JP2002149511A - Communication terminal device, system and method for information communication and recording medium recorded with program for information communication - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily designate a communication method and information for designating a position in a server in performing information communication from a client to the server. SOLUTION: The client 101 can perform communication with a plurality of communication methods. Position information inputted to a service specification information inputting part 106 includes information for designating a communication method. An extracting part 103 extracts the information for designating the communication method, and a selecting part 104 selects the communication method based on the extraction results. A connecting part 105 performs communication to the position information by the selected communication method.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information communication system, a communication terminal device, an information communication method, and a recording medium on which an information communication program is recorded. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an information communication system, a communication terminal device, an information communication method, and a recording medium on which a program for information communication is recorded, which can easily designate a communication method and information for designating a position in a server when communicating information to a server.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, networks, especially TCP / I
P protocol (transmission control protocol / interne
Wide-area networks called the Internet using the Internet Protocol (T protocol) are becoming widespread. On the Internet, services such as WWW (World Wide Web) and e-mail are provided. Not only information devices such as computers, but also home appliances such as televisions and communication devices such as mobile phones via the Internet. , You can connect to the server. That is, the communication device as described above can use the Internet as a client.

[0003] On the other hand, networks utilizing short-range wireless communication are also being put to practical use. As a network using short-range wireless communication, for example, a network using a technology called Bluetooth is exemplified. Then, the above-mentioned information equipment, home electric appliances, and communication equipment are provided with Blu.
The construction of a short-range wireless network in a home or mobile environment, which is equipped with an ethno device and uses them as a client, is being studied.

[0004] A system constructed by using the above-described information equipment, home appliances, and communication terminal devices such as communication equipment in a wide area network and a short-distance wireless network using conventional technologies as a client is shown in FIG. This is shown in FIG. In this system, a mobile phone is used as a client and home electric appliances are used as a server.
o is a system that supports short-range wireless communication by Bluetooth.
Blu when there is a short distance that allows oooth connection
It is constructed for the purpose of making an Ethernet connection and connecting via the Internet when a mobile phone can access home appliances from outside the home.

Referring to FIG. 16, a communication network A 1607, a communication network B 1608, a client 16
01, a server A 1609, and a server B 1611.

[0006] The communication network A 1607 is constituted by a wide area network, and communicates with the server A 1609 and the server B 1611 by the communication method A. The communication network B 1608 is formed of a short-distance wireless network, and has a communication method B different from the communication method A, and includes a server A 1609 and a server B 16.
Communicate with 11.

[0007] The client 1601 is composed of, for example, a cellular phone and communicates with a communication system A via a communication network A1607.
Can communicate with the server A 1609, and can communicate with the server B 1611 by the communication method B via the communication network B 1608.

[0008] Server A 1609 and server B 1611
Is composed of, for example, home electric appliances, and can communicate with each other in the communication system A and the communication system B.

The server A 1609 has a storage area 1610 capable of providing the service α, and provides the service α when connected to this storage area. Also, the server B 1611
Is a storage area 16 that can provide service β and service γ.
12 and 1613, and when connected to these storage areas, provide service β and service γ, respectively.

As the communication system A, for example, TCP /
The communication method B can be, for example, a communication method in accordance with Bluetooth technology.

As an example of position information according to the communication system A, a URL (uniform resource locator) shown in FIG.
position information 1708 according to a format called s). The location information 1708 includes a protocol 1704 indicating the type of service, a host name 1705 indicating the location of the server on the network, and the server A 1609 or the server B 1611.
Port number 1706 indicating the port of the socket communication required for communication using the / IP protocol, and URL path 1707 indicating the location of the provided service resource on server A 1609 or server B 1611
Is included. The URL path 1707 is stored in the server A1
When the storage device of the server 609 or the server B 1611 manages data in a hierarchical structure, it is often the position of the hierarchy of the resource on the storage device.

In the example shown in FIG. 17, the protocol is "HT
TP "and the host name is" www.sharp.co.j
p ", the port number is" 80 ", and the URL path is" news / index.html ".

As an example of the position information according to the communication system B, there is the position information at the time of Bluetooth connection shown in FIG.

[0014] This position information is described in "File Trans".
part 1806 entitled "fer Profile"
And a portion 1807 in which “48-bit unique address” is described. A part 1806 is information for specifying a service type called a profile set (Profile set) 1804, and a part 1807 is
Bluetooth Device Address1
Information indicating the address of a Bluetooth device called 805. Note that the portion 1807 includes 48-bit information determined for each device.

