JP2002207727A - Client device, recording medium recording the program, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To provide a client device for adding desired annotation information to a desired portion of a page being browsed, separating only the annotation information from a marking language, storing and synthesizing the client device, and a recording storing the program thereof. A client device merges a special tag with an arbitrary character string selected by a user in an arbitrary page text being acquired from a server and browsing, and displays the merged special tag. Annotation data for the selected character string is created in association with this tag, and the annotation data is saved as an annotation file. Annotation files can be rotated independently. When you click on an annotation file, the annotation processing module starts up, displays the keyword in the keyword display frame, and when this keyword is clicked, displays the page containing that keyword and displays the keyword Is displayed and the annotation data is synthesized and displayed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an annotation, a separation, a storage, and a synthesis without changing an original written in a markup language displayed by a net browsing browser by accessing a server of the Internet or an intranet. The present invention relates to a client device that performs an annotation process and a recording medium that records the program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-4942.
As shown in No. 5, annotations are added as additional information to a document described in a markup language (a markup language such as HTML or SGML) displayed on a client as a Web page on a network such as the Internet. May be done. In this case, such annotations are provided exclusively by a proxy server interposed between the Internet and the intranet. The Web page information obtained via the same proxy server has the same result, that is, the annotation and the tag in the Web page to which the annotation is attached are always browsed in one-to-one correspondence. Displayed by the browser.

[0003]

However, as described above, the above-mentioned annotation is exclusively given by the proxy server, and the annotation is added to the page (Web page).
(b page, the same applies hereinafter) cannot be separated on the client side browsing. Therefore, it is not possible to store only the annotation independently of the page. Of course, if the page is downloaded as it is, the entire page can be stored. However, since this cannot store only the annotation, there is no point in taking out and utilizing only the annotation.

[0004] However, a discussion server is known as a server which can be displayed separately from a page targeted for an annotation (comment). However, when discussing a comment on a page with everyone, the comment separated from the page is managed collectively by the discussion server,
The document file of the discussion server is searched by the link information from the page, and the comment extracted therefrom is transmitted to the client and displayed on the display screen. In other words, there is no freedom to use such as separating the comment on the client side, memorizing the comment, or combining it on another page, and the comment does not mean that the comment does not walk alone. Comments were simply retrieved from the discussion server and viewed, and everyone viewed what was stored on the server. In this case, it is necessary to install a discussion server, and there are restrictions on facilities.

[0005] In other words, the difference between the proxy server and the discussion server is that one is a function of adding annotation information to a tag such as each word or image fragment of a page, and the other is a function of adding an entire page, that is, a page. It can be said that this is a function of adding general information to itself. In either case, such information cannot be separated or stored on the client side or combined with another page, that is, the use of the information is extremely limited.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional circumstances,
An object of the present invention is to provide a client device for giving desired annotation information to a desired portion of a page being browsed on a client side, and a recording medium recording the program thereof. It is another object of the present invention to provide a client device for separating, storing and synthesizing only the attached annotation information from data described in a markup language on the client side, and a recording medium recording the program thereof.

[0007]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the principle of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention includes an annotation information adding unit 1, an annotation information separating unit 2, an annotation information storing unit 3, and an annotation information synthesizing unit 4. The annotation information storage means 3 includes a medium I / O device 17 shown in FIG. 3 described later for reading and writing a desired program on the portable recording medium 5.

[0008] In one embodiment of the present invention, processing of adding, separating, storing, and synthesizing annotation information is performed in a client device that displays and browses a page created in a markup language using a browsing browser. The annotation information adding means 1 adds desired annotation information, for example, character string information, graphical information, signature to an arbitrary portion of a page, for example, a specific tag of a markup language, a specific character string in the tag, graphical information in the tag, or the like. -Add annotation information including authentication information, hypertext link information, and the like. The annotation information separating means 2 separates the added annotation information from the page. The annotation information storage means 3 stores the separated annotation information. This annotation information can be distributed, shared, or carried over a network or a recording medium.
Also, the hypertext link information can include a shortcut function to a network or a bookmark function to a Web page. The annotation information synthesizing means 4 synthesizes the stored annotation information into a desired page.

The recording medium 5 displays and browses the page created in the markup language using a browsing browser, and records a program for a client device that operates as described above. A function of adding desired annotation information to a desired portion of a page of the markup language being browsed by the user; a separation function of separating the provided annotation information from the markup language of the page; A program for executing a function of storing the annotation information and a function of synthesizing the stored annotation information with a desired page of the markup language are recorded so as to be readable by the client device. I have.

[0010] Further, the program provides a computer as a client device for displaying a page created in the markup language by a browse browser at a desired position of a page in the markup language being browsed by the browse browser. A function of adding the annotation information of the above, a separation function of separating the added annotation information from the markup language of the page, a function of storing the separated annotation information, and a function of storing the stored annotation information. A function of synthesizing information into a desired page of the markup language, a function of determining whether there is annotation information related to the displayed page, and a function of determining whether there is annotation information related to the page. And a function of setting the annotation information so that it can be displayed together with the page. A function for instructing the acquisition process of the page indicated by the address and, based on the specific location information included in the annotation information, setting so that the annotation information can be displayed in association with the specific location information in the information of the page acquired by the instruction Further, a function of detecting a designated place on the displayed page, a function of inputting a comment corresponding to the designated place, address information of the page, information on the place on the page, and And a function for generating a file consisting of annotations.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of an entire system related to the client device according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, a client device 6 composed of, for example, a personal computer is connected to the Internet 8 via an intranet 7 or directly.
Is connected. The client device 6 is equipped with a net browsing browser, and the net browsing browser can access a desired document of the server 9 via the Internet (or further via an intranet).

