JP2009253504A - Browsing history management system, method, program, and mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display/record the history of access to a web site by using a mobile terminal by area in response to the usage state of a user. <P>SOLUTION: A browsing history management system is the browsing history management system for the mobile terminal having a network communication means, and includes: a position information specifying means for specifying position information of the mobile terminal; an area classification browsing history information storage means for receiving the position information of the mobile terminal being connected from the position information specifying means whenever network connection is performed, and storing the access destination information of each access destination as area classification browsing history information by area based on the position information of the mobile terminal being connected; and an area classification browsing history display control means for receiving the position information of the mobile terminal at the present point of time from the position information specifying means when a browsing history display indication is received by a user operation, and allowing a display means to display the area classification browsing history information of the area based on the position information of the mobile terminal at the present point of time. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a browsing history management system, method and program, and a portable terminal, and can be applied to, for example, a browsing history management system, method and program for managing browsing history of a website browsed in the past, and a portable terminal. is there.

  In recent years, with the widespread use of mobile phones and mobile terminals equipped with communication functions, it is possible to access a website through a network anytime and anywhere. And since the user is seeking better operability for browsing the Web site, it is required to respond to this.

  For example, when accessing a website using a mobile phone, a portable terminal, or the like, as a conventional website browsing method, (1) a method by directly inputting a URL, (2) a method of selecting a past URL history (3) A method of selecting a site prepared by a mobile phone as a standard, (4) A method using a hyperlink such as a link site, (5) A browsing history in the site stored in a database of a specific site There is a method from

Further, in Patent Document 1, for example, in a tourist spot, a user accesses a data center using a mobile phone, and accesses to the storage area unique to the data center (for example, address, access time). , Site information, etc.) along with photos, maps, comments, etc. are disclosed.
JP 2003-045452 A

  By the way, from the viewpoint of the user's access behavior to the Web site, the user can see the behavior that the access destination differs depending on the area to be used.

  For example, the user usually accesses a news site, a weather forecast site, etc., but when he / she goes on a trip, he / she accesses an area information site or a gourmet information site of the destination. Further, for example, a business trip destination may be accessing a map information site or a traffic information site.

  In this way, from the viewpoint of the user's access behavior to the Web site, it can be said that the same Web site is not always accessed and varies depending on the area of use.

  However, the above-described conventional browsing method of the history site is not managed according to the usage area of the user, and it is strongly desired to manage the history site according to the usage mode of the user.

  Therefore, there is a need for a browsing history management system, method and program, and a portable terminal that can display / record a history of accessing a website using a portable terminal according to the usage mode of the user.

  In order to solve this problem, a browsing history management system according to the first aspect of the present invention is a browsing history management system provided in a mobile terminal provided with network communication means. (1) Location information specification that specifies location information of the mobile terminal And (2) receiving location information at the time of connection of the mobile terminal from the location information specifying means at each network connection by the network communication means, and obtaining access destination information of each access destination at the time of connection of the mobile terminal The browsing history information storage means for each area that is stored as browsing history information for each area based on the position information, and (3) when a browsing history display instruction is received by a user operation, An area that receives position information and causes the display means to display area-based browsing history information based on the current position information of the mobile terminal Characterized in that it comprises a viewing history display control means.

  A browsing history management method according to a second aspect of the present invention is the browsing history management method in a portable terminal provided with network communication means, wherein the computer is connected to position information specifying means, browsing history information storage means by area, and browsing history display by area. And (1) a position information specifying step in which the position information specifying means specifies the position information of the mobile terminal, and (2) a browsing history information storage means for each area is a network by a network communication means. Each time a connection is made, location information at the time of connection of the mobile terminal is received from the location information specifying means, and access destination information of each access destination is browsed by area for each area based on the location information at the time of connection of the mobile terminal Browsing history information storage process by area to be stored as information, and (3) browsing history display control means by area, browsing history display instruction by user operation And receiving the current position information of the mobile terminal from the position information specifying means, and displaying the area-based browsing history information of the area based on the current position information of the mobile terminal on the display means, It is characterized by having.

  A browsing history management program according to a third aspect of the present invention is the browsing history management program in a mobile terminal provided with network communication means, wherein (1) location information specifying means for specifying location information of the mobile terminal, (2) Each time a network connection is made by the network communication means, position information at the time of connection of the mobile terminal is received from the position information specifying means, and access destination information of each access destination is determined for each area based on the position information at the time of connection of the mobile terminal (3) Upon receiving a browsing history display instruction by a user operation, the current location information of the mobile terminal is received from the location information specifying unit, and the mobile terminal Browsing history display system by area that displays browsing history information for each area based on the current location information of the terminal on the display means It is intended to function as a unit.

