JP2002312688A - Support system for web document browsing - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Web document browsing system which enables a user to browse the Web document that a provider side officially opens without worrying about the cost needed to browse the Web document so much. SOLUTION: Browsing record information corresponding to the record of the browsing state of the Web document is stored in a terminal and when the user meets previously specified specification conditions, the amount of money for alteration is determined according to the browsing record information to lighten the economic load of the Web document browsing on the user.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a web document publishing apparatus for a provider of goods and services to publish a web document on the Internet,
A web document browsing support system comprising a user terminal capable of browsing web documents and economically supporting the user to browse web documents published by the web document publishing device using the terminal. It is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As information terminals such as personal computers have become widespread and the number of consumers who use ISPs (Internet Service Providers) to connect the terminals to the Internet has increased, companies that provide goods and services have become It has become common to use the WWW (World Wide Web) for advertising and sales of their products and services, and for promoting their company. Many providers, such as companies, that provide consumers with goods, services, or both, use text, as well as text, in web documents to increase the appeal of their goods, services, and providers themselves to consumers. , Images, music, videos, etc. are included.
The consumer simply browses the provider's web document using a web client such as a web browser running on the terminal, and from the various types of information described above, can obtain specific knowledge and comparisons of products, etc. You can get a precise impression.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, images, music,
Since the amount of multimedia information, such as video, is greater than that of text, the inclusion of multimedia information in a web document increases the amount of communication when browsing the web document. When a consumer uses an ISP to connect a terminal to the Internet, payment for using the communication line connecting the terminal and the ISP and payment for using the resources of the ISP provide the communication line. Telecommunications carriers and IS
Usually obtained from P or the like. These fees are often collected according to the amount of communication when browsing web documents. In such a case, if the amount of communication when browsing web documents is large, the economic burden on consumers increases. In spite of the fact that a provider publishes a web document in an attempt to increase its appeal, the web document may be shunned by consumers. The present invention has been made in view of such problems in the related art, and allows a user to download a web document without having to worry about the cost required to view the web document published by the provider. It is an object of the present invention to provide a web document browsing system that can be browsed.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a web document publishing apparatus for publishing a web document on the Internet by a provider of goods, services, or both. A terminal of a user who can view the web document, a confirmation device which can communicate with the terminal and confirms whether or not the user satisfies specified conditions specified in advance with respect to goods or services of the provider. A web document browsing support system for supporting a user to browse a web document published by the web document publishing device using the terminal, wherein the web document publishing device uses the terminal. A browsing recording unit for recording browsing status of the web document; Transmitting browsing record information corresponding to the situation record to the terminal via the Internet, the terminal having a browsing record holding unit for holding the browsing record information received from the web document publishing device via the Internet; Transmitting the browsing record information held in the browsing record holding unit to the checking device, wherein the checking device checks the browsing information received from the terminal when checking that the designated condition is satisfied. Based on the record information, of the browsing costs required for the user to browse the web document published by the web document publishing device using the terminal, the substitute amount borne by the provider in place of the user is shown. It is configured as a web document browsing support system having a substitution amount determining unit for determination.

[0005] A web document browsing support system according to the present invention includes a web document publishing device for publishing a web document on the Internet by a provider that provides goods, services, or both, and a web document browsing apparatus. The system includes a user terminal and a confirmation device which can communicate with the terminal and confirms whether or not the user satisfies specified conditions specified in advance with respect to goods or services on the provider side. Among these, the web document publishing device has a browsing recording unit that records the browsing status of the web document using the terminal, and the browsing record information corresponding to the recording of the browsing status by the browsing recording unit is: It is transmitted from the web document publication device to the terminal via the Internet. Further, the terminal has a browsing record holding unit that holds the browsing record information received from the web document publishing device via the Internet, and the browsing record information held in the browsing record holding unit is To the confirmation device. Then, when the confirmation device confirms that the designated condition is satisfied, the user is made public by the web document publication device using the terminal based on the browsing record information received from the terminal. Of the browsing costs required for browsing a web document, the provider has a substitution amount determination unit that determines the replacement amount borne by the provider on behalf of the user. When the specified condition is satisfied by visiting a store that sells services and services, the provider side can partially or entirely replace the browsing cost according to the determined replacement amount. . As a result, even if the user is out of the office or the amount of information in the web document is large, the user is economically burdened even if the user is concerned about the financial burden. You can browse web documents published by the provider without worrying about the burden. As a result, the effect of an advertisement or the like on a product or service provided by the provider using the web document can be enhanced. In addition, the provider's confirmation device acquires the browsing record information corresponding to the record of the browsing status of the web document browsed by the user. Can be investigated.

