KR20000017937A - Method to handle IDs and Passwords of Internet sites - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for managing an ID and password of an Internet site, and is made through an access information file for storing IDs and passwords for each Internet site.

The present invention includes the step of opening the connection information file for opening the connection information file, click the icon for opening the connection information file Internet IDs and passwords for each Internet site stored in the connection information file is displayed in a separate window Step, when selecting a particular item among the displayed Internet site ID and password is sent from the Internet site and automatically inserted into the ID and password input window displayed on the monitor screen, and display the ID and password for each Internet site It consists of a procedure that includes closing a window.

Using the present invention, the ID and password for accessing the Internet site can be automatically managed, and in particular, the procedure for entering the ID and password in the ID input window sent from the site can be made easily, so that the ID and password of the Internet site It is very convenient to manage.

Description

{Method to handle IDs and Passwords of Internet sites}

The present invention relates to a method for managing an ID and password of an Internet site, and in particular, to automatically store access information such as an ID (ID) and a password required to access an Internet site in an access information file, It is about how to make it easy to enter the relevant information in the password input window.

At present, the Internet is not limited to a specific field but is widely used, and as part of real life, the number of Internet users using the Internet is rapidly increasing. Accordingly, the number of Internet sites that provide specific services to Internet users is increasing rapidly.

FIG. 1 illustrates a state in which an Internet user accesses each site through the Internet. In order for an Internet user to use a specific Internet site, the user of his or her computer 100 is connected to the Internet sites 300-1 to 300-n. The desired Internet site 300-1 and the Internet 200 should be connected. At this time, the subject providing the Internet service is referred to as an "Internet site" from the point of view of the service, and refers to a computer system called an Internet server (or web server) from a physical point of view.

If the connection to the Internet site is successful, the Internet user's computer 100 and a specific Internet site (eg, 300-1) generally perform an authentication procedure. This includes sending a password to the Internet site. For this authentication process, the Internet site 300-1 transmits an input window for inputting an ID and password to the Internet user's computer 100 connected to the Internet user to conveniently enter the ID and password. To help. If the authentication is successful, the Internet service provided by the corresponding Internet site is performed.

2 illustrates an example of an ID and password input window transmitted from an Internet site, and illustrates a state displayed on the monitor screen 110 of the Internet user. The web address input field 111 of the monitor screen 110 is a portion where the web address of the currently connected Internet site appears. The ID and password input window 112 is provided with an ID input box 112-1 and a password input box 112-2, and an Internet user inputs an ID and a password in the corresponding fields, respectively. Then, it is possible to confirm that the input contents are correct by clicking the confirmation button 112-3, or cancel the ID and password input by clicking the cancel button 112-4.

When the Internet user clicks the confirmation button 112-3, the input ID and password are transmitted from the computer 100 of the Internet user to the corresponding Internet site 300-1 through the Internet 200.

However, as mentioned above, the number of Internet sites that provide services through the Internet 200 is very large, and the number of Internet sites to which each Internet user subscribes is not small. In addition, subscribers have a desire to sign up using a unique ID and password for each Internet site, and it is not easy to remember what their ID and password were for each Internet site.

In this case, you can write down the ID and password for each Internet site, but this is indirect and inconvenient. In particular, it is more inconvenient to carry a memo with each access information in the rapid spread of portable computer systems such as notebook computers.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, to automatically store access information such as ID (ID) and password (Password) required to access the Internet site in the access information file, accordingly The purpose is to provide a way to easily enter the relevant information in the username and password input window sent from the site.

In order to achieve the above object, an ID and password management method of an Internet site according to the present invention includes an icon for opening an access information file for opening an access information file in which IDs and passwords for each Internet site are stored. Providing; Clicking the icon for opening the access information file to display IDs and passwords for each Internet site stored in the access information file in a separate window; Selecting a specific item among the displayed Internet site IDs and passwords and automatically inserting the selected ID and password into an ID and password input window transmitted from an Internet site and displayed on a monitor screen; And closing a window displaying the Internet site-specific IDs and passwords.

