JP2006195662A - Information browsing system, information browsing method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the complexity of a user operation for acquiring software for browsing, on a user terminal, information written from a store terminal or the like. <P>SOLUTION: A cellular telephone 10 stores an IC card 15. The store terminal 20 reads an ID of the IC card 15, writes a user use history to the IC card 15 and sends the ID read to a member management server 30. The member management server 30 searches a member database 35 with the ID as the key to extract a mail address of the cellular telephone 10. The store terminal 20, when receiving a successful search notice from the member management server 30, sends a download URL to use history browsing software to the member management server 30. The member management server 30 sends an email describing the URL to the extracted mail address. The cellular telephone 10, when the URL included in the email is specified, downloads the software to enable use history browsing. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an information browsing system, an information browsing method, and a program, and more particularly, to an information browsing system, an information browsing method, and a program in which a user terminal acquires and browses information written from a trader terminal such as a store terminal. .

  Conventionally, information is written from a terminal to a user terminal at a store or the like, and the written information is browsed on the user terminal. An IC card mounted on the user terminal is used as the writing destination. In order to view the written information, it is necessary to obtain browsing software and install it on the user terminal.

  An example of such an information browsing system is described in Patent Document 1. According to Patent Document 1, a user of a mobile phone having an IC card function performs data communication in order to acquire software for managing the use history of the IC card function. A cellular phone performs wireless communication with a cellular phone base station by a user operation, accesses a server via a network, and requests download of software for managing a usage history of an IC card function.

  In order to make this request, the user manually inputs a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) from which the software is obtained.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2003-85466 (page 4-7, FIG. 1)

  The conventional information browsing system described above has a problem that the user's operation is complicated because it is necessary to manually input the URL of the acquisition destination in order to acquire the information browsing software.

  The objective of this invention is providing the information browsing system, the information browsing method, and program which solve the complexity of user operation at the time of acquiring the information browsing software which is the conventional subject mentioned above.

The information browsing system of the present invention includes a user terminal having an IC card, a trader terminal, and a management server.
The vendor terminal includes means for reading the ID of the IC card, means for writing information to the IC card, and means for transmitting the read ID to the management server,
The management server stores a storage device in which a database in which a mail address of the user terminal is associated with an ID of an IC card included in the user terminal, and a mail corresponding to the ID received by searching the storage device Means for extracting an address; and means for transmitting an email containing hyperlink information indicating a URL for downloading software for viewing the information to the extracted email address,
The user terminal includes means for accessing the URL indicated by the hyperlink information and downloading the software in response to the hyperlink information included in the electronic mail being designated.

In the information browsing system of the present invention, the management server includes means for transmitting a search success notification to the trader terminal when a mail address corresponding to the ID is extracted,
The merchant terminal has means for transmitting the URL to the management server upon receiving the search success notification,
The management server may include the URL transmitted from the supplier terminal in the e-mail.

  The information browsing system of the present invention may be characterized in that the user terminal is a mobile phone and the IC card is a non-contact IC card incorporated in the mobile phone.

  In the information browsing system of the present invention, the user terminal may be a personal computer having an IC card reader / writer.

  The information browsing system of the present invention may be characterized in that the trader terminal is a store terminal and the information includes a purchase history using the IC card.

The management server of the present invention includes a storage device storing a database in which a mail address of a user terminal and an ID of an IC card included in the user terminal are associated with each other;
Means for extracting from the database an email address corresponding to the ID received from the vendor terminal;
And a means for transmitting an e-mail including hyperlink information indicating a URL for downloading software for browsing information written on the IC card by the vendor terminal to the extracted e-mail address.

  The management server of the present invention has means for transmitting a search success notification to the merchant terminal when an e-mail address is extracted, and describes the URL transmitted from the merchant terminal in response to the search success notification in the e-mail. It may be characterized by.

The trader terminal of the present invention comprises means for reading the ID of the IC card,
Means for writing information to the IC card;
Means for sending a mail address search request of a user terminal having the IC card to the management server with the ID attached thereto;
Upon receiving a search success notification from the management server, the URL is attached to the management server so that an e-mail including hyperlink information indicating a URL for downloading the software for browsing the information is transmitted to the user terminal. And means for requesting.

