the downloaded file. Alternatively, it may be obtained from the WWW server that sent the display target. Also, it is possible to handle not only one delivery destination information but also a plurality of delivery destination information. If the delivery destination information is incomplete, supplement it.If it is redundant, cut off unnecessary parts according to the rules of the path name notation of the anchor tag. It may be designed. This will be described in the means 5 described later. In addition, one user Make sure that the URL has a one-to-one correspondence table of identification symbols, write this identification symbol on the display target such as the WWW page, and refer to the comparison table to transfer data from this identification symbol. It can be designed to resolve information (res 0 1 V e).

Further, the recording medium of the present invention, which records the program for transferring the data specified by the input device to the transfer destination, acquires the information of the transfer destination of the data from the display target, and displays the information on the display target. When a user designates data using an input device, a program for transferring the data to a delivery destination based on the delivery destination information is recorded. Therefore, in the delivery of data by the program, the delivery destination of the data is determined based on the delivery destination information acquired earlier.

Solution 2

Next, a data delivery device and a data delivery method according to the present invention display a display object arbitrarily designated by a user on a display device, and display data delivery destination information and data from the display object. When the identification information of the display target is acquired, and when the user designates the data using the input device on the display target, the data and the identification information are transferred to the transfer destination information. And hand it over to the destination. If the display target has the information of the delivery destination of the data and the identification information of the display target, it is obtained, for example, a search index for the site where the display target is located. If the search engine that owns the search engine is specified in the delivery destination information in the display target, the specified data is passed to this search engine based on this. Attach it with the identification information to be displayed. Based on this identification information, the search engine will perform a site search for this site and return this result. A typical search engine can be broad-based from the entire Internet network or a network using a particular language. A WWW page is collected in a box, and a global search is performed for the entire created index. In this case, only the index of the site corresponding to the identification information on a one-to-one basis is used. The site search is performed by reference. For example, a site search such as an entire WWW page owned by a certain user belonging to a certain Internet service provider becomes possible. Therefore, the user can search the site for other materials related to the key and the like taken from the display target of this site. Therefore, the owner of this site will be given the task of improving the site.

A directory server that operates in cooperation with the index server that manages the index of the site where the display target is located is specified as the data transfer destination. The number of such directory servers is not limited to one, but may be more than one. The identification information of the display target added at this time is the URL (Un if 0 rm Resource Locator) of the site where the display target is located, but is not limited to this, and the directory server site is not limited to this. By registering the URL and assigning the site with one-to-one corresponding identification information and referring to this correspondence table, the URL can be resolved from this identification information. Also, especially when registering a site, for example, AHREF = "scheme name: // domain name / path name 'X / A> from any path to any path There is an advantage that the site search can be set as a site search, or the domain name can be set as a group, the setting of the path section that does not allow browsing, etc. can be freely determined. The server is called a directory server.On the Internet, general search servers use search robots called spiders to collect URLs and create indexes. However, the collected URLs are often provided by classifying them into categories, so the directory includes search servers that are not categorized here. It is collectively called a triserver. Retrieval (Search) The term engine is sometimes used.

The recording medium according to the present invention, which records a program for transferring data specified by an input device to a delivery destination, acquires information on a delivery destination of data and identification information of a display target from a display target, When data is specified on the display object by the user using the input device, a program for transferring the data and the identification information to the transfer destination based on the transfer destination information is recorded. are doing. Therefore, in the delivery of data by the program, the delivery destination of the data is determined based on the delivery destination information acquired earlier, and the identification information of the display target acquired earlier is specified. Is added to the data.

Solution 3

Next, a data delivery device and a data delivery method according to the present invention display a display object arbitrarily designated by a user on a display device, and acquire identification information of the display object from the display object. When data is specified by the user using the input device on the display target, the data and the identification information are transferred to a predetermined delivery destination. In this case, the search server that has the search index for the site on which the display target is located is determined in advance, that is, the data delivery destination is determined and specified. When the data is passed to this search server, it is passed along with the identification information to be displayed. On the search server side, the site search is performed by referring only to the index of the site corresponding to this identification information one-to-one. Therefore, a directory server service exclusively for site search using the present invention can be provided. Further, it is convenient to register the site for the reasons described in Section 2. Although the main purpose of the site search is to search across all the sites managed here, that is, all indexes can be searched. Needless to say.

Further, the recording medium of the present invention, which records the program for transferring the data specified by the input device to the delivery destination, acquires the identification information of the display target from the display target, and displays the identification information on the display target When a user designates data using an input device, a program for recording the data and the identification information to a predetermined delivery destination is recorded. Therefore, the delivery of data by the program is performed by adding identification information to be displayed to a predetermined search engine.

Solution 4

Next, the data delivery device and the data delivery method of the present invention display the display object arbitrarily specified by the user on the display device, and acquire the information of the data delivery destination from the display object. Then, when data is specified by the user using the input device on the display target, the data is transferred to the transfer destination based on the transfer destination information, or Either pass it to a cascaded network with a search engine, or present it as an option and pass the specified data to the selected delivery destination I have. yahoo! In a global search where a directory service such as a trademark is delivered or a network is delivered, it is not possible to search deeply even if it can be searched widely. Can not. Rather, the list at a particular site is buried in the entire list and is extremely hard to find. As I mentioned earlier, I want to continue searching only the sites I found (site search), but until now, only the conventional search engine directory listing (global search). ) Was only repeated. That is, the display target is displayed by designating the file name from the directory listing, and the term selected as the search target in the target is not applied to the global search again, but within the site. I want to search It is. Or, we would like to provide a search technique that returns to global search only when the site search result is 0. The same is true of networks that are connected in a chain with search engines (contracted peer-to-peer networks), so that you can search deeply throughout the site you arrive at. I want to do this. Measure 4 makes it possible. It should be noted that other means of the present invention can be designed so that a site reached on a peer-to-peer network can be deeply and thoroughly examined. It is.

At the time of the delivery of the specified data, a network, which is provided with a search engine and connected in a chain, or a site related to the delivery destination information is presented to be selectable. When handed over to the network, it is subjected to a global search for directory listing. As a result, when a display target is reached and the display target has information on a delivery destination of data, a possibility of a site search is generated. Therefore, if it is desired to search only within the site, the delivery destination information is selectively used. Means 1 covers the case where the information providing server owns the search server, but is not limited to the WWW server, and provides the search function for the content in its own site. However, if such an information providing server connects to another information providing server of the same configuration and configures a network if not always, this network You can perform a global search while optimally forwarding queries to the target. A server that is both a server and a client is called a servant, and when it receives delivery destination information such as a URL from a server connected by peers and peers, this is called a servant. If it is necessary to convert to a delivery address for search, determine a common conversion method for the entire network. The servant is local You may be able to search. In the above network, the contents seen before often become unknown, so it is possible to cope with them by storing them locally.

Solution 5

Next, the data delivery device of the present invention includes a display device for displaying a display object, an input device for designating data on the display object, and a program for designating and delivering data to a delivery destination. And a processing device for downloading the data and executing it as it is. In addition, the data delivery method of the present invention displays a display object arbitrarily designated by a user on a display device, and downloads a program for delivering data to a delivery destination. This program is executed so that when data is specified by a user using an input device on a display object, the data is transferred to a delivery destination. This program performs an operation of designating the data through the input device and delivering the data to the delivery destination, but the place where the data is placed is as long as it is associated with the display target. It is. Also, for the specification of the transfer destination, etc., if this program has the setting, if it is taken from the display target as described above, or if the directory server May be linked to If you are working with this directory supercomputer, you can make this program available for download to a directory server. In this way, since this program is introduced via a network, the user must pay attention to whether the computer on the user side owns the program or not. There is no. Alternatively, if it is set that this program is downloaded when connected to a site that enables site search, a display object that can execute the data transfer method of the present invention Above, it is possible for the user to naturally learn that site search can be performed. In any case, There is no difference in obtaining information on the delivery destination of data, etc., triggered by the access.

The recording medium according to the present invention, in which the program for transferring the data specified by the input device to the transfer destination is recorded, is used when the display object arbitrarily specified by the user is displayed on the display device. Program that is downloaded and executed as is, and when the user specifies data using an input device, the data is transferred to the delivery destination Is recorded. Therefore, even if you do not have a local program that can specify and pass data to the destination on the display target, download this program. This will be possible.

