WO2013168492A1

WO2013168492A1 - Communication terminal, website device, and information distribution system

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Publication number: WO2013168492A1
Application number: PCT/JP2013/060101
Authority: WO
Inventors: 雄大中山; 未來原
Original assignee: 株式会社エヌ・ティ・ティ・ドコモ
Priority date: 2012-05-11
Filing date: 2013-04-02
Publication date: 2013-11-14
Also published as: JP2013238905A

Abstract

The present invention addresses the problem of preventing fraudulent icons from being generated by a fraudulent website device. A communication terminal (2) is provided with: a resource viewing unit (21) that transmits information specifying resources on a communication network (NW) to information distribution servers (5) on the communication network (NW), and acquires, from the information distribution servers (5), icon-generating information, which includes access destination information indicating the access destination of the resources; an icon generating unit (24) that acquires image information corresponding to the resources from an icon management server (6), and generates icons to be displayed on a display screen on the basis of the icon-generating information and the image information; and an authentication unit (23) that authenticates the information distribution servers (5), which are the communication destinations of the resource viewing unit (21), and controls the icon generating unit (24) in such a manner as to generate icons by using only the icon-generating information acquired from the information distribution servers (5) for which authentication succeeded.

Description

COMMUNICATION TERMINAL DEVICE, SITE DEVICE, AND INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

The present invention relates to a communication terminal device, a site device, and an information distribution system that transmit and receive resources via a communication network.

The frequency of access to the Internet from a communication terminal device having a function of connecting to a communication network such as a mobile phone or a personal computer (hereinafter also referred to as “PC”) has increased dramatically year by year. In recent years, multi-function mobile phones called smartphones have become widespread worldwide. Users of these communication terminal devices can achieve a desired purpose by accessing Web content on the Internet. For example, if you want to know the latest news, you can access a website operated by a media such as a newspaper company. If you want to get transit guidance information for transportation, go to a website that presents timetables or railway routes. Just access. Furthermore, for Web sites using HTML5 (HyperText Markup Language 5), web applications similar to native application software can be executed with browser support, so that a more advanced user interface can be realized. Is possible.

Here, since there are a large number of websites constructed on the Internet, the users have been forced to make a great effort in selecting them. In particular, for a Web site that is repeatedly used many times, it is important to make the Web site easily accessible (this method is called “conducting wire strengthening”) in terms of improving user convenience. is there. Furthermore, this lead strengthening is also important for the website operator in terms of increasing the economic value by increasing the frequency of visiting his / her own website.

For example, as a conventional technique related to conducting wire reinforcement, an icon generation method described in Patent Document 1 below is known. In this icon generation method, after a user transmits identification information of an advertising company to an icon generation device and acquires content information, icon information for accessing a website related to the content information is received, and an icon is displayed based on the received icon information. Generate. Specifically, the user knows the identification number of the advertising agency (the last four digits of the telephone number, etc.) from the banner, etc., and transmits this identification number to the icon information transmission device using the terminal device. The content information corresponding to the identification information is returned to the terminal device, and icon information for accessing the Web site related to the content information is transmitted to the terminal device. As a result, an icon for accessing the Web site is automatically generated on the terminal device.

JP 2001-344052 A

However, in the conventional icon generation method described above, icons based on various icon information stored in a plurality of icon information transmission devices can be automatically generated in the terminal device. Therefore, an unauthorized icon may be generated by an unauthorized icon information transmitting device.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and provides a communication terminal device, a site device, and an information distribution system that can prevent generation of an unauthorized icon by an unauthorized site device. With the goal.

In order to solve the above problems, a communication terminal device according to an aspect of the present invention transmits information specifying a resource on a communication network to a site device on the communication network, and indicates access destination information indicating an access destination to the resource Information acquisition means for acquiring icon creation information including information from the site device, image information corresponding to the resource is acquired from a specific image storage device, and is displayed on the display screen based on the icon creation information and the image information. Authenticate the site device that is the communication destination of the icon acquisition unit that generates the icon and the information acquisition unit, and generate the icon using only the icon creation information acquired from the site device that has been successfully authenticated, Authentication means for controlling the icon generation means.

Alternatively, a site apparatus according to another aspect of the present invention receives information storage means for storing access destination information relating to an access destination to a resource on the communication network, and information specifying the resource on the communication network from the communication terminal apparatus. An information transmission unit that obtains access destination information corresponding to the resource from the information storage unit, and transmits icon creation information including the access destination information to the communication terminal device.

Alternatively, an information distribution system according to another aspect of the present invention includes the communication terminal device and the site device.

