WO2006098016A1

WO2006098016A1 - Object managing program

Info

Publication number: WO2006098016A1
Application number: PCT/JP2005/004642
Authority: WO
Inventors: Takeshi Fujita; Tsutomu Kawachi
Original assignee: Visionarts, Inc.
Priority date: 2005-03-16
Filing date: 2005-03-16
Publication date: 2006-09-21

Abstract

An object managing program for allowing a user to execute an object stored in a web page domain of another person independently of the type of a terminal apparatus even if the user does not know the object storage place in advance. A processing means of an information providing system refers to a command information database (215) to acquire an object identifier associated with a command identifier. If the processing means cannot acquire, from the command information database, any object path information associated with the object identifier, then it refers to a public object database (216) to acquire object path information associated with the object identifier corresponding to an object of another person. Then, the processing means executes, based on the acquired object identifier and object path information, an object associated with the command identifier.

Description

Specification

Object management program

Technical field

The present invention relates to a system for managing objects such as contents stored in a home page area of an information providing system, and more particularly, to a distributed object utilization system that uses objects stored in a home page area of another person.

Background art

Conventionally, in order for a user to use an object such as content or application stored in the homepage area of another person from his / her own homepage, a predetermined link character or a hyperlink such as an icon is used. It was necessary to prepare a Web page in advance. The hyperlink of the Web page was previously associated with another person's object.

[0003] According to this, when a predetermined hyperlink is pressed with a mouse or the like, an object associated with the hyperlink is executed.

[0004] However, in the above conventional example, it is necessary to obtain in advance a storage location of an object stored in another person's homepage area and create a hyperlink based on the storage location of the object. Also, depending on the type of terminal device, pictograms such as icons may not be displayed, and web pages with the hyperlink may not be browsed. For example, this applies to a case where a mobile phone having an Internet browsing function cannot display the Web page due to display restrictions (no pictograms such as icons can be displayed).

[0005] In this regard, the applicant is unaware of the described prior art documents.

Disclosure of the invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

[0006] The present invention improves the inconvenience of the powerful conventional example, and even if the user does not know the storage location of the object in advance, it is stored in the homepage area of another person regardless of the type of the terminal device. To provide an object management program that can execute objects And the issue.

Means for solving the problem

[0007] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention adopts the following configuration.

[0008] The invention described in claim 1 is an object management program used in an information providing system comprising information storage means, communication means with a terminal device, and processing means for controlling the operation of each means. . The storage means associates the command identifier for identifying the command, the object identifier for identifying the object, and the object path information for identifying the storage location of the object, and stores them in the command information database. Further, the storage means or the storage means of the external device stores the outside object identifier for identifying outside the disclosed object and the object path information in association with each other in the public object database. Then, the processing means accepts the command identifier to which the terminal device power is also transmitted. Subsequently, the processing means refers to the command information database and obtains an out-of-object identifier associated with the received command identifier. In addition, the processing means refers to the command information database, and acquires the object nose information associated with the acquired object identifier. Here, if the processing means cannot obtain the object path information associated with the object identifier from the command information database, the processing means refers to the public object database and associates with the object identifier corresponding to the object of another person. Get the object path information. Further, the processing means executes the object associated with the command identifier based on the acquired object identifier and the object path information.

[0009] The invention described in claim 2 is the object management program according to claim 1, characterized in that the following processing is further executed by the processing means of the information providing system. The processing means obtains a public object database in which an object identifier for identifying a public object of another person and object path information for identifying the storage location of the object are stored in association with each other. Then, the processing means stores the acquired public object database in the storage means.