[0006] In the web document browsing support system, the terminal holds connection path information including, for example, information on a cost required for a user to use a connection path connecting the terminal to the Internet. The web document publishing device allows a user to view a web document published by the web document publishing device using the terminal based on the connection path information and the record of the browsing status obtained from the terminal via the Internet. A cost estimating unit for estimating the cost required for the information processing; and generating the browsing record information including the estimated cost estimated by the cost estimating unit. Also,
In the web document browsing support system, for example, the web document publishing apparatus uses the encryption information given to the own apparatus among the encryption information unique to a plurality of providers, and includes the estimated cost to be included in the browsing record information. And an encryption unit that encrypts the estimated cost by using encryption / decryption information corresponding to the encryption information acquired in advance, and decrypts the estimated cost from the browsing record information. There may be a case where an estimated cost restoring unit for restoring the cost is provided, and the browsing cost is determined based on the estimated cost restored by the estimated cost restoring unit. In this case, if the checking device determines the browsing cost based only on the estimated cost restored by the estimated cost restoring unit, an alternative is provided by limiting a provider that acquires the encrypted information. The provider that performs the process can obtain only the information necessary for investigating the user's preferences and the like. Further, in this case, if the confirmation device has encryption / decryption information acquisition means for periodically acquiring encryption / decryption information, even if the encryption / decryption information is updated frequently, By obtaining the decryption information and performing decryption using the information, it is possible to obtain the browsing record information relating to the browsing performed recently by the user. This makes it possible to estimate the user's recent preferences and the like, and useful data can be obtained through market research and the like. In the web document browsing support system, the terminal deletes, from the browsing record holding unit, the browsing record information used for determining the replacement amount by the replacement amount determining unit according to a request from the confirmation device. Then, the same browsing record information that was once used by one provider to determine the replacement amount is used by another provider to determine the replacement amount, and is duplicated by multiple providers. It can be prevented that replacement is performed.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings to provide an understanding of the present invention.
The following embodiments are specific examples of the present invention and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention.
1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a web document browsing support system according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a web server device provided in the web document browsing support system, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a terminal provided in the web document browsing support system, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a confirmation device provided in the web document browsing support system. As shown in FIG. 1, a web document browsing support system according to an embodiment of the present invention is a web server for a provider such as a company that provides goods, services, or both to publish web documents on the Internet 1. A device (web document publishing device) 2, a user terminal 3 capable of browsing a web document published on the Internet 1 via an ISP connected through a communication line provided by a telecommunications carrier, and a terminal And a confirmation device 4 for confirming whether or not the user satisfies specified conditions specified in advance with respect to goods or services on the provider side.

There are already a number of web server devices (computers) on which web server software for publishing web documents on the Internet 1 is running, but the web server device 2 in the web document browsing support system is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, in addition to a content holding unit 201 for holding content related to a web document, a browsing recording unit 202, a cost estimating unit 203,
Encrypting unit 204, browsing record information holding unit 205, control unit 2
06 and the like. The browsing recording unit 202, the cost estimation unit 203, the encryption unit 204, and the control unit 206, for example, use a TCP / IP (Transmission Control Pr
(otocol / Internet Protocol) This is realized by running an application program belonging to the application layer of the protocol stack on a server computer running web server software. FIG. 2 shows the web server 207 as a configuration corresponding to the web server software. Reading record part 2
02 performs processing for recording the browsing status of the web document by the terminal 3 in the browsing record information holding unit 205. For example, a request from a web client on the terminal 3 is received earlier than the web server, and the content is recorded in the browsing record information holding unit 205 and then passed to the web server 207, and a response from the web server 207 to the web client is transmitted. The content is received before the web client, the content is recorded in the browsing record information holding unit 205, and then transmitted to the web client. At this time, what is recorded in the browsing record information holding unit 205 by the browsing recording unit 202 is the UR requested by the web client to the web server 207.
L, the time required to receive the request, the time required to transmit a response to the request, the information amount of the request, the information amount of the response, and the like. The cost estimating unit 203, based on the connection path information acquired from the terminal 3 via the Internet 1 and the recording of the browsing status by the browsing recording unit 202, allows the user to use the terminal 3 to publish the web document published by the web server device 2. The processing for estimating the cost required for browsing is performed. The cost estimating unit 203 records the estimated cost in the browsing record information holding unit 205.

