JP2002189829A - Information providing system and information providing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information providing system and a game information providing method capable of reducing the time and labor required for acquiring information. SOLUTION: When a cellular phone 41 is moved near to a card selling machine 13, a reckoning machine 14, a game machine 16, an inter-board unit 17, or an information providing terminal 18 having an identification information reader, identification information is read from the cellular phone 41, and the read identification information is transmitted to a hall management device 11. When the identification information of the cellular phone 41 is received by the hall management device 11, the data of the information (game information) to be displayed on the display 42 of the cellular phone 41 are transmitted to the cellular phone 41 from the hall management device 11.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information providing system and an information providing method for providing predetermined information to an individual, for example, information relating to a game at a game store.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Hitherto, a system for providing information such as guidance of a facility to a visitor to a store or a public facility has been used. For example, an information display terminal is installed in a recent amusement store (amusement arcade) near the entrance of the amusement store, and the information display terminal is provided with, for example, a jackpot occurrence situation of each gaming machine in the amusement store, replacement of a new unit. There are shops that display information (game information) related to games at the amusement shop, such as information on holidays and holidays, information on services dedicated to customers registered as members of the amusement shop, and the like. Game information displayed on such an information display terminal,
It can be said that this information is very useful information for amusement shop customers, because it becomes a reference when selecting a gaming machine to be played, and also becomes a reference when deciding whether or not to visit a game shop at a later date.

However, in the above-described system, the game information cannot be obtained unless the display on the information display terminal is checked, and the information display terminal is installed at a place away from the gaming machine. If it becomes necessary to obtain game information during the game, the player must interrupt the game and leave the game machine. Therefore, an information management device that manages game information is connected to a communication line such as a public telephone line,
A system has been proposed in which game information managed by an information management device is transmitted to a mobile phone or the like in response to access to the information management device from a mobile phone or the like via a communication line (for example, Utility model registration No. 302
No. 6134 and Utility Model Registration No. 3042448).

[0004]

However, in the system according to the above proposal, every time the information management apparatus is accessed from a portable telephone or the like, an access number (telephone number, URL (Uniform Resource Locator), etc.) to the information management apparatus is obtained. ) Must be input to a mobile phone or the like. Further, even if a memory for storing an access number to the information management device is provided in a mobile phone or the like, the access number to the information management device is stored in advance in the memory, and the information management device is further stored in the memory. The access number must be read from the memory each time access is made. Such an operation is troublesome for a game shop customer, and is particularly troublesome for a person unfamiliar with the operation of a mobile phone or the like.

An object of the present invention is to provide an information providing system and an information providing method which can reduce the trouble required for obtaining information.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention The invention according to claim 1 for achieving the above object is an information providing system for providing predetermined information to an individual,
The information management device (11; 2) managing the predetermined information
1:51; 61) and the mobile communication terminal (4
(1) detecting the identification information of the mobile communication terminal from (1), and transmitting the detected identification information to the information management device (19:52); An information providing system for transmitting the predetermined information to the mobile communication terminal specified by the received identification information in response to receiving the identification information of the mobile communication terminal from the information transmitting device. It is.

[0007] Alphanumeric characters in parentheses indicate corresponding components in the embodiment described later. Hereinafter, the same applies in this section. According to the present invention, the identification information of the mobile communication terminal is detected by the identification information transmitting device, and the detected identification information is transmitted to the information management device. Then, in response to the information management device receiving the identification information of the mobile communication terminal, predetermined information is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal. As a result, when an individual obtains information, a telephone number or a U.S.C.
Since it is not necessary to input RL or the like to the mobile communication terminal, the labor required to obtain information can be reduced.

In addition, since it is not necessary for the information management device to manage the identification information of the portable communication terminal owned by the individual,
The memory capacity of the information management device can be reduced, and the cost of the information management device can be reduced. For example, when this information providing system is applied to a game store such as a pachinko parlor, information about the game store (game information) can be obtained with a portable communication terminal.
Therefore, the player who wants to obtain the game information does not need to leave the game machine to obtain the game information even during the game in the game machine. Thereby, the operating rate of the gaming machine can be increased.

Here, it is conceivable to arrange an information display terminal near each gaming machine so that game information can be obtained without leaving the gaming machine. However, arranging the information display terminal for each gaming machine requires a huge cost. On the other hand, the configuration according to claim 1 is a configuration in which the game information is obtained using the portable communication terminal possessed by the customer, so that the cost can be reduced. When the information management device receives the identification information of the mobile communication terminal from the identification information transmitting device, the information management device calls the mobile communication terminal specified by the received identification information,
Preferably, when a response to the call is received, the information is transmitted to the portable communication terminal.

