JP2002077077A - Information transmission system, and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information transmission system where servers are placed in a specific area that allows a server to transmit information peculiar to the specific area to a mobile terminal in real time when the mobile terminal is located in the specific area so as to allow the mobile terminal to smoothly access information in the specific area. SOLUTION: A transmitter 100 enters information, displays the information and registers the information to a database, and transmits the information registered to the database to the specific area. When a wireless reception terminal 200 is located in the specific area, the wireless reception terminal 200 receives the information sent from the transmitter 100, analyzes (sorts) the contents and stores the data to its reception file. Furthermore, the wireless reception terminal 200 displays contents of the reception file as required through display switching (scrolling).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to an information transmission system and a storage medium, and more particularly, to an information transmission system for transmitting regional information and a storage medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the advance of technology, miniaturization of electronic components has been realized, and mobile personal computers and PDAs (Personal Digital
Portable information terminals called digital assistants) are rapidly spreading. In addition, PHS (Personal Handyphone Sy
stem), a function to manage various personal information is added to the mobile phone, e-mail function, data communication function,
Devices equipped with an Internet browser function and the like have been developed, and have produced various usage patterns due to their portability and convenience.

When transmitting and receiving information on the Internet, transmitting and receiving electronic mails, and the like in the above-mentioned portable terminals and portable telephones, via a server of a service company which provides these portable terminals and portable telephones. It is common to do.

[0004]

For this reason, there has been a problem that it is difficult to connect when the number of accesses to a server of a service company that provides mobile terminals and mobile phones is large.

[0005] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to install a plurality of servers in a specific area and, when a mobile terminal is located in the specific area, transmit information unique to the specific area from the server to the mobile terminal in real time. The purpose is to smoothly access information in a specific area.

[0006]

The present invention has the following features in order to achieve the above object. In the following description of the means, a configuration corresponding to the embodiment is exemplified by parentheses as an example. Reference numerals and the like are reference numerals and the like in the drawings described later.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, information transmitted from an information transmitting apparatus (for example, the transmitting apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 1) is transmitted to a wireless receiving terminal (for example, the wireless receiving terminal 20 shown in FIG. 1).
0), the information transmitting apparatus is provided for each unique installation location such as a store, and the information unique to the installation location is limited to an area by a weak radio wave. A transmission unit (for example, the wireless communication device 7 shown in FIG. 3) for transmitting to a transmission area (for example, the reception areas A to F shown in FIG. 2) is provided, and the wireless reception terminal enters the transmission area of each of the installation locations. Receiving means (for example, a wireless communication device 25 shown in FIG. 6) for receiving the unique information transmitted from each of the information transmitting devices;
Storage means for analyzing the content of the unique information received by the receiving means and storing the unique information in association with the analyzed content (for example, storage device 26 shown in FIG. 6)
And display means (for example, the display unit 23 shown in FIG. 6) for displaying the unique information stored by the storage means in a manner classified according to its content.

According to the information transmission system of the present invention, the information transmission apparatus includes transmission means for transmitting information specific to the installation location in a transmission area limited to an area, and the wireless reception terminal enters the transmission area. And receiving means for receiving the information transmitted from the information transmitting apparatus, storage means for analyzing and storing the content of the received information, and display means for displaying the stored information separately according to the content. Thereby, the information transmitted from the transmitting means of the information transmitting apparatus can be received by the wireless receiving means in the transmission area and displayed on the display means, so that the wireless receiving terminal transmits the information transmitted from the information transmitting apparatus. The information can be received directly, and the user of the wireless receiving terminal can immediately acquire the information unique to the installation location such as a store, for example, without spending time for information search. Further, when applied to an existing store or the like, an information transmission system can be easily realized at low cost.

According to the invention of claim 8, the information transmitted from the information transmitting server (for example, the shopping mall server 300 shown in FIG. 11) is received by the wireless receiving terminal (for example, the wireless receiving terminal 200 shown in FIG. 11). In the information transmission system, the information transmission server is provided for each specific area (for example, the areas 1a to 3a shown in FIG. 11 and the amusement park shown in FIG. 15) such as a shopping street and an amusement park. Each facility (for example, the store shown in FIG.
The information specific to the specific area (for example, areas 1a to 3 shown in FIG.
a) transmitting means (for example, the wireless communication device 36 shown in FIG. 12) for transmitting the information of each facility transmitted from the information transmitting server when entering the specific area. It is characterized by having a receiving means (the wireless communication device 25 shown in FIG. 6) for receiving and displaying it on the display means (the display unit 23 shown in FIG. 6).

