JP2006099610A - System and method for dynamically generating and presenting constitution-function-setting front page - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system and method for dynamically generating and presenting a constitution function front page on a display of a user system connected to a network (such as the Internet). <P>SOLUTION: A function front page includes a set of selectable icons each associated with a particular website, service or network index channel that a user is likely to want to access. The function front page is customized in the sense that each function front page is generated according to each user's network login history and preferences stored in a preference database so as to present only those information sources/services which the user would want to access. The function front page is dynamically generated in the sense that the user preference database is constantly updated so as to present a function front page that reflects the user's most recent preferences and history. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a user interface system, and in particular, based on preferences and history when a user of a client system uses the client system, a start function front page is activated in the client system (eg, set-top box system, PDA, or mobile phone) The present invention relates to a system and method for generating the same.

  As is well known in the industry, network information is displayed on a user's system by a browser, and most of network information acquired by a user on a user side is basically a direct URL (Universal Resource Locator; URL) or search for some interesting addresses using a search engine, then click on one of them and the browser will download the homepage data of that address to your computer and display it on the screen To do. Over the past few decades, the Internet has become increasingly important and used by people, but in recent years people have been able to connect wirelessly using a mobile phone or PDA, even without a personal computer. . You can also connect using a set-top box. It is difficult for computer beginners to find necessary homepage information with a mouse or keyboard. According to one market study, many computer novices tend to resist using a mouse or other traditional computer input device, and more certainly, the process of finding the necessary homepage information very quickly. I got frustrated. For this reason, it is hard to say that computer beginners are now enjoying the best of the Internet.

  Therefore, there is a need for a convenient system and method that enables computer users to connect to necessary homepage information and solve the above problems.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a system and method for establishing and displaying a kind of function setting front page, which is convenient for a computer beginner to connect to necessary homepage information.

  The present invention provides a system and method for dynamically generating an established function front page on the display of a client system (not the personal computer client system) connected to a network (eg, the Internet). The establishment of the function front page means that each function front page is generated according to the network login history and preference stored in the favorite database by each user and displays only the information source / service that the user wants to connect to. The function occurrence of the function front page means that the user's favorite database is continuously constructed, and thereby the function front page reflecting the user's recent preferences and history can be displayed.

  Temporarily setting a kind of situation, TV users all have a set of browser channels they like, and the present invention is built on a temporary user, especially a non-computer client system user who has a set of them on the client system. You may have information sources / services that are customarily used or connected. This information source / service may include a set of specific network index channels, Internet content and applications, interactive services, and / or Volp service phone numbers. Based on the habits of ordinary users watching television, the present invention allows users to connect to their favorite information source / service in the shortest possible time. The present invention eliminates the hassle of searching for information sources / service locations and increases the efficiency and ease of use of the client system used by the user. In particular, the present invention displays the most commonly connected information sources / services in the form shown through the start screen, reducing the time for the user to connect to the required information sources / services. The present invention also records and calculates (determines) the information sources / services that the user prefers, and displays these information sources / services in the form shown, thereby enabling the user's connection to be completed with one touch, thereby Satisfy the requirements for one-touch selection. The establishment function front page dynamic generation service is hereinafter referred to as establishment function front page service, and a system that provides this service is hereinafter referred to as establishment function front page generation system.

  The establishment function front page service of the present invention is provided by one system. The system includes a functional front page generator connected to a user favorite server. This user favorite server is connected to the user favorite database (or includes the user favorite database). This system is essentially the user's medium, which allows users to connect to their favorite information sources or services without clicking on multiple and multiple catalogs (eg, acquire Internet content through specific URLs or network index channels) ).

  The function front page described here refers to a start page screen of a monitor (for example, a television, a PDA, a personal computer, and an LCD display) on which the user starts charging for the above-described service. It is this start page screen that the user sees before making a selection through the data login device. The function front page and the illustrations in the function front page are encoded in the HTML original language and thereby connected through the Internet or transmitted by a CATV signal.

  The illustrations mentioned here refer to a network index script, document, URL, local function present in the client system, or any interactive service diagram through the Internet or CATV signals. This illustration is clickable and can be selected through the arrow keys or numeric keys and need not be operated by a keyboard. This illustration is placed on the function front page so that it can be selected on the same frame. This illustration can instruct the client system whether to store locally downloaded or on the Internet, or to store through other network services, or connect to different documents and applications. The illustrated viewing angle representation can be a chart user interface format, for example, a chart button or a sentence information selection frame that moves on the frame. For example, a user's specific diagram user interface may include a Volp phone book. This phone book records all phone numbers that the user has previously dialed. The user favorites database records the user's phone call and displays the recently dialed phone number on the function front page.

  By selecting any graphic on the function front page or entering a number related to the graphic (eg, using a numeric key), the user expresses the information sources / services of interest to them, and The user favorites server logs user activity into the user favorites database for further reference. In addition to logging user activity, the user favorites server stores user device (ie, user system) information, such as device location, group classification, and statistical data, such as each user's ID number, phone number, age, Record gender, etc. Based on this information, each time the user connects to the service, this function front page generator automatically generates a unique personalized function front page for the user.

  The user needs three devices to receive the function front page provided by the service. That is, a display for displaying the function front page, an input device for confirming an input selected by the user, for example, a direction (arrow) key, a numeric key and an input key, and a client system connected to the service through an arbitrary network ( Or device). The client system needs to install software that can display an HTML document, for example, a browser.

  Before the user makes a selection or action, the service is connected to a function front page generator, which determines the content of the function front page to display for this particular user. Based on the user's previous experience and previously selected preference or statistical data, the functional front page displayed for each user may vary. The function front page needs to determine the figure to be displayed on each function front page. Of these, factors that affect what kind of illustrations are displayed include user preferences, user past activity records, user statistics records, and user connections and privileges.