The location information as shown in FIG. 17 and FIG. 18 can be used as service specifying information for specifying service contents executed by the server A 1609 or the server B 1611. This service identification information can be divided into service type information and service location information.
Then, the protocol 1704 and the profile set 1804 correspond to the service type information. Also, host name 1705, port number 1706, URL path 17
07 and the unique address 1807 correspond to the service location information.

In such a system, the client 1
For 601, a communication method is set by setting means 1604. Further, the service identification information input unit 1606 sends the storage area 161 to the client 1601.
Position information corresponding to 0, 1612, or 1613 is input. Thereby, the service α, β, or γ
Is provided. In the client 1601, the communication unit set by the setting unit 1604 is selected by the selection unit 1603, and the connection unit 1605 connects to the communication network A 1607 or the communication network B 1608 using the communication system. The overall operation of the client 1601 is controlled by the control unit 1602.

[0017]

As shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the form of the position information is completely different between the two communication systems A and B as described above. In other words, even if the client connects to the server to receive the same service, if the communication format is different, it is necessary to input completely different form of position information, which is complicated.

Further, in order to connect the client to the server, it is necessary to set a communication method in addition to the position information. For this reason, the user must always be aware of the communication method and make the connection, which requires a complicated operation.

The present invention has been conceived in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily specify a communication method and information for specifying a position in a server when information is transmitted from a client to a server. That is.

[0020]

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication terminal device for communicating with a server by a predetermined communication method via a network, and specifying the communication method and a position in the server. An input unit for inputting service location information as information, wherein the service location information is obtained from basic information for specifying a location in the server and scheme information for specifying a communication scheme. A communication method determining unit configured to extract the method information from the service position information input to the input unit, thereby determining a communication method in the communication unit based on the method information. .

According to the present invention, the service position information includes information designating the communication method, and the method information is extracted, so that communication is performed in the communication method corresponding to the method information.

Therefore, the position information to be input by the user when connecting to the network is substantially the same as the position information to be input, even if the communication format is different, since only the method information is changed. In addition, since information on the communication method is included in the service location information, there is no need to separately set the communication method. For this reason, if the user inputs the service location information specified in advance, the user can connect to the network without considering the communication method. That is, it is possible to easily specify the communication method and the information for specifying the position in the server when communicating information to the server.

Further, in the communication terminal device according to the present invention, it is preferable that the system information includes a name of a communication system determined based on the system information.

Thus, the communication system can be easily recognized from the service position information. In other words, the user can easily set the communication environment according to the communication method for the communication terminal device, so that the user can voluntarily prepare for reliable communication.

In the communication terminal device according to the present invention, it is preferable that the system information includes an identifier defined so as to correspond to a communication system.

Thus, the communication information can be determined in a manner convenient for the user or the like. Further, in the communication terminal device according to the present invention, a plurality of communication terminal devices can be connected to the network, and the method information is obtained from an identifier defined so as to correspond to a communication method in each communication terminal device. Preferably,

Thus, in each communication terminal device, the user of each communication terminal device can easily specify the service location information.

Further, the communication terminal device according to the present invention can perform communication by a plurality of communication systems, and a predetermined number of communication systems are designated from the plurality of communication systems by the system information. preferable.

Further, in the communication terminal device according to the present invention, it is preferable that the predetermined number of communication systems are designated by priorities in accordance with the system information.

Thus, communication can be performed more reliably. Further, the communication terminal device according to the present invention is capable of performing communication in a plurality of communication systems, and in the system information, a setting for specifying a predetermined number of communication systems from among the plurality of communication systems. It is preferable to further include a part.

Thus, communication can be performed in a manner that meets the user's desire. Further, it is preferable that the communication terminal device according to the present invention further includes a display unit that displays the communication system determined by the communication system determination unit.

Thus, the communication system can be easily recognized from the service position information. In other words, the user can easily set the communication environment according to the communication method for the communication terminal device, so that the user can voluntarily prepare for reliable communication.

Preferably, the communication terminal device according to the present invention further includes a display unit for displaying the system information extracted by the communication system determination unit.

Thus, the communication system can be easily recognized from the service position information. In other words, the user can easily set the communication environment according to the communication method for the communication terminal device, so that the user can voluntarily prepare for reliable communication.