The server 9 stores a number of documents each identified by a unique URL. Many of the documents are in H, which is now the standard document description language.
TML (hypertext markup language (hyperte
xt markup language)), these documents are accessed by the Internet browsing browser of the client device 6, extracted, and displayed on the display device of the client device 6 in the form of a page.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the client device 6. As shown in FIG. 1, a client device 6 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 10, a ROM 12 connected to the CPU 10 via a bus 11,
RAM 13, HDD 14, input device 15, display device 1
6, a medium I / O device 17, and a transmission control unit 18. The portable recording medium 5 is detachably mounted on the medium I / O device 17. The recording medium 5 includes an external HD (hard disk), FD (flexible disk),
(Magneto-optical disk), CD-RW (rewritable optical disk), memory card, or the like.

The ROM 12 is, for example, a flash ROM
(A read-only memory capable of electrically rewriting the contents), and stores firmware for controlling each hardware mechanism.

The RAM 13 is controlled by the CPU 10
It temporarily stores the OS read from the hard disk of the HDD 14 or the recording medium 5 connected to the medium I / O device 17, various application software, or various intermediate data.

The HDD 14 is a hard disk drive unit in which a hard disk (not shown) is integrated.
In addition to S, an annotation processing program according to the present invention read from the recording medium 5 and other various application software are stored in advance.

Although not shown, the input device 15 includes a keyboard, a mouse, a trackball, a pointing device such as a stick point or a flat point, and notifies the CPU 10 of input information.

The display device 16 includes a CRT, LCD, plasma display, or the like.
Under the control of, image data including input information from the input device 15 or various processing contents corresponding to the input information is displayed.

The medium I / O device 17 is an input / output interface for connecting various types of portable recording medium drive devices, and records desired programs and data on the recording medium 5 under the control of the CPU 10. In addition, a desired program or data is read from the recording medium 5 and transferred to the RAM 13 or the HDD 14.

The transmission control unit 18 includes an I / O (input / output) interface having a connector for connecting a modem, a modem card, a module, or the like, and connects to an intranet or connects a public line (not shown). It is configured to be able to communicate with a desired server 9 by connecting to the Internet via the Internet.

The CPU 10 controls each hardware mechanism based on the firmware stored in the ROM 12,
An annotation processing program (annotation module) according to the present invention transferred from the recording medium 5 to the hard disk of the HDD 14 while controlling the operation of the entire apparatus according to the OS read from the hard disk of the HDD 14 to the RAM 13
Is read into the RAM 13, and in accordance with the read annotation processing program, annotation, separation, storage, and annotation of a document described in a markup language described in detail below are performed.
And perform annotation processing of the composition.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart for explaining the processing of adding, separating, and storing annotations executed by the CPU 10 of the client device 6 having the above-described configuration based on the above-described annotation processing program.

FIG. 5 shows the CP of the client device 6.
It is a flowchart explaining the processing operation | movement of the synthesis | combination and display of the annotation performed based on the above-mentioned annotation processing module by U10.

FIGS. 6 to 13 are views showing display examples of windows displayed on the display screen of the client device 6 in accordance with the annotation processing operation. In the following description,
HTML as markup language (markup language)
(Hypertext markup language), in order to obtain individual text files described in the HTML from the directory of the server 9 via the Internet 8, a protocol for accessing the text files of the server 9 is an HTTP protocol. An instruction to access a text file to be obtained by HTTP is sent to a URL (uniform
resource locator). Of course, the markup language is SGML (standard generalized markup la
nguage) or other types, and the protocol may be an FTP protocol.

In the following description, a Web browser (net browsing browser) is simply referred to as a browser. Also,
The user of the client device 6 is simply called a user. In addition, only the display of the browser display screen, such as a toolbar, an address input box, and a comment bar, is performed.
A window itself that does not include a screen display portion (HTML display portion) based on a description text file is referred to as a browser window to distinguish it from the HTML display portion. Also, HT
The ML display portion or its display content is called a page.

First, in the flowchart shown in FIG. 4, a browser is started (step S1). This process is a process operated by the user, and is a process of selecting and clicking a browser icon such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator on the display screen of the client device 6 with a pointing device. .

As a result, for example, the browser window 20 and the text (characters and images) in the marked language are displayed as shown in FIG. 6 (a). The browser window 20 shown in FIG.
An "annotation" button 23, which is enclosed by a frame 22, is displayed in FIG. Also, in the example of FIG. 7A, a page 25 of the address displayed by the URL is displayed in the address input box 24 by the initial setting.

Subsequently, the annotation program is started (step S2). This process is also a process operated by the user, and presses the above-mentioned “annotation” button 23 on the toolbar 21 in FIG.
Processing.

As a result, the browser transits to the annotation mode. That is, the annotation creation function that operates in the browser process by the annotation processing module of the present invention, which is a browser helper module format, is activated, and as shown in FIG.
In the example shown in FIG. 13B, the information is displayed inline on the left side.