The information browsing method of the present invention is an information browsing method using a user terminal having an IC card, a trader terminal, and a management server,
The vendor terminal reads the ID of the IC card;
The vendor terminal writes information to the IC card;
The vendor terminal transmits the read ID to the management server;
The management server searches a storage device storing a database in which a mail address of the user terminal and an ID of an IC card included in the user terminal are associated with each other, and extracts a mail address corresponding to the received ID; ,
The management server sending an email containing hyperlink information indicating a URL for downloading software for browsing the information to the extracted email address;
The user terminal has a step of accessing the URL indicated by the hyperlink information and downloading the software in response to the hyperlink information included in the e-mail being designated.

The program of the present invention extracts a mail address corresponding to an ID received from a vendor terminal from a database in which a mail address of a user terminal and an ID of an IC card held by the user terminal are associated with each other;
The computer is caused to execute a process of transmitting an e-mail including hyperlink information indicating a URL for downloading software for browsing information written from the vendor terminal to the IC card to the extracted e-mail address.

The program of the present invention includes a process of reading an ID of an IC card,
A process of writing information to the IC card;
A process of attaching the ID read from the mail address search request of the user terminal having the IC card and transmitting it to the management server;
Upon receiving a successful search notification from the management server, the management server is requested to attach an e-mail containing hyperlink information indicating a URL for downloading software for browsing the information to the user terminal. To execute the processing to be performed by the computer.

  According to the present invention, an e-mail describing a URL for downloading browsing software is transmitted to the user terminal, so that the user can easily download the mail.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

  The first embodiment includes a mobile phone 10, a store terminal 20, and a member management server 30. The mobile phone 10 and the store terminal 20 are connected via a network 50. The network 50 is a mobile phone network, the Internet, or a combination of these. The store terminal 20 and the member management server 30 are connected via a network 60. The network 60 is the Internet.

  The mobile phone 10 is a terminal used by general users who shop at a store or the like. The mobile phone 10 includes a display unit 11, an input unit 12, a mail client unit 13, an IC card 15, and a control unit (not shown) that controls these units. The display unit 11 displays an incoming mail or a telephone call number. The input unit 12 is buttons for inputting a telephone number and outgoing mail. The mail client unit 13 manages received mail and outgoing mail. The IC card 15 has a general non-contact IC card function, includes an IC chip and an antenna, and further has a storage area inside or outside the IC chip. The IC card 15 stores a unique ID (identification) number and permits access to the contents of the storage area by a specific command. The IC card 15 is stored inside the mobile phone 10 and does not necessarily have to be configured in a card shape. Further, the IC card 15 may not be stored inside the mobile phone 10 but may have a structure that can be detached from the outside, and may be a contact read / write type instead of a non-contact type.

  The store terminal 20 is a terminal used in a store, and may be a POS (point of sale) register. Although not shown, the store terminal 20 includes an input unit for inputting data, a display for displaying data, a storage unit for temporarily storing data, and a control unit for controlling these units. The store terminal 20 also has an IC card reader / writer 25 for reading / writing data from / to the IC card 15. The IC card reader / writer 25 reads the ID number of the IC card 15 and reads and writes the storage area.

  The member management server 30 is an information processing apparatus such as a workstation server used by the card center. The card center is a business operator that operates a service using the IC card 15 for members. The member management server 30 includes a search unit 31, an e-mail server unit 33, a storage device 34, and a control unit (not shown) that controls these units. The search unit 31 has a function of searching the storage device 34. The e-mail server unit 33 has a function of an e-mail server. The e-mail server unit 33 may be an independent server outside the member management server 30. The storage device 34 stores a member database 35. The member database 35 is a database that associates the ID number of the IC card 15 with the mail address of the mobile phone 10 equipped with the corresponding IC card 15.

  Next, the operation will be described. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention. As an example, a service provided to a user who has registered the usage history of the IC card 15 at a store as a member is taken up. It is assumed that the store is also affiliated with a service operated by the card center.