An information communication system according to another aspect of the present invention includes a server, an input unit for inputting a communication method and service position information for specifying a position in the server, and a predetermined communication via a network. An information communication system including a client having a communication unit that communicates with the server in a system, wherein the service position information includes basic information for specifying a position in the server, and a system for specifying a communication system. And a communication method determining unit that determines a communication method in the communication unit based on the method information by extracting the method information from the service position information input to the input unit. It is further characterized by being provided.

According to the present invention, the service position information includes information designating the communication system, and the system information is extracted, whereby communication is performed in the communication system corresponding to the system information.

Therefore, the position information to be input by the user when connecting to the network is substantially the same as the position information to be input, even if the communication format is different, since only the method information is changed. In addition, since information on the communication method is included in the service location information, there is no need to separately set the communication method. For this reason, if the user inputs the service location information specified in advance, the user can connect to the network without considering the communication method. That is, it is possible to easily specify the communication method and the information for specifying the position in the server when communicating information to the server.

An information communication method according to still another aspect of the present invention is an information communication method for communicating information from a client to a server, wherein the information specifies a communication method and a position in the server to the client. Inputting service position information composed of basic information for specifying a position in the server and method information for specifying a communication method, and extracting the method information from the input service position information Determining a communication method from the client to the server based on the method information.

According to the present invention, the service position information includes information designating the communication system, and the system information is extracted, so that communication is performed in the communication system corresponding to the system information.

Therefore, the position information to be input by the user when connecting to the network is substantially the same as the position information to be input, even if the communication format is different, since only the method information is changed. In addition, since information on the communication method is included in the service location information, there is no need to separately set the communication method. For this reason, if the user inputs the service location information specified in advance, the user can connect to the network without considering the communication method. That is, it is possible to easily specify the communication method and the information for specifying the position in the server when communicating information to the server.

A recording medium on which a program for information communication according to another aspect of the present invention is recorded is information for designating a communication method and a location in a server to a client, and a location in the server. Inputting service location information consisting of basic information for specifying a communication scheme and scheme information for specifying a communication scheme; and extracting the scheme information from the input service location information, And determining a communication method from the client to the server based on the communication method.

According to the present invention, the input service location information includes information designating the communication system, and the system information is extracted, so that communication is performed in the communication system corresponding to the system information. It is.

Therefore, the position information to be input by the user when connecting to the network is substantially the same as the position information to be input, even if the communication format is different, since only the system information is changed. In addition, since information on the communication method is included in the service location information, there is no need to separately set the communication method. For this reason, if the user inputs the service location information specified in advance, the user can connect to the network without considering the communication method. That is, it is possible to easily specify the communication method and the information for specifying the position in the server when communicating information to the server.

[0044]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.
This will be described with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a system configuration of the present embodiment.

This system includes a communication network A 107, a communication network B 108, a client 101, a server M 109, and a server P 111.

The communication network A107 is constituted by a wide area network, and communicates with the server M109 and the server P111 by the communication system A. The communication network B108 is configured from a short-range wireless network, and communicates with the server M109 and the server P111 using a communication method B different from the communication method A.

The client 101 is composed of, for example, a mobile phone, and can communicate with the server M109 by the communication system A via the communication network A107, and can communicate with the server P111 by the communication system B via the communication network B108.

The server M109 and the server P111
For example, it is composed of home electric appliances, and can communicate by the communication method A and the communication method B.

The server M 109 has a storage area 110 capable of providing the service N, and provides the service N when connected to the storage area 110. Also, the server P111
Is a storage area 11 that can provide a service Q and a service R.
2 and 113, and when connected to the storage areas 112 and 113, provide a service Q and a service R, respectively.

As the communication system A, for example, TCP /
The communication method B can be, for example, a communication method in accordance with Bluetooth technology. Examples of the communication method include communication using a public telephone line, infrared communication, and an eco-net using a power line. And FIG.
Although omitted here, the client 101 can perform communication using various communication methods other than the communication methods A and B.

The client 101 includes a control unit 102 for controlling the operation of the client 101 as a whole, a service identification information input unit 106 for inputting location information in a server to be connected, and And a selection unit 104 for selecting a communication system from the extracted information on the communication system, and a connection unit 105 for connecting to a communication network for communication.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the client 101. The client 101 includes a CPU 202, a disk 203, a ROM 204, a RAM 205, and a display device 2.
06, an input unit 207, a network interface (network I / F) (A) 208, and a network I / F (B) 209.
01 is connected.

CPU 202, ROM 204 and RAM
205 has a function corresponding to the control unit 102, the extraction unit 103, and the selection unit 104 in FIG.

