FR2825870A1 - Document creation system in gateway uses profile to spread Internet access in time - Google Patents

Abstract

A document (D) creation system (700) in a gateway (710) between domestic (R1) and external (R2) networks to use downloaded (760) data from an address and parameters taken from a group (Groupid) profile (P) definition unit (740) with formatting (780) and transmission (790) to terminal (TC). Includes an Independent claim for the procedure used by the system.

Description

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 The present invention relates to a method and a device for creating a document.

 More specifically, the invention relates to a method for creating a document on a gateway located between a first home-type network and a second network, for example the Internet.

 The invention also relates to a device for creating a document that can be integrated into such a gateway.

 In a known manner, a gateway of the aforementioned type allows users connected to the first network to share access to the second network.

 In fact, it is becoming more and more common for different users of the same home network to share access to the Internet. This access can be done by means of different types of terminals, for example a personal computer, a television set, or a portable telephone.

 Regarding Internet usage habits, it can be noted that: on the one hand, users regularly access the same sites on the Internet, to search for predetermined information; it may for example be the prices of a stock market value, or any other type of information;

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 on the other hand, very often, many users simultaneously seek to access the Internet in the same time slots, in the evening for example.

 This results in a bottleneck in access to these peak hours on the one hand, and periods of under-activity on the other hand.

 The present invention aims to solve the aforementioned problem, by proposing a method and a device making it possible in particular to distribute access to the second network over time.

 To this end, the present invention provides a method for creating a document on a gateway located between a first home-type network and a second network, the document being created from at least one information item downloaded from from the second network.

 The document can be consulted, by means of a terminal connected to the first network, by any user belonging to a predetermined group consisting of at least one user, by sending a consultation request by the user to the gateway . The method comprises preliminary steps of: - definition of a profile specific to the aforementioned group of users, the profile notably comprising at least one piece of data representative of a location of the section, and at least one parameter relating to the downloading of the section ; - memorization of the profile on the bridge; and the following steps: - downloading, from the aforementioned location, of the section by the gateway, taking into account the parameter relating to the download; - memorization by the gateway of the downloaded section; and - formatting the document from the downloaded section, for viewing the document by means of the terminal.

 Thus, the method according to the invention makes it possible to define, for a group of users, a profile comprising an indication relating to the location of an information item on the second network and a

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 parameter relating to the download of the section, this profile being memorized by the gateway.

 In addition, it is possible to distribute the downloading of information items from the second network, for example throughout the day.

 The download parameter can also advantageously be used to provide for the downloading of the sections of a document at predetermined times, for example during periods of sub-activity.

 This document can then be consulted by the different users of the group, in response to a consultation request, without them needing to connect to the second network.

 According to a particular characteristic, the method further comprises a preliminary step of recording a predefined profile.

 This predefined profile can for example be associated with a group comprising all the users of the first network.

 This makes it possible to advantageously download certain information sections, for example commercial or advertising information sections, which will be provided to each user of the group in response to a consultation request from him.

 According to a particular characteristic of the process according to the invention, the parameter relating to the download is a date or an hour or a frequency or a maximum number of attempts to download this section.

 It thus becomes possible to regularly download, for example every day at a fixed time, a predetermined information section, such as for example the price of a stock market value.

 In a preferred embodiment of the method according to the invention, in which the second network is the Internet, the data representative of a location of the section is an Internet address of a Web page relating to this section.

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 According to another particular characteristic of the method according to the invention, the profile includes an identifier for each user in the group.

 This characteristic makes it possible to authenticate the user who is at the origin of a consultation request and therefore, to prohibit access, by certain users, to sections of information downloaded.

 According to another particular characteristic of the method according to the invention, the storage, by the gateway, of the downloaded item is carried out on a storage area dedicated to the group of users.

 This allows, for example, simple backups of the storage area, for a given group of users, on a predetermined medium.

 According to another particular characteristic of the process according to the invention, the document is, during the shaping step, constituted so that it can be consulted by means of an Internet browser.

 This characteristic makes it possible to consult the document thus constituted by any terminal comprising an Internet browser and connected to the first network, independently of the hardware architecture of the terminal.

 For the same purpose as above, the invention also proposes a device for creating a document, the device being adapted to be integrated into a gateway located between a first home-type network and a second network, the document being created from at least one information section downloaded from the second network.

