JP2002014750A - System and method for illustration distribution - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily obtain various illustrations for the waiting picture setting of PHS and to transmit greeting mail with an illustration. SOLUTION: This system selects an arbitrary illustration out of illustrations provided by an illustration managing server 1 having an illustration data file 11 containing various illustrations and sends the selected illustration information to the PHS 7 and the illustration managing server 1 is equipped with an input picture transmitting means which sends various input pictures for providing illustration information to communication terminals 2, 3, and 7 capable to accessing the server through the Internet at transmission requests from the communication terminals and selects corresponding illustrations from the illustration data file 11 according to select information inputted from the communication terminals according to the input pictures sent by the input picture transmitting means and sends the selected illustration information to the PHS 7 as the transmission destination according to inputted transmission destination information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to an illustration management server having an illustration data file storing various illustrations, for example, selecting an arbitrary illustration from illustrations provided on a web page, and transmitting the selected illustration information to the Internet and the like. The present invention relates to an illustration distribution system and an illustration distribution method for transmitting an illustration to a mobile communication terminal via a telephone network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, mobile communication terminals (hereinafter, referred to as mobile phones, etc.), such as mobile phones and simplified mobile phones, which are rapidly spreading, are not limited to a telephone function but also an Internet connection function. And those equipped with an e-mail transmission function have become widespread.

[0003] Further, in such a cellular phone or the like, the display screen is becoming large in order to make the message transmitted by e-mail as easy to see as possible. In such a large-screen mobile phone, the screen display is an important point, and the usage form is various, for example, setting an illustration on a standby screen or transmitting data with an illustration. Is becoming

[0004]

As described above, in recent mobile phones and the like, an illustration is one point, and it is convenient for a user if various illustrations can be easily obtained. For example, when sending a mail, the message can be variously processed and transmitted using the obtained illustration. Also, the illustration obtained on the standby screen can be used. Also, it is convenient if the illustrations obtained can be changed periodically.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to enable various illustrations to be easily obtained for setting a standby screen of a mobile communication terminal and to transmit a greeting mail with illustrations. It is an object to provide an illustration distribution system and an illustration distribution method.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems To solve the above problems, an illustration distribution system of the present invention selects an arbitrary illustration from illustrations provided by an illustration management server having an illustration data file storing various illustrations, An illustration distribution system for transmitting the selected illustration information to a mobile communication terminal via the Internet and a telephone network, wherein the illustration management server responds to a transmission request from a communication terminal accessible via the Internet. On the other hand, input screen transmitting means for transmitting various input screens for providing illustration information to the communication terminal, and selection information input from the communication terminal according to the input screen transmitted by the input screen transmitting means. Based on the above illustration data file, select the appropriate illustration Both on the basis of the destination information inputted from said communication terminal, characterized by comprising a Illustration transmitting means for transmitting to the mobile communication terminal of the destination corresponding the selected illustrations information.

According to the present invention having such features,
A user who uses a communication terminal accessible via the Internet accesses the illustration management server from the communication terminal, selects a favorite illustration from, for example, illustrations provided on a web page, and sets a transmission destination. Just by inputting, the illustration information is transmitted to the destination mobile communication terminal. This allows the user to transmit the illustration information to, for example, his or her mobile communication terminal as a standby screen illustration and use the illustration information as a standby screen. That is, various illustrations can be registered for the standby screen by a simple operation such as selecting an illustration on the WEB page.

[0008] The illustration distribution system of the present invention comprises:
In the above configuration, the illustration management server transmits the selected illustration information to the corresponding destination mobile communication terminal on the transmission date and time when the communication terminal receives a transmission date and time designation request. It is characterized by.

According to the present invention having such features,
You can send an e-mail with illustrations by specifying the date and time.

[0010] The illustration distribution system of the present invention comprises:
In the above configuration, the illustration management server includes means for internally registering the address of the communication terminal when there is a regular distribution request from the communication terminal, and every time a predetermined period elapses. And transmitting the illustration information stored in the illustration data file to the communication terminal of the registered address.

