JP2002373040A - Browsing method for home page - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve such problem that there is no suitable means for browsing a target home page when a user can not use a mouse because of any reason such as the user is physically handicapped or is not skilled in operation when browsing the home page presented by the other person in the utilization of the Internet. SOLUTION: By using a program for automatically and serially numbering respective links in the relevant home page and displaying the home page closely to the links, the user accesses the relevant link by inputting the number of the target link by using a ten key or the like.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a system relating to a method of browsing a homepage by a browser and a control program therefor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a personal computer, a graphic user interface (GUI), which is a control method for giving commands to a personal computer by moving and operating icons appearing on a screen of a display device, has been put into practical use. The operability has been greatly improved as compared with the conventional method of giving a command.

[0003] At present, when a certain person accesses the Internet and browses a desired homepage, basically, it is necessary to operate a mouse, which is a kind of GUI input device.

[0004]

However, the mouse requires physical abilities to enable subtle movements of the hands and a proficiency in some operations. For this reason, disabled persons who cannot use the mouse at all or skillfully, the elderly, and children have no means to browse the desired homepage.

[0005]

Even those who have difficulty operating the mouse can input data from the numeric keypad of the keyboard which is an input device of the personal computer. Therefore, these people who want to see the desired homepage are not mice but numeric input devices such as numeric keys (hereinafter abbreviated as numeric keys).
If the input operation corresponding to the cursor movement and the click can be performed by the input operation from the user, the convenience of the Internet can be enjoyed for these people as well, which can contribute to the improvement of social profit.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In this system, a user who wants to browse a desired homepage has a program (hereinafter, referred to as a program) having the following functions in his / her personal computer.
A ten-key browsing program is installed, or a portal site that can use a ten-key browsing program provided by an application service provider (hereinafter, abbreviated to ASP) is accessed.

[0007] Suppose now that the first screen that requires a mouse operation to open a link to the user's display device appears. Normally, the user operates the mouse to move the mouse cursor to a mark indicating the link desired by the user, and clicks the mouse to open the link. However, in an environment where the numeric keypad browsing program operates, in this case, a number additionally appears at the position of each link on the screen. When the user inputs the number appearing at the position of the desired link using the numeric keypad, the target link opens. In this way, the user can browse the homepage by operating the ten keys instead of operating the mouse.

[0008]

FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing the operation steps when a user accesses an ASP portal site which provides a ten-key browsing program service according to the present invention. First, the user accesses the home page of the ASP portal site. Enter the address of the homepage you want to view in the input location on the homepage.

[0009] The ASP server goes to the address entered by the viewer, obtains the HTML source of the home page, and sends it to the common gateway interface (C).
The tag of each link is detected by GI) or the like, and a number is assigned to the location of the link. The rules for assigning numbers are arbitrary, but most commonly, integers are assigned sequentially starting with 1. The assigned homepage is transmitted to the viewer. The viewer can move to the target link simply by inputting a number newly added to the link portion from an input device such as a numeric keypad without operating the mouse.

[0010]

According to the present invention, people who are difficult to use a mouse and who are separated from the Internet can freely enter the rich information world that the Internet can provide.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart illustrating information processing in an ASP server according to claim 2 of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 user 2 ASP server 3 webpage S1 The user accesses the ASP homepage. S2 The ASP server sends the TOP page to the user. S3 The user sets the address of the target homepage to AS
Enter it on P's homepage. S4 The ASP server accesses the home page specified by the user. S5 ASP server is HTML of the homepage
Get the source. The server of S6 ASP adds a number to all the links in the acquired homepage and displays it to the user as a new homepage. S7 The user inputs the number of the target link from the numbered link using a numeric keypad or the like on the ASP homepage. S8 The ASP server accesses the homepage corresponding to the number received from the user. S9 ASP server is HTML of the homepage
Get the source. The server of S10 ASP adds a number to all the links in the acquired homepage and displays it to the user as a new homepage. S11 and thereafter

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An HTM for a homepage on the Internet
A program that acquires the L source, detects the tag of the link, assigns a new number to the position of the link, and adds and displays the number near the link mark on the screen of the display device. 2. In a portal site operated by an application service provider, when the user accesses the portal site and browses a homepage on the Internet, the program according to claim 1 is operated and the program is displayed on a screen of a display device. A method of providing a service in which a number appears near each link on a homepage and a user can browse the homepage by inputting the number from an input device such as a numeric keypad.