JP2002334039A - System for internet remote control by mobile portable terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a supply method for information by which information can be published, updated, and deleted almost in real time by operating a mobile portable terminal and a method for promoting communication using the speech function of the mobile portable terminal. SOLUTION: Introduced are the information supply method by which information is supplied by a computer system connected to an external network represented by the Internet and enables a user to select, alter, publish, update, and delete various contents displayed on the screen of a computer terminal device almost in real time by operating the contents on the mobile portable terminal that the user owns and connects to the Internet and a method for communication promotion using the speech function of the mobile portable terminal.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of supplying information on the Internet using a computer system, and information which can be posted, updated, and deleted almost in real time by operating a mobile portable terminal. And a method of promoting communication utilizing a call function of a mobile portable terminal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional homepage on the Internet is useful for users as a communication tool that allows various people, such as time, space, opportunity, and commerce, to enjoy advantages. In addition, mobile handsets represented by mobile phones are highly convenient communication tools that can be used by individuals to make phone calls without missing an opportunity. It is getting.

[0003]

However, when a user browses an ordinary Internet homepage using a computer terminal, there is a difference between the information transmitted by the information provider and the information requested by the user. Many cases have occurred. The quick means of communication is limited to e-mail, electronic bulletin boards, online chat, and the like, and the means of conversation, which has been the center of communication until now, has been difficult. In addition, in order to provide effective information in a limited space of the information display surface, it is difficult to obtain a response of a viewer / listener in one-way information transmission, and it is necessary to introduce a means for providing information desired by a user. There is also a problem that it is necessary.

[0004]

According to the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, information is supplied by using a computer system connected to an open external network represented by the Internet. Information that allows the user to select, change, publish, update, and delete various contents displayed on the screen of the computer terminal device in almost real time by operating a mobile portable terminal that can be connected to the Internet owned by the company. Introducing a method of supplying information and a method of promoting communication utilizing the call function of the mobile portable terminal makes it possible to almost eliminate the time lag from the information provider to the user receiving the information, and to use the information providing system. This solves the above problem.

[0005]

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

In the system configuration shown in FIG. 1, the Internet remote control system according to the present invention is mainly constructed by mutually connecting a computer terminal device 11 and a host server system 21 via an Internet line and a WAN 51. There, i-mode (http: //www.nttdocom of NTT DOCOMO)
o. co. jp / i / tag. html), the remote control can be performed by selecting the selection screen for operating the system displayed on the mobile mobile terminal owned by the user by combining the mobile mobile terminal such as a mobile phone capable of connecting to the Internet. Make it happen,
This is a system for providing information desired by a user as if the user were operating a TV with a remote controller.

As shown in FIG. 1, the system mainly includes a computer terminal device 11 and a host server system 21. The computer terminal device includes an Internet line, which is an open external network represented by the Internet, and a WAN 51. And a terminal such as a general-purpose PC connected via the path control device. A screen 13 incorporated in the computer terminal body 12, a built-in computer, a database, an Internet connection modem, and the like are combined and configured. The built-in computer has
It includes a central processing unit, a memory module, and a storage device such as a hard disk. Although a screen is mentioned as an output device, it is a device that visually displays stored information and the like on the screen, such as a plasma display panel and a CRT.
Devices such as displays and liquid crystal displays correspond to this. The storage device is a device that stores a program to be executed and a large amount of data files, and can use a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like.

[0008] The host server system 21 is connected to a host computer 22 via an Internet line and a WAN 51, and is connected to an HTML (HyperText Ma).
It incorporates a database 23 storing information such as pages described in "keup Language", an authentication check program 24 for recognizing a user who has accessed the mobile portable terminal, and a data transmission / reception program 25 for passing various data.

The programs are an OS, a Web browser, a C
GI (Common Gateway Interface)
ce) The script is used in combination with the OS and Web
b In addition to the original function as a browser, database 2
3. Form an authentication check program 24, a data transmission / reception program 25, and the like. A CGI script is a kind of program, and any language such as Perl, C language, C ++ language can be used as long as the result of execution can be written to the standard output. It can read multiple files and concatenate them, or can calculate the counter value and return the result.

Subsequently, in the computer terminal device 11, the built-in computer displays data stored in the storage device of the built-in computer on a screen 13 incorporated in the computer terminal body 12. The data to be displayed may be character information, a still image, and a moving image, and the area of the screen 13 may be divided to provide various kinds of data in parallel. The user 41 can receive various information displayed on the screen 13.

FIG. 2 shows a computer terminal system used by a user according to the present invention. The information is displayed by transmitting request data such as information to be displayed on a screen 63 installed in the computer terminal device 62 using a mobile terminal 64 such as a mobile phone owned by the user 61. The screen 63 is divided, and various contents on the Internet, such as advertisements, regional information, messages, movies, disaster prevention information, weather information, sightseeing information, regional map information, programs, local government public information, train timetables, news, etc. are displayed. .

