JP7015997B2 - Servers and systems - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a server and a system.

Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration in which a QR code (registered trademark) indicating a URL of a moving image is printed on a printed matter such as an instruction manual. The user can easily check the video by reading the QR code with the camera of the mobile phone and allowing the mobile phone to access the video. The URL indicated by the QR code is not limited to the moving image. It is also generally known to indicate the URL of a Web page by a QR code.

JP-A-2015-090630

By using a two-dimensional code such as a QR code, the user can easily access a moving image or a Web page. However, if the content such as a moving image or a Web page is directly accessed by the URL indicated by the two-dimensional code, there is a problem that the access destination of the once issued two-dimensional code cannot be changed.

For example, consider a case where a URL for accessing a support page common to multiple models of refrigerators is prepared with a two-dimensional code, and the two-dimensional code is described in the instruction manual of the refrigerator or affixed to the refrigerator housing. .. Even if a new support page is set up for each refrigerator model after the two-dimensional code is issued, the access destination by the issued two-dimensional code remains the same as the previous support page. That is, a user who has previously purchased a refrigerator cannot access an individual support page for each model using a two-dimensional code.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a mechanism that can easily customize the access destination by the two-dimensional code.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the server provided by the present invention is a storage means for storing a combination of a URL used when an external device accesses the server and identification information indicating contents provided to the external device. And, when the external device accesses the server, the identification information corresponding to the URL used by the external device is specified by the specific means and the specific means for specifying based on the combination stored in the storage means. It is characterized by comprising a providing means for providing the content indicated by the identification information to the external device.

Further, the system provided by the present invention includes a storage means for storing a combination of a URL used when an external device accesses the system and identification information indicating content provided to the external device, and the external device is said to have said the above. Specific means for specifying identification information corresponding to a URL used by the external device when accessing the system based on a combination stored in the storage means, and content indicated by the identification information specified by the specific means. Is provided with a providing means for providing the external device.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a mechanism that can easily customize the access destination by the two-dimensional code.

It is a figure which shows the hardware composition of a mobile terminal 100. It is a figure which shows the hardware configuration of a server 200. It is a figure which shows the management table 300. It is a figure which shows the example which changes the content URL. It is a flowchart which shows the process which a server 200 executes.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims, and not all combinations of features described in the embodiments are essential for the means for solving the invention.
(Embodiment 1)
The system described in this embodiment includes a mobile terminal 100 and a server 200. First, the mobile terminal 100 will be described.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of the mobile terminal 100. The CPU 101 is a processor that reads a control program stored in the flash memory 102 and executes various processes for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100. The flash memory 102 is a non-volatile storage medium for storing various data such as a control program. The RAM 103 is a volatile storage medium used as a temporary storage area. The operation unit 104 is a key, and a plurality of keys are provided on the mobile terminal 100. The display unit 105 is a touch panel, displays information such as images and moving images, and receives instructions from the user by touch operation. The wireless LAN I / F 106 executes wireless LAN communication such as IEEE802.11a / b / g / n / ac. The wireless LAN I / F 106 connects to a wireless LAN access point having a built-in modem function. Then, the wireless LAN I / F 106 communicates with the server 200 on the Internet via the wireless LAN access point. The camera 107 has a photographing function and a reading function for reading a two-dimensional code such as a QR code (registered trademark). In the present embodiment, a smartphone or a tablet terminal is assumed as the mobile terminal 100, but other types of terminals may be used as long as they have a display unit and a reading function for reading a two-dimensional code.

Next, the two-dimensional code read by the mobile terminal 100 by the camera 107 will be described. In this embodiment, a QR code is assumed as a two-dimensional code, but other types of codes may be used. In the present embodiment, the two-dimensional code is described in the instruction manual of the refrigerator or is affixed to the housing of the refrigerator with a sticker. This two-dimensional code includes a code URL (Uniform Resource Locator) which will be described later in FIG. When the camera 107 of the mobile terminal 100 recognizes the two-dimensional code, the mobile terminal 100 analyzes the recognized two-dimensional code and acquires the code URL indicated by the two-dimensional code. Then, the mobile terminal 100 accesses the acquired code URL, acquires the content from the server 200, and displays the acquired content. Here, the content acquired by the mobile terminal 100 is a Web page showing how to handle the refrigerator (for example, how to wash an ice tray or a water supply tank, how to remove a tray). This Web page introduces how to handle the refrigerator in the form of text, illustrations, animations, videos, and the like. The user can easily grasp how to handle the refrigerator by checking the Web page displayed by the mobile terminal 100.