According to the communication terminal device, site device, or information distribution system of the above aspect, information specifying a resource is transmitted from the communication terminal device to the site device, and the communication terminal device includes access destination information of the resource from the site device. Icon creation information is acquired, and an icon is generated on the display screen using the icon creation information and image information corresponding to the resource. At that time, control is performed so that an icon is generated using only the icon creation information acquired from the site device that has been successfully authenticated. Thereby, when an icon for facilitating access to a resource is automatically generated in the communication terminal device, it is possible to prevent generation of an unauthorized icon by an unauthorized site device.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a communication terminal device, a site device, and an information distribution system that can prevent generation of an unauthorized icon by an unauthorized site device.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an information distribution system 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the information processing apparatus which comprises the communication terminal device 2 and

server apparatus

3, 4, 5, 6 of FIG. It is a sequence diagram which shows the operation | movement of the icon automatic generation process by the information delivery system 1 of FIG. It is a figure which shows the image of the web page of the portal site displayed on the display screen of the communication terminal device 2 of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the data content of the HTML content received by the communication terminal device 2 of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the icon image produced | generated on the display screen of the communication terminal device 2 of FIG. It is a sequence diagram which shows another operation | movement of the icon automatic generation process by the information delivery system 1 of FIG. It is a sequence diagram which shows another operation | movement of the icon automatic generation process by the information delivery system 1 of FIG. It is a sequence diagram which shows another operation | movement of the icon automatic generation process by the information delivery system 1 of FIG. It is a sequence diagram which shows the operation | movement of the icon utilization frequency totaling process by the information delivery system 1 of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of a data structure of the total information totaled by the icon utilization frequency totaling part 41 of FIG. It is a figure which shows another example of the icon image produced | generated on the display screen of the communication terminal device 2 of FIG.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a communication terminal device, a site device, and an information distribution system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the description of the drawings, the same elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an information distribution system 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. An information distribution system 1 shown in FIG. 1 manages resources such as text data, moving image data, and music data that are disclosed on a communication network NW including a mobile communication network or the Internet network. This is a communication system that distributes a resource specified by using to the communication terminal device 2. Specifically, the information distribution system 1 includes a communication terminal device 2 used by a user who wants to browse resources, a Web server device 3 that manages resources, and a wire reinforcement service related to resources that are disclosed on the communication network NW. An information distribution server device (site device) 5 and an icon management server device (image storage device) for realizing a charging server device 4 for executing the charging process and a portal site for accessing resources and providing a wire reinforcement service 6. As a typical example, the billing server device 4, the information distribution server device 5, and the icon management server device 6 are operated and managed by a conductor reinforcement service provider, and the Web server device 3 is operated by another Web site operator. It is managed. Here, the “conductor enhancement service provider” refers to a provider that provides a service that gives the utility of the conductor enhancement to the user of the communication terminal device 2 and the website operator and collects the price. It is assumed that this consideration is collected from the user, collected from the website operator, and collected from both. The conducting wire strengthening service provider in the present embodiment also serves as a portal site operator.

The communication terminal device 2, the Web server device 3, the billing server device 4, the information distribution server device 5, and the icon management server device 6 can perform data communication with each other via the communication network NW. Yes. The Web server device 3, the billing server device 4, the information distribution server device 5, and the icon management server device 6 may each be composed of a single server device, or a plurality of server devices may cooperate with each other. It may be a server system that operates. Further, any one of the Web server device 3, the billing server device 4, the information distribution server device 5, and the icon management server device 6 may be integrated into one server device.

The communication terminal device 2 is a terminal device that acquires and outputs resources on a communication network NW represented by a mobile phone terminal (including a smartphone), a PDA, a PC, and the like. Here, although only one communication terminal apparatus 2 is illustrated in FIG. 1, a plurality of communication terminal apparatuses 2 may be provided, and the correspondence between the communication terminal apparatus 2 and the user may be arbitrary. For example, a plurality of users may share the communication terminal device 2, or the same user may use the plurality of communication terminal devices 2.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus that constitutes each of the

server apparatuses

3, 4, 5, 6 and the communication terminal apparatus 2 of FIG. The information processing apparatus 100 physically includes a CPU 71, a RAM 72 and a ROM 73 that are main storage devices, an auxiliary storage device 76 such as a hard disk device, and input devices 75 such as input keys, a touch panel, and a mouse that are input devices. And an output device 77 such as a display and a speaker, and a communication module 74 that controls transmission / reception of data to / from other communication terminal devices or server devices via the communication network NW. Functions realized by the communication terminal device 2 or each of the

server devices

3, 4, 5, and 6 are controlled under the control of the CPU 71 by causing a predetermined program to be read on hardware such as the CPU 71 and the RAM 72 shown in FIG. This is realized by operating the communication module 74, the input device 75, and the output device 77, and reading and writing data in the RAM 72 and the auxiliary storage device 76.