  Thus, the function front page generator is a server that determines which illustrations to display on the specific user function front page. Each user has a unique user short record in the functional front page generator. The user short record is used to define the user's past activity, statistical data, connection and privilege attributes, etc. in the user favorites database, after which the function front page generator generates a unique function front for a particular user. Used to combine pages and illustrations. Each user needs to register and order the established function front page service of the present invention and receive (observe) the established function front page.

  In particular, this functional front page generator is connected to a user favorites server to determine which documents or services the user wants to most observe or use, and the user favorites server stores user activity and other information in the user favorites database. Record information. Data related to user observation habits and personal information, such as which home page the user has recently logged in to and the duration of the login, are recorded by the user favorites server in the function front page generator The front page generator calculates based on the data provided and determines which information source and service the user wants to connect again most. The user's preference is inferred from the characteristics and classification of the user's past observation habits. The functional front page generator also recommends information sources / services to the user based on the user's past selections. For example, the function front page recommends automobile service to users who have observed a partial information source of automobiles in the past.

  The client system software continues to select user activity data and transmit this information to the user favorites server when the user requests a connection to the functional front page service, or automatically when the user does not use this service. To transmit. Data such as user ID, device (i.e. client system) ID, current address, current observation channel (e.g. URLs that are pre-scheduled based on the above-mentioned series of network index systems and displayed sequentially on the client system) and observation duration are as follows: All are collected in the client software and transmitted to the user favorite server.

  A front page generation system convenient for observing network information required by a user according to the present invention includes a user favorite server having a user favorite database for storing a connection history and favorite data of each user, and a user. A function front page generator for dynamically generating a front page for each user based on user data acquired from the user favorite server connected to the favorite server, and a client system including a display and an input device, and the client The system is installed by billing and receives the function front page from the function front page generator, the function front page represents the user-selectable setting values, of which the input device is used More users can select one of 専案, the user can select the information source / service related 専案 selected is automatically displayed on the display.

  According to the system of the present invention, the user favorite server is connected to the function front page generator and generates the established function front page based on a predefined standard, which allows the user to conveniently obtain the necessary network information. Can be browsed. This user favorite server has a user favorite database in which each user's network connection history and preference information is stored, of which the user favorite server conforms to the standards defined by the function front page generator. The network information to be calculated is completed and identified, and this information is sent to the function front page generator. Among them, this standard includes the frequency of information sources / services connected by past users, and the above calculation includes the number of times the user connected to the information sources / services and the time of each connection. Each time a user connects to an information source / service, the system automatically selects user login data, which determines what network information source / service the user has connected to and its corresponding duration. Includes.

  The system of the present invention further comprises a main workstation, which includes a history program memory, which includes a history program, of which a plurality of network addresses are registered in a predetermined order. In addition, a history program server is further included and connected to the main workstation, the history program server is arranged to receive the history program, and the plurality of temporary home pages are respectively registered in the history program. Occurs based on multiple available homepages for Internet addresses. The client system downloads the display control program from the history program server, and then downloads and displays the temporary home page in a predetermined order based on the downloaded display control program.

  The present invention provides a dynamic page creation function front page generation method convenient for a user to observe necessary network information. This method includes the following steps. Receives the request for the front page of the dynamic establishment function from the client system through the network. Determine the user identity of the client system that requested the feature front page. Access relationship history and favorite data when users are connected to the network. Generate an established function front page for the user based on the accessed data described above. The generated established function front page is transmitted to the client system, and the function front page is displayed, and this function front page displays a special setting value for use by the user on the network. Among them, when the user selects one of the proposals, the user can obtain an automatic display of the selected information source / service on the client system.

  In the generation method of the present invention, the step of receiving the request for the behavior establishment function front page from the client system occurs at any time after the client system is activated. Also, the step of accessing data related to the user's history and preferences includes accessing data that satisfies a predefined standard. In addition, each time a user connects to an information source / service, the method includes automatically collecting user login data indicating what information source / service the user has connected to and a corresponding duration. In addition, the method includes a step of receiving user inputs of a plurality of Internet addresses in an order selected by the user, and a step of generating a history program and registering a plurality of Internet addresses in a predetermined order. In addition, the step of receiving user input includes receiving user input for each display time of a plurality of available Internet source data in a plurality of Internet addresses, and the history program further includes a plurality of Internet source data. Define the display time for each time. Further, the method includes a step of interpreting the above-described history program, generating a plurality of temporary home pages based on a plurality of connection data, generating one display control program, and defining each address and display time of the plurality of home pages. Alternatively, the step of receiving user input further includes receiving at least one user input from a plurality of newly formatted Internet source data.