[0009] The connection path information includes information relating to a use cost required for a user to use a connection path for connecting the terminal 3 to the Internet 1. Specifically, whether the payment form of the usage cost is based on the time proportional system (including the fixed rate system), the packet proportional system, or the payment form of the usage cost is the time proportional system For example, if the fee per unit communication time and the form of payment of the usage cost are a packet proportional system, information such as the size of the unit packet and the fee per unit packet is included. Encryption unit 204
Is a process for encrypting the estimated cost by using an encryption key given to its own device among encryption keys (encryption information) unique to a plurality of providers. The encryption unit 204 records the encryption (text) of the estimated cost in the browsing record information holding unit 205. The browsing record information holding unit 205 is a storage unit such as a hard disk drive, and stores and holds the recorded browsing status, the connection path information, the estimated cost, the encryption of the estimated cost, and the like. The control unit 206 controls the browsing recording unit 202, the cost estimating unit 203, the encrypting unit 204, and the like, and generates browsing record information including, for example, the encryption of the estimated cost corresponding to the recording of the browsing status.
A process of transmitting the browsing record information to the terminal 3 via the Internet 1 via a layer lower than the application layer of the CP / IP protocol stack is performed. The browsing record information is stored in the data portion of the TCP segment, and includes, in addition to the estimated cost corresponding to the recording of the browsing status, additional information such as an identification code for identifying a provider, for example. . In the example of FIG. 1, six web server devices 2 as described above are shown. The six web server devices 2 are, for example, companies belonging to the automobile-related industry, and include companies A and B that manufacture and sell products such as automobiles.
Web server devices 21a, 21b, and 21c for company C to advertise its own products and products of each company, and companies belonging to the food and beverage related industry, and companies α and β that provide services such as providing food and drinks at restaurants. , Γ, a web server device 2 for advertisements of each company and products and services of each company
2a, 22b and 22c.

The user terminal 3 is operated by a personal computer or a portable information terminal capable of operating a web client software such as a web browser to view a web document, a mobile phone having a web document browsing function, or the like. Be embodied. Terminal 3
As shown in FIG. 3, a browsing record holding unit 301, a connection route information holding unit 302, a wireless communication interface (hereinafter, referred to as
A wireless communication interface 303, a control unit 304, and the like. FIG. 3 shows a web client 305 as a configuration corresponding to the web client software. The browsing record holding unit 301 is the Internet 1
TCP / IP on own device from web server device 2 through
This is storage means such as a hard disk drive or a flash memory for storing and holding the browsing record information received via the protocol stack. Connection path information holding unit 3
A storage unit 02 stores and holds the connection route information input by the user in advance. FIG. 3 shows that the browsing record holding unit 301 and the connection path information holding unit 302 are realized by physically different storage units. Record holding unit 301, connection path information holding unit 302
May be secured respectively.
The wireless communication IF 303 is, for example, an ISM (Industry Scien
(ce Medical) A wireless unit having a relatively short communication distance using a band, and is used for communication with the confirmation device 4. The control unit 304, according to the request received by the wireless communication IF 303 and the web client 305, stores the browsing record holding unit 301 and the connection path information holding unit 302.
Read and write operations are performed on the wireless communication IF 3
03 and the web client 305 are transmitted, and are realized by causing a calculation unit to perform a calculation by a program corresponding to the control.

