JP2002202937A - Web site automatic generating device, web site automatic generating system, web site automatic generating method, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow even a user having no special knowledge to easily generate a Web page without preparing any exclusive application software or the like. SOLUTION: In this Web site automatic generating system 1, a server 3 is connected to a client 4 with installed Web browser through Internet 2, and a Web page including an input frame for designating an object in the Web page and the information showing the layout of each object are transmitted from the server 3 to the client 4, and the client 4 receives the Web page transmitted from the server 3 and displays it on a screen. When the user inputs the information for designating a character or image in the input frame on the displayed screen, the input contents are transmitted to the server 3. The server 3 forms a Web page on the basis of the input contents in the client 4, and stores it in a storage region with an imparted Internet address.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a WWW (World Wi-Fi).
de Web) A website automatic creation apparatus for creating a web page provided on the Internet by a server, a website automatic creation system and a website automatic creation method including the website automatic creation apparatus, and the web The present invention relates to a recording medium storing a control program for an automatic site creation device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the number of Internet users has been rapidly increasing, and personal computers and PDAs (Performance
Devices equipped with a web browser, such as onal Digital Assistant (personal information terminal), are also rapidly spreading.

An ISP (Internet Service Provider)
der) and the like, hosting services and rental servers have been provided, so that even individuals or companies who cannot set up their own servers can publish websites.

[0004] In addition, a large number of application software for creating web pages has been provided for personal computers, and an environment in which a web page can be created relatively easily and a website can be published is being prepared.

[0005]

However, even when dedicated application software is used, when creating a web page, an HTML (Hype
Knowledge of computers and networks, such as knowledge of rText Markup Language, is often required.

[0006] In the future, the number of users using the Internet is expected to increase more and more,
Many people who do not currently use the Internet want to create web pages. However, it is difficult for a person who does not have rudimentary knowledge of the use of the Internet and computers to select application software according to his / her own purpose and to create a web page by himself.

On the other hand, with the increase in the number of people using the Internet, the advertising and promotion effects of web pages have been significantly increased. For this reason, for many companies, creating web pages and publishing them on the Internet is of great business significance. However, as described above, it has been difficult for managers and employees who do not have sufficient knowledge of computers and the like to create web pages by themselves. For this reason, when reluctantly requesting a professional company to create a web page, a large amount of reward was required. Further, even if only a part of the web page is changed, it is necessary to ask a professional company, and there is a problem that updating of the web page is also restricted.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to enable a user who does not have specialized knowledge to easily create a web page.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has the following features. In addition,
In the following description, a configuration corresponding to the embodiment is shown by parentheses as an example. Reference numerals and the like are reference numerals and the like in the drawings described later.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a web connected to a terminal device (eg, the client 4 shown in FIG. 1) operated by a user via a communication line (eg, the Internet 2 shown in FIG. 1). A site automatic creation device (for example, the server 3 shown in FIG. 1), which stores a storage area (for example, the web space 30 shown in FIG. 3B) to which a unique Internet address is assigned in association with the user.
The website storage means provided with 1) (for example, FIG. 2)
And a placement information transmitting unit (for example, FIG. 5) for transmitting placement information indicating a placement state of an object on a web page to the terminal device.
(CPU 31 for performing the process shown in step S28 of (b))
Receiving means for receiving data transmitted from the terminal device in accordance with the arrangement information transmitted by the arrangement information transmitting means (for example, a CPU 31 for performing the processing shown in step S29 of FIG. 5B); Web page creation means for generating an object based on the data received by the reception means and creating a web page on which the object is arranged according to the arrangement information transmitted by the arrangement information transmission means (for example, FIG. 5 (b) Step S31,
A CPU 31 for performing the processing shown in S32) and a website storage control unit (for example, as shown in FIG. 5B) for storing a web page created by the web page creation unit in a storage area provided in the website storage unit. And a CPU 31 for performing the processing shown in step S33).

Here, examples of the Internet address include a URL for designating a website provided on the Internet. The Internet address may include, for example, a unique domain name, a combination of a domain name given to the server and a subdomain, or a domain name of the server. And a directory name in the server. As a web page, HTML (Hypertex
t Markup Language) or XML (eXtensible Markup Lan)
guage), a web page described in a markup language such as DHTML (Dynamic HTML), etc., without any particular limitation.
GIF (Graphics I
nterchange Format) and JPEG (Joint Photographic
Experts Group), TIFF (Tagged Image File Form)
at), files including image data files in formats conforming to standards such as BMP (bitmap), WAV, MP3 (MP
EG-1 Audio Layer-III), MIDI (Musical Instrume)
including audio data files in a format conforming to standards such as the Digital Interface (Cnt.
If an external program is provided by an Internet server (ASP) or Active Server Pages (ASP), or a script that includes a description in a script language such as Java script or VB (Visual Basic) script, etc. good. Further, the file may be a file described in the markup language extended for a device such as a mobile phone. Further, an object in a web page refers to, for example, a character or an image displayed in the web page when the web page is displayed on a display screen by web browser software.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic website creation apparatus connected to a terminal device operated by a user via a communication line, wherein the website storage means is associated with the user. Providing a storage area to which a unique Internet address is assigned, transmitting arrangement information indicating an arrangement state of the object on the web page to the terminal device by the arrangement information transmitting unit, and adding the arrangement information transmitted by the arrangement information transmitting unit to the terminal device. The data transmitted from the terminal device is received by the receiving unit, the object is generated by the web page creating unit based on the data received by the receiving unit, and the object is generated according to the arrangement information transmitted by the arrangement information transmitting unit. The placed web page is created, and the website storage control means creates the web page. To store the web page created by the page creation unit to the storage area provided in the website storage means.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a terminal device operated by a user (for example, the client 4 shown in FIG. 1).
A recording medium storing a control program for a website automatic creation device (for example, server 3 shown in FIG. 1) connected to the communication line (for example, Internet 2 shown in FIG. 1). A program code for transmitting arrangement information specifying an arrangement state of an object on a page to the terminal device, a program code for receiving data transmitted from the terminal device in accordance with the transmitted arrangement information, Generate an object based on the data, program code for creating a web page in which the object is arranged according to the arrangement information, the created web page,
A program including a program code for storing in a storage area provided with a unique Internet address and provided in association with the user is stored.

[0014] Therefore, the user operating the terminal device inputs the object according to the screen displayed on the terminal device based on the arrangement information transmitted from the automatic website creation device, so that the data of the input content is reduced. The web page is sent to the website creating apparatus to create a web page, and is stored in the storage area. Further, since a unique Internet address is assigned to the storage area, the created web page is made public on the Internet without the user having to perform an operation such as acquiring a unique domain name. This allows a user to create and publish a web page simply by performing a simple operation, so that even a user with little knowledge of a network or a computer or experience in using it can easily select his or her favorite web page. Can be created and published.

In particular, since the arrangement information indicating the arrangement state of the objects in the web page is transmitted from the website creation apparatus to the terminal device, the arrangement of the objects in the web page can be determined in advance without being specified by the user. Stipulated. Therefore, since the user does not have to create all the components of the web page, even an unskilled user can easily create the web page. Also, since the web page can be easily created, the web page can be easily updated by creating a new web page after creating the web page and replacing it with the previously created web page. This prevents the web page from becoming obsolete, and can easily maintain and manage the web page with a small amount of labor.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the apparatus for automatically creating a website according to the first aspect, the arrangement information transmitting means transmits information indicating a position where the object is arranged on the web page and information specifying the object. It is characterized by transmitting arrangement information for causing the terminal device to display a screen including an input area for input (for example, a top page editing screen 410 shown in FIG. 7).