According to the present invention having such features,
Once the periodic distribution request is made, after that, if a new update has been made, for example, on a weekly or monthly basis, the updated illustration will be sent to the mobile communication of the registered address. Sent to the terminal. Therefore, the user can obtain a new illustration without regularly going to the illustration management server, for example, a WEB page.

Further, the present invention can be realized not only as an illustration distribution system but also as an illustration distribution method. That is, the illustration distribution method of the present invention
Illustration distribution in which an arbitrary illustration is selected from illustrations provided by an illustration management server having an illustration data file storing various illustrations, and the selected illustration information is transmitted to a mobile communication terminal via the Internet and a telephone line network. A method for prompting the user to select illustration information and input transmission destination information in response to a transmission request from a communication terminal accessible via the Internet, and The method includes a step of selecting corresponding illustration information from a plurality of illustration information stored in a file, and a step of transmitting the selected illustration information to a mobile communication terminal of an input destination. And

Further, in the illustration distribution method according to the present invention, in the above configuration, when a request for designation of a transmission date and time is received from the communication terminal, the selected illustration information is moved to a corresponding transmission destination at the transmission date and time. The mobile communication terminal further includes a transmission procedure.

The illustration distribution method of the present invention, in the above configuration, includes a step of internally registering an address of the communication terminal in response to a periodic distribution request from the communication terminal;
Transmitting the illustration information stored in the illustration data file to the communication terminal at the registered address every time a predetermined period of time elapses.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration including an illustration distribution system of the present invention.

In this illustration distribution system, an illustration management server 1 for managing and providing illustration information is connected to the Internet N1 via a router or a telephone line (not shown). A portable information terminal 3 such as a personal computer 2 or a notebook personal computer is also connected to the Internet N1 via a router or a telephone line. The Internet N1 is connected to a mail server 5 dedicated to the mobile communication terminal that transmits and receives mail to and from the mobile communication terminal. The mail server 5 is connected to the public network N2.
Are connected to each other via the base station. Each of the base stations 6, 6,... Transmits and receives data to and from a simple portable telephone (hereinafter abbreviated as PHS) 7 in the communication area. In this embodiment, the mail server 5 uses NTT DoCoMo's equipment which operates as a so-called Pardio E-mail center.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram schematically showing the entire communication system, centering on the illustration management server 1 installed at the illustration distribution site.

The illustration management server 1 is a WWW server 1
a and an illustration data file 11 having functions as a mail server 1b and storing various illustration information
It has.

Then, the WEB server 1a transmits a WEB page (homepage: P) via the Internet N1.
H) In response to a transmission request from a portable information terminal 3 such as a personal computer 2 or a notebook computer that can access H), various input screens for providing illustration information are transmitted to the personal computer 2 or the portable information terminal 3. Based on the input screen transmitted by the input screen transmitting means and the selection information input from the personal computer 2 or the portable information terminal 3 according to the input screen transmitted by the input screen transmitting means, a corresponding illustration is selected from the illustration data file 11 and the personal computer 2 And an illustration transmitting means for transmitting (or downloading) the selected illustration information to the corresponding destination (self or third party) mobile communication terminal based on the transmission destination information input from the portable information terminal 3. Have.

The mail server 1b includes an input screen transmitting means for transmitting various input screens for providing illustration information to the PHS 7 as a mail text in response to a transmission request by e-mail from the PHS 7, and an input screen transmitting means. Based on the selection information input according to the input screen transmitted by and transmitted by e-mail, the corresponding illustration is selected from the illustration data file 11 and
An illustration transmitting means for transmitting (downloading) the selected illustration information as an attached file of the mail to the mobile communication terminal of the corresponding destination (self) based on the transmission destination information input from the PHS 7.

The illustration management server 1 also has a reservation management file 12 for managing the transmission date and time when there is a request for designation of the transmission date and time from the personal computer 2, the portable information terminal 3, or the PHS 7. When the transmission date and time managed by the reservation management file 12 comes, it has a function of transmitting the selected illustration information to the corresponding destination mobile communication terminal.

Further, when there is a regular distribution request from the personal computer 2, the portable information terminal 3, or the PHS 7, the illustration management server 1 stores the address of the mobile communication terminal to which the distribution is to be made in the inside. A registration unit 13 is provided, which registers the illustration information stored in the illustration data file 11 in the address registration unit 13 every time a predetermined period (for example, one week, one month, etc.) elapses. It has a function of transmitting to the mobile communication terminal having the address.