The checking device 4 is embodied by, for example, a computer installed in a store 5 where each of the aforementioned companies (company A,..., Α,...) Sells products and services. As shown in FIG. 4, the confirmation device 4 includes an estimated cost restoring unit 401, a decryption key holding unit 402, and a decryption key obtaining unit 40.
3, a wireless communication IF 404, a designated condition confirmation unit 405, a replacement amount determination unit 406, a control unit 407, and the like. The estimated cost restoration unit 401, the decryption key acquisition unit 403, the designated condition confirmation unit 405, the replacement amount determination unit 406, and the control unit 407
It is realized by controlling the arithmetic means by a program corresponding to the processing. The estimated cost restoration unit 401
A process of decrypting the estimated cost encryption using a decryption key (encryption decryption information) corresponding to the encryption key previously acquired by the decryption key acquisition unit 403 and restoring the estimated cost from the browsing record information is performed. Things. The decryption key corresponding to the encryption key is a key having the same code as the encryption key if, for example, a common key encryption method is adopted. The decryption key holding unit 402 is storage means for storing the decryption key in a state where the decryption key is associated with the identification code for identifying the provider company using the decryption key.
1 extracts a decryption key associated with the identification code from the decryption key holding unit 402 using the identification code included in the browsing record information, thereby obtaining a decryption key corresponding to the encryption key. Each provider (each company) updates the decryption key (and the encryption key) at appropriate times, and the updated decryption key is transmitted to the web server device 2 of each company together with the identification code of each company. Will be retained. The decryption key acquisition unit 403 periodically acquires the decryption key and the identification code from the web server device 2 via the Internet 1 via, for example, a TCP / IP protocol stack on the own device, and acquires the decryption key and the identification code. Is recorded in the decryption key storage unit 402 and stored.

The wireless communication IF 404 is, for example, a wireless unit using the ISM band and having a relatively short communication distance, like the wireless communication IF 303 of the terminal 3, and communicates with the wireless communication IF 303 of the terminal 3. Specified condition confirmation unit 405
Monitors the received radio wave intensity received from the wireless communication IF 303 by the wireless communication IF 404, for example, and performs processing to determine whether or not the received radio wave intensity has exceeded a predetermined value. It is realized by controlling the arithmetic means by a corresponding program. Each company on the provider side specifies conditions to be checked in advance by the checking device 4 with respect to its own products and services. In the present embodiment, for example, in the present embodiment, each company on the provider side specifies its own products and services. It is assumed that a user visits a store that sells services. The designated condition checking unit 405 determines that the user has visited the store only when it is determined that the received radio wave intensity has become equal to or greater than a predetermined value, and substitutes a confirmation signal indicating that the designated condition is satisfied with a replacement amount. This is sent to the decision unit 406. The substitute amount determining unit 406 receives the confirmation signal from the designated condition confirming unit 405,
When it is confirmed that the designated condition is satisfied, the user uses the terminal 3 to make the web server device 2 use the terminal 3 based on the browsing record information, here, the estimated cost restored by the estimated cost restoring unit 401. Of the browsing costs required for browsing the web document published by the company, a process of determining a substitute amount borne by each company on the provider side instead of the user is performed. The control unit 407 controls the estimated cost restoration unit 40
1, a process for controlling the decryption key acquisition unit 403, the designated condition confirmation unit 405, and the replacement amount determination unit 406.

In the web document browsing support system having the above-described configuration, after browsing the web document published by the web server device 2 of each company on the provider side using the terminal 3, the user can read the web document on the provider side. When the user visits any store of the company, the confirmation device 4 confirms that the designated condition is satisfied, and the viewing cost is replaced by the company where the user has visited the store by the replacement amount. Hereinafter, an example in which a user visits a store 5a of a company A after browsing a web document published on the Internet 1 by using a terminal 3 at least by a web server device 21a of the company A, which is a company on the provider side, using a terminal 3. Next, details including the operation of the web document browsing support system will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the outline of the operation of the web document browsing support system in chronological order.
First, the user designates a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) including a host name corresponding to the web server device 21a of company A by the web client 305 on the terminal 3 and browses the web document on the web server device 21a of company A. Assuming that the request is transmitted, the browsing request is transmitted to the Internet 1 via a communication line provided by a communication carrier and ISP resources via a lower layer than the application layer of the TCP / IP protocol stack on the terminal 3. , Through the Internet 1 and received by the web server device 21a of Company A. Web server device 21
The browsing request is supplied to the browsing recording unit 202 via the TCP / IP protocol stack on
02, the browsing request (the information amount and transmission time) is recorded in the browsing record information holding unit 205 as the browsing status. The browsing request is supplied to the web server 207 of the web server device 21a, and under the control of the web server 207, the content file of the web document specified by the URL is extracted from the content holding unit 201.
Then, a response for transmitting the content related to the web document is transmitted by the web server 207 to the web client 305 of the terminal 3 via the Internet 1 or the like. At this time, the response (the amount of information and transmission time) is recorded in the browsing record information holding unit 205 as the browsing status by the browsing recording unit 202.