The invention's effect

[0010] According to this, the information providing system includes a command information database and a public object. Refers to the database, and the terminal device capability Acquires and executes other person's object path information associated with the transmitted command identifier, so it is stored in the other person's homepage area even if the user does not know the object storage location in advance It is possible to provide an unprecedented excellent object management program capable of executing the object being executed.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the system of the present embodiment. Internet 3

The terminal device 100a, the terminal device 100b, the terminal device 100c, and the HTTP sano 200a and the HTTP sano 200b as information providing systems are connected at 00! Terminal device 10

Oa is a terminal device used by user A, and has a home page area of user A on HTTP server 200a provided by the Internet connection provider (provider) used by user A. The terminal device 100b is a terminal device used by the user B, and includes a home page area of the user B on the HTTP server 200a provided by the same provider as the user A. Further, the terminal device 100c is a terminal device used by the user C, and the user is connected to the HTTP server 200b provided by the Internet provider (provider) used by the user C.

C home page area. The terminal device can browse objects such as contents stored in the home page area of the HTTP server and execute objects such as applications via a web browser. on the other hand,

Based on the request from the terminal device, the HTTP server interprets the request, executes the necessary abrasion, and sends the processing result to the terminal device.

Here, an object refers to a resource stored in a storage area. Examples of objects include content such as files and folders stored in the home page area, and applications stored in the home page area. The terminal device is a device having an Internet connection function, regardless of whether it is connected to the Internet 300 by a wired connection or wirelessly. The terminal device may be a PDA (Personal Digital Assistance) or a mobile phone with an Internet browsing function! /.

FIG. 2 shows a configuration of a general PC (Personal Computer) as a terminal device. . For bus 101, keyboard 106 and mouse 107 as input means, display 108 as display means, CPU 102 as processing means, RAM 103 as storage means, ROM 104, HDD 109 (Hard Disk Drive), and communication means NIC105 (Network Interface Card) is connected. iZF shows the interface between the bus and various devices. The HDD 109 stores a web browser 110 and the like. The CPU 102 provides a function of transmitting a request to the HTTP server and a function of receiving and displaying a processing result from the HTTP server by reading the web browser 110 stored in the HDD 109 into the RAM 103 and executing it.

FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the HTTP server! / Connected to the node 201 are a CPU 202 as processing means, RAM 203, ROM 204, and HDD 206 (Hard Disk Drive) as storage means, and NIC 205 (Network Interface Card) as communication means. I / F indicates an interface between the bus and various devices. The HDD 206 stores an HTTP server program 207, a homepage area for each user, a program execution environment 209 for executing a CGK Common Gateway Interface) program, and the like. The CPU 202 reads out the HTTP server program 2007 stored in the HDD 206 to the RAM 203 and executes it, thereby controlling display of content and the like based on the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) transmitted via the WEB browser of the terminal device. A function of transmitting information to a terminal device is provided.

FIG. 4 shows programs stored in the home page area for each user. Each user's home page area includes an interface program 210, an object management program 211, a component 212, a content 213, a user information database 214, a command information database 215, and a public object database 216.

[0017] The CPU 202 of the HTTP server creates a display control information by reading the interface program 210 into the RAM 203 and executing it, and provides a function of delivering the created display control information to the process of the HTTP server program 207. . The CPU 202 of the HTTP server interprets the command received from the process of the interface program 210 by reading the object management program into the RAM 203 and executing it. Command interpreting means 21 la and object control means 21 lb for executing an object such as a component 2 12 to be used based on the result of the interpretation. The CPU 202 of the HTTP server provides a predetermined function by reading the component 212 into the RAM 203 and executing it.

Here, the component 212 is a program or a program part for providing a specific function. Component 212 should be further divided into application components designed to achieve specific objectives and system components designed to provide basic functionality. By separating the application component from the system component, the application component can use the function of the system component, and the effort of creating duplicate functions can be reduced. Application components include, for example, an e-mail component for the purpose of sending and receiving e-mails and an editor component for the purpose of document editing functions. On the other hand, the system component includes, for example, a component that provides an authentication function, a component that provides a common desktop environment, and a component that provides a copy function of content 213.