 The document can be consulted, by means of a terminal connected to the first network, by any user belonging to a predetermined group consisting of at least one user, by sending a consultation request by the user to the device.

 The device comprises: - means of communication with the first network; means for defining a profile specific to the group of users, the profile notably comprising at least one item of data representative of a location of the section, and at least one parameter relating to the downloading of the section;

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 - storage means; - means of communication with the second network; means of downloading the section, from the aforementioned location, these means of downloading being adapted to take into account the parameter relating to the download; - means of receiving the consultation request; - means for formatting the document from the downloaded section, for viewing the document by means of the terminal; and - means for transmitting the document to the terminal.

 In a preferred embodiment of the device according to the invention, in which the second network is the Internet, the means of communication with the second network are adapted to implement an IP type communication protocol.

 For example, the document transmission means are adapted to communicate with a computer, a mobile telephone device or a television.

 In a preferred embodiment of a device according to the invention, the means of communication with the first network are wireless communication means.

 Still for the same purpose, the invention also relates to a gateway, located between a first home-type network and a second network, comprising a device for creating a document as briefly described above.

 The invention also relates to an information medium, possibly totally or partially removable, readable by a computer system, containing instructions from a computer program, allowing the implementation of a process for creating a document such as briefly described above, when this program is loaded and executed by a computer system.

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 By way of example, this information medium can be a CD-ROM, a magnetic medium, such as a hard disk or a floppy disk.

 In another embodiment, the information medium is a transmissible medium, such as an electrical or optical signal.

 The invention also relates to a computer program stored on an information medium, the program comprising instructions making it possible to implement) the method of creating a document as briefly described above, when it is loaded and executed by a computer system.

 The advantages and specific characteristics specific to the document creation device, to the gateway, to the information medium and to the computer program being similar to those described above concerning the process for creating a document in accordance with the invention, they will not be recalled here.

 Other aspects and advantages of the present invention will appear more clearly on reading the description of a particular embodiment which follows, this description being given by way of non-limiting example and made with reference to the accompanying drawings, on which: FIG. 1 schematically represents the software architecture of a device for creating a document according to the invention, in a particular embodiment; - Figure 2 shows, in the form of a flowchart, the main steps of the definition of a profile according to the invention, in a preferred embodiment; - Figure 3 shows an example of a profile according to the invention; - Figure 4 shows an example of a task table according to the invention; - Figure 5 shows, in the form of a flowchart, the main steps of downloading information sections according to the invention, in a preferred embodiment;

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 - Figure 6 shows, in the form of a flowchart, the main steps of the response to a consultation request according to the invention, in a preferred embodiment; and - Figure 7 schematically shows a gateway incorporating a device for creating a document according to the invention, in a preferred embodiment.

 The software architecture of a document creation device according to the invention shown in FIG. 1 comprises three layers: - a lower layer comprising device managers; - a second layer containing the operating system (Operating System or "OS" in English); and an upper layer containing a module M1 for defining a profile, a module M2 for downloading headings and a module M3 for responding to a consultation request.

 Such a layered representation is known to those skilled in the art.

 It will nevertheless be recalled that the operating system includes all of the mechanisms for sharing hardware resources such as, for example, access to the first and second networks and the storage manager.

 The operating system can for example be Linux (registered trademark). However, other operating systems can be used.

 The modules M 1, M2, M3 mentioned above contain instructions of a computer program, written for example in a high level language, of type C.

 These instructions can, in known manner, be compiled in a machine language, to constitute a code directly executable by a computer system.

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 This executable code can be saved on an information medium, possibly totally or partially removable, readable by a computer system, such as a CD-ROM for example.

 The steps implemented by the modules M1, M2 and M3 are described below and with reference to Figures 2.5 and 6 respectively.

 FIG. 2 represents, in the form of a flowchart, the different steps implemented by the module M1 for defining a profile.

 According to the invention, a profile is associated with a group of users, and in particular comprises at least: - data representative of a location of a section to be downloaded; and - at least one parameter relating to the download of this section.

 In the embodiment described here, the profile also includes: an identifier of the different users belonging to the aforementioned group of users, with, optionally, a password associated with each of these users; and - an identifier of the document containing the various headings.

