JP2000207410A - URL database updating apparatus and URL database updating method - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] To provide a URL database updating device capable of automatically deleting a low-ranked URL from a URL database already stored. SOLUTION: URL title, URL storage date, UR
URL data such as the number of times L has been downloaded
A URL database creation unit 6 for storing and storing the URL in a database, and a URL stored in the URL database creation unit
A URL database management unit 7 for reading L data;
A URL database verification unit 8 that ranks URLs based on the URL data read by the RL database management unit, and updates the URL data when the same URL as the URL stored in the URL database creation unit is input. And a URL database updating unit 9 for automatically deleting a low-ranked URL among the URLs ranked by the URL database verifying unit.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for updating a URL of a homepage stored in advance by a user.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, the number of Internet users is increasing every day. In addition, a huge amount of information and homepages exist on the Internet. Therefore, a user using the Internet finds and refers to a homepage that he / she needs, and saves the URL in advance when he / she encounters a homepage that he / she wants to download again later. If the URL of the homepage is stored, it is possible to download the homepage without manually inputting the URL when viewing the homepage.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a conventional URL database updating device. In FIG. 5, 1 is a central processing unit, 2 is a display device such as a monitor for displaying a color image,
Reference numeral 3 denotes an input device such as a keyboard or mouse, 4 denotes a main storage device for temporarily storing a program or data being processed, and 5A denotes a secondary storage device for storing color image data, a module for an image management function, and the like. Secondary storage device 5A
Is the URL or UR that the user wants to save in advance
It comprises a URL database creation unit 6 for storing the storage date of the L title and the URL in the database, and a drawing unit 10 for drawing the downloaded image on the display device 2.

[0004] The operation of the URL database updating device thus configured will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a method of pre-storing a URL that a user wants to save, and a method of deleting a URL manually saved.

In FIG. 6, first, a user downloads an arbitrary URL via a browser (S21). If the content of the downloaded homepage is to be downloaded again, the user registers this URL in advance in the URL database together with the URL title and the storage date of the URL (S22). That is, the URL UR
Based on the registration instruction to the L database, the URL database creation unit 6 downloads the URL, the URL
URL data such as the title of the URL and the storage date of the URL (the latest storage date if downloaded several times)
Save to database. Do nothing if not needed. Next, when the user determines that there is an unnecessary URL among the URLs already stored, the user refers to the URL database, selects the URL to be deleted, and executes the deletion work by manual input (S23). .

If there is no object to be deleted, nothing is performed. Through this series of operations, the URL database is updated.

[0007]

However, the conventional URL database updating device has a problem in that the user must select a URL which has been registered from the list of URLs which are deemed unnecessary and delete the URL manually. Had. That is, in order to delete a URL that has already been saved, the user himself has to perform management, judgment and selection, and perform a deletion operation. Therefore, unless the user manually performs the deletion, the registered U
Even if the URLs unnecessary for the user are mixed in the RL, the URLs are not deleted and are always required.
If it is desired to save only L, the URL database must be managed by itself, which requires a lot of work.

The URL database updating device and the U
In the RL database update method, the rank of each URL is automatically calculated based on the URL data such as the frequency of use of the URL (the number of downloads) and the date of storage of the URL, so that the URL of the URL already stored in the database is saved. It is required that URLs with lower ranks be automatically deleted.

According to the present invention, each URL is
The rank of L is automatically calculated, and the UR already stored
URL database updating device capable of automatically deleting a low-ranked URL from the L database, and automatically calculating the rank of each URL based on the URL data and storing the already stored URL database U to automatically remove lower-ranked URLs in
An object of the present invention is to provide an RL database update method.