[0019] The content 213 is a file stored in the homepage area, and it may be whether it is disclosed on the Internet or privately by the process of the HTTP server program 207. Examples of the content 213 include an HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) file, an image file, an audio file, a moving image file, a folder, and the like.

[0020] The user information database 214 stores information for identifying a user. The CPU 202 of the HTTP server refers to the user information database 214 and performs authentication processing.

The command information database 215 stores information for identifying commands. The CPU 202 of the HTTP server refers to the command information database 215, interprets the command transmitted from the terminal device, and calls and executes a predetermined object.

[0022] Public object database 216 identifies objects published by each user The information to be stored is stored. The CPU 202 of the HTTP server refers to the public object database 216 and can use the object stored in the homepage area of another person and published.

Here, in the present embodiment, the public object database 216 is prepared in the home page area for each user. However, it is also possible to prepare only one public object database 216 on an external dedicated server and centrally manage public objects.

FIG. 5 shows the structure of the user information database 214. The user information database 214 stores a user identifier for identifying a user. Examples of the user identifier include a user ID for identifying the user, a password associated with the user ID, a public key, a secret key, and the like.

FIG. 6 shows the structure of the command information database 215. The command information database 215 stores a command identifier for identifying a command, an object identifier for identifying an object, and object path information for identifying a storage location outside the object in association with each other. The command identifier, for example, the command "cp" to copy the configuration Ten' 213 stored in the home area, a command for executing the e-mail application _"ma il" or the like. Further, as an object identifier, for example, an “ID number” for identifying an object, an “name” of an object, and the like are applicable. Furthermore, the object path information includes, for example, a URL (Uniform Resource Locator), a relative path or an absolute path identified by the HTTP server, and the like.

FIG. 7 shows the structure of the public object database 216. The public object database 216 stores an object identifier for identifying a public object and object path information in association with each other. When a predetermined object identifier and object path information are stored in association with each other in the public object database, it means that a predetermined object based on the object identifier exists in a storage location based on the object path information.

[0027] Here, "public object" refers to browsing without entering a password when the object path information of the object is specified via the web browser of the terminal device. An object that can be executed or executed.

Next, the operation of the system of this embodiment will be described.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a data flow of the terminal device and the HTTP server. The CPU 102 of the terminal device transmits the command identifier input from the web browser to the HTTP server (Sl). Here, the communication between the terminal device and the HTTP server may use SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol). The lower-level protocol used for data transmission / reception can be HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol), SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol), FTP (File Transfer Protocol), etc.

[0030] In this embodiment, the command identifier is the same as or similar to the command used in UNIX (registered trademark), but may be a command identifier in a specific native language. For example, you can assign a Japanese “list” as a command identifier to display a list of files contained in a specific folder.

The CPU 202 of the HTTP server that has received the command identifier passes the received command identifier to the interface program 210 by the process of the HTTP server program 207 (S2). Subsequently, the CPU 202 of the HTTP server delivers the delivered command identifier to the process of the object management program by the process of the interface program 210 (S3). Then, the CPU 202 of the HTTP server performs the following processing by the command interpretation means 21 la implemented by the process of the object management program 211. The CPU 202 of the HTTP server refers to the command information database 215 and acquires an object identifier associated with the command identifier delivered from the process of the interface program 210 (S4). Subsequently, the CPU 202 of the HTTP server refers to the command information database 215 and searches for object path information associated with the acquired object identifier.

[0032] Hereinafter, the case where the object path information can be acquired and the case where the object path information cannot be acquired will be described separately.

[Command information database force When object path information can be acquired]

The CPU 202 of the HTTP server delivers the object identifier and the object path information associated with the object identifier to the object control means 21 lb implemented by the process of the object management program 211 (S6). And HTTP server C The PU 202 performs the following processing by the object control means 21 lb implemented by the process of the object management program 211. The CPU 202 of the HTTP server executes the corresponding object based on the object identifier and object path information delivered from the command interpretation unit 21la (S7). Also, the CPU 202 of the HTTP server refers to (S8) or edits (S9) the user information database 214 according to the executed object. Further, the CPU 202 of the HTTP server refers to the content 213 (S10) or edits (S11) according to the executed object.

