JP2002041380A - System and method for processing data - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To omit the input processing of authentication information to be carried out by a user by making use of only the basic function of a WWW browser of a client terminal. SOLUTION: At the Web site that is connected to a client terminal via the Internet, a signup screen 101 where the authentication information consisting of the login ID and password of the client is inputted as the information that is supplied from the Web site to the client terminal is prepared together with a bookmark register screen 104 which incorporates the information corresponding to the authentication information inputted via the screen 101 into the URL information showing the location in a Web server and sets the URL information in the form of (http://'domain name'/'prescribed identifier (tag)'+'login ID and password ciphered information'), for example. Then the screens 101 and 104 are supplied to the client terminal.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a data processing system constituted by a server connected to a client via a network, and a data processing method in the server.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art WWW (World W
ide Web), the server (or site) that provides information to the client side is a Web site or WWW
The server is called, for example, URL (Uniform Resource Locato
It has the function of sending the file specified by r). URLs are URIs (Uniform Resource Identifiers)
Is a format that describes procedures and locations for accessing information resources existing on the Internet. Some sites in networks such as the Internet provide predetermined services only to members registered in advance. In a site that provides a predetermined service to this specific registered member, for example, when registering each user,
By registering (identification code) (or user ID) and password as authentication information and confirming the authentication information at the time of access, the service is provided only to the confirmed client. .

[0003]

In the conventional system as described above, when a client accesses a site for registered members, it is necessary to input a login ID and a password every time the client accesses the site. This input processing of the login ID and the password is one of the complicated tasks for the user. On the other hand, if the client terminal is composed of, for example, a personal computer or the like, the functions provided by the WWW browser software operating on the personal computer include the access destination URL and the login ID by the WWW browser software alone.
The password and password are associated with each other, and when the URL is accessed again, the login ID and password are automatically sent out. Identify the client by sending back data called a cookie and log in by the user
In some cases, the process of entering the ID and password can be omitted. However, among client terminals that have access to websites on the Internet, ST
B (Set Top Box), PDA (Personal Digital Assistant)
s), some terminals such as PHS (Personal Handyphone System), mobile phones, etc., cannot use the function to omit the login ID and password input processing as described above. There is a problem that user's convenience is impaired because input operation of characters and numbers is complicated or takes time as compared with the case of using a keyboard or the like of a personal computer.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is, for example, a WWW browser provided in a client-side terminal that can be used in a simple Internet access terminal or a mobile phone or a portable information device. It is an object of the present invention to provide a data processing system and method that can omit a process of inputting authentication information by a user by using only a basic function.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a data processing system comprising a server connected to a client via a network, wherein client authentication information is input. Authentication information input means for, and screen information specified by the information resource designation information including information corresponding to the authentication information input by the authentication information input means is information indicating the location in the network, A registration screen information providing unit for providing as screen information for registering information resource designation information in the client.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, when the screen information is designated again by the information resource designation information, the second association information including the association information with another information resource that can be browsed by the client. It is characterized by further comprising second associated information screen providing means for providing a screen.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, the server has a function of providing specific information only to a specific client registered in advance, and the second association information screen is displayed without inputting authentication information. It is characterized by including association information enabling the calling of specific information or association information with other screen information including the association information. The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that, of the information resource designation information, information corresponding to the authentication information input by the authentication information input means is encrypted information. The invention described in claim 5 is characterized in that the server connected to the client via the network is a WWW server.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a data processing method by a server connected to a client via a network, wherein the authentication information inputting step for inputting the authentication information of the client and the location in the network are indicated. Screen information specified by the information resource specification information including information corresponding to the authentication information input in the authentication information input process is provided as screen information for registering the information resource specification information in the client. A registration screen information providing step.

