JP2002123758A - System and method for supplying contents to portable telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and safely charge a user even in a general site established on the Internet and to supply the pay contents to the portable telephone set of the user. SOLUTION: This system is provided with means (17 to 19 and 22) which previously issue the pin number (use ticket) of information quantity corresponding to call quantity to a user by a rate collection substitute service from a general telephone set (20) and means (21, 23 to 26, 12, 14 and 15) supplying the contents to a portable telephone set (16) in accordance with the obtained pin number with respect to a user accessing the web site of the contents to the portable telephone set, which are established on the Internet (11) through the portable telephone set (16). At the time of obtaining the pin number, the user can select call quantity, namely, a charge rate from a prescribed course.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a content providing system for mobile phones compatible with the Internet and a method of providing the same, and more particularly, to a method of providing contents (contents of information) from a website called a general site established on the Internet for a fee. Systems and methods that can be provided.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the rapid growth of Internet connection services using mobile phones has been conspicuous. If the user's mobile phone is compatible with the Internet, the user can access a site provided on the Internet through this service and obtain desired information.

[0003] The contents for Internet-compatible telephones transmitted by the information provider through the Internet connection service can be roughly classified into two types. One is an official website that has been certified by mobile phone carriers, and the content based on this official website is called legitimate content.
The other is a general site other than an official site (also called an unofficial site or a selfish site) that simply provides content for an Internet-enabled mobile phone provided on the Internet.

[0004] The contents of the official site are registered in the menu of the mobile phone from the beginning, and when the content is charged, the mobile phone provider charges the usage fee of the content instead of the information provider of the content. Has been collected.

On the other hand, the contents of the general site are not registered in the menu of the mobile phone from the beginning, but are bookmarked by the user as necessary.

[0006]

By the way, each portable telephone terminal has a unique ID number. The mobile phone company keeps this ID number private in principle from the viewpoint of ensuring user safety and protecting privacy. For this reason, the information provider of the general site cannot identify who uses the company service from the terminal ID.

[0007] For this reason, in the case of a general site, it is very difficult to charge a service (charge for contents),
As one method, there has been an authentication method in which an information provider assigns a unique user ID and a password to a user who wants to use the information in advance. However, the authentication method based on the user ID and the password is a vulnerable method in terms of ensuring security, such as fear of unauthorized use due to theft.

[0008] For this reason, the information provider of the general site,
To implement a paid service, it is necessary to create a mechanism other than an authentication method based on a user ID and a password. However, provision of paid information from a general site was actually difficult, for example, due to a large-scale system.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and provides a content charging system for an Internet-compatible mobile phone that can easily and safely charge for the reception of pay information from a general site. That
With that purpose.

[0010]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a content use ticket having an information amount corresponding to a call volume based on a charge collection service from a general telephone is provided to a user in order to achieve the above object. Use ticket granting means, and content providing means for providing contents to the mobile phone according to the use ticket to the user who accesses the website for mobile phone contents established on the Internet via the mobile phone. A content providing system for mobile phones, characterized by comprising:

[0011] Thereby, the billing is made in advance by a general telephone based on the fee collection agency service, and the content is provided according to the use ticket given at this time. For this reason,
Even a so-called general site established on the Internet can be charged easily and safely, and the paid content can be provided to the user's mobile phone.

As a preferred example, each of the use ticket granting means and the content providing means is provided with a separate server device.

[0013] The use ticket granting means is, for example, a pin number consisting of a plurality of digits assigned to the number of points corresponding to the information amount as the content use ticket. At this time, it is preferable that the use ticket providing means is means for transmitting a plurality of digits to the user by voice.

[0014] Further, preferably, the content providing means includes a plurality of random alphabetic character strings for a new access of the user to the website.
D as well as authentication means for authenticating the user based on the ID. The authentication means may include means for adding the ID to the URL of the web page and allowing the user to input the ID.
In this case, it is preferable that the content providing means has means for inputting information indicating the content use ticket in a web page accessed by adding the ID to a URL of the web page.

[0015] Further, the content providing means includes an adding means for adding the point number to a current point number;
There may be provided a reduction means for reducing the remaining current number of points in accordance with the use status of the content.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, a pay content is provided to a user who accesses a website for mobile phone contents established on the Internet via the mobile phone. The content providing system for mobile phones according to the present invention is characterized in that it comprises a charging means for performing charging in advance based on a fee collection service from a general telephone when providing the pay content.