 The first step, E200, implemented by the module M 1 is a step of creating a group of users associated with this profile, and entering an identifier for this group, Grouped.

 In the profile P given as an example in FIG. 3, the group identifier, Grouped is "Children".

 During this same step E200, this Grouped identifier is stored in a register of the same name of a volatile memory RAM 704 described later with reference to FIG. 7.

 Step E200 is followed by a loop consisting of steps E210andE212.

 Step E210 makes it possible to add users to the group created in step E200 and to enter a User ~ id identifier for each of these users.

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 Step E212 making it possible to optionally enter a password Password for each user.

 In the example in FIG. 3, step E210 thus makes it possible to add users to the group whose Grouped identifier is "Children", these users having the identifiers "Pierre" and "Paul" respectively.

 During step E210, the User identifier ~ id is stored in a register of the same name of the volatile memory RAM 704.

 When the password is entered in step E212, this password is encrypted, and its encrypted form is stored in the Word ~ Pass ~ Crypt register of the volatile memory RAM 704.

 The step E212 for entering the password is followed by the step E210 already described.

 When all the users of the group have been created, the loop formed by steps E210 and E212 ends.

 Step E210 is then directly followed by step E220 of adding a document identifier to the profile being defined by entering this Documented identifier.

 During this same step E220, the identifier Documentjd is stored in a register of the same name of the volatile memory RAM 704.

 In the example in Figure 3 two document identifiers "Sports" and "Music" have been added to profile P.

 Step E220 is followed by a loop constituted by steps E230 to E234. These steps make it possible to define the identifiers of the different sections of the document whose Documentjd identifier was added to the profile being defined in step E220 and, for each of these sections, to enter a location for this section on the second network. , and at least one parameter relating to the download of this section.

 During step E230, a heading is added to the Document ~ id document, this heading being identified by a Heading ~ id identifier entered during this same step.

 Still during step E230, the identifier Heading ~ id is stored in a register of the same name of the volatile memory RAM 704.

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 In the example of the profile P shown in FIG. 3, two headings have been added to the document identified "Sports", these headings having the identifier "Football" and "Tennis" respectively.

 The step E230 of adding an item is followed by a step E232 of entering an address data representative of a location of this item on the second network.

 This address data item is stored during this same step E232 in a register of the same name of the volatile memory RAM 704.

l'invention, le deuxième réseau est le réseau Internet, et la donnée représentative d'un emplacement de la rubrique Football est une adresse Internet d'une page Web contenant cette rubrique. In a preferred embodiment of the method according to

the invention, the second network is the Internet, and the data representative of a location in the Football section is an Internet address of a Web page containing this section.

 In the example of the "Football" section of profile P represented in FIG. 3, this address is the URL http: // www. soccer. com / league. html.

 The step E232 for entering the address of the item is followed by a step E234 for entering at least one parameter relating to the downloading of this item.

 In a preferred embodiment of the method according to the invention, this parameter relating to the download is a date, or a time or a frequency or a maximum number of attempts to download this section.

 In the example of the profile P shown in FIG. 3, three download parameters from the "Football" section have been entered.

 These parameters are memorized and placed in a "Parameters" register of the volatile memory RAM 704.

 The first two download parameters, "Every Tuesday" and "17HOO" mean that the "Football" section of the "Sports" document will be downloaded every Tuesday at 5 pm.

 In practice, if it is impossible to download this section on the aforementioned date and time, for example because the download of another section or the definition of a new profile is in progress, the download of this section is postponed as soon as possible.

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 The third parameter, "3 tries", means in accordance with the method according to the invention, a maximum of three attempts to download the "Football" section are made, on the aforementioned date and time.

 In the case of three successive download failures, this failure is notified to the user, as we will see later, with reference to step E633 of FIG. 6.

 Steps E230 to E234 constitute a loop which is repeated for all the headings of the document whose identifier Documentjd has been added to the profile being defined, in step E220.

 Likewise, steps E220 to E234 are repeated in a loop for the addition of each document identifier to the profile being defined.

 When the last item of the last document of the profile being defined has been added, that its address and its download parameters have been entered, step E234 is directly followed by step E240 of saving the profile created during the steps E200 to E234.

 This step E240 of saving the profile consists in particular in copying the different registers Groupeid, Utitisateurjd, MotPasseCrypt, Rubric ~ id, Documented, Address and Parameters in a non-volatile memory area 706, represented in FIG. 7.