The comment window 27 shown in FIG. 6 (b) has a "setting" button 28 at the upper left, a setting content selection field 29 on the right, and a "comment creation" box surrounded by a frame 31 below them. Button 32, and a keyword display frame 33 provided occupying most of the annotation window 27 below the button 32. In the following description, “comment” and “comment” are used as synonyms.

Following the above, U to be annotated
The process moves to RL (that is, the page at the address specified by the URL, the same applies hereinafter) (step S3). This process is a process operated by the user, and is performed in the address input field 2
4. Directly enter the desired URL (address) or select from the "favorite" pull-down menu and enter
This is a process for displaying a desired page. As a result, a page to which an annotation is to be given as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed by the browser.

Here, a character string to be used as a keyword to be annotated is selected (step S4). This process is a process operated by the user, and the user
This is a process for selecting an arbitrary character string displayed in 5.
For example, in the example shown in the figure, if the character string of “car phone” in the portion surrounded by the frame 34 is selected (range designation), this character string “car phone” is annotated as a character string to be a keyword. As shown in FIG. 8, the display is reversed by the processing module.

In the following description, "character string" refers to a character string to be annotated in the text, and a character string to be annotated in the text on page 25 is selected and the display is inverted. This is called "selecting a character string." The “keyword” refers to a character string for which the annotation has been completed.
When the user selects and clicks on the character strings (keywords) displayed in the list 3 to display the contents of the annotation, it is called “keyword selection”.

Performing “selection of character string” as described above,
Here, when the user presses the "comment creation" button 32 (step S5), the annotation processing module displays an annotation data input dialog 36 shown in a frame 35 in FIG. 8 as an annotation input screen (step S5). S
6).

In the above annotation data input dialog 36, a creator name input frame 37, an annotation input frame 38, a reference page 39, an "OK" button, a "cancel" button, and a "delete" button below them are displayed. You. Reference page 39
Is provided with a URL input frame 40, a display name input frame 41, and a description input frame 42.

Here, the comment sentence and the related URL are input (step S7). This process is a process operated by the user. In the creator name input box 37, the name of the creator who creates the annotation is input. In the comment input box 38, a comment to be added to the selected character string "car phone" is input. The URL input frame 40, the display name input frame 41, and the description input frame 42 of the reference page 39 are data input frames for jumping from a comment display, which will be described later, to another page, and are input as necessary. After inputting these annotation data, confirm at the end and press the "OK" button.

Based on this input, the annotation processing module determines whether or not the character string has already been annotated and has become a keyword (step S8). This processing is a judgment processing which is based on the fact that a plurality of annotations can be added to the same character string, which is one of the features of the present invention.

If it is determined that the keyword is not a keyword to which an annotation has already been added (No in S8), in that case, a process of merging the tags is performed by the annotation processing module (step S9). In this process, in order to associate the selected character string with the annotation data, a tag is embedded in the original HTML text of the page currently displayed by the browser.

FIGS. 9 (a), 9 (b) and 9 (c) are diagrams showing processing contents (merging processing contents) of such an exchange between the annotation processing module and the browser. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a structure of data generated by an annotation processing module;
(b) is a diagram showing a description of a language with a mark displayed on a browser before tag insertion, and (c) is a diagram showing a description after tag insertion.

As shown in FIG. 5A, in the process of adding, separating, and creating annotations, an annotation file is created as one record for each annotation. The one-record annotation file stores the data of the annotation creator, the annotation creation time, the URL, the location information of the annotation, the keyword character string, and the annotation text. In addition, in response to an input from the user, the URL of the page related to the annotation and the keyword to which the annotation is added is stored as a reference URL, and data such as a display character string and a description character string related to the URL is stored. Is done.

In addition, in this annotation addition, a sentence in a marked language surrounded by <p> tags including the selected character string "car phone", for example, as shown in FIG.
"<P> Mobile / mobile phone and PHS rate discount service </ p>" is retrieved and the "car phone" in the marked language enclosed by the <p> tag is enclosed.
As shown in (c), the <span> tag is changed to “<span>
It is embedded like "car phone </ span>". This <span> tag includes “oncli” as tag information.
ck = “annotation processing module (location information)” ”,“ on
mouseover = “***” ”,“ style
= """And the like.

The tag processing module of the present invention is provided with the tag when a keyword character string ("car phone" in the example shown in the figure) to which the annotation data is added in a page displayed by a browser is clicked. Information that operates to pop-up the input annotation data corresponding to the keyword string, information such as "☆" and "*" attached to the beginning of the keyword string, and " An anchor consisting of a mark such as "red underline" or "coloring" the keyword character string itself, information on a change in cursor shape due to mouse movement, and the like are described.

Thus, the browser adds an underline to the display of the keyword portion, reverses the display when the keyword portion is pointed with the mouse, and displays the annotation processing module when the keyword portion is clicked with the mouse. To transition the display control to the annotation processing module.

That is, the result of the merging process is reflected in the cache data of the browser, and as shown in FIG. 10, the inverted character string "car phone" displayed on the page 25 disappears, and the tag is replaced by the tag. , That is, a character string "car phone" with a red underline (black in the figure, which is not a color display) indicating that the character string is a keyword with an annotation sentence. 43 is displayed.

Next, the annotation processing module reflects the result of the merge processing on the keyword display frame 33 (step S11). As a result, in the example shown in FIG.
00/10/26 (Thursday) 20:01 ", the creator name is displayed as" Fujitsu Taro ", and the keyword is displayed as" automobile phone "below the right side.