[0008]

Embodiments of a data processing system according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a data processing system according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a Web site 1 constituting the data processing system according to the present embodiment is a server-side device provided on the Internet 10. The Web site 1 includes a computer such as a workstation (not shown), its peripheral devices, and a storage device 1a, and stores information to be provided in the storage device 1a, member information, and the like. Then, the stored information and the like are provided via the Internet 10. The Internet 10 is connected to a wireless communication network 11 which is a mobile communication network such as a mobile phone via an access point 21 and a public network such as a subscriber telephone network via an access point 22 such as an Internet service provider. Is connected to the wired communication network 12. The mobile terminal 2 such as a mobile phone is accommodated in the wireless communication network 11, and the personal computer 3 is connected to the wired communication network 12 via a peripheral device such as a modem. The portable terminal 2 and the personal computer 3 are used as terminals on the client side when accessing the Web site 1. In FIG. 1, only one unit is shown, but a plurality of units not shown are provided.
The client side terminal may be an Internet access terminal such as an STB or a portable information terminal connected to a wireless communication network using a mobile phone or a PHS terminal. FIG. 1 shows an example of the configuration of the present invention. For example, the storage device 1a may be provided outside the Web site 1, or the Web site 1
It may be provided in a wired or wireless communication network instead of the above.

Next, referring to FIGS. 2 to 4, the Web of FIG.
The configuration of the Web page provided by the site 1 will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the structure of a Web page provided when a user accesses the Web site 1 for the first time. FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a web page provided when accessing, and FIG. 4 shows the configuration of a web page provided when accessing website 1 using a function characterized by the present embodiment. It is a block diagram.

As shown in FIG. 2, a WWW browser function specific to the device or arbitrary WWW browser software is started on the portable terminal 2 or the personal computer 3 (hereinafter, represented by the portable terminal 2), and the URL of the Web site 1 is entered. Specify
For example, on a WWW browser, a link information 10 to the general menu screen of the Web site 1 as shown in FIG.
It is assumed that the user accesses the screen 106 including the screen 6a. In this case, the first user to access the website 1
After selecting the selection item "to the Jside menu" 106a, a lower-level menu screen (not shown) is displayed, and then a sign-up screen 101 for performing member registration is displayed. The sign-up screen 101 is a screen (page) provided for inputting predetermined information including a login ID and a password to register as a member on the Web site 1. When the input of the predetermined information is completed on the sign-up screen 101, a sign-up end screen 102 indicating that the sign-up is completed is displayed next. When a predetermined operation for further advancing the page is performed on the sign-up end screen 102, a bookmark explanation screen 103 is displayed.

As shown in FIG. 6, the bookmark explanation screen 103 has a bookmark registration (or addition) function of the WWW browser of the portable terminal 2 on the client side, which is a feature of the present embodiment. This page describes the setting of the “automatic login function” used. The “bookmark” is a browser function for recording the URL of a Web site such as the Web site 1, and is also called a “hot list” or a “favorite”. The present embodiment is characterized by
"Automatic login function" provided by Web site 1
Is a function that enables access to the page information for registered members of the Web site 1 by using a bookmark, which is a basic function of this WWW browser, and omitting the input of a login ID and a password. It is.

On the bookmark explanation screen 103, a description of the "automatic login function" and an option "Yes" 10 for further setting the "automatic login function" are provided.
3a and a screen 106 (FIG. 5) or an option "No" 103b for displaying a menu screen displayed by selecting the selection item 106a on the screen 106. Here, when the option “Yes” 103a is selected, the bookmark registration screen 104 is called. In the bookmark registration screen 104, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, a description for the user to register the bookmark registration screen 104 using the bookmark registration function of the Web browser and a description for executing the “automatic login function” The selection item "to the automatic login menu" 104a is displayed.

In the present embodiment, when the bookmark registration screen 104 is transmitted to the portable terminal 2, the URL information of the top page 106 of the Web site 1 or the URL information for directly or indirectly specifying the screen 104 is signed. Information obtained by adding information obtained by encrypting the authentication information (login ID and password) of the currently accessed user input on the up screen 101 is transmitted to the client as URL information of the page (104). When using the URL information of the top page 106 of the Web site 1, the screen 104
Is set in the format of “http://www.jside.com/“predetermined identifier (tag)” + “information obtained by encrypting the login ID and password” ”, and the screen 104 is displayed directly or indirectly. To use the URL information specified in "http:
//www.jside.com/“file location (directory name + file name) corresponding to screen 104 ”/“ predetermined identifier (tag) ”+“ encrypted login ID and password information ” Is set. Here, “http” is the protocol used (HyperText Transfer Protocol),
“Www.jside.com” is the domain name of Web site 1 and “predetermined identifier (tag)” is characters that are not used as URLs (“;”, “?”, “@”, “&”, “=”, “+”,
This is a character string consisting of “|”, “$”, “,”, etc.) (one or more). Therefore, when the bookmark is registered on the bookmark registration screen 104 in the mobile terminal 2,
"Http://www.jside.com/"predetermined identifier" + "encrypted login ID and password information""or" htt
Information such as p: //www.jside.com/ “location of file corresponding to screen 104” / “predetermined identifier” + “information obtained by encrypting login ID and password” specifies bookmark registration screen 104. It will be registered as URL information. Also, the selection item “Go to automatic login menu” 10
In 4a, the same URL as that transmitted to the mobile terminal 2 is described as link destination information.