According to the information transmission system of the present invention, the information transmission server includes transmission means for transmitting information of each facility belonging to each specific specific area to the specific area, and the radio receiving terminal specifies the information. By providing receiving means for displaying the received information on the display means when entering the area,
Since the information transmitted from the transmitting means of the information transmitting device can be received by the wireless receiving device in the specific area and displayed on the display device, the wireless receiving terminal can directly receive the information transmitted from the information transmitting device. The user of the wireless receiving terminal can receive the information without spending time searching for information.
For example, it is possible to collectively acquire information on a specific specific area such as a shopping mall or an amusement park. Further, if the present invention is applied to existing shopping malls, amusement parks, and the like, the information transmission system can be easily realized at low cost.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS (First Embodiment) FIG.
The information transmission system 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

First, the configuration will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration of an information transmission system 1 according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 1, an information transmission system 1 includes a plurality of transmission devices 100 installed in a store or the like and a transmission device 1.
And a portable wireless receiving terminal 200 that receives a weak radio wave transmitted from the wireless terminal 200.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing reception areas A to D in which the above-described wireless receiving terminal 200 can receive weak radio waves transmitted from a plurality of transmitting apparatuses 100a to 100d.

The radio receiving terminal 200 is located in the receiving area A of FIG.
If there is, information can be received by the weak radio wave transmitted from the transmitting device 100a installed in the receiving area A.

When the wireless receiving terminal 200 is located in an area E where the receiving area A and the receiving area B overlap each other, the transmitting apparatus 100a installed in the receiving area A and the wireless receiving terminal 200 installed in the receiving area B are used. Information can be received by a weak radio wave transmitted from the transmitting device 100b.

Similarly, when the wireless receiving terminal 200 is located in an area F where the receiving area B, the receiving area C and the receiving area D overlap each other in FIG.
b, the transmission device 100c installed in the reception area C,
Information can be received by a weak radio wave transmitted from the transmission device 100d installed in the reception area D.

FIG. 3 shows the information transmission system 1 shown in FIG.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a transmission device 100 used in FIG.

In FIG. 3, transmitting apparatus 100
PU (Central Processing Unit) 2, input unit 3, display unit 4, transmission control unit 5, RAM (Random Access Memory)
ry) 6, a wireless communication device 7, a storage device 8, and a storage medium 9;
Connected by

The CPU 2 transmits an application program specified from various application programs corresponding to the information transmission system 1 stored in the storage device 8 and various instructions input from the input unit 3 to a work memory area in the RAM 6. In accordance with the input instruction and the input data, various processes are executed according to the application program stored in the RAM 6, and the processing results are stored in a work memory area in the RAM 6.
It is displayed on the display unit 4. Then, the processing result stored in the work memory area is stored in a storage destination in the storage device 8 specified by the input unit 3.

In an information transmission process (see FIG. 8) described later, the CPU 2 inputs information via the input unit 3 and displays the information on the display unit 4 according to an input instruction input from the input unit 3.
And the input information is registered in a database (not shown) in the storage device 8.

The CPU 2 determines in advance whether the hourly registration table is stored in the storage device 8, and if so, reads out the current time and compares it with the time zone of the hourly registration table 8a. I do. Then, the CPU 2 reads out the time zone information registered in the collated time zone, and combines the fixed information and the time zone information.

The CPU 2 reads information from a database registered in the storage device 8 according to a transmission instruction input from the input unit 3, and transmits the information from the wireless communication device 7.

The input unit 3 includes a mouse or a keyboard provided with a cursor key, numeric input keys, various function keys, and the like, and outputs to the CPU 2 a pressing signal pressed by the keyboard and a mouse position signal.

The display unit 4 is a CRT (Cathode Ray Tub).
e) or liquid crystal display (LCD: Liquid Crysta)
l) for generating various signals based on display data input from the CPU 2 to perform various displays.

The transmission control unit 5 includes an external personal computer, a mobile phone, or a PHS (Personal Handyphone).
System) and a connector for connecting via a cable, a modem (MODEM: MOdulator / DEModulator) or a terminal adapter (TA: Terminal Adapter). Control for performing the communication. The modem modulates the digital data processed by the CPU 2 into an analog signal in the frequency band of the telephone line in order to communicate with an external device such as a personal computer via the telephone line. A terminal adapter converts an existing interface into an interface corresponding to ISDN in order to communicate with an external device such as a personal computer via an ISDN line. It is a device to do.

The RAM 6 has a work memory area for storing designated application programs, input instructions, input data, processing results, and the like.

The wireless communication device 7 has a wireless data communication function such as a wireless communication using a weak radio wave, an infrared communication and a Bluetooth communication, and controls transmission and reception of data to and from the wireless receiving terminal 200.