At this time, preferably, the charging means has a selection means for allowing the user to select the charging fee in advance.
Further, it is preferable that the billing means includes issuing means for issuing number information indicating the selected billing fee. Further, it is preferable that the selecting means is means for performing the selection by voice guidance, and the issuing means is means for issuing the number information by voice. Furthermore, it is desirable to have a storage unit that stores the number information at the time of issuance, and a determination unit that determines whether the number information matches the number information input from the mobile phone.

On the other hand, in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the content providing method for a mobile phone according to the present invention provides a user in advance with a content use ticket having an information amount corresponding to a traffic volume based on a charge collection service from a general telephone. Then, for the user who accesses a website for mobile phone contents established on the Internet via a mobile phone,
The content is provided to the mobile phone according to the use ticket. Preferably, at the time of granting the content use ticket, the user is allowed to select a desired course from among a plurality of preset information amount courses, and the user is allowed to continue talking for a time corresponding to the selected course. .

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A content providing system for an Internet-compatible mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 shows a block configuration of a communication network system incorporating the content providing system. As shown in FIG. 1, the communication network system includes an Internet 11 and a content providing system 13 connected to the Internet 11 via a dedicated line 12. Internet 11
Is connected to a digital network 14 of a mobile phone operator, and this network 14 is connected to a base station 15. Via this base station 15, the user's Internet-compatible mobile phone is communicably connected to the Internet 11.

On the other hand, a digital communication network 17 for a public telephone is connected to the content providing system 13 via a digital line 18. A general telephone 20 is connected to the digital communication network 17 via a communication line 19.

The content providing system 13 operates a site that is a general site for a mobile phone operator (ie, content provided on the Internet 11 for an internet-compatible mobile phone) and provides the content for a fee. It is operated by an information provider.

This content providing system 13 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, a router 21 connected to the dedicated line 12 on the Internet side and a CTI (Computer Teleway) connected to a communication line 18 on the digital communication network side.
Integration) server 22. Further, the system 13 includes a firewall 23, a web server 24, a database 25, and a billing system 26.
Web server 24 and database 2
5 and a billing system 26 are connected to the router 21 and the CTI server 22 via the firewall 23.

The CTI server 22 is a server having a function of integrating data communication with an existing voice telephone in a computer. The CTI server 22 has a telephone number of the fee collection service, for example, 0990-####
#### is pre-assigned and its information fee (for example, 50
Yen / min) is predetermined. For this reason, when the user calls this service telephone number from the ordinary telephone 20, a call is made to the CTI server 22, and the call fee according to the call volume is used as an alternative to the content providing fee.
Collected by the information provider via the fee collection agency service company. The CTI server 22 stores a data file DF (see FIG. 2) for storing information on pin numbers corresponding to a content use ticket described later.

The pin number means that the user can use the CTI server 22
The information is number information that can be obtained by making a call from the general telephone 20 and functions as a ticket. The input of the pin number is effective only when the user inputs the pin number on the page corresponding to the acquired ID, and is added to points necessary for using the content. Specifically, the pin number is obtained by the processing of FIG. 9 described later.

The web server 24 establishes a general site NS (see FIG. 2) for providing contents on the Internet 11 and the Internet-compatible mobile phone 16.
It performs processing such as accepting access to the general site from the user, displaying the top page, initial registration (ID assignment), user authentication, pin number input, and general site content providing service.

The database 25 stores the user information UI.
This is a computer system having a storage medium for storing (see FIG. 2), and stores, updates, and deletes user information under instructions from the web server 24. Further, the billing system 26 is a computer system that performs a billing process for the content providing service. The billing system 26 calculates billing information (remaining information of points) for each user according to the content usage status based on a command from the web server 24. I have.

FIG. 2 schematically shows a general site NS opened in the web server 24, a data file DF stored in the CTI server 22, and user information UI stored in the database 25.

The user information is registered in the database 25 in the data format shown in FIG. This user information has three pieces of information of “ID”, “name”, and “point”.