If it is determined in step S8 that the keyword character string has already been annotated (S8 is Ye
s) In that case, additional merging of tags is performed by the annotation processing module (step S10). In this process, when a plurality of annotations are given to the same keyword, the HTML of the page is temporarily displayed as described above so that a plurality of annotation sentences are pop-up displayed by clicking the keyword or character string. This is the process of reassembling the information of the tag embedded in the original text of. And also in this case,
Thereafter, the process of step S11 is performed.

Subsequently, the user determines whether or not to add the next annotation (step S12). If the next annotation is to be added (Yes in S12), the process returns to step S3 described above. Thereby, the processing of steps S3 to S12 is repeated. Further, the processing of steps S3 to S12 is repeated for the number of annotations.

On the other hand, if the next annotation is not added (S12
Is No), in that case, the user enters the keyword display frame 33
The save button 45 displayed on the task bar 44 is pressed (step S13).

As a result, as shown in FIG. 11, a save file designation screen 46 for designating a file for saving the annotation data is displayed. The save file designation screen 46 is a general save file designation screen, and includes an input window 47 for designating a save location, a window 48 for displaying a list of files at the location, and an input window 4 for designating a save file name.
9, an input window 50 for designating the type of the file, and a "Save" button 51 and a "Cancel" button 52 are displayed.

In the example shown in the figure, "Desktop" is input and displayed in an input window 47 for designating a save location, and "Annotate." As a file name to be saved is entered in an input window 49 for designating a save file name. imj ”is input and displayed, and an input window 50 for designating a file type is displayed as“ annotation file (*.
im.) is input and displayed by initial setting or selection.

Here, when the "save" button 51 is pressed, the "annotation sentence" created as shown in FIG. 8 in association with the tag given to the character string "automobile phone" is converted to the HT.
Independent of the original text of the ML, the file is saved on the desktop under the file name “Annotate.imj”, and a series of processing is completed (step S14).

As described above, the annotation sentence added to an arbitrary HTML sentence is separated from the original HTML sentence, and "Anno
state. The file is stored on the desktop with a file name of “imj”, and a series of processing of adding, separating, and storing the annotation data is performed. The location where the annotation data is stored is arbitrary, and is not limited to the desktop. Subsequently, the H of the annotation data created and saved as described above
The process of synthesizing and displaying a TML sentence will be described.

First, in the flowchart shown in FIG. 5, the processing in steps S101 and S102 is the same as the processing in steps S1 and S2 shown in the flowchart in FIG. That is, also in this case, for example, the browser window 20 and the page 25 shown in FIG. 5A are displayed in the processing of step S101, and the annotation window 27 shown in FIG. 6B is displayed inline in the next processing of step S102. You.

As shown in FIG. 12, the annotation window 27
In the toolbar 53 below the keyword display frame 33, an “open” button 55 enclosed by a frame 54 and an “add” button 57 enclosed by a frame 56 are displayed together with other buttons.

Here, the user presses the "open" button 55 (step S103). Then, a file selection screen 58 is displayed as shown in FIG. Next, the user
A desired annotation file having the extension “imj” is selected.

By this selection, the annotation processing module
By the URL included as the data item of the selected annotation file, the URL is transmitted via the Internet.
Then, the browser is requested to the server 9 by the browser, and the text of the page transmitted from the server 9 and the data included in the annotation file are merged (step S105). This process is the same as the process in step S9 shown in FIG.

The steps S101, S102,
Instead of performing steps S103 and S103, the icon of the annotation file on the desktop may be double-clicked first (step S104). However, the extension "imj"
And the annotation processing module of the present invention are associated in advance, and when the icon of the annotation file is double-clicked, the annotation module is activated with the annotation file as a processing target. In this case, the browser is instructed to acquire the page indicated by the URL of the data item included in the double-clicked annotation file, the page is acquired, and the process of step S105 is immediately performed.
The annotation processing module reflects the result of the merge on the display of the annotation window 27 (step S106).

Thus, for example, an annotation file named “AA.imj” is created for a character string “Internet age” in the body of a page titled “F”. Assuming that the file “AA.imj” is clicked and selected by the user, for example, as shown in FIG. 13, the file “AA.imj” is surrounded by a frame 60 in the keyword display frame 33 of the annotation window 27. As mentioned above, the annotation file A
A. The date and time when the imj was created "2000/10/31
(Tue) 21:00 ”, the name of the creator“ Taro Fujitsu ”, and the keyword“ Internet age ”of the annotation file are displayed.

When linking to this keyword, that is, when "Page 25 called URL" of the URL, which is a data item of the annotation file "AA.imj", is displayed in the HTML display portion, as a result of the merge, the F Is displayed with an underline under the character string "Internet age" in a portion surrounded by a frame 59 in the text.

Following the above, other annotations (annotation file,
It is determined whether or not to add (the same applies hereinafter) (step S10).
7) If adding (Yes in S107), in that case,
The user presses an “add” button 57 to select an annotation file to be added (step S108). This allows
The process returns to step S105, and the newly selected annotation file is combined with the previously selected annotation file and displayed.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S107 that no addition is made (No in S107), in this case, the user
The keyword is clicked to display the annotation (step S109). This processing is performed for the keyword displayed in the keyword display frame 33 of the annotation window 27,
Alternatively, this is a process of clicking a character string that is displayed in the body of the page 25 and has a mark such as an underline by the processing of the annotation processing module, for example. Note that the keywords in the keyword display frame 33,
The character string marked by the processing of the present invention is also called an annotation anchor.