The storage device 8 has a storage medium 9 in which programs, data and the like are stored in advance, and this storage medium 9 is constituted by a magnetic or optical storage medium or a semiconductor memory. The storage medium 9 is fixedly provided in the storage device 8 or is detachably mounted. The storage medium 9 stores a system program, various application programs corresponding to the system, a database, and the like. .

The program, data, and the like stored in the storage medium 9 are partially or wholly received from the transmission control unit 5 from another device such as a server or a client via a transmission medium such as a network line. The storage medium may be configured to be stored, and the storage medium 9 may be a storage medium of a server constructed on a network. Furthermore, the program may be configured to be transmitted to a server or a client via a transmission medium such as a network line and installed in these devices.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display example of information registered in a database (not shown). In an information transmission process (see FIG. 8) described later, the store name, information content, location, telephone number, and the like input based on a predetermined format are displayed on the display unit 23 of the wireless reception terminal 200 as shown in FIG.
(See FIG. 6).

FIG. 4A shows the contents registered in the database (storage device 8) of the transmitting device 100 installed in "Restaurant OO". FIG. 4A shows time-based information 8 composed of “restaurant XX” indicating the store name and “recommended today… lunch of the day…” indicating the information content of the store.
This is a display example in a case where a combination of a fixed information 81b including an address, a map, a telephone number, and the like indicating a place is shown.

Similarly, FIG. 4B shows a database (storage device 8) of the transmitting device 100 installed in the "xx watch shop".
Shows the registered contents. FIG. 4B shows time zone information 82a composed of “xx clock shop” indicating the shop name, “dark time service, clock grab, calculator basket…” indicating the information content of the shop, and the location. Addresses and maps that indicate
It is a display example in the case of combining with fixed information 82b composed of a telephone number and the like.

Similarly, FIG. 4C shows "parking □"
“×” indicates the content registered in the database (storage device 8) of the transmission device 100 installed in the transmission device 100. FIG. 4C shows time zone information 83a composed of “parking xx” indicating the store name, “vacancy ... 5 more! 30 minutes 100 yen” indicating the information content of the store, and the location. It is a display example in a case where the information is combined with fixed information 83b including an address, a map, a telephone number, and the like.

Here, the above-mentioned time zone information (81a-8)
3a) and the fixed information (81b to 83b) are stored in the database (storage device 8) of each transmitting device 100, and the display form is individually displayed (for example, only fixed information) or combined by setting. (Time zone information and fixed information) can be displayed.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the time zone-based registration table 8a stored in the storage device 8 of the transmission device 100. For example, the hourly registration table 8a in FIG. 5 indicates that the supermarket opening hours (8:00 to 20:00) for one day are from 8:00 to 12:00, and from 12:00 to 12:00.
It is a time table for one week in which the types of advertisements to be transmitted in the respective time zones are registered at 5:00, 15:00 to 18:00, and 18:00 to 20:00.

In the hourly registration table 8a of FIG. 5, the set advertisements are "normal advertisement", "Monday evening market", "Tuesday morning market", and "Friday morning market".

The "normal advertisement" is, for example, an advertisement on which information such as the time-specific information 81a shown in FIG. 4A and information on the store (for example, business hours) are placed. The time when this “normal advertisement” is set is from 8:00 to 15:00 on Monday, from 12:00 to 20:00 on Tuesday, from 8:00 to 20 on Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday.
It is time.

"Monday evening market", "Tuesday morning market" and "Friday morning market" are, for example, time zone information 82a in FIG.
This is an advertisement carrying information (time service) as shown in FIG. The time when "Monday Evening Market" is set is from 18:00 on Monday
20:00, the time when "Tuesday morning market" is set is from 8:00 to 12:00 on Tuesday, and the time when "Friday morning market" is set is from 8:00 to 12:00 on Friday.

Here, the advertisements ("normal advertisement", "Monday evening market", "Tuesday morning market",
"Friday morning market") can freely set the content and the time zone to be displayed.

FIG. 6 shows the information transmission system 1 shown in FIG.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a wireless receiving terminal 200 used in the embodiment.

In FIG. 6, radio receiving terminal 200
Is a CPU 21, an input unit 22, a display unit 23, a RAM 2
4. The communication system includes a wireless communication device 25, a storage device 26, and a storage medium 27. The components except the storage medium 27 are connected by a bus 28.

The CPU 21 outputs an application program designated from the various application programs corresponding to the information transmission system 1 stored in the storage device 26 and various instructions input from the input unit 22 to the RA.
In accordance with the input instruction and the input data, various processes are executed in accordance with the application program stored in the RAM 24, and the processing results are stored in the work memory area in the RAM 24. 23. Then, the processing result stored in the work memory area is stored in a storage destination in the storage device 26 specified by the input unit 22.

In an information receiving process described later (see FIG. 9), the CPU 21 performs an input operation from the input unit 22 to
If there is a mode designation instruction, the process shifts to reception information search mode designation (distance order / genre).