Next, a processing operation for distributing illustration information to the PHS 7 which is a mobile communication terminal using the illustration distribution system having the above configuration will be described with reference to various screen examples shown in FIGS. In the illustration distribution system of the present invention, an operation screen for illustration distribution from a homepage (web page) (including a graphic version operation screen and a text version operation screen) is provided on the illustration management server 1 as each operation screen. , And an operation screen for receiving illustrations by sending and receiving e-mails. In the present embodiment, a graphic version of the operation screen
The operation screen of the mail version will be described as an example.

First, a processing operation in the case where the illustration management server 1 is accessed from the personal computer 2 or the portable information terminal 3 to transmit the illustration will be described with reference to operation screen examples shown in FIGS.

(1) An example of an operation screen for distributing illustrations from a homepage (WEB page) (an example of an operation screen of a graphic version) (FIGS. 3 to 10). When accessing the management server 1, the illustration management server 1 sequentially transmits an input screen (WEB page) for selecting an illustration to the personal computer 2 according to an illustration information selection execution program stored in a ROM (not shown). .

For this reason, the top page screen shown in FIG. 3 is first displayed on the personal computer 2, and when the user clicks the item 21 of “Send Illustration” displayed at the top of this screen, Are displayed.

On the various setting screens, an illustration selection field 24 is provided at the upper part. The illustration selection field 24 includes illustrations classified into three categories (event, PHS screen setting, and greeting) in this embodiment. Button 24a,
24b and 24c are provided, and an illustration display window 24d is provided at the right end of this button. At this stage, nothing is displayed in the illustration display window 24d.

Further, in the transmission destination column 25 thereunder, selection windows 25a and 25b for selecting whether to transmit to a third party or to the third party, and an address input window 25c for inputting a transmission destination address. Is provided. Address input window 25
In c, the destination PHS number is entered as the user name, and the domain name following the delimiter mark is
It is set in advance.

In the date and time designation field 26 below the window, a [send now] button 26a and a [calendar display] button 26b are provided. A window 26c is provided. In the date and time input window 26c, the month and the day are input by numerals, and the transmission time zone is selected in the example of either AM or PM in this example. In the message box 27 below, a [fixed message] button 27a for selecting a fixed message prepared in advance is provided. Below the button, a message input window for inputting a message by itself is provided. 27b are provided.

An address input window 28 for inputting a user's own address is provided below the address input window 28. In this address input window 28, a user's own PHS number is input as a user name. The domain name following the delimiter mark is set in advance. Then, at the bottom of the various setting screens, a [transmission confirmation screen] button 29 is displayed.
And a [Cancel] button 30.

Here, the user selects and clicks an arbitrary category button from the three categories displayed in the illustration selection field 24 of the various setting screens. Here, it is assumed that the [greeting] button 24c is clicked.

When the [greeting] button 24c is clicked, an illustration selection screen belonging to the (greeting) category shown in FIG. 5 is displayed, and the user selects a favorite illustration from among them. Specifically, move the cursor to the desired illustration and click.
Here, it is assumed that an illustration to which a simple message "Please leave" is selected.

As a result, the screen returns to the screen shown in FIG. 4. At this time, as shown in FIG.
4 is displayed in the illustration display window 24d.

After confirming the illustration displayed on the illustration display window 24d, the user next selects in the transmission destination column 25 whether the transmission destination of this illustration is a third party or his own ( Here, the selection window 25a is selected and the third window 25a is selected.
Is selected. ), And inputs the PHS number of the transmission destination in the address input window 25c (here, 070-12).
34-5678). However, when the user himself / herself is selected as the transmission destination (when the transmission window 25b is selected), there is no need to input the address input window 28.

Thereafter, when the "Send Now" button 26a is clicked, a message is entered in the message box 27, and the user's address is entered in the address input window 28, and the message is immediately sent. However, here, assuming that the [Calendar Display] button 26b has been clicked to specify the transmission date and time, the description will be continued below.