The invention of claim 1 is a dynamic page creation function front page generation system convenient for a user to observe necessary network information.
A user favorites server containing a user favorites database that stores a history of each user's network connection and favorites; and
A function front page generator for dynamically generating an established function front page for each user based on user data connected to the user favorite server and accessed by the user favorite server;
A client system comprising a display and an input device, the client system connected to the function front page generator and receiving the function front page upon request, the function front page corresponding to a preference selected by the user The client system which can select to automatically display the information source / service represented by the special plan selected by the user on the display after selecting the special plan by the input device;
It has a front page generation system with a dynamic establishment function characterized by
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the dynamic page creation function front page generation system according to the first aspect, the system further comprises a predefined standard of data related to the history of network connections of users, favorites and the like. Is a dynamic establishment function front page generation system characterized by generating an establishment function front page for each single user.
The invention according to claim 3 is the behavior establishment function front page generation system according to claim 2, wherein the predefined standard includes the frequency of connection of information sources / services of past users. It is a function front page generation system.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the dynamic page creation function front page generation system according to the third aspect, the predefined standard includes the number of past information source / service connections of the user and the duration of each connection. This is a front page generation system with a dynamic establishment function.
The invention according to claim 5 identifies the user status of the client system that received the function front page upon request of the client system and submitted the function front page request after completion of the determination process in the dynamic establishment function front page generation system according to claim 2 It is a dynamic page establishment system that is characterized by
The invention of claim 6 is the dynamic establishment function front page generation system according to claim 1, wherein the user favorite server is connected to the function front page generator, and the establishment function front page is generated according to a predefined standard, This function front page makes it convenient for the user to observe the necessary network information, and the user favorite server includes a user favorite database, in which the network connection history and favorites data of each user are stored. Recorded and that the user favorite server identifies network information that meets the standards defined by the functional front page generator after completion of the calculation process and transmits the information to the functional front page generator Has been a constant feature front page generation system.
The invention of claim 7 is the dynamic page creation function front page generation system according to claim 6, wherein the predefined standard includes the frequency of the user connecting to the information source / service in the past, and the calculation process is performed by the user. The dynamic establishment function front page generation system includes calculation of the number of times of connection to the source / service and the calculation of the duration of each connection.
The invention of claim 8 is the dynamic page creation function front page generation system according to claim 7, wherein the user login data is automatically selected every time when the user connects to the information source / service, It is a dynamic establishment function front page generation system characterized by including a connection time corresponding to a network information source / service and a corresponding connection time.
A ninth aspect of the present invention is the movement establishment function front page generation system according to the first aspect, comprising a main workstation, the main workstation comprising a history program memory, the history program memory comprising a history program, and a predetermined program. It has a dynamic establishment function front page generation system characterized by registering a plurality of Internet source addresses in order.
The invention of claim 10 is the dynamic page creation function front page generation system according to claim 9, comprising a history program server, which is connected to the main workstation, the history program server receiving the history program, and the received history program. A dynamic establishment function front characterized in that a plurality of temporary homepages and display control programs are generated by the system, and this temporary homepage is generated based on a plurality of usable homepages of a plurality of Internet source addresses registered in the history program. It is a page generation system.
The invention according to claim 11 is the dynamic page creation function front page generation system according to claim 10, wherein the client system downloads the display control program from the history program server, and the temporary home page is displayed in a predetermined order based on the downloaded display control program. It is a dynamic establishment function front page generation system characterized by downloading and displaying.
The invention of claim 12 is a dynamic page creation function front page generation method that is convenient for a user to observe necessary network information.
Receiving a request for the occurrence of a front page of the dynamic establishment function through the client system;
Determining the user identity of the client system that requested the feature front page;
Accessing the user's network connection history and favorite data;
Generating an enacted function front page for the user based on the accessed data,
Transmitting the enacted function front page that has occurred to the client system, displaying the enacted function front page that has occurred, and the function front page displaying a special set of settings values for user selection on the net;
Of which, the user can obtain information sources / services about the selected proposal automatically displayed on the client system, and the user can select one of the proposals, the dynamic establishment Function front page generation method.
According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the dynamic establishment function front page generation method according to the twelfth aspect, the step of receiving the request for the dynamic establishment function front page from the client system can be generated any time after the client system is activated. , Dynamic establishment function front page generation method.
According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in the method for generating a front page of a behavior establishing function according to the twelfth aspect, the step of accessing data related to user history and preferences includes access to data satisfying a predefined standard. It is a dynamic page establishment method that features
According to the fifteenth aspect of the present invention, in the dynamic page establishment function front page generation method according to the twelfth aspect, every time a user connects to an information source / service on the network, the user connects to any kind of information source / service. A dynamic establishment function front page generation method comprising collecting user login data of a corresponding connection duration.
The invention according to claim 16 is the behavior establishing function front page generating method according to claim 12, comprising the step of receiving user inputs of a plurality of Internet source addresses in the order selected by the user. The front page generation method is used.
The invention of claim 17 is characterized in that, in the dynamic page establishment method front page generation method according to claim 16, the history program is generated and a plurality of Internet source addresses are registered in a predetermined order. Dynamic establishment function Front page generation method.
The invention according to claim 18 is the dynamic establishment function front page generation method according to claim 17, wherein the step of receiving the user input includes the user input for each display time of a plurality of Internet source data that can be used on a plurality of Internet source addresses. The history program further includes defining a display time for each of a plurality of Internet source data.
The invention according to claim 19 is the movement establishment function front page generation method according to claim 18, wherein the step of receiving user input receives at least one user input in a plurality of newly formatted Internet source data. It is a dynamic establishment function front page generation method characterized by including.
The invention of claim 20 is the behavior establishment function front page generation method according to claim 18, wherein the history program is interpreted to generate a plurality of temporary home pages based on a plurality of Internet source data, and to generate a display control program. In addition, the dynamic establishment function front page generation method includes a step of defining each address and display time of a plurality of temporary home pages.

  The present invention provides a system and method for establishing and displaying a function setting front page that is convenient for a computer beginner to connect to necessary homepage information.

  FIG. 1 displays the operating environment of the establishment function front page generation system of the present invention. One or a plurality of client systems 1 such as a television set top box, a mobile phone, a PDA, and a palm top computer are connected to the Internet 5. In the illustrated implementation, the client system is a set-top box and is usually placed on a regular home television with a display 3. The set top box 1 includes an input device 4, for example, an infrared remote control device. The client system 1 can be further selected from the following several types of computing equipment, for example, equipment familiar to people in this area, such as computers, portable computers, and pagers. Depending on the specific type of the client system, the external shapes of the display 3 and the input device 4 change correspondingly.