The CPU 21 is connected to the radio receiving terminal 200
When a user enters a transmission area of a transmission device 100 and receives information transmitted from the transmission device 100 by the wireless communication device 25, the content of the received information is analyzed (sorted).
Then, the received information is registered according to the analysis result.

If the mode has been designated, the CPU 21 displays the received contents on the display unit 23 in accordance with the designated mode, and the input unit 22 for inputting as necessary.
The display on the display unit 23 is scrolled according to an input instruction from.

The input section 22 has a keyboard provided with a cursor key, numeric input keys, various function keys, and the like, and outputs a pressing signal pressed by the keyboard to the CPU 21.

The display unit 23 is constituted by an LCD or the like.
A signal based on the display data input from the CPU 21 is generated to perform various displays.

The RAM 24 has a work memory area for storing designated application programs, input instructions, input data, processing results, and the like.

The wireless communication device 25 has a wireless data communication function such as wireless communication using a weak radio wave, infrared communication, Bluetooth communication, and the like, and controls transmission and reception of data to and from the transmission device 100.

The storage device 26 has a storage medium 27 in which programs, data and the like are stored in advance, and this storage medium 27 is constituted by a magnetic or optical storage medium or a semiconductor memory. The storage medium 27 is fixedly provided in the storage device 26 or is detachably mounted. The storage medium 27 includes a system program, various application programs corresponding to the system, and programs set by these programs. The received data, the received file 26a and the like are stored.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the reception file 26a stored in the storage device 26. The received file 26a includes the store name 261, "Western food", "China",
Genre 2 indicating the type of store such as "parking lot" or "watch shop"
62, a place 263 indicating the location of the store such as an address (or telephone number), and information contents 264 indicating advertisement contents such as time service and recommendations.

Next, the operation will be described. FIG. 8 shows the transmission device 1
It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the information transmission process performed in 00.

In the transmission process shown in FIG.
Determines whether there is an input instruction from the input unit 3 (step S1). If there is no input instruction (step S1; N
O), and proceed to step S5. If there is an input instruction (step S1; YES), CPU 2 displays information input by input unit 3 on display unit 4 (step S1).
2). Then, the CPU 2 stores the input information in a database in the storage device 8 (Step S3), and determines whether the information input is completed (Step S4).

If the database registration process is to be continued (step S4; NO), the process returns to step S2, and if the information input is to be terminated (step S4; YES), the CPU
2 determines whether or not the hourly registration table 8a is stored in the storage device 8 (step S5).

If the hourly registration table 8a is not stored in the storage device 8 (step S5; NO), step S1 is executed.
Move to 0.

If the hourly registration table 8a is stored in the storage device 8 (step S5; YES), the CPU 2
Reads the current time and day of the week from a clock unit (not shown) (step S6), and compares the current time and day with the time zone in the hourly registration table 8a (step S7). Next, the CPU 2 reads out time-based information (for example, the time-based information 81a) (step S8), and combines the fixed information (for example, the fixed information 81b) with the time-based information (for example, FIG. 4A). )
(Step S9). Then, the CPU 2 determines whether or not a transmission cycle for performing the transmission process (for example, every one minute) has arrived (step S10).

If the transmission process is not performed (step S1)
0; NO), and proceeds to step S13. If the transmission process is to be performed (step S10; YES), the CPU 2
Reads information from the database (step S1).
1), and transmits the information to the wireless receiving terminal 200 (step S12).

Then, the CPU 2 determines whether or not there is an instruction to end the process (step S13). If the process is to be continued (step S13; NO), the process returns to step S1. If the processing is to be ended (step S13; Y
ES), and ends the information transmission process.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the flow of the information receiving process executed in radio receiving terminal 200.

In FIG. 9, first, the CPU 21 determines whether or not there is an input operation for mode designation from the input unit 22 (step S21). If there is no input operation for mode designation (step S21; NO), the process proceeds to step S25. If there is an input operation for mode designation (step S21; YES), the CPU 21 designates a search mode (genre or distance order) of the received information (step S21).
22).

Next, the CPU 21 determines whether or not “genre” has been designated in the search mode designation (step S23). If “genre” has been designated (step S23; YES), the input from the input unit 22 is performed. A 'genre' is designated by an input operation (step S2)
4).

If the 'genre' has not been specified (step S23; NO), the process proceeds to step S25, and the CPU 21 determines whether or not to end the mode specification. If the mode designation is continued (step S25; NO), the process returns to step S22. If the mode designation is to be ended (step S25; YES), C
The PU 21 proceeds to Step S26 and performs a receiving process.