[0014] From the viewpoint of protecting the privacy of the user, the encrypted "login ID and password" may be added to the URL information. For example, a "Login I
"D and password" are encrypted and added to the URL information, "http://210.165.45.79/jp/i/lgi/AL1.html?w=FXZ
hra.ln2YZjcjcI7qY5OcK358alT5I6u7KkvRLnRHV3_NH6PTnA
_OYg ". Here, "210 ... jp" following "http: //" is a domain name corresponding to the above website (www.jside.com), "/ i / lgi" is a predetermined directory name,
“/AL1.html” is a predetermined identifier, “? W =” is an identifier indicating that the character string following this is an encrypted “login ID and password”, and “FXZ ... OYg” is an encryption "Login ID and password". Also, if the same “login ID and password” is encrypted, the number of combinations is finite, and if the same “login ID and password” is encrypted many times, it will be transmitted to a third party. There is a risk that the “login ID and password” may be analyzed based on the information. Therefore, in the above encryption, it is more preferable to encrypt predetermined information corresponding to the login time, for example, information obtained by adding milliseconds and seconds units of the time to the “login ID and password”. preferable. For example, the above `` FXZhra.ln2YZjcjcI7qY5O
The “login ID and password” encrypted to “cK358alT5I6u7KkvRLnRHV3_NH6PTnA_OYg” is “FrzwKszhRlj15KnsCUd3i9Vlj1PtLR5ISb” if you log in at another time.
yCXPnWEqyQGeDhi20RpNg ". By doing so, it is possible to avoid the danger that the “login ID and password” will be analyzed. Hereinafter, a description will be given without distinguishing between a case where the “login ID and password” is encrypted and a case where it is not.

Next, when the selection item "to the automatic login menu" 104a is selected, for example, "http://www.jside.com/"predetermined identifier" + " A request to transmit the information with the information "" obtained by encrypting the login ID and the password as the URL "is transmitted. When receiving the information including the “predetermined identifier” in the URL, the Web site 1 extracts and decrypts the “information obtained by encrypting the login ID and password”, specifies the user, and identifies the user. Is correct. When it is determined that the login ID and the password are correct, the Web site 1 transmits information indicating the bookmark display screen 105 of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 8, for example, the bookmark display screen 105 is a page including one or more pieces of link information to pages that can be used by the currently accessed user. In the example shown in FIG. 8, the bookmark display screen 105 is associated with banner advertisement information and a description to the effect that the website 1 is being accessed, “Welcome to Jside.com.”, And a link to another page. The selected items "To my pocket" 105a, "Jside comprehensive menu" 105b, and "To information content" 105c are displayed. When the selection item 105a is selected, FIG.
The pocket page screen 107 for using the function of registering and updating the home page for the user shown in FIG. 2 is called, and when the selection item 105b is selected, the items available to the registered user shown in FIG. Is called and the selection item 105c is selected, as shown in FIG. 2, another site for browsing other information contents is displayed. A screen 201 displaying a list of link destinations to the page is displayed. here,
The site comprehensive menu screen 106, the pocket page screen 107, and the screen 201 include selection items for functions or information that can be used only by registered users. When these selection items are selected, information corresponding to “login ID and password” transmitted in a format added to the URL information when the bookmark display screen 105 is called is commonly used as authentication information. . Therefore, there is no need to input the authentication information again.

Next, with reference to FIG. 3, a configuration of a Web page provided when a user who has registered as a member on the Web site 1 accesses the Web site 1 by a normal login method will be described. In FIG. 3, screens (pages) having the same configuration as those shown in FIG. 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals.
Through the top page (not shown) of Web site 1,
Or, if the URL corresponding to the site comprehensive menu 106 is specified, the screen 2 prompting the input of the login ID and the password
02 is displayed. Site general menu 106 (Fig. 5)
To display a list of functions at lower levels.
When "to the ide menu" 106a is selected, a screen is displayed that lists the functions 301 to 312 shown in FIG. 3 as selection items. Here, the selection item "bookmark" 3
When 01 is selected, the same bookmark explanation screen 103 as that described with reference to FIG. 2 is displayed. Subsequent screens 104 to 107 and screen 201 are as described above. However, on the bookmark registration screen 104, the authentication information input on the login screen 202 is used instead of the authentication information registered on the sign-up screen 101 (FIG. 2).