  In order for the browser to specify the home page, the client system 1 specifies the URL of the home page in the billing through the home page browser that runs on it. This request is sent to the homepage server 6 that supports the homepage, and the homepage server 6 transmits the homepage to the client system 1 through the Internet 5. The installation and operation of the Internet are both familiar to those skilled in the industry and will not be described in detail here. It should be noted that, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the main workstation 7 ′ and the history program server 8 ′ are also connected to the Internet 5. The main workstation 7 ′ includes a main server 9 ′, supports a history program homepage, the history program homepage is a history program selected by the user on the user side, and the main computer 10 ′ is on the main server 9 ′. Used to build and maintain a history program homepage. The history program server 8 ′ includes a series homepage constructed by the history program, and transmits the homepage to the client system 1 for display. The operation and structure of the main workstation 7 'and the history program server 8' will be described in detail below.

  See further FIG. According to the invention, the function front page generator 8 is also connected to the Internet 5. The function front page generator 8 is connected to a user favorites server 9, which is connected to or contains a user favorites database 10. The function front page generator 8 is different based on predefined standards such as the history of different information sources connected to each user's preferences, applications, connection services, and each user's personal information, geographic location and other information. The function front page including the establishment function represented by the HTML document shown in the figure is generated dynamically. Based on the specific standard of the function front page generator 8, the user favorite server 9 records and stores in the user favorite database 10 user relation data related to or achieving the standard set by the function front page generator 8. . The operation of the function front page generator 8 and the user favorite server 9 is as follows.

  FIG. 2 shows a number of important devices of the client system 1. Those who belong to this area will find that the client system 1 can include more devices than those shown in FIG. 2, for example, it can include a network interface to connect to the Internet, but all It is not necessary to display the apparatus of the present invention to explain the implementation method of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the client system 1 includes a processing unit 11, a display 3, an input device 4, and a memory 12, all connected by a bus 2. According to the invention, the display 3 is used to generate a functional front page for the user. The user can make the desired selection using the input device 4, which can be any existing input device, such as a keyboard, mouse, remote control with arrow keys and numeric keys, and any other optional device. It can be a pointing device. The memory 12 can typically be RAM, ROM, and permanent mass storage devices such as disk storage devices well known in the industry. The memory 12 stores the operation system 13 to control the operation of the client system 1, and stores the network browser 14 to control the connection with the network, and interprets the HTML document for the client system 1. The client system 1 includes digital channel software 15 and its operation is as follows.

  FIG. 3 shows the main part of the main workstation 7 ', which may include any standard workstation known in the art. This main workstation 7 'is connected to the Internet through a network interface 46', which includes a processing unit 47 ', a display 48', an input device 49 'and a main memory 50', all of which are connected via a bus 52 'to the network interface 46'. The main memory 50 'is an operation system 54' for controlling the operation of the main workstation 7 ', a network service part 65' for supporting a history program homepage, and a history program editing system for generating or editing a history program. 56 ', a history program database 58' for storing the generated history program, and a user management database 60 'for storing data related to the history program purchase user. As mentioned above, the main workstation 7 'includes a main server 9', which is usually a network server that supports the history program home page and comprises a main computer 10 ', which is a history program on the main server 9'. Used to generate and maintain a home page. As a result, as shown in FIG. 3, the display 48 ', the input device 49' and the history program editing system 56 'are physically stationed in the main computer 10', and the network interface 46 ', the network service portion 65' and the history are recorded. The program database 58 'is physically located in the main server 9', and naturally the parts of the main workstation 7 'can be distributed between the main computer 10' and the main server 9 'in various ways.

  FIG. 4 is a frame diagram of the history program server 8 'of the preferred embodiment of the home page server 6. The history program server 8 'is connected to the Internet through a network interface 51' and includes a processing unit 53 'and a memory 55'. Among them, the processing unit 53 ′ and the memory 55 ′ are connected to the network interface 51 ′ through the bus 57 ′. The memory 55 ′ receives an operation system 59 ′ for controlling server operation, a history program, and the received history program. A history program interpreter 63 'for interpreting and building and registering a series of home pages in the history program is provided. In particular, the history program interpreter 63 'controls the network service portions 66' contained in the memory 55 ', each of which is used to access / connect to and download this home page from its own network server and build these The series of homepages thus stored is stored in a temporary homepage database 67 ′ in the memory 55 ′. The function of each part will be described in detail below.

  FIG. 5 shows a history program of a preferred embodiment of the home page server 6. The history program 61 'includes a table 62', which includes a plurality of home pages displayed on the client system, and a set of attributes 64 '. Among them, the table 62 'includes a name, an address, and a display time of each home page displayed in a selected order to be pressed. As shown in the table 62 ', the user side system automatically displays the stock information A home page for 30 seconds, the stock information B home page for 45 seconds, and the stock information C home page for 1 minute. This attribute 64 'can define a list (for example, stocks as described above), all display times (sum of all display times), valid time (history program usable time), and priority of a specific history program. is there.

  FIG. 6 illustrates the data flow between the client system, main workstation, and history program server of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. Specifically, FIG. 6 shows the data flow in the client system 1, the main workstation 7 ', the history program server 8', and the network server 6 'that supports one and a plurality of various interesting home pages. First, line 70 'indicates that client system 1 sends a request for history program provision to main workstation 7'. This can be realized by various methods. For example, the address of the history program homepage is directly input to the client system 1 or is clicked on the client system 1 to be hyperlinked to the history program homepage. Line 72 'shows the response to this request, and main workstation 7' transmits the history program home page (eg, history program home page 73 'as shown in FIG. 7) to client system 1, which has a plurality of selections. List the catalogs that can be served. Each list is associated with one or more previously defined history programs, and only one list contains a pull-down function table, below which are listed a number of sub-lists that can be used for selection. . Under such circumstances, each sub-inventory also relates to one or more already defined history programs.

