Information transfer apparatus and method transferring to another terminal information transmitted from server to client, and machine-readable recording medium recorded with program realizing information transfer method

• US 7,000,023 B2
• Filed: 04/20/2001
• Issued: 02/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Chiba, Masahiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Coulter, Kenneth R.
• Application Number:
  US09/838,317
• Publication Number:
  US 20010047403A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,761 Days
• Field of Search: 715/744, 715/746, 715/733, 715/864, 715/866, 709/232, 709/230, 709/217, 345/746, 345/744, 345/733, 345/864, 345/866
• US Class Current: 709/232
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

A transfer apparatus transfers a data item included in a web page to a predetermined terminal. The transfer apparatus includes a data region extraction unit extracting a plurality of data items from a web page transmitted towards a client computer, a button-added web page generation unit generating transmission data causing a select button of a relevant data item to appear in response to specifying a display region of the corresponding data item at the client computer according to the extracted data item, and a data format conversion unit receiving request data from a client computer in response to transmission data, and converting the data format of the requested data for transfer to a terminal.

Claims

1. An information transfer method transferring, to a terminal, information transmitted from a server connected to a network to a client, said information transfer method comprising the steps of:

preparing terminal information for said terminal to which said information is to be transferred, including a destination address for use in transferring said information,

receiving information including a plurality of data items, transmitted from said server towards said client,

storing said information received at said step of receiving information including a plurality of data items,

extracting said plurality of data items from said information transmitted towards said client, based on said extracted data, transmitting to said client said extracted data and information that realizes at said client an interface to display said data in whole and to designate transfer of said extracted data to said terminal,

receiving from said client transfer request data requesting transfer of a data item selected from said extracted plurality of data items to said terminal, and

converting said data item into a data format corresponding to said terminal of a predetermined transfer destination stored in said terminal information storage circuit for transfer to said terminal, based on said transfer request data received at said step of receiving transfer request data.

2. The information transfer method according to claim 1, wherein said step of transmitting said extracted data item and interface information comprises the step of extracting said plurality of data items from said information transmitted towards said client, and transmitting to said client said extracted data items and interface information that realizes at said client an interface appearing in response to specifying a display region of a data item corresponding to said extracted data item to select respective data items corresponding to said extracted data items, based on said extracted data items.

3. The information transfer method according to claim 1, wherein said step of transferring a data item comprises the step of converting said data item into a data format corresponding to said terminal of a predetermined transfer destination prepared at said step of preparing said terminal information, and adding information other than the data item received from said server to said converted data item for transfer to said terminal, based on said transfer request data received at said step of receiving transfer request data.

4. The information transfer method according to claim 1, wherein said step of preparing terminal information comprises the step of receiving said terminal information from said client and preparing terminal information according to said received terminal information.

5. The information transfer method according to claim 2, wherein said server is a World Wide Web server, and said information relates to a web page,

said interface including a select button to select a data item in said display region from said plurality of data items, said select button appearing at least inside said display region or in a neighborhood of said display region in response to specifying respective display regions of said extracted plurality of data items from said web page.

6. The information transfer method according to claim 5, wherein said interface includes a transfer destination select button to select a transfer destination of a selected data item, and a data select button to select a data item of said display region from said plurality of data items, said data select button appearing at least inside said display region or in a neighborhood of said display region in response to specifying respective display regions of said extracted plurality of data items from said web page.

7. The information transfer method according to claim 5, wherein said interface includes a data select button to select a data item of said display region from said plurality of data items, and a transfer destination select button to select a transfer destination of said selected data item, said data select button and said transfer destination select button appearing at least in said display region or in a neighborhood of said display region in response to specifying respective display regions of said extracted plurality of data items from said web page.