Here, the object identifier stored in the command information database 215 and the associated object path information are registered in advance for the object in the home page area. However, when the object identifier related to the object of another person and the associated object path information can be acquired in advance, the value may be set. For example, a case where the object identifier of another person and the object path information are acquired in advance by e-mail or the like is applicable.

[0036] According to this, when an object that is not stored in the homepage area is used, it is possible to use the outside of another person's object that is disclosed among limited individuals such as friends.

[0037] [When the command information database power object path information cannot be obtained]

[0038] The CPU 202 of the HTTP server performs the following processing by the command interpretation means 21 la implemented by the process of the object management program. The CPU 202 of the HTTP server refers to the public object database 216 and searches for object path information associated with the object identifier acquired in step S4 (S5). If the object path information can be acquired, the CPU 202 of the HTTP server delivers the object identifier acquired in step S4 described above and the object path information associated with the object identifier to the object control means 21 lb (S6). . Then, the CPU 202 of the HTTP server performs the following processing by the object control means 21 lb implemented by the object management program process. The CPU 202 of the HTTP server executes the corresponding object based on the object identifier and object path information delivered from the command interpretation means 21 la (S7). In addition, the CPU 202 of the HTTP server Accordingly, the user information database 214 is referred (S8) or edited (S9). further

The CPU 202 of the HTTP server refers to (S10) or edits (S11) the content 213 according to the executed object.

[0039] According to this, when using an object that is not stored in the home page area, it is possible to use an object of another person who has been made public.

[0040] Hereinafter, operations following the above-described operations will be described.

[0041] After that, the CPU 202 of the HTTP server delivers the processing result obtained by executing the object to the object control unit 211b (S12). Then, the CPU 202 of the HTTP server delivers the processing result passed to Bow I to the process of the interface program 210 (S13).

[0042] The CPU 202 of the HTTP server performs the following processing according to the process of the interface program 210. The CPU 202 of the HTTP server displays the display control information described in a display control information description language such as HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) or DHTML (Dynamic Hyper Text Markup Language) based on the processing result delivered from the object processing means. Is created dynamically. Subsequently, the CPU 202 of the HTTP server delivers the created display control information to the process of the HTTP server program 207 (S14).

Next, the CPU 202 of the HTTP server performs the following processing according to the process of the HTTP server program 207. The CPU 202 of the HTTP server transmits the display control information delivered from the process of the interface program 210 to the terminal device (S15).

On the other hand, the CPU 102 of the terminal device 100a displays a processing result corresponding to the command identifier via the web browser based on the received display control information.

As described above, the HTTP server power command information database 215 and the public object database 216 are referred to, and the terminal device power also obtains the object path information of another person associated with the transmitted command identifier. The terminal device can display the processing result corresponding to the command identifier on the display means without storing the object corresponding to the command identifier in its home page area. Example 1

[0046] Hereinafter, an example in which user A executes objects of other people (user B and user C) will be described. explain about.

Here, the configurations and operations of the terminal device and the HTTP server used by user A, user B, and user C, respectively, are the same as those described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 9 shows a state of communication and processing between the terminal device 100a and the HTTP server 200a.

The CPU 102 of the terminal device 100a transmits a user interface screen display request to the HTTP server 200a according to the URL input from the WEB browser (S20). The CPU 202 of the HTTP server 200a that has received the display request transmits display control information on the user interface screen to the terminal device (S23). Then, the CPU 102 of the terminal device displays a user interface screen on the WEB browser based on the received display control information. The user interface screen is a general CUI (Character User

Interface) is adopted. FIG. 10 shows an example of a user interface screen. When the user has executed a predetermined command, a predetermined command identifier is input from the keyboard 106 to the input line of the user interface screen.

