JP2006195843A - Content delivery system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system capable of delivering only the information necessary to a user at the timing desired by the user and with the effective degree of exposure, and of creating a user's homepage through simple operations without cost burdens. <P>SOLUTION: The content delivery system connects a system manager's system server 2 to an information provider's Web server 3 via the Internet 1, and automatically delivers the information provider's content and advertisement-related information to the PC 4 of a user who visited the homepage of the information provider. Also, the system provides a communication interface between users via a mini homepage. The system server 2 connects a content server 21, an advertisement server 22, a statistic server 23, an update server 24 and a homepage server 25 to one another via a LAN 5. The homepage server 25 provides the space required to create the user's mini homepage. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a content distribution system that automatically distributes information provider contents and advertisement-related information to Internet users and provides a communication interface between users via a mini homepage.

In recent years, the use of the Internet has already become a part of life as broadband and constant connections become commonplace. From now on, how efficient the information that users need without surfing the Internet or surfing the web from the information flooded on the Internet. The ability to search frequently and communicate to users in a timely manner is becoming the most important issue in Internet technology.
From the information provider's point of view, the Internet can be used as a continuous communication tool with users, and it is not necessary to wait for users to search for information. It is expected to be able to be sent to the user with a degree of exposure of about 100%.

On the other hand, users who use the Internet have a strong desire to obtain information about their own interests that are specific to specific hobbies (movies, music, etc.) from a wide range of enthusiasts or to share their information widely with enthusiasts. .
For this purpose, it is necessary to create a homepage for the user, but it is a great work for a user who is not familiar with HTML and programs, and costs for maintaining and managing the homepage are also required.

  The problems to be solved are as described above, and the present invention distributes only the information required by the user at the timing desired by the user and a certain degree of exposure, and at the same time, without a simple operation and cost burden. The purpose is to provide a system that can create a homepage.

  Therefore, the present invention connects the system server of the system administrator and the Web server of the information provider via the Internet, and installs the information provider's resident program on the PC of the Internet user who agrees to the terms of use via this Web server. The resident program includes an acquisition unit that accesses the system server to acquire the content of the information provider, a display unit that displays a window of the acquired content on the PC screen of the participating user, and the skin of the information provider Creating means for creating a mini home page of the participating user, storage means for saving the created mini home page in the system server, search means for accessing the system server and searching for the saved mini home page, and the searched mini home page The homepage window is displayed on the PC screen of participating users. The most important characterized in that it comprises a display means for.

According to the present invention, since the information of the category desired by the user is distributed at the time interval set by the user, only the information required by the user can be provided in a timely manner with a certain degree of exposure.
In addition, since the user's home page can be created without any specialized knowledge by a simple operation, it is possible to easily form a community for communicating information by transmitting his / her information to other users.
For this reason, an information provider's standpoint gives users the opportunity to communicate information and advertisements naturally, and can build an interactive content distribution system that can stably secure continuous information services with users. It becomes like this.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 1 shows a configuration diagram of a content distribution system embodying the present invention.
The content distribution system connects the system server 2 of the system administrator and the Web server 3 of the information provider via the Internet 1, and the information provider's contents and advertisement-related information are connected to the PC 4 of the user who visited the information provider's home page. Is automatically distributed, and a communication interface between users is provided via a mini homepage.
The system server 2 connects the content server 21, the advertisement server 22, the statistics server 23, the update server 24, and the homepage server 25 via the LAN 5.
The content server 21 is content of information providers belonging to categories such as news, stock price / exchange information, ticket sales information, shopping information, corporate event / campaign information, new product information, travel information, and timetable information selected by the user. To deliver.
The advertisement server 22 distributes advertisement-related information that enables various advertisements together with the content.
The statistics server 23 includes the number of participating users / deleted users, the number of users who agree to the terms of use / the number of non-consents, the number of reception setters / the number of users who cancel the reception, and daily usage. Manage statistical data such as number of people.
The update server 24 distributes an update module necessary when the resident program downloaded to the user's PC 4 is changed.
The home page server 25 provides a space necessary for creating a user's mini home page.

FIG. 2 shows a flowchart of registration processing of the content distribution system embodying the present invention.
First, a user accesses a website of an information provider who wants to receive a content service, opens a home page (step 101), and selects a required content category (step 102). As a result, only the information required by the user is distributed.
Next, it is determined whether or not a resident program that automatically acquires PULL-type content is already installed in the user's PC 4 (step 103). If not installed, the resident program is downloaded from the update server 24 to the user's PC 4. (Step 104). If a resident program is already installed, this process is omitted.
Thus, by installing a resident program on the user's PC 4, access conversion from PULL type to PUSH type becomes possible.
The resident program can be deleted at any time to prevent spam such as receiving a large amount of the same message.
In addition, the resident program can be installed without registering personal information such as an e-mail address, thereby ensuring safety for the information provider from the viewpoint of personal information protection.