[0010]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a URL database updating apparatus according to the present invention comprises a central processing unit for processing requested information, a display unit for displaying windows, graphic elements, characters and the like. Input devices such as a keyboard, tablet, and mouse for inputting data such as characters, numbers, and positions; a main storage device for storing running programs such as an operating system and a window system; and programs and text data. A URL database automatic updating device having a secondary storage device for storing, wherein the secondary storage device stores URL data such as a URL title, a URL storage date, the number of times a URL has been downloaded, and the like in a URL database. URL database creation unit to save and save, and URL database creation unit A URL database management unit that reads RL data, a URL database verification unit that ranks URLs based on the URL data read by the URL database management unit, and a URL that is the same as the URL stored in the URL database creation unit. When input, the URL data is updated, and the lower rank U among the URLs ranked by the URL database verification unit is updated.
And a URL database updating unit that automatically deletes the RL.

As a result, each U is determined based on the URL data.
The RL rank is automatically calculated and the already stored U
A URL database updating apparatus capable of automatically deleting a low-ranked URL from the RL database is obtained.

[0012] In order to solve the above problems, the URL of the present invention is used.
The database update method is URL URL, URL
URL such as save date of URL and number of times URL was downloaded
URL that stores and saves data in a URL database
A database creation step, a URL database verification step of ranking URLs based on the URL data, and updating of the URL data when the same URL as the stored URL is input, as well as updating the URL in the ranked URLs U to automatically delete low rank URLs
RL database update step.

[0013] With this, each U is determined based on the URL data.
The RL rank is automatically calculated and the already stored U
A method of updating a URL database for automatically deleting a low-ranked URL from the RL database is obtained.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The URL according to claim 1 of the present invention
The database update device includes a central processing unit that processes requested information, a display device that displays windows, graphic elements, characters, and the like, and a keyboard, tablet, mouse, and the like that inputs data such as characters, numerical values, and positions. Equipment and
An automatic URL database updating device having a main storage device for storing a running program such as an operating system and a window system, and a secondary storage device for storing a program, text data, etc. The apparatus stores a URL database such as a URL title, a storage date of the URL, and the number of times the URL has been downloaded in a URL database, and a URL database for reading the URL data stored in the URL database creation unit. A management unit, a URL database verification unit that ranks the URLs based on the URL data read by the URL database management unit, and a URL when the same URL as the URL stored in the URL database creation unit is input. Updating data A URL database updating unit that automatically deletes a low-ranked URL in the URLs ranked by the RL database verification unit, and includes a URL in the URL ranked by the URL database verification unit. URLs with lower ranks are automatically deleted, and the URL database is automatically updated, and URLs that are more important to the user without the user's manual work.
Has the effect of only being saved.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the URL database updating apparatus according to the first aspect, the URL database verifying unit determines the URL based on the storage date of the URL and the number of times the URL has been downloaded. The ranking is performed, and the URL database updating unit performs the URL
The storage date of the URL and the number of times the URL was downloaded are updated.
This has the effect that the database is reliably updated.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the URL database updating method, wherein the URL title, the storage date of the URL, the URL
A URL database creation step of storing and saving URL data such as the number of times of downloading in a URL database, a URL database verification step of ranking URLs based on the URL data, and a URL identical to the stored URL. A URL database update step of updating URL data when input and automatically deleting low-ranked URLs in the ranked URLs. URLs with lower ranks are automatically deleted, and the URL database is automatically updated,
U that is important to the user without user's manual work
It has the effect that only the RL is preserved.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a URL database updating apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, a central processing unit 1, a display unit 2, an input unit 3, and a main storage unit 4 are the same as those in FIG. Reference numeral 5 denotes a secondary storage device. The secondary storage device 5 stores in advance a URL (URL database), such as a URL considered necessary for the user, a storage date of the URL, and a download frequency (number of downloads), in a database (URL database). UR to save
L database creation unit 6 and a URL database management unit 7 that manages URL data stored in the URL database, such as URLs stored, URL storage dates, and download times.
And the URL managed by the URL database management unit 7
A URL database verification unit 8 for ranking L;
URLs ranked by the URL database verification unit 8
A URL database updating unit 9 that automatically deletes a low-ranked URL in the URL and a drawing unit 10 that displays an image of a homepage or the like downloaded by the user on a monitor or the like. Each unit 6 to 10 in the secondary storage device is realized by software. That is,
Each of the units 6 to 10 is realized by the central processing unit 1 reading a program corresponding to each of the units 6 to 10 from the secondary storage device 5 and executing the program.