Next, with reference to FIG. 4, a configuration of a Web page provided when accessing the Web site 1 using the automatic login function which is a feature of the present embodiment will be described. In FIG. 4, screens (pages) having the same configuration as those shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals. When the portable terminal 2 performs an operation of calling a registered bookmark on the bookmark registration screen 104 in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3, the portable terminal 2 accesses the Web site 1 to, for example, “http://www.jside.com/”. A request for transmission of information having a URL of “predetermined identifier” + “information obtained by encrypting a login ID and a password” is transmitted. When receiving the information including the “predetermined identifier” in the URL, the Web site 1 extracts and decrypts the “information obtained by encrypting the login ID and password”, specifies the user, and identifies the user. Is correct. When it is determined that the login ID and the password are correct, the Web site 1 transmits information indicating the bookmark display screen 105 of FIG. The bookmark display screen 105 is a screen that displays information such as that shown in FIG.
By selecting b and 105c, a screen corresponding to each selected item is displayed. At this time, the selection items 105a, 105
Screens b and 105c are assigned functions or information that can be used by the user confirmed (authenticated) by the additional information of the URL information, or have link information to the functions or information that can be used by the user. 10
Link information to 6, 107 and the like is assigned. In addition, in the Web site 1, the UR is used until the user logs out or is not accessed for a certain period of time.
The authentication information added to the L information is used as valid information. Therefore, when the user accesses the website 1 using the bookmark set by the automatic login function, the website 1 is provided to the registered member without performing the input operation of the login ID and the password. Each function can be used.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11, each processing in the Web site 1 and the portable terminal 2 when each screen described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4 is displayed will be described. 9 to 11, the same components as those shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when a user accesses the Web site 1 for the first time, and FIG. 10 is a processing procedure when a user who has already registered as a member at the Web site 1 accesses the Web site 1 by a normal login method. 1 and FIG.
1 is a flow showing a processing procedure when accessing the Web site 1 using the automatic login function.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the execution procedure of each process after the user of the portable terminal 2 calls the sign-up screen 101, using the vertical axis as a time axis. The display data of the sign-up screen 101 is transmitted from the Web site 1 (40).
1) When the sign-up data including the login ID and the password is input to the mobile terminal 2 (402), the sign-up data including the login ID and the password is registered in the storage device 1a at the Web site 1 (403). Next, data of the sign-up end screen 102 is transmitted (40).
4) When a selection item indicating confirmation is selected (405),
The data of the bookmark explanation screen 103 is sent (40).
6). Here, when a selection item indicating that bookmark registration is performed is selected (406), the URL information assigned to the bookmark registration screen 104 is “URL” + “identifier”.
+ Created and set as “authentication information”. In addition,
When encrypting the "authentication information", an encryption process is performed before the process here. However, the encryption process can be omitted. Then, the display data is transmitted after the assigned URL information is set in the URL of the bookmark registration screen 104 (409). Here, the user
The bookmark registration (or addition) function of the URL is designated by the attached function of the portable terminal 2. For example, mobile terminal 2
By pressing a predetermined button, a screen 701 showing a function list as shown in FIG. 12 is displayed. Here, the item "Bookmark" is selected, and a screen 702 as shown in FIG. 13 is displayed. A bookmark is registered by selecting "<new registration>" (410). At this time, as the URL of the bookmark registration screen 104, for example, “http: //www.js
ide.com/“predetermined identifier ”+“ information obtained by encrypting a login ID and a password ”are registered.

Next, when the selection item "to the automatic login menu" 104a on the bookmark registration screen 104 (FIG. 7) is selected (411), the Web site 1 creates display data of the bookmark display screen 105 for the user. Then, the created screen data is transmitted (413). Here, the user displays the bookmark display screen 1
05 (FIG. 8) by selecting an arbitrary selection item.
14), functions for registered members can be used.