Referring back to FIG. 1, the Web server device 3 includes a resource transmission unit 31 and a resource storage unit 32 as functional components. The resource storage unit 32 stores resources that are disclosed on the communication network NW in advance. Examples of resources to be disclosed include various types of web contents such as HTML files, XML (eXtensible Markup Language) files, simple text, rich text, image data, web applications, and various data format files or objects. . When the resource transmission unit 31 receives a resource acquisition request according to the HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) protocol from the communication terminal device 2, the resource transmission unit 31 reads the resource specified by the acquisition request from the resource storage unit 32 and reads it. The transmitted resource is transmitted to the communication terminal device 2.

The charging server device 4 includes an icon usage frequency totaling unit 41 as a functional component. The icon usage frequency totaling unit 41 receives information on the usage frequency of icons generated on the display screen from the plurality of communication terminal devices 2, and each icon, each communication terminal device 2, or the user of the communication terminal device 2. A process of counting the usage frequency is executed every time. Further, the icon usage frequency totaling unit 41 converts the totaling result into a consideration, and executes various billing processes related to the conductor reinforcement service based on the conversion result.

The information distribution server device 5 includes, as functional components, a resource transmission unit (information transmission unit) 50, an icon information transmission unit (information transmission unit) 51, an information storage unit (information storage unit) 52, and an icon information presentation unit. (Icon presenting means) 53 is provided. In the information storage unit 52, resources that are disclosed as portal sites on the communication network NW are stored in advance. Examples of resources to be disclosed include various types of web contents such as HTML files, XML (eXtensible Markup Language) files, simple text, rich text, image data, web applications, and various data format files or objects. . For example, the resource published as the portal site includes an HTML file including a list of a plurality of Web content names embedded with hyperlinks (access destination information) to the Web content published by the plurality of Web server devices 3. It is. Further, the information storage unit 52 also holds an authentication key such as a secret key used for authentication processing with the communication terminal device 2 in advance. Here, the information distribution server device 5 may store resources published as a search engine that provides a function of searching for resources on the communication network NW in addition to resources published as a portal site.

When the resource transmission unit 50 of the information distribution server device 5 receives a resource acquisition request (for example, an HTTP GET request) according to the HTTP protocol from the communication terminal device 2, the resource transmission unit 50 receives information about the resource specified by the acquisition request. The resource read out from the storage unit 52 is transmitted to the communication terminal device 2. The icon information transmission unit 51 receives from the communication terminal device 2 an icon generation request including resource designation information that designates a resource disclosed on the communication network NW, and a hyperlink (access destination information) corresponding to the resource designation information. ) Is acquired from the information storage unit 52. In addition, the icon information transmission unit 51 transmits icon generation information including access destination information to the communication terminal device 2 in response to the reception of the icon generation request. This icon generation information is referred to when the communication terminal device 2 automatically generates an icon for accessing the specified resource. At this time, the icon information transmission unit 51 transmits the icon generation information after adding information encrypted using an authentication key held in advance in the information storage unit 52. For example, information encrypted using an authentication key is added to a part of the information of the icon generation information. Thus, the specific information distribution server device 5 can be authenticated by sharing the authentication key in the communication terminal device 2.

The icon information presentation unit 53 of the information distribution server device 5 receives the update information of the icon together with the identification information of the communication terminal device 2 from the communication terminal device 2, and stores the update information in the information storage unit 52. The trigger for this reception may be a predetermined time, or may be a timing at which an icon is updated on the display screen of the communication terminal device 2. This update information includes information for identifying a newly generated icon, information for identifying a deleted icon, and information for identifying an icon replaced with an existing icon. In addition, the icon information presentation unit 53 generates icon arrangement information related to the latest icon arrangement state on the display screen for each communication terminal device 2 based on the update information stored in the information storage unit 52, and each icon The hyperlink (access destination information) corresponding to is specified and embedded in the icon arrangement information. Furthermore, the icon information presenting unit 53 displays screen information obtained by virtually reproducing the icon arrangement state on the display screen in the designated communication terminal apparatus 2 based on the icon arrangement information in response to a request from any communication terminal apparatus. The screen information is created and transmitted in a data format such as HTML format. Thereby, the same icon arrangement as the icon arrangement on the display screen of the communication terminal apparatus 2 is displayed in another communication terminal apparatus, and it becomes possible to access resources on the communication network NW using these icon arrangements. Here, the icon information presentation unit 53 may limit the transmission destination of the screen information by authenticating the identifier or user identifier of the communication terminal device.

The icon management server device 6 includes an image information transmission unit 61 and an image data storage unit 62 as functional components. The image data storage unit 62 stores in advance image information related to resources corresponding to icons generated on the display screen of the communication terminal device 2. This image information is identified and managed by information for identifying a corresponding resource (for example, a part of a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) indicating an address of the resource on the communication network NW). When receiving an icon image request in accordance with the HTTP protocol from the communication terminal device 2, the image information transmission unit 61 reads image information corresponding to the resource specified by the icon image request from the image data storage unit 62. The read image information is transmitted to the communication terminal device 2. This image information is used to display an icon image on the display screen of the communication terminal device 2.