The operation of the URL database updating device thus configured will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the URL database updating device of FIG. 1, and shows a method of automatically updating a stored URL.

In FIG. 2, first, the user enters an arbitrary UR
L is downloaded (S1). If the downloaded content is to be saved in advance for the user to download again, the user
The RL is registered in a database (URL database) (S2, URL database creation step). That is, based on the instruction to register the URL in the URL database, the URL database creation unit 6
RL, title of the URL, storage date of the URL (the latest storage date if downloaded several times), U
URL data such as the number of downloads of the RL is stored in a URL database. If the user determines that there is no need to save, no registration to the URL database is performed. Next, in order to automatically update the URL database, the URL database management unit 7
It is checked whether or not an RL exists (S3). If it is determined that some URL has already been stored, the process proceeds to step 5, and if it is determined that nothing has been stored, the process ends (S4). . In step 5, the URL database updating unit 9 notified of the determination result indicating that the saved URL exists.
Is the title name of the downloaded URL, its URL
Based on the storage date of L, the storage date and the number of downloads of the same URL stored are updated (URL database update step). Next, the URL database verification unit 8
Is the URL data updated in step 5, ie, UR
L based on the storage date and the number of URL downloads
The RLs are ranked (S6, URL database verification step). Next, the URL database updating unit 10
Deletes, from the URL database, the URL determined to be deleted in the low rank among the URLs ranked in step 6 (S7, URL database update step).

Next, the contents of the stored URL database will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3A shows a conventional U
FIG. 3 is a URL data diagram showing contents of RL data, and FIG.
(B) is a URL data diagram showing the contents of URL data in the present embodiment. Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 3A, when a URL is stored in a URL database, a title attached to the URL, a URL, and a storage date of the URL are stored. These stored contents are accumulated in the URL database. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3B, a URL title, a URL, a URL storage date, and a URL download count are stored.
Rank calculated by L download count is URL
Stored in the database. This rank becomes higher rank (smaller number) as the URL is more important for the user.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a method of determining the rank of the stored URL in the URL database verification unit 8 (Step 6 in FIG. 2) and a method of deleting the URL in the URL database update unit 9 (Step 7 in FIG. 2). .

In FIG. 4, first, the stored URLs are read item by item (S11). After reading all items, points are added to each item, starting from the newest storage date. For example, if there are 10 items to be saved, 10 is the latest item on the storage date, and 9 is the second item on the second date.
Are given (S12). Next, as for the number of downloads, similar to the storage date, the higher the number of downloads, the higher the point,
A low point is given to a small number (S1
3). Next, the points given in Steps 12 and 13 are totaled, and the average value and standard deviation of the points are obtained (S1).
4). When the average value and the standard deviation are obtained in this way, the deviation value of each item is determined, and the rank of each item is determined (S1).
5). The URL database updating unit 9 outputs a low-rank UR
The date of L is checked, and if it is more than one month ago, it is deleted (S16).

In the present embodiment, the deletion grace period is set to one month in step 16, but is not limited to this, and may be arbitrarily set to two months or three months.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the URL
URL data such as title, URL storage date, number of times the URL was downloaded, etc. are stored and stored in the URL database, and URLs are ranked based on the URL storage date and the URL download count in the URL data,
When the same URL as the stored URL is input, the URL data is updated (the URL storage date and the number of downloads are updated), and a lower-ranked URL among the ranked URLs is automatically deleted. , The lower-ranked URL in the ranked URLs
Can be automatically deleted, and the URL data can be automatically updated.
With the automatic update of the RL data, it is possible to save only the URL that is important to the user.

