JP3487275B2 - Phone number personal information providing system - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone number personal information providing system for providing telephone numbers and personal information using the Internet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the spread of mobile phones, the shortening of model changes, and the price reduction, the number of telephone numbers handled by users has increased,
The replacement frequency of mobile phones is increasing. Further, telecommunications carriers such as telephone companies and Internet providers are intensifying their business competition due to price reduction of telephones and price reduction of services.

[0003]

Under such an environment,
Telephone number management is a hassle for telephone users, and it is inconvenient to register the telephone number when the mobile telephone is replaced and to confirm the telephone number when making a call with another telephone. There is.

[0004] Further, there is a problem that the telecommunications carrier needs to secure sales through new services.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems and utilize the Internet to
An object of the present invention is to provide a telephone number personal information providing system which provides a user with a telephone number and a schedule for a fee.

[0006]

A telephone number personal information providing system according to the present invention is a telephone number personal information providing system in which a plurality of Internet terminals including a mobile telephone, a fixed telephone and a personal computer are connected to a server by the Internet. In the Internet terminal, a telephone directory storage unit that stores a plurality of telephone numbers and associated personal data associated with the telephone numbers; a telephone number and associated personal data stored in the telephone directory storage unit; Is transmitted to the server via the Internet, and the server uses a personal information database that stores a private telephone directory dedicated to each user of the Internet terminal and a server that is not shared by all users of the Internet terminal. The shared telephone directory database that stores the shared telephone directory and the above-mentioned Receiving means for receiving the telephone number and associated personal data sent from the Internet terminal, and the telephone number and associated personal data received via the Internet are stored in the corresponding personal telephone directory in the personal information database. A telephone number download means for downloading a telephone number and associated personal data stored in a personal telephone directory in the personal information database, and an individual in the personal information database. The server further includes an instruction transmitting unit for transmitting an edit instruction for editing the telephone directory and a search instruction for searching the shared telephone directory in the shared telephone directory database to the server via the Internet, the server being the Internet terminal. In response to the telephone number download instruction from Telephone number downloading means for downloading the telephone number and associated personal data stored in the personal telephone directory to the telephone directory storing means of the corresponding internet terminal, and the personal information database upon receiving an editing instruction from the internet terminal. In response to a search instruction from the Internet terminal and editing means for editing the telephone number and associated personal data stored in the personal telephone directory in the personal telephone directory, the shared telephone directory in the personal information database is retrieved and retrieved. A telephone number and associated personal data are stored in a corresponding personal telephone directory in the personal information database, and a search means for notifying the searched telephone number and associated personal data to the Internet terminal is further provided.

In the telephone number personal information providing system of the present invention, the Internet terminal further comprises means for transmitting a personal schedule table of a user of the Internet terminal to the server via the Internet, and the server The personal schedule registration means for registering the transmitted personal schedule table in the personal information database, and the schedule of the registered personal schedule table are constantly monitored, and the event is notified to the user's Internet terminal in advance. And a schedule notifying means for controlling the schedule.

Further, in the telephone number personal information providing system of the present invention, the internet terminal transmits a schedule editing instruction for editing the personal schedule table registered in the personal information database to the server via the internet. Further, the server is characterized by further including schedule editing means for receiving the schedule editing instruction and editing the personal schedule table.

Also, in the telephone number personal information providing system of the present invention, the server registers the personal identification number and the identification number of the user of the Internet terminal, authenticates the user with the personal identification number, and services the user. User registration management means for giving permission to provide, and a fee according to the amount of information provided to the user authenticated by the personal identification number, and periodically notify the user of the fee, and It is characterized by further comprising a charging means for notifying the user of the charge according to a request from the user.

Further, the telephone number personal information providing system of the present invention is characterized in that the accompanying personal data includes at least an address and a name.

Further, in the telephone number personal information providing system of the present invention, the format of instructions and data transmitted and received between the Internet terminal and the server is HTML (hy
Percent markup language format and CSV (comma separated)
value) format.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram of an embodiment of a telephone number personal information providing system according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a configuration block diagram of a mobile telephone, and FIG. 3 is a configuration block diagram of a fixed telephone. 4 is a configuration block diagram of a personal computer, and FIG. 5 is a configuration block diagram of a server.
FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a personal telephone directory in the personal information database.

With reference to FIG. 1, the telephone number personal information providing system of the present invention includes an Internet 10, a mobile phone 20 which is an Internet terminal of a user who communicates on the Internet 10 via an access point 12, and an access point. A fixed telephone 30 which is an Internet terminal of a user who communicates on the Internet 10 via the Internet 13.
And the Internet 10 via the access point 14.
A personal computer 40 which is an Internet terminal of a user who communicates with the Internet and a server 50 of a telephone number personal information service center which is connected to the Internet 10 via an access point 15 and provides a telephone number and personal information. To be done.

As shown in FIG. 2, the mobile phone 20 has an internet communication section 21 for communicating on the internet 10.
An input unit 22 for the user to input instructions and data to the server 50, a display unit 23 for displaying notifications and data from the server 50, and a telephone directory storage unit 24 for storing a plurality of telephone numbers. , Instructions to the server 50 and data, HTML
(Hypertext markup language)
e) Format and CSV (comma separa)
Ted value) format and a text part 25 for document processing the notification and the data from the server 50 in any one of the HTML format and the CSV format. Consists of

The fixed telephone 30 is, as shown in FIG. 3, an internet communication section 31 for communicating on the internet 10.
An input unit 32 for the user to input instructions and data to the server 50, a display unit 33 for displaying notifications and data from the server 50, and a telephone directory storage unit 34 for storing a plurality of telephone numbers. , Instructions to the server 50 and data, HTML
It has a text part 35 for converting into any one of the format and the CSV format, and notifying the notification from the server 50 and the data in the one of the HTML format and the CSV format. Consists of

As shown in FIG. 4, the personal computer 40 includes an Internet communication unit 41 for communicating on the Internet 10, an input unit 42 for a user to input instructions and data to the server 50, and a server 50. The display unit 43 for displaying notifications and data, the telephone directory storage unit 44 for storing a plurality of telephone numbers, and the instruction and data for the server 50 are converted into one of the HTML format and the CSV format. With HT
It is configured to include a notification from the server 50 and a text part 45 for document-processing data in any one of the ML format and the CSV format.

As shown in FIG. 5, the server 50 includes an internet communication section 51, a user registration management section 52, and a charging section 5.
3, a telephone number service management unit 54, a schedule service management unit 55, a personal information database 56, and a shared telephone directory database 57.

The Internet communication unit 51 uses the Internet 10 to communicate with the user's mobile phone 20, the user's fixed phone 30, and the user's personal computer 40.

The user registration management unit 52 registers the personal identification number and the identification number of the user, for example, a telephone number, authenticates the user with the personal identification number, and gives the user permission to provide the service.

The charging unit 53 charges each user at a charge according to the amount of information provided to the user, periodically notifies the user of the charge, and requests the user to request the user. Notify the fee to.

The personal information database 56 stores a personal telephone directory dedicated to each user and a personal schedule table dedicated to each user.

As shown in FIG. 6, the personal telephone directory includes a plurality of telephone numbers for each user identification number, and a plurality of telephone numbers and personal data names and addresses associated with the telephone numbers, which are divided by file numbers. It is a table stored in the file. The number of telephone numbers that can be stored in one file is the same as the number of telephone numbers that can be stored in the telephone directory storage unit 24 of the mobile phone 20 of the user, or the telephone directory of the fixed telephone 30 of the user is stored. The file capacity is secured so that the number of telephone numbers that can be stored in the unit 34 is the same as the number of telephone numbers that can be stored in the telephone directory storage unit 44 of the personal computer 40 of the user. ing.

The personal schedule table stores the personal schedule.

The shared telephone directory database 57 stores a shared telephone directory shared by all users registered in the telephone number personal information service center.

The telephone number service management unit 54 registers a telephone number sent by a user's telephone number upload instruction in the personal telephone directory registration processing unit 54.
1, a personal phonebook editing unit 542 that deletes, changes, and rearranges telephone numbers registered in the personal phonebook according to an editing instruction from the user, and a shared phonebook database 57 from the shared telephone directory database 57 according to a search instruction from the user. A phone number search unit 543 that searches a phone number, registers the searched phone number in a personal phonebook, and notifies the user of the searched phone number.
And a personal telephone directory providing unit 544 for transmitting the telephone number of the personal telephone directory to the user in response to a telephone number download instruction from the user.