The communication terminal device 2 includes, as functional components, a resource browsing unit (information acquisition unit) 21, an information storage unit (resource storage unit) 22, an authentication unit (authentication unit) 23, and an icon generation unit (icon generation unit) 24. A display control unit 25 and an icon usage frequency notification unit 26. Hereinafter, the function of each component of the communication terminal device 2 will be described.

The resource browsing unit 21 performs rendering so that the user can access (view) resources on the communication network NW. The function of the resource browsing unit 21 is realized by a Web browser. In addition, when the resource of the Web page representing the portal site is received from the information distribution server device 5 and viewed, the resource browsing unit 21 selects a specific resource from among the plurality of resources displayed on the Web page. Accepts input to specify resources from the user. Then, the resource browsing unit 21 generates an icon generation request including resource designation information for identifying the resource designated by the user, and transmits the icon generation request to the information distribution server device 5. For example, the icon generation request is transmitted when a predetermined operation such as a tap operation or a click operation for selecting a specific Web content from a Web content list displayed on the Web page of the portal site is detected. Furthermore, the resource browsing unit 21 receives the icon generation information returned from the information distribution server device 5 in response to the icon generation request. This icon generation information includes access destination information indicating an access destination on the communication network NW of the resource designated by the user. As the access destination information, for example, a URL indicating the address of the Web server device 3 in which the resource is stored is used.

In addition, the resource browsing unit 21 can store the resource acquired from the communication network NW in the information storage unit 22. The resource browsing unit 21 determines whether to store the resource on the communication network in the information storage unit 22 based on whether a predetermined operation by the user is detected. For example, when a right-click operation using the mouse by the user is detected and a specific menu selection is detected, storage in the information storage unit 22 is executed. Furthermore, the resource browsing unit 21 can also generate icon generation information including storage location information in the resource information storage unit 22 and deliver it to the icon generation unit 24. Thereby, the icon generation unit 24 can be controlled so as to generate an icon for accessing a locally stored resource.

The authentication unit 23 authenticates the information distribution server device 5 that is the communication destination of the resource browsing unit 21 using an authentication key held in advance in the information storage unit 22. That is, when the icon generation information is received by the resource browsing unit 21, the authentication unit 23 authenticates the information distribution server device 5 based on the icon generation information, and is acquired from the information distribution server device 5 that has been successfully authenticated. Control is performed so that only icon generation information is transferred to the icon generation unit 24. As a result, the icon generation unit 24 is controlled such that the icon generation process is started using only the icon generation information acquired from the information distribution server device 5 that has been successfully authenticated. Specifically, the information storage unit 22 holds an authentication key corresponding to the authentication key held by the information distribution server device 5, and the icon generation information acquired from the information distribution server device 5 is encrypted using the authentication key. The added information is added as information for authentication. Using the authentication key and authentication information, the authentication unit 23 determines whether or not the icon generation information has been sent from the legitimate information distribution server device 5.

When the icon generation information is delivered from the authentication unit 23, the icon generation unit 24 acquires image information related to the resource corresponding to the icon generation information from the icon management server device 6. Then, the icon generation unit 24 generates icons to be arranged on the display screen based on the icon generation information and the corresponding image information. The icon generation unit 24 generates an icon by embedding access destination information for accessing a resource on the communication network NW or information indicating the storage destination of the resource in the information storage unit 22.

In addition, when an icon is newly generated on the display screen of the communication terminal device 2 by user input, the icon generation unit 24 includes information (update information) for identifying the icon together with information for identifying the communication terminal device 2. And transmitted to the information distribution server device 5. Further, the icon generation unit 24 has a function of deleting an icon once created on the display screen in response to a user input, and information for identifying the icon when the icon is deleted using this function. (Update information) is transmitted to the information distribution server device 5 together with information for identifying the communication terminal device 2. Specifically, the icon generation unit 24 may set a time limit in advance for each icon, and may automatically delete the icons when the time limit has arrived, or the icons collected by the icon usage frequency notification unit 26. The icon may be automatically deleted when the usage frequency is less than the predetermined number. Further, the icon management server device 6 holds a list of valid icons, and the icon generation unit 24 makes an inquiry to the icon management server device 6 at a predetermined frequency and automatically deletes icons that do not exist in the icon list. May be. In this way, the limited display screen space of the communication terminal device 2 can be used effectively.

In addition, the icon generation unit 24 has a function of replacing an icon once created on the display screen according to a user input with an icon corresponding to another resource, and when the icon is replaced using this function The information for identifying the icon (update information) is transmitted to the information distribution server device 5 together with the information for identifying the communication terminal device 2.