Subsequently, the user A of the terminal device 100a inputs “login”, which is the command identifier of the authentication command, from the keyboard 106 to the command input line of the user interface screen. In this embodiment, the argument input next to the “login” command is “user ID”, and the next input argument is “password”. In the example of FIG. 10, “user—A” is entered as the “user ID” of user A, and “* * * * *” is entered as the password. To execute the command, press an execution key such as “Enter” or “Return” on the keyboard 106.

[0051] The CPU 102 of the terminal device 100a whose execution key is pressed transmits the command identifier and user identifier input from the keyboard 106 to the HTTP server 200a (S24). The CPU 202 of the HTTP server 200a that has received the command identifier and the user identifier refers to the command information database 215 and acquires an object identifier associated with the received command identifier (S25). Here, the object corresponding to the authentication command “login” is provided in the home page area for each user as a system component that provides basic functions, and is therefore associated with the command identifier from the command information database 215. Object identifiers can be obtained. Next, HTTP server The CPU 202 of the server 200a acquires the object path information associated with the acquired object identifier from the command information database 215 (S26). Further, the CPU 202 of the HTTP server 200a executes an object corresponding to the authentication command based on the acquired object path information (S27). Then, the CPU 202 of the HTTP server 200a compares the received user identifier with the user identifier stored in the user information database 214 by an object process corresponding to the authentication command. When the same user identifier as the received user identifier exists in the user information database 214, the CPU 202 of the HTTP server 200a transmits an authentication success message to the terminal device (S28). On the other hand, if the same user identifier received in the user information database 214 does not exist, the CPU 202 of the HTTP sano 200a transmits an authentication failure message to the terminal device (S28). In FIG. 10, as an example of successful authentication, the CPU 202 of the HTTP server 200a sends a “login successful” message to the terminal device, and the CPU 102 power of the terminal device displays the message on the user interface screen of the web browser. Here, in the above embodiment, the component corresponding to the command identifier “login” is stored as a system component in the homepage area of another person's homepage area! Moyo! /.

[0052] Next, the case where user A inputs a command identifier “cmd-xxx” for executing a specific application from the user interface screen from the keyboard 106 will be described.

[0053] Here, component 1 and component 4 are stored as objects in the home page area of user A, and component 2 and component 3 are stored as objects in the home page area of user B. It is assumed that component C and component 5 are stored as objects in the home page area of user C. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the configuration of the components stored in the home page area for each of user A, user B, and user C described above.

Furthermore, it is assumed that the object identifiers associated with the command identifier “cmd-xxx” are component 1, component 3, component 4, and component 5. Furthermore, the object identifiers “component 1” and “component 4” Assume that it is associated with the user information “User A's homepage area”. FIG. 12 shows a state in which the command identifier “cmd-xxx”, the object identifier, and the object path information are stored in association with the command information database 215.

[0055] In addition, component 3 is stored as a public object in the homepage area of user B existing in the same HTTP server 200a as the HTTP server used by user A, and the HTTP server used by user A Assume that component 5 is stored as a public object in the homepage area of user C that exists in a separate HTTP server 200b. FIG. 13 shows a state in which the published object and the object path information are stored in association with the published object database 216.

Next, an operation after the user A inputs “cmd-xxx” that is a command identifier for executing a specific application from the user interface screen will be described.

The CPU 102 of the terminal device 100a transmits the command identifier “cmd-xxx” input from the user interface screen using the keyboard 106 to the HTTP server 200a.