When the file is received by the web client 207 of the terminal 3, a web document is displayed on the display device of the terminal 3 according to the analysis result of the web client 207. The user browses the web document via the display device. By selecting an anchor included in the web document, the user repeatedly browses the web document and obtains various information on goods and services. However, it is necessary to pay for using the communication line and the resources of the ISP in order for the company A to use the terminal 3 to browse the web document published by the web server device 21a. Therefore, for example, a web document published by the company A by the web server device 21a includes an anchor for designating a web document for a user who wants to replace the cost to make a replacement request. The user uses the input device of the terminal 3 to select the anchor, browses a web document for making a substitute request, and then uses a use identification code for identifying the user or a code indicating the intention of the substitute request. Is sent by the web client 305, a substitute request can be made to Company A. In this way, when a request for making a substitution request is sent from the web client 305 on the terminal 3 to the web server device 21a, the request is sent to the control unit via the TCP / IP protocol stack on the web server device 21a, for example. 2
06. In this case, the web server 20 on the web server device 21a is controlled by the control unit 206.
7 transmits data including an instruction for requesting the connection path information to the web client 305 on the terminal 3.
When the data is received by the web client 305 of the terminal 3, the control unit 304 reads out the connection path information from the connection path information holding unit 302, and the read connection path information is transmitted from the control unit 304 to the web The request is passed to the client 305 and the request for posting the connection path information is transmitted from the web client 305 of the terminal 3 to the web server 207 of the web server device 21a via the Internet 1 or the like.

The connection path information received by the web server device 21a is stored in the T
The information is supplied to the control unit 206 via the CP / IP protocol stack, and the control unit 206 controls the browsing record information holding unit 20.
5 is stored. In this way, when the connection path information is obtained by the web server device 21a, the control unit 2
According to the control of step 06, the cost estimation unit 203 reads the record of the browsing status and the connection route information from the browsing record information holding unit 205. The connection of the record of the browsing status and the connection path information is performed by, for example, using a cookie or the like, by managing a session in which the user browses the web document and then makes the substitution request on the web server device 21a side. Just do it. It is assumed that the connection path information includes, for example, information indicating the size of a unit packet and a charge (amount) per unit packet, based on a packet proportion system in which the usage fee is paid. In this case, the cost estimating unit 203 divides the transmission / reception data amount obtained from the record of the browsing status by the size of the packet unit, converts the transmission / reception data amount into a packet number, and converts the unit packet number into the converted packet number. The cost per user is multiplied, and the cost required by the user to view the web document published by the web server device 21a is estimated. On the other hand, if the connection route information includes, for example, information indicating a fee per unit communication time in the form of payment of the usage cost based on the time proportional system, the cost estimation unit 203 records the browsing status. Add the time obtained by dividing the amount of information in the request or response by the communication speed to the browsing time when the user is browsing the web document, such as the time from sending the response obtained from the request to receiving the request. ,
By multiplying the addition result by the charge per unit communication time, the cost required by the user to view the web document published by the web server device 21a is estimated. In this way, the estimated cost estimated by the cost estimating unit 203 is recorded in the browsing record information holding unit 205. Next, under the control of the control unit 206, the estimated cost recorded in the browsing record information holding unit 205 is stored in the encryption unit 2
04. The encryption unit 204 encrypts the estimated cost using an encryption key unique to the company A, which is a provider company, and temporarily records the estimated cost in the browsing record information holding unit 205. The encryption of the estimated cost encrypted by the encryption unit 204 is read from the browsing record information holding unit 205 by the control unit 206, and the identification code for identifying the company A is added to the encryption of the estimated cost. Browsing record information is generated.