  Line 74 'indicates that the user selects the inventory he / she wants, such as clicking on the inventory. Line 76 'indicates that the main workstation 7' retrieves the history program of the catalog already selected from the history program database 58 ', for example, if the selected inventory is associated with one or more history programs, the main The workstation 7 'needs to select one of the programs. Subsequently, line 78 'transmits the history program already collected by the main workstation 7', as well as a confirmation to the history program server 8 'that the client system 1 has confirmed the inventory already selected by the history program. Alternatively, the history program collected by the main workstation 7 ′ is sent to the client system 1 as indicated by a line 80 ′. On line 82 ', the already received history program is transmitted to the history program server 8'. At line 84, the history program server 8 'translates the history program already received and generates a temporary home page and its display control program. In other words, the history program server 8 ′ accesses the homepage server 6 ′ having a homepage that can support the history program (line 86 ′) registration already received and generates a series of temporary homepages on the client system 1. To display. The history program server 8 'also generates a display control program, which defines the manner in which the temporary home page is displayed on the client system 1. Thereafter, at line 88 ′, the history program server 8 ′ first converts the display control program onto the client system 1. Subsequently, on line 90 ', the client system 1 downloads and displays a temporary home page from the history program server 8' using the display control program already received.

  Thus, when a user of the client system 1 accesses the history program homepage (line 70 ') and selects the inventory that he thinks is necessary, a series of homepages pre-selected and arranged in the history program of the selected inventory are It is automatically displayed on the client system 1. Thus, the present invention enables a user on a client system to browse a plurality of home pages under a minimum operation process.

  FIG. 8 shows several important parts of the functional front page generator 8, which is composed of any standard workstation known to those skilled in the art having a server and a main computer. As described above, a functional front page generator can have more parts than those shown in FIG. 8 for ordinary technical personnel in this area. It is understood that there is no need to explain. As shown in FIG. 8, the functional front page generator comprises a processing unit 16, a display 17, an input device 18 and a mass memory 19, all connected by a bus 20. This large capacity memory 19 is used to store the operation system 21 and control the operation of the functional front page generator, and also stores the network browser 22 to control the network connection of the functional front page generator. The mass memory 19 further stores functional front page generator software 23, the operation of which will be described below. Basically, a function front page is generated for each user based on the standard defined by the function front page generator 8. The function front page generator 8 further defines in what form the chart, document information list (SMS) is displayed in the function front page, and defines the layout of the function front page. This function front page generator 8 is central and is used for cooperation with other servers, which include user favorite server 9 and other possible servers such as SMS server and VoIP server. Provides page service (including SMS server and VoIP service). When the user requests the established function front page, the function front page generator 8 is a server connected to the client system 1.

  FIG. 9 shows a number of important parts of the user favorite server 9. It can be any standard server known to those in the industry. As described above, if the user has ordinary knowledge of this area, the user favorite server 9 may have more parts than those shown in FIG. It turns out that there is no need to explain. As shown in FIG. 9, the user favorite server 9 includes a processing unit 25 and a memory 26 connected through a bus 27. The memory 26 is used to store the operation system 28 and control the operation of the user favorite server 9, and stores the browser 29 to control the network connection of the user favorite server 9. The memory 26 further stores user favorite data management software 30 that maintains a user favorite database 10. See also FIG. The user favorite database 10 includes an operation system 31 and a memory 32 for storing user favorite data. The user favorite data is user relation data used to estimate the preferences of each different user, such as user identification number ID, device (client system) ID, tracking history of each user (ie network connection history), user Includes data related to login time (observation time of each information source / service), personal information (address, phone number, gender, age, etc.), user privileges, and optional functions defined by front page generator 8 . It should be understood that the user favorite server 9 described above does not necessarily need to be physically separate from the functionally functional front page generator 8, and in some circumstances the two parts can be assembled. The user favorite database 10 can be physically included in the user favorite server 9, or can be connected to the user favorite server 9 from a distance.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the overall flow of the preferred implementation method of the establishment function front page service of the present invention. During step 40, when the user activates the client system (eg, set-top box) 1, it preferentially auto-connects and requests a functional front page from the functional front page generator 8. What can be selected is that after the client system 1 is activated, a specific input is made from the user part, and an error or link is invalidated. In effect, when the user uses the dynamic establishment function front page generation service, the user of the client system 1 can request a new function front page at any time. In step 41, the function front page generator 8 obtains user identification data obtained from the client system 1, for example, a set top box ID (device ID) 42, a user password 43 accessed / connected through the input device of the client system 1, or Based on the information of the smart card reader 44, it can be compared to a user short record stored in or acquired through the function front page generator 8. In particular, if a user who has already claimed a feature front page has already placed an order for a feature front page service, and the user belongs to a specific user group and the user orders an extra cost service, the feature front page The generator 8 performs the comparison.

  Based on the comparison, the function front page generator 8 transmits the user short record to the user favorites server 9 at step 46. In step 47, the user favorite server 9 obtains different user information relating to the specific user from the user favorite database 10 using the received user short record. For example, the user favorites database 10 stores information about the user's identity, first and last name, gender, address, and activity history (ie, user's past activity on the network). The user favorite database 10 can store more special information, for example, a channel preferred by each user's individual or group (ie, a series of pre-installed user favorite databases are automatically ordered), last login Save your channel or observation and shopping habits. During step 48, the user favorite server 9 acquires and stores user data relating to or satisfying the standards defined by the function front page generator 8. For example, the standard may include the frequency and duration of a user's past browsing specific information source or service, such as a network index channel. Thereafter, the user's past login history data including the homepage and service browsed by the user and the accumulated time spent by the user on each homepage and service is acquired and stored. The user favorite server 9 selects the recurrent connection home page or selects the home page, service, and program with the longest observation time, and links them in the target format, for example, conference and program, and the function front page generator 8 Transmit to. The operation of the user favorite server 9 will be described below with reference to FIG. In step 49, the link can be transmitted to the functional front page generator 8 after it has been formed in the user data target.