The disk 203 stores a table as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a program for executing the control contents as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, and the like. In addition,
When these tables and programs are recorded on a recording medium (such as a CD-ROM) that can be separated from the client 101, a drive (connected to the bus 201) that can read the recorded contents of the recording medium CD-RO
(M drive, etc.), and the CPU 202 can execute the processing based on the table and the program.

Network I / F (A) 208 is an interface for performing communication in communication system A,
Network I / F (B) 209 is an interface for performing communication in communication system B. These have a function corresponding to the connection portion 105 in FIG.

That is, the client 10 according to the present embodiment
Reference numeral 1 denotes two types of communication systems, a communication system A and a communication system B, which can communicate with other devices.

The structure of the position information handled in this embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 shows an example of the position information according to the communication method B. The location information 310 includes a protocol 305, a host name 306, a port number 307, and a URL path 309. The position information 310 includes a communication method 308 which is information for specifying a communication method.

In the example shown in FIG. 3, the protocol is "HTT
P "and the host name is" www.sharp.co.j
p ”, the port number is“ 80 ”, and the communication method is“ Bluet ”.
oooth ”and the URL path is“ menu / ind
ex. html ".

The position information handled in the present embodiment can also be handled as service specifying information 301. The service identification information can be divided into service type information, service location information, and communication scheme identification information. Then, the protocol 305 corresponds to the service type information. The host name 306, port number 307, and U
The RL path 309 corresponds to service location information. The communication method 308 corresponds to communication method identification information.

The location information handled in the present embodiment is such that when the same location of the same server is set as the connection destination,
If the communication methods are different, only the communication method 308 is changed. That is, at the same position as the position information 310 shown in FIG.
The position information when communicating by the communication method A is as follows.

[0062] http://www.sharp.co.jp:80/internet/men
u / index.html Next, with reference to FIG. 1, FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, processing contents in the client 101 when the position information is input will be described.

First, referring to FIG. 1 and FIG.
After confirming the input of the location information (service specifying information), the extraction unit 103 extracts information (communication scheme 308) for identifying the communication scheme included in the location information in S2. Then, in S3, after selecting a communication method by the selection unit 104, it is determined in S4 whether communication in the selected communication method is possible. Then, when it is determined that communication is possible, in S5, a connection according to the position information is executed,
The process ends. If it is determined that communication is possible, a setting for no connection is made in S6, and the process ends. In S6, it is preferable to display on the display device 206 that the connection has failed.

FIG. 5 shows a modification of the processing shown in FIG. S10 to S12 respectively correspond to S1 to S3 in FIG. S15 and S16 correspond to S5 and S6 in FIG. 4, respectively.

In this modification, a plurality of communication systems are specified in one piece of position information. And in S13,
After determining whether or not communication in the selected communication method is possible in S12, if it is determined that the communication is not possible (NO in S13), in S14, it is designated by position information. It is determined whether or not there is a communication method that remains in a state where communication is not performed among the communication methods that have been performed. If there is, the process returns to S12, and the process is performed for the remaining communication method. Then, it is determined whether communication is possible for all communication methods specified by the position information. If it is determined that communication is not possible for any of the communication methods, the process of S16 is executed, and finish.

FIG. 6 shows a table in which a plurality of communication systems are designated in the position information, and the correspondence between the position information, the information for identifying the communication system, and the communication system.

The location information shown in FIG. 6 includes a protocol 305, a host name 306, a port number 307, a URL
A path 309 is included. The position information 312 includes identification information 311 of “pattern 1” instead of the communication method 308 in the position information 310 of FIG. As shown in Table 313, each identification information 311 (communication method identification information) includes “communication method 1” to “communication method 1”.
The communication method of “communication method N” corresponds. Table 3
13, "PDC (personal digital cellula
r) "means the standard digital mobile phone system in Japan. “LAN” means LAN (local area)
network) via a public telephone line.

FIG. 7 shows a modification of the position information and table shown in FIG. The position information 315 shown in FIG.
Is compared with the position information 315 shown in FIG.
1 includes identification information 314.

The identification information 314 (communication system identification information)
As shown in Table 316, it corresponds to a plurality of communication methods. In the table 316, each piece of the identification information 314 corresponds to a plurality of communication systems with a priority, such as "priority 1" to "priority N". That is, when the position information 315 of FIG. 7 is adopted as the position information, and when the processing of FIG. 5 is performed, the processing of S12 to S14 is targeted and executed in order from the communication scheme having the highest priority. Will be.