"ID" represents a user identification number for each registration. For the purpose of use of the “ID”, duplication with another person is not allowed. Therefore, the data is stored in the database 25 after undergoing a single check so as not to be duplicated in the program. Further, the database 25 is configured to return an error when an existing “ID” is newly input.

Although "name" is a user name designated by the user, it includes a nickname element of the user and mainly functions as an identifier of the user when announcing the ranking. Since it is a nickname, duplication with another person is possible, and as shown in FIG. 3, two or more duplications are allowed.

The last "point" is a value indicating the number of points required at the present time when the user uses the contents of the general site NS. When the number of points = 0, the user cannot use the content. In addition, "point" is used when announcing rankings, and the higher the number, the higher the number of announcements.

On the other hand, the data file DF represents pin number information and is stored in the CTI server 22 in the format shown in FIG. The pin numbers stored in this data file DF are “state” and “pin”.
(Pin), “ID”, and “point”.

First, "state" is information indicating the use state of the pin number, and is managed by the CTI server 22. A pin whose “state” is “used” indicates that the pin is “used”, and it is checked that the same pin number is not used more than once. This “state” is blank (unused) when the pin number acquisition process described later is completed.

Further, "pin" is "information indicating an 8-digit pin number" and functions as a content use ticket (or password). This pin number is required to be input during the initial registration process described later and during the pin number input process after the initial registration. This "pin" is also called "I
Similarly to "D", it is issued by the CTI server 22 so as not to overlap.

The “ID” is “information indicating which user (ID) has input the pin number input during the initial registration process described later and during the pin number input process after the initial registration”. . Used "I
By storing the information of “D”, even if the user loses his / her “ID”, if the user remembers the pin number ([pin]) used so far, the user can use the pin. It can also be used as a "reminder" for searching for "ID" from a number.

Further, "point" is "information indicating how many pin numbers the pin number is" and indicates the number of points to be added when the pin number is input. The number of pin numbers to be obtained can be determined by the user selecting an arbitrary course from a plurality of predetermined selected courses in a pin number obtaining process described later. A plurality of selected courses differ in the number of points.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

CTI server 22 and web server 24
Performs a process whose outline is shown in FIG.
The content of S is provided to the user's mobile phone 16. It is assumed that the URL of the general site NS (see FIG. 6A) has been notified to the user by, for example, posting it on a medium such as a magazine.

First, the user uses the mobile phone 16 to
When the user accesses the general site NS established on the web server 24 (step S1), the web server 24 accesses the URL (Uniform Resource).
It is determined whether or not an ID is included in the notation of “ce Locators” (step S2). Specifically, the CGI (Common Gateway) of the web server 24
(y Interface), it is checked whether or not the ID part has been input by the user. In this judgment I
If D is included, that is, if the access is from a user who has already been initially registered, a process for initial registration described later is omitted, and the process proceeds to a pin number input process (step S5).

On the other hand, if the ID is not entered together with the URL, or if the entered ID does not exist in the database 25 storing the user information UI, the registration page of the general site NS is displayed. (Step S3; see M1 in FIG. 7), and an initial registration process (including an initial pin number input process) for issuing (acquiring) an ID is performed (Step S4).

Here, the user authentication method of the present embodiment based on the ID will be described.

Here, a user authentication method that replaces the existing user authentication method “user ID & password” is employed. In other words, the web server 24 issues to each user an ID which is made of 20 random alphabets which are not duplicated with other users (each character includes a total of 52 kinds of uppercase and lowercase letters) and is hard to predict. , The user is authenticated using the ID. The ID entered by the user is the user information U
The user is authenticated to the web server 24 only if it exists in the database 25 storing I.

The web server 24 issues an ID as a backyard process for displaying the registration page and initial registration. That is, the CGI of this server prepares a new ID for a new user who has visited the registration page. Next, the CGI checks whether or not the prepared ID is an ID that does not overlap with the user ID issued so far. If not, the ID is officially issued as a new user ID. In contrast, the prepared I
If D overlaps with the previous user ID, this issuing process is repeated until a new ID that does not overlap is issued. This ID is “Random Alphabet (5
(Two types) a character string of 20 characters ".

The newly issued user ID is stored as CGI data with the progress of the process for a predetermined time until it is registered in the database 25 for managing the user information UI. This ID is registered in the database 25 after the user performs a series of processing up to the pin number. As a result, it is possible to prevent a situation in which only the user ID is registered in the database more than necessary, and it is possible to reduce the “time required for database search” thereafter.

