JP2002163296A - Homepage Hierarchical Structure Display System - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To enable a user to easily find a desired page. A keyword search unit receives a hierarchical structure display request from an information terminal of a user accessing a homepage, and searches URL information of the homepage from an index file stored in a storage unit. . The hierarchical structure creating unit 6 creates a list of the hierarchical structure of the homepage 13 based on the URL information, and the hierarchical structure display unit 7 displays the list of the hierarchical structure on the screen of the information terminal 11.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a homepage hierarchical structure display system for displaying a list of the hierarchical structure of a homepage accessed by a user via a network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a user tries to obtain some information by using the Internet, the user generally accesses a homepage published by an information provider. The homepage is usually HTM, a language for program description
Created using L (Hyper Text Markup Language)
Stored on a server connected to the Internet. The user can browse using an information terminal that can access the Internet. When browsing a homepage, the user starts browser software for browsing the homepage in the information terminal, and a URL (Uniform URL) indicating an address of a desired homepage is displayed.
source Locator) information. The browser software accesses the server on which the homepage is stored based on the URL information, and displays the homepage on the screen of the information terminal.

[0003] The first page displayed is the set U
This is one page indicated by the RL information. Usually, a homepage is composed of a plurality of pages, and has a hierarchical structure called a tree structure. The user clicks a vocabulary, a button, an image, or the like displayed on the page to move to the linked page and browse another page.

[0004] The point that only one page is displayed is the same as when a homepage existing on the Internet is searched using a search system. For example, when a search page published on the Internet is accessed and displayed on a screen, and a keyword is entered in a predetermined input field of the page to start a search, URL information or a title indicating a corresponding home page is displayed. Listed as search results. Here, by clicking the desired URL information or the like, the page is displayed on the screen. Also in this case, only the page indicated by the corresponding URL information is displayed. The displayed page may be the top page of the home page or one of the pages.

[0005]

For this reason, the user
I do not know which home page the displayed page is a part of, or what other pages or information are included in that home page, and only when I move to the linked page from that page, The contents of the page can be understood.

In addition, when the user moves, it is difficult to know whether the page is a page in the same home page or a page in another home page, and it is necessary to check the URL information of the page displayed by the browser software. In particular, when the user moves to another home page, the association with the page before the movement is lost, and the user becomes lost in the maze.

As described above, conventionally, it is necessary to follow a link to reach a desired page because the content and structure of each page constituting the home page and the relation with other pages cannot be known. There is an inconvenience that many useless operations such as reciprocating many times occur. In particular, a homepage on which a large amount of information is posted has a complicated hierarchical structure, and may require many operations and time to find a desired page.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a homepage hierarchical structure display system that allows a user to easily find a desired page.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for displaying a hierarchical structure of a homepage, which creates a list of a hierarchical structure of a homepage accessed by an information terminal via a network. Means, and display means for displaying a list of the hierarchical structure created by the creation means on the screen of the information terminal.

According to the present invention, the list of the hierarchical structure of the homepage accessed by the user's information terminal via the network is displayed on the screen of the information terminal, so that the user can view the entire homepage. Since the hierarchical structure can be grasped, a desired page can be easily found and browsed immediately.

Here, the network refers to a wide area network represented by the Internet or the like, and is formed by a dedicated line such as a wired or wireless line, a telephone line, or the like.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first homepage hierarchical structure display system, the creating means creates a list of the hierarchical structure using the URL information of the homepage.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the system for displaying a hierarchical structure of the first or second homepage, there is provided receiving means for receiving a hierarchical structure display request from an information terminal. A list of the hierarchical structure is displayed when accepted.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the homepage hierarchical structure display system according to any one of the first to third aspects,
The display means displays at least one of URL information or a title of a corresponding page of the home page for each layer of the hierarchical structure list.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the homepage hierarchical structure display system according to any one of the first to fourth aspects,
The information processing apparatus further includes a change unit that changes a hierarchical range of the hierarchical structure list displayed by the display unit according to an instruction from the information terminal.

In the present invention, the hierarchical range of the displayed hierarchical structure list can be changed by the user,
The user can grasp the hierarchical structure for a necessary range.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the homepage hierarchical structure display system according to any one of the first to fifth aspects,
A link setting unit is provided for setting a link to each corresponding page of the home page for each layer of the list of the hierarchical structure displayed by the display unit.

In the present invention, a link to each corresponding page of the home page is set for each layer in the hierarchical structure list, so that the user can easily and easily specify a desired layer. It is possible to quickly move to another desired page, and it is possible to save the trouble of reciprocating between a plurality of pages and moving to a desired page.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided the homepage hierarchical structure display system according to any one of the first to sixth aspects,
A search unit for searching URL information of a homepage connected to a network in accordance with an instruction from the information terminal;
RL information is used.