  During step 50, the function front page generator 8 dynamically generates a function front page specially established for the user represented by the new HTML document. In particular, the function front page generator 8 determines and generates a user interface that includes the illustrations and diagrams in the function front page. A method of generating a function front page will be described below with reference to FIG. In step 51, the function front page generator 8 transmits the generated HTML document to the client system 1, for example, a set top box, for viewing by the user. The user then makes a selection on the displayed function front page (eg, selects one of the display illustrations), the selected information is displayed on the client system 1, and the selected information is the user favorites database. 10 is used when the next function front page is generated.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the steps completed by the function front page generator 8. 12 and 13 jointly explain the operation of the function front page generation software 23 in FIG. At step 60, the client system 1 receives the function front page claim, and at step 61, the function front page generator 8 searches the user short record corresponding to the user who submitted the claim therein. If there is a corresponding user short record, at step 62, the functional front page generator 8 connects to the user favorite server 9 and connects to the user favorite database 10 to acquire user data, eg, user login history. On the other hand, if the corresponding user short record does not exist, in step 63, the function front page generator 8 stores the user short record of the new user in the function front page generator 8 and registers the user. To do. Thereafter, step 62 is executed again, and the function front page generator 8 connects to the user favorite server 9 and connects to the user favorite database 10 to acquire data relating to the new user. If this user is a new user, there is no personal login history, so data related to the new user, such as what information sources / services are popular at a particular age, is acquired. In step 64, based on a pre-defined standard (eg, six recently browsed information sources / services are in the form shown), the function front page generator 8 creates an HTML document to establish the function front page. Dynamics are generated and a specific user is allowed to acquire information through the user favorite server 9. The generation of the dynamic establishment function front page during step 64 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 13 shows the steps necessary to generate the establishment function front page. In step 65, it is determined whether the user has information stored in the user favorite database 10. For example, it is determined whether the user has browsed (selected) a document or service in the past. If so, at step 66, the function front page generator 8 determines what favorite standard to use to build the established function front page. In one implementation, the standard is the number of times the user has selected a specific home page index channel. For example, if the user has browsed the most specific one home page index channel in the past, this home page index channel is selected. (In one implementation, the selection is actually completed by the user favorite server 9 and this selection process is described below with reference to FIG. 14.) Thereafter, at step 67, the link to the channel is in the form shown. Is installed in the function front page generator 8. In step 68, it is determined whether any of the illustrations in the function front page have already been subscribed. For example, see also FIG. 17, which includes a sample function front page 109 and six illustrated 110-115. In this situation, it is determined in step 68 whether all six illustrations are installed in the function front page generator 8. If no, go back to step 65, duplicate this step, and in step 67 the link for this channel is reached, ie the second most network index channel the user has browsed in the past is installed in the form shown. The This program is repeated until it is determined in step 68 that all the drawings have been installed. Thereafter, in step 71, all illustrations are installed in the specific layout of the functional front page with the illustrations represented by HTML documents. In step 72, the HTML document is downloaded to the client system 1 and displays a function front page on it.

  See step 65 again. If it is determined that the user's history is not in the user favorites database 10 or if the user has not sufficiently selected a specific function front page layout (eg, the quantity shown), at step 69 the user's short information ( Age, sex, address, etc.) are input to the function front page generator 8. Thereafter, in step 70, the illustration is acquiesced, and for example, a recommended network index channel or group favorite channel (eg, an illustration of a link that is most popular with a user group that currently has the same or similar short information as the new user) Installed in the page generator 8. Since the user may wish to browse other network index channels, a function table illustration (115 in FIG. 17) may also be included. When the user selects the function table diagram 115, another network index channel / service table (function table) that has not been selected before this user appears, and the user selects one from the function table. can do.

  The function table may have a different layout, and is not limited to the example shown in FIG. For example, the quantity shown in the function table may vary depending on the specific standard used when the function front page generator 8 generates the function front page. And as shown in FIG. 17, the functional front page may include other service illustrations such as VoIP service 117 and SMS service 118.

  FIG. 14 shows two examples of when the user favorite server 9 can be connected. The operation of the user favorite server 9 for managing user favorite data is controlled by the user favorite data management software 30 shown in FIG. Please refer to step 73. In the first step, the function front page generator 8 requests user data from the user favorite database 10. Thereafter, at step 74, based on the standards defined in the function front page generator 8, the user favorites server 9 connects to user data stored in the user favorites database. At step 75, based on the standard (for example, the six most commonly connected documents / services are selected as the documents / services that the user wants to reconnect most), the user favorite server 9 is a single user (or if If the user does not have a login record or is missing, it is assumed that this user belongs to a group of users) and calculates which documents / services are most commonly connected (the user's selection frequency and Or total login time). Thereafter, in step 78, the user favorite server 9 transmits the result to the function front page generator 8. As shown in step 76, in the second step, the client system 1 transmits new user data (e.g. regarding the selection made by the user on the received function front page, e.g. regarding one click shown in the function front page). . The operation of the client system 1 in this part will be described below with reference to FIG. In step 77 of FIG. 14, the user favorite server 9 receives new user data from the client system 1 and updates the user favorite database 10. Thereafter, in step 75, the user favorite server 9 calculates which document / service the user or the user group to which the user belongs most regularly connects. In step 78, the result is transmitted to the function front page generator 8.