The schedule service management unit 55 manages the personal schedule registration / editing unit 551 for registering and editing the personal schedule table according to an instruction from the user, and manages the registered personal schedule table in advance for events in the schedule table. Schedule notification section 55 for notifying the user
2 and.

The telephone number service management unit 54 and the schedule service management unit 55 have an HTML format and a C format.
It is configured to have a function of processing a document in any one of the SV format.

Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the telephone number personal information providing system according to the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the telephone number personal information providing system according to the present invention. 9 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the telephone number personal information providing system according to the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the telephone number personal information providing system according to the present invention, and FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the telephone number personal information providing system according to the present invention.

First, the user registers in order to receive a service from the telephone number personal information service center, so that the mobile telephone 20, the fixed telephone 30, and the personal computer 4 are registered.
A registration request including a personal identification number and an identification number is transmitted from the server 50 via the Internet 10 from any one of 0 and 0.
Send to. The user registration management unit 52 of the server 50 stores the user's personal identification number and identification number and registers the user.

When the registered user requests a service from any one of the mobile phone 20, the fixed phone 30, and the personal computer 40, the password is sent to the server 50. User registration management unit 52 of server 50
After authenticating the sent personal identification number, the service starts to be provided to the user.

In the following description, the case where the user of the mobile phone 20 receives the service will be described.

First, the operation of uploading the telephone number from the user's mobile phone 20 to the personal telephone directory of the server 50 will be described with reference to FIG.

The user authenticated by the personal identification number is a telephone number upload instruction from the mobile phone 20, a plurality of telephone numbers to be uploaded to the personal telephone directory of the personal information database 56, and personal data associated with this telephone number. The server 50 by inputting the name and address from the input unit 22.
Send to (100). Further, the user authenticated by the personal identification number transmits the telephone number upload instruction and the telephone number stored in the telephone directory storage unit 24 of the mobile telephone 20 from the mobile telephone 20 to the server 50 (100). . At this time, the mobile phone 20 has the document section 25.
By using the telephone number upload instruction, telephone number, and personal data attached to this telephone number,
text markup language (CSV) format and CSV (comma separated va)
The format is converted into one of the formats of the (lue) format and transmitted to the server 50 by the Internet 10. The telephone number upload instruction is an upload instruction including the number of telephone numbers that can be stored in the telephone directory storage unit 24 of the mobile phone 20 at one time.

The personal telephone directory registration processing unit 541 of the server 50
Registers in the personal telephone directory of the personal information database 56 the telephone number upload instruction received from the mobile telephone 20, the telephone number and the personal data associated with this telephone number, received via the Internet communication unit 51 (101). At this time, the personal telephone directory registration processing unit 541 divides the telephone number and the personal data associated with this telephone number into a plurality of files and registers them in the personal telephone directory (101). The capacity of each file is a capacity capable of storing the number of telephone numbers that the telephone number storage unit 24 of the mobile phone 20 can store at one time.

Next, the operation of downloading the telephone number from the personal telephone directory of the personal information database 56 of the server 50 to the user's mobile telephone 20 will be described with reference to FIG.

The user authenticated by the personal identification number issues a telephone number download instruction from the mobile telephone 20 to the server 5.
It is transmitted to 0 (110). The telephone number download instruction includes a file selection instruction for instructing which file is selected from a plurality of files in the personal telephone directory of the personal information database 56.

The personal telephone directory providing unit 544 of the server 50 which has received the telephone number download instruction including the file selection instruction
Downloads the telephone number and the personal data in the corresponding file of the personal telephone directory stored in the personal information database 56 to the mobile telephone 20 (112).

Next, the operation of editing the personal telephone directory stored in the personal information database 56 will be described with reference to FIG.

The user authenticated by the personal identification number issues an editing instruction, which is an instruction for deleting, changing, and rearranging the telephone numbers registered in the personal telephone directory from the mobile phone 20, via the Internet 50. Send to (12
0).