The I thus issued and initially registered
Once D is obtained, it is input by appending "?" To the URL of the homepage as shown in the example of FIG. When the URL with the ID is input, the CGI automatically obtains the “****” portion as the ID, searches the database 25, and makes the determination in step S2 described above. Basically, one URL is given to one ID.

The input of the ID is performed by using “B” of the web browser.
A function called “ookmark” can be used.
This function eliminates the need to manually enter a 20-character ID each time, and allows the user to instantly enter his or her own ID.

The user has correctly entered the ID (ie,
If the entered ID has been registered in the database 25 storing the user information UI (YES in step S2)
), The page (URL) corresponding to the ID
Are opened together with information such as points currently held by the user (step S5; see FIG. 8).

Further, a pin number issuance (acquisition) process is performed in parallel with or earlier than the initial registration process (step P1). This process is performed by the CTI server 22 issuing a pin number (for example, an eight-digit numeric string) by voice in response to a general telephone call from a user via a fee collection agency service. With this telephone call, the information provider can collect the fee for providing its own paid content and issue a pin number that functions as a use ticket (or password) indicating permission to use the content.

(Specific Example of Initial Registration) This step S3
The initial processing related to S4 will be further specifically described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 7 shows the initial registration process up to ID issuance (acquisition) executed by the web server 24. The above-described ID issuance process is performed in the backyard of this process.

First, as shown by reference numeral M1 in FIG. 7, a screen of a registration page of the general site NS is displayed on the user's mobile phone 16 (step S3). On this screen M1,
In order to acquire points used in the game (content) provided by the general site NS for a fee, a telephone number of a fee collection agency service set in advance from a general telephone, for example, "0990-####-####""And enter the pin number issued there,
Is displayed. At the same time, a message is displayed to the effect that registration (initial registration) needs to be performed first.

FIG. 10 shows how the relationship between the processing and data described below shifts.
It is assumed that the user information UI and the pin number information data file DF respectively illustrated in FIGS.

From the above-described registration page M1, it is possible to proceed to the ranking page M2 by button operation (step S2).
-1, 2). In the ranking page M2, among the point holders at the present time, the registered user names up to the top 20 are displayed.

In the initial registration, if the pin number has not been obtained yet, the pin number is obtained by the pin number obtaining process by the CTI server 22 shown in FIG. 9 described later. Although the pin number acquisition process will be described later, if the pin number of 184773323 having 100 points is acquired by this process, the user information UI and the pin number information data file DF are stored in FIGS. 11A and 11B. ) (See bold text).

If the pin number has already been acquired, the user presses the “go to registration page” button, and the information provider calls the “My space” page M for registration.
3 (step S2-3). This screen M3 allows the user to input his / her name (name: registered name) (step S2-4). If the name is omitted, a chance is given to input the name again (step S2-5; see input error screen M4).

By this processing, “na” in the user information UI
The data of the “me” part is input, but is not yet registered in the database 25 at this time. As with the user ID sent as CGI data, the CG
It is stored as I data as the processing proceeds.

If the name has been correctly entered, a registration completion screen M5 is displayed (step S2-6), and the display is returned to "my space" (step S2-7). At this time, a window for notifying the name of the already registered user and the current pinpoint = 0 and inputting the pin number is displayed on the screen M6 of My Space.

In this screen M6, the user inputs a pin number and transmits the number (step S2-8,
9). If the web server 24 receives this transmission, if the pin number matches (is correct) the acquired number (step S2-10), if it has already been used, the transmitted web server 24 determines Are dealt with separately when there is a match with the acquired number (step S2-11) and when there is no pin number (step S2-12). Thereby, when the pin number is correct, the pin number is added, and when the pin number is already used, an error message is issued. When the pin number does not exist, screens M7, M8, and M9 for displaying re-input are respectively displayed. Thereafter, the screen returns to the screen M6 described above.

For example, as can be seen from the data file DF shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, when [39890213] already used or [12345678] not existing in the data file from the beginning is input. ,
An error message is returned, and the user is required to input the pin number again. At this time, if the CTI server 22 has never been used, that is, if the pin number has not been issued, the user may immediately obtain the pin number using the CGI on the spot and enter it again. , "Once the registration flow is interrupted,
After acquiring the pin number again using the CTI server 22 at a new opportunity, a message indicating that "registration should be performed along the flow from the beginning again" is displayed.