In FIG. 1, a user 41 uses a mobile portable terminal 42 to display a screen 1 of a computer terminal device 11.
The address of the access address and the password displayed in 3 is entered into the mobile portable terminal to access. When accessed, it is connected to the mobile information terminal home page of the host server system 21, and data indicating a password input screen is transmitted from the mobile mobile terminal communication company 31 to the user mobile mobile terminal via the Internet line and the WAN 51, and the input screen is displayed. (FIG. 3) is displayed. The method of inputting the address and the password differs depending on the communication company of the mobile portable terminal, the OS installed in the mobile portable terminal, and the model of each manufacturer.

The user 41 inputs the password displayed on the screen 13 of the computer terminal device 11 into a password input field displayed on the screen of the mobile portable terminal 42,
When the transmission button is selected, the authentication check program 22 of the host server system 21 determines whether or not the transmitted password is valid, and understands that the access is continued only when the transmitted password is valid. The password is changed by the authentication check program 22 every time the user accesses, and is changed at random.

In the present embodiment, the screen 13 is divided and individually displayed, and a CGI script is incorporated into each of the divided screens.
It is possible for two users to access at the same time. The host server system 21 can construct a system that theoretically does not limit the number of computer terminal devices 11 by increasing the processing capacity, which is an advantage.

When the user 41 selects desired information from a plurality of selection items (see FIG. 4) displayed on the screen of the mobile portable terminal 42, the selected data is transmitted to the host server system through the mobile communication carrier, The following operation is shown.

As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5, the host server system 21 checks the selection data sent from the mobile information terminal (step S11), and the CGI script "command statement data creation script" presses the button. Command statement data is newly created and sent out (step S12).

In the host server system 21, another CGI script “signal transmission script” for performing an action of searching for the extruded data is operated. When the read command statement data is read and picked up, it is programmed to execute display on a browser. A signal is sent to another CGI script "browser display script" (step S13). The “signal transmission script” always operates such that, when newer command data is newly created by the “command data creation script”, the command data is read and a signal is sent to the “browser display script”. I have.

"Browser display script" is HTML
Is programmed in advance so as to display the page described in (1) on the browser, and the page is displayed (step S1).
4). At this time, the data is transmitted from the host server system 21 to the computer terminal device via the Internet line and the WAN 51 and displayed on the screen 13.

In addition, if the instruction data is not newly extracted within a predetermined time, the instruction data and the "signal transmission" are set so that the display of the computer terminal automatically returns to the normal cycle. A CGI script “timer script” programmed to function as a timer that operates to erase a signal issued by the “script” is combined and executed (step S15).

In the database 23 of the host server system 21, a plurality of pages described in HTML are stored, and in the embodiment according to the present invention, the page is displayed on the computer terminal device by the selection of the user 41.

If a CGI script "counter script" for counting the number of selected times is incorporated in each page described in HTML, the information provider desires the user by referring to the frequency selected by the user. The type of information that matches the information more accurately and promptly can be provided. Thus, the user 41
Because not only one-way information provision from the conventional information provider to the user but also the interest and reaction of the user is reflected,
Time, space and opportunity loss can be minimized and effective advertising and sales activities can be conducted.

In the embodiment of the present invention, it has been described in FIG. 1 that the user 41 inputs the address for accessing the computer terminal system to the mobile portable terminal 42 to access. When accessed, it is connected to the mobile information terminal homepage of the host server system 21, and the communication page 31 of the mobile mobile terminal displays a web page on the screen of the mobile mobile terminal of the user via the Internet line and the WAN 51. Here, on a Web page that can be displayed in i-mode, a telephone number,
Hyperlinks to an e-mail address and a homepage address can be set. By devising a Web page, the advantages of the present embodiment can be further extracted.

As an example, when the user selects desired information from a plurality of selection items displayed on the screen of the mobile portable terminal from the state shown in FIG. 4, the user assembles a Web page to display the screen shown in FIG. deep. At the same time, detailed information is displayed on the screen of the computer terminal device (FIG. 7). We displayed on the screen of the computer terminal
The information on page b is provided to the user in one or a combination of character information, a still image, and a moving image. The We
The page b is displayed on the browser by the browser display script in step S14 of FIG. The user can directly inquire the advertiser via the hyperlink on the Web page displayed on the mobile portable terminal, and if there is any other desired information, the user can continue to use the computer terminal system. It can also be operated from the terminal.

It is assumed that there is a screen display of a computer terminal device in which a user is interested while operating a page described in HTML by the present system using a mobile portable terminal. Since the host server system displays an operation page described in HTML for the mobile terminal on the screen of the mobile terminal owned by the user, the information of the mobile terminal and the information of the computer terminal are linked. It can be said that.

When a hyperlink of a telephone number is set on the screen of the mobile portable terminal to be operated, it is possible to make an inquiry by calling the telephone number while operating the portable terminal. The call can be made by making a call, and when the call is completed, the user operates the call disconnection button. When the call ends and the user performs the operation, the screen returns to the operation page, and the operation can be continued thereafter.