Next, the hardware configuration of the server 200 will be described with reference to FIG. The CPU 201 is a processor that reads a control program stored in the ROM 202 and executes various processes for controlling the operation of the server 200. The ROM 202 is a non-volatile storage medium for storing the control program. The RAM 203 is a volatile storage medium used as a temporary storage area. HDD 204 is a non-volatile storage medium for storing various data. The network I / F 205 communicates with an external device on the network. The communication executed by the network I / F 205 may be either wired LAN communication or wireless LAN communication.

Next, the management table 300 stored in the server 200 will be described with reference to FIG. The management table 300 is information stored in the HDD 204 of the server 200, and manages the combination of the code URL and the content URL. The code URL is information contained in a two-dimensional code such as a QR code. The mobile terminal 100 acquires a code URL by reading this two-dimensional code, and accesses the server 200 using the acquired code URL. The content URL is identification information indicating a content (for example, a moving image showing how to handle a refrigerator) provided by the server 200 to the mobile terminal 100. FIG. 3 shows an example in which there are four combinations of the code URL and the content URL, but the number of combinations is not limited to four.

When the mobile terminal 100 accesses the server 200 using a certain code URL, the server 200 specifies a content URL corresponding to the code URL used by the mobile terminal 100. Then, the server 200 provides the mobile terminal 100 with the content indicated by the specified content URL. For example, when the code URL used by the mobile terminal 100 is the URL 301 in FIG. 3, the server 200 specifies the URL 302 as the content URL corresponding to the URL 301, and provides the content specified by the URL 302 to the mobile terminal 100.

In the management table 300 of FIG. 3, the URL is described as an example of the identification information indicating the content, but the identification information applicable to the present embodiment is not limited to the URL. For example, the folder path of the folder for storing the content may be applied as the identification information indicating the content.

Next, the effect of managing the combination of the code URL and the content URL as in the management table 300 of FIG. 3 will be described with reference to FIG. Temporarily, "http://support.com" was prepared as a support page common to all four models of refrigerators, and a two-dimensional code including this URL was described in the instruction manual of the refrigerator or affixed to the refrigerator housing. Consider the case. In this case, even if you try to set up a new support page for each refrigerator model after issuing the two-dimensional code, you cannot change the content of "http://support.com" to the content dedicated to a specific model. Can not. This is because the two-dimensional code including "http://support.com" is commonly provided for all four types of refrigerators. On the other hand, as shown in the management table 400 of FIG. 4A, the code URL and the content URL are managed in combination, and the content URL is set to "http://support.com" to temporarily issue the two-dimensional code. Even after that, a new support page can be set up for each model of refrigerator. The management table 410 of FIG. 4B shows the combination of the code URL and the content URL after the change, that is, after providing a new support page for each model of the refrigerator. As is clear from FIG. 4, the support page provided by the server 200 is changed from the support page common to the four models of refrigerators to a new support page for each model without changing the code URL included in the two-dimensional code. can.

Next, the process executed by the server 200 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Each step shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5 is realized by the CPU 201 expanding the control program stored in the ROM 202 into the RAM 203 and executing the control program. The process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5 is started when an external device such as the mobile terminal 100 accesses the server 200.

First, in step 501, the CPU 201 specifies the code URL used when the external device accesses the server 200.

Next, in step 502, the CPU 201 specifies the content URL corresponding to the code URL specified in step 501 based on the management table 300. For example, when the code URL used by the external device is the URL 301 in FIG. 3, the CPU 201 specifies the URL 302 as the content URL corresponding to the URL 301.

Next, in step 503, the CPU 201 provides the content indicated by the content URL specified in step 502 to the external device. For example, if the content indicated by the content URL is a moving image, the CPU 201 controls the network I / F 205 to transmit the moving image to an external device.