[0020]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a system for displaying a hierarchical structure of a homepage according to an embodiment and an overall configuration of a network using the system. The hierarchical structure display system 1 of FIG. 1 includes an information collecting unit 2, an index file creating unit 3, a storage unit 4, a keyword searching unit 5, a hierarchical structure creating unit 6, and a hierarchical structure displaying unit 7. It is connected to the user's information terminal 11 and a plurality of homepage storage servers 12 of the information provider via the Internet. This hierarchical structure display system 1
Is operated by a company such as an application service provider.

A retrieval system for collecting and retrieving information by each of the information collection unit 2, the index file creation unit 3, the storage unit 4, and the keyword retrieval unit 5 is configured. And a hierarchical structure creating unit 6 and a hierarchical structure displaying unit 7 which are characteristic parts of the present embodiment. A so-called robot function may be used for collecting and searching for information.

The hierarchical structure display system 1 is constituted by a computer system, and the function of each unit is realized by software described in a programming language. Of course, each unit may be realized by hardware by configuring the hierarchical structure display system 1 by a dedicated device. The information terminal 11 is configured by a computer system and includes, for example, a personal computer, a mobile terminal,
DA (Personal Digital Assistants) and the like correspond. The homepage storage server 12 is also configured by a computer system.

The information collection unit 2 collects HTML and URL information describing a home page, page title information, text information in a page, and the like from a plurality of home page storage servers 12 connected via a network.

The index file creating section 3 creates an index file for each home page by writing the collected information. The storage unit 4 stores the created index file.

The keyword search unit 5 receives a keyword from the information terminal 11 of the user, searches an index file for a home page including the keyword,
The search results are displayed on the screen of the information terminal 11 as a list. Further, it receives a display request for the hierarchical structure from the information terminal 11 and notifies the hierarchical structure creating unit 6 of the request.

When receiving the request for displaying the hierarchical structure from the information terminal 11, the hierarchical structure creating section 6 creates a list of the hierarchical structure of the homepage being accessed by the user by a method described later. The hierarchical structure display unit 7 displays a list of the created hierarchical structure on the screen of the information terminal 11.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described. Here, as an example of a homepage, a case where a user accesses a homepage 13 named “Knitto World” will be described. It is assumed that the homepage 13 of “Net World” is stored in the homepage storage server 12.

First, when the user inputs a keyword in an input field displayed on the screen of the information terminal 11 and makes a search request, the keyword search unit 5 searches the index file stored in the storage unit 4 and searches the index file. Is displayed on the screen of the information terminal 11 as a search result. The user selects a target homepage from the list, in this case, “Knitto World”. With this selection, the homepage of “Knitto World” is displayed on the screen of the information terminal 11.

Here, when the user clicks on a predetermined button displayed on the screen of the information terminal 11 to request display of the hierarchical structure, the keyword search unit 5 causes the storage unit 4 to store the information via the index file creation unit 3. To search the index file for the URL information of the home page displayed on the information terminal 11, and sends the search result to the hierarchical structure creating unit 6. The hierarchical structure creating unit 6 creates a list of the hierarchical structure using the URL information, and the hierarchical structure display unit 7 displays the created list of the hierarchical structure on the screen of the information terminal 11.

The input field of the keyword and the button for requesting the display of the hierarchical structure are displayed by the present system on the screen of the information terminal 11, and the information terminal 11 uses a general browser for displaying the hierarchical structure. No software other than software needs to be installed.

FIG. 2 is a view showing an example of the screen of the information terminal 11 in which a list of the hierarchical structure of "Knitto World" is displayed in a tree format. In the drawing, the range of the displayed hierarchy is set from the first hierarchy to the fourth hierarchy.
The range of the displayed hierarchy can be changed in accordance with an instruction from the information terminal 11, and the display can be made to a shallow hierarchy or to a deeper hierarchy. The title shown in each layer of the hierarchical structure list has a link to the corresponding page of "Knitto World", and when the user clicks this title on the screen, the corresponding page is displayed. It has become.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a part of the URL information used when creating a list of the hierarchical structure. In the keyword search unit 5, another URL including "http://www.wnn.or.jp/wnn-s/" which is the URL information of the first hierarchy shown in A of FIG.
The information is searched for, for example, URL information indicated by B to G in FIG. The hierarchical structure creation unit 6 identifies the vocabulary described in each URL information and determines the page hierarchy. For example, if only one vocabulary surrounded by a slash "/" is included below wnn-s /, the page is identified as being one page lower than the first layer by one layer. In other words, the slash means a hierarchical boundary.