The annotation processing module detects the above-mentioned annotation anchor click notification (step S110). The annotation processing module that has detected the annotation anchor click notification outputs the annotation information for the clicked keyword,
It is obtained from the data shown in FIG. 9A (step S11).
1).

Then, by referring to whether or not the URL of the page being displayed is the same as the URL information corresponding to the clicked annotation anchor, it is determined whether or not the annotation of the clicked keyword is an annotation on the page 25 being displayed. Is determined (step S112). In this processing, for example, when a plurality of keywords are displayed in the keyword display frame 33 of the annotation window 27, there is a case where the annotation of the clicked keyword is not related to the displayed page. The above determination is a determination for dealing with such a case.

In this determination, if the annotation given to the clicked keyword is not an annotation for the URL being displayed (S112: No), in this case, the annotation is specified by the URL information of the annotation file. Move to the existing URL, that is, change the display (step S113),
Proceed to step S114.

The above-described display change processing is performed by instructing the browser from the annotation processing module to acquire a page of the designated URL and to display the acquired page.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S112 that the annotation is for the URL being displayed (Yes in S112), the process immediately proceeds to step S114 in that case. FIG.
In the example shown in FIG. 4, in the keyword selection processing in step S109, the keyword character string “electronic stationery” of a certain page, for example, page 25 titled “G” is given.
Shows an example in which is selected. Note that a different annotation file is selected and a different page is displayed from the example of FIG.

With this selection, either the keyword “electronic stationery” in the keyword display frame 33 of the annotation window 27 or the character string “electronic stationery” in the main body of the G page 25 may be clicked. Is detected in step S111, and the processing in step S111 is performed.
In the process of 14, the annotation processing module reversely displays the specified keyword character string “electronic stationery” in the body of the G page 25 displayed by the browser (step S1).
14).

In this process, the annotation processing module analyzes a tag in the text of the G page 25 displayed on the browser, that is, in the original text described in the marked language, and finds a corresponding keyword. The processing is performed by instructing the browser to reverse display the character string of "".

Subsequent to the processing in step S114, the annotation processing module extracts annotation data for the corresponding keyword (in this example, “electronic stationery”) from the data (see FIG. 9A), and extracts the extracted annotation data. , FIG.
As shown in an annotation display screen 62 surrounded by a frame 61 of
It is displayed in the vicinity of the highlighted keyword "electronic stationery" in the browser window (step S11).
5), end the processing.

As shown in the processing of FIGS. 4 and 5 described above, according to the client device equipped with the annotation processing module of the present invention, the client side synthesizes a “special tag” for an arbitrary page, It becomes possible to create annotation data and save the annotation data as an annotation file.

Also, a new annotation file can be created by combining a large number of annotation files. Also,
Multiple annotations can be added to the same keyword (character string at the same position in the same page). Also, even with the same keyword, different annotations can be given to places (different pages or the same character string displayed at different positions on the same page).

The annotation processing module of the present invention
Based on the "keyword", an annotation file having this keyword, "UR" obtained from this annotation file
L "," in an arbitrary tag ", and" arbitrary character string ", and display the annotation information given to the keyword.
Then, instead of synthesizing the annotation into the source text of the marked language displayed in the browser (only the special tags and their attribute information are merged), the annotation processing module is displayed in a separate window from the browser indicate.

In providing the annotation information, the annotation processing module of the present invention first receives a character string selected by the user from a browser, and embeds a tag unique to the present invention in a marked language including the character string. After the keyword is obtained and passed to the browser, an annotation file linked to the tag is created and stored on the client 6 side.

As shown in FIG. 9A, the annotation file (imj file) stored on the client 6 has the address (UR) of the Web page to which a keyword has been added.
L) is held. This annotation file can be sent to another person by e-mail or the like, and the recipient of the annotation file clicks on the annotation file to activate the annotation processing module of the present invention, and the annotation file is stored in the annotation file. The browser can acquire the URL web page, merge the web page with the data content of the imj file, display the merged web page, and click the keyword character string in the displayed text to view the annotation.

In the annotation processing of the present invention, different annotations can be attached to the same character string, and the annotation can be attached not only to one page but also to a different character string on another page. For example, when a different character string on a different page has an ambiguous meaning, an annotation such as “What is this?” Can be added to each of the two different character strings.

Further, the annotation processing of the present invention can be used as a document proofreading support system when performing work such as document creation related to business. For example, it is convenient to save the document review results to an annotation file, reflect the final review result in the annotation by multiple people carrying the annotation file, and allow the author to proofread the document according to the annotation. It is.

Further, the business person in charge of the application for approval
When requesting the settlement from a manager by making a page, a direct supervisor, such as a section manager, looks at the Web page and, if the contents are good, gives a digital signature indicating approval to the page and forwards it. Then, the general manager, the general manager, and the president can sequentially browse the page, and if bad, point out the point and add a comment. This tells who approved when and why not.

As described above, only the annotation file can be carried around, the original request document can be left as a page as it is, and the page can be viewed and checked by opening the page on a network. A system can be easily constructed.

(Supplementary Note 1) A client device for displaying a page created in a markup language by a browsing browser, and an annotation information adding means for adding desired annotation information to an arbitrary portion of the page, and the annotation information addition Means for separating the annotation information given by the means from the page, annotation information storage means for storing the annotation information separated by the annotation information separation means, and information stored by the annotation information storage means A client information combining unit for combining the annotation information with a desired page.