Next, the CPU 21 determines whether or not there is received information (step S27). If there is no reception information (step S27; NO), the process returns to step S21. If there is received information (step S27; YES), C
The PU 21 analyzes (sorts) the contents (genre, location) of the received information (step S28), and registers the received information in the received file 26a according to the analysis result (step S29). That is, the received information is registered in association with the genre or in the order of distance based on the location data.

Next, the CPU 21 determines whether or not a mode has been designated (step S30). If the mode has been designated (step S30; YES), the received file is received in the designated mode (genre or distance order). 26a
A search is made for the reception information registered in (step S31).

If the mode has not been designated (step S30; NO), the flow shifts to step S32.

Then, the CPU 21 sets the reception file 26
The received information registered in a is displayed on the display unit 23 in accordance with the specified mode (if there is no mode specification, the receiving order) (step S32), and the input unit 22
It is determined whether or not there is a display switching instruction from (step S33).

If there is a display switching instruction (step S33;
YES), the CPU 21 scrolls the display content displayed on the display unit 232 (step S34). If there is no display switching instruction (step S33; N
O), the CPU 21 determines whether or not there is an end instruction from the input unit 22 (step S34).

If there is no end instruction (step S35; N
O), the process returns to step S21, and if there is an end instruction (step S35; YES), the CPU 21 ends the information receiving process.

Therefore, the information transmitted from the transmitting device 100 by the wireless receiving terminal 200 can be displayed in the specified mode (in order of genre or distance), so that the required information can be displayed in a legible manner. Further, by setting the transmission information for each time zone, the information to be transmitted for each time zone can be changed, so that more detailed information can be provided to the user.

(Second Embodiment) Next, a parking lot system according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The configuration of the parking lot system
The transmitting apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment having a sensor unit for detecting the number of empty parking lots, and the wireless receiving terminal 20
0. Therefore, the information transmission system 1
The detailed description of the same components as those of the above is omitted, and the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and will be described below.

The sensor unit includes an infrared sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, and the like, and detects the presence of a vehicle that is installed at a gate of a parking lot or the like and enters and leaves the vehicle. The CPU 2 manages the number of empty parking lots based on the incoming / outgoing vehicle detection signal input from the sensor unit.

When an incoming / outgoing vehicle detection signal is input by the sensor unit, the CPU 2 determines the presence or absence of a vacant vehicle from the number of parkable vehicles in the parking lot, and determines the vacant vehicle information and fixed information (for example, map information). Alternatively, the full information and the fixed information are combined into transmission information.

Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a parking lot process executed when information is transmitted from the parking lot transmitting device 100 to the wireless receiving terminal 200.

In FIG. 10, first, the CPU 2 determines whether or not there is entry or exit based on the entry / exit vehicle detection signal input from the sensor unit (step S4).
1). If there is no entry or exit (Step S41; N
O), and proceed to step S46. If a vehicle that has entered or exited the warehouse has been detected (step S41; YES),
The number of incoming / outgoing vehicles is detected from the incoming / outgoing vehicle detection signal from the sensor unit (step S42), and the detected number of incoming / outgoing vehicles is compared with the number of parkable vehicles registered in the storage device 8 in advance. It is determined whether there is a vacancy in the parking lot (step S43).

If there is a vacancy in the parking lot (step S43;
YES), the CPU 2 stores the information on the number of empty vehicles and the fixed information calculated from the number of vehicles entering and leaving the vehicle and the number of parkable vehicles in the RAM.
6 and stored in the storage device 8 (step S4).
4) The process proceeds to step S46. If there is no vacancy in the parking lot (step S43; NO), the CPU 2 stores full information (for example, information according to time zone) previously stored in the database and fixed information (for example, map information). Are stored in the storage device 8 (step S45), and the process proceeds to step S46.

Then, the CPU 2 determines whether or not to perform a transmission process (step S46). If the transmission process is not performed (step S46; NO), the process returns to step S41. If transmission processing is performed (step S46; Y
ES), the combined information is read from the storage device 8 onto the RAM 6 (step S47), and transmitted by the wireless communication device 7 to the wireless reception terminal 200 in the transmission area (for example, the reception areas A to F) (step S48).

The CPU 2 determines whether or not to continue the parking lot process (step S49). If the parking lot process is to be continued (step S49; YES), the CPU 2 proceeds to step S4.
Return to 1. When ending the parking lot process (step S49; NO), the process ends.

Therefore, the information on the number of empty vehicles or the notification of the fullness of the vehicle based on the detection signal of the vehicle entering and leaving the parking lot detected by the sensor unit is transmitted from the transmitting device 100 to the wireless receiving terminal 200.
Can be transmitted in real time, so that the user of the wireless receiving terminal 200 can quickly obtain details of necessary information.

