JP2002229882A - Access management method and device and access management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an access method and device and an access management system providing access to a desired content by a simple operation to a client using a plurality of communication apparatuses. SOLUTION: For the client using bookmark data of an online bookmark server by a communication apparatus different from a bookmarked model, the bookmark server sends an Internet number of the bookmark data and model information to an address converting server and has the bookmark data converted, acquires an address adapted to the communication model currently used by the client, and provides the address to the client.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for managing access of a communication device such as a personal computer (PC) or a mobile phone to a predetermined content via a network such as the Internet or an intranet, and a method and an apparatus for managing the same. A system having a device. The present invention provides, for example, a URL (Uniform Res) for accessing information and resources on the Internet.
This method is suitable for an online bookmark management method for managing a source locator as a bookmark on a server.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recent technological innovations have made it possible to access the Internet not only from PCs but also from various communication devices including mobile phones. Therefore, the same user or client (hereinafter, simply referred to as “client”) uses a plurality of communication devices (for example, using a PC at home and using a mobile phone when going out). ) Access to the Internet is increasing.

[0003] Various information providing services utilizing the Internet are provided through a distributed information system called WWW. The hardware and / or software that provides files and data to WWW clients is WW
It is called a W server, and the WWW server is a URL (Unifo
An rm Resource Locator specifies an address on the Internet. The client can browse the corresponding content (ie, the information provided by the WWW server) by entering the URL using a commercially available WWW browser such as Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator.

[0004] In order for a client to access Internet information, a complicated URL "http: //
/ ~ "Must be input by some means.
In order to facilitate such input by a client, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No. 1998-78928 proposes a method of inputting a number pre-assigned to a URL instead of inputting a URL. According to the method disclosed in the publication, a client can access desired content only by inputting several digits or symbols (that is, an identifier) instead of inputting a URL.

[0005] An Internet number service or an Internet access service is an example of actually using the publication. This service is, for example, “029. ana. co. jp is assigned in advance in magazines, hanging on trains, etc.
By entering the URL input area of the browser or the Internet number input area on a predetermined web page, without entering a complicated URL, www. an
a. co. jp can be browsed.

Further, a service for extending the same service to different types of communication devices has been realized. That is, URL
And a communication device capable of browsing the content of the URL are compatible, and if the communication device is different, the URL must be changed even if the content is common. Such a service requires the client to enter the number assigned to the URL and the type of communication equipment he / she is currently using to access the content.

[0007] On the other hand, the browser, once accessed U
It has a bookmark function for registering the RL and facilitating the next access to the URL by the client. This function allows you to access the URL once accessed on the PC (for example,
To register in a file (in HTML format), the client can easily select from a registered list without having to enter a URL at the next access. The online bookmark service is a service that realizes this bookmark function on a server. By having a dedicated bookmark site online protected by a username and password, clients can
It is possible to access desired contents from various places such as a company and a school through his / her bookmark. Many online bookmark services are compatible not only with PCs but also with mobile phones.

[0008]

However, for a client using a plurality of communication devices, complicated operations are still required to access desired contents. For example, a client using the Internet number service must enter an identifier of a communication device (such as a PC or a mobile phone) used in addition to a pre-assigned number in order to access desired content. Must. In addition, for example, when a client who uses the online bookmark service tries to browse the bookmarked content on a home PC by bookmarking the URL with a mobile phone when going out,
Despite browsing on a PC, page content for a mobile phone is displayed. On the other hand, the URL bookmarked on the PC
Content has a large page size (for example, 10K
Bytes) are not displayed on mobile phones. In other words, the online bookmarking method is effective only for URLs bookmarked by substantially the same type of communication device.

Therefore, the present invention provides a new and useful access management method and apparatus for solving such a conventional problem.
The general purpose is to provide an access management system.

[0010] More specifically, the present invention provides an access method and apparatus and an access management system that enable a client using a plurality of communication devices to access desired content by a simple operation. It is for illustrative purposes to provide.

[0011]

To achieve the above object, an access management method according to the present invention comprises: an address on the network for displaying content stored for a client connected via the network; A first displaying a communication device currently used by the client;
And transmitting the content to an address translation server connected via the network, wherein the content can be displayed by a plurality of addresses including the address, and the plurality of addresses each include a plurality of types of communication. A device provided in correspondence with the plurality of types of communication devices so that the device can access the content, wherein the address conversion server associates the plurality of addresses with the plurality of types of communication devices; Transmitting, to the client, an address corresponding to the communication device currently used by the client among the plurality of addresses for displaying the content received from the client. Manage access. According to this access management method, even if the type of the communication device corresponding to the stored address and the type of the communication device currently used by the client are not the same, the client can browse the desired content. it can.

[0012] An access management method according to another aspect of the present invention is a step of associating a plurality of addresses on a network capable of displaying content with a plurality of types of communication devices, wherein the plurality of addresses are respectively the plurality of addresses. Providing a plurality of types of communication devices corresponding to the plurality of types of communication devices so that the types of communication devices can access the content; and storing one of the plurality of addresses for a client connected via the network. Receiving, from the bookmark server, the address and a first identifier indicating the communication device that the client is currently using to communicate with the bookmark server, the client in the plurality of addresses. Uses the address corresponding to the communication device currently used as the first identifier. Determining by Zui, and a step of transmitting said address said determined on the bookmark server, to manage access to the content from the client. According to such an access management method, an address corresponding to a communication device registered at the bookmark server and used at the time of bookmarking can be converted into an address corresponding to the communication device currently used by the client.

[0013] According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an access management method, wherein a bookmark server storing an address on the network for displaying contents for a client connected via a network includes the address, the client, And transmitting a first identifier indicating a communication device currently used to an address translation server connected via the network, wherein the content can be displayed by a plurality of addresses including the address. Wherein the plurality of addresses are provided in correspondence with the plurality of types of communication devices so that a plurality of types of communication devices can access the content, respectively, and the address translation server includes Associating with the plurality of types of communication devices; An address translation server determining an address corresponding to the communication device among the plurality of addresses based on the first identifier; and the address translation server transmits the determined address to the bookmark server. And transmitting the address received from the address translation server to the client, wherein the bookmark server manages access to the content from the client. Such an access management method provides a system having the effects of the above two methods.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an access management device, comprising: a storage unit for storing a predetermined address on the network for displaying content for a client connected via the network; By communicating with the device via the network, a first identifier for displaying the communication device is obtained, and the first identifier and the address stored in the storage unit are transmitted via the network. And a control unit for transmitting the content to an address translation server connected thereto, wherein the content can be displayed by a plurality of addresses including the address, and the plurality of addresses can be displayed by a plurality of types of communication devices. Provided corresponding to the plurality of types of communication devices so that the content can be accessed. It said address translation server associates the communication device of the plurality of types and the plurality of addresses. Such an access management device records an address of a content desired by a client corresponding to at least one communication device of a client using a plurality of communication devices, and the client attempts to access the content using another communication device. In this case, the client is provided with an address corresponding to the communication device currently used.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an access management device, comprising: a storage unit for storing a plurality of addresses on a network for displaying contents and a plurality of types of communication devices in association with each other; A storage unit provided for each of the plurality of types of communication devices so that each of the plurality of types of communication devices can access the content, and the plurality of addresses of the plurality of addresses for a client connected via the network. When receiving the one address and the identifier of the communication device that the client is currently using to communicate with the bookmark server from a bookmark server storing one,
A control unit that determines an address corresponding to the communication device of the client among the plurality of addresses with reference to the storage unit, and transmits the determined address to the bookmark server. Such an access management device stores a plurality of communication devices and a plurality of addresses in association with each other, and provides an address corresponding to the communication device currently used by the client.

An access management system according to still another aspect of the present invention includes the above-described two access management devices connected via a network. According to such an access management system, there is provided a system having the functions of the above two access management devices.

Other objects and further features of the present invention will become apparent from the embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an Internet access management system 1 according to one aspect of the present invention will be described with reference to the attached screen. Here, FIG. 1 is a conceptual system configuration diagram of the Internet access management system 1 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, an Internet access management system 1 includes a plurality of communication devices 10A and 10B used by a plurality of users or clients 10 connected to the Internet 30, which is a typical example of a network, and an information providing device. 20, a bookmark server 100, and an address conversion server 300.

The user 10 may be an individual or a corporation. FIG. 1 shows communication devices 10A and 10B, which are platforms operated by a user 10 as the same person or software stored therein. The platform is not only a PC but also a digital TV, P
DA (Personal Digital Assist)
tan), car phone, mobile phone, PHS, WAP
(Wireless ApplicationProt
ocol), game machines and the like. However, the communication device 10A of the present embodiment uses a mobile phone having a function of accessing the Internet 30 and software stored therein, and the communication device 10B uses a PC installed at the home of the user 10 and software stored therein. Show. The communication devices 10A and 10B store browsers for communicating with the information providing device 20 and the bookmark server 100 via the Internet 30. In this embodiment, the communication devices 10A and 10B communicate with the information providing device 20 and the bookmark server 100, but do not directly communicate with the address translation server 300 described later.

The information providing device 20 stores contents desired by the user 10. The information providing device 20 is assigned a unique URL, and the information providing device 20 is
L documents and FTP (File Transfer Prot)
ocol) files. In relation to the user 10, each information providing device 20 is also a server, and provides various information and services such as music, movies, photos, interiors, fashion, sports, computers, politics, and economy. The information providing device 20 is connected to the Internet 30 via a dedicated line or an ISP,
In FIG. 1, the ISP is omitted. As described later, if the network is other than the Internet 30, the content stored in the information providing apparatus 20 is HTML.
Needless to say, there is no need to follow the FTP format. Since the information providing apparatus 20 generally has hardware components of a bookmark server 100 and an address conversion server 300 described later, detailed description thereof is omitted here.

Although the Internet 30 is a typical example of a network, the present invention relates to, for example, an intranet such as a LAN (Local Area Network) and an MA.
N (Metropolitan Area Network)
k), WAN (Wide Area Network),
It does not prevent it from being used for commercial leased lines (such as America Online) or other online networks.

[0022] The bookmark server 100 stores the user 10
Is a server used for an online bookmark that bookmarks and saves a desired URL. The bookmark server 100 includes a control unit 110 and a communication port 120.
, A RAM 130, a ROM 140, and a storage unit 200. 1, input / output devices (keyboard, mouse, other pointing devices, and display devices (displays, etc.)) associated with the bookmark server 100 are omitted, and the operator of the bookmark server 100 stores the information via the input device. Various data is input to the unit 200 and necessary software is stored in the RAM 13.
0 and the ROM 140 and the storage unit 200. If necessary, the bookmark server 100 may include a voice recognition device for recognizing voice information input from the voice input device of the user 10, a biometric device for enhancing security (a fingerprint matching device, a voiceprint matching device, an iris matching device). Device). The bookmark server 100 can function not only as a WWW server but also as a mail server or a news server. This also applies to the address translation server 300 described later.

The control section 110 widely includes a processing device having any name, such as a CPU and an MPU, and controls each section of the bookmark server 100. If necessary, the bookmark server 100 is connected to other computers via a LAN or other network, and the control unit 110 can communicate with those computers. Control unit 11
0 indicates that in relation to the present invention, the construction of various databases stored in the storage unit 200 and the access to URLs registered (that is, bookmarked) by the user 10 in response to the request of the database and the user 10 It is possible to communicate with the address conversion server 300.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a module constituting the control unit 110. Referring to FIG.
Is a web server unit 111, a request control unit 112,
It includes modules of an address inquiry unit 113, a page generation unit 114, and a database access unit 115. The web server unit 111 controls communication with the user 10. The request control unit 112 reads the bookmarked information (that is, the URL) from the user 10,
Handle requests for addition or registration, reference, etc. The address inquiry unit 113 controls communication with the address conversion server 300. The page generation unit 114 includes a storage unit 2 described below.
A web page is generated with reference to the bookmark screen management 228 of 00. The database access unit 115 stores the databases 210 and 220 stored in the storage unit 200.
Control and build.

The communication port 120 is connected to the Internet 30
A public telephone network connected to the Internet (if necessary, through an Internet service provider (ISP));
Modem, terminal adapter (T
A) USB port or IEEE1 that can be connected via
394 ports. In addition, the communication port 120
When the bookmark server 100 is connected to a LAN, it includes a hub, a router, and the like.

The RAM 130 includes the ROM 140 and the storage unit 2
00, etc., or data to be written to the storage unit 200 or the like is temporarily stored. The ROM 140 stores various software, firmware, and other software necessary for the operation of the control unit 110.

Referring to FIG. 3, the storage unit 200 includes a user management database 210 and a bookmark management database 220. However, the storage unit 200 is not limited to these, and may store other databases (for example, a billing database and a translation database). May be included. Here, FIG.
It is a block diagram which shows the database structure of 00.

The user management database 210 is a database for storing information necessary for managing the user 10. The user management database 210 includes, for example, the name, address, gender, age, birthday, telephone number,
E-mail address, one or more password verification information (which may be the password itself, but including all information necessary to verify it), bank account number, credit card number, and other ID information Store. Registration of the user 10 can be done online (using the Internet 30) or offline (such as by telephone, mail, or fax).

FIG. 4 shows an example of the user data table 211 stored in the user management database 210.
In this embodiment, the user data table 211 includes a user ID (UID) 212, a user name 213, and a password 2
14, a description 215, a bookmark list 216, and user profile information 217.
The UID 212 is a unique identifier (for example, 612588) set by the bookmark server 100 for each user.
4) is a field for storing. The user name 213 is
This is a field for storing an identification name (for example, Hanako) indicating the self set by the user 10 to the bookmark server 100. The password 214 is a field for storing a password (abcd1234) set for the bookmark server 100 by the user 10. The description 215 is a field indicating a necessary description for the user. The bookmark list 216 is a field for storing a pointer to the bookmark list of the user, and includes the URL bookmarked by the user or the URL.
Is a list of identifiers assigned to. The user profile information 217 is a field for storing information such as the user's real name (Hanako Tanaka), a mail address, an occupation, an address, and a telephone number, or a pointer to a file for storing these.

The data in the user management database 210 is newly created when the user 10 is registered in the bookmark server 100. However, the UID 112 and the bookmark list 215 are stored after the user inputs data.
It is automatically assigned by the manual input of the administrator of the bookmark server 100 or by the CPU 110. The user 10 can change his / her own information (user name 213, profile information 217, etc.) at any time by communicating with the CPU 110. Such changes may be made if the address, telephone number, marriage and surname change, or otherwise. The user 10 deletes the registration of the predetermined data at any time by communicating with the CPU 110, automatically by the CPU 110, or by manual input by the administrator of the bookmark server 100. CPU110
Is stored in a predetermined area of a memory (for example, the ROM 140),
For security reasons, the information of the user 10 may be stored. Deletion of registration in the present embodiment includes such a case where data is not completely deleted. In the present embodiment, “by communicating with the CPU 110” also includes a case where the client 10 communicates offline with the administrator of the bookmark server 100.

The bookmark management database 220
One or more U's that display the content desired by the user
This is a database for storing RL. The URL is a unique address given to resources and objects on the Web, which are access units on the WWW.

FIG. 5 shows a bookmark management database 2
2 shows an example of a bookmark table 221 stored in the bookmark table 20. The bookmark table 221 includes, for example, a bookmark ID 222, a title 223, a description 224, information identification information 225, an original URL address 226,
Original model type 227 and bookmark screen management 2
28.

The bookmark ID 222 is a field for storing a bookmark number (identifier). The title 223 is a field for storing the title of the bookmarked URL (for example, “ANA”). Explanation 2
Reference numeral 24 denotes a field for storing a general description (for example, "airline company") describing the contents of the bookmarked URL. The information identification information 225 is an identifier (for example, a number, a character string, a symbol, etc.) (for example, used for inquiring of the address translation server 300) assigned to the URL in advance
"029") and other information. In the present embodiment, the identifier of the URL is given in a magazine or hanging on a train by the Internet number service. Original URL address 226
Is the URL corresponding to the model used when bookmarked
(For example, www.ana.co.jp). The original device type 227 is a field for storing an identifier indicating the type of the communication device (for example, a mobile phone) used at the time of bookmarking. 6 to 8 show bookmark screens 230 to 250 for the mobile phone 10A stored by the bookmark screen management 228.

Screen 230 shown in FIG. 6 shows a login page first provided when user 10 accesses bookmark server 100 from mobile phone 10A. The screen 230 has fields of a user name 231, a login password 232, a password storage 233, a login button 234, a description 235, and a link 236. The user name 231 is a field in which the same user name 213 in the user management table 211 is input. The password 232 is a field in which the same password as the password 213 of the user management table 211 is input. The save password 233 is a check box used to omit the password input when the bookmark page 230 is called. The login button 234 is a button that is clicked after the user 10 has completed inputting the user name and password and returns them to the bookmark server 100 to log in. In the present embodiment, the description 235 gives a description of the storage 233 of the password, but may be another arbitrary description. In this embodiment, the link 236 includes “creation of an account” in which the user 10 newly sets, changes, and deletes an account for the bookmark server 100, “details” explaining the usage method, and “E” as an English translation.
Although "english" is given as a link destination, other links or alternative links can be used.

The screen 240 shown in FIG. 7 shows a bookmark page provided when the user 10 has been authenticated by the control unit 110 as a result of inputting and returning a correct user name and password on the login page 230.
The screen 240 includes a folder name 241 and a Go button 242
, Bookmark data 243, and bookmark addition 2
44, and a field for an execute button 245 and a link 246. The folder name 241 displays, to the user 10, the name of a folder in which registered bookmarks are classified and stored. The Go button 242 displays the folder name 2
A button for deciding the folder selected at 36. The bookmark data 243 is a field for displaying a bookmark stored in the folder selected by the folder name 236. In FIG. 7, for example, “1: ANA
In the “i-mode”, the bookmark ID 222 of the bookmark management table 221 is “1”, and the title 223 is “AN”.
Ai mode ". Since the data of the bookmark data 243 is linked to the URL desired by the user 10, clicking or double-clicking on an arbitrary position (for example, “1: ANAi mode”) of the bookmark data 243 causes the corresponding content (ANA Home page) is displayed. The bookmark addition 244 is selected when the screen 250 shown in FIG. 8 is called to add bookmark data. The execute button 240 is a button pressed when the screen 250 is called to add bookmark data. Link 24
6, in the present embodiment, for example, a “hit chart” linked to a site for downloading a song song of a weekly hit chart with the mobile phone 10A, “My blink” as the main screen 240, and the user 10 are registered. Although the link is linked to the “address book” in which the e-mail address is recorded and the “menu” which is the top menu of the bookmark server 100, other links or alternative links can be used.

The screen 250 shown in FIG. 8 is displayed when the user 10 selects the bookmark addition 244 shown in FIG.
This is a page provided when 45 is pressed. Screen 25
0 is a URL 251, a name 252, a description 253,
It has fields for an add button 254, a cancel button 255, and a link 255. The URL 251 is the URL of the content to be added to the bookmark or the URL
L is a field for inputting an identifier assigned in advance by the Internet number service. Name 2
Reference numeral 52 denotes a field for inputting the name of the content to be added to the bookmark and displaying the content on the bookmark data 243. The user can freely set the name 252 or omit it. If omitted, the name registered in advance on the Internet is displayed as it is in the bookmark data 243. The description 253 is a field for inputting the description of the content that the user 10 wants to add to the bookmark, and the user can freely set the description 253 or omit it. The add button 254 is a button that is pressed when executing the bookmark addition of the URL or the identifier input to the URL 251. Cancel button 245 is URL 251
This button is pressed when canceling the bookmark addition of the URL or the identifier input to. Since the link 255 is the same as the link 246, the description is omitted.

The data in the bookmark management database 220 is created by the user 10 after the user 10 is registered in the bookmark server 100. The data in the bookmark management database 220 is deleted when the user registration is deleted.

The address conversion server 300 includes the control unit 31
0, communication port 320, RAM 330, ROM 3
40 and a storage unit 400. The address conversion server 300 is connected to the bookmark server 100 via the Internet 30 in FIG. 1, but the above-described bookmark server 100 has its function and is integrally configured or via a LAN or other network. It may be connected to this.

The control section 310 includes a wide variety of processing devices of any name, such as a CPU and an MPU, and controls each section of the address translation server 300. If necessary, the address translation server 300 is connected to other computers via a LAN or other network, and the control unit 310 can communicate with those computers. Control unit 31
0 indicates the construction of various databases stored in the storage unit 400 and the bookmark server 1 in relation to the present invention.
Can communicate with 00. Components 320 to 34
Since 0 is the same as the components 120 to 140, the description thereof will not be repeated.

The storage unit 400 stores the address conversion table shown in FIG. 9. If necessary, the table shown in FIG. 9 (for example, an identifier 411 and a URL 413 described later)
(A table consisting of a communication device and a table consisting of a communication device and a URL 413), and may include other databases without being limited to these. As shown in FIG. 9, the address conversion table of the present embodiment has fields of an identifier 411, a communication device 412, and a URL 413. The identifier 411 is a field for holding an arbitrary number, character string, symbol, or the like assigned by the Internet service in the present embodiment, and includes an identifier written in the information identification information 225 of the bookmark management table ID. The communication device 412 is a field for identifying a communication device that can access the content. For example, type 1 is a mobile phone and type 2 is a PC. In the case where the URL 413 has the same identifier 411, the URL 413 indicates the URL representing the common content in accordance with the type of the communication device (that is, types 1 to N) (URL1 to N).
Like) stored. Depending on the homepage, accessible communication devices may be limited, and if the corresponding URL does not exist, the URL 413 is NULL.
(Invalid) is inserted. As described above, a certain content can be displayed by a plurality of addresses, and the plurality of addresses are provided corresponding to the plurality of types of communication devices so that a plurality of types of communication devices can access the content.

Next, the operation of the access management system 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG.
Means that the user 10 is the i-mode (registered trademark) mobile phone 1
Viewing bookmarked information using OA (ie,
9 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing (viewing a list of bookmarked URLs).

First, the user 10 accesses the URL of the bookmark server 100 from the mobile phone 10A (step 1002). The user 10 may input the URL of the bookmark server 100 using the bookmark function of the mobile phone 10A itself, or may input the URL manually. Next, the user 10 selects the screen 2 shown in FIG.
Enter the user name and password in field 23 respectively.
1 and 232 and click on the login button 234 (step 1004).

In response, the web server unit 111 receives a browsing request from the user 10 via the Internet 30 and the communication port 120, and sends the request control unit 1
12 (step 2002). In response, the request control unit 112 requests the page generation unit 114 to generate a corresponding page (step 2004). In response to the web page generation request, the page generation unit 114
The corresponding data inquiry is sent to the database access unit 1
15 (step 2006). The database access unit 115 searches the bookmark information in response to the inquiry, and outputs the inquiry result to the page generation unit 114.
(Step 2008). The page generation unit 114
A web page is generated based on the returned bookmark information and sent to the web server unit 111 (step 201).
0). The web server unit 111 transmits a web page to the user 10 (Step 2012). As a result, the user 10 can obtain the screen 240 shown in FIG. 7 and obtain the bookmark data 243.

Next, referring to FIG. 11, the user 10 inputs a URL having a certain content to the bookmark server 10.
The process of registering or adding to 0 will be described. Here, FIG.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which the user 10 registers or adds a URL having a certain content to the bookmark server 100 using the mobile phone 10A.

The user 10 who registers the bookmark selects the bookmark addition 244 on the screen 240 and clicks the execution button 245 (step 1102). The process of acquiring the screen 240 is the same as the process described with reference to FIG. 10, and a description thereof will not be repeated. In response, the bookmark server 100 provides the screen 250 to the user 10 (Step 2102). In response, the user 10 enters the URL 251 (eg,
www. ana. co. jp) or URL, enter the identifier assigned by the Internet number service (eg, 029), enter the name 252 appropriately (eg, ANAi mode) or omit the input, and appropriately enter the description 253 (eg, sample) ) Or input is omitted, and an add button 254 is clicked (step 110).
4).

In response, web server section 111 receives the addition request from user 10 and sends it to request control section 112 (step 2104). The web server unit 111 communicates with the communication device 10A through the communication device 10A.
The information that the device A is an i-mode mobile phone is acquired. More specifically, the web server unit 111 determines the type of the communication device 10A from the model-specific character string included in the communication message. For this reason, the web server 111 also sends information on the type of the communication device to the request control unit 112 (step 2104). Upon receiving the bookmark addition request, the request control unit 112 notifies the address inquiry unit 113 of the type of the communication device of the user 10 (i-mod in this embodiment).
An inquiry request is made using the information of the (e-mobile phone) and the identifier (029 in this embodiment) assigned to the URL (step 2106). Upon receiving the request, the address inquiry unit 113 sends the user 10
An address inquiry is made using the model information (i.e., i-mode mobile phone) and the URL identifier (i.e., 029) (step 2108).

Control unit 310 of address translation server 300
Receives the model information of the user 10 (i.e., i-mode mobile phone) and the URL identifier (i.e., 029) via the communication port 320 (step 3102). In response, the control unit 310 refers to the address conversion table 410 of the storage unit 400 and sets the identifier 411 to 029,
It is determined whether the type of the communication device 412 is the i-mode mobile phone and the corresponding URL 413 exists (step 3104). The control unit 310 determines the corresponding UR
If it is determined that the L413 exists, the URL 413 and the message “The corresponding address was found” are transmitted to the bookmark server 100 via the communication port 320 and the Internet 30 (step 3).
106). On the other hand, the control unit 310
If it is determined that 3 does not exist due to NULL or the like, a message "No corresponding address" is transmitted to the bookmark server 100 via the communication port 320 and the Internet 30 (step 3108).

The address inquiry unit 113 receiving the result from the address conversion server 300 issues a bookmark information write command to the database access unit 115 based on the result (step 2110). The database access unit 115 writes the bookmark information according to the instruction from the address inquiry unit 113 (Step 2112). On the other hand, the address inquiry unit 113 instructs the page generation unit 114 to generate a page of the address conversion result and the bookmark addition result together with the write command (step 2114). Commanded page generator 114
Generates a web page based on the result from the database access unit 115 (step 2116). More specifically, the URL added to the bookmark data 243 on the screen 240 is added. FIG. 240 shows the state after the addition. In this case, the page generation unit 114 sets the bookmark ID to 1, sets the title to the ANAi mode, sets the description to a sample, sets the information identification information 225 to 029, sets the original URL address 226 to www. ana. co.
jp, and the original device type 227 is an i-mode mobile phone. Thereafter, the page generation unit 114 sends the generated web page to the web server unit 111 (Step 2118). Thereafter, the web server unit 111 transmits a web page to the user 10 (step 212).
0). On the other hand, if there is no corresponding URL, the web server unit 111 transmits a message "No corresponding address" to the user 10 (step 212).
2).

Next, a process when the user 10 accesses a URL registered in the bookmark data 243 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, FIG.
9 is a flowchart illustrating a process when the user browses the saved bookmark information.

The user 10 who wishes to browse obtains the screen 240 if the currently used communication device is the mobile phone 10A, and obtains a PC bookmark (not shown) if the currently used communication device is the PC 10B. A selection screen is acquired, and bookmark data is selected and clicked (step 1202). The process for acquiring the screen 240 and the like is shown in FIG.
, And the description is omitted here. As a result, since the user 10 does not need to input any of the URL (for example, www.ana.co.jp) or the identifier (for example, 029) assigned to the URL by the Internet number service, the operation is simple. As described above, the user 10 uses the communication device 10A to access the URL (that is, www.a.
na. co. jp) or the URL assigned by the Internet number service (ie, 02
It is assumed that 9) is bookmarked.

In response, the web server unit 111 receives the reference request and the model information from the user 10 and sends them to the request control unit 112 (step 2202). The request control unit 112 requests the address inquiry unit 113 to acquire the requested bookmark information (step 2204). The address inquiry unit 113 interprets the request in response to the request, and determines whether the communication device currently used by the user 10 is the same model as the communication device at the time of the bookmark.
15 is inquired (step 2206). The database access unit 115 searches for bookmark information in response to the inquiry, and returns the result of the inquiry to the address inquiry unit 113 (step 2208).

When the user 10 is currently using the communication device 10A, the address inquiry unit 113 refers to the original device type 227 of the bookmark management table 221 and uses the communication device 10A currently used by the user 10.
Is determined to be the same model as the communication device 10A at the time of bookmarking (step 2210). Therefore, the address inquiry unit 113 makes a display request of the external web page for the designated model based on the URL information of the bookmark (step 2212). In the present embodiment, since there is no need to perform address conversion, the bookmark server 100
Does not communicate with the address translation server 300, and the user 10 uses the original URL address 226 for access by the user 10. As a result, the user 10
Can be browsed on the mobile phone 10A.

On the other hand, if the user 10 is currently using the PC 10B, the address inquiry unit 113 checks the original device type 227 in the bookmark management table 221.
, It is determined that the PC 10B currently used by the user 10 is a different model from the mobile phone 10A at the time of bookmarking (step 2210). The URL for the communication device 10A stored in the original URL address 226 is P
Since it is necessary to convert the URL to the URL for C, the address inquiry unit 113
(Step 221) by transmitting the identifier of the communication device (ie, the PC 10B) currently used by the user 10 and the identifier of the communication device (ie, the PC 10B).
4).

Control unit 310 of address translation server 300
Receives the model information of the user 10 (that is, PC) and the identifier of the URL (that is, 029) via the communication port 320 (step 3202). In response, the control unit 310 sends the address translation table 410 of the storage unit 400
, The identifier of 411 is set to 029 and the type of the communication device 412 is set to PC, and it is determined whether or not the corresponding URL 413 exists (step 3204). Control unit 310
Determines that the corresponding URL 413 exists, the URL 413 and "the address was found"
Is transmitted to the bookmark server 100 via the communication port 320 and the Internet 30 (step 3206). On the other hand, if the control unit 310 determines that the corresponding URL 413 does not exist due to NULL or the like, it transmits a message “No corresponding address” to the bookmark server 100 via the communication port 320 and the Internet 30 (step 3208). ).

The address inquiry unit 113, having received the result from the address conversion server 300, requests the database access unit 115 to display the external web page for the PC based on the URL information of the bookmark based on the result (step 2216). ). As a result, the URL for the i-mode mobile phone 10A stored in the original URL address 226 is converted into an address for the PC 10B and used for access by the user 10. As a result, the user 10 can browse the web page corresponding to the URL on the PC 10B. On the other hand, the corresponding U
If there is no RL, the web server 111 copies the message "No corresponding address" to the user 1
0 (step 2218).

Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention can be variously modified or changed within the scope of the gist. For example, the bookmark server 100 may use the URL itself instead of using the Internet number when inquiring the address to the address conversion server 300.

[0057]

According to the access management method and apparatus and the access management system of the present invention, an address corresponding to at least one communication device of a client using a plurality of communication devices is stored, and the client uses another communication device. When an attempt is made to access content corresponding to the address using a device, the address is converted to an address corresponding to the communication device currently used by the client and provided. Therefore, a client using a plurality of communication devices can access a desired content without special input operation even if another communication device is used by bookmarking an address on any one of the communication devices.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of an access management system according to one aspect of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control unit of a bookmark server of the access management system shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a structure of a storage unit of the bookmark server shown in FIG.

4 is an example of a user data table stored in a user management database of a storage unit shown in FIG.

5 is an example of a bookmark table stored in a bookmark management database of a storage unit shown in FIG.

6 is an example of a screen obtained when a user of the access management system shown in FIG. 1 logs in to a bookmark server.

7 is an example of a screen acquired after a user of the access management system shown in FIG. 1 logs in to a bookmark server.

8 is an example of a screen acquired by a user when the user selects to add a bookmark on the screen shown in FIG. 7;

9 is an example of an address conversion table stored in a storage unit of an address conversion server of the access management system shown in FIG.

10 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the access management system shown in FIG.

11 is a flowchart showing another example of the operation of the access management system shown in FIG.

12 is a flowchart showing an example of still another operation of the access management system shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 access management system 10 user or client 10A communication device (mobile phone) 10B communication device (personal computer) 20 information providing device 30 Internet 100 bookmark server 110 control unit 200 storage unit 210 user management database 220 bookmark management database 300 address conversion server 310 Control unit 400 Storage unit 410 Address conversion table

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Kenko Iwata 6-12-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Park Quest 5th Floor Internet Number Stock Company F-term (Reference) 5B075 PP03 PQ02 5B082 FA00 FA04

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. An address on the network for displaying content stored for a client connected via a network, and a first identifier for displaying a communication device currently used by the client, Transmitting the content to an address translation server connected via the network, wherein the content can be displayed by a plurality of addresses including the address, and the plurality of addresses are respectively provided by a plurality of types of communication devices to the content. Provided so as to be accessible to the plurality of types of communication devices, wherein the address translation server associates the plurality of addresses with the plurality of types of communication devices; and the content received from the address translation server. Among the plurality of addresses, the client An address bets are corresponding to the communication device currently used and a step of transmitting to the client, a method for managing access to the content from the client. 2. The address translation server further stores a second identifier commonly assigned to the plurality of addresses in association with the plurality of addresses, and the transmitting step includes: The method according to claim 1, wherein the address is transmitted to the address translation server. 3. A method of associating a plurality of addresses on a network capable of displaying content with a plurality of types of communication devices, wherein the plurality of addresses are such that the plurality of types of communication devices can access the content. Provided for the plurality of types of communication devices; and a bookmark server that stores one of the plurality of addresses for a client connected via the network; Receiving a first identifier indicating a communication device currently used to communicate with the bookmark server,
Determining an address corresponding to the communication device currently used by the client among the plurality of addresses based on the first identifier; and transmitting the determined address to the bookmark server. And managing access from the client to the content. 4. The associating step further stores a second identifier that commonly displays the plurality of addresses in association with the plurality of addresses, and the determining step includes a step of determining the second identifier from the bookmark server. 4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the method is performed when an address is received as the address. 5. A bookmark server storing an address on the network for displaying content for a client connected via a network, the bookmark server displaying the address and a communication device currently used by the client. And transmitting the identifier to the address translation server connected via the network, wherein the content can be displayed by a plurality of addresses including the address, and the plurality of addresses are each of a plurality of types. A step provided for the plurality of types of communication devices so that the communication device can access the content; andthe address translation server associates the plurality of addresses with the plurality of types of communication devices; The address translation server is configured to execute the Determining an address corresponding to the communication device based on the first identifier; transmitting the determined address to the bookmark server by the address conversion server; and performing the address conversion on the bookmark server. Transmitting the address received from a server or content obtained from the address to the client, and managing access from the client to the content. 6. The bookmark server stores a second identifier commonly assigned to the plurality of addresses in association with the address, wherein the associating step by the address translation server includes the second identifier. Is further stored in association with the plurality of addresses. The transmitting step by the bookmark server transmits the second identifier as the address to the address translation server, and the determining step by the address translation server comprises the bookmark 6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the method is performed when the second identifier is received from a server. 7. A storage unit for storing a predetermined address on the network for displaying content for a client connected via the network, and communicating with the communication device of the client via the network, A control unit that obtains a first identifier assigned to the communication device, and transmits the first identifier, the address stored in the storage unit, and an address translation server connected via the network An access management device comprising: the content can be displayed by a plurality of addresses including the address, and the plurality of addresses can be displayed by the plurality of types of communication devices so that a plurality of types of communication devices can access the content. The address translation server is provided corresponding to the device, and the address translation server An access management unit for associating with said plurality of types of communication devices. 8. The storage unit stores, together with the address, a second identifier commonly assigned to the plurality of addresses, and the control unit uses the second identifier as the address to convert the address. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the apparatus transmits the information to a server. 9. A storage unit for storing a plurality of addresses on a network for displaying content and a plurality of types of communication devices in association with each other, wherein the plurality of addresses are used by a plurality of types of communication devices to access the content. A storage unit provided corresponding to the plurality of types of communication devices, and a bookmark server that stores one of the plurality of addresses for a client connected via the network. When receiving the address and the identifier of the communication device that the client is currently using to communicate with the bookmark server, storing the address corresponding to the communication device of the client among the plurality of addresses. Unit, and transmits the determined address to the bookmark server. Access management device and a control unit. 10. The storage unit further stores a second identifier commonly assigned to the plurality of addresses in association with the plurality of addresses, and the control unit transmits the second identifier from the bookmark server to the second address. 10. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said determination is made when an identifier is received. 11. A bookmark server for storing an address on the network for displaying content for a client connected via a network, and an address translation server for communicating with the bookmark server via the network. A system for managing access to the content from the client, wherein the content can be displayed by a plurality of addresses including the address, and the plurality of addresses can be accessed by a plurality of types of communication devices respectively. The bookmark server is provided so as to correspond to the plurality of types of communication devices, and the first storage unit that stores the address; and the client device communicates with the communication device via the network to perform the communication. No. to display equipment
A first control unit that acquires the first identifier and transmits the first identifier and the address stored in the first storage unit to the address translation server, wherein the address translation server A second storage unit that stores the plurality of addresses and the plurality of types of communication devices in association with each other; and the client in the plurality of addresses based on the addresses and the identifiers received from the bookmark server. And a second control unit for determining an address corresponding to the communication device with reference to the first identifier and the second storage unit, and transmitting the determined address to the bookmark server. . 12. The first storage unit stores a second identifier commonly assigned to the plurality of addresses together with the address, wherein the second storage unit stores the second identifier. Is further stored in association with the plurality of addresses, the first control unit transmits the second identifier as the address to the address conversion server, and the second control unit stores the second identifier. The system of claim 11, wherein the determining is performed when receiving a.