Other solutions

Regarding the means 1 to 5, the coordinates at the time when the switch operation by the input device is performed are limited to the range for the display object using the input device prior to the switch operation. It is determined whether it is within the range specified by the specified operation, and if it is determined that it is within the specified range, the data within the specified range is delivered to the delivery destination You may. The following is a method that allows the user to specify data using an input device on a display target, and is applicable to the present invention as follows. That is, the text input box and the button are displayed, the data to be specified in the text input box is typed in, and the button is used by using a pointing device such as a mouse. A method of pressing, or a method of automatically entering a character string whose range is specified in the text input box, or using a drag-and-drop with a mouse Or execute a copy command from the menu by specifying an arbitrary range, or specify a range with the left button (first button) of the two-button mouse and click the right button. To display a menu, execute the command to be delivered from this menu, or wake up at the end of the range specification operation. The menu is displayed by releasing the switch, and the menu can be delivered from the menu, or by pressing the mouse switch on a word while holding down the A1t key on the keyboard. For example, a method of recognizing and delivering words can be arbitrarily applied. It is also possible to apply a method in which a character string that the user wants to specify a range is pronounced as a word, and voice recognition is performed in response to the character string, and the character string that has been recognized is delivered. Also, in this case, it is possible to determine the match between the character string recognized as speech and the character string whose range is to be specified, and if it matches, this character string can be highlighted and delivered.

However, it was explained in Japanese Patent Application Nos. 10-32 0 0 55, 10-37 7 205, and 11-37 7 4 85. In this way, when an arbitrary range is specified and a switch operation is performed by an input device in that range, the data within the specified range is delivered to the destination. The GUI (Graphical User Interface) is most suitable for this invention. In particular, using the first button of the mouse to specify a range and then perform a click operation requires clicking on the hypertext link point in view of the continuity of the operation. It is also desirable because it follows the familiar operability. This is an interface that can be used with a one-button mouse. It's easy to see that it's a huge improvement over the traditional approach of typing keywords in a text input box. . In fact, you can get the feeling of getting into the WWW site. This is the single result of making site search possible with this GUI. It is also important to be able to specify the range as many times as necessary, and to pass it to the delivery destination if this specification is acceptable, so that it is possible to specify data with few errors. Also, the range specification can select sentences as well as words, but this is effective when a search engine that can analyze sentences (especially natural language sentences) is used. This is desirable. It is also possible to use the Infinity Face, which can be operated by the user with his fingertip on the evening touch panel.

As an implementation method of the above GUI, after specifying an arbitrary range, the data within the specified range is temporarily recorded, and the specified range is used as an object on which the switch operation by the input device is performed. When this is done, the data as the value of this object is checked against the data stored temporarily, and if these two data have the same contents, the data within the specified range is deleted. You can raise things to be delivered to the destination. For example, this is implemented in Internet Explorer (trademark) running on Windows (trademark of Microsoft Corporation), which is a typical operating system of GUI. You may use a vent. Ctr 1 + C (generally a copy command) is issued when a click is performed within the specified range, but if the click is out of the specified range, the command is issued first. The specified range is to be canceled. The data obtained by specifying the range in this way is compared with the data obtained by the onC1ick event on the specified range, and if both are the same, this Pass the data to the destination. Therefore, the invention of the leverage can be easily implemented. It should be noted that other methods other than the above can be easily implemented.

By the way, regarding the above-mentioned means 1 to 5, when data is specified on a display target, if the display target has a hyperlink, a process of disabling the hyperlink is performed. To be able to do. The link is a link, and the present invention aims to generate a new link using search means. Therefore, in this case, I thought that unnecessary hyperlinks could be erased. When data to be delivered is obtained by specifying a range, the hyperlink may even get in the way. Links in hypertext are really hard to specify It is. For example, you can easily experience it by specifying a range to copy the character string in the link. This is because links are intended to be clicked in the first place. This invention allows the user to specify the data arbitrarily and send it to the search without being influenced by the link, rather than entering the link location created by the page author's intention. This is a priority. Accordingly, this is facilitated by making the hyperlink itself inoperable contrary to common sense. The conventional hypertext, which is exactly the culmination of the nonlinear link, has a llii structure, but in this case, it has a rhizome (Rhiz0me) structure. The newly created link here can be referred to as a livelink.

To make the hyperlink inoperable, for example, use the HTML format anchor tag A HREF-"scheme name: // domain name / path name /"> ku / A>. Delete and redraw the screen, comment out the anchor tag and redraw it Replace underline tags with ϋ> </ ϋ>, redraw, hyperlink with the WWW browser program If the link is pressed, ignore it. In addition, in order to shift to the processing mode in which the hyperlink is disabled, a button that can be used for a click operation using a pointing device is displayed. And hold down the switch of the ringing device on the hyperlink, or select the hyperlink inoperable mode from the menu. In the case of a menu, it can be realized as a pull-down menu, a drop-down menu, a pop-up menu, or the like.

Now, with respect to the above means 1 to 4, it is possible to display a menu for allowing the user to select the data transfer destination or the identification information of the display target, and to transfer the data from the display target. Information or identification information to be displayed is acquired and displayed on the menu. As if it were a bookmark on a conventional WWW browser, the delivery destination information or the identification information of the display target is displayed. They are saved so that they can be selected arbitrarily later. Even when the display target presents multiple pieces of delivery destination information or identification information of the display target, it is effective to make this into a menu so that it can be arbitrarily selected. is there. Or, if it is obtained from the display target, it may be designed to automatically add it to the menu, delete the previous information when moving to another display target, add new information, etc. . The menu can be realized as a pull-down menu, drop-down menu, pop-up menu, etc. Also, if you use a two-button mouse and click the left button (first point) on the data within the specified range, and pass this data to the destination, specify If you click the right button (second button) on the selected data, the above menu is displayed, and it is convenient to select the site to be searched. Also, if the right button is clicked outside the specified range, the identification information of the display target is displayed in a menu, and by selecting this, the conventional It is convenient to make it work like this so that you can jump to the WWW page.

The reason why the delivery destination information is selected from the menu is that, for example, in means 1 and 4, there is a case where the specified data is to be delivered to the search engine of the encyclopedia site and the dictionary is to be looked up. In order to select the identification information to be displayed from the menu, for example, means 2 and 3 may want to perform a site search (article search) of a news site using the specified data. Because of this.

Regarding the means 5, the downloaded program can display a menu for allowing the user to select a destination to which the data is to be delivered or identification information to be displayed, and to provide the destination information. Alternatively, identification information to be displayed is provided, and this is displayed on the menu. As described above, select the delivery destination information and display target identification information from the menu. Making it possible is meaningful.

By the way, in connection with the above-mentioned means 1 to 5, a switch for allowing a user to select a data transfer destination or identification information of a display target is displayed, and a transfer destination obtained from the display target is displayed. Information or identification information to be displayed is used as the attribute of this switch. The switch displays a floating image on the screen of the display device. The switch has the same function as the above-described menu for allowing the user to select a destination to be delivered or identification information to be displayed. Further, in connection with the above-mentioned means 4, the downloaded program displays a switch for allowing the user to select the delivery destination of the data or the identification information of the display target, and also displays the switch for displaying the display target. The transfer destination information or the identification information to be displayed obtained from the switch is set as the attribute of this switch. This is the same as above.

Next, with respect to the means 2 or 3, the identification information is converted into a predetermined format, and then the identification information and the specified data are delivered to a destination. Was. As described above, the search server was able to resolve the URL from the identification information, but the client of the present invention said to do so. For example, as described above, processing such as cutting unnecessary parts for redundant delivery destination information in accordance with the rules of the path name notation of the anchor is performed. Similar processing is possible. For example, if scheme name: /// domain name / path name / file name is obtained as identification information, it is determined whether or not a tilde is used in the path name, and there is a tilde. In that case, cut to the slash after the path name, and if no tilde is found, slash before the path name, that is, to the slash after the domain name. It is converted into a prescribed format according to rules such as cutting. Therefore, it is not necessary for the search server to perform this task, but the degree of freedom is higher than when it is performed on the search server. Not good. Note that the format may be changed when the identification information is converted. For example, if you search for scheme name: /// domain name / and find that there are too many search results, go one step down in the path and go to scheme name: // domain name / path If the search results are too small, such as when cutting by name /, or by cutting with the slash after the path name with a tilde, the The next step is to go up one level and allow you to cut by scheme name: // domain name / path name / path name /. Therefore, the search results can be controlled to some extent on the client side of the present invention. Next, with respect to the above means 1 to 5, the sending side to be displayed is inquired about the possibility of the search, and the result is notified of the possibility of the search. Therefore, before searching, it is known whether the search in the site reached is currently possible, or whether the search in the site reached was possible in the first place. Because they can do this, they don't have to look at the meaningless “Notfound” display or the display of 0 search results. When inquiring about the availability of a search, there are times when the page changes, and sometimes when the same domain is not used, a second inquiry is not made. It depends on the setting.