The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the portable communication terminal is provided with a display (42) capable of displaying information received from the game information management device. It is an information providing system. According to the present invention, the information transmitted from the game information management device is displayed on the display of the mobile communication terminal. The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the identification information transmitting device detects identification information of the portable communication terminal in a non-contact manner with the portable communication terminal. It is an information providing system described.

According to the present invention, the identification information of the portable communication terminal is detected in a non-contact manner. No need to connect. therefore,
The labor required to obtain information can be further reduced. The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that the predetermined information is information relating to a game store.
The information providing system according to any one of the above.

[0012] According to the present invention, information on a game arcade can be obtained with a portable communication terminal. The invention according to claim 6 is the information providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the information is information corresponding to a location where the identification information transmitting device is installed. According to the present invention, by bringing the portable communication terminal closer to the identification information transmitting device, it is possible to obtain information having contents corresponding to the installation location of the identification information transmitting device.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing predetermined information to an individual, comprising the steps of:
9:52) detects the identification information of the portable communication terminal from the portable communication terminal (41) possessed by the individual, and converts the detected identification information to an information management device (11) managing the predetermined information. ; 21: 51; 61), and in response to the information management device receiving the identification information of the mobile communication terminal from the identification information transmission device,
Transmitting the predetermined information to the mobile communication terminal specified by the received identification information.

According to the present invention, the same effect as the effect described in relation to the first aspect can be obtained. The step of transmitting the predetermined information by the information management device includes the step of receiving the identification information of the mobile communication terminal from the identification information transmitting device, and the step of transmitting the predetermined information by the received identification information. It is preferable to include a step of calling the specified portable communication terminal, and a step of transmitting information to the portable communication terminal when a response is made from the portable communication terminal to the call.

[0015] Further, the predetermined information may be information relating to a game store. Further, as set forth in claim 10, the predetermined information may be information having a content corresponding to an installation location of the identification information transmitting device. An invention according to claim 11 is an information management device (11; 21:51; 61) applied to an information providing system for providing predetermined information to an individual, wherein the predetermined information is managed. In response to receiving the identification information of the portable communication terminal (41) from the identification information transmitting device (19:52) communicably connected, the portable communication terminal specified by the received identification information is transmitted to the portable communication terminal specified by the received identification information. An information management device characterized by transmitting the following information.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a game information management device suitable for the game information providing system according to claims 1 to 6. The invention according to claim 12 is an identification information transmitting device (19:52) applied to an information providing system for providing predetermined information to an individual, wherein the identification information transmitting device (19:52) identifies the portable communication terminal (41) possessed by the individual. An identification information transmitting apparatus for detecting information and transmitting the detected identification information to an information management apparatus (11; 21:51; 61) managing the predetermined information.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an identification information transmitting apparatus suitable for the game information providing system of claims 1 to 6.

[0018]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a card-type game medium lending system in which an information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention is incorporated. This card-type game medium lending system uses a game medium (e.g., a game card) in which a person playing or trying to play a game in a hall (game hall) uses a game card in which a value equivalent to money is recorded. A pachinko ball or a pachislot medal), which is a system for renting a hall management device 11 installed in each hall;
And a system management device 21 installed in the system management company. The hall management device 11 and the system management device 21 of each hall are communicably connected, for example, via a dedicated communication line 31.

In each hall, the hall management device 11 stores a card vending machine 13 that issues (sells) a game card in which a value corresponding to the amount of money is recorded, and a balance of the value stored in the game card. A payment machine 14 that pays out and pays out money corresponding to the balance, and a relay device 15 provided for each gaming machine island are communicably connected. Each gaming machine island has a gaming machine 16 such as a pachinko machine or a pachislot machine, and a stand-to-machine machine 17 for renting out a gaming medium within a range of value recorded on a gaming card, which are alternately arranged in a one-to-one correspondence. It is constituted by doing.
The inter-machine 17 of each gaming machine island is communicably connected to the relay device 15 provided on the gaming machine island, and is communicatively connected to the gaming machine 16 associated one-to-one. .

The card vending machine 13, the settlement machine 14, and the vending machine 17 transmit to the hall management device 11 data relating to the amount of game cards used or sold in each device.
The hall management device 11 aggregates data sent from the card vending machine 13 or the like, and transmits the aggregated data to the system management device 21 as, for example, system usage data after the hall is closed. The system use status data sent from the hall management device 11 of each hall to the system management device 21 is managed by the system management device 21 so that the system management company can use it as a reference for calculating the system usage fee to be collected from each hall. You.