The storing of the new item in the access information file may include: providing an access information input icon for storing new access information in the access information file; Clicking the icon for inputting the access information, opening a window for inputting access information for inputting an address, an ID, and a password of an Internet site; If the Internet site address, ID, and password are entered in the access information input window, it is checked whether the same contents as the input ID and password are already stored in the access information file. Automatically storing an address, an ID, and a password of a site in the access information file; And closing the window for inputting the access information.

Then, the access information can be arbitrarily stored in the access information file at the time desired by the Internet user.

The storing of the new item in the access information file may include a first step of inputting an ID and password into an ID and password input window transmitted from a specific Internet site; And checking whether the same contents as the input ID and password are already stored in the access information file, and if there is no identical content, automatically stores the address of the specific Internet site and the input ID and password in the access information file. It may be configured to be made by a procedure comprising a second step.

In this case, since the access information can be automatically stored in the access information file by performing a general authentication procedure, this is more preferable.

At this time, the program to perform the second step is to be transmitted to the Internet site with the ID and password input window, so that the second step is automatically performed when the Internet user enters the ID and password in the first step can do. In this case, the Internet user does not need to have a web browser or a separate program configured to perform the second step.

On the other hand, the Internet site ID and password is preferably configured to be stored in the access information file in an encrypted state, access to the access information file (access) is a predetermined access by receiving an access permission ID and password It is more preferable that the configuration is made only in the same case after comparing with the allowable ID and password.

1 is a state diagram in which an Internet user accesses a site through the Internet;

2 is an example of an ID and password input window transmitted from an Internet site;

3 is a flowchart of an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a screen state diagram of an embodiment of automatically inserting access information into an ID and password input window;

5 is a flowchart of a first embodiment of storing a new item in a connection information file;

6 is an example of an input window for manual input of connection information;

7 is a flowchart of a second embodiment of storing a new item in a connection information file.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

100: computer system 110: monitor screen

111: web address field 112: ID and password input window

113: access information display window 114: icon for opening the access information file

200: internet 300-1 to 300-n: internet server

511: Site address line 112-1,512: ID field

112-2,513: Password field 112-3,514: OK button

112-4,515: Cancel button

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the present invention.

3 is a flowchart of an embodiment of an ID and password management method according to the present invention. The present invention is implemented through a connection information file stored in a computer 100 of an Internet user. At this time, the access information file is a file that stores the ID (ID) and password (Password) of the Internet sites subscribed by the Internet user, the access information file consists of the Internet site address, ID, and password for one Internet site It is preferable to configure to have a data field.

First, an access information file opening icon for opening the access information file is provided (S310). Then, the icon for opening a connection information file appears in the arbitrary position on the monitor screen 110 of an internet user.

On the other hand, when the Internet user accesses a specific Internet site via the Internet 200, the ID and password input window 112 transmitted from this Internet site is displayed on the monitor screen 110 of the Internet user (S320).

That is, when an Internet user accesses a specific site 300-1 through the Internet 200 by inputting a web address of an Internet site to be connected to the web address input box 111 (S321), the corresponding Internet site 300-1. ) Transmits the ID and password input window 112 to the Internet user's computer 100 to perform the authentication procedure, and the transmitted ID and password input window 112 is displayed on the monitor screen 110 of the Internet user. (S322).

Now, the process of inputting the ID and password in the ID and password input window 112 according to the present invention (S330) is performed.

That is, when the Internet user clicks the icon for opening the access information file (S331), the ID and password for each Internet site stored in the access information file are displayed in a separate window, and the Internet user displays the ID and password for the displayed Internet site. A specific item is selected from the list (S332). Then, the selected ID and password are automatically inserted into the ID and password input window 112 transmitted from the Internet site and displayed on the monitor screen (S332), and the window displaying the ID and password for each Internet site is closed (S334). ).