8. A computer-readable recording medium recorded with a program realizing an information transfer method transferring to a terminal information transmitted from a server connected to a network to a client, said information transfer method comprising the steps of:

preparing terminal information for said terminal to which said information is to be transferred, including a destination address for use in transferring said information,

receiving information including a plurality of data items, transmitted from said server towards said client,

storing said information received at said step of receiving information including a plurality of data items,

extracting said plurality of data items from said information transmitted towards said client, based on said extracted data, transmitting to said client said extracted data and information that realizes at said client an interface to display said data in whole and to designate transfer of said extracted data to said terminal,

receiving from said client transfer request data requesting transfer of a data item selected from said extracted plurality of data items to said terminal, and

converting said data item into a data format corresponding to said terminal of a predetermined transfer destination stored in said terminal information storage circuit for transfer to said terminal, based on said transfer request data received at said step of receiving transfer request data.

9. The recording medium according to claim 8, wherein said step of transmitting said extracted data item and interface information comprises the step of extracting said plurality of data items from said information transmitted towards said client, and transmitting to said client said extracted data items and interface information that realizes at said client an interface appearing in response to specifying a display region of a data item corresponding to an extracted data item to select respective data items corresponding to said extracted data items, based on said extracted data items.

10. The recording medium according to claim 8, wherein said step of transferring said data item comprises the step of converting said data item into a data format corresponding to said terminal of a predetermined transfer destination prepared at said step of preparing terminal information, and adding information other than the data item received from said server to said converted data item for transfer to said terminal, based on said transfer request data received at said step of receiving transfer request data.

11. The recording medium according to claim 8, wherein said step of preparing terminal information comprises the step of receiving said terminal information from said client and preparing terminal information according to said received terminal information.

12. The recording medium according to claim 9, wherein said server is a World Wide Web server, and said information relates to a web page,

said interface including a select button to select a data item in said display region from said plurality of data items, said select button appearing at least inside said display region or in a neighborhood of said display region in response to specifying respective display regions of said extracted plurality of data items from said web page.

13. The recording medium according to claim 12, wherein said interface includes a transfer destination select button to select a transfer destination of a selected data item, and a data select button to select a data item of said display region from said plurality of data items, said data select button appearing at least inside said display region or in a neighborhood of said display region in response to specifying respective display regions of said extracted plurality of data items from said web page.

14. The recording medium according to claim 12, wherein said interface includes a data select button to select a data item of said display region from said plurality of data items, and a transfer destination select button to select a transfer destination of said selected data item said data select button and said transfer destination select button appearing at least in said display region or in a neighborhood of said display region in response to specifying respective display regions of said extracted plurality of data items from said web page.

15. An information transfer apparatus transferring, to a terminal, information transmitted from a server connected to a network to a client, said information transfer apparatus comprising:

a communication system connected to said network for transmitting and receiving information with respect to another apparatus,

terminal information storage for storing terminal information including a destination address used in transferring said information to said terminal,

first reception device connected to said communication system for receiving information including a plurality of data items, transmitted from said server towards said client,

data storage connected to said communication system for storing said information received by said first reception device,

a data transmission device connected to said communication system for extracting said plurality of data items from said information transmitted towards said client, and based on said extracted data, transmitting to said client said extracted data and information that realizes at said client an interface to display said data in whole and to designate transfer of said extracted data to said terminal,

second reception device connected to said communication system for receiving, from said client, transfer request data requesting transfer of a data item selected from said extracted plurality of data items to said terminal, and

a transfer section connected to said communication system, said data storage, and said terminal information storage for converting said data item into a data format corresponding to said terminal of a predetermined transfer destination stored in said terminal information storage for transfer to said terminal, based on said transfer request data received by said second reception device.

16. The information transfer apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said data transmission device comprises a section for extracting said plurality of data items from said information transmitted towards said client, and transmitting to said client said extracted data items and interface information that realizes at said client an interface appearing in response to specifying a display region of a data item corresponding to said extracted data items to select respective data items corresponding to said extracted data items, based on said extracted data items.

17. The information transfer apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said transfer section comprises a section for converting said data item into a data format corresponding to said terminal of a predetermined transfer destination stored in said terminal information storage, and adding information other than the data items received from said server to said converted data item for transfer to said terminal, based on said transfer request data received by said reception device.