Although it has been described that the single server 200 executes the process in the flowchart of FIG. 5 in the present embodiment, a system in which a plurality of servers cooperate may execute the process in the flowchart of FIG. For example, a system may be configured by a server that communicates with an external device, a server that stores the management table 300, and a server that controls the entire system, and this system may execute the process according to the flowchart of FIG.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, by managing the combination of the code URL and the content URL as shown in the management table 300 of FIG. 3, the access destination by the two-dimensional code can be easily customized.
(Embodiment 2)
In the above-described first embodiment, an example in which the two-dimensional code is described in the instruction manual of the refrigerator or affixed to the housing of the refrigerator with a sticker has been described, but the device provided with the two-dimensional code is not limited to the refrigerator. For example, even if the two-dimensional code is written in the instruction manual of home appliances such as washing machines, rice cookers, microwave ovens, air conditioners, and vacuum cleaners, or if the two-dimensional code is affixed to the housing of these home appliances with a sticker. good. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 reads the two-dimensional code described in the instruction manual of the washing machine or the two-dimensional code attached to the housing of the washing machine, the content indicating how to handle the washing machine is carried from the server 200. Provided to the terminal 100. The content showing how to handle the washing machine is, for example, a Web page showing how to use the child lock function.

Further, the device provided with the two-dimensional code is not limited to home appliances, and may be a printing device such as a multifunction device, a laser beam printer, or an inkjet printer. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 reads the two-dimensional code described in the instruction manual of the printing device or the two-dimensional code attached to the housing of the printing device, the content indicating how to handle the printing device is carried from the server 200. Provided to the terminal 100. The content showing how to handle the printing device is, for example, a Web page showing a procedure for clearing a paper jam.

Further, the two-dimensional code may be described not only in the instruction manual of the equipment used by general consumers such as home appliances and printing equipment, but also in the distribution for factory workers and servicemen.
(Embodiment 3)
In each of the above-described embodiments, an example in which the mobile terminal 100 acquires the code URL in the form of a two-dimensional code such as a QR code has been described, but the method in which the mobile terminal 100 acquires the code URL is another embodiment. Is also good. For example, the mobile terminal 100 may acquire the code URL by using another code of a type different from the QR code or AR technology. As another example, the device may pass the code URL to the mobile terminal 100 by using near field communication such as NFC (Near Field Communication) or Bluetooth (registered trademark).

100 mobile terminal 200 server 201 CPU
202 ROM
203 RAM
204 HDD
205 Network I / F
300 management table

Claims (8)

It ’s a server,
A storage means for storing a combination of a URL used when the external device accesses the server and identification information indicating the content provided to the external device.
When the external device accesses the server, the identification information corresponding to the URL used by the external device is specified based on the combination stored in the storage means, and the specific means.
A providing means for providing the content indicated by the identification information specified by the specific means to the external device is provided .
The URL is described in the instruction manual of the device in the form of a two-dimensional code.
The external device acquires the URL by reading the two-dimensional code, and obtains the URL.
The content is information indicating how to handle the device . It ’s a server,
A storage means for storing a combination of a URL used when the external device accesses the server and identification information indicating the content provided to the external device.
When the external device accesses the server, the identification information corresponding to the URL used by the external device is specified based on the combination stored in the storage means, and the specific means.
A providing means for providing the content indicated by the identification information specified by the specific means to the external device is provided.
The URL is affixed to the housing of the device in the form of a two-dimensional code.
The external device acquires the URL by reading the two-dimensional code, and obtains the URL.
The content is information indicating how to handle the device . The server according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the device is a refrigerator . The server according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the identification information is a URL of the content . It ’s a system,
A storage means for storing a combination of a URL used when the external device accesses the system and identification information indicating the content provided to the external device.
When the external device accesses the system, the identification information corresponding to the URL used by the external device is specified based on the combination stored in the storage means, and the specific means.
A providing means for providing the content indicated by the identification information specified by the specific means to the external device is provided.
The URL is described in the instruction manual of the device in the form of a two-dimensional code.
The external device acquires the URL by reading the two-dimensional code, and obtains the URL.
The content is information indicating how to handle the device . It ’s a system,
A storage means for storing a combination of a URL used when the external device accesses the system and identification information indicating the content provided to the external device.
When the external device accesses the system, the identification information corresponding to the URL used by the external device is specified based on the combination stored in the storage means, and the specific means.
A providing means for providing the content indicated by the identification information specified by the specific means to the external device is provided.
The URL is affixed to the housing of the device in the form of a two-dimensional code.
The external device acquires the URL by reading the two-dimensional code, and obtains the URL.
The content is information indicating how to handle the device . The system according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the device is a refrigerator . The system according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein the identification information is a URL of the content .

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