The display control unit 25 controls the display screen and arranges and displays a plurality of icons created on the display screen. The icon use frequency notification unit 26 detects a predetermined operation such as a user tap operation or click operation on the icon on the display screen whose display is controlled by the display control unit 25, and totals the frequency (use frequency) of the predetermined operation. . Then, the icon use frequency notification unit 26 transmits the totaled result to the accounting server device 4 at a predetermined timing together with information for identifying the communication terminal device 2 or the user.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 3, the operation of automatic icon generation of the information distribution system 1 will be described. FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing the operation of icon automatic generation processing by the information distribution system 1.

First, the resource browsing unit 21 of the communication terminal device 2 transmits a web content acquisition request for the portal site to the resource transmitting unit 50 of the information distribution server device 5 (step S01). In response to this, HTML content for outputting the web page of the portal site is transmitted from the resource transmitting unit 50 to the resource browsing unit 21 (step S02). Thereafter, the received HTML content is rendered by the resource browsing unit 21 and displayed on the display screen (step S03). As a result, as shown in FIG. 4, on the display screen D1 of the communication terminal device 2, the Web content name lists C1, C2, and C3 are displayed for each content category. As shown in FIG. 5, in the HTML content transmitted from the information distribution server device 5, a URL indicating the access destination of the resource identified by the Web content name is embedded as a hyperlink. For example, in correspondence with the content name C1 “newspaper site D” shown in FIG. 4, the URL of “newspaper site D” “URL of information distribution server device? D” is embedded in the HTML content shown in FIG. .

Thereafter, when a predetermined operation for selecting a specific content name from the list of Web content names displayed on the communication terminal device 2 is detected, the resource browsing unit 21 includes resource designation information for the icon information transmission unit 51. An icon generation request is transmitted (step S04). For example, in this resource designation information, an argument “d” for identifying the web content of the content name “newspaper site D” included as a hyperlink in the web page is set. In response to this, icon generation information including access destination information is returned from the icon information transmission unit 51 to the resource browsing unit 21 (step S05). In this access destination information, the URL corresponding to the Web content name selected in the communication terminal device 2 is set by reading from the information storage unit 52.

Next, when the authentication processing of the information distribution server device 5 is performed by the authentication unit 23 and the icon generation information is acquired from the information distribution server device 5 that has been successfully authenticated, the authentication unit 23 performs the icon generation unit 24. An icon generation process is started (step S06). As a result, the icon generation information is delivered from the authentication unit 23 to the icon generation unit 24 (step S07). Thereafter, the icon generation unit 24 transmits an icon image request for requesting image information related to the resource corresponding to the icon to be generated to the image information transmission unit 61 of the icon management server device 6 (step S08). This icon image request includes resource identification information (for example, an argument for identifying Web content) corresponding to the icon. In response to this, image information is returned from the image information transmitting unit 61 to the icon generating unit 24 (step S09). Finally, the icon generator 24 generates an icon on the display screen using the icon generation information and the corresponding image information (step S10). FIG. 6 shows an image of the icon I1 generated on the display screen D1. In the icon I1 generated on the display screen D1, the name of the resource is displayed together with the image related to the resource corresponding to the icon.

FIG. 7 shows another operation of automatic icon generation by the information distribution system 1. In the operation shown in the figure, a resource output process is executed in parallel with the icon automatic generation process.

That is, first, in the same manner as steps S01 to S03 shown in FIG. 3, the web page of the portal site is displayed on the display screen in the communication terminal device 2 (steps S101 to S103). When a predetermined operation for selecting a specific content name is detected in the communication terminal device 2 in this state, the resource browsing unit 21 browses the Web page corresponding to the corresponding content name from the Web server device 3. An acquisition request is transmitted (step S104). In response to this, HTML content for displaying a Web page is transmitted from the resource transmission unit 31 of the Web server device 3 to the resource browsing unit 21 (step S105). Next, in the communication terminal device 2, it is determined whether or not an instruction to generate an icon for accessing the Web page is received from the user while the Web page is displayed (step S106). This determination is performed by displaying a message for confirming icon generation on the display screen of the communication terminal apparatus 2 and receiving an instruction input for the message from the user. This determination may be made based on whether a specific operation (such as a long press operation) is detected from the user. If it is determined that an icon generation instruction has been accepted, an icon is generated on the display screen of the communication terminal device 2 in the same procedure as steps S04 to S10 shown in FIG. 3 (steps S107 to S113).

FIG. 8 shows another operation of automatic icon generation by the information distribution system 1. In the operation shown in the figure, processing for automatically generating an icon relating to a resource stored locally in the communication terminal device 2 is executed.