When the "Calendar display" button 26b is clicked, a reservation screen shown in FIG. 7 is displayed.
That is, since the calendar for the next three months including the month of today (here, June 15, 2000) is displayed, the user refers to the displayed calendar and selects the day for which transmission reservation is desired. In other words, move the cursor to the relevant date on the screen and press it (click the mouse, etc.)
I do. Here, it is assumed that July 7 is clicked. As a result, when the screen returns to the screen shown in FIG. 6, the selected date (July 7) is displayed in the date and time input window 26c of the date and time designation field 26 as shown in FIG. After confirming this date, the user selects a time zone for which transmission reservation is desired, in this example, either in the morning or in the afternoon. Here, AM is selected.

Next, the user clicks, for example, a [fixed message] button 27a to input a transmission message in the message field. Then, although not shown, a list of various fixed messages is displayed below the [fixed message] button 27a, and the user selects a message to be transmitted from the list of fixed messages. Here, the message of "happy birthday" is selected. The selected message is displayed on the message input window 27b. Note that, here, a fixed message is selected from the list, but the user may directly input a message in the message input window 27b.

Thereafter, the user inputs his / her own address (here, his / her PHS number) into the address input window 28.

Now that all the settings have been completed, the user clicks the [transmission confirmation screen] button 29 next.

When the [Transmission Confirmation Screen] button 29 is clicked, a transmission confirmation screen shown in FIG. 9 is displayed. After confirming the displayed contents, the user confirms the displayed contents and then clicks the [Send] button 31 at the lower left of the screen. Click.

As a result, the illustration management server 1 which has received the operation signal of the [send] button 31 from the personal computer 2
Reads the selected illustration information (illustration of "leave it") from the illustration data file 11,
Send to the destination address as an email attachment with the selected message. When the transmission ends, a transmission end screen is displayed as shown in FIG.

Also, a [Send] button 31 from the personal computer 2
Receives the operation signal, the illustration management server 1 stores the reservation mail in the reservation management file 12 and manages the transmission mail when the transmission date and time are specified. Then, when the reservation date and time arrive, the reservation contents are read out from the reservation management file 12 and the selected illustration information (“leave it”
Is read out and sent to the destination address as an e-mail attachment with the selected message.

This mail is stored in the mail server 5 via the Internet N1. PH to be sent
The user of S7 receives the desired mail from the mail server 5 using the PHS 7, and displays the attached illustration together with the message on the screen. When the mail server 5 receives the mail with the illustration attached thereto, the mail server 5 sends the mail to the public network N2 and the nearest base station 6
, The corresponding PHS 7 may be notified of reception. In this case, it is possible to promptly notify the user of the PHS 7 that is the transmission destination that the mail with the illustration has been sent.

In the above description, the operation screen display is described as a graphic version. However, even in the case of a text version of the operation screen, the displayed content itself is exactly the same, although the display form is different.

Next, regarding the procedure for registering the regular distribution,
This will be described with reference to the operation screen examples shown in FIGS. 3, 11, and 12.

When the user first clicks on the item “regular distribution registration” 22 displayed on the top page screen shown in FIG. 3, the periodic distribution registration screen shown in FIG. 11 is displayed. The regular distribution registration screen is provided with an address input window 41 for inputting the address of the PHS for which the regular distribution of the illustration is desired. In this address input window 41, a PHS number of a transmission destination is input as a user name, and a domain name following a delimiter mark is set in advance. Enter and click the [Send] button 42.

When the [Send] button 42 is clicked, a regular distribution registration confirmation screen shown in FIG. 12 is displayed, so that the user can confirm the contents. Also, when you register for regular delivery, a confirmation email will be sent to the registered address later, as shown on the screen,
By receiving this confirmation e-mail, it is possible to confirm that the regular distribution is registered. The registered address of the regular distribution is registered and managed in the address registration unit 13 of the illustration management server 1. As for the content of the periodic distribution, the content selected by the user first (in the above example, the illustration included in the “greeting” selected from the three categories displayed in the illustration selection field 24) is periodically updated. Distribution.

Next, the procedure for canceling the regular distribution registration will be described with reference to the operation screen examples shown in FIGS. 3, 13 and 14.