When a jackpot occurs in a lottery performed during a game, for example, the gaming machine 16 sends a signal indicating that the jackpot has occurred to the hall management device 1
Send to 1. The hall management device 11 counts the number of occurrences of the jackpot in each of the gaming machines 16 based on the jackpot occurrence signal transmitted from each of the gaming machines 16, and is calculated from the counted number of occurrences of the jackpot and the number of occurrences of the jackpot. Information such as a jackpot occurrence rate (number of jackpot occurrences per hour) is managed as game information.
In addition, the hall management device 11 manages information (hall guidance information) relating to replacement of new cars and holidays. In addition, in halls that have introduced a system in which members registered as members of the hall are given points under predetermined conditions and various service benefits are given to members according to the number of points earned, Member information such as the number of acquired points is managed by the hall management device 11 as game information.

The hall management device 11 is connected to an information providing terminal 18 for providing game information to customers of the hall. The information providing terminal 18 includes a display (not shown) such as a CRT display, and game information to be provided to customers in the hall is displayed on the display. The game information provided by the information providing terminal 18 includes game information managed by the system management device 21 in addition to game information managed by the hall management device 11. The game information managed by the system management device 21 includes, for example, information (for example, basic specifications of the game machine, etc.) on the game machine obtained from a game machine maker or a game-related magazine publisher via the communication line N, When information such as the jackpot occurrence rate is sent from the hall management apparatus 11 to the system management apparatus 21, information such as the jackpot occurrence rate of each gaming machine installed in another hall is included. .

The game information provided by the information providing terminal 18 can be displayed on a display 42 of a portable telephone 41 owned by a customer who has come to the hall. To realize this, the mobile phone 41 includes:
Interface for wireless data communication (for example, Bluetoot
h) is built in. On the other hand, as shown in FIG.
-Field wireless communication IC1 capable of short-range wireless communication with
11 is built in the hall management device 11. Thus, if the hall management device 11 and the mobile phone 41 are within a predetermined distance range (for example, within 200 m) of each other, the hall management device 11 and the mobile phone 41 directly transmit and receive data by short-range wireless communication without passing through a telephone line. be able to.

The portable telephone 41 further includes a portable telephone 4
RFID (Radio Frequency Id) storing the identification information of
A non-contact IC memory 44 such as a chip is built in. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the card vending machine 13, the payment machine 14, and the gaming machine 1 arranged in the hall
6. Each device of the inter-machine 17 and the information providing terminal 18 includes:
When the mobile phone 41 is within a predetermined distance range (for example, 0.5
(Approximately 30 cm) is provided with an identification information reading device 19 capable of reading identification information stored in a non-contact IC memory 44 incorporated in the mobile phone 41 in a non-contact manner. In order for the identification information reading device 19 to read the identification information, the mobile phone 41 may be brought closer to the identification information reading device 19 for about 0.01 to 1 second.

In this embodiment, the portable telephone 41
As the identification information, the ID number of the short-range wireless communication IC 43 built in the mobile phone 41 is stored in the non-contact IC memory 44, and the identification information reading device 19 sets the ID number of the short-range wireless communication IC 43 to the non-contact IC memory 43. The data is read from the contact IC memory 44. Identification information reading device 19
Has a function of transmitting the read identification information to the hall management device 11 in addition to the function of reading the identification information of the mobile phone 41 from the non-contact IC memory 44. As a result, the customer holding the mobile phone 41 can use the mobile phone 41 with the card vending machine 13, the checkout machine 14, the gaming machine 1
6. When approaching the inter-machine 17 or the information providing terminal 18,
The identification information is read from the mobile phone 41, and the read identification information is transmitted to the hall management device 11.

From the identification information reading device 19 to the portable telephone 41
The hole management apparatus 11 that has read the identification information of the mobile phone 41 stores the read identification information of the mobile phone 41 in a memory (not shown). Then, based on the ID number of the short-range wireless communication IC 43 read as the identification information of the mobile phone 41, the short-range wireless communication IC 111
By transmitting a calling signal toward 1, the mobile phone 41 approaching the card vending machine 13, the payment machine 14, the gaming machine 16, the inter-machine 17 or the information providing terminal 18 is called.

The customer who notices the call is the mobile phone 41
When the response key provided on the mobile phone 4 is operated,
A response signal is transmitted from one short-range wireless communication IC 43. The response signal from the mobile phone 41 is transmitted to the hall management device 1
When the first short-range wireless communication IC 111 receives the data, the hall management device 11 causes the short-range wireless communication IC 111 to transmit data of an initial screen to be displayed on the mobile phone 41. Then, the initial screen data transmitted from the hall management device 11 is transmitted to the near field communication IC 4 of the mobile phone 41.
When 3 receives, an initial screen based on the received initial screen data is displayed on the display 42 of the mobile phone 41.