  A portable terminal according to a fourth aspect of the present invention includes the browsing history management system according to the first aspect of the present invention.

  According to the present invention, a history of accessing a website using a mobile terminal can be displayed / recorded for each area according to the usage mode of the user.

(A) First Embodiment Hereinafter, a browsing history management system, method and program, and a portable terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  In the first embodiment, when the present invention is used, a site browsing history management system for each region that records or displays the history of an access site for each region where a user browses or performs a site browsing is realized. An embodiment will be described.

(A-1) Configuration of the First Embodiment FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing the overall configuration of the regional site browsing history management system 9A of the first embodiment.

  The region-based site browsing history management system 9A of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is a case where a user accesses the network 1 using the same mobile phone 4 having a communication function, and the region to be used Shows the site browsing history displayed on the display screen unit 5 of the portable terminal 4 when the region A is the region A and the region B.

  The network 1 corresponds to a network represented by the Internet, for example. Although not shown in FIG. 1, there are a plurality of Web site servers that provide various service information on the network 1.

  The mobile phone 4 has a communication function for realizing connection communication with the network 1. In FIG. 1, a mobile phone 4 is shown as an example of a mobile terminal. However, any mobile terminal having a communication function can be widely applied to, for example, a node type personal computer, a PDA terminal, a game terminal, and the like. In addition, the mobile phone 4 includes a display screen unit 4 and an operation unit, like a general mobile phone.

  FIG. 2 is an internal configuration diagram showing an internal configuration of the mobile phone 4. As shown in FIG. 2, the mobile phone 4 includes at least a display screen unit 41, a position specifying unit 42, a regional history switching unit 43, a memory 44, and a communication control unit 45.

  The communication control unit 45 is a communication control unit that controls connection to the network 1. Since the communication control unit 45 can apply an existing communication control unit, a detailed description thereof is omitted here.

  The position specifying unit 42 specifies the current position and area of the mobile phone 4, and for example, a GPS (Global Positioning System) processing function unit can be applied. In the first embodiment, a case where a GPS device is applied will be described. However, if the position and area of the mobile phone 4 can be specified, for example, a base to which the communication control unit 42 of the mobile phone 4 is connected. The location and area may be specified from the identification information of the station.

  When a GPS processing function unit is applied as the position specifying unit 42, the current position information may be specified based on GPS information (latitude / longitude information) received from a GPS satellite, or MAP information prepared in advance may be used. It may be used to specify regional information based on GPS information.

  That is, it may be position information based on points like latitude and longitude information, or area information indicating a certain range. The size of the area range can be appropriately determined according to the system operation, but may be a relatively narrow range such as Shinjuku, Setagaya-ku, etc., for example, Tokyo, Tokyo, Kanto, etc. It is good also as a comparatively wide range like this. In the following, for the sake of convenience of explanation, the information specified by the position specifying unit 42 will be described as regional information (a concept including position information).

  The position specifying unit 42 acquires area information of the mobile terminal 4 constantly or periodically. When the communication control unit 45 connects to the network, the location specifying unit 42 gives the regional information of the mobile phone 4 acquired at that time to the regional switching unit 43.

  The regional history switching unit 43 switches the storage information stored in the memory 44 in accordance with the regional information from the position specifying unit 42. When accessing the website through the network by the communication control unit 45, the region-specific history switching unit 43 acquires the region information at that time from the position specifying unit 42 and uses the access destination address information (for example, URL) as browsing history information. Are stored in the memory 44 in association with the area information.

  Further, when displaying the browsing history by the user operation, the regional history switching unit 43 acquires the regional information at that time from the position specifying unit 42, calls the browsing history information corresponding to the regional information from the memory 44, This is given to the display screen unit 41.

  The memory 44 is a storage unit that stores the browsing history of the accessed website by region. The area to be sorted by the memory 44 corresponds to the area set by the position specifying unit 42.

  The display screen unit 41 is a screen for displaying information necessary for user operation. In the first embodiment, the display screen unit 41 displays browsing history information for each region stored in the memory 44 in particular.

(A-2) Operation of the First Embodiment Next, the operation of the regional browsing history management process of the first embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

  Below, the process regarding the site browsing record and the history display when the user is connected to the network 1 in different areas A and B will be described.

  First, it is assumed that a user connects to the network 1 using the mobile phone 4 in the area A. The user performs connection processing to a predetermined network 1, and the communication control unit 45 connects to the network 1. In addition, the process by the conventional browsing method is applied to the connection process to the network 1 at the beginning.