When the processing in step S2-10 is completed, "ID",
All three pieces of information “name” and “point” are collected. Therefore, at this point, the data is registered in the database 25 that stores the user information UI (specifically, FIG.
1 from the state of the database to the state shown in bold in FIG. 12). As an example, the ID initially issued to this user is “pBowlviSiwbPlwa
obdS ".

In the example of FIG. 12, since the pin number corresponding to 100 points of [184777323] is acquired at the first scene of the flow, the pin number is input, and 100 points are added. I have.

As a result, the “ID” and “name” transmitted along with the processing as CGI data so far, and “point” corresponding to the used pin number in addition to the “ID” and “name”
Are collectively registered in the database 25 storing the user information UI. On the other hand, in the data file DF for storing the issued pin number information, the used “1847732” is used.
"3 (used check)" is added to the pin number, and the user ID using the pin number is "I
D ”.

Returning to the processing of FIG. 5, when the initial registration in step S4 is completed, the web server 24 checks whether or not the contents of the general site NS can be accessed (step S4).
6) If access is permitted, use of the content is permitted (step S7).

Next, the web server 24 instructs the charging system 26 to perform charging for each user and for each use time (step S8). This billing system 26
, The points in the user information UI stored in the database 25 are reduced by a predetermined value.

Next, the web server 24 inquires of the database 25 whether or not the remaining points of the user = 0 (step S9), and confirms whether or not to end the use of the content (step S10). If not, the process returns to step S8. However, if the process is to be ended, the calculation of the remaining points and the storage thereof are instructed to the accounting system 26 and the database 25 (step S11).

On the other hand, when the remaining points = 10 in the judgment of step S9, the web server 24 inquires of the user whether or not to reacquire the pin number, and when reacquiring, shifts to the processing of step P1 described later. (Step S12). When the notification that the content is not to be reacquired is received, a notification that the use of the content is finished is sent to the user (step S13).

If NO in the above-mentioned determination as to whether or not access to the content is possible (step S6), the web server 24 displays a message indicating that the content cannot be used on the user's mobile phone 16 and ends. (Step S14).

(Pin Number Input Process) On the other hand, as described above, if an ID has been added to the accessed URL, the web server 24 skips the initial registration process and performs the pin number input process. (Step S6).

For example, as shown in FIG. 6B, the ID portion (“http: // rd0 / ^to matsubun / pr”
object / testur. cgi? ********
If “****” of “**” is registered in the database 25, information (“name” or “point”) corresponding to the user (ID) is stored in the database 25. Is output.

This pin number input processing is exemplified in FIG. When this process is performed, an input screen M having a pin number input window and a content portion window is provided.
21 is displayed on the user's mobile phone 16. Thereby, the user inputs the acquired pin number and presses the send button (step S5-1).

The web server 24 compares the transmitted pin number with the data file DF of the CTI server 22 and determines that the pin number has been correctly entered (step S5-
2) If the pin number has been input (step S5-
3) and the case where the pin number does not exist (step S5-4).

If the pin number is correctly input, the pin number is added, the current point number (cumulative number) is displayed on the screen M22, and the screen is returned to the input screen M21 described above.
This processing route is, for example, the data file D in FIG.
Among the pin numbers of F, "56884474", "133
87553 "," 49995525 "," 803534 "
81 "and" 67337584 ", that is," used "
This corresponds to the case where a pin number that has not been entered is input.
Now, assuming that a pin number of 300 points “56884474” is input, the user information UI and the pin number information data file DF are as shown in FIG.
It changes as shown in FIG.

That is, in the database 25, the point “100” of the user whose ID is “pBowlviSiwbPlwsobdS” is added by the point “300” of the used pin number, and becomes “400” points. Further, in the data file DF storing the pin number information, the pin “56884474” is “use”
d (used) ”and the used user ID“ pB
owllviSiwbPlwsobdS ”is registered at the location of“ ID ”.