Recording medium recording the display target

Next, the recording medium on which the display target of the present invention is recorded is read in a document such as a text file or an HTML file to be displayed. That contains information on the transfer destination or the identification information of the display target necessary to transfer the data specified by the input device on the computer to the transfer destination. It is. Therefore, it can be seen that site search is possible for the site where the display target is placed. When displaying the display target having this description on the screen, it may be displayed on the display target that the site search is possible. Alternatively, in the case of the program of the present invention, when displaying the display target having this description on the screen, the fact that a site search is possible is indicated in the status display section of the WWW browser. In the case of displaying, changing the shape or color of the mouse pointer, or specifying the range of the data, the design may be changed so that the processing of changing the color of the specified range can be performed.

Further, in the recording medium on which the display object of the present invention is recorded, the coordinates at the time when the switch operation is performed by the input device may be such that the range designation operation for the display object using the input device prior to the switch operation is performed It is determined whether or not the data is within the specified range.If it is determined that the data is within the specified range, an array that transfers the data within the specified range to the delivery destination is determined. It consists of a program code. Therefore, when this display target is displayed, the applet program is executed within the context of the display target (however, HTML document), and a range specification operation and delivery of this data are performed. , It is not necessary to have a local program that performs the same operation. A typical example of such a tablet is the JaVablet (trademark).

Further, in the recording medium on which the display object of the present invention is recorded, the coordinates at the time when the switch operation is performed by the input device are limited to a range corresponding to the display object using the input device, prior to the switch operation. Judgment is made as to whether it is within the range specified by the specified operation, and if it is determined that it is within the specified range, the data within the specified range is passed to the delivery destination It contains address information for designating a network-friendly program. Therefore, when this display target is displayed, this program is executed, and the same effect as that of the abbreviated program can be obtained. In this case, the script must be described on all pages where the range specification operation and the transfer of this data are to be performed, but this should be avoided. Focused on the action sheet (ht tp: /-. Iv3.org/TR/NOTE-AS). It is also possible to set a proxy server so that a program written in Java Script (trademark) or the like can be included in the display object passing through it.

The recording medium on which the designated data of the present invention is recorded includes the data designated by the input device and the delivery destination information or the delivery destination information necessary for delivering the data to the delivery destination. It consists of identification information to be displayed. Accordingly, the search server is generated on the recording medium on the client side of the present invention, transmitted to the search server, and recorded on the recording medium on the search server side. This can be used for site search.

Description of input device

Input devices include pointing devices such as mouse, track ball, evening touch panel, penta-blet, light pen, eye-gaze input device, digitizer, and keyboard arrows. Keys can be raised. Switches differ depending on the input device.For example, a mouse is a button, a keyboard is a return key, or a key that has been set. If it is a home appliance that can be connected to a device, it means a button on the remote control or a switch attached to the device. The switch operation is, for example, a click operation in a mouse, and the click operation is performed by pressing and releasing a button provided on the mouse. is there. In the evening touch panel, it is the operation of touching the surface with a fingertip or pen and then releasing it. Even in the case of the evening switch panel, there is no difference that the switch is turned ON and OFF. The switch operation can be single-click, double-click or triple-click on the mouse, depending on the design. In addition, a set of a text input box and a button is also an input device, and a voice recognition software and a microphone are also input devices. Description of recording medium

The recording medium on which the program is recorded is a concept including 'CD-ROM, DVD-: RAM hard disk, flexible disk, ROM, RAM, memory card, paper tape, punch card, and the like. In addition, the program is executed by installing the program from a CD-ROM to another recording medium such as a hard disk, in addition to the recording medium on which the program is recorded in a state where the program can be directly executed on a computer. It also includes recording media on which programs that can be used are recorded, and recording media on which data is encoded, encrypted, or compressed. Note that the reason why the RAM is included in the above is that a program received via the network may be expanded on the RAM. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of the first embodiment. Figure 2 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of the data transfer device. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the identification information extraction unit '15. Figure 4 is an explanatory diagram of the meta tag. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the display state of the URL address 51. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a character string 60 and a mouse pointer 6. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration when the device of FIG. 2 is realized using the CPU 2. Figure 8 is a block diagram around the input / output controller 16. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a range designation area. Figure 10 is a flowchart of the mouse program 30. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an operation state of the cancel button 7. As shown in FIG. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an operation state of the search button 70. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a range designation area. Figure 14 is a flowchart of a mouse program for realizing range specification. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a range partitioning part 62. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a character string 61, an extended range 63, and a mouse pointer 6. Figure 17 shows a mouse program for realizing range specification. It is a flow chart. Figure i8 is a flow chart of a mouse program for realizing range specification. Figure 19 is an explanatory diagram of the meta tag. FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram of the initialization file 53. Figure 21 shows the screen display of the WWW browser that received and displayed the search results. FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a result display window 59 in which the search results are received and displayed. Figure 23 is a flow chart of a mouse program for realizing the range specification by voice. FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a still image range designation state. Figure 25 is a diagram showing the audio range designation state represented by a graph. FIG. 26 is a conceptual diagram of the second embodiment. Figure 27 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of the data delivery device. Figure 28 is an explanatory diagram of the meta tag. Figure 29 shows how to use the mouse's “left button” continuously to specify a range and display a menu. FIG. 30 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration when the device of FIG. 27 is realized by using the CPU 2. FIG. 31 is a diagram showing the format of the identification information to be transmitted and the specified range data. FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing a preparation process for forming the data format 38. FIG. 33 is a diagram showing the search button 72 on which the delivery destination of the range designation section 60 is displayed. FIG. 34 is a conceptual diagram of the third embodiment. Fig. 35 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of the data transfer device. Figure 36 is an explanatory diagram of the meta tag. FIG. 37 is a diagram showing the edit box 73 displayed when the range is specified. Fig. 38 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration when the device of Fig. 35 is realized using CPU2. FIG. 39 is a diagram showing the format of the identification information to be transmitted and the specified range data. FIG. 40 is a flowchart showing a preparation process for forming the data format 39. FIG. 41 is a conceptual diagram of generating the site search address 91 from the reception address 9. FIG. 42 is a conceptual diagram of the fourth embodiment. FIG. 43 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of the data transfer device. FIG. 44 is an explanatory diagram of the address conversion unit 94. Figure 45 shows the reception address 9 FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram for generating a site search address 93 from the second embodiment. FIG. 46 is a diagram showing the edit box 74 displayed when the range is specified. FIG. 47 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration when the device of FIG. 43 is realized by using the CPU 2. FIG. 48 is a flowchart showing the operation of the support program 32. FIG. 49 is an explanatory diagram of a WWW browser 96 having a text input window. FIG. 50 is a conceptual diagram of the fifth embodiment. FIG. 51 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of the data transfer device. Figure 52 is an illustration of script 37. FIG. 53 is a diagram showing a character string 60 and a mouse pointer 6. FIG. 54 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration when the device of FIG. 51 is realized by using the CPU 2. FIG. 55 is a diagram showing an edit box 75 of the sixth embodiment. FIG. 56 is an explanatory diagram of the initialization file 53. FIG. 57 is a conceptual diagram of the seventh embodiment. FIG. 58 is an explanatory diagram of the WWW browser 34 of the eighth embodiment. FIG. 59 is an explanatory diagram of the data designation method. FIG. 60 is an explanatory diagram of the method for designating the data overnight. FIG. 61 is a flowchart showing the process of generating a site search address according to the ninth embodiment. FIG. 62 is a conceptual diagram of generating the site search address 91 from the reception address 9. FIG. 63 is a diagram showing a processing menu 78 of the site dressing dress 91. FIG. 64 is a flowchart in the case of inquiring about the possibility of the search in the tenth embodiment. Figure 65 is a flowchart for displaying the result of an inquiry. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to only these embodiments. In addition, the conceptual diagrams of each embodiment are shown using FIG. 1, FIG. 26, FIG. 34, FIG. 42, and FIG. 50, and the main points are described at the beginning of each embodiment. This makes the differences between the embodiments clear It is thought that it becomes. Figure 57 is also helpful.

First embodiment

FIGS. 1 to 10 show a mode relating to the means 1, and include a transmitting / receiving device 12 for connecting to the Internet, a display device 11 for displaying a WWW browser 31, and a transmitting / receiving device. An input device 1 for designating a key word on the WWW page 5 obtained through 1 and 2, and these devices are supervised, and data transfer destination information is obtained from the WWW page 5 by acquiring the information. And a processing device 10 for delivering the specified key guide based on the delivery destination information to the delivery destination. The point is that the WWW site where the WWW page 5 is located has a search engine 4 that enables site search, and we want to make this the destination of the keyword. It is.