When the browsing record information is generated, the browsing record information is transmitted to the web server 20 by the control unit 206.
7 and is transmitted by the web server 207 to the web client 305 of the terminal 3 via the Internet 1 or the like. Web client 30 of terminal 3
5, when the browsing record information is received from the web server device 21a, the browsing record information is passed to the control unit 304, and the browsing record holding unit 301
Is stored. Thereafter, the user sends a web document published by web servers 21b, 21c, 22a, 22b, 22c of companies other than company A, for example, companies B, C, α, β, and γ, to a terminal. 3 and makes the substitution request to each of them, and the terminal 3 is provided with the web server devices 21a, 21b, 21c, 22a, 22
If the browsing record information received from b and 22c are stored in the browsing record holding unit 301, in that case,
As shown in FIG. 6A, the browsing record information is stored in the browsing record holding unit 301 for each company. After browsing the web document, the user who is interested in the products of company A stores the browsing record information for each company in the browsing record holding unit 301, and then carries the terminal 3 to store the store 5 of company A.
a in the communication range of the wireless communication IF 404 of the confirmation device 4 (set almost the same as the space in the store 5a).
Is entered, wireless communication is performed between the wireless communication IF 404 of the confirmation device 4 and the wireless communication IF 303 of the terminal 3. At this time, the wireless communication I
The received radio wave intensity from F303 is transmitted to the designated condition confirmation unit 405.
And it is determined whether or not the received radio wave intensity has become equal to or greater than a predetermined value. When the designated condition confirming unit 405 determines that the received radio wave intensity has become a predetermined value or more and confirms that the user has visited the store 5a of Company A, the designated condition is satisfied. According to the control, a request for the storage content of the browsing record holding unit 301 of the terminal 3 is transmitted from the wireless communication IF 404 of the confirmation device 4 to the wireless communication IF 303 of the terminal 3. Wireless communication I of terminal 3
When the request is received by F303, the stored contents are read from the browsing record holding unit 301 by the control unit 304, and are browsed from the wireless communication IF 303 of the terminal 3 to the wireless communication IF 404 of the confirmation device 4 under the control of the control unit 304. The browsing record information stored in the record holding unit 301 is transmitted. When the browsing record information is received by the wireless communication IF 404 of the terminal 3, under the control of the control unit 407, the received browsing record information is transmitted to the estimated cost restoring unit 4.
01 is supplied.

When the browsing record information is supplied to the estimated cost restoring unit 401, the identification code of each company is extracted from the browsing record information by the estimated cost restoring unit 401, and the extracted identification code is stored in the decryption key holding unit. A comparison is made with the identification signal recorded in 402. If the extracted identification code matches the identification code recorded in the decryption key storage unit 402, the decryption key recorded in the decryption key storage unit 402 in association with the matched identification code is estimated. It is read by the cost restoration unit 401. The decryption key is
This is obtained in advance from the web server device 2 of another company by the decryption key obtaining unit 403. Decryption key acquisition unit 403
Requests the decryption key periodically from the web server device 2 of another company, and the decryption key is transmitted from the web server device 2 of another company to the decryption key acquisition unit 403 in accordance with this request. Thus, even if the decryption key is updated frequently,
The latest decryption key is acquired by the decryption key acquisition unit 403. The decryption key corresponding to the encryption key is a decryption key holding unit 4
When it is read from 02, the estimated cost restoring unit 401 decrypts the encryption of the estimated cost using the decryption key, and restores the estimated cost from the browsing record information.
The estimated cost restored by the estimated cost restoring unit 401 is supplied to the replacement amount determining unit 406. When the estimated cost is supplied to the replacement cost determining unit 406, the replacement cost determining unit 406 calculates the total of all the supplied estimated costs, and the web server devices 21a, 21b, 2 of the respective companies.
The browsing cost required for the user to browse the web document published by 1c, 22a, 22b, and 22c is calculated. Then, by multiplying the browsing cost by a setting ratio set in advance in the replacement amount determining unit 406, the replacement amount borne by the company A instead of the user is included in the browsing cost. Defined by At this time, for example, the set ratio may be set to 1, and the entire amount of the browsing cost may be set as the replacement amount, or the set ratio may be set to less than 1 (excluding 0), and a part of the browsing cost may be set as the replacement amount. Good. Further, the set ratio may be associated with the specified condition. In this example, the specified condition is that the user only visits the store of the provider company, but in addition to the specified condition, the specified condition that the user purchases a product or service at the store is also specified. In advance, if the user inputs the purchase of a product or service from the input device installed in the store and the specified condition of purchase is satisfied, the set ratio is set to 1; When only the specified condition that the user has visited is satisfied, the set ratio may be set to 0.6, and the replacement amount may be changed according to the specified condition.