  FIG. 15 shows a process of how user data is controlled by the client system 1 and transmitted to the user favorite server 9 and the user favorite database 10. This process is completed by the digital channel software 15 in the client system 1 shown in FIG. At step 80, the user makes a selection on the client system 1, and then at step 81, the digital channel software 15 of the client system logs into the target (eg, the network index channel to connect to) and the network to which the user is connected. Observe the time to continue to connect to the index channel. In step 82, it is determined whether the user has completed browsing the channel. If no, return to step 81 and the software continues to log in to the target and observe the browse time. If the browsing is completed, step 83 is executed, and in the situation where the user is not active (the function front page generation service of the present invention is not requested) and the user does not need to be prompted, the browser (in FIG. 14) activates a Java script and automatically transmits user data (eg, target and observation time) to the user favorite server 9 through the function front page generator 8 to complete step 84. During this implementation, all user data is stored in the client system 1 before being transmitted to the user favorite server 9.

  FIG. 16 shows the overall data flow in the dynamic establishment function front page generation system according to one embodiment of the present invention. In particular, FIG. 16 shows different home pages (network index server 7 ′ in FIG. 1) supported by the client system 1, the function front page generator 8, the user favorite server 9, the user favorite database 10, and one or more network servers 6. Data flow in In addition to the network server 6, other servers such as an SMS server and a VoIP server may be included therein based on each application. First, as shown by reference line 91, in order to respond to the request, it is checked whether the function front page requested by the user has been registered in advance, and the function front page generator 8 passes this user document through the user favorite server 9. Access / connect to. In particular, as indicated by reference lines 92 and 93, the user favorite server 9 is connected to the user history / record in the user favorite database 10, and user data acquired in the user literature format as indicated by the reference line 94. Is transmitted to the function front page generator 8. As indicated by reference line 95, the function front page generator 8 generates an established function front page and sends it to the client system 1 to display the function front page. As shown by reference line 96, the user makes a selection on the displayed function front page and this selection is transmitted to the user favorite server 9 through the function front page generator 8. As indicated by reference line 97, the user favorite server 9 logs the user's new history / record into the user favorite database 10 and, as indicated by reference line 98, from the network server 6 supporting the selected data. Request the selected data (literature / service, etc.). As indicated by reference lines 99 and 100, the data selected from the network server 6 is transmitted to the client system 1 and displayed, and the client system 1 logs in the time when the selected data is continuously browsed.

  FIG. 17 shows a sample function front page 109 generated by the present invention. This functional front page may include a plurality of illustrations 110, 115. Each illustration represents a specific document / service / network index channel, etc. that one user may wish to browse. This function front page 109 includes a screen and can be used to display a normal television channel (when the client system 1 is a set-top box). The function front page 109 can include an SMS diagram 118, a VoIP diagram 117, etc., and the user can connect to the corresponding service by simply clicking on it. For example, FIG. 18 is a sample display on the display 3 when the SMS diagram 118 is clicked. The SMS inventory 120 is displayed on the display 3.

  FIG. 19 shows a sample remote controller 4 with arrow keys and numeric keys, which is suitable for use as an input device of the client system 1 (set top box) in the present invention. On the other hand, numeric keys can be used to specify specific documents, home pages, services, network index channels, etc. that can be reached on the network. In particular, each one goal, most preferably each one most popular goal, is channelized, i.e. specifies a specific numerical value (e.g. 4) that a single user can connect using the remote control 4. As those skilled in the art are familiar with this area, this is accomplished by connecting each number on the remote control 4 with a specific target on the network. In this way, users, particularly computer novice users, can extend their television viewing habits and browse network contents. For example, a user can observe information on a home page (or any other network to which the present invention is applied) that he / she wants to view by clicking on the number of the network index channel he / she wishes to observe. For example, channel 1-999 can designate a television channel, and channel 1000-0000 can designate a network channel. This makes it convenient for novice computer users to use the Internet (or any other network).

As will be appreciated by those having ordinary skill in this area, the above description of the present invention is based on the Internet, but the present invention is applicable to other networks, such as digital television networks.
The above embodiments are intended to illustrate the present invention, and various modifications of different types are possible without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

It is a structure figure of the operation environment of the dynamic establishment function front page generator of this invention. It is a frame diagram of the structure of the client system of this invention. It is a frame diagram which shows the structure of the main workstation which stored the several history program of this invention. It is a frame diagram which shows the structure of the log | history program server of this invention. It is a display figure of the log | history program of this invention. It is a data flow display figure between a client system, a main workstation, a history program server, and various home pages in the Example of this invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an exemplary history program homepage on the client system of the present invention listing a plurality of selection lists and each relating to one history program. It is a frame diagram which shows the structure of the function front page generator of this invention. It is a frame diagram which shows the structure of the user favorite server of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the user favorite database of this invention. 3 is a flowchart of a function front page generator and a user favorite database dynamic establishment function front page generation system according to the present invention. 4 is a flow chart of the function front page generator operation of the present invention. 4 is a flowchart of the steps in which the functional front page generator of the present invention generates an illustration on a functional front page. It is a flowchart of the user favorite server of this invention. 6 is a flowchart of steps that need to be completed when user data is sent from the client system of the present invention to a user favorite server. FIG. 3 is a data flow display diagram in a client system, a function front page generator, a user favorite server, a user favorite database, and different network servers in an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 5 shows a sample function front page on the client system of the present invention, showing a set of choices in graphical format. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a sample short information (SMS) inventory on the client system of the present invention. It is a figure which displays the remote control of the sample used for the input device of the set top box of this invention.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Client system 3 Display 5 Internet 4 Input device 6 Homepage server 7 'Main workstation 8 Function front page generator 8' History program server 9 User favorite server 9 'Main server 10' Main computer 10 User favorite database 11 Processing unit 12 Memory 2 Bus 13 Operation system 14 Browser 15 Digital channel software 46 'Network interface 47' Processing unit 48 'Display 49' Input device 50 'Main memory 52' Bus 54 'Operation system 56' History program editing system 58 'History program database 60 'User management database 65' Network service part 51 'Network interface 53' Processing unit 55 'Memory 57' Bus 59 'Operation system 63' History program interpreter 66 'Network service portion 67' Temporary homepage database 61 'History program 62' Table 64 'Attribute 16 Processing unit 17 Display 18 Input device 19 Mass memory 20 Bus 21 Operation system 22 Browser 23 Function front page generator software 27 Bus 25 Processing unit 26 Memory 28 Operation system 29 Browser 30 User favorite data management software 31 Operation system 32 Memory