(Supplementary note 2) The client device according to supplementary note 11, wherein the location is at least one of a specific tag, a specific character string, and graphical information of the mark-up language.

(Supplementary Note 3) The annotation information adding means may further include, as an arbitrary portion of the marking language currently displayed on the client device, at least one of a specific tag, a specific character string, and graphical information of the marking language, and Additional annotation 1 wherein desired annotation information is added to the location by merging the specific tags and displaying the merged information on the browsing browser.
Or the client device according to 2.

(Supplementary Note 4) The annotation information includes at least one of character string information, graphical information, signature / authentication information, and hypertext link information, and is distributed and shared via a network or a recording medium. Or the client device according to claim 1, wherein the client device can be carried around.

(Supplementary Note 5) The hypertext link information is provided by a shortcut function to a network or a Web function.
4. The client device according to claim 4, further comprising a bookmark function for page b.

(Supplementary Note 6) The unique tag includes, as tag information, link information for calling the annotation information when the location is clicked, information for providing an anchor mark to the location, and information for the location. 4. The client device according to claim 3, wherein the client device includes at least one piece of change information of the pointer shape due to the movement of the pointer.

(Supplementary Note 7) The annotation information separating means holds, as the annotation information, at least location information of the annotation information, an annotation text, expression information of the location, and address information of a page including the location. 2. The client device according to claim 1, wherein

(Supplementary Note 8) The annotation information synthesizing unit acquires a page including the location based on the annotation information read from the annotation information storage unit, and merges the unique tag with the location of the acquired page. 8. The client device according to claim 7, wherein the client device displays the comment on the page in response to a click on the portion of the displayed page, and displays the comment on the page and displays the comment on the browser.

(Supplementary Note 9) A recording medium recording a program for a client device that displays a page created in a markup language by a browsing browser,
A function of adding desired annotation information to a desired portion of a page of the markup language being viewed by the viewing browser, a separation function of separating the provided annotation information from the markup language of the page, Recording a program for executing a function of storing the obtained annotation information and a function of combining the stored annotation information with a desired page of the markup language in a manner readable by the client device. Medium.

(Supplementary note 10) The recording medium according to supplementary note 9, wherein the location is at least one of a specific tag, a specific character string, and graphical information of the marking language.

(Supplementary Note 11) The annotation information includes at least one of character string information, graphical information, signature / authentication information, and hypertext link information, and is distributed and shared via a network or a recording medium. 10. The recording medium according to claim 9, wherein the recording medium is portable.

(Supplementary Note 12) The hypertext link information is provided by a shortcut function to a network or W
The recording medium according to claim 9, wherein the recording medium includes a bookmark function for an eb page. i. Notes related to annotation information display processing (device, medium,
(Appendix 13) A client device for displaying a page created in a markup language, a storage unit for storing annotation information associated with the page, and determining the presence or absence of annotation information related to the displayed page. Means for determining
A display control unit for setting, when there is annotation information related to the page, display of the annotation information together with the page.

(Supplementary Note 14) The annotation information includes address information of a related page, specific location information on the page, and an annotation text, and the display control means associates the information with the specific location information on the displayed page. Supplementary note 13 characterized in that the annotation text is set to be displayable.
The client device as described.

(Supplementary note 15) The client device according to supplementary note 14, wherein the display control means displays an annotation text corresponding to the specific location information in response to detection of an indication of the specific location information in the displayed page.

(Supplementary Note 16) A recording medium that records a program for causing a client device that displays a page created in a markup language to be executed by a client device, and determines whether or not there is annotation information related to the displayed page. A recording medium on which is recorded a program for setting, when there is annotation information related to the page, display of the annotation information together with the page.

(Supplementary Note 17) The annotation information includes address information of a related page, specific location information on the page, and an annotation text, and the annotation text can be displayed in association with the specific location information on the displayed page. 17. The recording medium according to Supplementary Note 16, in which the program is recorded, wherein the setting is performed.

(Supplementary note 18) The recording medium according to Supplementary note 17, wherein the program is recorded, wherein an annotation text corresponding to the specific location information in the displayed page is detected in response to an instruction detection.

(Supplementary Note 19) This is a method of displaying an annotation together with a page created in a markup language, and judging whether or not there is annotation information related to the displayed page, and when there is annotation information related to the page. And displaying the annotation information together with the page so as to be displayed, and displaying the annotation information corresponding to the point where the instruction is given in response to detection of the instruction for the displayed page. ii. Additional Notes (Apparatus, Medium, Method) Related to Processing Performed in Response to Double-Click on Annotation File (Appendix 20) A client device that displays a page created in a markup language, and is included in the specified annotation information. Instruction means for instructing the acquisition process of the page indicated by the address indicated, and, based on the specific location information included in the annotation information, the annotation information can be displayed in association with the specific location information in the information of the page acquired by the instruction. And a display control means for setting the state of the client device.

(Supplementary Note 21) Acquisition of a page indicated by an address included in the specified annotation information, which is a recording medium recording a program for causing a client device that displays a page created in a markup language to be executed by a client device. A program for instructing a process and setting, based on the specific location information included in the annotation information, display of the annotation information in association with the specific location information in the information of the page acquired by the instruction. Recording medium on which is recorded.