FIG. 3A shows an example of the configuration of the initial screen. In other words, on the initial screen, a list of game information available to the customer is displayed as “XX hole information list”,
The user can select information desired to be obtained from the displayed game information list and request transmission of the information. The game information list includes, for example, the latest hall guidance information provided from the hall (1. latest information), information on each gaming machine installed in the hall (2. installed model information), and the like. . For example, when a selection frame is set to “2. Installation model information” and an operation for determining a selection based on the selection frame is performed, a signal to that effect is output from the short-range wireless communication IC 43 of the mobile phone 41. . The signal from the mobile phone 41 is transmitted to the hall management device 1
In response to this, in response to this, the data on the screen of FIG.
Sent from

On the screen shown in FIG. 3B, it is possible to select which gaming machine the user wants to obtain information about. For example, when the customer brings the mobile phone 41 close to the gaming machine being played, an item "1. Your gaming machine" is displayed on the screen of FIG. 3 (b). Information about the gaming machine inside can be obtained. If you want to obtain information about other gaming machines, see "2.
Other installed models ”may be selected. In the screen of FIG. 3B, for example, when the selection frame is set to “1. Your gaming machine” and an operation for deciding the selection by this selection frame is performed, The data of the screen of 3 (c) is transmitted from the hall management device 11 to the mobile phone 41 by short-range wireless communication.

In the screen of FIG. 3C, the customer
The machine number and model name of the gaming machine (your gaming machine) to which is brought closer are displayed, and the basic specifications of the model are displayed. The basic specification of the model is one of the game information managed by the system management device 21 as described above, and the data for displaying the basic specification on the display 42 of the mobile phone 41 is stored in the system management device 2.
1 is sent to the hall management device 11. That is,
When “1. Your gaming machine” is selected on the screen of FIG. 3B, in response to this, the hall management device 11 specifies the gaming machine to which the customer has approached the mobile phone 41, and A command for transmitting the basic specifications of the specified gaming machine is transmitted to the system management apparatus 21. Upon receiving this command, the system management device 21 reads out the basic specifications of the gaming machine specified by the hall management device 11 from the game information being managed, and sends the read data of the basic specifications to the hall management device 11. Reply. The hall management device 11 having received the data of the basic specifications from the system management device 21 creates the screen data of FIG. 3 (c) by adding the received data of the basic specifications to the screen configuration data of FIG. 3 (c). The screen data shown in FIG. 3C is transmitted from the short-range wireless communication IC 43 to the mobile phone 41.
Output to. Thereby, the screen of FIG. 3C is displayed on the display 42 of the mobile phone 41.

In the screen shown in FIG. 3C, for example, when a selection frame is set to an item of "next" (not shown), and an operation for deciding the selection by the selection frame is performed, a response is made to this operation. Then, the hall management device 11 reads, from the game information being managed, information relating to “today's jackpot situation (for example, the number of jackpot occurrences and the jackpot occurrence rate)” of the gaming machine to which the customer approaches the mobile phone 41. . Then, by adding the read information to the screen configuration data of FIG. 3D, the screen data of FIG. 3D is created, and the screen data of FIG. Output to the telephone 41. When the short-range wireless communication IC 43 of the mobile phone 41 receives the screen data of FIG. 3D transmitted from the hall management device 11, the “today's jackpot situation” of the gaming machine to which the customer approaches the mobile phone 41 is displayed. It is displayed on the display 42 of the mobile phone 41.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the portable telephone 41 is connected to the card vending machine 13, the checkout machine 14, the gaming machine 16, the machine 17 or the information providing terminal 18 provided with the identification information reading device 19. When approached, the mobile phone 41
, And the read identification information is transmitted to the hole management device 11. In response to the reception of the identification information of the mobile phone 41 by the hall management device 11, data of information (game information) to be displayed on the display 42 of the mobile phone 41 is transmitted from the hall management device 11 to the mobile phone 41. Sent. Accordingly, it is not necessary to input an access number such as a telephone number or a URL into the mobile phone 41 in order to communicate with the device managing the game information, so that it is possible to reduce the labor required to obtain the game information.

Since the game information can be obtained by bringing the portable telephone 41 close to the gaming machine 16 or the inter-machine 17, even if the gaming machine 16 is playing a game, the gaming machine 16 can obtain the gaming information. You do not need to leave. Thereby, the operating rate of the gaming machine can be increased.
Further, in this embodiment, transmission and reception of data between the hall management device 11 and the mobile phone 41 are achieved by short-range wireless communication, and communication costs are not required to obtain game information. Can be obtained.