Claims (20)

In the front page generation system, a dynamic establishment function that is convenient for users to observe necessary network information.
A user favorites server containing a user favorites database that stores a history of each user's network connection and favorites; and
A function front page generator for dynamically generating an established function front page for each user based on user data connected to the user favorite server and accessed by the user favorite server;
A client system comprising a display and an input device, the client system connected to the function front page generator and receiving the function front page upon request, the function front page corresponding to a preference selected by the user The client system which can select to automatically display the information source / service represented by the special plan selected by the user on the display after selecting the special plan by the input device;
A front page generation system with a dynamic establishment function, characterized by comprising:   The dynamic page creation function front page generation system according to claim 1, further comprising a pre-defined standard for data relating to a user's network connection history, favorites, etc., wherein the function front page generator is for each individual user. A dynamic establishment function front page generation system characterized by generating an establishment function front page.   3. The dynamic establishment function front page generation system according to claim 2, wherein the predefined standard includes the frequency of connection of information sources / services of past users.   4. The dynamic establishment function front page generation system according to claim 3, wherein the predefined standard includes the number of past information source / service connections of the user and the duration of each connection. Functional front page generation system.   The dynamic establishment function front page generation system according to claim 2, wherein the function front page is received upon request of the client system, and the user identity of the client system that submitted the function front page request is identified after completion of the determination process. Dynamic establishment function front page generation system.   2. The dynamic establishment function front page generation system according to claim 1, wherein the user favorite server is connected to the function front page generator, and the establishment function front page is dynamically generated according to a pre-defined standard. The user favorite server is provided with a user favorite database, in which a history of network connections of each user and data relating to favorites are recorded, and the user favorite server Identifies the network information that conforms to the standards defined by the functional front page generator after completion of the calculation process and transmits the information to the functional front page generator. Di-generation system.   The system of claim 6, wherein the predefined standard includes the frequency of the user connecting to the information source / service in the past, and the number of times the calculation process connects to the information source / service. And a dynamic establishment function front page generation system characterized by including calculation of the duration of each connection.   8. The front page generation system according to claim 7, wherein each time a user connects to an information source / service, user login data is automatically selected, and the login data connects to any network information source / service. A dynamic page creation function front page generation system, characterized by including the corresponding connection time.   The system of claim 1, comprising a main workstation, the main workstation comprising a history program memory, the history program memory comprising a history program, and a plurality of Internet source addresses in a predetermined order. A dynamic page establishment system that features the registration of a dynamic page.   10. The system of claim 9, wherein a history program server is provided, which is connected to a main workstation, receives the history program, and displays a plurality of temporary home pages according to the received history program. A dynamic establishment function front page generation system characterized in that a control program is generated and the temporary home page is generated based on a plurality of usable home pages of a plurality of Internet source addresses registered in the history program.   11. The dynamic establishment function front page generation system according to claim 10, wherein the client system downloads the display control program from the history program server, and downloads and displays the temporary home page in a predetermined order based on the downloaded display control program. A dynamic enactment function front page generation system. In the front page generation method that is convenient for the user to observe the necessary network information, this method is
Receiving a request for the occurrence of a front page of the dynamic establishment function through the client system;
Determining the user identity of the client system that requested the feature front page;
Accessing the user's network connection history and favorite data;
Generating an enacted function front page for the user based on the accessed data,
Transmitting the enacted function front page that has occurred to the client system, displaying the enacted function front page that has occurred, and the function front page displaying a special set of settings values for user selection on the net;
Of which, the user can obtain information sources / services about the selected proposal automatically displayed on the client system, and the user can select one of the proposals, the dynamic establishment Function front page generation method.   13. The behavior establishment function front page generation method according to claim 12, wherein the step of receiving the request for the behavior establishment function front page from the client system can be generated any time after the client system is activated. Method.   The method of claim 12, wherein the step of accessing data related to user history and preferences includes access to data that satisfies a predefined standard. Function front page generation method.   13. The dynamic establishment function front page generation method according to claim 12, wherein each time a user connects to an information source / service on the network, the user of the connection duration corresponding to which type of information source / service the user connects to A method for generating a front page of a dynamic establishment function, comprising the step of collecting login data.   The method for generating a front page of a dynamic establishment function according to claim 12, comprising the step of receiving user inputs of a plurality of Internet source addresses in the order selected by the user.   17. The dynamic establishment function front page generation method according to claim 16, comprising the steps of generating a history program and registering a plurality of Internet source addresses in a predetermined order. .   18. The dynamic establishment function front page generation method of claim 17, wherein the step of receiving user input includes receiving user input for each display time of a plurality of Internet source data available on a plurality of Internet source addresses, and history. A dynamic establishment function front page generation method, wherein the program further defines each display time of a plurality of Internet source data.   The method of generating a front page of a dynamic establishment function according to claim 18, wherein the step of receiving user input includes receiving at least one user input in a plurality of newly formatted Internet source data. , Dynamic establishment function front page generation method. 19. The dynamic establishment function front page generation method according to claim 18, wherein a history program is interpreted to generate a plurality of temporary home pages based on a plurality of Internet source data, a display control program is generated, and each of the plurality of temporary home pages is generated. A dynamic establishment function front page generation method comprising the step of defining an address and a display time.

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