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the arrangement information transmitting means displays a screen including information indicating a position where the object is arranged on the web page and an input area for inputting information for specifying the object. The arrangement information to be displayed on the terminal device is transmitted.

Accordingly, the user using the terminal device can view the screen displaying the information indicating the position where the object is arranged on the web page and the input area for inputting the information for designating the object. What is necessary is just to input the information which specifies an object in an area.
As a result, a web page can be easily created by a simpler operation, so that even an inexperienced inexperienced user can create a web page.

Here, if the arrangement information transmitted by the arrangement information transmitting means of the automatic website creation apparatus is constituted by a web page, the terminal apparatus is widely used in the WWW (widespread). World Wide W
eb) Anything that can use a browser is sufficient and can be easily realized.

The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2
In the automatic website creation apparatus described above, the website storage means is provided with a plurality of storage areas each provided with unique identification information together with a unique Internet address, and the website storage control means includes a terminal device, Receiving the identification information transmitted from the storage area provided with identification information matching the received identification information,
A web page created by the web page creating means is stored.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the website storage means is provided with a plurality of storage areas each provided with unique identification information together with a unique Internet address. The identification information transmitted from the apparatus is received, and the web page created by the web page creation means is stored in the storage area to which the identification information matching the received identification information is added.

Therefore, by transmitting the identification information from the terminal device, in the automatic website creation device,
The created web page is stored in the storage area corresponding to the transmitted identification information. As a result, the automatic website creation service can efficiently provide a website automatic creation service to a plurality of users. Also, for example, if the identification information is a user ID unique to each user, the user can use any terminal device that can connect to the automatic website creation device, and use the storage area allocated to him / her. Since the web page inside can be created and updated, the convenience of the automatic website creation apparatus can be further improved.

Further, for example, it is easy to adopt a configuration in which the user who uses the terminal device is authenticated by the automatic website creation device using the identification information transmitted from the terminal device. In this case, the reliability of the automatic website creation apparatus in terms of security can be further enhanced.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic website creation apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects,
The arrangement information transmitting means may transmit a plurality of different pieces of the arrangement information (for example, page patterns 461 and 46 shown in FIG. 12).
2, 463, 464, and 465), the arrangement information designated by the terminal device is transmitted to the terminal device.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the arrangement information transmitting means transmits the arrangement information specified by the terminal device to the terminal device among the plurality of different arrangement information.

Therefore, a user who uses the terminal device can create a web page by using desired arrangement information from different arrangement information. For example, if desired arrangement information is selected from a plurality of arrangement information having different object layouts, a web page that suits the user's preference can be created with a higher degree of freedom. Also, for example, when creating a plurality of web pages, by changing the arrangement state of objects on each web page,
You can create web pages with many variations. Therefore, a more interesting web page can be created by a simple operation.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a terminal device operated by a user (for example, the client 4 shown in FIG. 1) and a website automatic creation device (for example, the server 3 shown in FIG. 1)
And a communication line (for example, Internet 2 shown in FIG. 1)
The automatic website creation system (1) is connected to the user via the Internet, and the website automatic creation device is configured to store a unique Internet address in association with the user (for example, FIG. 3 ( a website storage means (for example, a website storage unit 300 shown in FIG. 2) provided with a web space 301) shown in FIG.
A screen (for example, a top page edit screen 410 shown in FIG. 7) including information indicating a position where an object is arranged on a web page and an input area for inputting information for specifying the object is displayed on the terminal device. Arrangement information transmitting means for transmitting arrangement information for causing the CP to perform the processing shown in step S28 of FIG.
U31) and input data receiving means for receiving input data transmitted from the terminal device in accordance with the location information transmitted by the location information transmitting means (for example, performing the process shown in step S29 of FIG. 5B) CPU31), a web page creating means for creating an object based on the input data received by the input data receiving means, and creating a web page on which the object is arranged according to the arrangement information transmitted by the arrangement information transmitting means (For example, the CPU 31 that performs the processing shown in steps S31 and S32 in FIG. 5B) and a website that stores the web page created by the web page creation unit in a storage area provided in the website storage unit. Storage control means (for example, a CPU that performs the processing shown in step S33 of FIG. 5B) 1), wherein the terminal device receives the arrangement information transmitted by the arrangement information transmitting unit included in the automatic website creation apparatus (for example, the processing shown in step S13 of FIG. 5A). CPU 41), based on the placement information received by the receiving means, displays a screen including information indicating a position where the object is placed on the web page and an input area for inputting information for designating the object. (E.g., the CPU 41 that performs the processing shown in step S13 of FIG. 5A), and input means (e.g., FIG. 5) for inputting information specifying an object while the screen is displayed by the display means. Step S1 of 5 (a)
4), and a transmitting unit (for example, FIG. 5A) that transmits information input by the input unit as input data to the automatic website creation apparatus.
CPU 41) that performs the process shown in step S16.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a terminal device operated by a user (for example, the client 4 shown in FIG. 1).
Automatic creation of a website in an automatic website creation system (1) which is connected to an automatic website creation device (for example, the server 3 shown in FIG. 1) via a communication line (for example, the Internet 2 shown in FIG. 1). A method comprising: displaying, by the terminal device, a screen including information indicating a position where an object is arranged on a web page and an input area for inputting information for specifying the object, by the website automatic creation device. Transmitting arrangement information for causing the terminal apparatus to receive data transmitted from the terminal device according to the transmitted arrangement information, generating an object based on the received data, and arranging the object according to the arrangement information. Creating the web page, and providing the created web page in association with the user. In addition, while storing in a storage area given a unique Internet address, the terminal device receives the placement information transmitted from the website automatic creation device, based on the received placement information, a web page Displaying a screen including information indicating a position where the object is arranged and an input area for inputting information for specifying the object, and when the information for specifying the object is input while the screen is displayed, The input information is transmitted as input data to the automatic website creation apparatus.

Therefore, the user using the terminal device can view the screen displaying the information indicating the position where the object is arranged on the web page and the input area for inputting the information for designating the object while viewing the screen. What is necessary is just to input the information which specifies an object in an area.
Further, since a unique Internet address is assigned to the storage area, the created web page is made public on the Internet without the user having to perform an operation such as acquiring a unique domain name. This allows a user to create and publish a web page simply by performing a simple operation, so that even a user with little knowledge of a network or a computer or experience in using it can easily select his or her favorite web page. Can be created and published.

[0030]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of an automatic website creation system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic website creation system 1 includes a server 3, a client 4, and a client 5, which are connected to the Internet 2, respectively.

The Internet 2 includes various communication lines such as a dedicated line, a public telephone line, and a satellite communication line, and various servers (not shown). The specific mode is not particularly limited. An ISP (Internet Service Provider) or an NSP is provided between the server 3, the client 4, the clients 5,.
(Network Service Provider) and other devices such as servers and firewalls may be provided, but are not shown here.

The server 3 is a server having a function such as a WWW (World Wide Web) server connected to the Internet 2 and is assigned a unique domain name.

The client 4 is a software or hardware, or a WW realized by the cooperation of both.
A terminal device having a W browser (hereinafter, web browser) function, wherein a URL (Uniform Resource Locators) is provided.
By designating a predetermined Internet address by using, for example, the user can access an arbitrary website via the Internet 2 and browse a web page. Further, the client 4 displays a web page transmitted from the server 3 by a web browser on a display screen.