However, the transmission and reception of data between the hall management device 11 and the mobile phone 41 is not limited to short-range wireless communication, but is performed via a communication line N including a mobile phone line as shown in FIG. May be performed. In this case, the telephone number (call number) of the mobile phone 41 is stored in the non-contact IC memory 44 built in the mobile phone 41 as identification information of the mobile phone 41, and the telephone number of the mobile phone 41 is read as the identification information. It may be read by the device 19.

In this embodiment, the data managed by the system management device 21 is the hall management device 11.
Is transmitted to the mobile phone 41 via the
As shown in (1), the information may be directly transmitted from the system management apparatus 21 to the mobile phone 41 via a communication line N such as a public telephone line. Further, it has been described that the short distance wireless communication IC 111 is provided in the hall management device 11, for example,
The short-range wireless communication IC 1 is connected to devices other than the hall management device 11 disposed in the hall, such as the relay device 15 and the inter-machine 17.
11 may be provided, and data communication between the hall management device 11 and the mobile phone 41 may be achieved via a device provided with the short-range wireless communication IC 111.

Further, in this embodiment, the hall management device 11, the identification information reading device 19 and the portable telephone 4
Although the case where the game information providing system is configured by 1 is taken as an example, the game information providing system may be configured by the system management device 21, the identification information reading device 19, and the mobile phone 41. In this case, the game information managed by the hall management device 11 is
May be sent to the system management device 21, and may be sent from the system management device 21 to the mobile phone 41.
Transmission and reception of data between the system management apparatus 21 and the mobile phone 41 may be achieved via a public telephone line or the like.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information providing system according to another embodiment of the present invention. This information providing system is a system for providing a visitor to an automobile showroom (hereinafter, referred to as a "visitor") with information on products displayed in the showroom, and is installed in each showroom. Management device 5
1 and a system management device 61 installed in a system management company. The management device 51 of each showroom and the system management device 61 are communicably connected, for example, via a dedicated communication line 71. In the management device 51 installed in the showroom, an identification information reading device 52 installed near each exhibition vehicle C has a LAN (Local Area).
Network) and so on.

The management device 51 manages information relating to each exhibition vehicle C in association with an identification information reading device 52 installed near each exhibition vehicle C. Information on the exhibited vehicle C (hereinafter referred to as “product information”) includes, for example,
The contents described in the product catalog of the exhibition vehicle C (such as the specifications and color variations of the exhibition vehicle C), the standard price of the vehicle body of the exhibition vehicle C, the discount amount of the exhibition vehicle C, and the price of the optional accessories of the exhibition vehicle C And the like. The management device 51 also manages information such as holidays in the showroom.

The identification information reading device 52 can read the identification information of the portable telephone 41 carried by the visitor in a non-contact manner. That is, a visitor who can use this information providing system has a mobile phone 41 in which a non-contact IC memory 44 such as an RFID chip is built. The identification information of the mobile phone 41 is stored in the non-contact IC memory 44, and each identification information reading device 52 determines that the mobile phone 41 is within a predetermined distance range (for example, 0.5 to
(Within 30 cm), the mobile phone 41
The identification information can be read from the non-contact IC memory 44 in a non-contact manner. In order for the identification information reading device 52 to read the identification information, the mobile phone 41 may be brought closer to the identification information reading device 52 for about 0.01 to 1 second.

In this embodiment, as the identification information of the mobile phone 41, the telephone number (call number) of the mobile phone 41 is stored.
Reads the telephone number from the non-contact IC memory 44. The non-contact I
In addition to the function of reading the identification information of the mobile phone 41 from the C memory 44, the read identification information is stored in the management device 51.
It has the function of transmitting to. Thus, when the visitor carrying the mobile phone 41 brings the mobile phone 41 closer to the identification information reading device 52, the identification information is read from the mobile phone 41, and the read identification information is read. The information is transmitted from the device 52 to the management device 51.

The management device 51 is connected to a communication line N including a mobile telephone line, and performs data communication with the mobile telephone 41 carried by the visitor via the communication line N. Is available. The management device 51 that has received the identification information of the mobile phone 41 stores the identification information of the mobile phone 41 in a memory (not shown) and approaches the identification information reading device 52 based on the identification information of the mobile phone 41. The called mobile phone 41 is called via the communication line N.