 In practice, the non-volatile memory 706 can be produced by Flash memory known to those skilled in the art.

 A planning table T according to the invention is described below, with reference to FIG. 4.

 The planning table T makes it possible to group together all of the characteristics of the profiles according to the invention, as defined above with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

 More particularly, each line TL 1 to TL7 of the planning table T comprises the characteristics relating to the planning of a download of an information item.

 For example, lines TL1 and TL3 combine the characteristics of two download schedules for the "Football" section of profile P

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 represented in FIG. 3, these downloads having to take place respectively on Tuesday May 15, 2001 and Tuesday May 22, 2001 at 5 pm.

 These download dates and times are stored respectively in columns TC1 and TC2 of the planning table T.

 Similarly, in columns TC3 to TC6 of the planning table T, the grouped group identifiers, the user identifiers User ~ id, the document identifiers Document ~ id, and the address Address are stored respectively on the second network, an information section to download.

 For a line TU of the planning table T, there is also stored, in a column TC7, on the one hand, the number of attempts to download this item already carried out and, on the other hand, the maximum number Trial ~ max of attempts to download this item, when the latter has been entered during step E234 for entering the download parameters already described. In this case, the value of Essaima is copied from the Parameters register saved in the non-volatile memory 706 during step E240.

 These two numbers are shown in Figure 4, separated by the "/" sign.

 Finally, the planning table T includes a column TC8 for storing a download state for the information items.

 In the embodiment described here, this state can take three values: - "OK": this state means that the item has been downloaded from the second network and stored in a storage area dedicated to a group of users associated with this section; - "Error": this state means that the download of the item could not be carried out in accordance with the download parameters as entered during step E234; and - "N / A": this state means that the download of the section has not yet taken place, either because this download must take place

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 later, or because all the download attempts specified in the download settings were not made.

Thus, with reference to column TC8 of line TL5 of the planning table T of FIG. 4, the state "Error" means that the item "Tennis" could not be downloaded after an attempt, this attempt having occurred, as soon as possible, after 2HOO on Wednesday May 23, 2001;
According to a preferred embodiment, the creation method according to the invention further comprises a preliminary step of recording a predefined profile.

 In the embodiment described here, this profile is associated with a particular group, to which the identifier "Default" is reserved.

 Such a profile allows the download of predefined information sections, that is to say not being specified in a profile defined by a user.

 In particular, such profiles can be used for downloading advertising sections.

 An example of planning an item associated with a predefined profile is given with reference to line TL6 of the planning table in FIG. 4.

 FIG. 5 represents in the form of a flowchart the different steps implemented by the module M2 for downloading headings according to the invention.

 A first step E500 consists in monitoring the planning table T described previously with reference to FIG. 4.

 As described above, the rows of the planning table T include characteristics relating to the planning of a download of an information item.

 More specifically, the lines TL1 to TL7 of the planning table T are sorted in chronological order of date and time of downloading.

 Step E500 therefore mainly consists in monitoring the date and time at which an attempt to download an information item must be triggered.

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 This is done in a known manner, by comparing the date and time respectively stored in columns TC1 and TC2 of a line TU with a value supplied by a clock (not shown here).

 When the download of an item must be triggered, step E500 is followed by a step E502 during which the variable Test, representing the number of attempts to download this item, is incremented.

 This Test variable is stored in a register of the same name in the volatile memory RAM 704.

 The step E502 of incrementing the variable Test is followed by a step E504 of downloading the item.

 This downloading step is known to those skilled in the art and will therefore not be described here.

 During this step, the downloaded item is stored in a buffer register of the volatile memory RAM 704.

 Step E504 is followed by a test E506 during which it is checked whether the downloading of the item, in step E504, has been correctly carried out.

 If so, the E506 test result is positive. This test is then followed by a step E508, during which the State variable stored in the column TC8 of the planning table T is set to the value OK.

 This step E508 is then followed by a step E510 for storing the downloaded item.

 More precisely, this storage step consists in copying the item downloaded from the buffer register of the volatile memory RAM 704 to a storage area dedicated to the group of users identified by the grouped group identifier.

 In a preferred embodiment of the method according to the invention, this storage area is an area of a large capacity non-volatile memory 708, represented in FIG. 7.

 Step E510 is followed by step E500 for monitoring the planning table T already described.

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 When the download of the item at step E504 fails, the result of the test E506 is negative.

 This test is then followed by an E512 test during which the contents of the Test and Test-max registers are compared.

 When these values are different, this means that all attempts to download the section have not been made.

 The E512 test result is then negative. In this case, this test is followed by step E502, previously described, of incrementing the variable Test.

 On the other hand, when the values of the Test and Essaimax registers compared in step E512 are equal, the result of this test is positive.

 This test is then followed by a step E514 during which the State variable stored in the column TC8 of the planning table T is set to the value Error.

 Step E514 is followed by step E500 already described.

 As a variant, in addition to the information items defined in a profile entered by a user, one or more item (s) from one or more predefined profiles can be downloaded.

 There is described below, with reference to FIG. 6, a flowchart of the different steps implemented by the module M3 in response to a consultation request according to the invention.

 The first step E600 is a step of waiting for reception of a consultation request.

 In a preferred embodiment, a consultation request comprises two main parameters which are respectively the identifier of a User ~ id and the type of terminal Type ~ terminal chosen by the user to consult the downloaded document.

 These two main parameters appear underlined in Figure 6.

 On the other hand, a consultation request according to the invention comprises, in the embodiment described here, two optional parameters

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 corresponding respectively to the identifier of the user's Grouped and the identifier of the Documented that the user wishes to consult.

 On receipt of a consultation request, step E600 is followed by a step E610 for entering a password.

 This step E610 is followed by a test E620 during which the validity of the password entered in step E610 is checked.

consiste à vérifier si le mot de passe saisi à l'étape E610 correspond au mot de passe saisi par l'utilisateur au cours de l'étape E212 décrite précédemment en référence à la figure 2. Such a password verification test is known to those skilled in the art. It will not be described in detail here. It is nevertheless recalled that this test

consists in checking whether the password entered in step E610 corresponds to the password entered by the user during step E212 described previously with reference to FIG. 2.

 If the password entered in step E620 is not valid, the result of the E620 test is negative. This test is then followed by step E600, making it possible to wait to receive a new consultation request.

 Alternatively and in known manner, several attempts to enter the password can be made.

 When the password entered in step E610 is valid, the result of the test E620 is positive.

 This test is then followed by a loop constituted by steps E630 to E638.

 This loop allows, as we will see later, to transmit to the user, in a format appropriate to the consultation terminal, all the items corresponding to his request.

 Step E630 consists in identifying all of the information items requested by the user by means of the consultation request received in step E600. More precisely: - if only the parameters User ~ id and Type ~ terminal are present in the consultation request received in step E600, all the items associated with a user identifier User ~ id identical to that of the request will be transmitted to the user;

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 - If the Grouped group identifier is present in the consultation request received in step E600, only the items associated on the one hand with the user and on the other hand with the group will be transmitted; - finally, if the Documentjd parameter is present in the consultation request received in step E600, only the items associated with this document will be transmitted.

 Step E630, for each item identified during this same step, is followed by a test E632 during which it is checked whether the value of the State variable contained in column TC8 of the planning table T for this item is " Fault".

 If this is the case, it means that all the download attempts corresponding to the last schedule in the T download schedule table of this section have failed. The E632 test result is then positive.

 In this case, this test is followed by the step E633 of notifying the user User ~ id of the failure of this download.

 This can be done by any known means, such as by sending a message to the consultation terminal chosen by the user.

 The step E633 of notification to the user is followed by a step E634 described below.

 When the result of test E632 is negative, this test is also followed by step E634.

 During step E634, a search is made in the planning table T for the last operation for downloading the item for which the value of the state register is "OK".

 If this search fails, the E634 test result is negative.

 This test is then followed by step E630 already described.

 On the other hand, if there is a version of the downloaded item for which the content of the State register is "OK", the result of the E634 test is positive.

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 This test is then followed by a step E636 during which the most recent version of the item successfully downloaded is formatted according to the type of consultation terminal.

 Formatting the section allows you to format the information contained in this section to make it appropriate for the type of consultation terminal. For example, it may involve formatting the information contained in the section for printing on a particular printer.

 It may also be a question of organizing the information to make it easily searchable on a terminal comprising a user interface of reduced size, such as for example a mobile telephone.

 The step E636 for formatting the item is followed by a step E638 for transmitting the formatted item to the consultation terminal.

 Step E638 is followed by step E630 already described.

 Thus, the loop formed by steps E630 to E638 makes it possible to transmit the most recent correctly downloaded version of each section corresponding to the request for consultation of the user.

 When all the items identified during step E630 have been transmitted, the loop formed by steps E630 to E638 ends.

 This loop is then followed by a loop consisting of steps E640 to E644 of transmission, to the consultation terminal, of the items recorded during a step of recording a predefined profile.

 Step E640 consists in identifying all of the headings associated with a predefined profile recorded during this preliminary step.

 In the embodiment described here, such items are associated with the group identifier Groupejd "Fault".

 Step E640 is followed by a step E642 of searching for the most recent version for which the download of this section has been carried out successfully.

 During this same step, this version is formatted according to the user's consultation terminal.

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 Step E642 is followed by a step E644 of transmitting the formatted item to the user consultation terminal.

 This step E644 is followed by step E640 already described.

 Steps E640, E642 and E644 are similar to steps E630 to E638 for the information items associated with a predefined profile.

 FIG. 7 represents a device 700 for creating a document D, according to the invention.

 The device 700 is adapted to be integrated into a gateway 710 located between a first network R1 of the domestic type and a second network R2.

 The device 700 comprises a module 720 for communication with R1 and a module 730 for communication with R2.

 In a preferred embodiment of the device 700, the module 720 for communication with R 1 is a wireless communication module.

 Such a wireless communication module 720 allows the device 700 to communicate with mobile consultation terminals TC, connected to RI, for example, by means of a wireless adapter (not shown).

 In a preferred embodiment of the device 700, R2 is the Internet network.

 In this case, the module 730 for communication with R2 is suitable for implementing a communication protocol of the IP type (Internet Protocol in English).

 The device 700 further comprises a module 740 for defining a profile P.

 The module 740 is suitable for implementing the steps of the module M1 for defining a profile according to the invention, described previously with reference to the flow diagram of FIG. 2.

 This module 740 for defining a profile P cooperates with a storage module 750 for saving the profile P in the non-volatile memory area 706.

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 The module 740 for defining a profile P is also suitable for creating the planning table T and for storing the latter in the non-volatile memory 706.

 The device 700 also includes a module 760 for downloading an information section.

 The module 760 cooperates, on the one hand, with the module 730 for communication with R2, and, on the other hand, with the storage module 750, to implement the steps E500 to E514 of the module M2 for downloading a section, these steps having been described previously with reference to Figure 5.

 As already described, the items downloaded from R2 by the module 760 are stored by the storage module 750 in a large capacity storage area 708 dedicated to the group of users associated with this item.

 This storage area 708 can for example be constituted by a hard disk.

 The device 700 for creating a document D also comprises a module 770 for receiving a consultation request, as described with reference to step E600 of the module M3 in response to a consultation request.

 In the embodiment described here, the module 770 for receiving a consultation request is adapted to verify the identity of a user.

 The module 770 is also suitable for storing the consultation request in a Request register of the volatile memory area RAM 704.

 The module 770 is adapted, in cooperation with, on the one hand, a formatting module 780 and, on the other hand, a document transmission module 790, for implementing the steps E600 to E644 of the module M3, these steps having been previously described with reference to FIG. 6.

 More specifically, the formatting module 780 is suitable for formatting the downloaded headings to constitute the document D, this formatting being carried out as a function of the type of consultation terminal (parameter Type ~ terminal).

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 Of course, the present invention is not limited to the details of the embodiments described here by way of example, but on the contrary extends to modifications within the reach of the skilled person, without departing from the scope of 'invention.

Claims (21)

1. Method for creating a document (D) on a gateway (710) located between a first network (R1) of the domestic type and a second network (R2), said document (D) being created from at least an information section downloaded from the second network (R2), said document (D) being able to be consulted, by means of a terminal (TC) connected to the first network (R1), by any user belonging to a predetermined group ( Group ~ id) consisting of at least one user, by sending a consultation request by the user to said gateway (710), the method comprising prior steps of: - definition (E200-E234) of a profile (P) specific to said user group (Groupejd), said profile (P) comprising in particular at least one datum (Address) representative of a location of said at least one item, and at least one relative parameter (Parameters) when downloading this section; - storage (E240) of said profile (P) on said gateway (710); and the following steps: - downloading (E504), from said location (Address), of said at least one item by said gateway (710), taking into account said at least one parameter (Parameters) relating to the download; - storage (E510), by said gateway (710), of said at least one downloaded section; and - shaping (E636) of said document (D) from said at least one downloaded section, with a view to consulting said document (D) by means of said terminal (TC).  2. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises a preliminary step of recording a predefined profile.  3. Method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said at least one parameter (Parameters) relating to the download is a <Desc / Clms Page number 23>  date or time or frequency or maximum number of attempts to download the said section.  4. Method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the second network (R2) being the Internet network, said data (Address) representative of a location of said section is an Internet address of a page Web containing the said section.  5. Method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that said profile (P) comprises an identifier (User ~ id) of each user of said group (Group ~ id).  6. Method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the storage (E510), by said gateway (710), of said downloaded section, is carried out on a storage area (708) dedicated to said group of users (Group ~ id).  7. Method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that during the shaping step (E636), said document (D) is constituted so as to make it consultable by means of a Internet browser.  8. Device for creating a document, the device (700) being adapted to be integrated into a gateway (710) located between a first network (R1) of the domestic type and a second network (R2), said document (D) being created from at least one information item downloaded from the second network (R2), said document being able to be consulted, by means of a terminal (TC) connected to the first network (R1), by any user belonging to a predetermined group (Group ~ id) consisting of at least one user, by sending a request for consultation by said user to said device (700), the device comprising: means (720) for communication with said first network (R1); means (740) for defining a profile (P) specific to said group of users (Groupjd), said profile (P) notably comprising at least one datum (Address) representative of a location of said at <Desc / Clms Page number 24>  at least one section, and at least one parameter (Parameters) relating to the downloading of said section; storage means (750); means (730) for communication with said second network (R2); means (760) for downloading said at least one item, from said location (Address), said means (760) for downloading being adapted to take into account said at least one parameter (Parameters) relating to the download; means (770) for receiving said consultation request; means (780) for formatting said document (D) from said at least one downloaded section, with a view to consulting said document (D) by means of said terminal (TC); and means (780) for transmitting said document to said terminal (TC).  9. Device according to claim 8, characterized in that it comprises a non-volatile memory area (706) in which is stored at least one predefined profile.  10. Device according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that said at least one parameter (Parameters) relating to the download is a date or a time or a frequency or a maximum number of attempts to download said section.  11. Device according to any one of claims 8 to 10, characterized in that the means (770) for receiving said consultation request are further adapted to verify the identity of a user.  12. Device according to any one of claims 8 to 11, characterized in that the second network being the Internet network, said means (730) of communication with said second network (R2) are adapted to implement a communication protocol IP type.  13. Device according to any one of claims 8 to 12, characterized in that said storage means (750) are adapted to <Desc / Clms Page number 25>  store said item on a storage area (708) dedicated to said group of users (Groupejd).  14. Device according to any one of claims 8 to 13, characterized in that said means (780) for shaping are adapted to constitute said document (D) so as to make it searchable by means of an Internet browser.  15. Device according to any one of claims 8 to 14, characterized in that said means (790) for transmitting said document (D) are adapted to communicate with said terminal (TC), taken from a computer, a telephony device mobile or TV.  16. Device according to any one of claims 8 to 15, characterized in that said means (720) for communication with the first network (R1) are wireless communication means.  17. Gateway, located between a first network (R 1) of the domestic type and a second network (R2), characterized in that it comprises a device (700) for creating a document according to any one of claims 8 to 16.  18. Information carrier, possibly totally or partially removable, readable by a computer system, characterized in that it contains instructions from a computer program, allowing the implementation of a process for creating a document according to any one of claims 1 to 7, when this program is loaded and executed by a computer system.  19. An information medium according to claim 18, characterized in that it is a CD-ROM, or a magnetic medium, such as a hard disk or a floppy disk.  20. Information medium according to claim 18, characterized in that it is a transmissible medium, such as an electrical or optical signal.  21. Computer program stored on an information medium, said program comprising instructions making it possible to implement the method of creating a document according to any one of claims 1 to 7, when it is loaded and executed by a computer system.