[Second Embodiment] Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
An embodiment will be described. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a system configuration based on the present embodiment. In the system configuration according to the present embodiment, the same components as those in the system configuration according to the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and will not be described in detail. FIG. 9 shows processing contents executed by the client 101 according to the present embodiment.
The position information handled is shown in FIG.

Referring to FIGS. 8 to 10, client 101 of the present embodiment includes an identifier correspondence information storage unit 816. The position information 318 handled in the present embodiment is the communication method 3 provided in the position information 310 of FIG.
Instead of 08, an identifier 317 is provided. Identifier 3
17 are codes (Table 3) corresponding to a plurality of communication methods “communication method 1” to “communication method N” as shown in Table 319.
19, A, B, C...). Note that which communication method these codes correspond to is stored in the identifier correspondence information storage unit 816. Which communication method the code corresponds to may be unified in all the clients 101, or may be set and changed for each client 101.

In the client 101 of the present embodiment,
As shown in FIG. 9, when the position information 318 (service specifying information) is input in S20 and the identifier 318 (communication method identifier) is extracted in S21, the code specified from the extracted identifier is determined in S22. Processing for converting to the communication method is performed. Then, based on the converted result, S23
Then, a communication method is selected, and in S24, it is determined whether communication by the communication method is possible. S if possible
At 26, communication is performed using the communication method, and the process ends. If it is not possible, in step S25, the identifier 317 is set.
It is determined whether there is a communication method for which connection has not been determined yet among the communication methods corresponding to, and if so, the process returns to S23. If not left, S27
Then, a setting is made to the effect that all of the communication methods corresponding to the identifier 317 cannot be communicated, and the process ends.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing position information and a table according to a modification of FIG. The position information 321 in FIG.
An identifier 320 is provided instead of the identifier 317 of the position information 318 of 0. The identifiers 320 correspond to codes (A, B, C...) Corresponding to “priority 1” to “priority N”, as shown in Table 322. In addition, the code | symbol in Table 322 corresponds to each communication system. In the table 322, the identifier 320 corresponds to a code corresponding to a plurality of communication methods assigned with priority.

[Third Embodiment] Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.
An embodiment will be described. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a system configuration based on the present embodiment. In the system configuration according to the present embodiment, the same components as those in the system configurations according to the first and second embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals, and will not be described in detail. FIG. 13 shows processing contents executed by the client 101 according to the present embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 12 and FIG. 13, client 101 of the present embodiment has presentation unit 1219. The presentation unit 1219 is for presenting one or a plurality of pieces of communication information defined by the position information to the user 1220, and is configured by the display device 206, for example.

In the client 101 of the present embodiment,
As shown in FIG. 13, when the position information 318 (service specifying information) is input in S30 and the identifier 318 (communication method identifier) is extracted in S31, in S32, the communication method specified from the extracted identifier is used. Is presented to the user. Then, in S33, information for selecting a communication method from the presented communication methods is received from the user. Then, in S34, it is determined whether or not communication using the communication method is possible. If possible, in S36, communication using the communication method is performed, and the process ends. If it is not possible, in S35, it is determined whether there is a communication method for which connection has not yet been determined among the communication methods specified by the identifier, and if there is any, the flow proceeds to S33. Return. If not, in S37, a setting is made that all of the communication methods corresponding to the identifier cannot be communicated, and the process ends.

[Fourth Embodiment] Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described.
An embodiment will be described. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a system configuration based on the present embodiment. In the system configuration of the present embodiment, the same components as those in the system configurations of the first to third embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals, and will not be described in detail. FIG. 15 shows the contents of processing executed by the client 101 according to the present embodiment.
Shown in

The client 101 according to the present embodiment is obtained by adding an identifier correspondence information storage unit 816 to the client 101 according to the third embodiment.

In the client 101 of the present embodiment,
As shown in FIG. 15, when the location information 318 (service identification information) is input in S40 and the identifier 318 (communication scheme identifier) is extracted in S41, the code identified from the extracted identifier is identified in S42. , Identifier correspondence information storage unit 8
According to the 16 stored information, a process of converting into a communication system is performed. Then, in S43, a process of presenting the converted communication method to the user is performed. Then, in S44, information for selecting a communication method from the presented communication methods is received from the user. Then, in S45, it is determined whether or not communication using the communication method is possible. If possible, in S47, communication using the communication method is performed, and the process ends. If it is not possible, in S46, it is determined whether there is a communication method for which connection is not yet determined among the communication methods specified by the identifier, and if there is any, the flow proceeds to S43. Return. If not,
In S48, a setting is made that all communication methods corresponding to the identifier cannot be communicated, and the process ends.