The customer who notices the call is the mobile phone 41
When the response key provided on the mobile phone 4 is operated,
1 transmits a response signal to the management device 51. When the management device 51 receives the response signal from the mobile phone 41, the display vehicle stored in the management device 51 in response to the response signal in association with the identification information reading device 52 that has read the identification information of the mobile phone 41. Data of information on C is transmitted from the management device 51 to the mobile phone 41 via the communication line N. Further, if necessary, data of system information is transmitted from the system management device 61 to the management device 51, and the data transmitted to the management device 51 is transmitted from the management device 51 to the mobile phone 41 via the communication line N. Is forwarded to These data are stored in the mobile phone 4
When 1 is received, information based on the received data (information on the exhibited vehicle C) is displayed on the display 42 of the mobile phone 41.

In this embodiment, for example, the number of identification information of the portable telephone 41 sent from the identification information reading device 52 is counted by the management device 51, and the counted number (the above-mentioned fixed period) Is transmitted from the management device 51 to the system management device 61. This allows the system management company to collect a system usage fee from each showroom according to the usage status. With the above configuration, a visitor who has visited the showroom can obtain information on the exhibit vehicle C only by bringing the mobile phone 41 closer to the identification information reading device 52 installed near the exhibit vehicle C. Therefore,
In order to obtain the information of the exhibition vehicle C with the mobile phone, it is not necessary to input the access number such as the telephone number or the URL of the device managing the information into the mobile phone 41. Therefore, the labor required to obtain information can be reduced.

Further, since the mobile phone 41 is called from the management device 51 and the information about the exhibition vehicle C is transmitted thereafter, the communication cost is not imposed on the visitors carrying the mobile phone 41. . Therefore, visitors can easily obtain information. Further, the management device 5
1 includes identification information of the mobile phone 41 (in this embodiment,
Since the telephone number is stored, the management device 51 will be stored at a later date.
Phone 41 identified by the identification information stored in
Then, information on a vehicle to be newly sold can be transmitted. That is, the electronic direct mail can be transmitted to the mobile phone 41 owned by the visitors of the showroom at a later date. As a result, advertising expenses can be reduced as compared with the case where direct mail is mailed.

As shown by broken lines in FIG. 4, short-range wireless communication ICs 43 and 511 including a wireless data communication interface (for example, Bluetooth) are built in the portable telephone 41 and the management device 51, respectively. Direct data transmission and reception between the mobile phone 41 and the management device 51 may be achieved by short-range wireless communication between the short-range wireless communication ICs 43 and 511. In this case, a non-contact IC built in the mobile phone 41
The memory 44 stores an ID number of the short-range wireless communication IC 43 as identification information of the mobile phone 41, and the ID number may be read by the identification information reading device 52. When direct data transmission / reception between the mobile phone 41 and the management device 51 is performed by short-range wireless communication,
Since no communication cost is required for the showroom where the management device 51 is installed, it is possible to reduce the cost of the showroom due to the use of this information providing system.

Further, in this embodiment, the information regarding the exhibition vehicle C is transmitted from the management device 51 to the mobile phone 41. However, for example, in response to the management device 51 receiving the identification information of the mobile phone 41, the information is displayed. The information on the exhibition vehicle C managed by the management device 51 is
May be sent to the system management device 61 and transferred from the system management device 61 to the mobile phone 41. Further, in this embodiment, the data managed by the system management device 61 is transmitted to the mobile phone 41 via the management device 51. However, the data from the system management device 61 is transmitted to the mobile phone 41 via the communication line N. 41 may be transmitted directly.

Further, when there is a response from the mobile phone 41 to the call from the management device 51, the data of the list of information that can be provided to the visitor is transmitted from the management device 51 (or the system management device 61) to the portable device. When information desired by the visitor is selected on a screen transmitted to the telephone 41 and displayed on the display 42 based on this data, the data of the selected information is transmitted in response to the selection. (Or the system management device 61) may be transmitted to the mobile phone 41.

Further, information on the exhibited vehicle C may be transmitted from the management device 51 (or the system management device 61) to the mobile phone 41 in the form of an e-mail. In this case, an e-mail address to the mobile phone 41 is stored in the non-contact IC memory 44 incorporated in the mobile phone 41 as identification information of the mobile phone 41, and the e-mail address is read by the identification information reading device 52. Good. It should be noted that this modified example is different from the above-described first embodiment.
In the case of the embodiment described above, the present invention can of course be applied.