Upon receiving the editing instruction, the personal telephone directory editing unit 542 of the server 50 deletes, changes, and rearranges the telephone numbers registered in the personal telephone directory based on the editing instruction.

Next, the operation for retrieving a telephone number will be described with reference to FIG.
Will be explained.

The user authenticated by the personal identification number transmits a search instruction, which is an instruction for searching the telephone number, from the mobile phone 20 to the server 50 via the Internet 10 (130). This search instruction includes a search keyword for searching. The search keyword is either one of the whole key for the whole matching search that is searched by matching the entire character string that constitutes the keyword, or the partial key for the wildcard search that is searched by a part of the character string you want to search. Good.

Upon receiving the search instruction and the search keyword including the partial key, the telephone number search unit 543 of the server 50
A telephone number is searched from the shared telephone directory database 57 by a wildcard search or a whole matching search, and the retrieved telephone number is registered in the personal telephone directory of the personal information database 56 (134) and the retrieved telephone number is used. This is notified to the person's mobile phone 20 (132).

Next, the operation of managing an individual schedule will be described with reference to FIG.

The user authenticated by the personal identification number transmits the schedule registration instruction and the schedule to be registered from the mobile phone 20 to the server 50 via the Internet 10 (140).

The personal schedule registration / editing unit 55 which has received the schedule registration instruction and the schedule to be registered.
1 registers the schedule in the personal schedule table of the personal information database 56. In addition, the personal schedule registration / editing unit 551 additionally modifies the schedule in the personal schedule table according to the schedule editing instruction from the user.

The schedule notifying section 552 constantly monitors the schedule in the personal schedule and notifies the mobile phone 20 of the user of the event in advance (142).

The user authenticated by the personal identification number transmits a schedule acquisition request from the mobile phone 20 to the server 50, and the schedule notification unit 552 which receives the schedule acquisition request sends the schedule in the personal schedule table to the mobile phone. Notify 20.

The billing unit 53 collects and manages a fee for each user according to the amount of information provided to the user, charges the user, periodically notifies the user of the fee, and The charge is notified to the mobile phone 20 of the user at the request of the person.

In the above, the operation of uploading the telephone number and associated personal data from the user's mobile phone 20 to the personal phonebook of the server 50 and the server 50 downloading from the personal phonebook to the mobile phone 20 is shown. It was

Furthermore, according to the present invention, the telephone number and associated personal data are sent from the personal computer 40 to the server 5.
0 to the personal telephone directory, and the server 50 stores the telephone number and associated personal data from the personal telephone directory in the mobile telephone 20.
Can be downloaded to.

That is, when the user of the mobile phone 20 and the user of the personal computer 40 are the same,
This user transmits a telephone number upload instruction, a plurality of telephone numbers to be uploaded to the personal telephone directory of the personal information database 56, and associated personal data from the personal computer 40 to the server 50. The personal telephone directory registration processing unit 541 of the server 50 registers the telephone number from the personal computer 40 and the associated personal data in the personal telephone directory of the personal information database 56. Next, when the user transmits a telephone number download instruction from the mobile phone 20 to the server 50, the personal telephone directory providing unit 544 of the server 50 causes the telephone number of the personal telephone directory stored in the personal information database 56. And the associated personal data are downloaded to the mobile phone 20.

As described above, the user of the mobile telephone 20, the user of the fixed telephone 30, and the personal computer 40.
The user of can receive the telephone number personal information providing service from the server 50 through the Internet 10.

[0056]

As described above, according to the present invention, by utilizing the Internet, the telephone directory stored in the user's Internet terminal such as a mobile telephone, a fixed telephone, or a personal computer is uploaded to a server and used. The user's dedicated phonebook is downloaded from the server to the user's Internet terminal according to the user's instructions, so when the user replaces the Internet terminal or the phonebook stored in the Internet terminal disappears. Or when the user borrows an internet terminal while away from home, the user downloads his / her own phonebook from the server to the internet terminal and continuously uses his / her own phonebook. This has the effect of increasing convenience for users.

Further, according to the present invention, since the server manages the schedule of the user by utilizing the Internet, the convenience for the user can be further enhanced.

Further, according to the present invention, since the server has the shared telephone directory and the user can search the telephone number from the shared telephone directory by using the Internet, the convenience is further enhanced for the user. effective.

Further, according to the present invention, the service provided from the server to the user is charged with a fee according to the amount of information provided to the user. This has the effect of discovering various sources of income and expanding the business.

[0060]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram of an embodiment of a telephone number personal information providing system according to the present invention. It is a block diagram of a configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration block diagram of a mobile phone.

FIG. 3 is a configuration block diagram of a fixed telephone.

FIG. 4 is a configuration block diagram of a personal computer.

FIG. 5 is a configuration block diagram of a server.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a personal telephone directory in a personal information database.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the telephone number personal information providing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the telephone number personal information providing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the telephone number personal information providing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the telephone number personal information providing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the telephone number personal information providing system according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Internet 12, 13, 14, 15 Access points 20 mobile phones 30 fixed telephone 40 personal computer 50 servers 51 Internet Communications Department 52 User Registration Management Department 53 Billing Department 54 Telephone Number Service Management Department 55 Schedule Service Management Department 56 Personal Information Database 57 Shared Phonebook Database

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Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. A telephone number personal information providing system in which a plurality of Internet terminals including a mobile phone, a fixed telephone, and a personal computer and a server are connected via the Internet, wherein the Internet terminal has a plurality of telephone numbers and A telephone book storage means for storing associated personal data associated with the telephone number; and means for transmitting the telephone number and associated personal data stored in the telephone book storage means to the server on the Internet, The server stores a personal information database that stores a private telephone directory dedicated to each user of the Internet terminal, a shared telephone directory database that stores a shared telephone directory shared by all users of the Internet terminal, and the Internet. Telephone number and accompanying personal data sent from the Internet terminal via And a telephone number uploading means for storing a telephone number and associated personal data received via the Internet in a corresponding personal telephone directory in the personal information database, the Internet terminal comprising: Telephone number download instructions for downloading telephone numbers and associated personal data stored in the personal telephone directory in the personal information database, editing instructions for editing the personal telephone directory in the personal information database, and the shared telephone directory database Further has an instruction transmitting means for transmitting a search instruction for searching the shared telephone directory to the server via the Internet, the server receiving the telephone number download instruction from the Internet terminal, and receiving the personal information database. The telephone number and associated personal data stored in the personal telephone directory in A telephone number downloading means for downloading to the telephone directory storage means of the corresponding internet terminal, and a telephone number and associated personal data stored in the personal telephone directory in the personal information database in response to an editing instruction from the internet terminal. In response to the editing means for editing and a search instruction from the Internet terminal, the shared telephone directory in the personal information database is searched, and the retrieved telephone number and associated personal data are stored in the personal information database in the personal information database. The telephone number personal information providing system further comprising: a retrieval unit that stores the retrieved telephone number and notifies the Internet terminal of the retrieved personal telephone number and associated personal data. 2. The Internet terminal further comprises means for transmitting a personal schedule table of a user of the Internet terminal to the server via the Internet, the server storing the transmitted personal schedule table.
A personal schedule registering unit for registering in the personal information database; and a schedule notifying unit for constantly monitoring the schedule of the registered personal schedule table and notifying the Internet terminal of the user of an event in advance. The telephone number personal information providing system according to claim 1, characterized in that. 3. The Internet terminal further includes means for transmitting a schedule edit instruction for editing a personal schedule table registered in the personal information database to the server via the Internet, and the server is configured to store the schedule. The telephone number personal information providing system according to claim 2, further comprising schedule editing means for receiving the editing instruction and editing the personal schedule table. 4. The user registration management means for registering a personal identification number and an identification number of a user of the Internet terminal, authenticating the user with the personal identification number, and giving a permission to provide a service to the user. And, the fee is charged according to the amount of information provided to the user authenticated by the personal identification number,
2. The telephone number personal information providing system according to claim 1, further comprising: a charging unit for periodically notifying the user of the fee and notifying the user of the fee when requested by the user. 5. The telephone number personal information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the accompanying personal data includes at least an address and a name. 6. The format of instructions and data transmitted and received between the Internet terminal and the server is HTML.
(Hypertext markup language)
e) Format and CSV (comma separa)
The telephone number personal information providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the telephone number personal information providing system is in a tedt value format.