When the user first clicks the item 23 of "Regular distribution release" displayed on the top page screen shown in FIG. 3, a periodic distribution release screen shown in FIG. 13 is displayed. The regular distribution release screen is provided with an address input window 43 for inputting the address of the PHS for which the regular distribution of the illustration is desired to be released. This address input window 43
Is to input the PHS number desired to be released as a user name, and the domain name following the delimiter mark is set in advance.
Enter the PHS number desired to be released in 3 and click the [Send] button 4.

When the "send" button 44 is clicked, a periodic distribution cancellation confirmation screen shown in FIG. 14 is displayed, so that the user can confirm the contents. Also, if you cancel the subscription, a confirmation email will be sent to the registered address later, as shown on the screen,
By receiving this confirmation e-mail, it is possible to confirm that the regular distribution has been released.

Next, the processing operation when the illustration management server 1 is accessed from the PHS 7 as a mobile communication terminal to transmit an illustration will be described with reference to operation screen examples shown in FIGS.

(2) Example of E-mail Version Operation Screen by E-mail Transmission / Reception The user inputs his / her PHS number in the “TITLE” column 51 on the PHS 7 e-mail transmission screen shown in FIG. Enter the address (address for accessing the illustration management server 1) and send it by e-mail.

The illustration management server 1 (mail server 1)
b) When receiving the mail transmission from PHS7,
The screen information of the illustration category list shown in FIG. 16 is transmitted to the mail server 5. Thereafter, when a read operation is performed by the PHS 7, a category list of illustrations shown in FIG. 16 is displayed on the screen of the PHS 7. The user selects a desired category from the category list. That is,
In the "TITLE" column 51 at the top of the screen, enter the desired category number and reply. Here, the 3rd "PHS
It is assumed that “for screen setting” is selected.

The illustration management server 1 (mail server 1)
b) When receiving the mail transmission from PHS7,
The screen information of the category details of the illustration shown in FIG. Thereafter, when a read operation is performed by the PHS 7, the category details of the illustration shown in FIG. 18 are displayed on the screen of the PHS 7. The user selects a desired illustration name from the category details. That is, a desired illustration number is entered in the "TITLE" column 51 at the top of the screen and a reply is made. Here, as shown in FIG. 19, it is assumed that the number 3-2 “kuroneko” is selected.

The illustration management server 1 (mail server 1)
b) When receiving the mail transmission from PHS7,
The illustration information of the selected illustration “3-2 Kuroneko” is read from the illustration data file 11 and transmitted to the mail server 5. Thereafter, when a read operation is performed by the PHS 7, an illustration of "Kuroneko" shown in FIG. 20 is displayed on the screen of the PHS 7. The user uses the received illustration information as, for example, a standby screen (wallpaper) of the PHS7.

[0057]

According to the illustration distribution system and the illustration distribution method of the present invention, a user who uses a communication terminal accessible via the Internet accesses the illustration management server from the communication terminal and, for example, accesses the illustration management server.
By simply selecting a desired illustration from the illustrations provided on the page and inputting the destination, the illustration information is transmitted to the destination mobile communication terminal. This allows the user to transmit the illustration information together with the message to, for example, a friend's mobile communication terminal. Also, for example, it can be transmitted as a standby screen illustration to its own mobile communication terminal and used as a standby screen. In other words, various illustrations can be created by simple operations such as selecting illustrations on the web page.
It can be transmitted to the user's mobile communication terminal or registered as a standby screen for the user's own mobile communication terminal.

Further, according to the illustration distribution system and the illustration distribution method of the present invention, when a transmission date and time designation request is received from a communication terminal, the selected illustration information is added to the transmission date and time of the corresponding transmission destination. Since the transmission is performed to the mobile communication terminal, the mail with the illustration can be transmitted by designating the date and time.