(Supplementary Note 22) This is a method of displaying an annotation together with a page created in a markup language. The method detects an instruction of annotation information and performs a process of acquiring a page indicated by an address included in the specified annotation information. Instructs to display the annotation information in association with the specific location information in the information of the page acquired by the instruction, and responds to the location where the instruction is given in response to the detection of the instruction for the displayed page. A display method characterized by displaying annotation information. iii. Additional Notes (Apparatus, Medium, and Method) Related to Annotation Information Generation Process (Appendix 23) A client device that displays a page created in a markup language, and a detection unit that detects a designated portion of the displayed page. A client device comprising: input means for inputting an annotation corresponding to the designated location; and generating means for generating a file including address information of the page, information on the location on the page, and the annotation. .

(Supplementary Note 24) A recording medium storing a program for causing a client device that displays a page created in a markup language to be displayed on a client device, wherein a designated portion for the displayed page is detected, and the designated portion is detected. A recording medium recording a program for inputting a corresponding comment and generating a file including the address information of the page, information on the location on the page, and the comment, and the like.

(Supplementary Note 25) Designate a desired position on the displayed page, input a comment corresponding to the specified position, and generate a file including the address information of the page, information on the position on the page, and the comment. A method for generating annotations on a page characterized by:

(Supplementary Note 26) For a computer as a client device that displays a page created in a markup language by a browse browser, a desired location of a page in the markup language being browsed by the browse browser is displayed. A function of providing annotation information, a separating function of separating the provided annotation information from the markup language of the page, a function of storing the separated annotation information, and a function of storing the stored annotation information. And a function of synthesizing a desired page in the markup language.

(Supplementary Note 27) A function for judging the presence or absence of comment information related to a displayed page to a computer as a client device for displaying a page created in a markup language, and a comment related to the page. A function of setting the annotation information so that it can be displayed together with the page when there is information.

(Supplementary Note 28) A function of instructing a computer as a client device that displays a page created in the markup language to acquire a page indicated by an address included in the designated annotation information, A program for setting, based on specific location information included in the annotation information, display of the annotation information in association with the specific location information in the information of the page acquired by the instruction.

(Supplementary Note 29) For a computer as a client device that displays a page created in a markup language, a function of detecting a designated portion of the displayed page and an annotation corresponding to the designated portion are input. A program for realizing a function and a function of generating a file including address information of the page, information on the location on the page, and the annotation.

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As described above in detail, according to the present invention, an annotation is marked on the client side in the markup language of the Web page being displayed by the function incorporated in the browser as an embedded application, and the annotation is marked. Can be separated from the source language of the marking language, the separated annotation can be stored in the storage device, and the stored annotation can be combined with the source text of the marking language. It can be taken out as a file and sent to another person, and the person who has received the annotation file can merge and display the annotation data on a Web page for convenient viewing.

Also, since annotations can be created, attached, separated, and synthesized on the client side to the Web page, for example, a person in charge of the approval system can prepare an application for approval on the Web page and settle the payment to the manager. In such cases, the original approval document is left as it is, only the annotation is carried around, the boss calls the page related to the annotation from the network, looks at it and gives an annotation by pointing out the good or bad approval digital signature or the desired place This is convenient because you can do things like that.

Also, the annotation data added to the Web page is separated / separated into individual annotation data (records) into one file to form one annotation file. For example, each URL of a bookmark and its description It is possible to create and distribute an annotation file with sentences as annotation data, and to display a list of bookmarks by clicking it on the receiving side, so that it can be applied as WWW-wide bookmark distribution data and convenient. is there.

Similarly, it is possible to create an annotation file in which the keywords are one by one (one line at a time) in the table of contents, open the annotation file and click the table of contents to open the page linked to the table of contents. Therefore, it is convenient that only the annotation file can be collected and used as a single book like a scrapbook binder.

Further, according to the present invention, even if a user cannot update the original text (source data) of a page provided by a server, an annotation desired by the user can be added to the page. .

Further, not the data of the entire Web page to which the annotation is added, but only the annotation data (annotation file) necessary to add the annotation to the Web page separated from the data of the Web page, so that the data capacity is reduced. It is small and does not occupy the client's storage. Since the data volume is small as described above, no load is imposed on the network even when an annotation is sent by e-mail.

Further, since it is only necessary to provide the client with a function of executing the processing of the present invention in order to display the annotation, there is no restriction on facilities for displaying the annotation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a principle diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of an entire system related to a client device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a circuit configuration of a client device.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a processing operation of adding, separating, and storing an annotation performed by a CPU of a client device.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of synthesizing and displaying annotations performed by a CPU of a client device.

FIG. 6A is a diagram showing an annotation button added to a browser displayed on a display screen of a client device in accordance with an annotation adding, separating, and storing processing operation, and FIG. 6B is a diagram showing a keyword display window. FIG.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a window display to which an annotation is to be given displayed on the display screen of the client device in accordance with the processing of adding, separating, and storing the annotation.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a comment button and an annotation input screen displayed on the display screen of the client device in accordance with the processing operations of adding, separating, and storing the annotation.