If the pin number has been input, an error message and a screen M23 for prompting the user to reacquire the pin number are displayed, and the screen returns to the input screen M21 described above. This processing route includes the pin numbers “91786273”, “95100004”,
"18919134", "39890213", "18
377323 "corresponds to the case where the used data has been used. In this case, neither the user information UI nor the data file DF is updated.

Further, when the pin number does not exist, an error message and a screen M24 for prompting re-input are displayed, and the screen is returned to the above-mentioned input screen M21. This case is a case where a nonexistent pin number (for example, “777777777”) is input to the data file DF from the beginning. In this case, neither the user information UI nor the data file DF is updated.

When the pin number is input in this way, the contents of the general site NS are used by the user by charging based on the point number corresponding to the pin number (see FIG. 5, steps S6 to S14 and P1).

(Regarding Pin Numbers and Issuance of the Pin Numbers) Here, the pin number issuance processing performed by the CTI server 22 will be specifically described.

The user needs to obtain a pin number at the time of the above-mentioned initial registration (prior to or during the initial registration) or to continue using the content. FIG. 9 shows this pin number acquisition process. From the user's point of view, this processing has the meaning of the pin number acquisition processing.

When the user makes a call from the general telephone 20 to a predetermined fee collection agency service number, for example, "0990-####-##"
# ”, The CTI server 2 responded to the call.
2 sends voice guidance to the ordinary telephone 20 as described in step S31. The voice guidance includes issuing a pin corresponding to the course (time), and a number for each course (“1” for a 100-point course, “2” for a 200-point course, and “3” for a 300-point course). "
Number) is included. From among these, the user can select a favorite course, that is, a number. Note that the user must listen to the voice guidance until the pin number is issued. Even after the pin number is issued, if the receiver is put down before the predetermined end operation, the user cannot obtain the pin number.

When the user who has listened to the voice guidance presses the telephone number "1" (step S32), a one-minute voice guidance is played by the subsequent voice gun dance (step S33). Thereafter, the pin number is issued by voice (step S34). This pin number is not duplicated with the issued number, for example, is an eight-digit number string.
The user can hear the pin number again by pressing the “*” number along with the guidance (step S35). When the user has accepted, the user presses the "#" number in accordance with the guidance (step S36).

Next, the CTI server 22 registers the pin number and the point number in the data file DF (step S37).

Similarly, when the telephone number "2" is selected by the user in response to the voice guidance at the time of the first off-hook, the CTI server 22 changes the 200-point pin number after the voice guidance for two minutes. Similarly, it is issued by voice (steps S38 to S41).

Further, when the telephone number “3” is selected by the user in response to the voice guidance at the time of off-hook, the CTI server 22 similarly outputs the 300-point pin number by voice after the voice guidance for three minutes. Issue (steps S41 to S45).

Note that, for convenience of description in the flowchart (from the viewpoint of the user), at the time of this step S37, "Register pin number and point number in data file" is described. Immediately before the “announcement of the pin number” (before steps S34, S39 and S43: the stage indicated by the “＠” mark in the figure), the data is registered in the data file DF. In other words, the data file D
After registration in F, that is, "After confirming that the prepared pin numbers do not overlap with the pin numbers issued so far"
The pin numbers have been announced.

As a result of this processing, if a new 200-point pin “92060383” is issued, the data file DF changes from the situation in FIG. 12 to the situation in bold in FIG. 14 (in this case, the user information UI is It is not updated because it has nothing to do with processing.)

As described above, the points are not added only by acquiring the pin numbers, but the points are added only when the user inputs the pin numbers on his / her own page. For this reason, after the pin number is issued, it is necessary to input the pin number before others can illegally use the number. One of the surest examples to prevent unauthorized use of the pin number by others is "after the pin number is issued on the phone, the number is input from the mobile terminal at the same time that the number is announced by voice" .

As described above, according to the present embodiment, charging is performed in advance by a general telephone based on a fee collection agency service, and contents are provided in accordance with the pin number as a use ticket (password) given at this time. . Therefore, even a so-called general site established on the Internet can be charged easily and safely, and the paid content can be provided to the user's mobile phone.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and those skilled in the art may modify or modify the present invention as appropriate without departing from the scope of the claims. can do.

