Electronic service system using main site server and partner site server

Abstract

An electronic service system is formed by a main site server system and a partner site server system. The main site server system carries out a remote updating of contents of tie-up pages at the partner site server system, when the authentication between the main site server system and the partner site server system succeeds. The partner site server system maintains tie-up pages related to a partnership between the main site and the partner site, and original pages of the partner site.

1 . A site management method for use in an electronic service system including:
 a first server system configured to provide electronic services as a main site on an Internet for client systems of a plurality of electronic service users; and   a plurality of second server systems configured to provide the electronic services as a partner site of the main site, each second server system being related to a specific operator that makes a partnership contract with an operator of the first server system,   the first server system including:
 a first server communication interface unit configured to communicate via the Internet with each second server system or each client system that gains access to the first server system; and 
 a main site page holding unit configured to hold a main site page for providing an electronic service related to a main site content for each client system that gains access to the main site, 
   each second server system including:
 a second server communication interface unit configured to communicate via the Internet with the first server system or each client system that gains access to the second server system; 
 an inherited page holding unit configured to hold the inherited page for providing an electronic service related to an inherited content for each client system that gains access to the inherited content of the partner site, the inherited page being updated by the first server system; and 
 an original page holding unit configured to hold an original page of the partner site for providing an electronic service related to an original content for each client system that gains access to the original content of the partner site; 
   the method comprising:
 carrying out authentication with each second server system at the first server system when any content of the main site page is updated; 
 transmitting from the first server system, an updated inherited page having the same content as the updated main site page to each second server system in order to carry out a remote updating of an inherited page of each second server system having the same content as the main site page such that an inherited page before updating is overwrote with the updated inherited page or a link for the inherited page before updating is replaced with a link for the updated inherited page in the second server system; 
 carrying out, at each second server system, authentication with the first server system for the remote updating of the inherited page by the first server system; 
 recording a first access log information indicating a log of access from each client system to the inherited page and a second access log information indicating a log of access from each client system to the original page at each second server system; 
 transmitting the first access log information and the second access log information from each second server system to the first server system; 
 receiving the first access log information and the second access log information from each second server system at the first server system; and 
 recording the first access log information and the second access log information for each second sever system at the first server system. 
   
   
   
       2 . The site management method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 transmitting from the first server system, a content confirmation message for urging a site manager of each second server system to carry out a content confirmation before carrying out the remote updating;   presenting a message for urging the site manager to carry out the content confirmation upon receiving the content confirmation message at each second server system;   returning an affirmative message indicating an affirmation by the site manager when an input indicating the affirmation is entered from the site manager at each second server system; and   carrying out the remote updating upon receiving the affirmative message at the first server system.   
   
   
       3 . The site management method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 when a predetermined information among the first access log information and the second access log information is used as a basis of calculation of a partnership handling fee to be charged from an operator of the first server system to an operator of each second server system,   generating a certificate for certifying that at least information as the basis of calculation of the partnership handling fee among the first access log information and the second access log information is not altered and attaching the certificate to the at least information as the basis of calculation of the partnership handling fee at each second server system; and   verifying that information which the certificate certifies has not been altered according to the certificate at the first server system.   
   
   
       4 . The site management method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving a request made with respect to the inherited page from each client system and notifying the request immediately to the first server system at each second server system; and   processing the request notified from each second server system at the first server system.   
   
   
       5 . The site management method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving a request made with respect to the inherited page from each client system and notifying the request immediately to the first server system at each second server system;   notifying a command with respect to the request notified from the second server system, from the first server system to the second server system; and   processing the command notified from the first server system at each second server system.   
   
   
       6 . A site management method for use in an electronic service system comprising:
 a first server system configured to provide electronic services as a main site on an Internet for client systems of a plurality of electronic service users; and   a plurality of second server systems configured to provide the electronic services as a partner site of the main site, each second server system being related to a specific operator that makes a partnership contract with an operator of the first server system,   the first server system including:
 a first server communication interface unit configured to communicate via the Internet with each second server system or each client system that gains access to the first server system; 
 a main site page holding unit configured to hold a main site page for providing an electronic service related to a main site content for each client system that gains access to the main site, 
   each second server system including:
 a second server communication interface unit configured to communicate via the Internet with the first server system or each client system that gains access to the second server system; 
 an inherited page holding unit configured to hold the inherited page for providing an electronic service related to an inherited content for each client system that gains access to the inherited content of the partner site, the inherited page being updated by the first server system; 
 an original page holding unit configured to hold an original page of the partner site for providing an electronic service related to an original content for each client system that gains access to the original content of the partner site; 
   the method comprising:
 carrying out authentication with each second server system at the first server system when any layout information of the main site page is updated; 
 transmitting from the first server system, an updated layout information of the main site page to each second server system in order to carry out a remote updating of an inherited page of each second server system having the same layout information as the updated layout information of the main site page such that a layout information of the inherited page before updating is overwrote with the updated layout information or a link for the layout information before updating is replaced with a link for the updated layout information in the second server system; 
 carrying out, at each second server system, authentication with the first server system for the remote updating of the inherited page by the first server system; 
 recording a first access log information indicating a log of access from each client system to the inherited page and a second access log information indicating a log of access from each client system to the original page at each second server system; 
 transmitting the first access log information and the second access log information from each second server system to the first server system, 
 receiving the first access log information and the second access log information from each second server system at the first server system; and 
 recording the first access log information and the second access log information for each second sever system at the first server system. 
   
   
   
       7 . The site management method of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 transmitting from the first server system, a content confirmation message for urging a site manager of each second server system to carryout a content confirmation before carrying out the remote updating;   presenting a message for urging the site manager to carry out the content confirmation upon receiving the content confirmation message at each second server system;   returning an affirmative message indicating an affirmation by the site manager when an input indicating the affirmation is entered from the site manager at each second server system; and   carrying out the remote updating upon receiving the affirmative message at the first server system.   
   
   
       8 . The site management method of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 when a predetermined information among the first access log information and the second access log information is used as a basis of calculation of a partnership handling fee to be charged from an operator of the first server system to an operator of each second server system,   generating a certificate for certifying that at least information as the basis of calculation of the partnership handling fee among the first access log information and the second access log information is not altered and attaching the certificate to the at least information as the basis of calculation of the partnership handling fee at each second server system; and   verifying that information which the certificate certifies has not been altered according to the certificate at the first server system.   
   
   
       9 . The site management method of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 receiving a request made with respect to the inherited page from each client system and notify the request immediately to the first server system at each second server system; and   processing the request notified from each second server system at the first server system.   
   
   
       10 . The site management method of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 receiving a request made with respect to the inherited page from each client system and notifying the request immediately to the first server system at each second server system;   notifying a command with respect to the request notified from the second server system, from the first server system to the second server system: and   processing the command notified from the first server system at each second server system.