9A is a diagram showing a data structure in a process of communication between an annotation processing module and a browser, FIG. 9B is a diagram showing a description of a marked language displayed on the browser before tag insertion, and FIG. c) is a diagram showing the description after the tag insertion.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display in a keyword display window displayed on a display screen of a client device along with a processing operation of adding, separating, and storing an annotation, and an example of a mark in a browser.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a display when a file for saving annotation data displayed on a display screen of a client device in accordance with an annotation adding, separating, and storing operation is specified;

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen for selecting an annotation file displayed on a display screen of a client device in association with processing operations for combining and displaying annotations.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of an HTML screen by a browser displayed on a display screen of a client device when a created annotation file is selected, and an example of a screen displayed in an annotation window by an annotation processing module.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a display example when a character string serving as a keyword is selected in the text of a page by selecting a keyword.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Annotation information provision means 2 Annotation information separation means 3 Annotation information storage means 4 Annotation information synthesis means 5 Recording medium 6 Client device 7 Intranet 8 Internet 9 Server 10 CPU (Central processing unit) 11 Bus 12 ROM 13 RAM 14 HDD 15 Input Device 16 Display device 17 Medium I / O device 18 Transmission control unit 20 Browser window 21 Tool bar 22, 31, 34 35 Box 23 Annotation button 24 Address input field 25 Page 27 Annotation window 28 Setting button 29 Setting content selection field 32 Comment creation Button 33 Keyword display frame 36 Annotation data input dialog 37 Creator name input frame 38 Annotation input frame 39 Reference page 40 URL input frame 41 Display name input frame 42 Description input frame 43 Keyword character string with tag 4 Task Bar 45 Save Button 46 Save File Designation Screen 47 Input Window to Specify Save Location 48 Window to List Files at Save Specified Location 49 Input Window to Specify Save File Name 50 Input Window to Specify Save File Type 51 Save button 52 Cancel button 53 Toolbar 54, 56, 59, 60 Box 55 Open button 57 Add button 58 File selection screen

Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. A client device for displaying a page created in a markup language by a browsing browser, comprising: an annotation information providing unit for adding desired annotation information to an arbitrary portion of the page; Annotation information separating means for separating the added annotation information from the page; annotation information storage means for storing the annotation information separated by the annotation information separating means; and the annotation stored by the annotation information storage means An annotation information synthesizing means for synthesizing information into a desired page. 2. The client device according to claim 11, wherein the location is at least one of a specific tag, a specific character string, and graphical information of the markup language. 3. The annotation information includes at least one of character string information, graphical information, signature / authentication information, and hypertext link information, and is distributed, shared, or shared via a network or a recording medium. The client device according to claim 1, wherein the client device is portable. 4. A recording medium for recording a program for a client device for displaying a page created in a markup language by a browsing browser, wherein the program is stored in a desired portion of a page in the markup language being browsed by the browsing browser. A function of providing desired annotation information; a separating function of separating the provided annotation information from the markup language of the page; a function of storing the separated annotation information; And a function of synthesizing the annotation information into a desired page of the markup language, and a program for executing the program, the program being executed so as to be readable by the client device. 5. A client device for displaying a page created in a markup language, comprising: storage means for storing annotation information associated with a page; and determining whether there is annotation information related to the displayed page. A client device comprising: a determination unit; and a display control unit configured to, when there is annotation information related to the page, set to display the annotation information together with the page. 6. A recording medium storing a program for causing a client device that displays a page created in a markup language to be executed by a client device, wherein it is determined whether or not there is annotation information related to the displayed page. A recording medium recording a program for executing, when there is annotation information related to the above, setting to display the annotation information together with the page. 7. A client device for displaying a page created in a markup language, comprising: an instruction unit for instructing a process of acquiring a page indicated by an address included in the specified annotation information; And display control means for setting the annotation information in a displayable state in association with the specific location information in the information of the page acquired by the instruction based on the specific location information. 8. A recording medium storing a program for causing a client device that displays a page created in a markup language to be displayed on a client device, wherein a process for acquiring a page indicated by an address included in the specified annotation information is performed. Instructing, based on the specific location information included in the annotation information, setting the annotation information to be displayable in association with the specific location information in the information of the page acquired by the instruction; recording a program for executing Recording medium. 9. A client device for displaying a page created in a markup language, detecting means for detecting a designated portion of the displayed page, input means for inputting an annotation corresponding to the designated portion, A generation unit configured to generate a file including address information of the page, information on the location on the page, and the annotation. 10. A recording medium for recording a program to be executed by a client device that displays a page created in a markup language, wherein the program detects a designated portion of the displayed page and corresponds to the designated portion. A recording medium for recording a program for inputting an annotation, and generating a file including the address information of the page, information on the location on the page, and the annotation. 11. A computer as a client device that displays a page created in a markup language by a browse browser, wherein a desired annotation information is provided at a desired position of the page in the markup language being browsed by the browse browser. A function of separating the provided annotation information from the markup language of the page; a function of storing the separated annotation information; and a function of storing the stored annotation information. A program for realizing: a function of synthesizing a desired page in a markup language. 12. A function as a client device for displaying a page created in a markup language, the function of determining whether or not there is annotation information related to a page to be displayed; A function of setting the annotation information to be displayable together with the page in a certain case. 13. A function of instructing a computer as a client device that displays a page created in a markup language to acquire a page indicated by an address included in the designated annotation information, and the annotation information A function of setting annotation information to be displayable in association with the specific location information in the information of the page acquired by the instruction based on the specific location information included in the program. 14. A function as a client device for displaying a page created in a markup language, a function of detecting a designated portion of the displayed page, and a function of inputting an annotation corresponding to the designated portion. A program for generating a file including address information of the page, information on the location on the page, and the annotation.