4 is a diagram illustrating a screen state of an embodiment of automatically inserting access information into an ID and password input window, and a detailed operation thereof will be described with reference to the drawing.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, an icon 114 for opening a connection information file for opening the connection information file is provided at an arbitrary position of the monitor screen 110.

When the Internet user attempts to access a specific Internet site in step S320 and receives an ID and password input window 112 for authentication procedure from the Internet site, the Internet user clicks the icon 114 for opening the access information file. . Then, a connection information display window 113 is opened in the form of an example as shown in FIG. 4, in which each connection information stored in the connection information file so far is displayed. The Internet user scrolls through each item with a mouse and selects an item related to the Internet site. Then, the ID of the selected item is automatically inserted into the ID field 112-1, and the password is automatically inserted into the password field 112-2.

Therefore, the Internet user can automatically enter the ID and password into the ID and password input window 112 by simply selecting the site. Such procedures according to the present invention (S310, S330) may be implemented by a web browser itself or a separate program (eg, RAM resident program).

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a first embodiment of storing a new item in a connection information file, and shows an embodiment of a procedure for storing new Internet site connection information (ID and password) in the connection information file. Of course, the embodiment as shown in Figure 5 can be implemented in the web browser itself, it may be implemented in a separate program.

First, an icon for inputting access information is provided at an arbitrary position on the monitor screen 110 of the Internet user (S410).

When the Internet user clicks the icon for inputting the access information (S421), an input window for inputting an address of the Internet site, and an ID and password is opened (S422). At this time, the appearance of the input window may be arbitrarily configured, but as shown in FIG. 6, it is preferable to include an address input box 511, an ID input field 512, and a password input field 513 of the Internet site. Do.

Now, the Internet user enters the address, ID, password of the Internet site in the input window 510 and presses the confirmation button 514 to confirm the input, the address, ID, and password of the input site in the prescribed format The data is automatically stored in the access information file (S432), and the input window 510 is closed (S433). The format defined herein means the data field format of the access information file. Of course, if the cancel button 515 is clicked on, the progress of the access information file creation step is canceled. Further, when the access information input by the Internet user in step S432 is stored in the access information file, it is more preferable to configure whether to store only the same content after checking whether the same content is already stored in the access information file. can do.

That is, through an embodiment as shown in Fig. 5, an internet user clicks an icon for inputting access information at an arbitrary time, and records the address, ID, and password of the Internet site to be stored in the access information file. Can be set. In this case, the icon for inputting the access information is an icon used to perform the first embodiment, and may be located at any place on the monitor screen 110 of the Internet user, and the shape may be arbitrarily implemented.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a second embodiment of storing a new item in a connection information file. When an Internet user inputs an ID and a password into an input window 112 sent from an Internet site, the user automatically enters the connection information file. An embodiment is shown that is stored. Of course, such an embodiment may be implemented in a web browser, or may be implemented in a separate program.

When the Internet user attempts to access a specific Internet site and transmits the ID and password input window 112 from the Internet site to the Internet user, the Internet user inputs the ID and password in the ID and password input window 112 (S610). ).

When the Internet user clicks the confirmation button 112-3, a web browser or a separately provided program for performing a procedure according to the present invention compares whether the same contents as the input ID and password are stored in the access information file. (S620).

If there is no identical content as a result of the comparison in step S620 (S630), the access information including the Internet address, ID and password of the currently connected site is automatically stored in the access information file (S640). However, if the same content is already stored (S630), it does not need to be stored again, so the storage procedure does not proceed. One preferred embodiment is to display a message indicating that the same content is stored on the monitor screen (110) (S650), if it is preferable not to output an error message, the procedure for outputting the error message will be omitted. Can be. At this time, since the Internet user is connected to a specific site, a web browser or a separate program is located at a location where the address of the site is known.