  When the communication control unit 45 accesses an access destination Web site via the network 1, it acquires desired site information from a site server (not shown) and displays the site information on the display screen unit 41. Thereby, the user's desired site information can be displayed and output.

  At this time, the regional history switching unit 43 acquires the access destination information (for example, URL) of the Web site input by the user.

  Further, the position specifying unit 42 of the mobile phone 4 acquires the current region information and gives the region information to the region-specific switching unit 43.

  Then, the region-specific history switching unit 43 stores the access destination information (for example, URL) of the website input by the user in the memory 44 in association with the region information from the position specifying unit 42. To do.

  Also, in the region B, when the user performs the connection process of the network 1 using the mobile phone 4, it is stored as the site browsing history information of the region B in the memory 44 by the same process as in the region A. The

  Thereafter, in the area A again, when the user tries to connect to the network 1 using the mobile phone 4, the user displays the past browsing history information while viewing the display screen portion 41 of the mobile phone 4. I do.

  At this time, the position specifying unit 42 acquires the current region information and gives this region information to the region-specific history switching unit 43. This area information is information indicating the area A.

  Then, the regional history switching unit 43 reads the site browsing history information of the region A stored in the memory 44 and gives the site browsing history information of the region A to the display screen unit 41 for display.

  Thereby, since the site browsing information accessed in the past in the area A can be displayed, the user can browse the site by selecting the displayed site browsing history.

  Further, when the user browses a new site, it is recorded in the memory 44 as site browsing history information accessed in the area A.

  Further, in the region B, when a user tries to connect to the network 1 using the mobile phone 4, the user performs an operation of displaying past browsing history information while looking at the display screen unit 41 of the mobile phone 4.

  At this time, the position specifying unit 42 acquires the current region information and gives this region information to the region-specific history switching unit 43. This area information is information indicating the area B.

  Then, the regional history switching unit 43 reads the site browsing history information of the region B stored in the memory 44 and gives the site browsing history information of the region B to the display screen unit 41 for display.

  Thereby, since the usage browsing information accessed in the past in the region B can be displayed, the user can browse the site by selecting the displayed site browsing history.

(A-3) Effect of the First Embodiment As described above, according to the first embodiment, the site specifying history, the history switching unit for each region, and the memory are provided, so that the accessed site browsing history information is networked. It is possible to record for each area information at the time of use, and based on the area information at the time of subsequent network use, it is possible to display site browsing history information accessed by region in the past. The browsing process to the site can be facilitated according to the behavior.

(B) Second Embodiment Next, a browsing history management system, method and program, and a portable terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  In the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the present invention is used to record or display the history of access sites for each region where the user browses the site or for each region. An embodiment for realizing a site browsing history management system will be described.

(B-1) Configuration of the Second Embodiment FIG. 3 is an overall configuration diagram showing the overall configuration of the regional site browsing history management system 9B of the second embodiment.

  In FIG. 3, the region-specific site browsing history management system 9B according to the second embodiment is portable in the region A and the region B, similarly to the region-specific site browsing history management system 9A according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. The site browsing history displayed on the display screen unit 5 of the telephone 4 is shown.

  In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, a case where site browsing history information of a region different from the current region of the user is displayed is shown.

  In FIG. 3, when a user in the region A connects to the network 1 using the mobile terminal 4, the site browsing history information 6 in the region A and the site browsing history information 7 in the region B are displayed. Illustrate.

  FIG. 4 is an internal configuration diagram showing an internal configuration of the mobile phone 4 according to the second embodiment. In FIG. 4, the mobile phone 4 of the second embodiment includes a display screen unit 41, a position specifying unit 42, a memory 44, a communication fish unit 45, a region-specific history switching unit 51, a region input unit 52, and a schedule setting unit 53. At least.

  In FIG. 4, the display screen unit 41, the position specifying unit 42, the memory 44, and the communication control unit 45 are the same as those described in the first embodiment. The detailed description of is omitted.

  Similar to the first embodiment, the region-specific history switching unit 51 stores site reading history information for each region in the memory 44 or reads from the memory 44 based on the region information acquired by the position specifying unit 42. To do.

  The region-specific history switching unit 51 receives the region selection information selected and input by the user from the region input unit 52, reads out the site browsing history information of the region corresponding to the region selection information from the memory 44, and displays the display screen unit. 41 is displayed.

  Further, the regional history switching unit 51 receives setting information corresponding to the schedule schedule set for the user from the schedule setting unit 53, reads out the site browsing history information of the region corresponding to the setting information from the memory 44, and displays it. It is displayed on the screen unit 41.