The embodiments disclosed this time are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

The techniques disclosed in the embodiments described above can be used alone or in combination.

[0082]

According to the present invention, the service position information such as the position information 310 includes information designating a communication system,
In addition, by extracting the method information, communication is performed in a communication method corresponding to the method information. As a result, even if the communication format is different, the location information to be input by the user when connecting to the network is changed only in the method information, and thus has almost the same form. That is, the form of the position information can be unified for a plurality of communication formats. In addition, since information on the communication method is included in the service location information, there is no need to separately set the communication method. For this reason, if the user inputs the service location information specified in advance, the user can connect to the network without considering the communication method. That is, it is possible to easily specify the communication method and the information for specifying the position in the server when communicating information to the server.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a system configuration according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the client shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of position information according to a communication system B in the system of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing processing contents in a client when position information is input in the system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing processing contents of a modification of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating position information and a plurality of communication methods when a plurality of communication methods are designated in the position information handled by the system of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a table that associates information for identifying a communication method with a communication method.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing position information and a table according to a modification of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration according to a second embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing processing contents in a client when position information is input in the system of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a table in which a plurality of communication systems are designated in the position information handled by the system of FIG. 8 and the correspondence between the position information and information for identifying the communication system and the communication system; is there.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing position information and a table according to a modification of FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing processing contents in a client when position information is input in the system of FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating processing contents of a client when position information is input in the system of FIG. 14;

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a system constructed by using a wide area network and a short-range wireless network based on a conventional technique.

17 is a diagram showing an example of position information transmitted from a client in the system of FIG.

18 is a diagram illustrating an example of position information according to a communication method B, which is transmitted from a client in the system of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

101 client, 102 control unit, 103 extraction unit, 104 selection unit, connection unit 105, 106 service identification information input unit, 107 communication network A, 108 communication network B, 109 server M, 111 server P, 202C
PU, 203 disk, 204 ROM, 205 RA
M, 206 display device, 207 input unit, 208 network I / F (A), 209 network I / F
(B), 816 identifier correspondence information storage unit, 1219 presentation unit.

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A communication terminal apparatus comprising: a communication unit that communicates with a server via a network in a predetermined communication method; and an input unit that inputs service position information that is information for specifying the communication method and a position in the server. The service location information is composed of basic information specifying a location in the server, and scheme information for designating a communication scheme, and the scheme information is obtained from the service location information input to the input unit. The communication terminal device further comprising: a communication method determining unit that determines a communication method in the communication unit based on the method information by extracting the communication method. 2. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the method information includes a name of a communication method determined based on the method information. 3. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the system information includes an identifier defined so as to correspond to a communication system. 4. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of communication terminal devices can be connected to the network, and the system information includes an identifier defined so as to correspond to a communication system in each communication terminal device. Communication terminal device. 5. The communication method according to claim 1, wherein communication is possible by a plurality of communication methods, and a predetermined number of communication methods are designated from the plurality of communication methods by the method information. The communication terminal device according to item. 6. The communication terminal device according to claim 5, wherein said predetermined number of communication systems are designated by priorities in accordance with said system information. 7. A communication device capable of communicating with a plurality of communication systems, further comprising a setting unit for setting a predetermined number of communication systems from among the plurality of communication systems according to the system information. The communication terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 6. 8. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit for displaying a communication system determined by said communication system determination unit. 9. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit for displaying system information extracted by said communication system determination unit. 10. A server, comprising: an input unit for inputting service position information which is information for specifying a communication system and a position in the server; and a communication unit for communicating with the server via a network in a predetermined communication system. An information communication system including a client, wherein the service location information includes basic information for designating a location in the server, and scheme information for designating a communication scheme. An information communication system, further comprising: a communication method determining unit that determines a communication method in the communication unit based on the method information by extracting the method information from service position information input to the unit. 11. An information communication method for communicating information from a client to a server, comprising: a communication method and information specifying a position in a server, wherein the basic information specifies a position in the server; Inputting service position information composed of method information for designating a communication method; and extracting the method information from the input service position information, based on the method information, from the client. Determining a communication method for the server. 12. A computer comprising, to a client, information for designating a communication method and a position in a server, the information comprising basic information for designating a position in the server and method information for designating a communication method. Inputting service location information to be performed, and extracting the scheme information from the input service location information to determine a communication scheme from the client to the server based on the scheme information. A recording medium on which an information communication program is recorded.