The processing device 10 includes an identification information extraction unit 15 and extracts information on a data transfer destination from the WWW page 5 obtained via the transmission / reception device 12. FIG. 4 shows a part of the acquired WWW page 5, in which the delivery address 50 is specified by the mail tag, but the WWW browser 31 does not have the image. It is displayed like 5. In other words, this WWW page 5 is a URL displayed in the address input window 36 and is cs.html represented by the URL address 51! ^ Hizo, "This is one text. In this case, the delivery destination address 50 described in the above tag description is described on all the WWW pages 5 that allow site search. Although the above action sheet may be used, the processing unit 10 may also be configured such that the WWW browser 31 uses the WWW. ****. Com As long as you have access to documents (including text files, etc.), design to use the specified address delivery address 50 of the keyword. However, in this case, the user must browse to the page with the above-mentioned meta-tag, usually the top page, once. This can be avoided by taking action on the part. For example, in FIG. 41 of the third embodiment described later, the site search address 91 is generated from the reception address 9, and thus the directory server 41 side performs the site search service. The problem can be solved by registering the user who wants to receive (registering the URL).

Figure 6 is an example of how to specify a keyword. The number of mouse buttons to be used is not limited, and only the first button is used. For example, the left button when using a two-point mouse. In FIG. 6, the range designation section 60 is highlighted. There is a mouse pointer 6 on it, and click on the range specification part 60 with the left button as if clicking on the hyperlink. The processing device 10 detects this, issues a query using the character string of the range specification section 60 as a keyword, and delivers it to the destination address 50.

FIG. 7 shows a hardware configuration when the processing device 10 of FIG. 2 is realized by using CPU 2. The processing device 10 may be constituted by hardware logic without using CPU. The CPU 2 has a memory 20, a hard disk 21 as a storage device, a mouse 1 as an input device, a display 11 as a display device, a modem 12 as a transmission / reception device, CD — ROM drive 22 is connected. The hard disk 21 has an operating system OS 3 and a mouse program 30 which is a data transfer program. This mouse program 30 was installed from CD-ROM 23 via a CD-RM drive 22. In addition, a WWW browser 31 is recorded on the hard disk 21.

Figure 10 shows the mouse program 30 as a flowchart. The operator operates the first button of the mouse 1 to specify the range of the document displayed on the WWW browser 31 (step S1). Here, part of the displayed document, "Specify an arbitrary character string with the mouse" is specified. Next, a click operation using the left button of the mouse 1 is performed on the range designation section 60 (step S2). In the example above, only characters such as “character string” that use large fonts have been used, but the same range can be specified in such cases. With this click operation, it is determined whether or not the click position is within the specified range (step S3). In this case, since the mouse pointer 6 is above the range specification part 60, the judgment is true, and the character string 50 is passed to the destination address 50 (step S4). ), The range designation is released (step S5). However, if the mouse pointer 6 is not moved over the range specification section 60 and a click operation is performed in a place other than the range specification section 60, the step S3 is performed. Since the determination in step S5 is false, the process proceeds to step S5 to cancel the range designation. The processing by the mouse program 30 is as follows from the viewpoint of mouse events. The input / output control unit 16 determines the operation when the cursor is moved or clicked on the mouse 1, creates an information record called an event, and creates an information record called an event queue 1. Send to 7. The event queue 17 records a plurality of events generated for each operation of the mouse 1 in the order of occurrence. The processing determination unit 1 '8 fetches the event from the event queue 17 in chronological order, decodes the content of the event, and

The processing corresponding to the operation 1 is determined. The determination result is processed into an information record called a processing instruction, and is passed to the processing execution unit 19. The processing execution unit 19 calls and executes a processing routine corresponding to the processing instruction. Further, the processing execution unit 19 transmits image information such as a specified range to the input / output control unit 16. The input / output control unit 16 converts this image information into an output signal and displays it on the display 11. Further, the processing execution unit 36 accesses the hard disk 21 to obtain necessary information. Range finger as shown in Figure 9 Since the fixed part 60 can be represented by a plurality of coordinates, the mouse pointer is determined by examining the positional relationship between each of the coordinates and the coordinates when the click operation is performed. You can see if 6 is within the range. I is in range and J is out of range.

As described above, the way of specifying data on the display target is arbitrary, and some examples will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 18. Figure 11 shows the cancel button 7 on the screen due to the last mouse up event that occurs when a range is specified using the mouse. That is, the character string is delivered even if any part other than the cancel button 7 is clicked. This can be applied to Figs. 52 and 53 described later. Figure 12 shows the search button 70 displayed on the surface by the last mouse-up event that occurs when a range is specified using the mouse. In other words, it can be considered that the search button 70 is also within the range of the range specification part. It is also possible to design to display the cancel button 7 and the search button 70 side by side. In addition, it is possible to design such that a character string or the like is passed to the search server as it is by the mouse appointment event that occurs at the end of the range specification using the mouse.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the range designation section 61 and the mouse pointer 6, and FIG. 14 is a flowchart of a mouse program for realizing this range designation. When a click operation is performed at a position where the user wants to specify a range, the specified range may be set according to a predetermined rule, such as extracting a word at the click operation position. The operator performs a click operation with a mouse on the text displayed on the display (step S6). The mouse program checks the type of the character code at the clicked location (step S7). The types of character codes are Japanese Kanji, Hiragana, Katakana, and other types. Now, the character code type of the clicked part is Kanji. If it is determined that the mouse program is clicked, the mouse program looks at the left and right character codes from the clicked location, and specifies the range up to the point where it is no longer a kanji code. (Step S8). This allows you to specify a range of four-character idioms, etc., by simply clicking on them. If the sentence displayed on the display is written in alphabets, there is a space between the words, so use a space to specify the words. Can be done. Alternatively, the range may be specified by a combination of a hot key and a click operation.

In FIG. 15, the display target is divided into ranges according to a predetermined rule, and the range is designated by designating an arbitrary divided range among the plurality of divided ranges. I have to. Reference numeral 62 denotes a range separator. For example, if Japanese text is the target of the operation, morphological analysis is performed to put the document into a so-called segmented state, and if the text is a European target, the words are separated by spaces. You can move the specified area one after another by placing or clicking the button or pressing the right or down arrow key on the tab keypad. It becomes. Therefore, the trouble of specifying the range by the drag operation can be omitted, and it is also easy to redo the range specification. It is a suitable user interface for a touch panel operated with a fingertip. After the morphological analysis, processing may be performed such as connecting a sub-particle after a common noun to a common noun or connecting a final particle after an adjective to an adjective.

Figs. 16 and 17 show the case where the first switch operation is performed at an arbitrary position where the user wants to specify the range, and then the next switch operation is performed within a predetermined time. This is an example in which the specified range is set by rules. Performing the next switch operation within a predetermined time after the first switch operation is a general double click in the mouse. Also The predetermined rule is that, for example, if the operation target is text, if the second click operation is performed within a predetermined time, the word at the click operation position is extracted and the range is determined. If the specified click is performed and the third click operation is performed within the predetermined time, the word extracted first and the word to the right of the word whose range is specified are extracted, and the previously extracted word is extracted. It is a rule to specify a continuous range in conjunction with. Also, for example, if the third click operation is performed within a predetermined time, extract the words that are extracted first and the words adjacent to the left and right sides of the word whose range is specified, and It is a rule to specify a continuous range together with the extracted words. Further, for example, if the operation target is an image, after the second and third click operations performed within a predetermined time centering on the click position, the number of pixels to the left and right is sequentially determined. A rule such as specifying a range so that it expands by a number of pixels up and down. Accordingly, a drag operation is not required to specify the range, and the operation can be further facilitated because the specified range can be continuously expanded. In particular, the interface is suitable for a touch panel operated with a fingertip. Note that it is also possible for the first click operation to be a double click instead of a single click. FIG. 16 (a) shows a range designating section 61 by double click, and FIG. 16 (b) shows a range designating section 63 by triple click. The characteristic of the flowchart in Fig. 17 is whether the next click was made within a specific time (step S1 2). The range is set (step S13).

Fig. 17 shows the range specified by executing the copy command (step S15) by specifying the range with the mouse (step S14) and executing the copy command. The delivery is made (step S16). As described above, there are various ways of delivering the data of the range designation part. It is important that the data transfer destination information is obtained from the display target, and that the specified data is transferred to the transfer destination based on the transfer destination information. It is.

In the above, an example in which the transfer destination address 50 is specified using the meta tag described on the WWW page 5 has been described, but here, the transfer destination address 50 is directly specified. Instead of specifying, specify an initialization file 53, and give an example in which a pointer 52 is described. On the WWW page 5 of FIG. 19, searchhenginegine.ini is specified by the pointer 52. Therefore, as the work of the processing device 12 and the mouse program 30, the initialization file 53 downloaded when the WWW page 5 is read is taken in, and the default file is taken. It should be used in place of the initialization file used in the root (for example, the one shown in Fig. 56). In the example of FIG. 20, the setting is such that a search engine of a site different from the site having the initialization file 53 is used.