  The regional history switching unit 51 displays the site browsing history of the region according to the schedule set in the schedule setting unit 53 with priority over the case of other methods.

  The region input unit 52 accepts selection of regions of the region-specific site browsing history information 6 and 7 that the user desires to display. The region input unit 52 gives region selection information selected by the user to the region-specific history switching unit 51.

  The schedule setting unit 53 is a functional unit that sets a user's schedule. The schedule setting unit 53 gives the setting information set by the user to the regional history switching unit 51 at the set date and time of the schedule.

  For example, FIG. 4 illustrates setting information set in the schedule setting unit 53. In FIG. 4, it is assumed that “Region A” is set in “Schedule 1” as a certain schedule. In this case, the schedule setting unit 53 gives the set “Region A” to the regional history switching unit 51 when the date and time set in “Schedule 1” is reached.

  As described above, in the second embodiment, for convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the name of “area” stored in the memory 44 in the schedule schedule is described as it is.

(B-2) Operation of Second Embodiment Next, the operation of the site browsing history management process of the second embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the site browsing history management process of the second embodiment.

  First, in the same way as in the first embodiment, when the user uses the network 1 in the region A and the region B, the access destination information (for example, URL) of the Web site that is the access destination is stored in the memory 44 in the region 44. Stored separately.

  In the mobile phone 4, the schedule setting unit 53 determines whether or not the schedule setting information set for the user is set and the set date and time of the schedule has been reached (step S2).

  If it is determined that it is the set date and time of the schedule, the schedule setting unit 53 gives the set region to the region history switching unit 51 as setting information. In response to this, the region-specific history switching unit 51 calls the site browsing history information 6 or 7 corresponding to the region of the setting information from the memory 44 and displays it on the display screen unit 41 (step S3).

  On the other hand, when the schedule is not set or when it is not the set date / time of the schedule, the region-specific history switching unit 51 determines whether or not the region selection information is input from the region input unit 52 (step S4).

  That is, when there is a region selection input for site browsing history information by the user (step S4), the region-specific history switching unit 51 receives the region selection information from the region input unit 52 and browses the site based on the region selection information. The history information 6 or 7 is called from the memory 44 and displayed on the display screen unit 41 (step S5).

  On the other hand, when the schedule is not set or when it is not the set date and time of the schedule and when there is no input of the area selection information (step S6), the area-specific history switching unit 51 is acquired by the position specifying unit 42. The current region information is received, and the site browsing history information 6 or 7 based on the region information is called from the memory 44 and displayed on the display screen unit 41 (step S7).

  Further, when the user newly browses the site, as in the first embodiment, the access destination information associated with the area information acquired by the position specifying unit 42 is recorded in the memory 44 (step S7). .

(B-3) Effects of Second Embodiment As described above, the effects described in the first embodiment can also be achieved by the second embodiment.

  Further, according to the second embodiment, by further including a schedule setting unit and a region input unit, it is possible to display site browsing history information in a region different from the user's usage region.

  Furthermore, according to the second embodiment, site browsing history information corresponding to the area set by the schedule setting unit can be preferentially displayed. By linking with the schedule function, it is possible to refer to the local browsing history before reaching the site on the day of a business trip or a trip, and it is possible to easily reach an area-specific site that is occasionally accessed.

(C) Other Embodiments (C-1) In the first and second embodiments, two locations of the region A and the region B are illustrated, but the number of regions to be stored is three or more. May be.

(C-2) Further, as a modified example of the display process of the site browsing history information for each region, a priority order may be given to the access destination information by the user. Thereby, the access destination information according to the region can be displayed in the order of priority numbers desired by the user.

(C-3) Although the schedule setting unit of the second embodiment has been described assuming a schedule function mounted on the mobile phone 4, other schedule functions may be used.

  For example, a schedule function provided by a website on the network can be used.

  In this case, the user's schedule is registered using the schedule function on the Web site. As the schedule to be registered, a method of setting an area in the schedule schedule can be applied as in the second embodiment. Thereafter, after connecting to the network by the mobile phone 4, the communication control unit acquires schedule information from the Web site. Then, when the schedule information is given to the area-specific history switching section, the area-specific history switching section can be realized by calling and displaying the corresponding area-specific site browsing history information from the area included in the schedule information. .

(C-4) In the description of FIG. 5 of the second embodiment, the case where processing is performed according to the priority order of the cooperation processing with the schedule function, the user selection processing, and the area information acquisition processing of the position specifying unit is illustrated. Other orders may be used. For example, the order may be the linkage process with the schedule function, the area information acquisition process of the position specifying unit, and the user selection process.