  When registering as a member, the user transmits at least the ID number of the IC card 15 and the mail address of the mobile phone 10 as user information to the card center. When a user who has registered as a member makes a purchase using the IC card 15 of the mobile phone 10 at a store, the IC card reader / writer 25 of the store terminal 20 reads the ID number of the IC card 15 (step A1).

  Next, the IC card reader / writer 25 writes the use history in a specific storage area of the IC card 15 (step A2). The usage history is, for example, the name, number, amount, date and time, and store name of items purchased.

  The store terminal 20 requests the member management server 30 of the card center to search for an email address corresponding to the read ID number (step A3).

  The member management server 30 searches the member database 35 with the search unit 31 using the ID number received from the store terminal 20 as a key, and extracts a mail address corresponding to the ID number (step A4).

  If the search is successful, the member management server 30 transmits the search success to the store terminal 20 (step A5).

  When the store terminal 20 receives the search success, the store terminal 20 transmits hyperlink information indicating a URL for downloading software for browsing the usage history written in step A2 to the mobile phone 10 to the member management server 30 ( Step A6). At this time, the store terminal 20 requests the member management server 30 to transmit an electronic mail describing the download URL to the user terminal. This request can be omitted here if it is set in advance at the time of joining the service. In addition, there is a method of storing the download URL in the database of the member management server 30 in advance, but it is possible to quickly respond to the URL change by transmitting it from the store terminal 20 each time.

  When the member management server 30 receives the download URL, the search unit 31 passes the e-mail address searched in step A4 to the e-mail server unit 33 (step A7). The e-mail server unit 33 transmits an e-mail describing the download URL to this e-mail address (step A8).

  In the mobile phone 10, the mail client unit 13 receives the mail from the member management server 30 (step A 9) and displays it on the display unit 11. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the displayed received mail image. Hyperlink information indicating the download URL “https: // xxx” is described.

  The user selects this download URL using the cross key in the input unit 12 of the mobile phone 10 and presses the execution key. The mobile phone 10 accesses this URL in response to the hyperlink information being designated, and downloads the software (step A10). The downloaded software is installed in the IC card 15 automatically or according to an instruction from the input unit 12 (step A11). The user can browse the usage history displayed on the display unit 11 of the mobile phone 10 using the installed application software (step A12).

  If the member search fails in step A4, the member management server 30 transmits a search failure to the store terminal 20 (step A13) and ends the process.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of an application image displayed on the display unit 11 of the mobile phone 10 in step A12. “Notification”, “Usage history screen”, and “Coupon” are displayed on the menu screen. As described above, the present invention can be used not only for browsing the usage history but also for browsing other information. “Notification” is, for example, an advertisement or bargain information. The “usage history” includes the amount of points generated by the point card and the balance. A “coupon” is a discount coupon that can be used at a store. Conventionally, it becomes easy to browse information distributed on paper media with the mobile phone 10.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The second embodiment includes a personal computer 40 instead of the mobile phone 10 of the first embodiment. The personal computer 40 is connected to the member management server 30 via a network 70 such as the Internet. The personal computer 40 includes a display unit 41, an input unit 42, a mail client unit 43, and a control unit (not shown) that controls these units. The personal computer 40 further includes an IC card 45 and an IC card reader / writer 46. The personal computer 40 may have a structure in which a removable IC card 45 is read and written by a built-in IC card reader / writer 46. The personal computer 40 may have a structure in which an IC card 45 that cannot be mounted is read / written by an IC card reader / writer 46 connected by a cable or the like.

  The operation of the second embodiment is the same as the operation of the first embodiment. In step A <b> 11 of FIG. 2, the personal computer 40 installs software in a storage unit in the personal computer 40. In step A12, the user reads the information written in the IC card 45 into the personal computer 40 using the IC card reader / writer 46, and browses it with the installed software.

  In the second embodiment, the user can carry the IC card 45 and write information at the store, take it home, and browse the information on the personal computer 40.

  The operations of the store terminal 20 or the member management server 30 according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention can be performed by computer program processing. That is, the program recorded on the recording medium is read into the store terminal 20 or the member management server 30, or the program is read into the store terminal 20 or the member management server 30 from the network, so that the first and second embodiments are used. Execute the operation described in.