The client 4 has input devices such as a mouse 45a and a keyboard 45b, which will be described later, and can transmit data input by operation of these devices to the server 3 via the Internet 2. is there.

The clients 5,... Are terminal devices equipped with a web browser, like the client 4,
By designating a predetermined Internet address by a URL or the like, an arbitrary website can be accessed via the Internet 2 and a web page can be browsed.

Here, the web page transmitted / received between the server 3 and the client 4, or the client 5,... And can be browsed by the client 4 and the client 5,.
e), XML (eXtensible Markup Language), DHT
Examples include a web page described in a markup language such as ML (Dynamic HTML), but are not particularly limited. For example, a web page simply composed of an HTML file, a GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
t) and JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Grou
p), TIFF (Tagged Image File Format), BMP
Including image data files in formats conforming to standards such as (bitmap), WAV, MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio L
ayer-III), MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital I)
(including audio data files in a format conforming to standards such as Internet interface), an external program provided by CGI (Common Gateway Interface) or ASP (Active Server Pages), Java script, VB (Vi
It is sufficient that the processing can be performed by a general web browser, such as a script including a description in a script language such as a simple Basic script. Further, the file may be a file described in the markup language extended for a device such as a mobile phone.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the server 3. As shown in the figure, the server 3 has a CPU (Cent
ral Processing Unit) 31, RAM (Random Access Unit)
Memory) 32, a storage device 33, a communication control device 34, an input device 35, and a display device 36, and the components are interconnected by a bus 37. In the storage device 33, a user information storage unit 33a and a website storage unit 300 are stored.

The CPU 31 reads out the system program stored in the storage device 33, expands it in a work area provided in the RAM 32, and executes the read out system program, thereby driving and controlling each part of the server 3. For example, the CPU 31 reads and executes a communication control program stored in the storage device 33, controls the driving of the communication control device 34, and establishes a communication line with the Internet 2. Also, C
The PU 31 reads out and executes an application program stored in the storage device 33 based on an instruction input from the input device 35 or an instruction received by the communication control device 34, thereby realizing a function as a WWW server. Provide a web page browsing service to the client 4 or the clients 5,... Connected via the Internet 2;
Provide an automatic website creation service.

Specifically, when the communication control unit 34 detects an access from the client 4, the CPU 31 reads out and executes the website creation service program stored in the storage device 33, Then, data such as an HTML file for displaying the authentication screen 400 to be displayed as a web page is transmitted.
When the ID and password data are transmitted from the client 4 displaying the authentication screen 400, authentication of the transmitted ID and password is executed. If the authentication is successful, the ID and password are stored in association with the client 4. The web space provided in the web site storage unit 300 in the device 33 is searched. Then, the CPU 31 transmits data for displaying a screen for creating a website to the client 4, and appropriately arranges data transmitted from the client 4 on which the screen for creating a website is displayed, thereby arranging the web. Create a page. After that, the CPU 31
Creates a website of a user who uses the client 4 by storing the created web page in the web space searched earlier.

The RAM 32 forms a work area for temporarily storing system programs executed by the CPU 31, various application programs, and data related to these programs.

The storage device 33 has a storage medium (not shown) composed of a magnetic or optical recording medium or a semiconductor memory, and stores various programs and data in the storage medium (not shown). . The program, data, and the like stored in the storage medium (not shown) may be configured such that part or all of the program and data are received from another device via the communication line or the like from the communication control device 34 and stored. Further, the storage medium (not shown) may be a storage medium included in another server constructed on a network such as the Internet 2. The storage device 33 stores a user information storage unit 33a and a website storage unit 300, which will be described later.

The communication control unit 34 has a modem (MODE)
M: MOdulator / DEModulator), ADSL (Asymmetric
Digital Subscriber Line (modem), splitter, cable modem, terminal adapter (TA: Terminal Ada)
pter), DSU (Digital Service Unit), etc., telephone line, ISDN (Integrated Services
communication with an external device such as a client 4 or a client 5 connected to the Internet 2 via a communication line such as a gigabit network, an ADSL line, a cable TV line, or a dedicated line made of an optical fiber or the like. Control for

The input device 35 has a keyboard provided with numeric keys, character keys, various function keys, and the like, and a pointing device such as a mouse and a tablet, and has an operation signal corresponding to a key operated on the keyboard, or An operation signal including position information associated with the operation of the pointing device is output to the CPU 31.

The display device 36 is a CRT (Cathode Ray Tu).
be) and a display screen such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), and data related to an application program being executed by the CPU 31, data received by the communication control device 34 via the Internet 2, and various parts of the server 3. Data related to the operation state and the like are displayed on the display screen.

Here, the user information storage section 33a and the website storage section 300 stored in the storage device 33 will be described in detail. FIG. 3 shows a user information storage unit 33 a and a website storage unit 300 stored in the storage device 33.
FIG. 3A is a diagram showing the configuration of FIG.
FIG. 3A is a diagram schematically illustrating the configuration of FIG. 4A, and FIG. 4B is a diagram schematically illustrating the configuration of the website storage unit 300.

As shown in FIG. 3A, the user information storage unit 33a stores the user ID assigned to each user.
And information such as password, contractor name, contractor telephone number, e-mail address given to contractor, and
The Internet address of the web space provided in the website storage unit 300 in association with each user is stored in association with each user. Note that the information stored in the user information storage unit 33a can be managed in a table format as shown in FIG. 3A, and the password is encrypted for security considerations. ing.

For example, a user ID “12345678” shown at the left end in FIG. 3A stores a predetermined password and a contractor name “Otei Corporation”. That is, the user with the user ID “12345678” is a user having the above ID as a corporation, and the telephone number “03-4567-8901” is stored as the contact information. In addition, this user is given an e-mail address “ra-men1 @ autoh” belonging to the domain name assigned to the website storage unit 300.
p.com ". In this example, the domain name "a
The server 3 having "utohp.com" provides a user with a function as a mail server. further,
This user is given an Internet address “ra-men1.autohp.com” in which the subdomain name is added to the domain name of the website storage unit 300. This Internet address can be used as a URL for accessing a web space provided in the website storage unit 300 in association with the user.

As shown in FIG. 3B, a plurality of web spaces such as web spaces 301 and 302 are provided in the web site storage section 300. Each of these web spaces is stored in the user information storage unit 3 shown in FIG.
3a is associated with the information stored therein. For example,
The web space 301 is associated with the user ID “12345678”. That is, the web space 301
Is the user ID stored in the user information storage unit 33a.
This is a storage space provided in association with the user “XX Tei Co., Ltd.” having “12345678”.

The web spaces such as the web spaces 301 and 302 are configured as directories created in the web site storage unit 300. For this reason, each web space is obtained by appending a directory name to the domain name “autohp.com” of the website storage unit 300 “http: // ww
w.autohp.com/ra-men1/ ". This URL is the actual address of the web space 301 in the website storage unit 300. Therefore, it is of course possible to access the web space 301 from the client 4 or the client 5,... (FIG. 1) via the Internet 2 using this URL.
Although it is possible to publish it as a public Internet address, it is also possible to use a virtual domain instead of these real addresses.

However, the URL tends to be complicated in the real address. In particular, on a corporate website, since the advertisement effect and the degree of recognition are important, it is important to make the URL easy to understand using the subdomain name.

For this reason, in the user information storage section 33a, for the user using the web space 301, the Internet address “ra” including the subdomain name is provided.
-men1.autohp.com "has been given. Utilizing this, the URL for accessing the web space 301
Is "http://ra-men1.autohp.com/", the URL
Can be easily understood, and the convenience can be improved.