Whether a page is included in the same layer or a page in a different layer is identified using a vocabulary separated by a slash. For example, URL information “http://www.wnn.or.jp/wnn-s/e-mail/inde
“x.html” is identified as a table of contents of the second layer when the top page of wnn-s is the first layer and the e-mail page is the second layer. The URL information "htt" shown in C of FIG.
“p: //www.wnn.or.jp/wnn-s/e-mail/lesson.html” is identified as a lesson page of the third hierarchy lower by one hierarchy than the e-mail page. .

On the other hand, the URL information “http: /
/www.wnn.or.jp/wnn-s/tosyokan/index.html ”is identified as the table of contents of the tosyokan page under the hierarchy of wnn-s /. Although this tosyokan page is located on the second level like the previous e-mail page, it is identified by a vocabulary that it is a different page. FIG. 4 shows a list of the hierarchical structure determined in this manner in a tree format.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, a list of the homepage accessed by the information terminal 11 of the user via the Internet is displayed on the screen of the information terminal 11 with a list of the hierarchical structure. Since the user can grasp the entire hierarchical structure of the home page, he can easily find a desired page and can browse it immediately.

Further, according to the present embodiment, a link to each corresponding page of the home page is set for each layer of the hierarchical structure list, so that the user can specify a desired layer. Thus, it is possible to move to a desired page easily and quickly, and it is possible to save the trouble of reciprocating between a plurality of pages and moving to a desired page.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the user can change the hierarchical range of the displayed hierarchical structure list, so that the user can grasp the hierarchical structure of the necessary range.

In the present embodiment, the list of the hierarchical structure of the home page is displayed in a tree format, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, FIG.
May be displayed in a table format as shown in FIG. Further, switching display between a tree format and a table format may be enabled.

Further, in the present embodiment, a list of the hierarchical structure below the top page of the home page is displayed, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a list of lower hierarchical structures may be displayed from the page displayed when a hierarchical structure display request is issued, or a list of higher hierarchical structures may be displayed from that page. Good. Alternatively, a list of the hierarchical structure from the upper level to the lower level including the page may be displayed.

[0041]

As described above, according to the system for displaying the hierarchical structure of a homepage according to the present invention, a list of the hierarchical structure of the homepage accessed by the user's information terminal via the network is displayed on the screen of the information terminal. By doing so, the user can grasp the entire hierarchical structure of the home page, so that a desired page can be easily found and browsed immediately.

Further, according to the system for displaying a hierarchical structure of a homepage according to the present invention, a link to each corresponding page of the homepage is set for each hierarchy of the hierarchical structure list, so that the user can obtain a desired structure. By specifying the hierarchy of, the user can easily and quickly move to another desired page, and can save the trouble of reciprocating between a plurality of pages and moving to the desired page.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a homepage hierarchical structure display system and an overall configuration of a network using the same according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displaying a list of a hierarchical structure of a home page in a tree format.

FIG. 3 is a URL used when creating a list of a hierarchical structure
It is a figure showing some information.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a list of determined hierarchical structures in a tree format.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displaying a list of a hierarchical structure of a home page in a table format.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Hierarchical structure display system 2 Information collection part 3 Index file creation part 4 Storage part 5 Keyword search part 6 Hierarchical structure creation part 7 Hierarchical structure display part 11 Information terminal 12 Homepage storage server 13 Homepage of "Konetto world"

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A creating means for creating a list of a hierarchical structure of a homepage accessed by an information terminal via a network, and a display means for displaying a list of the hierarchical structure created by the creating means on a screen of the information terminal. A hierarchical display system for a home page, comprising: 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the creating unit is configured to generate a U
2. The system according to claim 1, wherein a list of the hierarchical structure is created using the RL information. 3. A receiving apparatus for receiving a hierarchical structure display request from an information terminal, wherein the display means displays a hierarchical structure list when the hierarchical structure display request is received. Item 2. The hierarchical structure display system for home pages according to item 1 or 2. 4. The display unit according to claim 1, wherein each of the layers of the hierarchical structure list includes a UR of each corresponding page of the home page.
4. A system according to claim 1, wherein at least one of L information and a title is displayed. 5. The homepage according to claim 1, further comprising a change unit that changes a hierarchical range of the list of the hierarchical structure displayed by the display unit in accordance with an instruction from the information terminal. Hierarchical structure display system. 6. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a link setting unit for setting a link to each corresponding page of said home page for each layer of a hierarchical structure list displayed by said display unit. Hierarchical structure display system of homepage described in Crab 7. A search unit for searching URL information of a homepage connected to a network in accordance with an instruction from the information terminal, wherein the creating unit includes a URL searched by the search unit.
7. The homepage hierarchical structure display system according to claim 1, wherein information is used.