It is needless to say that the type of business of the selected item is not limited to those described in the present embodiment. For example, various types of businesses such as banks, schools, bookstores, hospitals, shops, counselors, and government offices may be added. This is because, taking a government office as an example, it is possible to quickly inquire the staff in charge of the government office about a question or a consultation noticed by a user in the city by using this embodiment. It can be used not only for advertising for profit but also for improving the welfare of residents.

The Web page to be displayed on the mobile portable terminal is provided with several layers so that the amount of information can be reduced to a level that can be discriminated even on a limited display screen of the mobile portable terminal. Complement the shortcomings that are pointed out as lacking in skills, and make effective use of its advantages, such as being a simple and easy communication tool.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the host server system 21 is connected to the Internet line and the WAN 51.
However, the host server system 21 can be incorporated in the computer terminal device 11, and the connection form is not limited in the present application. In addition, since it is natural to use an input device, such as creation of a page described in HTML, embedding of a CGI script, etc., the input device is not included in the configuration, but it does not matter whether or not the input device is included.

When conducting a commercial activity using the system according to the present invention, a "buy" button is provided on the display of the mobile portable terminal, and when the user selects the "buy" button, cellular money, credit card , A cash card, a debit card, an IC card, an electronic money, a prepaid card, a money card, various membership cards, a bank transfer and a cash-on-delivery service, etc., and the procedure is started. In this system, inquiries by telephone are easy, so transfer and cash on delivery services are also practical options. The user can select a payment method from the payment system.

Cellular money is a kind of electronic money and is a currency system for mobile portable terminals in which a frame is set according to prepaid or creditworthiness of a user, and the terminal is regarded as one account. This is different from electronic money in that the mobile portable terminal itself functions as an electronic wallet. If the user wishes to purchase goods and services, the payment can be completed from the cellular money within the range of the remaining amount of the cellular money.

[0031] Payment methods other than cellular money can be selected, and not only credit card payment widely used, but also direct communication with sellers who provide products and services by utilizing the calling function of mobile portable terminals. An advantage is that the user can select a bank transfer, a cash on delivery service, or the like after a meeting, and it is possible to minimize the opportunity loss that has been missed due to the difficulty in establishing a conversation.
For example, the transfer destination is also registered in the content, and a specific access number is also assigned to the user.

As a mobile portable terminal, NTT DOCOMO's i
When a mobile phone or other terminal represented by a mode is used, a payment system that is already widely used as i-mode Web content is used to charge a user from a communication company of the mobile mobile terminal. It is conceivable to charge the price together with the fee, and it is relatively easy to construct a series of purchasing systems from product introduction to settlement and sale.

Alternatively, when providing highly important information to the user, some or all of the selection items are charged, and the user is charged for providing the information. It is possible to make commercial activities more smoothly.

[0034]

The system according to the present invention is implemented in the form described above, and has the following effects.

The use of a mobile communication terminal, which is a popular, highly mobile, and easy communication tool, enables operation from a remote place, eliminates time lag for real-time display, and enables remote control.・ It is possible to control.

By displaying the information on a large screen using the computer terminal device, it is possible to display a large amount of information and the like, which were limited in the mobile portable terminal, and it is possible to incorporate a variety of movements and actions.

The call function overcomes the difficulty of communication from the user, which is a shortage of Web pages on the Internet using a computer terminal, and improves the simplicity and mobility of the mobile portable terminal and the display capability of the computer terminal device. Enables organic binding.

A highly effective advertising medium that can be effectively used temporally, spatially, occasionally, commercially, etc. while the user is using it, has high visibility to the user's advertisement, and is very effective Can be Further, the interactive system provides a system that can provide information desired by the user. In addition, when a user wants to obtain more detailed information or has a desire to purchase a product or service, there is a difference between the settlement method that the user wants to use and the method that the seller has listed. In case,
By utilizing communication by conversation using the call function, it is possible to realize fruitful business opportunities that satisfy each other.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exemplary perspective view showing a computer terminal device according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display of the mobile portable terminal in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display of the mobile portable terminal in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display of the mobile portable terminal in the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display of the computer terminal device in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11, 62 Computer terminal device 12 Computer terminal body 13, 63 screen 21 Host server system 22 Host computer 23 Database 24 Authentication check program 25 Data transmission / reception program 31 Mobile portable terminal communication company 41, 61 User 42, 64 Mobile information terminal 51 Internet line and WAN

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a supply method for supplying information by a computer system, contents on the Internet described in HTML are displayed on a mobile portable terminal connectable to the Internet, and the display is operated and selected. Advertising on the Internet written in HTML displayed on a normal Internet terminal,
A method of changing the display of information provided, such as regional information and messages, and directly contacting inquiries from hyperlinks such as telephone numbers displayed on mobile mobile terminals.