Using this embodiment, the Internet user is connected to the Internet site and proceeds with the general authentication process is automatically performed because the ID and password management is very desirable practice. When this process is implemented by a program separate from the web browser, the program receives the Internet address of the connected site and the ID and password sent from the web browser to the connected Internet site from the web browser and stores the access information. Can be configured to perform

The embodiment as shown in FIG. 7 may be controlled by the Internet site in addition to the web browser or a separate program embedded in the computer of the Internet user. However, when using this method, the data field structure of the access information file must be defined between each Internet site.

In more detail, the site transmits a program capable of performing the procedures of steps S620 to S640 to the computer 100 of the Internet user together with the ID and password input window 112 so that the Internet user can enter the ID and password. Entering the ID and password in the input window 112 is configured to automatically perform the procedure of step S620 to step S640. At this time, if the file name of the access information file is not specified, the Internet user may perform a process of selecting the access information file name.

On the other hand, the site access information is preferably treated as a secret for the privacy of the individual, especially when using a portable computer can be easily exposed personal information when lost.

In order to solve this problem, it is preferable to configure the access information to be stored in the access information file in an encrypted state. In other words, when the access information input by the user is stored in the access information file, the access information is encrypted and stored. When the access information file is opened, the password is released and output.

However, in such an embodiment, direct access to the access information file is prevented, and security may not be secured when the access information file is opened in a web browser or a separate program. Therefore, it is preferable to configure the access to the access information file to be made after receiving and confirming an access permission ID and password.

That is, when the access information file is opened, an ID and password for access are input to be compared with a preset access check ID and password, and the access information file can be accessed only when the access information file is the same. In this case, there is an overhead of another ID and password, but the ID and password of each Internet site do not need to be remembered separately, so only one ID and password need to be remembered. Therefore, it is very efficient overall.

By using the present invention, the ID and password for accessing the Internet site can be automatically managed, and in particular, the procedure for inputting the ID and password in the ID input window sent from the site can be easily performed. It is very convenient to manage.

Claims (7)

Providing an access information file opening icon for opening the access information file in which IDs and passwords for each Internet site are stored; Clicking the icon for opening the access information file to display IDs and passwords for each Internet site stored in the access information file in a separate window; Selecting a specific item among the displayed Internet site IDs and passwords and automatically inserting the selected ID and password into an ID and password input window transmitted from an Internet site and displayed on a monitor screen; And And closing a window displaying the IDs and passwords for each of the Internet sites. The method of claim 1, wherein the storing of the new access information in the access information file comprises: Providing an access information input icon for storing new access information in the access information file; Clicking the icon for inputting the access information, opening a window for inputting access information for inputting an address, an ID, and a password of an Internet site; If the Internet site address, ID, and password are entered in the access information input window, it is checked whether the same contents as the input ID and password are already stored in the access information file. Automatically storing an address, an ID, and a password of a site in the access information file; And ID and password management method of the Internet site, characterized in that the configuration is made by a procedure comprising the step of closing the access information input window. The method of claim 1, wherein the storing of the new access information in the access information file comprises: A first step of inputting an ID and a password in an ID and password input window transmitted from a specific Internet site; And Check whether the same contents as the input ID and password are already stored in the access information file, and if there is no identical content, automatically storing the address of the specific Internet site and the input ID and password in the access information file. ID and password management method of the Internet site, characterized in that is made by a procedure comprising a second step. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the ID and password management method of the Internet site is configured to be implemented in a web browser itself. The method of claim 3, wherein the program to perform the second step is to be transmitted together with the ID and password input window in the specific Internet site, and automatically when the Internet user enters the ID and password in the first step ID and password management method of the Internet site, characterized in that the steps are configured to be performed. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the ID and password for each Internet site are configured to be stored in the access information file in an encrypted state. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the access to the access information file is configured to be made only when the same after comparing the access permission ID and password with a predetermined access permission ID and password. How to manage usernames and passwords on Internet sites.