That is, first, similarly to steps S01 to S03 shown in FIG. 3, the web page of the portal site is displayed on the display screen in the communication terminal device 2 (steps S201 to S203). In this state, when a predetermined operation for instructing the local storage of the Web page is detected in the communication terminal device 2, the content file of the acquired Web page is sent to the information storage unit 22 (step S204). On the other hand, this content file is stored in the information storage unit 22 (step S205). Thereafter, an icon is generated on the display screen of the communication terminal device 2 in the same procedure as steps S04 to S10 shown in FIG. 3 (steps S206 to S212). However, the access destination information embedded in the icon generated in this case is information indicating a storage destination such as a logical address of the resource in the information storage unit 22. Note that the resource that is stored locally and for which an icon is to be created is not limited to a web page, and may be multimedia content such as moving image data or music data, or a web application, which is acquired from the web server device 3. Resource. Further, when the resource is stored in the information storage unit 22 in the communication terminal device 2, various setting information related to the resource is also stored in association with each other, and the various setting information is automatically transmitted from the information storage unit 22 when the resource is browsed. May be operated in such a way as to be referred to automatically. Thereby, the convenience at the time of a resource reference of a user can be improved by omitting various setting operations when using the resource.

Similarly, the automatic icon generation by the information distribution system 1 may be performed according to the procedure shown in FIG. In the operation shown in the figure, icons relating to resources acquired from the Web server device 3 and stored locally in the communication terminal device 2 are automatically generated. That is, in the same procedure as steps S101 to S106 in FIG. 7, the communication terminal device 2 receives the HTML content from the web server device 3 and displays the web page (steps S401 to S406). Next, when a predetermined operation for instructing the local storage of the Web page is detected in the communication terminal device 2, the acquired content file of the Web page is stored in the information storage unit 22 (steps S407 and S408). Thereafter, an icon is generated on the display screen of the communication terminal device 2 in the same procedure as steps S206 to S212 shown in FIG. 8 (steps S409 to S415).

Next, the operation of the icon usage frequency counting process of the information distribution system 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing the operation of icon usage frequency counting processing by the information distribution system 1. First, the icon usage frequency notification unit 26 of the communication terminal device 2 counts the number of predetermined operations (use operations) performed by the user on the icon, and the count result for each icon is charged together with information for identifying the communication terminal device 2 or the user. It is transmitted to the icon usage frequency counting unit 41 of the server device 4 (step S301). On the other hand, the total result is received by the icon usage frequency totaling unit 41 of the billing server device 4 and totaled together with the past total result and the total results from other communication terminal devices (step S302). FIG. 11 shows an example of the data configuration of the total information totaled by the icon usage frequency totaling unit 41. As shown in the figure, the total information includes “icon name” and “icon identifier” for identifying icons to be totaled, “total number of usage opportunities” indicating the total value of usage frequency, and “ Includes “At the start of use” and “At the end of use”. Such an icon use frequency counting process is repeatedly executed at a preset timing (steps S303 and S304).

According to the communication terminal device 2, the information distribution server device 5, or the information distribution system 1 described above, information specifying a resource published on the communication network NW is transmitted from the communication terminal device 2 to the information distribution server device 5. In the communication terminal device 2, icon generation information including the access destination information of the resource is acquired from the information distribution server device 5, and an icon is displayed on the display screen using the icon generation information and image information corresponding to the resource. Generated. As a result, an icon serving as a shortcut to a resource on the communication network NW can be generated simply by a user performing a predetermined operation such as a tap operation on the communication terminal device 2, thereby improving user convenience. At this time, control is performed so that an icon is generated using only icon generation information acquired from the information distribution server device 5 that has been successfully authenticated. Thereby, when the icon for facilitating access to the resource is automatically generated in the communication terminal device 2, it is possible to prevent generation of an unauthorized icon by the unauthorized information distribution server device. In particular, icons are automatically generated by a simple input operation as compared with the prior art.

In the communication terminal device 2, when the authentication unit 23 authenticates the information distribution server device 5 using the authentication key, and icon generation information is acquired from the information distribution server device 5 that has been successfully authenticated, the acquisition is triggered. Since the processing by the icon generation unit 24 is activated, it is possible to reliably prevent generation of an unauthorized icon by an unauthorized information distribution server device.

Furthermore, when the icon generation unit 24 of the communication terminal device 2 automatically generates an icon for a locally stored resource, the icon generation unit 24 generates an icon based on the storage destination information of the resource in the information storage unit 22. The access time can be shortened when the resource is accessed using the icon in the communication terminal device 2. In particular, when the resource is multimedia content such as music data or video data that is relatively heavy in reproduction processing, or a Web application executed as an application, the processing efficiency is improved particularly when the resource is used. It is advantageous.

Further, the icon generation unit 24 has a function of deleting an icon once generated, and also has a function of replacing an icon once generated with another icon. Thereby, an icon can be efficiently arrange | positioned on the display screen of the limited space.