[0058] The CPU 202 of the HTTP server 200a that has received the command identifier “cmd—xxx” refers to the command information database 215, and “object 1”, “component 3” as the object identifier IJ child associated with the command identifier. ”,“ Component 4 ”,“ Component 5 ”. Subsequently, the CPU 202 of the HTTP server 200a acquires object path information associated with the acquired object identifier. In the present embodiment, the CPU 202 of the HTTP sano 200a can acquire “home page area of user A”, which is object path information associated with the object identifiers “component 1” and “component 4”, respectively. it can. Here, since the object path information is not associated with the object identifiers “component 3” and “component 5”, the CPU 202 of the HTTP server 200a can acquire the object path information from the command information database 215. Can not. In this case, the CPU 202 of the HTTP server 200a refers to the public object database 216 and acquires the object identifiers associated with the object identifiers “component 3” and “component 5”. In this embodiment, the CPU 202 of the HTTP server 200a uses the object identifier “component”. Object path information “User B's homepage area” and “User C's homepage area” can be obtained for “3” and “Component 5”, respectively. Thereby, the CPU 202 of the HTTP server 200a can acquire the object identifier associated with the command identifier “cmd-xxx” and the object path information.

Then, the CPU 202 of the HTTP server 200a executes an object corresponding to the command identifier “cmd-xxx” based on the acquired object identifier and object path information. Here, CPU 202 of HTTP Sano 200b executes “component 5” stored in the home page area of user C, but CPU 202 of HTTP server 200a executes “component 5” stored in the home page area of user C. It may be copied temporarily or permanently to User A's home page area. In addition, when executing another person's object, the CPU 202 of the HTTP server 200a sends an execution request to the process of the object management program stored in the other person's home page area, and receives the execution request. This process may execute the requested object. Further, SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) may be used for communication between processes. Subsequently, the CPU 202 of the HTTP server 200a creates display control information based on the processing result obtained by the executed object process. Furthermore, the CPU 202 of the HTTP server 200a transmits the created display control information to the terminal device.

On the other hand, the CPU 102 of the terminal device 100a displays the screen of the application corresponding to the command identifier “cmd-xxx” via the browser based on the received display control information (FIG. 14).

[0061] As described above, the HTTP server power command information database 215 and the public object database 216 are referred to, and the terminal device power acquires the object path information of another person associated with the transmitted command identifier. The terminal device can execute the application corresponding to the command identifier without storing the object corresponding to the command identifier in its home page area. Brief Description of Drawings FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the system.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a terminal device.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an HTTP server.

[FIG. 4] A diagram showing programs stored in the home page area.

FIG. 5 is a structural diagram of a user information database.

FIG. 6 is a structural diagram of a command information database.

FIG. 7 is a structural diagram of a public object database.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a data flow of a terminal device and an HTTP server.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing communication and processing between the terminal device 100a and the HTTP server 200a.

FIG. 10 shows an example of a user interface screen.

FIG. 11 shows components in Example 1.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing data stored in advance in a command information database in the first embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing data stored in advance in a public object database in Example 1.

FIG. 14 shows how an application corresponding to a specific command identifier is executed in the first embodiment.

Claims

The scope of the claims

[1] An object management program used in an information providing system comprising information storage means, communication means with a terminal device, and processing means for controlling the operation of each means.

The storage means associates a command identifier for identifying a command, an object identifier for identifying an object, and object path information for identifying a storage location of the object, and stores them in a command information database.

The storage means or the storage means of the external device stores the object identifier for identifying the published object and the object path information in association with each other in the public object database.

In the processing means,

a) receiving the terminal device power transmitted command identifier;

b) referring to the command information database and obtaining an object identifier associated with the accepted command identifier;

c) referring to the command information database and obtaining object path information associated with the obtained object identifier; and

d) when the object path information associated with the object identifier cannot be obtained from the command information database, referring to the public object database and obtaining the object path information associated with the object identifier corresponding to another person's object; ,

e) executing the object associated with the command identifier based on the object identifier acquired in step b and the object path information acquired in step c or step;

An object management program characterized by executing

[2] In the object management program according to claim 1,

In the processing means,

A public object stored in association with an object identifier that identifies a public object of another person and object path information that identifies the storage location of the object. Obtaining a jetta database; and

Storing the acquired public object database in the storage means;

An object management program characterized by executing