Further, the mobile phone 41 is used to display the vehicle C.
Information on the mobile phone 41
, A purchase reservation, an order, a price negotiation, and the like of the exhibition vehicle C may be performed. In this case, the management device 51
(Or the system management device 61) transmits to the mobile phone 41 screen data for inputting data necessary for purchase reservation, ordering, value negotiation, and the like of the exhibition vehicle C, and the screen is displayed on the display 42 of the mobile phone 41. Is preferably displayed.

The information providing system of the present invention may be introduced not only in a car showroom but also in a store of another type of business such as a department store or a restaurant. In the case of introduction into a department store, for example, an identification information reading device is installed near a display shelf, and when a mobile phone is brought close to the identification information reading device, information on commodities arranged on the display shelf is transferred to the portable device. It is good to be sent to a telephone. Also, when introduced into restaurants, for example,
An identification information reading device is installed at a store, and when a mobile phone is brought close to the identification information reading device, information such as the content of the food provided in the store and the number of calories are sent to the mobile phone. Good.

Further, when the information providing system of the present invention is installed in the above-mentioned car showroom or department store, the identification information reading device may be built in the car or the product instead of near the car or the product. However, in this case, it is preferable that reading of the identification information of the mobile phone by the identification information reading device is achieved in a non-contact manner, and communication between the identification information reading device and the management device is achieved via a wireless communication line. preferable.

Furthermore, the information providing system of the present invention may be introduced to public facilities such as museums, zoos, amusement parks, stations, etc., not limited to stores. When introduced into a museum, for example, an identification information reading device is installed near each exhibit, and when a mobile phone is brought close to the identification information reading device, information about the exhibit is sent to the mobile phone. It is good to be able to come. In addition, when introduced into a zoo, for example, an identification information reading device is installed near each cage, and when a mobile phone is brought close to the identification information reading device, information on the animals in the cage is transferred to the mobile phone. It is good to be sent to a telephone. Furthermore, when introduced into an amusement park, for example, an identification information reading device is installed near each attraction, and when the mobile phone is brought close to the identification information reading device, information on the attraction is sent to the mobile phone. You should be able to come. Furthermore, when introduced into a station, for example, an identification information reading device is installed at each platform, and when a mobile phone is brought close to the identification information reading device, information on the train departure time at the platform is transmitted to the mobile phone. It is good to be sent.

Further, the information providing system according to the present invention may be used to provide information not only to stores and facilities but also to pedestrians on the street. In this case, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, the identification information reading device 52 is installed at the entrance of the utility pole 71 or the police box 72. When the passerby brings his / her mobile phone 41 close to the identification information reading device 52, the identification information of the mobile phone 41 is read by the identification information reading device 52, and the identification information is communicably connected to the identification information reading device 52. It is transmitted to the management device 51 that has been made. When the management device 51 receives the identification information of the mobile phone 41, the mobile phone 41 approaching the identification information reading device 52 is called based on the identification information of the mobile phone 41. The pedestrian who noticed this call is the mobile phone 4
When the response key provided on the mobile phone 41 is operated, the information (eg, map information, information about a public organization) near the installation location of the identification information reading device 52 that has read the identification information of the mobile phone 41 is responded to the operation. , Tourist attractions,
Weather forecast, traffic information, etc.) are transmitted from the management device 51 to the mobile phone 41. This data is stored in the mobile phone 4
When 1 is received, information based on the received data is displayed on the display 42 of the mobile phone 41.

As described above, several embodiments of the present invention have been described, but the present invention can be embodied in other forms. For example, in the above embodiment, the information received by the mobile phone is displayed on the display of the mobile phone. However, information to be provided to the individual is transmitted to the mobile phone as voice data, and the voice based on the voice data is transmitted. (Information) may be output from the speaker of the mobile phone. Also, the identification information reading device reads the identification information stored in the non-contact IC memory built in the mobile phone. Instead of this configuration, for example, a signal transmission light emitting device (LED) ), And a light receiver is provided at an appropriate place (for example, a place where the identification information reading device is installed), and the identification information of the mobile phone is read by optical communication between the light emitter for signal transmission and the light receiver. May be achieved.

The identification information of the mobile phone may be read by another method. For example, a bar code sticker or a hologram code sticker indicating the identification information of the mobile phone is attached to the mobile phone, and at an appropriate place. A bar code reader or a hologram code reader is provided at (for example, a place where the identification information reader is installed), and the bar code or the hologram code attached to the mobile phone is read, thereby identifying the mobile phone. Reading information may be achieved.

Further, the identification information of the portable telephone does not need to be read out in a non-contact manner as described above, but at an appropriate place (for example, a place where the identification information reading device is installed).
Is provided with a mobile phone holder, a connection terminal provided on the mobile phone holder is connected to a connection terminal provided on the mobile phone, and the mobile phone is built in the mobile phone via the connection terminals connected to each other. Alternatively, the identification information stored in the memory may be read.

