JPH10187571A - Network address input device and computer readable recording medium recording network address input program - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] To provide a device capable of easily inputting a network address. SOLUTION: A floppy disk 13 stores a network address, a keyword for selection and various programs and is read into a user terminal 1. The selection keyword read into the user terminal 1 is displayed on the display 11.
Is displayed, the user looks at this display and selects a necessary keyword for selecting a homepage by clicking the mouse of the input unit 15. The URL corresponding to the keyword for selection is called, and is automatically input to the URL specification section of the WWW browser 12.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication device for connecting to a database for performing various data transmission services via a computer network.
In particular, the present invention relates to a network address input device that allows a user to easily input a network address.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the Internet, which is a computer network that has become rapidly widespread, has been developed by the WWW (WWW) which can transmit and receive data such as characters, images (moving images / stopped images), and audio.
An information transmission / reception / search system called “old Wide Web” is used. In this WWW, a normal URL (Uniform Resource Local) of a connection destination computer (data server) is transmitted from a user terminal.
), by specifying an address on the network (such as an “address” in the postal world), it is possible to connect to a target computer and read data. Generally, WWW data created by individuals and companies is called a homepage.
Each of these homepages has a different URL in order to indicate to which computer the data can be retrieved by connecting to the homepage. Internet users read data of a homepage from each computer by inputting and specifying a URL by using software (a program) called a browser capable of receiving data and displaying the received data.

[0003]

However, such a URL cannot be set by each person without permission, and a predetermined format is determined. For example, the homepage of the JPO is "http: //www.jpo-miti.go.j
p / ", and it is necessary to input this URL to browser software. Such notation of the URL itself does not necessarily represent the contents of the homepage data, but rather a complicated combination of alphabets and symbols. Therefore, even if the user tries to input while looking at the URL described in a book or a magazine, the operation is troublesome, and the user often cannot connect to the computer due to an input error. An object of the present invention is to provide a network address input device that allows a user to easily input a URL without having to input a character one by one when connecting to another computer through the Internet by using a homepage or the like. .

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a network address of a computer connected to a data communication device for reading data from a computer on a network is input. A network address input device, a network address storage means for storing a network address specifying a computer on a network, a display means for displaying a network address stored in the network address storage means, and the displayed network A network address input device comprising: a selection unit that selects an address; and a network address setting unit that provides the selected network address to a data communication device that reads data.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an input device for inputting a network address of a computer connected to a data communication device for reading data from a computer on a network, and specifying the computer on the network. Network address storing means for storing a network address to be selected and a keyword for selecting the network address, display means for displaying the keyword for selection stored in the network address storing means, and selection for selecting the displayed keyword for selection. And a network address setting means for providing a network address corresponding to the selected selection keyword to a data communication device for reading data. That.

The network address input device according to claim 1, wherein the network address stored in the network address storage means also indicates a data storage position of a connected computer. It is.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a network address input program for inputting a network address of a computer connected to a data communication apparatus for reading data from a computer on a network. And displaying a network address for specifying a computer on the network stored in advance, selecting the displayed network address, and providing the selected network address to a data communication device that reads data. And a computer-readable recording medium that records a network address input program for executing the steps.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium recording a network address input program for inputting a network address of a computer connected to a data communication apparatus for reading data from a computer on a network. A procedure for displaying a keyword for selection of a network address stored in advance, a procedure for selecting the keyword for selection displayed, and a network address stored in advance corresponding to the keyword for selection selected in the data. This is a computer-readable recording medium that records a network address input program for executing a procedure given to a data communication device that performs reading.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the network address indicates a data storage location of a connected computer, and the computer readable recording recording the network address input program according to the fourth or fifth aspect of the present invention. Medium.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

1. Configuration of Embodiment Hereinafter, a configuration of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a user terminal, a display 11, a WWW browser 12, a data reading unit 14 for reading data from a medium such as a floppy disk (flexible disk) 13 or a CD-ROM, and a data input unit 15 including a mouse and a keyboard. It is composed of The user terminal 1 can be connected to a WWW server 3 which is a source of data such as a homepage via a network 2 such as the Internet. Also, W
Not only one WW server 3 but also a plurality of WW servers 3 are connected via a network (not shown). Floppy disk 1
3 stores a plurality of network addresses, that is, URLs, and a plurality of selection keywords for allowing the user to select these URLs using visually easy-to-understand words or pictures. The floppy disk 13 has a program for displaying the network address and the keyword for selection on the display 11, a selection program for selecting the displayed network address and keyword data for selection in accordance with the operation of the data input unit, and a keyword for selection. A search program for searching for a URL corresponding to the selection keyword when data is selected, a setting program for giving a network address to a URL designation section of a WWW browser, and the like are recorded.