Next, it is determined whether or not the resident program has reached the content acquisition time (step 105). If the content acquisition time is reached, the content server 21 is connected to acquire the necessary content (step 106), and the user's PC4 screen is displayed. The acquired content window is displayed (step 107).
The skin of the content window displayed at this time can be freely designed for each Web site of the information provider.
Also, advertisement information can be freely displayed in the skin area of the content window displayed at this time.
At this time, the content windows are displayed on the back of all windows so as not to disturb the user's PC work.
At this time, the arrival of a new message is notified by a slide and a status bar on the lower right side of the user's PC4 screen.
Through the above process, the user can view the contents of the content distributed from the content server 21.
Here, if the user wants to see the content displayed on the screen in detail, the user can click the link switch of the content information to open the information provider's home page where more detailed information can be seen.
When the above process is completed, the user returns to a state where general PC work can be performed.

FIG. 3 shows a flowchart of a mini homepage creation process in which the present invention is implemented.
First, the user accesses the information provider's Web site, opens a home page (step 201), and performs a mini home page application procedure (step 202).
Here, if it is necessary to agree to the terms of use and register the user's e-mail address, ID, and password, input these data and apply for the mini homepage.
When the above process is completed, an environment for creating a user's mini homepage is set.
Next, it is determined whether or not there is a template that suits the user (step 203). If there is a template, the template is selected to create a mini home page (step 204).
If there is no template, the user directly creates a mini home page (step 205).
If the mini home page is completed through the above process, the user can form and manage various communities on his mini home page.
In addition, the formed community can manage the contents of the mini home page through the separately created Admin page.
Next, the user determines whether or not there is a change in the mini home page (step 206). If there is a change, the content is added / corrected to update the mini home page (step 207).
Through the above process, the user's content can be shown to other users through his / her mini homepage.
When the above process is completed, the user returns to a state where general PC work can be performed.

It is a block diagram of the content delivery system which implemented this invention. It is a flowchart of the registration process of the content delivery system which implemented this invention. It is a flowchart of the creation process of the mini homepage which implemented this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Internet 2 System Server 21 Content Server 22 Advertising Server 23 Statistics Server 24 Update Server 25 Homepage Server 3 Web Server 4 PC
5 LAN

Claims (16)

Connect the system server of the system administrator and the Web server of the information provider via the Internet,
The resident program of the information provider is installed on the PC of the Internet user who has agreed to the terms of use via this Web server,
In this resident program,
Obtaining means for accessing the system server to obtain information provider content;
Display means for displaying the acquired content window on the PC screen of the participating users;
Creating means for creating a mini-homepage for participating users within the skin of the information provider;
Storage means for storing the created mini home page in the system server;
Search means for accessing the system server and searching for the saved mini homepage;
Display means for displaying the searched mini home page window on the PC screen of the participating users;
A content distribution system comprising:   The system server includes a content server that distributes content of an information provider, an advertisement server that distributes advertisement-related information, a statistical server that manages statistical data provided to the information provider, and an update server for installing and updating a resident program The content distribution system according to claim 1, further comprising a homepage server that provides a space for creating a mini homepage.   2. The content distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the content windows displayed on the PC screen are displayed on the back of all windows.   The content distribution system according to claim 1, wherein a skin of a window of content displayed on the PC screen can be arbitrarily set.   The content distribution system according to claim 1, wherein an advertisement can be displayed in a skin area of the content window displayed on the PC screen.   The content distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the content window displayed on the PC screen can be linked to a home page of an information provider.   The content distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the content acquired by the acquisition means can be selected by category.   The content distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the content acquired by the acquisition unit can be set as an acquisition time.   The content distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the content acquired by the acquisition means is notified by a slide and a status bar on the lower right side of the PC screen of the participating user when a new message arrives.   The content distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the resident program can be deleted.   2. The content distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the system server does not store personal information of participating users who have agreed to terms of use.   The content distribution system according to claim 1, wherein a template of the skin of the mini homepage can be selected.   The content distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the mini home page can form various multimedia contents through an album function for adding an image registered in an album to data.   2. The content distribution system according to claim 1, wherein creation / update / view of the mini home page is managed through an Admin function for logging in by inputting an ID / password of a participating user.   The statistical data includes the number of participating users / the number of deleted users, the number of users who agree to the terms of use / the number of non-consents, the number of users who set the reception / the number of users who cancel the reception, and the number of users per day Item 3. The content distribution system according to Item 2.   8. The content distribution according to claim 7, wherein the category includes news, stock price / exchange information, ticket sales information, shopping information, corporate event / campaign information, new product information, travel information, and timetable information. system.

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