Further, in this embodiment, a portable telephone is taken as an example of a portable communication terminal. However, the portable communication terminal is not limited to the portable telephone, but may be a PDA (Personal Digital).
Assistant) or a pager. Furthermore, in the first embodiment described above, the case where the game information providing system is incorporated in the card type game medium lending system is taken as an example, but the game information providing system is independent of the card type game medium lending system. May be implemented.

Further, a memory for storing information to be transmitted to the portable communication terminal (information to be provided to an individual) is incorporated in the identification information reading device, and the identification information reading device reads the identification information of the portable communication terminal. In response, the information stored in the memory may be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal. That is, the identification information reading device may be an identification information reading / information management device having both a function of reading identification information from the mobile communication terminal and a function of a management device for managing information to be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal. . In this case, in the identification information reading / information management device, the identification information reading function unit for reading the identification information of the mobile communication terminal,
It can be considered that the identification information of the mobile communication terminal is transmitted to the information management unit for managing the information to be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal.

Further, communication between the identification information reading device and the management device (the hall management device 11 or the management device 51) may be performed by a wired communication line or by a wireless communication line. Good. That is, the communication between the devices constituting the information providing system may be performed via a wired communication line or may be performed via a wireless communication line. Further, communication between the hall management device 11 and the identification information reading device 19 may be performed via a wired communication line,
It may be performed via a wireless communication line.

In addition, various design changes can be made within the scope of the matters described in the claims.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a card-type game medium lending system in which a game information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention is incorporated.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the game information providing system.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a specific example of a screen sequentially displayed on a display of a mobile phone.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information providing system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration of an information providing system according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 11 hall management device 18 information providing terminal 19 identification information reading device 21 system management device 41 mobile phone 42 display 43 short-range wireless communication IC 44 non-contact IC memory 51 management device 511 short-range wireless communication 52 identification information reading device 61 system management device 111 Near Field Communication IC

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Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. An information providing system for providing predetermined information to an individual, comprising: an information management device that manages the predetermined information; and an identification of the mobile communication terminal from the mobile communication terminal possessed by the individual. An identification information transmitting device that detects information and transmits the detected identification information to the information management device, wherein the information management device receives the identification information of the mobile communication terminal from the identification information transmission device. And transmitting the predetermined information to the portable communication terminal specified by the received identification information in response to the information. 2. The information management device, upon receiving the identification information of the mobile communication terminal from the identification information transmitting device, calls the mobile communication terminal specified by the received identification information, and responds to the call. 2. The game information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the information is transmitted to the portable communication terminal. 3. The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein said portable communication terminal includes a display capable of displaying information received from said information management device. 4. The information according to claim 1, wherein the identification information transmitting device detects identification information of the portable communication terminal in a non-contact manner with the portable communication terminal. Delivery system. 5. The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined information is information about a game arcade. 6. The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined information is information having a content corresponding to a location where the identification information transmitting apparatus is installed. 7. A method for providing predetermined information to an individual, wherein the identification information transmitting device detects identification information of the mobile communication terminal from the mobile communication terminal possessed by the individual, and detects the detected identification information. Transmitting information to an information management device that manages the predetermined information; and, in response to the information management device receiving the identification information of the mobile communication terminal from the identification information transmission device, Transmitting the predetermined information to the mobile communication terminal specified by the received identification information. 8. The step of transmitting the predetermined information by the information management device includes the steps of: receiving identification information of a mobile communication terminal from the identification information transmission device; and a mobile communication terminal specified by the received identification information. 8. The information providing method according to claim 7, further comprising: calling a mobile communication terminal when the mobile communication terminal receives a response to the call, and transmitting information to the mobile communication terminal. 9. The information providing method according to claim 7, wherein the predetermined information is information about a game arcade. 10. The information providing method according to claim 7, wherein the predetermined information is information having a content according to a location where the identification information transmitting apparatus is installed. 11. An information management apparatus applied to an information providing system for providing predetermined information to an individual, wherein the information management apparatus manages the predetermined information and is connected to an identification information transmitting apparatus communicably connected. In response to receiving the identification information of the mobile communication terminal, transmitting the predetermined information to the mobile communication terminal specified by the received identification information. 12. An identification information transmitting apparatus applied to an information providing system for providing predetermined information to an individual, wherein the identification information transmitting apparatus detects identification information of a portable communication terminal possessed by the individual, and transmits the detected identification information. And transmitting the predetermined information to an information management apparatus that manages the predetermined information.