18. The information transfer apparatus according to claim 15, further comprising a terminal information reception device connected to said communication system for receiving said terminal information from said client to store in said terminal information storage.

19. The information transfer apparatus according to claim 16, wherein said server is a World Wide Web server, and said information relates to a web page,

said interface including a select button to select a data item in said display region from said plurality of data items, said select button appearing at least inside said display region or in a neighborhood of said display region in response to specifying respective display regions of said extracted plurality of data items from said web page.

20. The information transfer apparatus according to claim 19, wherein said interface includes a transfer destination select button to select a transfer destination of a selected data item, and a data select button to select a data item of said display region from said plurality of data items, said data select button appearing at least inside said display region or in a neighborhood of said display region in response to specifying respective display regions of said extracted plurality of data items from said web page.

21. The information transfer apparatus according to claim 19, includes a data select button to select a data item of said display region from said plurality of data items, and a transfer destination select button to select a transfer destination of said selected data item, said data select button and said transfer destination select button appearing at least in said display region or in a neighborhood of said display region in response to specifying respective display regions of said extracted plurality of data items from said web page.

22. An information transfer apparatus transferring, to a terminal, information transmitted from a server connected to a network to a client, said information transfer apparatus comprising:

a communication circuit connected to said network for transmitting and receiving information with respect to another apparatus,

a terminal information storage circuit for storing terminal information including a destination address used in transferring said information to said terminal,

a first reception circuit connected to said communication circuit for receiving information including a plurality of data items, transmitted from said server towards said client,

a data storage circuit connected to said communication circuit for storing said information received by said first reception circuit,

a data transmission circuit connected to said communication circuit for extracting said plurality of data items from said information transmitted towards said client, and based on said extracted data, transmitting to said client said extracted data and information that realizes at said client an interface to display said data in whole and to designate transfer of said extracted data to said terminal,

a second reception circuit connected to said communication circuit for receiving from said client transfer request data requesting transfer of a data item selected from said extracted plurality of data items to said terminal, and

a transfer circuit connected to said communication circuit, said data storage circuit, and said terminal information storage circuit for converting said data item into a data format corresponding to said terminal of a predetermined transfer destination stored in said terminal information storage circuit for transfer to said terminal, based on said transfer request data received by said second reception circuit.

23. The information transfer apparatus according to claim 22, wherein said data transmission circuit comprises a circuit for extracting said plurality of data items from said information transmitted towards said client, and transmitting to said client said extracted data items and interface information that realizes at said client an interface appearing in response to specifying a display region of a data item corresponding to said extracted data items to select respective data items corresponding to said extracted data items, based on said extracted data items.

24. The information transfer apparatus according to claim 22, wherein said transfer circuit comprises a circuit for converting said data item into a data format corresponding to said terminal of a predetermined transfer destination stored in said terminal information storage circuit, and adding information other than the data items received from said server to said converted data item for transfer to said terminal, based on said transfer request data received by said reception circuit.

25. The information transfer apparatus according to claim 22, further comprising a terminal information reception circuit connected to said communication circuit for receiving said terminal information from said client to store in said terminal information storage circuit.

26. The information transfer apparatus according to claim 23, wherein said server is a World Wide Web server, and said information relates to a web page,

said interface including a select button to select a data item in said display region from said plurality of data items, said select button appearing at least inside said display region or in a neighborhood of said display region in response to specifying respective display regions of said extracted plurality of data items from said web page.

27. The information transfer apparatus according to claim 26, wherein said interface includes a transfer destination select button to select a transfer destination of a selected data item, and a data select button to select a data item of said display region from said plurality of data items, said data select button appearing at least inside said display region or in a neighborhood of said display region in response to specifying respective display regions of said extracted plurality of data items from said web page.

28. The information transfer apparatus according to claim 26, wherein said interface includes a data select button to select a data item of said display region from said plurality of data items, and a transfer destination select button to select a transfer destination of said selected data item, said data select button and said transfer destination select button appearing at least in said display region or in a neighborhood of said display region in response to specifying respective display regions of said extracted plurality of data items from said web page.