(Third Embodiment) Next, FIGS.
A mall system according to a third embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIG. The shopping mall system includes a shopping mall server 300 and the wireless receiving terminal 200 according to the first embodiment. Therefore, a detailed description of the configuration of the wireless receiving terminal 200 is omitted, and the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and will be described below.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a system configuration of a shopping mall system. In FIG. 11, in the shopping mall system, for example, the shopping mall server 300 in the area 1 a manages information (advertisement) of each store in a database and manages the information (advertisement) to the wireless reception terminal 200 in the area 1 a. Send. Similarly, in the area 2a and the area 3a, the information (advertisement) created by the mall server in each area is transmitted to the wireless receiving terminal 200 in the area 2a or the area 3a.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the shopping mall server 300. 12, the shopping mall server 300 includes a CPU 31, an input unit 32, and a display unit 3.
3, transmission control unit 34, RAM 35, wireless communication device 36,
It comprises a printing device 37, a storage device 38, and a storage medium 39, and each part except the storage medium 39 is connected by a bus 40.

The CPU 31 sends an application program designated from the various application programs corresponding to the shopping mall system stored in the storage device 38 and various instructions input from the input unit 32 to the RAM 3.
5, in accordance with the input instruction and the input data, execute various processes according to the application program stored in the RAM 35, and store the processing results in the work memory area in the RAM 35, 33. Then, the processing result stored in the work memory area is stored in a storage destination in the storage device 38 instructed by the input unit 32.

The CPU 31 inputs information to each store from the input unit 32 and displays the input information in accordance with an input instruction input from the input unit 32 in a shopping mall process (see FIG. 14) described later. Then, the input information is registered in the database 38a in the storage device 38.

The CPU 2 reads information from the database 38a registered in the storage device 38 according to the transmission instruction input from the input unit 3, and transmits the information from the wireless communication device 36 to the area (for example, the areas 1a to 3a). ).

The input section 32 includes a mouse or a keyboard having cursor keys, numeric input keys, various function keys, and the like. The input section 32 outputs to the CPU 31 a pressing signal pressed by the keyboard and a mouse position signal.

The display section 33 is constituted by a CRT, a liquid crystal display, or the like, and generates a signal based on display data input from the CPU 31 to perform various displays.

The transmission control section 34 is composed of a connector, a modem or a terminal adapter for connecting to an external personal computer, a mobile phone or a PHS via a cable, and the like, and is connected via a telephone line, an ISDN line, the Internet or the like. Controls communication with external devices. The modem is connected to a CPU 3 to communicate with an external device such as a personal computer via a telephone line.
1 is a device that modulates the digital data processed by 1 into an analog signal in a frequency band of a telephone line and demodulates the analog signal input through the telephone line into a digital signal. The terminal adapter is an ISDN line. This is a device that converts an existing interface into an interface corresponding to ISDN in order to communicate with an external device such as a personal computer via the Internet.

The RAM 35 has a work memory area for storing designated application programs, input instructions, input data, processing results, and the like.

The wireless communication device 36 has a wireless data communication function such as a wireless communication using a weak radio wave, an infrared communication and a Bluetooth communication, and controls the transmission and reception of data with the wireless reception terminal 200.

The printing device 37 prints data and the like created by various application programs.

The storage device 38 has a storage medium 39 in which programs, data and the like are stored in advance, and the storage medium 39 is constituted by a magnetic or optical storage medium or a semiconductor memory. The storage medium 39 is fixedly provided in the storage device 38 or is detachably mounted. The storage medium 39 stores a system program, various application programs corresponding to the system, a database, and the like. .

The programs, data, and the like stored in the storage medium 39 are partially or wholly received from the transmission control unit 34 from another device such as a server or a client via a transmission medium such as a network line. The storage medium may be configured to be stored, and the storage medium 39 may be a storage medium of a server constructed on a network. Furthermore, the program may be configured to be transmitted to a server or a client via a transmission medium such as a network line and installed in these devices.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a database 38a stored in the storage device 38 of the shopping mall server 300.
The items registered in the database 38a include not only a store name and information contents (for example, business hours) but also a telephone number, an address, a map, and the like (not shown).

Next, the operation of the third embodiment will be described. FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a shopping mall process executed when information is transmitted from the shopping mall server 300 to the wireless reception terminal 200.

In the shopping street processing of FIG. 14, first, the CP
U31 determines whether there is an input instruction from the input unit 32 (step S51). If there is no input instruction (step S
51; NO), and proceeds to step S55. If there is an input instruction (step S51; YES), the CPU 31
Displays the information corresponding to each store input from the input unit 32 on the display unit 33, and prints the information from the printing device 37 (step S52). Then, the CPU 31 stores the input information in the database 38a in the storage device 38 (step S53), and determines whether there is an instruction to end the information input (step S54).