Further, the icon generation unit 24 transmits information for identifying the generated icon to the information distribution server device 5, and the icon information presentation unit 53 can transmit screen information created based on the information to the outside. . Thereby, even if it is a case where the same user uses a different communication terminal device, the conducting wire reinforcement by the common icon between several communication terminal devices can be aimed at. For example, the user can save the icon arrangement on the display screen of the communication terminal device 2 used by the user as a backup. And even if the communication terminal device 2 becomes unusable due to a failure or the like, the icons on the display screen of the communication terminal device 2 can be used in other communication terminal devices, and the convenience of the user when accessing the resources is improved. . As a result, the convenience of resource access when one user uses a plurality of terminal devices is significantly improved as compared with the conventional case.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment.

For example, the communication between the apparatuses in this embodiment is TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) and HTTP or FTP (File Transfer) which is a higher protocol thereof.
The communication protocol to be used is not limited to a specific protocol.

The authentication unit 23 of the communication terminal device 2 authenticates the information distribution server device 5 that is the communication destination of the resource browsing unit 21, but instead of or in addition to the communication terminal device 2 and the icon management server device. The authentication process may be performed with 6. Further, the icon generation unit 24 may be controlled so that the authentication unit 23 communicates only with a specific icon management server device 6.

Further, the resource browsing unit 21 of the communication terminal device 2 transmits an icon generation request including group designation information for designating a group of resources based on the user input to the information distribution server device 5, and correspondingly to the group. The icon generation information including the access destination information regarding the corresponding Web page can be acquired, and the icon generation unit 24 of the communication terminal device 2 can also generate an icon for accessing the Web page based on the icon generation information. . Further, the icon information transmission unit 51 of the information distribution server device 5 stores the URL (access destination information) of the Web page corresponding to the resource group in the resource storage unit 32, and receives group designation information from the communication terminal device 2. When an icon generation request is received, a URL corresponding to the group identified by the group designation information is acquired from the resource storage unit 32, and icon generation information including the URL as access destination information is transmitted to the communication terminal device 2. You can also.

For example, when a web page of a portal site as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the communication terminal device 2, a predetermined operation (tap operation or the like) instructing the user to create an icon related to the group “news” of the web page is detected. Then, an icon generation request including the group designation information “news” is transmitted from the resource browsing unit 21 to the information distribution server device 5. Thereafter, the icon information transmission unit 51 acquires a URL related to the Web page related to the group “news” of the Web page from the information storage unit 52, and transmits icon generation information including the URL to the resource browsing unit 21. In contrast, the icon generation unit 24 of the communication terminal apparatus 2 generates an icon for accessing a Web page related to the group “news” of the Web page based on the icon generation information. FIG. 12 shows an image of the icon I2 generated on the display screen D1 in this way. In addition to the image of the icon, the name “news” of the resource group is also displayed on the icon I2 generated on the display screen D1.

この Establishing an icon for each resource group in this way makes it possible to realize efficient wire strengthening for each resource group. For example, it is possible to promptly access resources that a user really needs by strengthening the leads for each group to a plurality of websites that are popular in a specific category or a plurality of highly evaluated websites. . In addition, resource grouping can be determined by the policy of the service provider, and if the resources are arranged in order of popularity or reputation, the user is always in the category of resources. It is possible to obtain leads to popular websites or popular websites.

In the communication terminal device, it is preferable that the authentication unit holds an authentication key for authenticating the site device and authenticates the site device based on the authentication key. If such an authentication means is provided, the authentication of the site device is executed efficiently and reliably.

In addition, it is also preferable that the authentication unit activates the processing by the icon generation unit when the icon creation information is acquired from a site device that has been successfully authenticated, triggered by the acquisition. Even with this configuration, it is possible to reliably prevent generation of an unauthorized icon by an unauthorized site device.

Furthermore, it further comprises resource storage means for storing resources, the information acquisition means acquires the resource specified by the user input from the site device, stores the resource in the resource storage means, and the icon generation means is the resource resource. It is also preferable to generate an icon based on storage destination information and image information in the storage means. In this case, the access time can be shortened when the resource is accessed using the icon in the communication terminal device.

Furthermore, it is preferable that the icon generating means has a function of deleting the icon once generated. Furthermore, it is preferable that the icon generating means has a function of replacing one icon once generated with another icon. If such an icon generation means is provided, icons can be efficiently arranged on a display screen in a limited space.

The information acquisition means transmits information specifying a group of resources to the site device based on the user input, acquires icon creation information including access destination information regarding the Web page corresponding to the group, and generates the icon. It is also preferable to generate an icon based on the icon creation information and the image information. In this case, efficient wire reinforcement can be realized for each group of resources. For example, it is possible to promptly access resources that a user really needs by strengthening the leads for each group to a plurality of websites that are popular in a specific category or a plurality of highly evaluated websites. .