Further, according to the illustration distribution system and the illustration distribution method of the present invention, when there is a regular distribution request from a communication terminal, there is provided a means for internally registering the address of the communication terminal, which is set in advance. Each time a certain period of time elapses, the illustration information stored in the illustration data file is transmitted to the communication terminal of the registered address. Thereafter, the illustrations stored in the illustration data file are transmitted to the mobile communication terminal at the registered address, for example, on a weekly or monthly basis. Therefore, the user can obtain a new illustration without going to the illustration management server WEB page regularly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration including an illustration distribution system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram schematically showing the entire communication system centering on an illustration management server installed on an illustration distribution site.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a graphic operation screen for explaining an illustration distribution processing operation performed by an illustration management server.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a graphic version of an operation screen for explaining an illustration distribution processing operation by an illustration management server.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a graphic version of an operation screen for explaining an illustration distribution processing operation performed by an illustration management server.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a graphic operation screen for explaining an illustration distribution processing operation performed by an illustration management server.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a graphic version of an operation screen for explaining an illustration distribution processing operation performed by an illustration management server.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a graphic operation screen for explaining an illustration distribution processing operation by an illustration management server.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a graphic version of an operation screen for explaining an illustration distribution processing operation by an illustration management server.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a graphic version of an operation screen for explaining an illustration distribution processing operation by an illustration management server.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a graphic operation screen for explaining the processing operation of illustration regular distribution registration by the illustration management server.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a graphic version of an operation screen for explaining the processing operation of illustration regular distribution registration by the illustration management server.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a graphic operation screen for explaining the processing operation of canceling the illustration regular distribution by the illustration management server.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a graphic version of an operation screen for explaining a processing operation of illustration regular distribution cancellation by the illustration management server.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of an e-mail version operation screen for explaining an illustration distribution processing operation performed by the illustration management server.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of an e-mail version operation screen for explaining an illustration distribution processing operation performed by the illustration management server.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an E-mail version operation screen for explaining the illustration distribution processing operation by the illustration management server.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an E-mail version operation screen for explaining an illustration distribution processing operation by the illustration management server.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an E-mail version operation screen for explaining an illustration distribution processing operation by the illustration management server.

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an e-mail version operation screen for explaining an illustration distribution processing operation by the illustration management server.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Illustration management server 2 Personal computer 3 Portable information terminal such as a notebook personal computer 5 Mail server 6 Base station 7 PHS (simplified mobile phone) 11 Illustration data file 12 Reservation management file 13 Address registration section N1 Internet N2 Public telephone network

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A mobile communication terminal which selects an arbitrary illustration from illustrations provided by an illustration management server having an illustration data file storing various illustrations, and transmits the selected illustration information via the Internet and a telephone network. An illustration distribution system for transmitting to the communication terminal, wherein the illustration management server provides various input screens for providing illustration information to the communication terminal in response to a transmission request from a communication terminal accessible via the Internet. An input screen transmitting means for transmitting the selected illustration from the illustration data file based on the selection information input from the communication terminal according to the input screen transmitted by the input screen transmitting means; and Based on the destination information entered, the selected An illustration transmitting system, comprising: an illustration transmitting unit that transmits last information to a corresponding destination mobile communication terminal. 2. The illustration management server transmits, when a transmission date and time is specified from the communication terminal, the selected illustration information to the corresponding destination mobile communication terminal at the transmission date and time. The illustration distribution system according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The illustration management server includes means for internally registering the address of the communication terminal when a periodic distribution request is received from the communication terminal, and each time a predetermined period of time elapses. 2. The illustration distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the illustration information stored in the illustration data file is transmitted to a communication terminal at a registered address. 4. A mobile communication terminal which selects an arbitrary illustration from illustrations provided by an illustration management server having an illustration data file storing various illustrations, and transmits the selected illustration information via the Internet and a telephone network. A method of prompting the user to select illustration information and input destination information in response to a transmission request from a communication terminal accessible via the Internet, based on the selected illustration. A step of selecting corresponding illustration information from a plurality of illustration information stored in the illustration data file; and a step of transmitting the selected illustration information to the mobile communication terminal of the input destination. An illustration delivery method characterized by being provided. 5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of transmitting the selected illustration information to the corresponding destination mobile communication terminal at the transmission date and time when the communication terminal requests transmission date and time. The illustration distribution method according to claim 4, wherein: 6. A procedure for registering an address of the communication terminal therein in response to a periodic distribution request from the communication terminal, and a step of storing the address in the illustration data file every time a predetermined period elapses. 5. The method according to claim 4, further comprising transmitting the illustration information to a communication terminal having a registered address.