If the database registration process is to be continued (step S54; NO), the process returns to step S52, and if the information input is to be terminated (step S54; YES),
The CPU 31 performs a transmission cycle (for example, 1
(Every minute) has arrived (step S5).
5).

If the transmission process is not performed (step S5
5; NO), and proceeds to step S51. If transmission processing is to be performed (step S55; YES), the CPU 3
1 reads information from the database 38a into the RAM 35 (step S55), and stores the information in the wireless communication device 36.
To the wireless receiving terminal 200 in the area (for example, areas 1a to 3a) (step S56).

Then, the CPU 31 determines whether or not there is an instruction to end the process (step S58). If the process is to be continued (step S58; NO), the process returns to step S51.
If the processing is to be terminated (step S58; YE
S), the information transmission process ends.

As described above, since the shopping mall server 300 can collectively manage regional information instead of installing the transmitting device 100 in each store, the local information transmitting service can be easily realized at low cost.

Further, since information (or advertisement) required in a limited area can be transmitted in real time, the receiving side can easily receive the latest information.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a modification to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 15 shows an example in which information of each attraction is managed by a center in an amusement park.
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According to the first aspect of the present invention, the information transmitting apparatus includes transmitting means for transmitting information unique to the installation location in a transmission area limited to an area, and the information is transmitted when the radio receiving terminal enters the transmission area. Receiving means for receiving information transmitted from the transmitting device, storage means for analyzing and storing the content of the received information, and display means for displaying the stored information classified according to the content, The information transmitted from the transmitting means of the information transmitting apparatus can be received by the wireless receiving means in the transmission area and displayed on the display means, so that the wireless receiving terminal can directly receive the information transmitted from the information transmitting apparatus. The user of the wireless receiving terminal can immediately receive information unique to the installation location, such as a store, without spending much time searching for information.
Further, when applied to an existing store or the like, an information transmission system can be easily realized at low cost.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the information transmitting apparatus can store different information for each time and transmit the information according to the time zone, so that the information can be updated immediately and the labor cost can be increased. Can be saved.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the information transmitting apparatus can transmit the transmission information when the information to be transmitted is input, and can transmit the information in real time.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the information transmitting apparatus can receive the detection signal from the sensor and transmit information corresponding to the received detection signal, the information transmitting apparatus can transmit the signal detected from the sensor in real time. Information can be provided based on the information.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the information transmitting apparatus can store a plurality of pieces of information to be transmitted, and can specify and transmit information to be transmitted from among the plurality of stored information. Information can be provided, and more detailed information can be provided.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the radio receiving terminal can display the received information classified by genre, so that it is possible to display the information which is easy for the user to see and understand.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the radio receiving terminal can display the received information separately according to the distance from the transmitting device, so that the information which is easy for the user to see and understand can be displayed. it can.

According to the invention described in claim 8, the information transmitting server includes transmitting means for transmitting information of each facility belonging to each specific specific area to the specific area, and receives the information when the radio receiving terminal enters the specific area. Since the information transmitted from the transmitting unit of the information transmitting device is received by the wireless receiving unit in the specific area and displayed on the display unit by providing the receiving unit for displaying the obtained information on the display unit,
The wireless receiving terminal can directly receive the information transmitted from the information transmitting device, and the user of the wireless receiving terminal does not spend time searching for information, for example, in a specific specific area such as a shopping district or an amusement park. Information can be obtained collectively. Further, if the present invention is applied to existing shopping malls, amusement parks, and the like, the information transmission system can be easily realized at low cost.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, the information transmitting apparatus transmits a program code for transmitting information specific to an installation location in a transmission area limited to an area, and a program code for receiving when the wireless receiving terminal enters the transmission area. Analyzing the content of the received unique information, displaying the program code for storing the unique information in association with the analyzed content, and displaying the stored unique information separately for each content. By including the program code, the information transmitted from the transmitting means of the information transmitting apparatus can be received by the wireless receiving means in the transmission area and displayed on the display means. The information transmitted from the device can be directly received, and the user of the wireless receiving terminal does not need to spend much time searching for information, for example, in a location such as a store. It is possible to get the information immediately. Further, when applied to an existing store or the like, an information transmission system can be easily realized at low cost.

According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, a program code for the information transmitting server to transmit information of each facility belonging to each specific specific area to the specific area, and when the wireless receiving terminal enters the specific area. And a program code for displaying the received information on the display means, so that the information transmitted from the transmission means of the information transmitting apparatus is received by the wireless reception means within the specific area and displayed on the display means. Therefore, the wireless receiving terminal can directly receive the information transmitted from the information transmitting device, the user of the wireless receiving terminal, without spending time for information search, for example, shopping malls and amusement parks It is possible to collectively acquire information of a specific specific area. Further, if the present invention is applied to existing shopping malls, amusement parks, and the like, the information transmission system can be easily realized at low cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a system configuration of an information transmission system 1.