Next, with reference to FIG. 10, a processing procedure when a registered user accesses the Web site 1 by a normal login method will be described. In this case, when the user calls the login screen 202 (501) and inputs the login data (502), the Web site 1 checks the login data by referring to the information registered in the storage device 1a (503). If it is confirmed normally, the site comprehensive menu 106 is transmitted (504). Here, for example, assuming that a selection item (item 301 in FIG. 3) of the bookmark function (automatic login function) is selected (505), each of the processes 406 to 406 is performed in the same manner as described with reference to FIG. 414 is executed.

Next, a processing procedure when accessing the Web site 1 using the automatic login function will be described with reference to FIG. In this case, the user operates the mobile terminal 2 to call a bookmark selection function, and selects a bookmark corresponding to the Web site 1 (601), and
b Access site 1 (602). Web server 1
The URL information included in the data request information based on HTTP sent from the mobile terminal 2 is checked, and the additional information for the automatic login function added to the URL information is checked and extracted. Then, decryption processing is performed as necessary,
The ID and password information is extracted, and the extracted information is compared with the information registered in the storage device 1a in advance to perform authentication information confirmation processing (603). Here, when the authentication information is confirmed, display data of the bookmark display screen 105 for the user is created (603), and the created screen data is transmitted (413). here,
When the user selects an arbitrary selection item on the bookmark display screen 105 (FIG. 8) (414), each function for registered members can be used.

The embodiments of the present invention are not limited to those described above, and can be changed as appropriate. For example,
Selection item 103a on bookmark explanation screen 103 in FIG.
Is set so that the bookmark registration screen 106 can be called with the URL information when (or before) the bookmark explanation screen 103 is transmitted. It is also possible to put. Also, in the above description,
Although the mobile terminal 2 was used as a terminal on the client side,
When the personal computer 3 is used instead of the portable terminal 2, the automatic login function can be used in the same manner.

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to omit a process of inputting authentication information by a user by utilizing a bookmark function which is a basic function as a WWW browser provided in a client terminal. It becomes possible.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a data processing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of screen information provided by a Web site 1 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing another configuration example of the screen information provided by the Web site 1 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing still another configuration example of the screen information provided by the Web site 1 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a site comprehensive menu screen 106 shown in FIGS.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a bookmark explanation screen 103 shown in FIGS.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a configuration example of a bookmark registration screen 104 shown in FIGS.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a configuration example of a bookmark display screen 105 shown in FIGS.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure in the Web site 1 and the mobile terminal 2 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing another processing procedure in the Web site 1 and the portable terminal 2 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing still another processing procedure in the Web site 1 and the mobile terminal 2 in FIG. 1;

12 is a view showing a display example of a display screen of the mobile terminal 2 for explaining a bookmark registration function in the mobile terminal 2 of FIG.

FIG. 13 is a view showing a display example of a display screen of the mobile terminal 2 for explaining a bookmark registration function in the mobile terminal 2 of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Web site 2 Mobile terminal 3 Personal computer 10 Internet 103 Bookmark explanation screen 104 Bookmark registration screen 105 Bookmark display screen

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A data processing system comprising a server connected to a client via a network, comprising: an authentication information input means for inputting authentication information of the client; Registration screen information provision for providing screen information designated by information resource designation information including information corresponding to the authentication information input by the information input means as screen information for registering information resource designation information in the client And a data processing system. 2. A method of providing a second associated information screen including information associated with another information resource that can be browsed by the client, when the screen information is specified again by the information resource specifying information. The association information screen providing means of
The data processing system according to claim 1, further comprising: 3. The server has a function of providing specific information only to a specific client registered in advance, and the second association information screen displays the specific information without input of authentication information. 3. The data processing system according to claim 2, wherein the data processing system is configured to include association information for enabling a call or association information to another screen information including the association information. 4. The information resource designation information, wherein information corresponding to the authentication information input by the authentication information input means is encrypted information.
4. The data processing system according to any one of 3. 5. The data processing system according to claim 1, wherein the server connected to the client via the network is a WWW server. 6. A data processing method by a server connected to a client via a network, comprising: a step of inputting authentication information for inputting authentication information of the client; and information indicating a location in the network. A screen information providing step for providing screen information specified by information resource specifying information including information corresponding to the authentication information input in the input step as screen information for registering information resource specifying information in the client. A data processing method comprising: