Network-access management system and method applied to network and computer program product including computer program recorded on storage medium for creating display data

• US 6,487,557 B1
• Filed: 12/22/1998
• Issued: 11/26/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/26/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hanger Solutions, LLC (IP Investments Group LLC)
• Original Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: Nagatomo, Shoichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Trammell, James P.
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHEUNG, MARY DA ZHI WANG
• Application Number:
  US09/218,279
• Time in Patent Office: 1,435 Days
• Field of Search: 707/1-3, 707/10, 707/100-103
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/955 using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. searching
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99943 Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface

Abstract

In a network-access management system, addresses of pages which at least one client terminal has accessed in the past are stored in a history table in association with user ID information. When a connection request from the client terminal is detected, display data according to the access frequency and type of the addresses stored in the history table and the performance of the client terminal is created, anchors for the addresses (or object images having an anchoring function) are pasted into the display data, and the display data thus created is sent to the client terminal. The client terminal displays the display data. When a user select the anchors, the client terminal is connected to the information associated to the anchor through the network-access management system and the network.

Claims

1. A network-access management system which connects at least one client terminal and a network having information resources, and which performs information transmissions between said at least one client terminal and said network, said system comprising:

storage means for storing addresses of information pieces which said at least one client terminal has previously accessed;

analyzing means for analyzing attributes of the addresses stored in said storage means;

creating means for creating display data which reflects a result of the analysis performed by said analyzing means;

sending means for sending the display data created by said creating means to said at least one client terminal;

accessing means for periodically accessing the addresses stored in said storage means;

determining means for determining statuses of the information pieces identified by said addresses which said accessing means has accessed; and

altering means for altering said display data in accordance with a result of the determination performed by said determining means.

2. The network-access management system according to claim 1, further comprising:

additional storage means for storing, in association with each other, said statuses and three-dimensional images which are characterizations of contents of said statuses; and

means for reading out the images stored in said additional storage means, based on said statuses, and for pasting the readout images into said display data.

3. A network-access management system which connects at least one client terminal and a network having information resources, and which performs information transmissions between said at least one client terminal and said network, said system comprising:

storage means for storing addresses of information pieces which said at least one client terminal has previously accessed;

analyzing means for analyzing attributes of the addresses stored in said storage means;

creating means for creating display data which reflects a result of the analysis performed by said analyzing means;

sending means for sending the display data created by said creating means to said at least one client terminal;

accessing means for periodically accessing the addresses stored in said storage means;

determining means for determining statuses of said network which permit said accessing means to access said addresses; and

altering means for altering said display data in accordance with a result of the determination performed by said determining means.

4. The network-access management system according to claim 3, further comprising:

additional storage means for storing, in association with each other, said statuses and three-dimensional images which are characterizations of contents of said statuses; and

means for reading out the images stored in said additional storage means, based on said statuses, and for pasting the readout images into said display data.

5. A network-access management system which connects at least one client terminal and a network having information resources, and which performs information transmissions between said at least one client terminal and said network, said system comprising:

storage means for storing addresses of information pieces which said at least one client terminal has previously accessed;

analyzing means for analyzing attributes of the addresses stored in said storage means;

creating means for creating display data which reflects a result of the analysis performed by said analyzing means;

sending means for sending the display data created by said creating means to said at least one client terminal;

additional storage means for storing information on at least a display performance of said at least one client terminal; and

altering means for altering said display data, based on said information stored in said additional storage means, when said display data is sent to said at least one client terminal.

6. A network-access management method for dealing with information transmissions between at least one client terminal and a network having information resources, said method comprising:

storing addresses of information pieces which said at least one client terminal has previously accessed;

analyzing attributes of the addresses;

creating display data to be displayed on said at least one client terminal, in accordance with a result of the analysis;

sending the created display data to said at least one client terminal;

periodically accessing the stored addresses;

determining statuses of the information pieces identified by the accessed addresses; and

altering the display data to be sent to said at least one client terminal, in accordance with a result of the determined statuses.

7. A network-access management method for dealing with information transmissions between at least one client terminal and a network having information resources, said method comprising:

storing addresses of information pieces which said at least one client terminal has previously accessed;

analyzing attributes of the addresses;

creating display data to be displayed on said at least one client terminal, in accordance with a result of the analysis;

sending the created display data to said at least one client terminal;

periodically accessing the stored addresses;

determining statuses of said network which permit access to said addresses; and

altering the display data to be sent to said at least one client terminal, in accordance with a result of the determined statuses.

8. A network-access management method for dealing with information transmissions between at least one client terminal and a network having information resources, said method comprising:

storing addresses of information pieces which said at least one client terminal has previously accessed;

analyzing attributes of the stored addresses;

creating display data which reflects a result of the analysis;

sending the created display data to said at least one client terminal;

storing information on at least a display performance of said at least one client terminal; and

altering said display data, based on said stored information, when said display data is sent to said at least one client terminal.

9. A computer program for achieving a network-access management system which connects at least one client terminal and a network having information resources, and which performs information transmissions between said at least one client terminal and said network, said computer program comprising code means for causing a computer to execute operations of:

storing addresses of information pieces which said at least one client terminal has previously accessed;

analyzing attributes of the stored addresses;

creating display data which reflects a result of the analysis;

sending the created display data to said at least one client terminal;

periodically accessing the stored addresses;

determining statuses of the information pieces identified by the accessed addresses; and

altering the display data in accordance with a result of the determined statuses.

10. The computer program according to claim 9, wherein said computer program is stored on a recording medium.

11. The computer program according to claim 9, wherein said computer program comprises a data signal embodied in a carrier wave.

12. A computer program for achieving a network-access management system which connects at least one client terminal and a network having information resources, and which performs information transmissions between said at least one client terminal and said network, said computer program comprising code means for causing a computer to execute operations of:

storing addresses of information pieces which said at least one client terminal has previously accessed;

analyzing attributes of the stored addresses;

creating display data which reflects a result of the analysis;

sending the created display data to said at least one client terminal;

periodically accessing the stored addresses;

determining statuses of said network which permit access said addresses; and

altering said display data in accordance with a result of the determined statuses.

13. The computer program according to claim 12, wherein said computer program is stored on a recording medium.

14. The computer program according to claim 12, wherein said computer program comprises a data signal embodied in a carrier wave.

15. A computer program for achieving a network-access management system which connects at least one client terminal and a network having information resources, and which performs information transmissions between said at least one client terminal and said network, said computer program comprising code means for causing a computer to execute operations of:

storing addresses of information pieces which said at least one client terminal has previously accessed;

analyzing attributes of the stored addresses;

creating display data which reflects a result of the analysis;

sending the created display data to said at least one client terminal;

storing information on at least a display performance of said at least one client terminal; and

altering said display data, based on said stored information, when said display data is sent to said at least one client terminal.

16. The computer program according to claim 15, wherein said computer program is stored on a recording medium.

17. The computer program according to claim 15, wherein said computer program comprises a data signal embodied in a carrier wave.