When the replacement amount is determined by the replacement amount determination unit 406, a request to delete the browsing record information used to determine the replacement amount from the browsing record holding unit 301 is issued by the control unit 407. Is transmitted from the wireless IF 404 of the confirmation device 4 to the wireless IF 303 of the terminal 3. Here, whether or not the estimated cost has been used to determine the replacement amount is determined according to whether or not the estimated cost has been restored by the estimated cost restoring unit 401. If the decryption key corresponding to the encryption key is not stored in the decryption key holding unit 402, the estimated cost cannot be restored, so the replacement amount determination unit 406 uses the replacement amount to determine the replacement amount. If the decryption key corresponding to the encryption key is not stored in the decryption key holding unit 402, the estimated cost can be restored.
06 can use the estimated cost to determine the replacement amount. When the above-described deletion request is received by the wireless IF 303 of the terminal 3, the browsing record information used to determine the replacement amount is deleted from the browsing record holding unit 301. For example, when the decryption key acquisition unit of the decryption key acquisition unit 403 is set only to the company B and the company C that are the same company as the company A, if the browsing record information stored in the browsing record holding unit 301 of the terminal 3, , Company A, Company B, and Company C, the browsing record information is deleted, and as shown in FIG.
Only the browsing record information of α company, β company, and γ company, which are different from the company A, is left. The browsing record information left in the browsing record holding unit 301 can be used by a user, for example,
It may be used when visiting stores of the company γ and the company γ. If the user visits another company's store after visiting the company A's store, if the browsing record information of company A or the like is left, even if the user visits another company's store, it is left. It is possible that the browsing record information of Company A or the like may be used to determine the replacement amount, and deleting the browsing record information used to determine the replacement amount is performed by a plurality of providers. This is in order to prevent the side from duplicating the browsing cost. As described above, the replacement amount determination unit 406
Is paid by the company A, the economical burden of the user browsing the web document is reduced, and the web server device 2 is provided to the user.
Can be encouraged to view web documents published by the
Further, the effect of advertisement and publicity on the company itself can be enhanced. Further, in the web document browsing system, the terminal 3 is not used until the user visits the company A store.
The browsing record information of each company recorded in the browsing record holding unit 301 is obtained by the confirmation device 4. However, the browsing record information of each company may be used to specify a user's preference. it can. For example, before a user purchases a product at a store of company A, the user is not only company A, but also B
If you are browsing the web documents of company A and company C, you can confirm from the data that the user has selected the product of company A from the products provided by company A, company B, and company C. . In addition, if the browsing record information includes the browsing status record itself, a detailed study is possible. Further, if personal information such as the user's gender and age is obtained in advance with the user's consent, a more detailed market analysis can be performed. As described above, in the confirmation device 4 of Company A, the decryption key acquisition unit 4
The reason for obtaining the decryption key 03 is limited to the web server devices 21b and 21c of the companies B and C. In order to obtain information on the products and services of the company A, the browsing record information on the same trader must This is because it is enough to be obtained.

In the above embodiment, the cost is estimated by the cost estimation unit 203 of the web server device 2 by obtaining the connection path information from the terminal 3, but the present invention is not limited to this. The usage cost varies depending on the ISP and the communication carrier. However, a standard usage cost can be estimated to some extent without obtaining the connection path information from each user. For this reason, the cost can be estimated by the cost estimating unit 203 based on the standard usage cost and the record of the browsing status. In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which a user visits a store where a provider company sells goods and services. However, a vending machine for automatically selling contents such as music and video is also seen. Is gaining. For example, I implemented in a mobile phone
A module capable of contactless communication with a C card is provided in a vending machine for contents, and when a user carrying a mobile phone approaches the vending machine and communication between the IC card and the module is performed, If the purchaser has confirmed the purchase, and the web document of the provider of the product sold at the vending machine has been browsed by a mobile phone or the like in advance, the vending machine is referred to according to the browse record information. Determines the replacement amount. The mobile phone in such a case is a specific example of the terminal of the present invention, and the vending machine is a specific example of the confirmation device of the present invention. In recent years, various goods and services have been sold using the WWW. A user designates a product or service represented in a web document published by a web server device, transmits information indicating a willingness to purchase the product or service from a web client to a web server, and uses a credit card or the like to send information. By making payments, not only advertisements for goods and services, but also sales transactions for them are performed. In such a case, the web server device receives the information indicating the purchase intention, confirms that the specified condition is satisfied, and generates the browsing record information and determines the substitute amount. If so, the web server device is a specific example of both the web server device and the confirmation device in the present invention.