The search results by the search engine can be displayed as a result page 54 on the same WWW browser 31 as shown in Fig. 21 or separately as shown in Fig. 22. Windows 59 may be opened. The result display window 59 is provided with a text input window 64 for examining the keypad again by looking at the search results. Reference numeral 65 denotes a search button. When this button is pressed with a mouse, a search is performed using the character string in the text input window 64 as a keyword. At this time, the keyword delivery destination is, by default, the delivery destination specified based on the received delivery destination information. 5 is a high link, which can be clicked on the first button of the mouse to display the linked page. Next, when the user utters a character string that he / she wants to specify as a word, he / she recognizes the voice in response to the word, and specifies the voice and the recognized character string and the range. An example is shown in which a match with a desired character string is determined, and if there is a match, the character string is delivered to a destination by pressing a return key on the keyboard. . First, a voice input operation is performed to a microphone (not shown) (step S17). In this case, the user looks at the document displayed on the display, and sends a character string that the user wants to specify a range from among the words. In step S18, this voice recognition is performed by a voice recognition system (not shown), and it is determined whether or not the result of the recognition matches a character string to be specified as a range in the document. (Step S19). If they do not match, the process ends. If a match is found, the character string in the matched document is focused and highlighted (step S20). This state can be regarded as a state where the above-mentioned mouse pointer is included in the matching range. Then, when an operation of pressing the key on the keyboard in the evening is performed (step S21), the character string within the specified range is delivered to the destination (step S22), and the focus is set. Cancel the step (step S23). In step S19, the entire sentence is searched.

In the above-described embodiment, a character string is handled as an operation target, but a waveform graph visualizing a surface image or a sound can be used as an operation target. FIG. 24 shows an image viewer 8, and a portion surrounded by a handle 80 and a lanband 81 is a range designation portion 66. FIG. 25 shows a player 82 representing a sound by a waveform graph 83, and a portion denoted by reference numeral 67 is a range designation portion. Even at present, there are sites that provide search services that search for similar items related to images, but the range is specified not only for character strings but also for waveform graphs that visualize images and sounds. It's wonderful that it can be used for searching.

Second embodiment

What is shown in FIGS. 26 to 32 is an embodiment according to the means 2, and A keyword is specified on the transmission / reception device 1 2 for connecting to the Internet, the display device 1 1 for displaying the WWW browser 3 1, and the WWW page 5 obtained via the transmission / reception device 1 2. Input device 1 for performing the data transfer, and information about the data transfer destination information from the WWW page 5 and the identification information of the WWW site where the WWW page 5 is placed. Based on this delivery destination information, a WWW page 5 including a processing unit 10 that passes a designated keyword together with identification information to a directory server 41 on the Internet, is a WWW page 5. This is an example in which it is placed on the local disk 40 on the WWW site side together with the server.

The point is that the WWW site where the WWW page 5 is located does not have the search engine 4 that enables site search, and therefore uses the directory server 41. The directory server 41 owns the index 42 of the WWW site where the WWW page 5 is located, and permits the site search. Therefore, the directory server 41 is set as a delivery destination, and the identification information relating to the WWW page 5 is sent together with the key to this directory server. They want to get it from WWW page 5.

Fig. 28 shows a part of the WWW page 5 obtained, and the search engine address (delivery address) 57 is specified by the web tag. However, the target address (identification information) 56 is also specified. Accordingly, the processing unit 10 sends the keyword to the address of the search engine that owns the index associated with the target address 56. Figure 29 (a) and (b) show how to specify a keyword. The range specification section 60 specifies the range using the left button (first button) of the two-button mouse, and the mouse is specified in the range. When the right button (second button) of the button is pressed, the search engine address 57 is added to the search menu 71 and displayed. here Then, "establink" is that. You can choose to send it to sites 1 to 3 or send it to your local CD-ROM encyclopedia. However, in the case of CD-R0M encyclopedia, the target address 56 is set to be ignored.

FIG. 30 shows a hardware configuration when the processing device 10 in FIG. 27 is realized by using CPU 2. The processing device 10 does not need to use CPU, but may be configured by hardware logic. This configuration is similar to that of the first embodiment, but the processing method of the mouse program 30 differs somewhat in the essential points as described below. Fig. 31 shows a keyword format (a specified range of data) sent to the search engine address 57 and a data format 38 consisting of a target address (identification information) 56. . This data format 38 is formed through the following preparation process. That is, according to the flowchart of FIG. 32, when the WWW browser 31 receives the WWW page 5 via the modem 12 (step S24), the mouse program 30 firstly targets. Check if the door 56 is attached (step S25), and if so, record it in buffer 1 (step S26), otherwise skip this step Then, the presence or absence of the search engine address 57 is checked (step S27), and if it exists, it is stored in the buffer 2 (step S28). If not, the process is terminated. Here, if there is no target address 56, the data format 38 will not be created, or the global search will be performed with the search engine's consent, so the target address 56 will be empty with only the keyword. You can create a data format 38 of this one. If there is a evening address 56 and there is no search engine address 57, it is not displayed on the search menu 71 in Fig. 29 (b). Therefore, it has to be passed to other Title Searches 1-3.

Note that the search button 7 2 instead of the search menu 7 1 An example of this is shown in Figure 33. A search button 72 displaying the value by referring to the contents of the above-mentioned buffers 1 and 2 is displayed by the mouse up event that occurs last by specifying the range with the mouse . In FIG. 33, the evening get address 56 together with the keyword of the range designation section 60 is transferred to the delivery destination indicated by the search button 72 of the Estab Link pressed by the mouse pointer 6. And.

Third embodiment

What is shown in FIG. 34 to FIG. 40 is an embodiment according to the means 3, and includes a transmitting / receiving device 12 for connecting to the Internet and a display device 11 for displaying a WWW browser 31. And an input device 1 for specifying a keyword on the WWW page 5 obtained via the transmission / reception device 1 2, and these devices are supervised and placed from the WWW page 5. A processing device 10 is provided for acquiring identification information of the WWW site and transferring the specified keyword along with the identification information to a directory server 41 on a predetermined Internet. WWW page 5 is an example located on a local disk 40 with a WWW server.

The point is that the WWW site where the WWW page 5 is located does not have the search engine 4 that enables site search, so it uses the directory server 41. The directory server 41 owns the index 42 of the WWW site where the WWW page 5 is located, and permits the site search. However, the difference from the second embodiment is that, since a specific directory server 41 is used, only the identification information related to the WWW page 5 is used as information described on the WWW page 5. That is,

Fig. 36 shows a part of the WWW page 5 obtained, but the target address (identification information) 56 is specified by the meta tag. Only. Accordingly, the processing unit 10 sends a keyword to the address of the predetermined directory server 41 having the index 42 associated with the target address 56. I do. Fig. 37 shows how to specify the keyword. When a range is specified with the mouse, the edit box 73 is displayed near the range specification part 60 by a mouse up event that occurs at the end of the specification. I did it. In this edit box 73, a text input window 64 and a search button 65 are provided, and in the text input window 64, the character string of the range specification portion 60 specified earlier is set. Displayed as editable. If you do not need to edit here, just press the search button 65.

There are certainly cases where the user wants to display this edit box 73 without specifying the range with the mouse. Assuming such a case, if the right button is pressed with a two-button mouse, or if the button is held down for a certain period of time with a one-button mouse, the edit box is changed. It is good to design so that is displayed.

FIG. 38 shows a hardware configuration when the processing device 10 in FIG. 35 is realized by using the CPU 2. Note that the processing device 10 may be configured by hardware logic without using a CPU. This configuration is similar to that of the second embodiment, but the processing method of the mouse program 30 is slightly different in the key points as described below. FIG. 39 shows a data format 39 including a keyword (specified range data) and a target address (identification information) 56 sent to the directory server 41. The data format 38 is the same as the data format 38, but the processing before it is generated is different. In the means 2, the target address 56 from the WWW page 5 and the search engine address are used. In response to the address 57, the search engine address 57 can be specified, but in the method 3, only the target address 56 from the WWW page 5 is received. However, anyway, from WW "Page 5 Utilizes the target address 56 received. In addition, instead of the target address 56, a unique identification code is given from the directory server 41 side, and the identification code and the target address 56 are used as the identification code. Can be registered in association with this, and this identification code can be written in a meta tag or the like. The mouse program 30 receives this identification code and creates a data format 39. Upon receiving this, the directory server 41 checks the identification code from the registered ones, resolves the target address 56, and uses it for site search.