For example, the actual address of the web space 302 shown in FIG. 3B is “http://www.autohp.co.
m / bread / "Internet address. However, by using virtual domains, for example,
The domain name “autoh
URL "http: // br" with a subdomain appended to "p.com"
ead.autohp.com/ "is the Internet address for accessing the web space 302, and the subdomain" bread.autohp.com "is the user information storage unit 3.
3a is also set.

The Internet address of the web space provided in the website storage section 300 has a domain name “autohp.c
om ", a unique domain name unrelated to" om ", such as" http: // w
ww.bread.com/ "can be used, and the real address can be used as it is. Also, as described above, technologies such as virtual domains that can be accessed using an Internet address different from the real address are as follows:
It is already known in the technical field such as network technology.

As described above, since the server 3 having the website storage section 300 has a unique domain “autohp.com”, the web space in the website storage section 300 such as the web spaces 301 and 302 has An Internet address with a domain name can be given. Therefore, a user using the web space in the website storage unit 300 can create a website without performing a procedure for obtaining a domain name.

A plurality of files can be stored in a web space such as the web spaces 301 and 302 in the web site storage unit 300. These files are, for example, web pages described in HTML, and as shown in FIG. 3B, “index.htm”, “men
u.htm "and the like. The file structure in such a web space is Internet 2
It has the same configuration as a general website provided on the WWW using, and may store various image files in addition to a plurality of HTML files, or a directory including a plurality of files may have a hierarchical structure. It may be constructed anyway.

Further, in the web space provided in the web site storage section 300, a user ID of a user using the web space is set, and information indicating a password (not shown) is given. This password is stored in the user information storage unit 3 in association with the user.
It is the same as the password set in 3a.

Therefore, in the server 3, the user I
When D and the password are transmitted from the client 4, after authentication based on the information in the user information storage unit 33 a, authentication can be further performed in a web space in the website storage unit 300. Thereby, the reliability in security can be further improved.

Next, the configuration of the client 4 will be described. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the client 4. As shown in FIG.
U41, RAM 42, storage device 43, communication control device 4
4, an input device 45, a display device 46, and the like. These components are interconnected by a bus 47. The input device 45 includes a mouse 45a and a keyboard 45b shown in FIG.

The CPU 41 reads a system program stored in the storage device 43 in response to an input operation on the mouse 45a or the keyboard 45b of the input device 45, expands the program in a work area provided in the RAM 42, and executes the program. Drive control of each part of 4,
For example, the communication controller 44 causes the server 3 to transmit and receive data via the Internet 2.

The CPU 41 implements various functions in the client 4 by reading and executing various application programs stored in the storage device 43 in accordance with an instruction input from the input device 45.
Specifically, the CPU 41 reads and executes a web browser program stored in the storage device 43 to generate display information for displaying a web page received via the communication control device 44, and The web page is displayed on the screen of the display device 46.

The CPU 41 further includes a communication control unit 44
When the web page data is transmitted from the server 3 to the server 3, the data is received by the communication control device 44, and a screen based on the received data is displayed on the display device 46. And the CPU 41
Transmits an input data to the server 3 when an input operation is performed on the input device 45 in a state where the web page is displayed on the display device 46 and the input content is determined.

The RAM 42 forms a work area for temporarily storing system programs executed by the CPU 41, various application programs, and data related to these programs.

The storage device 43 has a storage medium (not shown) constituted by a magnetic or optical recording medium, a semiconductor memory, or the like, and stores various programs, data, and the like in the storage medium (not shown). . The program or data stored in the storage medium (not shown) may be partially or wholly received from another device from a communication control device 44 via a communication line or the like and stored. Further, the storage medium (not shown) may be a storage medium included in another server constructed on a network such as the Internet 2.

The communication control unit 44 has a modem (MODE)
M: MOdulator / DEModulator), ADSL (Asymmetric
Digital Subscriber Line (modem), splitter, cable modem, terminal adapter (TA: Terminal Ada)
pter), DSU (Digital Service Unit), etc., telephone line, ISDN (Integrated Services
server 3 connected to the Internet 2 via a communication line such as a gital network) line, an ADSL line, a cable TV line, or a dedicated line made of an optical fiber or the like.
And control for communication with external devices such as the client 5, the client 5, and the like.

The input device 45 is a mouse 45a shown in FIG.
Such as pointing devices, numeric keys, character keys,
A keyboard 45b having various function keys and the like is provided, and an operation signal including presence / absence of operation with the mouse 45a and relative position coordinate data is generated and output to the CPU 41,
Further, an operation signal corresponding to a key operated on the keyboard 45b is output to the CPU 41.

The display device 46 has a display screen such as a CRT or an LCD. Based on display information input from the CPU 41, data relating to an application program being executed by the CPU 41 and communication via the Internet 2. The web page or the like received by the control device 44 is displayed on the display screen.

Next, the operation of the automatic website creation system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a website creation process in the website automatic creation system 1, where (a) illustrates an operation of the client 4 and (b) illustrates an operation of the server 3. In the following description, steps S11 to S1
8 are the processes included in the operation of the client 4 shown in FIG. 5A, and the processes of steps S21 to S33 are the processes included in the operation of the server 3 shown in FIG. 5B.

The web site creation process shown in FIG. 5 is started when the client 4 accesses the server 3 via the Internet 2 and the web site creation process is requested at the time of the access.

The CPU 31 of the server 3 controls the communication control device 34 to transmit an authentication screen, which is a web page for inputting an ID and a password, to the server 3 (step S21).

When the authentication screen transmitted from the server 3 is received by the communication control device 44, the CPU 41 of the client 4 displays the received authentication screen on the display device 46 and uses the mouse 45a and the keyboard 45b of the input device 45. Accept operation input. Then, the user ID and the password input by the operation on the input device 45 are transmitted to the server 3 (step S1).
1).

When the communication control unit 34 receives the user ID and the password transmitted from the client 4, the CPU 31 converts the received user ID and password into
The received user ID is compared with information stored in the user information storage unit 33a in the storage device 33 (step S22).
If the password and the password do not match the information stored in the user information storage unit 33a (step S23; N
o), an authentication failure error screen, which is a web page indicating that the authentication has failed, is transmitted to the server 3 (step S2).
4), end this processing.

In this case, when the communication control device 44 receives the authentication failure error screen transmitted from the server 3 (step S12; Yes), the CPU 41 proceeds to step S12.
The process proceeds to S18, where the received authentication failure error screen is displayed on the display device 46, and the process ends.

In step S23, if the user ID and the password transmitted from the client 4 match the information stored in the user information storage unit 33a (step S23; Yes)
s) Then, the user ID and the password assigned to the web space provided in the website storage unit 300 are collated (step S25).

Here, the web space in which the received user ID and password match is stored in the web site storage unit 3
If it is not 00 (Step S26; No), the process proceeds to Step S24. If there is a web space in the website storage unit 300 where the user ID and password transmitted from the client 4 match (step S26; Yes), the website storage unit 30
A search is made for a web space corresponding to the user ID transmitted from the client 4 from the web spaces in 0 (step S27). Then, the CPU 31 transmits a creation screen for creating a web page in the web space corresponding to the user ID to the client 4 (step S28).