FIG. 2 shows a case where a wireless receiving terminal 200 includes a plurality of transmitting devices 100a.
It is a figure which shows the reception area A-D which can receive the weak radio wave transmitted from -100d.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a transmitting device 100.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display example of information.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a registration table by time zone 8a.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the wireless reception terminal 200.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a data configuration of a reception file 26a.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of an information transmission process.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of an information receiving process.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a parking lot process.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a system configuration of a shopping mall system.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a shopping mall server 300.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a database 38a.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a flow of a shopping mall process.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of a case where information of each attraction is managed by a center in an amusement park.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information transmission system 2 CPU2 3 Input part 4 Display part 5 Transmission control part 6 RAM 7 Wireless communication device 8 Storage device 8a Registration table according to time zone 9 Storage medium 10 Bus 22 Input part 23 Display part 24 RAM 25 Wireless communication device 26 Storage Device 26a Received file 27 Storage medium 28 Bus 31 CPU 32 Input unit 33 Display unit 34 Transmission control unit 35 RAM 36 Wireless communication device 37 Printing device 38 Storage device 38a Database 39 Storage medium 40 Bus 81a to 83a Time zone information 81b to 83b Fixed information 100 Transmitting device 200 Wireless receiving terminal 300 Shopping mall server

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Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. An information transmission system in which a wireless reception terminal receives information transmitted from an information transmission device, wherein the information transmission device is provided at each unique installation location such as a store, and stores information unique to the installation location. The wireless receiving terminal receives the unique information transmitted from each of the information transmitting devices when the wireless receiving terminal enters the transmission area of each of the installation locations by a weak radio wave to a limited transmission area. Receiving means; analyzing means for analyzing the content of the unique information received by the receiving means; storing the unique information in association with the analyzed content; and storing the unique information stored by the storing means. An information transmission system, comprising: display means for displaying information classified according to its content. 2. The information transmitting apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a storage unit configured to store different information for each time zone, wherein the transmitting unit transmits information according to the time zone.
Information transmission system as described. 3. The information transmitting apparatus further includes an input unit for inputting the information to be transmitted, and when the transmission information is input from the input unit, the transmitting unit transmits the transmission information. The information transmission system according to claim 1, wherein: 4. The information transmitting apparatus further comprises receiving means for receiving a detection signal from a sensor disposed at the installation location, wherein the transmitting means comprises information corresponding to the detection signal received by the receiving means. 2. The information transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the information is transmitted. 5. The information transmitting apparatus further comprises: storage means for storing a plurality of pieces of information to be transmitted; and transmission information specifying means for specifying information to be transmitted from the plurality of pieces of information stored in the storage means. 2. The information transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the transmission unit reads out information designated by the transmission information designation unit from the storage unit and transmits the information. 6. The information transmitting system according to claim 1, wherein said wireless receiving terminal further comprises display control means for classifying said received information by genre and displaying it on said display means. 7. The wireless receiving terminal further comprises display control means for classifying the received information according to a distance from the information transmitting apparatus and displaying the information on the display means. Information transmission system as described. 8. An information transmitting system in which a wireless receiving terminal receives information transmitted from an information transmitting server, wherein said information transmitting server is provided for each specific specific area such as a shopping mall, an amusement park, etc. And transmitting means for transmitting information unique to each facility belonging to the specific area to the specific area by a weak radio wave, wherein the wireless receiving terminal enters the specific specific area,
An information transmission system, comprising: reception means for receiving information on each facility transmitted from the information transmission server and displaying the information on a display means. 9. A storage medium storing a computer-executable program for controlling an information transmission system in which a wireless reception terminal receives information transmitted from an information transmission device, wherein the information transmission device is a store. Etc., provided for each unique installation location, and a program code for transmitting the information unique to the installation location to a transmission area limited by a weak radio wave, the wireless receiving terminal, the transmission area of each of the installation locations Upon entry, a program code for receiving the unique information transmitted from each of the information transmitting devices, and analyzes the content of the received unique information, and associates the unique information with the analyzed content. A program code for storing information; and a program code for displaying the stored unique information separately according to its contents. Storage medium characterized by storing the program. 10. A storage medium storing a computer-executable program for controlling an information transmission system in which a wireless reception terminal receives information transmitted from an information transmission server, wherein the information transmission server is a store. A program code for transmitting information specific to each facility belonging to the specific area to the specific area by a weak radio wave, the wireless receiving terminal comprising: When you enter a specific area,
A storage medium storing a program including: a program code for receiving information on each facility transmitted from the information transmission server and displaying the information on a display unit.