Now, according to the flowchart of FIG. 40, when the WWW browser 31 receives the WWW page 5 via the modem 12 (step S29), the mouse program 30 executes the evening. Check whether the target address 56 is attached or not (Step S30), and if so, record it in the buffer (Step S31). If not, the process ends. In this case, if there is no target address 56, the data format 39 is not created, or only the keyword is used to perform a global search under the search engine's consent. It would be possible for address 56 to create an empty data format 39. The data format 39 in FIG. 39 is once recorded on the recording medium when it is generated. In the data format 39 shown in FIG. 39, the keyword (specified range data) and the target address (identification information) 56 are combined. It is sent to the directory server 41, but the specified range data and the identification information 56 may be sent separately with a time lag. Alternatively, a session with the directory sano 41 may be performed and transmitted as appropriate.

It is very useful for the directory server 41 to provide a site search mechanism. Most of the WWW sites do not have their own search engines. These sites are hosted on WWW Although CGI (Common Gateway Interface) is available, the reality is that only a small number of users have sufficient skills to set up a search engine. . However, if the directory server 41 provides site search, basically all WWW site owners can own and benefit from the search engine. In this embodiment, such a possibility is pursued. However, for the user as described above, the description such as the meta tags shown in FIGS. 28 and 36 is added. This is a troublesome thing.

Therefore, the above problem can be solved by the directory server 41 registering a user who wants to receive the services of the site search (registering the user in the form of a registration address 90). . Reference numeral 90 in FIG. 41 denotes a registered address, but the directory server 41 manages a list of registered addresses 90. Then, when the WWW browser 31 receives the WWW page 5, the mouse program 30 obtains the reception address 、, and creates a data format by using this. Send to directory server 41. Upon receiving the data format, the directory server 41 obtains the reception address 9, matches the list, and finds the registration address 90. Generates a search address 91, searches for an index below this directory, and returns the result. According to this, it is possible to register a plurality of registered addresses 90, and it is also possible to specify a directory that does not require an index to be created.

Fourth embodiment

FIGS. 42 to 48 show an embodiment according to the means 4, which includes a transmitting / receiving device 12 connected to a peers-peer network and a display device 11 for displaying a WWW browser 31. WW acquired via the transmitting / receiving device 1 2 An input device 1 for designating a keyword on the W page 5, a file system for recording a document program such as a WWW page, and a search device 13 for this, and In addition to controlling the devices, the processing device 10 obtains data transfer destination information from the WWW page 5 and transfers the specified keyword based on the transfer destination information to the transfer destination. Is provided. At the time of delivery, the processing device 10 also has a role of selecting each WWW site as a target of the site search or for the entire peer-to-peer network. I am carrying it. On the other hand, the processing device 10 accepts a site search from another. FIG. 42 shows a state in which the directory server 41 is also connected to the Internet.

The point is that if you reach a specific site by performing a search on the entire peer-to-peer network (global search), The point is to let the user choose whether to perform a site search for the site “peer-to-peer” or to search the entire network. The reason why site search is possible at each site is because each of the sites connected to this network in cascade has a search engine. In each case, he or she selects both, and wants to make that the keyword delivery destination.

By the way, in the whole peer-to-peer network, there are the following rules, and an address conversion unit 94 is provided at each site in accordance with the following rules. The processing device 10 includes an identification information extracting unit 15, extracts information on a delivery destination of data from the WWW page 5 acquired via the transmitting / receiving device 12, and passes the information to the address conversion unit 94. In FIG. 45, reference numeral 92 denotes a reception address, and the received WWW page 5 is a hypertext such as patent, html indicated by a URL address displayed in an address input window. It is text. This reception address 92 is converted into a site search address by the address conversion section 94. Converted to 9 3. The rule at this time is that if an address is written as / ~ okabe /, the directory under / ~ okabe / will be searched, and / ~ okabe / cgi — It sends a query to bin / search and cgi. Note that the notation using a tilde (~) generally indicates the user area when the Internet service provider's disk area is subdivided into registered users for lending, but here the Internet service provider is used. User view connected to the provider—represents a particular path on the local disk in the evening. In this way, the user computer connected to the Internet is incorporated in the site search system of the present invention using a peer-to-peer network. Assuming that the tilde notation is used in a general way, the search device 13 shown in Fig. 43 can be used to search one area of the user of the Internet service provider. Yes, in this case, even if the user computer is not connected to the Internet, the Internet service provider can search the user area with the user's index. You can do it. The WWW pages recorded in the user area should also be recorded on the local disk of the computer that produced the user.

Next, Fig. 46 shows how to specify the keyword. When the mouse is used to specify the range, the mouse box that occurs at the end of the mouse. The edit box 74 is specified by the event. It is displayed near the part. This edit box 74 is provided with a text input window 64 and a search button 65. The upper part of the edit box 74 is used to transfer a famous place in the directory server 41 to the destination. There is a search button 69 for specifying the location, and a search button 68 for determining the server type and sending a query to the entire network at the bottom. W 01

-41- It is provided. The lower button sends a query to the entire network regardless of which button is pressed, but the timeout value differs depending on the button. Therefore, if a satisfactory result is not obtained in 5 sec, press the button with a larger value. In the text input window 64, the previously specified character string is displayed in an editable manner. This edit box 74 can also be launched from the menu that appears when you select View from the menu or when you click the right button of a two-button mouse. Designed. FIG. 47 shows a hardware configuration when the processing apparatus 10 of FIG. 43 is realized by using CPU2. The processing device 10 may be constituted by hardware logic without using CPU '. The CPU 2 has a memory 20, a hard disk 21 as a storage device, a mouse 1 as an input device, a display 11 as a display device, a modem 12 as a transceiver, and a CD-ROM. Drive 22 is connected. The hard disk 21 has an operating system ◦ S 3 and a servant program 32 including a data transfer program. This servant program 32 was obtained via the network via the modem 12 and installed. In addition, the hard disk 21 stores a WWW browser 31 serving as a client, and also has a file area 300 constituting a server.

In FIG. 48, the behavior of the servant program 32 at the time of data transfer is shown by a flowchart. First, the operator operates the second button of the mouse 1 to select the pop-up menu, and displays the edit box 74 (step S32). Next, the text input window is displayed. Enter the word you want to search in 6 4 (step S 3 3), and then press any one of the search buttons 65, search button 68, and search button 69 described above. Thus, the delivery destination is selected (step S34). Therefore, the servant program The RAM 32 generates a query (step S35), and sends a query to the transfer destination address selected previously (step S36). In step S34, the search button 65 points to the WWW site to which the WWW browser 31 is currently connected, and this site search is intended. The search button 68 points to a peer-to-peer network. The search button 69 points to the directory server 41 which is a search site. Therefore, by using the services using the registration address 90 shown in FIG. 41 of the fourth embodiment and the third embodiment together, the search of the search server can be performed peer-to-peer. Both network search and, for each of them, global search and site search can be performed freely. The search button 65 is set to switch automatically depending on the difference between the protocols in the above two types of search methods. There, a search button 65 was used to perform a site search on the WWW site that was reached as a result of performing a global search using a search site, and a peer-to-peer network. It is also possible to provide two buttons, a button for performing a site search on the WWW site that arrives as a result of the search, and use both of them separately. .

Figure 49 shows an example in which a servant program is incorporated into the WWW browser 96 itself. This WWW browser 96 is provided with an address input window 36, a text input window 64, and a search button 65.When the search button 65 is pressed, the current view is displayed. Site search for the current WWW page. For other delivery destinations, select from a menu not shown.

Fifth embodiment

What is shown in FIGS. 50 to 54 is an embodiment according to the means 5, in which a transmitting / receiving device 12 for connecting to the Internet and a WWW browser 3 4 to display keywords, an input device 1 for specifying a keyword on the WW W page 5 obtained via the transmission / reception device 12, and these devices. Obtain the identification information of the WWW site where it is located from page 5 and send it to a predetermined directory server 41 on the Internet with the keyword specified with the identification information And a processing device 10 for passing The WWW page 5 is located on the local disk 40 together with the WWW server, and the WWW page 5 has a script 37 shown in FIG. 52. The script 37 is used to specify data on the WWW page 5, and its operation will be described later. Also, the directory server 41 has a function as a proxy server, and the WWW browser 34 has been set to use this proxy server. The WWW browser 34 is designed to operate such a script.