The CPU 41 of the client 4
Is received by the communication control device 44, the received creation screen is displayed on the display device 46 (step S13). Here, when an input operation such as text input or image specification is performed by operating the mouse 45a or the keyboard 45b in the input device 45 (step S14), the CPU 31 waits for an instruction indicating completion of the input (step S14). If the input is completed (Step S15; Yes), the input contents in Step S14 are transmitted to the server 3 (Step S1).
6). When an input for designating an image is made in step S14, the CPU 41 reads data of the corresponding image from the storage device 43, and reads out the data of the server 3 together with the input contents.
Send to

The CPU 31 of the server 3
Is received (step S2).
9) It is determined whether or not the received input is retransmission (step S30). Here, the retransmission indicates that the input content is transmitted a plurality of times for the same web page by a user having the same user ID. Although details will be described later, for example, there is a case where the user wants to correct a web page created by a user using the client 4 performing an input operation and updates the web page. In this case, the user may perform an input operation again on the same creation screen and transmit the input content to the server 3 again.

The CPU 31 of the server 3
If the input content transmitted from is a retransmission (step S30; Yes), the data of the web page that has already been created and stored in the web space is copied to step S29.
Is overwritten and updated based on the input content received in step (step S31), and the process proceeds to step S33. If the input content transmitted from the client 4 is not a retransmission (step S30; No), the CPU 31 creates a web page based on the input content transmitted from the client 4, and proceeds to step S33.

In step S33, the CPU 31
The web page created in step S31 or step S32 is stored in the web space provided in the website storage unit 300 in association with the user ID of the user using the client 4, and the process ends.

In the client 4, the CPU 4
After transmitting the input content in step S16, 1 determines whether or not the web page creation processing has been completed (step S17). If the processing has been completed, this processing ends, and the processing has been completed. If not, the process returns to step S13. Here, the contents of the input performed by returning to step S13 are the same as those in step S30 of FIG.
The transmission is determined to be retransmission by U31.

In the web page creation processing shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, a part or all of the data transmitted and received between the server 3 and the client 4 is transmitted using SSL (Secure Sockets). Of course, it is also possible to use security protection technology such as Layer).

Next, the form of data processed in the web page creation processing shown in FIG. 5 will be described in detail.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of C in step S21 of FIG.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of an authentication screen 400 transmitted to a client 4 by a PU 31 and displayed on a display device 46 of the client 4. In the authentication screen 400 shown in FIG.
An input box 401 is arranged at the center, and a transmission button 402 and a reset button 403 are arranged below the input box 401.

In the input box 401 in the authentication screen 400, a user ID and a password are input by operating the keyboard 45b in step S11 of FIG. 5A. In the example shown in FIG. 6, the input user ID
“12345678” is displayed in the input box 401.
In addition, in consideration of security, the password is displayed with a hidden character “*”. After the input in the input box 401, when the transmission button 402 is selected and designated by operating the mouse 45a or the keyboard 45b, the content input in the input box 401 is transmitted to the server 3. Also, a mouse 45a or a keyboard 45b
When the reset button 403 is selected and designated by the operation of, the input content in the input box 401 is cleared.

FIG. 7 shows the case where C is set in step S28 in FIG.
The message is transmitted to the client 4 by the PU 31 and is shown in FIG.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a top page edit screen 410 as an example of a creation screen displayed on the display device 46 of the client 4 in step S13 of FIG. 8A and 8B are diagrams showing the state of the input operation on the top page editing screen 410 shown in FIG. 7, wherein FIG. 8A shows the state of the input operation on the background input unit 412, and FIG. The state of the input operation at 413 is shown, and (c) shows the state of the input operation at the time of specifying an image file.

Top page edit screen 410 shown in FIG.
Is a screen for creating a top page displayed first on the website being created. As shown in the figure, the top page editing screen 410 is divided into two frames extending in the vertical direction, and an input operation can be performed on the left side of the screen. More specifically, on the top page editing screen 410, a company name input section 411 is arranged at the top on the left side of the screen, and a background input section 412 is located below it.
Is arranged. Further below, a title logo input unit 413, an image designation unit 414, a comment input unit 4
15 and a basic information input unit 416 are arranged in order.

[0086] In the company name input section 411, a text input box for inputting a company name is arranged, and the company name is input by operating the input device 45. The company name input to the company name input unit 411 is, for example, as shown in FIG.
This is set as a meta tag of the web page created in step S31 or step S32 of (b).

The background input section 412 is an input area for inputting the background of the web page, and has a so-called radio button for selecting use / non-use of the image serving as the background of the web page. . Here, when no image is used as the background, only the color of the background can be selected. When an image is used as a background, a desired image can be selected from wallpaper samples prepared in advance. FIG. 8A shows the contents of the input operation in the background input unit 412.

As shown in FIG. 8A, the background input section 41
When the radio button on the side that uses an image as the background in 2 is selected and the link button of “wallpaper sample 1” is selected and specified by, for example, a click operation of the mouse 45a, a pop-up box 412a is displayed. A list of selectable background images is displayed in the pop-up box 412a. When the user selects and specifies a desired image in the pop-up box 412a, the image is specified as the background of the web page. Note that when the link button of “wallpaper sample 2” shown in FIG. 8A is selected and specified, a pop-up box different from the pop-up box 412a is displayed. A list of images is displayed.

In the top page editing screen 410 shown in FIG. 7, a title logo input section 413 is an input area for inputting a title logo displayed at the top of a web page. Radio button to select not use, text input box to enter title logo text,
There are pull-down keys that allow you to select and specify the size, color, and decoration of the characters. FIG. 8B shows the contents of the input operation in the title logo input unit 413.

As shown in FIG. 8B, in the title logo input section 413, a reference button 413a and pull-down keys 413b, 413c, 413d are arranged.
The reference button 413a is a button for selecting an image. When selecting an image, the operation shown in FIG. 8C described below is performed following the operation of the reference button 413a.

The pull-down key 413 shown in FIG.
Buttons b, 413c, and 413d are used to specify the display size of the characters of the title logo, the display color of the characters, and the decoration of the characters. Then, pull-down keys 413b, 413c, and 41 are operated by operating the input device 45.
When 3d is selected and designated, pull-down tabs 421, 42
2 and 423 are displayed, and pull-down tabs 421 and 42 are displayed.
2, 423, a desired item can be selected from the items listed. For example, when the pull-down key 413b is selected and specified, a pull-down tab 421 is displayed. In the pull-down tab 421, selectable character sizes include
Four sizes of "small", "medium", "large", and "extra large" are displayed, and the user can specify a desired character size from these.

FIG. 8C shows a selection window 424 for designating an image file when the reference button 413a is operated. When the reference button 413a is selected and specified, a selection window 424 is displayed on the top page editing screen 410. The selection window 424 is
This is a window for specifying a file stored in the storage device 43 provided in the client 4. In the selection window 424, a pull-down menu 425 for designating a storage area and drives of the storage device 43, and
A list display box 426 in which files included in the specified storage area are displayed in a list, and a list display box 426
A designation button 427 for fixing the file designated in, a cancel button 428 for canceling image selection, and the like are arranged.

As described above, according to the selection window 424, the image file stored in the storage device 43 provided in the client 4 can be arbitrarily specified. Note that the selection window 424 has a reference button 4 shown in FIG.
The operation is not limited to the operation of 13a, and when another “reference” button arranged on the top page edit screen 410 is operated,
The image is superimposed and displayed on the top page editing screen 410 in response to an operation of designating an image.

Returning to FIG. 7, the image designating section 414 is an input area for selecting an image to be displayed on the top page being created as the image for the top page, and is for designating use / non-use of the image. Buttons are arranged.

The comment input section 415 is an input area for inputting a comment displayed on the top page being created, and is a text input box for inputting a comment and a pull-down key for designating a background color. Etc. are arranged.

Further, the basic information input section 416 is an input area for inputting basic information to be transmitted to a user who browses the web site. For example, if the web page introduces a store, And a text box for inputting the address, telephone number, FAX number, business hours, holidays, e-mail address, etc. of the store. In the example shown in FIG. 7, the basic information input unit 41
Although the basic information input in 6 is suitable for a website introducing a store, it is of course possible to use a format in which different information can be input according to the purpose of the website.

At the bottom of the top page edit screen 410, a send button 417 and a reset button 418
Is arranged. The transmission button 417 is a button for transmitting the content input by the input device 45 on the top page editing screen 410 to the server 3 via the Internet 2.
The processing shown in step S16 of (a) is executed. When the transmission button 417 is operated, the selection window 42 shown in FIG.
4 is transmitted to the server 3. The reset button 418 is a button for clearing all the input contents on the top page edit screen 410.

Further, a pattern guide display section 419 is arranged on the right side of the top page edit screen 410 shown in FIG. The pattern guidance display section 419 indicates the display position of the content input to each input area of the top page editing screen 410 within the top page. For example, “3” is displayed at the position where the title logo is displayed on the upper part of the pattern guide display unit 419.
This indicates that the input content in the title logo input section 413, which is denoted by the symbol (3) on the top page editing screen 410, is displayed at the top of the top page.
Similarly, the image specified by the image specifying unit 414 is displayed at the position indicated as “4” in the pattern guide display unit 419 on the top page being created. Information display section 419
Of the basic information input unit 416 is displayed at the position where "6" is displayed.

That is, each input of the company name input section 411, background input section 412, title logo input section 413, image designation section 414, comment input section 415, and basic information input section 416 arranged on the top page edit screen 410 In the area, the position where the input content is displayed in the top page is determined in advance, and the pattern guidance display unit 419
Each input area indicates a position on the top page corresponding to the input area.

Therefore, the user who operates the client 4 operates while the top page edit screen 410 is displayed.
By performing an input operation with reference to the pattern guide display unit 419, the top page can be created while checking the image of the created page.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a web page display screen 430 as an example of a screen on which a web page created by an operation on the top page editing screen 410 is displayed. This web page display screen 430 is displayed on the display device 46 of the client 4 after the transmission button 417 of the top page editing screen 410 shown in FIG. 7 is operated.

A web page display screen 430 shown in FIG. 9 includes a title logo display section 431 for displaying a title logo based on the input contents in the title logo input section 413 of the top page editing screen 410 (FIG. 7), An image display section 432 on which an image specified by the image specifying section 414 is displayed, and a comment display section 43 on which a comment is displayed based on the input content on the comment input section 415.
3. A basic information display section 434 for displaying basic information based on the input contents in the basic information input section 416 is provided.

That is, by the processing in step S31 or step S32 in FIG.
By arranging characters and images at predetermined positions based on the input contents transmitted from the client 4,
A web page as shown in FIG. 9 is created. Then, the created web page is stored in a web space in the website storage unit 300 associated with the user who operates the client 4 and can be browsed, and is displayed on the display device 46 of the client 4.

Here, when the user operating the client 4 desires to update the web page displayed on the web page display screen 430, the user operates the web page display screen 4
The top page editing screen 410 (FIG. 7) may be displayed again by performing a “return” operation of the web browser displaying the “30”, and the input operation may be performed. Then, the contents input by this input operation are stored in step S30 in FIG.
Is processed as "retransmission" and the corresponding web page is updated.

As described above, according to the automatic website creation system 1 in the embodiment of the present invention, the client 4 operated by the user and the server 3 are connected via the Internet 2, and the client 4 When the server 3 accesses the server 3 and requests creation of a web page, the server 3 transmits an authentication screen 400 to the client 4. Here, the authentication screen 40 is displayed by the client 4.
When the input operation at 0 is performed and the input user ID and password are transmitted to the server 3, the server 3 receives the user ID and the password, and
Check with the information stored in 3a. If the received user ID and password match the information in the user information storage unit 33a, the CPU 31 searches the website storage unit 300 for a web space having information that matches the received user ID and password. I do.
If there is a matching web space, the CPU
31 executes a process of creating a web page to be stored in the web space, using the web space as a web space corresponding to the user ID. Since a unique Internet address is assigned to the web space provided in the website storage unit 300, the created web page can be immediately transmitted to the client 4 or the client 5, via the Internet 2 by the client 4. Can be viewed.

Therefore, the user operates the client 4 to input a user ID and a password,
You can create a web page in your assigned web space and easily create a website. In particular,
Since a unique Internet address is assigned to the web space in the website storage unit 300, the user does not need to acquire a domain by himself, so even a user with little knowledge of a network or a computer can easily use it. .

The server 3 transmits a creation screen for creating a web page to the client 4,
In the client 4, the creation screen transmitted from the server 3 is displayed on the display device 46, and an input operation by the input device 45 is accepted. Thereafter, when the content of the input operation performed on the creation screen is transmitted to the server 3 by the client 4, the server 3 creates a web page based on the input content, and creates a web space in the website storage unit 300. To be stored. For example, the server 3 transmits a top page edit screen 410 as a creation screen. The top page edit screen 410 includes a company name input section 411,
A plurality of input areas according to the type of information displayed on the top page, such as a background input unit 412, a title logo input unit 413, an image designation unit 414, a comment input unit 415, and a basic information input unit 416, are arranged. . Therefore, the user only needs to input the corresponding information in each input area of the top page editing screen 410. And server 3
Thereby, the information input to each input area of the top page editing screen 410 is arranged at a predetermined position based on the input contents, so that a top page as shown on the web page display screen 430 is created, for example. You.

Therefore, since the user does not need to determine the layout of characters and images in the web page, the number of images, and the like, the user does not have the knowledge and experience to examine and determine all the elements in the web page. Even a user,
By inputting information corresponding to each input area, it is possible to easily create a web page with a certain quality or more. For this reason, even for users who do not want to perform complicated operations related to many steps like the conventional web page creation software,
An environment for creating a web page can be provided, and it is not necessary to pay a large fee to create a web page and to ask a web page creator.

Further, when it is desired to update the contents of the web page created by the server 3, the user accesses the server 3 again or operates the web browser software to open the top page editing screen 4
10 may be displayed again and the input operation may be performed. Therefore, the user can easily update the web page by a very simple operation, and can operate the web page at low cost. In addition, since the web page creation processing by the server 3 does not involve the hands of anyone other than the user who operates the client 4, the user can create and update the web page using his own convenient time. For this reason, a very convenient website automatic creation system 1 can be provided.

Also, for example, a pop-up box 41
2a (FIG. 8A) and pull-down tabs 421, 422,
If the number of options displayed in 423 (FIG. 8B) is increased, various web pages can be created even if the top page editing screen 410 is used. Further, the image stored in the storage device 43 of the client 4 can be designated as the image to be arranged in the web page by using, for example, the selection window 424 (FIG. 8C). Therefore, it is also possible to create a unique web page by a simple operation.

The client 4 includes a mouse 45a, a keyboard 45b, etc., which are general input devices.
In addition, it is sufficient that web browser software widely used in general can be used. That is, any ordinary device capable of inputting characters and browsing websites on the Internet 2 may be used. For this reason, in the automatic website creation system 1, the use of the server 3 does not require any special software or hardware for creating the web page, so that the web page creation is very inexpensive and easy. can do.

Further, by taking security measures such as SSL in the server 3, it is possible to prevent leakage of the contents inputted in the client 4 and to enhance reliability in security.

In the above-described embodiment, the client 4 includes the display device 46, the mouse 45a and the keyboard 4
5b, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a pen tablet integrated with a screen, a character input and an instruction input with a plurality of keys, and a web browser are provided. If you do, PD
A or a mobile phone may be used. Further, the web page created by the server 3 is not limited to a web page created by a normal computer. For example, by changing the configuration and the like of the top page editing screen 410, it is possible to use a mobile phone equipped with a web browser. It is also possible to create a web page specialized for. Also,
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment in other detailed configurations as well, and it goes without saying that various changes can be made within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims.

For example, an automatic website creation system 1
Is not limited to the top page shown on the top page editing screen 410 in FIG. 7, and it is also possible to create a plurality of web pages having different appearances. Hereinafter, this example will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 13.

FIGS. 10 to 13 are diagrams showing a case where a plurality of web pages are created by the automatic website creation system 1 as another embodiment of the present invention. More specifically, FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an editing screen 440 displayed on the display device 46 of the client 4 when creating a website including a plurality of web pages, and FIG. It is a figure showing frame design selection screen 450 for changing composition. FIG.
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a page pattern of a selectable web page. FIG. 13 is a site setting screen 470 for setting a configuration of a website including a plurality of web pages.
FIG.

The editing screen 440 is a creation screen transmitted from the server 3 to the client 4 when creating a web site including a plurality of web pages. Note that a plurality of web pages constituting the website created here are stored in the same web space among web spaces provided in the website storage unit 300. The edit screen 440 includes a page link 441,
A frame design change button 442 and a preview button 443 are arranged.

The page link 441 is configured by arranging link buttons to a plurality of web pages included in the web site to be created, and also serves as a menu display for each web page. When the user operating the client 4 selects and specifies each link button of the page link 441, the server 3 shifts to the creation of a corresponding web page.

[0118] The preview button 443 is
A link button for giving an instruction to display a preview of a web page created by various operations performed while “0” is displayed. That is, when a plurality of web pages are created by the server 3 based on the input contents in the client 4, the preview button 44
When a selection operation is performed on No. 3, a preview of each web page is displayed on the screen. Thus, the user who operates the client 4 can create a web page while checking the state of the web page in the preview.

When the input operation on the editing screen 440 is completed, all the input contents on the client 4 are transmitted to the server 3, a web page is created in the server 3, and stored in the web space in the website storage unit 300. . And the created web page is
.. Or the client 4 via the Internet 2.

The frame design change button 442 is a link button for instructing a change in the frame design for the web page corresponding to each link button of the page link 441. When the user operating the client 4 selects and designates the frame design change button 442, the server 3 transmits to the server 3 a frame design selection screen 450 for changing the frame design.

Here, frame design selection screen 450
Will be described. A plurality of frame designs are displayed on a frame design selection screen 450 shown in FIG. 11, and a plurality of radio buttons 451 for selecting each frame design are arranged.

In a web site including a plurality of web pages, when each web page is displayed by a web browser, a menu indicating the web page and other web pages in the web site including the web page is displayed. May be displayed. In this case, on the screen, the menu and the web page are displayed by being separated by a frame, and such a screen is commonly called a frame screen. The frame design selection screen 450 shown in FIG.
This is for selecting a frame design indicating an arrangement state of a menu and a web page when displayed by a web browser.

With the frame design selection screen 450 displayed on the screen, the client 4 performs a selection operation by the user. Then, when the user selects a desired frame design, a check mark is displayed on a radio button 451 arranged next to the selected frame design.

Here, when the transmission button 452 is selected and designated, the information relating to the selected frame design is transmitted from the client 4 to the server 3. When the reset button 453 is selected and designated, the selected state of the frame design is cleared.

As described above, the frame design selection screen 4
By using 50, the arrangement state of the menu and the web page can be set to an arbitrary design.

FIG. 12 shows an example of a page pattern of a web page created by the server 3. The page pattern 461 has a layout in which an image, a comment, and basic information are sequentially arranged below the uppermost title logo. The page pattern 462 has a plurality of items arranged in parallel below the title logo. Layout. The page pattern 463, the page pattern 464, and the page pattern 465 have different layouts.

When a plurality of web pages are created, if all the pages are configured with the same layout, it may lack interest. However, by selecting a desired layout from the page patterns 461, 462,... Shown in FIG. 12, the user can select a layout according to the purpose of each web page. Then, a creation screen corresponding to the page pattern selected here is displayed on the server 3.
To the client 4 to create a web page according to the selected page pattern.

Therefore, when a user creates a website composed of a plurality of web pages, the layout of each web page can be configured to be rich in variations depending on the purpose of each web page. In this case, since the user does not need to create the layout of each page by himself, even a user with little knowledge and experience can create a variety of websites by a simple operation.

The page pattern 46 shown in FIG.
1, 462,... Merely exemplify the layout of a web page that can be created by the website automatic creation system 1, and the layout state of each object such as the shape and size of the display area, characters, images, etc. Of course, many layouts can be used.

[0130] The display order of a plurality of web pages created by the operation on each screen described above can be changed on the site setting screen 470 shown in FIG.

On the site setting screen 470, a page pattern display section 47 showing a page pattern of each web page is displayed.
1. Page name display section 47 indicating the name of each web page
2, and a display order display section 473 indicating the display order of each web page, and information of each web page is displayed on each display section in order from the top. For example, at the top of the site setting screen 470, information on the top page is displayed. Therefore, the page pattern display section 471
The page pattern displayed at the top of the “top page” indicates the page pattern set for the top page
It has become.

In the page name display section 472,
A text input box for inputting the name of each web page is arranged, and a check box for setting display / non-display of each web page is arranged on the left side of each text box. This check box
The presence / absence of the check is switched every time the selection is designated by the operation of the input device 45, and the browsing via the Internet 2 is prohibited for the web page without the check. Therefore, by performing an input operation on the page name display section 472, setting of the name of each web page,
Display / non-display of each web page can be switched. The name of each web page set in the page name display section 472 is automatically reflected on the page link 441 on the edit screen 440 in FIG.

The display order display section 473 includes a display order display frame and an UP / DO for changing the display order.
A WN key 474 is arranged. By operating the UP / DOWN key 474, the display order of each web page can be arbitrarily set. The web page shown at the bottom of the site setting screen 470 has a page name display section 472.
Is unchecked, the web page is not displayed, but the display order is set to “7”. This prevents the display order of each web page from being duplicated, and the page name display section 472.
This is for promptly switching between display and non-display by operating the check box.

As described above, in the automatic website creation system 1, various creation screens such as the editing screen 440, the frame design selection screen 450, and the site setting screen 470 are transmitted from the server 3 to the client 4, and the client 4 In the above, it is also possible to create a website including a plurality of web pages by transmitting to the server 3 the input contents entered when the creation screen is displayed. Also, the server 3 sends a larger number of creation screens,
By transmitting the input contents at the time of displaying these creation screens from the client 4 to the server 3, that is, by changing the frequency of data communication between the server 3 and the client 4,
You can create more colorful websites.