[0020]

As described above, in the web document browsing support system according to the present invention, if the user is out of the office or the amount of information of the web document is large, the user is economical. Even when the user is concerned about the burden, the user can browse the web document published by the provider without much concern about the financial burden. As a result, the effect of an advertisement or the like on a product or service provided by the provider using the web document can be enhanced. In addition, the provider's confirmation device acquires the browsing record information corresponding to the record of the browsing status of the web document browsed by the user. Can be investigated. In the web document browsing support system, if the checking device determines the browsing cost based only on the estimated cost restored by the estimated cost restoring unit, a provider that acquires the encrypted information is limited. Thus, the provider who performs the substitution can obtain only the information necessary for investigating the user's preference and the like. Furthermore, in that case,
If the checking device has encryption / decryption information acquisition means for periodically acquiring the encryption / decryption information, even if the encryption / decryption information is updated frequently, the latest encryption / decryption information can be obtained. By obtaining information and performing decryption using the information, it is possible to obtain the browsing record information relating to browsing recently performed by the user. This makes it possible to estimate the user's recent preferences and the like, and useful data can be obtained through market research and the like. In the web document browsing support system, the terminal deletes, from the browsing record holding unit, the browsing record information used for determining the replacement amount by the replacement amount determining unit according to a request from the confirmation device. Then, the same browsing record information that was once used by one provider to determine the replacement amount is used by another provider to determine the replacement amount, and is duplicated by multiple providers. It can be prevented that replacement is performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a web document browsing support system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a web server device provided in the web document browsing support system.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a terminal included in the web document browsing support system.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a confirmation device provided in the web document browsing support system.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the operation of the web document browsing support system in chronological order.

FIG. 6 is a view showing a specific example of a storage state of a browsing record holding unit provided in the terminal.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Internet 2 ... Web server device 3 ... Terminal 4 ... Confirmation device 202 ... Browsing recording part 203 ... Cost estimation part 204 ... Encryption part 205 ... Browsing record information holding part 207 ... Web server 301 ... Browsing record holding part 302 ... Connection Route information holding unit 303: wireless communication IF of terminal 305: web client 401: estimated cost restoring unit 403: decryption key acquisition unit 404: wireless communication IF of confirmation device 405: designation condition confirmation unit 406: substitute amount determination unit

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A web document publishing device for a provider of goods, services, or both to publish a web document on the Internet, a user terminal capable of browsing the web document, and communication with the terminal. A confirmation device for confirming whether or not the user satisfies specified conditions specified in advance with respect to the goods or services on the provider side, wherein the user uses the terminal to execute the Web document publication device. A web document browsing support system that supports browsing a published web document, wherein the web document publishing device includes a browsing recording unit that records a browsing status of the web document using the terminal, The browsing record information corresponding to the recording of the browsing status by the recording unit is transmitted through the The terminal has a browsing record holding unit that holds the browsing record information received from the web document publishing device via the Internet, and the terminal holds the browsing record information. Transmitting the browsing record information to the checking device, and when the checking device confirms that the designated condition is satisfied, based on the browsing record information received from the terminal, A replacement amount determining unit that determines a replacement amount to be borne by the provider in place of the user among browsing costs required to browse the web document published by the web document publishing device using the terminal. Web document browsing support system. 2. The Web document publishing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the terminal holds connection path information including information on usage costs required for a user to use a connection path connecting the terminal to the Internet. Estimate the cost required for a user to browse a web document published by the web document publication device using the terminal, based on the connection route information and the record of the browsing status obtained from the terminal via the Internet. 2. The web document browsing support system according to claim 1, further comprising a cost estimating unit for generating the browsing record information including the estimated cost estimated by the cost estimating unit. 3. The web document publishing device encrypts the estimated cost to be included in the browsing record information by using encryption information given to the device itself among encryption information unique to a plurality of providers. An encryption unit, wherein the confirmation device decrypts the encryption of the estimated cost using encryption / decryption information corresponding to the encryption information acquired in advance, and restores the estimated cost from the browsing record information. 3. The web document browsing support system according to claim 2, further comprising an estimated cost restoring unit, wherein the browsing cost is determined based on the estimated cost restored by the estimated cost restoring unit. 4. The web document browsing support system according to claim 3, wherein the checking device determines the browsing cost based only on the estimated cost restored by the estimated cost restoring unit. 5. The web document browsing support system according to claim 3, wherein the confirmation device includes encryption / decryption information acquisition means for periodically acquiring the encryption / decryption information. 6. The terminal according to claim 5, wherein the browsing record information used to determine the replacement amount by the replacement amount determining unit is deleted from the browsing record holding unit in accordance with a request from the confirmation device. Item 6. The web document browsing support system according to any one of items 1 to 5.