The point is that although the configuration of the data transfer device of this embodiment is similar to that of the embodiment according to the means 3, the directory server 41 also serves as a proxy server, and the WWW page 5 Is to cache the script described in the above and add the script to the WWW page passing through the proxy server. Therefore, by simply specifying this directory server 41 as a proxy server in the WWW browser 34, data can be specified no matter which WWW page is browsed. It has the feature that it is not necessary to install software for specifying data in advance. Fig. 52 shows a script 37 for specifying the date and time, which is written using javascript (trademark) using the script> tag. The main point is that the range of the character string is specified by the document and selection functions, and when the first button of the mouse is clicked as shown by event and button = = 1, the directory is specified. Trisa In this case, the area specification part 60 shown in FIG. 53 is delivered to the client 41 to request a site search of the oral card 40. As shown in FIG. 53, the position at which the mouse is clicked by the mouse pointer is not limited to the range specifying section 60.

FIG. 54 shows a hardware configuration when the processing device 10 of FIG. 51 is realized by using CPU2. Note that the processing device 10 may be configured by hardware logic without using CPU. This configuration is similar to the second embodiment, but the WWW browser 34 always supports the script in order to operate the script. .

Sixth embodiment

Fig. 55 and Fig. 56 show that we want to search keywords from a certain WWW page from another site, but since they do not have our own search engine, we have to use another directory. This is a program that is effective when using the service. For example, no matter what page you are reading, there is a desire to search for articles using keywords found there. However, if the article site does not have a search engine, you can use a directory service that enables site search for this article site. Then, when this program is started, an edit box 75 as shown in Fig. 55 is launched. The feature of this edit box 75 is that, in addition to the text input window 64 and the search button 65, a search menu 76 that can select one from a plurality is provided. . The sites that can be selected in this search menu 76 are, for example, the above-mentioned article site, and the Estab Link.com written in this edit box 75 is This is a directory service. If you want to add a JPO (patent office) to this search menu 76, add the settings shown in Figure 56 to the initialization file 53. The search engine address denoted by reference numeral 57 is a directory service, and the reference numeral 58 denotes a search engine address. In the evening, the get address is that of the JPO. The initialization file 53 is referred to when the program is started, and the JPO is displayed in the search menu 76.

Seventh embodiment

FIG. 57 shows a case where the above-mentioned servant program 32 is provided with a proxy server 35. The servant program 32 uses its own proxy server 35. When the client connects to the servant, the identification information such as the IP address of the proxy server 35 is transmitted to the client, and the identification information is transmitted to the client. Will be used by the birds.

Eighth embodiment

The WWW browsers 34 shown in FIGS. 58 to 60 are provided with a function for designating data (not shown) and a site search function, and the hyperlink of the displayed WWW page 5 is provided. A link delete button 77 is provided for performing processing for disabling the link 55. The function for designating data has two functions, one shown in FIG. 59 and the other shown in FIG. That is, by executing the copy command from the pull-down menu 600 to the range specifying section 60, the character string of the range specifying section 60 is passed to the delivery destination, and the range specifying section By executing the copy command from the pop-up menu 60 1 with respect to 60, the character string of the range specification section 60 is delivered to the destination.

Links in hypertext are really difficult to specify a range. For example, you can easily experience it by specifying a range to copy the character string in the link. This is because links are intended to be clicked in the first place. Therefore, by making the hyperlink inoperable, the data on the hyperlink is designated as a range index. It is easier to determine. In this embodiment, this is achieved by pressing the link erase button 77 displayed as deLink on the WWW browser 34 with a mouse. The process of disabling the hyperlink can also be set to be canceled once each time the range specification operation and subsequent data transfer are completed.

Ninth embodiment

FIG. 61 and FIG. 62 show a case where the site search address 91 described in the third embodiment is generated on the client side of the present invention. . However, since the client does not manage the list of registered addresses 90, the receiving address 9 is appropriately cut according to specific rules. A site search address 91 is generated. The rule is that if the receiving address 9 is a scheme name: // domain name / path name / file name, and a tilde is used in the path name. Judgment is made and if there is a tilde, cut to the slash after the path name.If no tilde is found, slash after the domain name. It is said that it cuts up to. That is, the identification information is received (step S37), it is determined whether or not there is a tilde (step S38). If there is, the slash immediately after the path name following the tilde is present. Cut until the shou (step S39). If there is no tilde, cut until the slash immediately after the domain name (step S40). In Fig. 62 (a), ~ okabe / is left in order to obtain the site search address 91 from the reception address 9 which is the identification information, and in Fig. 62 (b), * * *. com It shows the state in which Z is left. The reception address 9 shown in FIG. 62 (a) is a URL address generally indicating a user area of the internet service provider.

Here, we used the site search address 91 generated in Fig. 62 (b). In some cases, for example, when the search result has a large number of hits, it is desired to manually switch the reception address 9 again. In such a case, it is possible to provide a processing means for the reception address 9. Fig. 63 shows the machining menu 78 and the display window 79 showing the result of this operation, and shows the situation where "down" has just been selected with the mouse pointer 6. Is shown. As a result, the site search address 91 is displayed as a site search address 91 'down one path. Conversely, if you select "go up", the site search address will be 91, and you will not be able to go up any further. There is also a limit when it goes down. In addition, it is possible to design the search server to leave anything that cannot be processed with the above specific rules.

10th embodiment

FIG. 64 and FIG. 65 show a flowchart relating to a process of inquiring of the transmission side of the display target whether or not the search is possible, and receiving the result and notifying the search possibility. You are browsing a WWW page and want to do this site search. Therefore, for example, when using the directory server 41 of the third embodiment, it is necessary that this WWW site is registered in the first place and this index has already been created. No. Otherwise, even if the identification information of the WWW page currently being viewed and the keyword obtained from this "WW page are transmitted to the directory server 41, the search result is not returned. Or, if the directory server 41 is configured, you will only get some response, which is very discouraging, so the approach in Figure 64 is shown. In step S41 indicated by the chart, a query is made to the directory server 41 as to whether or not the search is possible, that is, whether or not there is a registration, and the result is indicated by the step indicated by the flowchart in FIG. This is displayed on the surface of the display device 11 by means of the step S42 2. This can be done automatically or manually activated from a menu. It is also possible.

Note that, since the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, for example, by modifying the WWW server side, an inquiry to the directory server may be made via the WWW server. It is possible to design. Also, if an index can be created on the side that owns the WWW page, an index can be created even for those that do not have a hyperlink. In addition, indexes are distributed to each other, or only updated parts are sent to the directory server, so that the actual document and the index can be matched quickly. You may. Also, for example, in a situation where a plurality of different directory servers are started for each language, the language type of the WWW page viewed by the data transfer device of the present invention is determined, and an appropriate directory is determined. It is possible to select a server, use multiple directory servers at the same time, or design to go around multiple directory servers until a good result is obtained. Industrial applicability

As described above, according to the present invention, when a certain site is reached by global search, this site is automatically selected as a search destination. Now, I can concentrate on site search.

Claims

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1. Display device for displaying the display object,

An input device for specifying data on the display object,

A data transfer device comprising: a processing device for acquiring data transfer destination information and transferring the specified data to the transfer destination based on the transfer destination information.

2. Display device for displaying the display object,

An input device for designating the data on the display object,

A processing device for acquiring data delivery destination information and display target identification information, and delivering the identification information and the designated data to the delivery destination based on the delivery destination information;

Data transfer device provided with

3. Display device for displaying the display object,

An input device for specifying data on the display object,

A processing device for acquiring the identification information to be displayed, and passing the identification information and the specified data to a predetermined delivery destination;

Data transfer device provided with

4. Display device for displaying the display object,

An input device for designating the data on the display object,

Acquires the data transfer destination information and transfers the specified data to the transfer destination based on the transfer destination information, or has a search engine and has a chain connection A processing unit for passing the specified data to the selected delivery destination or presenting to the selected network, or

Data transfer device provided with

5. Display device for displaying the display object,

An input device for specifying data on the display object,

A processing unit for downloading and executing a program for specifying data and delivering it to the destination.

Data transfer device provided with

6. In the data delivery device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, the input device performs a range designation operation on a display target. The processing device determines whether or not the coordinates at the time of performing the switch operation by the input device are within the range specified by the range specifying operation by the input device prior to the switch operation. It is characterized in that, if it is determined that the data is within the specified range, the data within the specified range is transferred to the destination.

7. In the data transfer device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, the processing device causes the user to select identification information of a data transfer destination or a display target. A process for displaying a delivery destination information acquired from the display target or identification information of the display target on the menu.

8. In the data delivery device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, the processing device sends the user the identification information of the delivery destination of the data or the display target to the user. A switch for selection is made displayable, and a process is performed in which the transfer destination information obtained from the display target or the identification information of the display target is set as an attribute of this switch. Features. 9. While displaying the display object arbitrarily specified by the user on the display device, acquiring the information of the data transfer destination,

When the user designates the data on the display object using the input device, the data is transferred to the delivery destination based on the delivery destination information. Hand over to

Data delivery method.