[0135]

As described above, according to the web site creating apparatus of the first aspect of the present invention and the recording medium of the seventh aspect of the present invention, the user simply performs a simple operation of designating an object. , A web page can be created and made public, so that even a user who has little knowledge of the network and the computer and experience in using it can easily create and publish his favorite web page. In particular, since the arrangement information indicating the arrangement state of the objects in the web page is transmitted from the website creation device to the terminal device, the arrangement of the objects in the web page is predetermined without being specified by the user. . Therefore, since the user does not have to create all the components of the web page, even an unskilled user can easily create the web page.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the user using the terminal device can input information indicating the position where the object is arranged on the web page and information for specifying the object. It is only necessary to enter information specifying an object in the input area while looking at the screen where the input area is displayed, so that a web page can be easily created by simpler work, even for inexperienced inexperienced users Web pages can be created easily.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, by transmitting the identification information from the terminal device, the automatic website creation device can correspond to the transmitted identification information with the created web page. Is stored in the storage area. As a result, the automatic website creation service can efficiently provide a website automatic creation service to a plurality of users.

[0138] According to the web site creation apparatus of the invention described in claim 4, a user using the terminal device can create a web page by using desired arrangement information from different arrangement information. For example, if desired arrangement information is selected from a plurality of arrangement information having different object layouts, a web page that suits the user's preference can be created with a higher degree of freedom.

According to the automatic website creation system of the invention described in claim 5, and the automatic website creation method of the invention described in claim 6, the user using the terminal device can
The information specifying the object may be input to the input area while looking at the screen displaying the information indicating the position where the object is arranged on the web page and the input area for inputting the information specifying the object.
Further, since a unique Internet address is assigned to the storage area, the created web page is made public on the Internet without the user having to perform an operation such as acquiring a unique domain name. This allows a user to create and publish a web page simply by performing a simple operation, so that even a user with little knowledge of a network or a computer or experience in using it can easily select his or her favorite web page. Can be created and published.

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FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an automatic website creation system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a server 3 shown in FIG.

3A and 3B are diagrams schematically illustrating configurations of a user information storage unit 33a and a website storage unit 300 in a storage device 33 illustrated in FIG. 2; FIG. 3A illustrates a configuration of the user information storage unit 33a; b) shows the configuration of the website storage unit 300.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a client 4 shown in FIG.

5 is a flowchart showing a website creation process in the website automatic creation system 1 shown in FIG. 1, wherein (a) shows the operation of the client 4 and (b) shows the operation of the server 3. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a web site creation process shown in FIG.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of an authentication screen 400 transmitted to a client 4 by a PU 31 and displayed on a display device 46 of the client 4.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a C in the website creation processing shown in FIG. 5;
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a top page edit screen 410 as an example of a creation screen transmitted to the client 4 by the PU 31 and displayed on the display device 46 of the client 4.

8A and 8B are diagrams illustrating a state of an input operation on a top page editing screen 410 illustrated in FIG. 7, wherein FIG. 8A illustrates a state of an input operation in a background input unit 412, and FIG. Shows the input operation,
(C) shows a state of an input operation when an image file is designated.

9 is a diagram showing a web page display screen 430 as an example of a screen on which a web page created by an operation on the top page editing screen 410 shown in FIG. 7 is displayed.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an edit screen 440 displayed on the display device 46 of the client 4 shown in FIG. 1 in another embodiment of the present invention.

11 is a diagram showing a frame design selection screen 450 displayed on the display device 46 of the client 4 shown in FIG. 1 in another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a page pattern for a web page created in another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a site setting screen 470 displayed on the display device 46 of the client 4 shown in FIG. 1 in another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Website automatic creation system 2 Internet 3 Server 31 CPU 32 RAM 33 Storage device 33a User information storage part 300 Website storage part 301, 302 Web space 34 Communication control device 35 Input device 36 Display device 4 Client 5, ... Client

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Claims (7)

[Claims] An automatic website creation apparatus connected to a terminal device operated by a user via a communication line, wherein a storage area to which a unique Internet address is assigned in association with the user is provided. Provided website storage means, location information transmitting means for transmitting location information indicating the location of objects on a web page to the terminal device, and the terminal device according to the location information transmitted by the location information transmitting means Receiving means for receiving data transmitted from the server, generating an object based on the data received by the receiving means, and creating a web page on which the object is arranged in accordance with the arrangement information transmitted by the arrangement information transmitting means Means for creating a web page, and a web page created by the means for creating a web page. Website automatically creating apparatus characterized by comprising: a web site storage control unit, the to store di in the storage area provided in the website storing means. 2. The arrangement information transmitting means includes: information indicating a position where an object is arranged on a web page;
2. The automatic website creation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the terminal device transmits arrangement information for displaying a screen including an input area for inputting information specifying an object on the terminal device. 3. The website storage means is provided with a plurality of storage areas each provided with unique identification information together with a unique Internet address, and the website storage control means is transmitted from the terminal device. 3. The web according to claim 1, wherein the web page created by the web page creation unit is stored in a storage area to which the identification information is received and to which identification information matching the received identification information is added. Site automatic creation device. 4. The arrangement information transmitting unit according to claim 1, wherein the arrangement information transmitting unit transmits the arrangement information designated by the terminal device to the terminal device among the plurality of different arrangement information. Website automatic creation device according to. 5. An automatic website creation system in which a terminal device operated by a user and an automatic website creation device are connected via a communication line, wherein the automatic website creation device associates with the user. Web site storage means provided with a storage area to which a unique Internet address is assigned, information indicating a position where an object is arranged on a web page, and an input area for inputting information for specifying the object. An arrangement information transmitting unit for transmitting arrangement information for causing the terminal device to display a screen including the screen, and an input for receiving input data transmitted from the terminal device according to the arrangement information transmitted by the arrangement information transmission unit. Data receiving means, and an object based on the input data received by the input data receiving means. Web page creating means for creating a web page in which the object is arranged according to the arrangement information transmitted by the arrangement information transmitting means; and storing the web page created by the web page creating means in the website storage means. A website storage control means for storing the information in the provided storage area, the terminal device comprising: a receiving means for receiving the layout information transmitted by the layout information transmitting means of the website automatic creation apparatus; Display means for displaying a screen including information indicating a position where an object is arranged on a web page and an input area for inputting information for designating the object, based on the arrangement information received by the receiving means; Information for specifying an object while the screen is displayed by means An automatic website creation system comprising: an input unit for inputting the information; and a transmission unit for transmitting information input by the input unit as input data to the website automatic creation device. 6. A website automatic creation method in a website automatic creation system in which a terminal device operated by a user and a website automatic creation device are connected via a communication line, Transmitting, by the terminal device, arrangement information for displaying a screen including information indicating a position where an object is arranged on a web page and an input area for inputting information for specifying the object, Receiving data transmitted from the terminal device according to the location information, generating an object based on the received data,
Creating a web page in which the object is arranged according to the arrangement information; storing the created web page in a storage area provided in association with the user and provided with a unique Internet address; The apparatus receives arrangement information transmitted from the website automatic creation apparatus, and inputs information indicating a position where an object is arranged on a web page and information specifying the object based on the received arrangement information. When a screen including an input area is displayed, and information specifying an object is input while the screen is displayed, the input information is transmitted as input data to the website automatic creation apparatus, A method for automatically creating a website. 7. A recording medium storing a control program of an automatic website creation apparatus connected to a terminal device operated by a user via a communication line, and specifies an arrangement state of an object on a web page. A program code for transmitting location information to the terminal device, a program code for receiving data transmitted from the terminal device in accordance with the transmitted location information, and an object generated based on the received data. ,
A program code for creating a web page in which the object is arranged according to the arrangement information, and the created web page is stored in a storage area provided in association with the user and provided with a unique Internet address. A recording medium characterized by storing a program code for executing the program.