  In the first and second embodiments described above, an example in which an IC card is used in a store has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to a store and can be applied to other traders. For example, a medical service provider can write a medical history on a patient's IC card, and can provide information related to medical care to a patient.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a received mail image. It is a figure which shows an example of the application image displayed on a mobile telephone. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Mobile telephone 11 Display part 12 Input part 13 Mail client part 15 IC card 20 Store terminal 25 IC card reader / writer 30 Member management server 31 Search part 33 E-mail server part 34 Storage device 35 Member database 40 Personal computer 41 Display part 42 Input Part 43 mail client part 45 IC card 46 IC card reader / writer 50 network 60 network 70 network

Claims (11)

A user terminal having an IC card, a supplier terminal, and a management server;
The vendor terminal includes means for reading the ID of the IC card, means for writing information to the IC card, and means for transmitting the read ID to the management server,
The management server stores a storage device in which a database in which a mail address of the user terminal is associated with an ID of an IC card included in the user terminal, and a mail corresponding to the ID received by searching the storage device Means for extracting an address; and means for transmitting an email containing hyperlink information indicating a URL for downloading software for viewing the information to the extracted email address,
The user terminal has means for accessing the URL indicated by the hyperlink information and downloading the software in response to the hyperlink information included in the electronic mail being designated. system. The management server has means for transmitting a search success notification to the merchant terminal when a mail address corresponding to the ID is extracted;
The merchant terminal has means for transmitting the URL to the management server upon receiving the search success notification,
The information browsing system according to claim 1, wherein the management server describes the URL transmitted from the supplier terminal in the electronic mail. 3. The information browsing system according to claim 1, wherein the user terminal is a mobile phone, and the IC card is a non-contact IC card incorporated in the mobile phone. 3. The information browsing system according to claim 1, wherein the user terminal is a personal computer having an IC card reader / writer. The information browsing system according to claim 1, wherein the trader terminal is a store terminal, and the information includes a purchase history using the IC card. A storage device storing a database in which a mail address of a user terminal and an ID of an IC card included in the user terminal are associated;
Means for extracting from the database an email address corresponding to the ID received from the vendor terminal;
And a means for sending an e-mail including hyperlink information indicating a URL for downloading software for browsing information written on the IC card by the vendor terminal to the extracted e-mail address. server. A means for transmitting a search success notification to the vendor terminal when an e-mail address is extracted, wherein the URL transmitted from the vendor terminal in response to the search success notification is described in the electronic mail. Item 7. The management server according to item 6. Means for reading the ID of the IC card;
Means for writing information to the IC card;
Means for sending a mail address search request of a user terminal having the IC card to the management server with the ID attached thereto;
Upon receiving a search success notification from the management server, the URL is attached to the management server so that an e-mail including hyperlink information indicating a URL for downloading the software for browsing the information is transmitted to the user terminal. And a means for making a request. An information browsing method using a user terminal having an IC card, a trader terminal, and a management server,
The vendor terminal reads the ID of the IC card;
The vendor terminal writes information to the IC card;
The vendor terminal transmits the read ID to the management server;
A step in which the management server searches a storage device storing a database in which a mail address of the user terminal is associated with an ID of an IC card included in the user terminal and extracts a mail address corresponding to the received ID; ,
The management server sending an email containing hyperlink information indicating a URL for downloading software for browsing the information to the extracted email address;
The user terminal having a step of downloading the software by accessing the URL indicated by the hyperlink information in response to the hyperlink information included in the e-mail being designated Method. A process of extracting the mail address corresponding to the ID received from the dealer terminal from the database in which the mail address of the user terminal and the ID of the IC card possessed by the user terminal are associated with each other;
For causing a computer to execute processing for transmitting an e-mail including hyperlink information indicating a URL for downloading software for browsing information written from the vendor terminal to the IC card to the extracted e-mail address. program. A process of reading the ID of the IC card;
A process of writing information to the IC card;
A process of attaching the ID read from the mail address search request of the user terminal having the IC card and transmitting it to the management server;
Upon receiving a successful search notification from the management server, the management server is requested to attach an e-mail containing hyperlink information indicating a URL for downloading software for browsing the information to the user terminal. A program that causes a computer to execute processing to be performed.

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