[0027]

As described above, according to the URL database updating apparatus of the first aspect of the present invention, a central processing unit for processing requested information and a display for displaying windows, graphic elements, characters, and the like. A device, an input device such as a keyboard, a tablet, and a mouse for inputting data such as characters, numerical values, and positions; a main storage device for storing a running program such as an operating system and a window system; a program; and text data. And a secondary storage device for storing, for example, a URL storage device. The secondary storage device stores URL data such as a URL title, a storage date of a URL, and the number of times the URL has been downloaded in a URL database. URL database creation unit to store and save, and URL database creation unit to save A URL database management unit that reads URL data, a URL database verification unit that ranks URLs based on the URL data read by the URL database management unit, and a URL that is the same as the URL stored in the URL database creation unit. When input, the URL data is updated, and the lower rank U among the URLs ranked by the URL database verification unit is updated.
By having a URL database updating unit that automatically deletes RLs, it is possible to automatically delete low-ranked URLs among ranked URLs and automatically update URL data. The advantageous effect is obtained that the URL data that is important to the user can be saved together with the automatic update of the URL data without complicated manual work of the user.

According to the URL database updating device of the second aspect, in the URL database updating device of the first aspect, the URL database verifying unit determines the URL based on the storage date of the URL and the number of times the URL has been downloaded. U
RL ranking is performed, and the URL database updating unit updates the storage date of the URL and the number of times the URL has been downloaded, thereby advantageously performing the ranking of the URL and updating of the URL data. Is obtained.

According to the URL database updating method of the third aspect, the URL title, the storage date of the URL,
URL data such as the number of times the URL was downloaded
A URL database creation step of storing and storing the URL in the RL database, a URL database verification step of ranking URLs based on the URL data, and a U.S.A. when the same URL as the stored URL is input.
Automatically updating the RL data and automatically deleting the low-ranked URLs in the ranked URLs by automatically updating the low-ranked URLs in the ranked URLs. Since the URL data can be deleted and the URL data can be automatically updated, it is possible to automatically update the URL data and save only the URL that is important to the user without complicated manual operation of the user. Effects can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a URL database updating device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the URL database updating device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 (a) URL showing the contents of conventional URL data
Data diagram (b) URL data diagram showing contents of URL data in the present embodiment

FIG. 4 is a URL stored in a URL database verification unit.
Showing a method for determining the rank of a URL and a method for deleting a URL in a URL database updating unit

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a conventional URL database updating device.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the URL database updating device of FIG. 5;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Central processing unit 2 Display device 3 Input device 4 Main storage device 5 Secondary storage device 6 URL database creation unit 7 URL database management unit 8 URL database verification unit 9 URL database update unit 10 Drawing unit

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A central processing unit for processing requested information, a display device for displaying windows, graphic elements, characters and the like, and a keyboard, tablet, mouse and the like for inputting data such as characters, numerical values and positions. An apparatus, a main storage device for storing running programs such as an operating system and a window system, and a program;
An automatic URL database updating device having a secondary storage device for storing text data and the like, wherein the secondary storage device includes a URL title, a URL storage date, and a URL.
URL data such as the number of times L has been downloaded
A URL database creation unit that stores and saves the URL in a database, and a URL database that is saved in the URL database creation unit.
A URL database management unit that reads RL data, a URL database verification unit that ranks URLs based on the URL data read by the URL database management unit, and a URL stored in the URL database creation unit. When the URL is input, the U
RL data is updated, and a low-rank URL among the URLs ranked by the URL database verification unit is updated.
And a URL database updating unit for automatically deleting the URL. 2. The URL database verification unit according to claim 1, wherein
URLs are ranked based on the storage date of the URL and the number of times the URL has been downloaded, and the URL database update unit updates the storage date of the URL and the number of times the URL has been downloaded. The URL database updating device according to claim 1. 3. A URL title, URL storage date, U
URL data such as the number of times the RL was downloaded
A URL database creation step of storing and storing the URL in an L database; a URL database verification step of ranking URLs based on the URL data;
U that updates the URL data when the same URL as the stored URL is input and automatically deletes a lower-ranked URL among the ranked URLs
A URL database updating method.