10. Display the display object arbitrarily specified by the user on the display device, acquire the data transfer destination information, and the identification information of the display object. When the data is specified, the data and the identification information are transferred to the transfer destination based on the transfer destination information.

Data delivery method.

1 1. Display the display object arbitrarily specified by the user on the display device, acquire the identification information of the display object,

A method for delivering data when a user designates data using an input device on a display target and delivers the data and the identification information to a predetermined delivery destination.

1 2. Display the display object specified by the user arbitrarily on the display device and acquire the delivery destination information

When data is specified on the display object by the user using the input device, the data is transferred to the transfer destination based on the transfer destination information, or each of the data is provided with a search engine. Presenting to the network connected in a cascading manner whether or not to pass the data specified above to the selected delivery destination,

Data delivery method.

1 3. Display the display object specified by the user on the display device and download and execute the program to transfer the data to the destination.

This program uses an input device by the user on the display target. A data delivery method in which this data is passed to the delivery destination when data is specified.

14. Coordinates when a switch operation is performed by the input device in the data delivery method according to any one of claims 9 to 13. Is determined to be within the range specified by the range specifying operation for the display object using the input device prior to the switch operation, and it is determined that the range is within the specified range. A special feature is to deliver a meal within a specified range to a delivery destination for a special meal.

15. In the data delivery method of any one of claims 9 to 12, the identification information of a delivery destination or a display target in one day is provided. A menu for allowing the user to make a selection can be displayed, the transfer destination information or the identification information of the display target is acquired from the display target, and displayed on the menu. It is characterized by:

16. In the data delivery method described in claim 13, the downloaded program is used to allow the user to select the delivery destination of the data or the identification information to be displayed. A menu can be displayed, and it is provided with delivery destination information or identification information of an object to be displayed, and this is displayed on the menu.

17. In the data delivery method according to any one of claims 9 to 12, the identification information of the delivery destination of the data or the display target is provided to the user. A switch for selection can be displayed, and the destination information obtained from the display target or the identification information of the display target is used as an attribute of the switch. .

18. In the data transfer method described in claim 13, the downloaded program may allow the user to select the data transfer destination or identification information to be displayed. Switch can be displayed and delivered It is characterized by having contact information or identification information to be displayed, and using this as an attribute of the switch.

1 9. This is a recording medium that records a program for causing a computer equipped with an input device to carry out a process for delivering the data specified by the input device to a destination. What

While displaying the display object arbitrarily specified by the user on the display device, acquiring the delivery destination information of the data,

When a user specifies data on the display target, a program for causing a computer to perform a process of transferring the data to the delivery destination based on the delivery destination information is recorded. recoding media.

20. This is a recording medium that records a program for causing a computer equipped with an input device to perform processing for delivering the data designated by the input device to the destination. What

While displaying the display target arbitrarily specified by the user on the display device, acquiring the delivery information of the data and the identification information of the display target,

A process of passing this data and the identification information to a delivery destination based on the delivery destination information when the user designates the data using the input device on the display target. A recording medium on which a program for causing a computer to execute the program is recorded.

2 1. This is a recording medium that records a program for causing a computer equipped with an input device to carry out a process of delivering the data specified by the input device to a destination. What

The display target specified by the user is displayed on the display device, and the identification information of the display target is acquired,

When the user specifies data using the input device on the display object, the data and the identification information are transferred to a predetermined delivery destination. A recording medium that stores a program that causes a computer to perform processing.

2 2. A recording medium that records a program for causing a computer equipped with an input device to carry out a process for delivering the data specified by the input device to a destination. ,

While displaying the display object arbitrarily specified by the user on the display device, acquiring the transfer destination information of the overnight,

When data is specified on the display object by the user using the input device, the data is transferred to the transfer destination based on the transfer destination information, or each of the data is provided with a search engine. A program for presenting a selection as to whether or not to pass the data to a network connected in a chain, and for causing the computer to perform a process of passing the specified data to the selected delivery destination. The recording medium on which it was recorded.

2 3. When the display object specified by the user is displayed on the display device, it is downloaded and executed as it is, and the data specified by the input device is delivered to the computer equipped with the input device. A recording medium for recording a program for performing a process of passing the

A recording medium that stores a program for causing a computer to perform a process of transferring data to a destination when data is specified by a user using an input device on a display target.

24. On a recording medium on which the program according to any one of claims 19 to 23 is recorded, a switch operation is performed by an input device. It is determined whether or not the coordinates at the time of being within the range specified by the range specifying operation for the display target using the input device prior to the switch operation, and if the coordinates are within the specified range. In the event that a decision is made, the data within the specified range is delivered to the destination.

25. In the recording medium on which the program according to claim 24 is recorded, data in the specified range is temporarily stored after specifying the arbitrary range, and the specified range is set as an object. When the switch operation by the input device is performed above, the data as the value of this object is compared with the data stored temporarily, and these two data are stored. A special feature is that data within the specified range is delivered to the destination when the contents are the same.

26. When specifying data on a display target in a recording medium on which any one of the programs described in claims 19 to 23 is recorded, When the display target has a hyperlink, a process of disabling the hyperlink can be performed.

27. Data transfer destination or display target on a recording medium that records any one of the programs described in Claims 19 to 22. A menu for allowing the user to select the identification information of the user can be displayed, and the transfer destination information or the identification information of the display target is acquired and displayed on the menu. What to do.

28. The program downloaded on the recording medium storing the program described in Claim 23 is a method for allowing the user to select a destination to which data is to be delivered or identification information to be displayed. A menu can be displayed, and the delivery destination information or the identification information of the display target is provided, and this is displayed on the menu.

29. Data transfer destination or display target on a recording medium on which any one of the programs described in claims 19 to 22 is recorded. A switch for allowing the user to select the identification information of the user is displayed, and the obtained delivery destination information or identification information to be displayed is displayed on the switch. It is characterized by the fact that it is an attribute of

30. The program downloaded on the recording medium that stores the program described in Claim 23 allows the user to select the destination of the data or the identification information to be displayed. The switch is capable of displaying the information, and is provided with the delivery destination information or the identification information of the display target, and this is set as the attribute of the switch. Things to do.

3 1. While a document such as a text file or HTML file to be displayed is displayed on the computer where the document is read, A recording medium on which the display target is recorded, in which the transfer destination information or the identification information of the display target necessary for transferring the more specified data to the transfer destination are described.

3 2. The coordinates at the time of the switch operation by the input device are within the range specified by the range specification operation for the display target using the input device prior to this switch operation. If it is determined that the data is within the specified range, an applet program code for transferring the data within the specified range to the destination is described. A recording medium that records the display object.

3 3. The coordinates at the time of the switch operation by the input device are within the range specified by the range specification operation for the display target using the input device prior to this switch operation. If it is determined that the data is within the specified range, specify a network-loadable program that passes the data within the specified range to the delivery destination. Recording medium on which the display object is recorded, which includes address information for the display.

3 4. The data specified by the input device and the delivery destination information required to transfer this data to the delivery destination or the identification information of the display target are described. A recording medium on which data is recorded.

35. In the data transfer device according to claim 2 or claim 3, after the processing device converts the identification information into a predetermined format, the processing device converts the identification information into the specified information and the designated information. It is characterized in that it performs processing for delivering the received data to the destination.

36. In the data transfer device according to claim 35, the processing device enables a process of changing the format when converting the identification information. It is characterized by:

37. In any one of the data delivery devices described in claims 1 to 5, the processing device determines whether or not the transmitting side of the display target can perform the search. In addition to making inquiries, it is also possible to perform processing for receiving the results and notifying whether or not the search is possible.

38. In the data delivery method according to claim 10 or claim 11, after converting the identification information into a predetermined format, the identification information and the designation It is characterized by the fact that the delivered night is delivered to the delivery destination. ,

39. The data delivery device according to claim 38, characterized in that the format can be changed when the identification information is converted.

40. In any one of the data delivery methods described in claims 9 to 13, an inquiry is made to the transmission side of the display target as to whether or not the search is possible, and the result is obtained. In response to this, a notification of whether or not the search is possible is provided.

41. In the recording medium on which the program according to any one of claims 20 or 21 is recorded, the identification information is converted into a predetermined format. The identification information and the specified data are later delivered to a destination.

42. A recording medium on which the program according to claim 41 is recorded, characterized in that the format can be changed when the identification information is converted. .

4 3. In a recording medium that records any one of the programs described in claims 19 to 23, it is determined whether or not the transmitting side of the display target can search. It is characterized by inquiring and receiving the results and notifying the searchability.