Furthermore, it is also preferable that the icon generating means transmits information for identifying the generated icon to the site device. By adopting such a configuration, even if the same user uses different communication terminal devices by distributing the collected information to other communication terminal devices, the lead wire with a common icon among a plurality of communication terminal devices It can be strengthened.

It is also preferable that the site device holds an authentication key used for authentication processing with the communication terminal device. In this way, authentication of the site device by the communication terminal device is performed efficiently and reliably.

Also, it is preferable that the information transmission means adds information that can be authenticated by the communication terminal device to the icon creation information. In this case, it is possible to easily prevent an unauthorized icon from being generated by an unauthorized site device.

Further, the information storage means stores access destination information related to the Web page corresponding to the group of resources on the communication network, and the information transmission means receives information specifying the group from the communication terminal apparatus and corresponds to the group. It is also preferable that the access destination information is acquired from the information storage means and the icon creation information including the access destination information is transmitted. By adopting such a configuration, efficient wire reinforcement can be realized for each group of resources. For example, it is possible to promptly access resources that a user really needs by strengthening the leads for each group to a plurality of websites that are popular in a specific category or a plurality of highly evaluated websites. .

It is also preferable to further include icon presenting means for receiving information for identifying an icon generated from the communication terminal device and transmitting information indicating the arrangement state of the icon to the outside. By providing such an icon presenting means, even if the same user uses different communication terminal devices by distributing the collected information to other communication terminal devices, it is common among a plurality of communication terminal devices. The lead wire can be reinforced with icons.

The present invention can be used for a communication terminal device, a site device, and an information distribution system that transmit and receive resources via a communication network, and can prevent an illegal icon from being generated by an unauthorized site device.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Information delivery system, 2 ... Communication terminal device, 3 ... Web server device, 5 ... Information delivery server device (site device), 6 ... Icon management server device (image storage device), 21 ... Resource browsing part (information acquisition) Means), 22 ... Information storage unit (resource storage unit), 23 ... Authentication unit (authentication unit), 24 ... Icon generation unit (icon generation unit), 51 ... Icon information transmission unit (information transmission unit), 52 ... Information storage Unit (information storage unit), 53... Icon information presentation unit (icon presentation unit), NW... Communication network.

Claims

Information acquisition means for transmitting information specifying a resource on the communication network to a site device on the communication network, and acquiring icon creation information including access destination information indicating an access destination to the resource from the site device; ,
Icon generation means for acquiring image information corresponding to the resource from a specific image storage device, and generating an icon to be displayed on a display screen based on the icon creation information and the image information;
Authentication that controls the icon generation unit to authenticate the site device that is the communication destination of the information acquisition unit and generate the icon using only the icon creation information acquired from the site device that has been successfully authenticated. Means,
A communication terminal device comprising:
The authentication means includes
Holding an authentication key for authenticating the site device and authenticating the site device based on the authentication key;
The communication terminal device according to claim 1.
The authentication means includes
When the icon creation information is acquired from the site device that has succeeded in the authentication, the processing by the icon generation unit is started with the acquisition as a trigger,
The communication terminal apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein
Further comprising resource storage means for storing the resource;
The information acquisition unit acquires the resource specified by user input from the site device, stores the resource in the resource storage unit,
The icon generation unit generates the icon based on storage location information of the resource in the resource storage unit and the image information.
The communication terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein:
The communication terminal apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the icon generation means has a function of deleting the icon once generated.
The communication terminal apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the icon generation means has a function of replacing one icon once generated with another icon.
The information acquisition unit transmits information specifying a group of the resource based on a user input to the site device, acquires icon creation information including access destination information regarding a Web page corresponding to the group,
The communication terminal apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the icon generation means generates the icon based on the icon creation information and the image information.
The icon generating means transmits information for identifying the generated icon to the site device;
The communication terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein
Information storage means for storing access destination information regarding access destinations to resources on the communication network;
Information specifying a resource on the communication network is received from the communication terminal device, access destination information corresponding to the resource is acquired from the information storage unit, and icon creation information including the access destination information is stored in the communication terminal device. Information transmitting means for transmitting;
A site apparatus comprising:
Holds an authentication key used for authentication processing with the communication terminal device;
The site device according to claim 9, wherein:
The information transmission means adds information that can be authenticated by the communication terminal device to the icon creation information.
The site device according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that
The information storage means stores access destination information related to a Web page corresponding to a group of resources on the communication network,
The information transmission unit receives information specifying the group from the communication terminal device, acquires access destination information corresponding to the group from the information storage unit, and transmits icon creation information including the access destination information To
The site device according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein:
It further comprises icon presenting means for receiving information for identifying an icon generated from the communication terminal device and transmitting information indicating an arrangement state of the icon to the outside.
The site device according to any one of claims 9 to 12, wherein:
A communication terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
The site device according to any one of claims 9 to 13,
An information distribution system comprising: