JP2002099542A - Information processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing system which, by a personal computer or the like that is easier to utilize, preciously executes processing of information that is inconvenient to execute for a portable terminal, and stores the information obtained by this processing to enable the portable terminal to conduct a search or the like regarding the stored information, so that the portable terminal can easily acquire necessary information. SOLUTION: This information processing system is composed of a database 1 storing information related to a Web site that the portable terminal can display, a Web site, for displaying on the portable terminal, that incorporates a search engine, and a user area that allocates storage areas 2a to 2n to every portable terminal 20. By a personal computer 10, the database 1 is searched and site information is selected, and the selected information is stored in an allocated storage area 2x. The portable terminal 20 gets access to the storage area 2x, and reacquires contents in it to use.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to an information processing system for customizing the use of Internet information by a portable terminal represented by a portable telephone by a personal computer terminal (hereinafter referred to as a "PC") so as to be easily used. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the spread of the Internet in recent years, services enabling connection from a mobile phone to the Internet have been supplied from various mobile phone companies, and the number of Internet users has exploded. Was.

[0003] Internet Web sites are originally
A terminal equipped with a display having a function of displaying a site, an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse for operating the same, and a processing device such as a CPU and a memory for operating the device, that is, a personal computer or the like. It is configured. If such functions of the terminal are sufficient, it is possible to sufficiently utilize the display and functions of the Web site by activating software such as a browser and a plug-in.

[0004] However, even if a mobile phone is provided with an Internet connection function and a browser function, it is not possible to utilize the display and functions of all Web sites due to the limitations of the display screen and memory, etc. At present, it is possible to utilize only those mobile websites dedicated to mobile phones.

[0005] As the number of mobile phone users has rapidly increased, the number of websites dedicated to mobile phones has been rapidly increasing. However, even if the number of sites increases and there are many useful sites, if they cannot find them, they cannot be browsed or used. We
In order to get to the site b, you will need to search through a menu or search engine prepared by the mobile phone company using a mobile phone, but there is no guarantee that you will hit, and even if you do, you will need to access many times This is complicated. In addition, since the Internet connection from a mobile phone requires a fee, repeated access does not always provide the desired result. Do not try to use only. For this reason, users are stagnating.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and inconvenience information processing in a portable terminal such as a mobile phone is performed in advance on a user-friendly terminal such as a personal computer. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing system that accumulates information stored therein, enables the mobile terminal to search for the stored information, and the like, thereby enabling required information to be easily acquired by the mobile terminal.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an information processing system comprising: a database in which information on Web sites that can be displayed on a portable terminal is accumulated; a search system capable of searching the database with a computer terminal; The information processing apparatus includes means for selecting arbitrary information from search results, means for storing the selected information, and means for selecting the stored information from the portable terminal.

[0008] Further, a database in which information relating to Web sites is accumulated, a search system capable of searching the database with a computer terminal, means for selecting arbitrary information from search results by the search system, and information related to the selected information It comprises means for converting a Web site into secondary data usable by a mobile terminal, means for storing the secondary information, and means for selecting the stored information from the mobile terminal.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present inventor has proposed that a user using both a portable terminal such as a portable telephone and a personal computer collects and stores necessary information in advance using the personal computer, I thought that it would not be possible to make the obtained information easily accessible from mobile terminals. In the case of a personal computer, the function of searching for information is high, and even if many search results are obtained at one time, the processing is quick and the display is large, so that the selection operation is easy. Also, if a so-called “all-you-can-use” billing system is used, work can be performed without worrying about search costs. The information thus obtained is accumulated, and is re-acquired and used by searching from a portable terminal. In other words, this is an information processing system in which a user can easily construct a database that can be easily used on a personal computer and further easily retrieve the database from a portable terminal.

[0010] Even simply registering a Web site searched in advance with a personal computer in a portable terminal (such as "bookmark"),
The number of bookmarks displayed on a mobile terminal is limited, and it is difficult to find a bookmark after registering a large number. Therefore, an area allocated to each mobile terminal or each user is set outside the mobile terminal, information about the found Web site is stored here, the information is accessed from the mobile terminal, and the stored information is searched. Is what you do. Therefore, unlike a huge database such as a public search engine, the data in the allocated area is small and can be easily searched. Further, it is possible to add a more convenient usage such as selecting a search function for each user (for example, keyword, date, ambiguous, etc.), and setting an ascending order according to use frequency.

There are two types of databases for searching for obtaining information, one being a collection of Web sites dedicated to mobile terminals, and the other including a normal Web site. First, in the case of searching a database relating to a Web site that can be displayed by a portable terminal, only the header of the site selected by searching may be registered, or a comment or the like for facilitating a later search may be added. You may do it.

Next, in the case of searching for a normal Web site, it is possible to search and select a site, but even if it is registered in an allocated area, it is almost always displayed on a portable terminal. Since it is not possible, it is necessary to process it so that it can be displayed. That is, a site is selected, the information is taken in, and a tag is determined by, for example, an application service provider or the like, unnecessary information is cut, and the information is customized so that it can be displayed on a mobile terminal. Further, before storing the customized information in the storage area, it is pseudo-confirmed by a personal computer whether or not the customized information can be displayed on the portable terminal, and the registered information is registered in the allocation area.

Although the above description shows the outline on the user side of the portable terminal, this information processing system has a great advantage also on the side providing this service. That is, the provider can obtain information on the user side in various forms. For example, by preliminarily classifying information accumulated by each user from various angles and attaching the symbols, it is possible to analyze the tendency of the user to some extent. According to the analyzed tendency, information that is considered necessary for each user can be estimated, so that it is possible to positively distribute information that the user has not received, such as newly arrived information and advertisements.

[0014] In addition, the display capability of a conventional search engine page using a portable terminal is limited, and it is very difficult to place an advertisement on the search engine. , Since the actual search engine screen is viewed on a computer, the ads that can be displayed there are similar to general search engines, and many and interactive displays are possible, so you can expect a lot of advertising revenue .

On the other hand, it is expected that the transmission capability and software enhancement of the portable terminal will be remarkable in the future, and the inconvenience as present will be covered by the function of the portable terminal itself in the future. It is thought to be. However, since the data amount is expected to increase as the mobile terminal itself develops, it is considered that the processing capability of the mobile terminal in the memory or the like will eventually become limited.
Therefore, it is anticipated that the form of the information processing system will change in view of the situation of the developing mobile terminal and the ever-increasing amount of data.

For example, in the above description, a search by a personal computer has been premised. However, as the capability of the portable terminal is improved, a search is started from the portable terminal, and an area for storing a large amount of data obtained by the search is started. It may be provided outside the mobile terminal so that the information therein can be searched and obtained from the mobile terminal depending on the situation.

Also, when browsing or using a Web site from a portable terminal, access is made via a site having a conversion function so that the portable terminal can access the Web site at an intermediate site before the data of the Web site is read into the portable terminal. It is also possible to convert the content into a content suitable for display on a terminal, to smoothly read the content on a mobile terminal, and to prevent a problem in display. It is conceivable that the site having such a conversion function is performed by an application service provider (ASP), but in the future, a personal computer or the like having the same function will be provided with a similar function, and by making it always connected, Furthermore, it can be expanded to use forms that meet the needs of each user.

[0018]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the concept of an information processing system according to a first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, in the information processing system according to the present embodiment, W
a database 1 that accumulates information about the website,
A Web site for displaying a personal computer equipped with a search engine for searching this, and storage areas 2a to 2
And a user area 2 to which 2n is assigned. The search engine is a Web site that can be displayed by the personal computer 10 in the same manner as in the past, and in addition to the search engine, a lot of information such as advertisements and links is posted.

The user operates this Web by using the personal computer 10.
The user accesses the site and inputs and registers information such as the number and address of the mobile terminal 20 owned by the user, and at the same time, acquires the storage area 2x dedicated to the mobile terminal 20.

Next, the user searches the database 1 using the personal computer 10 to obtain site information considered to be useful to the user, confirms the contents with the personal computer 10, and then selects what he or she wants to use. The selected information is stored in the allocated storage area 2x. At this time, only the header may be used, but if the title is the same, considering the possibility of confusion, the date and URL are automatically attached, and if comments can be written, search at the time of reacquisition Etc. become easy.

In reacquiring the stored information,
The storage area 2x is accessed from the mobile terminal 20, and the contents therein are reacquired and used. When accessing, of course, a password or the like is input to identify the user so that the assigned area can be securely accessed. Also, if you register your phone number in advance,
The mobile terminal may be recognized at the time of access, and the allocated area may be automatically accessed. When the number of stored items is large, a search engine is activated to provide necessary information from stored information. In addition to the search, it is possible to save the time and effort of the search by setting the display to be displayed in a new order, a frequently used order, or an order in which the most recently used one is displayed first. That is, the top 10 items are displayed at the top, and the rest are saved in a folder in the assigned area,
A method such as searching in a folder as necessary is conceivable.

Embodiment 2 FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the concept of the information processing system shown in Embodiment 2. In the present embodiment, a general Web site is searched, the selected information is converted so that it can be used by the mobile terminal, this is stored in the storage area, and is reacquired from the mobile terminal. As shown in FIG. 2, the information processing system of the present embodiment includes a database 3 that can search a Web site 4 and a conversion tool that obtains information of the selected Web site and converts it so that it can be displayed on the mobile terminal 20. 5 and a user area 6 having storage areas 6a to 6n for storing information converted by the conversion tool 5.

The database 3 does not necessarily need to be a database managed by the supplier of the present system, but may be a database that is searched using an existing database. That is, the information obtained by searching the database 3 is selected, and then temporarily taken into the conversion tool 5.
In the conversion tool 5, all the information that is determined to be difficult or inappropriate to be displayed on the mobile terminal is deleted from the captured information, and only the information determined to be displayable is left. For example, images and sounds are judged by tags and deleted, and fonts are also deleted, so that only text is used. You can also have the option to be slim.

Before the information processed by the conversion tool 5 is stored in the storage area, a test display is provided in the personal computer, and when the display is not desirable, the information is converted by the conversion tool 5 again. In this case, the setting of the conversion tool 5 can be changed so as to obtain a desired display.

If the test display is within the allowable range, the information is stored in the storage area 6x. The processing at the time of accumulation, the accumulation state, and the reacquisition by the portable terminal 20 are the same as those in the first embodiment.

It should be noted that the information processing system shown in this embodiment can also be applied as means for using a Web site only with the portable terminal 20. That is, the mobile terminal 20 can search the database 3 via the conversion tool 5, and connect the mobile terminal 20 to the Web site via the conversion tool 5 based on the obtained result.

Third Embodiment FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an application example of the information processing system of the third embodiment. In the above two embodiments, the description has been made from the user side of the portable terminal, but in the present embodiment, an application example viewed from the side providing such a service will be described. Many requirements are automatically incorporated into the stored information. That is, it is possible to analyze and know unique information such as a mobile phone number and a mail address, and a tendency of the type of information to be stored.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the information processing system of this embodiment, the analysis tool 7 is linked to the storage area 2y of the user area 2. The analysis tool 7 obtains information such as the user's unique information and the tendency described above from the accumulated information, and transmits various information from the provider to the user based on the information. For example, judging from the obtained user's information accumulation tendency, it is possible to add a service that notifies new arrival information that is expected to be needed,
It can also offer ads tailored to the trend. Such an information providing destination may be destined for the original mobile terminal, or may be distributed to a personal computer used for customizing contents that are difficult to display on the mobile terminal.

As an analysis method described above, for example, there is a method of classifying data accumulated in the database 1 for a search engine from several angles in advance, and analyzing the data based on the classification. That is, when the symbol 1 is assigned to the classification angle 1, the symbol A is assigned to the classification angle 2, and the symbol a is assigned to the classification angle 3, a certain user is assigned a symbol Gp. If there is a tendency to accumulate data, a service for providing information on the site to the user is performed when a site with the same reference numeral is newly input to the database 1.

Further, it is possible to send an advertisement to a user who desires to transmit an advertisement by using the same classification information, and an advertisement suitable for each user is displayed in an assigned area in exchange for the use. In this case, an advertisement may be forcibly displayed.

[0031]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, Web site information that is difficult to display and process on a portable terminal can be easily processed and stored, and the information can be easily obtained by the portable terminal. The following effects can be obtained. (1) Necessary information can be used by short-time access to the storage area. (2) The usage fee of the mobile terminal can be saved. (3) Since the search is performed by a personal computer, the work is easy.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the concept of an information processing system according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the concept of an information processing system according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an application example of an information processing system according to a third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Database 2 ... User area 2a ~ 2n ... Storage area 3 ... Database 4 ... Web site 5 ... Conversion tool 6 ... User area 6a-6n ... Storage area 7 ... …… Analysis tool 10 …… PC 20 …… Mobile terminal

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A database in which information on Web sites that can be displayed on a mobile terminal is accumulated, a search system that can search the database with a computer terminal, and means for selecting arbitrary information from search results by the search system. An information processing system comprising: means for storing selected information; and means for selecting the stored information from the portable terminal. 2. An area for storing selected information is provided, the area is allocated to each mobile terminal or each user, and the area is provided so that a user can search the area from the mobile terminal. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein 3. A database in which information on Web sites is accumulated, a search system capable of searching the database with a computer terminal, means for selecting arbitrary information from search results by the search system, and information on the selected information An information processing system comprising: means for converting a Web site into secondary data usable by a mobile terminal; means for storing the secondary information; and means for selecting the stored information from the mobile terminal. . 4. An area for storing secondary information is provided, the area is allocated to each mobile terminal or each user, and the area is provided so that a user can search the area from the mobile terminal. The information processing system according to claim 3, wherein 5. Analyzing data accumulated in an area for each area, selecting distribution data according to the analysis result,
The information processing system according to claim 2, wherein the distribution data is distributed to the portable terminal and / or the user. 6. Searching a Web site from a mobile terminal, transmitting site information to be used to a storage area allocated to the mobile terminal, and searching data stored in the storage area from the mobile terminal or another terminal. An information processing system provided so as to be capable of being used. 7. When browsing a Web site from a mobile terminal, before the Web site to be browsed is input to the mobile terminal, information unnecessary for display on the mobile terminal is provided. Information processing system.