(C-5) Regarding the schedule setting in the schedule setting unit, in the second embodiment, the case where the name of the area stored in the memory is directly described in the schedule is exemplified.

  However, the present invention can be applied even when the name of the area described in the schedule is not the same as the area stored in the memory.

  For example, it is assumed that site browsing history information is registered in the memory for an area called “Chuo-ku, Tokyo”. On the other hand, it is assumed that a schedule of “× month × day meeting at the head office” is set in the schedule setting unit.

  In this case, the region-specific history switching unit can set a correspondence table in advance and apply a method for specifying a region corresponding to the description of the schedule information using the correspondence table.

  For example, information indicating that “head office” corresponds to “Chuo-ku, Tokyo” is set in the correspondence table. Then, the history switching unit by region extracts “head office” from the schedule information and refers to the correspondence table to request that the region corresponding to “head office” is “Chuo-ku, Tokyo”. Site browsing history information for “Ku” can be displayed.

It is a whole block diagram of the site browsing history management system according to area of 1st Embodiment. It is an internal block diagram of the mobile telephone of 1st Embodiment. It is a whole block diagram of the site browsing history management system classified by area of 2nd Embodiment. It is an internal block diagram of the mobile telephone of 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the site browsing log | history management process according to area of 2nd Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Network, 4 ... Mobile phone, 5 ... Display screen part, 6 and 7 ... Site browsing history information, 41 ... Display screen part, 42 ... Position specification part, 43 and 51 ... History switching part according to area, 44 ... Memory, 45 ... Communication control unit, 52 ... Region input unit, 53 ... Schedule setting unit.

Claims (7)

In the browsing history management system of a portable terminal provided with a network communication means,
Position information specifying means for specifying position information of the mobile terminal;
Each time a network connection is made by the network communication means, position information at the time of connection of the mobile terminal is received from the position information specifying means, and access destination information of each access destination is based on the position information at the time of connection of the mobile terminal. Area-specific browsing history information storage means for storing area-specific browsing history information for each area;
When a browsing history display instruction is received by a user operation, the current position information of the mobile terminal is received from the position information specifying means, and the browsing history information for each area based on the current position information of the mobile terminal is displayed on the display means. A browsing history management system comprising: a browsing history display control unit for each area to be displayed. When the set date and time is based on the schedule information with the location information attached to the schedule schedule, the schedule information further includes at least the location information of the schedule information to the area browsing history display control means,
2. The browsing history management system according to claim 1, wherein the browsing history display control means for each area causes the display means to display the browsing history information for each area of the area to which the location information of the schedule information belongs. . Provided with area input means for accepting selection of desired area by user operation,
4. The area-based browsing history display control means causes the display means to display the area-based browsing history information of the area corresponding to the selection information from the area input means. Browsing history management system.   When the area-based browsing history display control means displays the area-specific browsing history information, a predetermined priority is given to the cooperation processing with the schedule management means, the area input means, or the position information specifying means. The browsing history management system according to claim 3. In a browsing history management method in a mobile terminal provided with a network communication means,
The computer functions as position information specifying means, area-by-area browsing history information storage means, and area-by-area browsing history display control means,
The position information specifying means for specifying the position information of the mobile terminal;
The area-specific browsing history information storage means receives position information at the time of connection of the mobile terminal from the position information specifying means each time a network connection is made by the network communication means, and the access destination information of each access destination is Area-specific browsing history information storage step of storing as area-specific browsing history information for each area based on location information at the time of connection of the mobile terminal,
When the browsing history display control means by area receives a browsing history display instruction by a user operation, the current position information of the mobile terminal is received from the position information specifying means, and the area based on the current position information of the mobile terminal A browsing history management method comprising: a browsing history display control process for each area for displaying the browsing history information for each area on a display means. In a browsing history management program on a mobile terminal equipped with a network communication means,
Computer
Position information specifying means for specifying the position information of the mobile terminal;
Each time a network connection is made by the network communication means, position information at the time of connection of the mobile terminal is received from the position information specifying means, and access destination information of each access destination is based on the position information at the time of connection of the mobile terminal. Area-specific browsing history information storage means for storing as area-specific browsing history information for each area,
When a browsing history display instruction is received by a user operation, the current position information of the mobile terminal is received from the position information specifying means, and the browsing history information for each area based on the current position information of the mobile terminal is displayed on the display means. A browsing history management program that functions as a browsing history display control means for each area to be displayed.   A portable terminal comprising the browsing history management system according to claim 1.

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