[0090]

As described above, according to the present invention,
A content use ticket of an information amount corresponding to a call volume based on a charge collection service from a general telephone is given to a user in advance,
For the user who accesses a website for content for mobile phones established on the Internet via the mobile phone, the content is provided to the mobile phone according to the use ticket, so that a general site established on the Internet However, it is possible to easily and safely charge and provide the paid content to the user's mobile phone.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of a network system incorporating a mobile phone content providing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing storage data between a web server, a CTI server, and a database.

FIG. 3 is a view for explaining a format of user information stored in a database.

FIG. 4 is a view for explaining a format of pin number information stored in a CTI server.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an outline of a pay content providing process performed by a web server.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a URL.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an outline of initial registration.

FIG. 8 is a schematic flowchart illustrating input processing of a pin number.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an outline of a pin number acquisition process.

FIG. 10 is a view for explaining changes between user information and a data file of pin number information.

FIG. 11 is a view for explaining changes between user information and a data file of pin number information.

FIG. 12 is a view for explaining changes between user information and a data file of pin number information.

FIG. 13 is a view for explaining changes between user information and a data file of pin number information.

FIG. 14 is a view for explaining changes between user information and a data file of pin number information.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Internet 12 Dedicated line 13 Content provision system for mobile phones for the Internet 15 Base station 16 Mobile phone 17 Digital line 18 Digital communication network 19 Communication line 20 General telephone 21 Router 22 CTI server 23 Firewall 24 Web server 25 Database 26 Billing system

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Claims (15)

[Claims] 1. A usage ticket granting means for giving a user a content usage ticket of an information amount corresponding to a traffic volume based on a charge collection service from a general telephone to a user, and a web site for mobile phone content established on the Internet. A content providing system for a mobile phone, comprising: content providing means for providing content to the mobile phone according to the use ticket to the user who has accessed the site via the mobile phone. 2. The content providing system according to claim 1, wherein each of the use ticket granting means and the content providing means includes a separate server device. 3. The providing system according to claim 1, wherein the use ticket granting means is a pin number composed of a plurality of digits assigned to the number of points corresponding to the information amount as the content use ticket. Content providing system. 4. The content providing system according to claim 3, wherein the use ticket granting means is means for transmitting a plurality of digits to the user by voice. 5. The providing system according to claim 1, wherein the content providing unit issues a plurality of random alphabetic character strings as IDs for a new access of the user to the web site, and the IDs are used as IDs. Content providing system for a mobile phone, comprising an authentication unit for authenticating the user based on the content. 6. The providing system according to claim 5, wherein the authentication unit stores the ID in a URL of the web page.
A content providing system for a mobile phone, comprising: 7. The providing system according to claim 6, wherein the content providing unit includes a URL of the web page.
A content providing system for a mobile phone, comprising: means for inputting information representing the content use ticket in a web page accessed by adding the ID to a web page. 8. The providing system according to claim 3, wherein the content providing unit adds the point number to a current point number, and determines the remaining current point number according to a use state of the content. Content providing system for mobile phones, comprising a means for reducing the amount of money. 9. A content providing system for mobile phones, which provides paid content to a user who accesses a website for mobile phone content established on the Internet via a mobile phone, wherein the pay content is A content providing system for a mobile phone, comprising: a charging unit for performing charging based on a fee collection service from a general telephone when providing the content. 10. The contents providing system according to claim 9, wherein said charging means has a selection means for allowing said user to select said charging fee in advance. 11. The contents providing system according to claim 10, wherein said billing means has issuing means for issuing number information indicating said selected billing fee. 12. The content providing system according to claim 11, wherein said selecting means is means for performing said selection by voice guidance, and said issuing means is means for issuing said number information by voice. 13. The providing system according to claim 11, wherein the number information is stored at the time of issuance, and whether the number information matches the number information input from the mobile phone is determined. Content providing system for mobile phones, comprising: 14. A user is given in advance a content use ticket of an information amount corresponding to a call volume based on a charge collection service from a general telephone, and the mobile phone is provided on a website for mobile phone contents established on the Internet. A content providing method for a mobile phone, wherein the content is provided to the mobile phone according to the use ticket to the user accessed via the mobile phone. 15. The content providing method according to claim 14, wherein when giving the content use ticket, the user is allowed to select a desired course from a plurality of information amount courses set in advance. A content providing method in which the user continues a call for a corresponding time.