2. Operation of Embodiment Hereinafter, an operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment of the present invention. First, when the process is started (S1), a network address, keyword data for selection, and various programs are read from the floppy disk 13 to the user terminal 1 (S2). Next, the WWW browser 12 of the user terminal is called based on the user's instruction, and waits for input of a URL (S3). However, the order of S2 and S3 is not specified,
It may be performed in reverse or simultaneously. In the user terminal 1, a screen for selecting a home page is displayed on the display 11 by the processing of the program read from the floppy disk 13, and the keyword for selection is shown in FIG.
Is displayed on the display 11 (S4).

The user looks at this display, and if there is a necessary homepage (S5), moves the cursor to a desired position and clicks the mouse of the data input unit 15 to select a selection keyword (S7). If there is no necessary homepage (S6), the operation is terminated or a new keyword for selection is displayed. When the selection keyword is selected in S7, U corresponding to the selection keyword is determined.
The RL is called, and the URL is input to the URL specification section of the WWW browser 12 (S8), and the WWW browser 12 is operated. In the example of FIG. 3A, by selecting a selection keyword “Company C is here” from the display screen,
The WWW browser 12 is operated so as to search for the URL of the company C. As a result, if there is data of the corresponding homepage, the homepage of the company C is displayed on the display 11 as shown in FIG. In addition, for example, "Patent Office" is displayed as a selection keyword, and when the user selects this, the URL of the Patent Office, "http: //www.jpo-miti.go.j"
p / ”is automatically input to the URL specification section of the browser software, and connected to the JPO's WWW browser and data is read (not shown). By such processing, the user can input the URL to the browser software without inputting a complicated URL one by one using a keyboard or the like. Note that the URL as the network address may not only specify the WWW server 3 but also indicate which storage area of the server stores the data (eg, which directory stores the data). . In addition, information associated with the URL and the selection keyword, for example, a brief description of the contents of the homepage, advertisement, and reference information may be stored together and displayed on the display 11. In addition, the keyword for selection in this specification is not limited to only words, but may be any person such as a picture, a photograph, a figure, or the like as long as it is a network address visually represented. It is not limited to the present embodiment.

[0013]

According to the present invention, the URL displayed on the display or the URL can be input simply by selecting the corresponding keyword for selection, so that the URL can be easily entered.
Etc., and it is possible to eliminate mistakes in the input operation. Further, since the data can be stored in an inexpensive electronic storage medium such as a floppy disk which can be copied in large quantities, it can be suitably used for advertisements. Further, not only can the user advertise his / her own homepage, but also various usages according to the user's purpose, such as the type of business or product, such as a homepage list of an electric company or a computer device-related list can be made. Also the user himself. Receiving an electronic storage medium such as a floppy disk can provide many people with an opportunity to view the homepage, unlike the case where only a URL is put in a magazine advertisement.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a display screen of a network address.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 User terminal 11 Display 12 WWW browser 12 13 Floppy disk 14 Data reading part 15 Data input part 2 Network 3 WWW server

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A network address input device for inputting a network address of a computer connected to a data communication device for reading data from a computer on a network, wherein the network address specifies a computer on the network. Network address storage means; display means for displaying a network address stored in the network address storage means; selection means for selecting the displayed network address; and data for reading the selected network address. A network address input device, comprising: a network address setting means for giving to a communication device. 2. A network address for inputting a network address of a computer connected to a data communication apparatus for reading data from a computer on a network, the network address specifying a computer on the network, and Network address storage means for storing a keyword for selecting a network address; display means for displaying the selection keyword stored in the network address storage means; selection means for selecting the displayed selection keyword; A network address setting means for providing a network address corresponding to the selected keyword to a data communication device for reading data. 3. The network address input device according to claim 1, wherein the network address stored in said network address storage means also indicates a data storage position of a connected computer. 4. A computer-readable recording medium for recording a network address input program for inputting a network address of a computer connected to a data communication device for reading data from a computer on a network, the program being stored in advance. Displaying a network address that specifies a computer on the network that has been displayed, selecting the displayed network address, and providing the selected network address to a data communication device that reads data. A computer-readable recording medium on which a network address input program to be recorded is recorded. 5. A computer-readable recording medium for recording a network address input program for inputting a network address of a computer connected to a data communication device for reading data from a computer on a network, the program being stored in advance. Displaying the selected keyword for the selected network address, selecting the displayed selected keyword, and reading the network address stored in advance corresponding to the selected selected keyword. A computer-readable recording medium on which a network address input program for executing a procedure to be given to an apparatus is recorded. 6. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 4, wherein said network address indicates a data storage position of a connected computer.