JPH0777450B2 - Image information service control method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (1) Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a service or image information provided according to a user's usage qualification when providing an image information providing service from a center to a terminal via a transmission line. The present invention relates to an image information providing service control method for determining and controlling whether or not to provide. Here, one meaning of the service is the function / operation of searching / providing the stored image information to the user, and another meaning is not only to search / provide the stored image information but also to order the product. Functions and operations such as receiving and mediating connections between external centers and terminals. A screen is a unit of a set of image information provided to a terminal.

(2) Description of the prior art In the image information providing service, in order to provide limited information or limited services that only users who have a contract for use can provide, and ordering services for products, etc. It is necessary to identify the user. For this reason, conventionally, the user is identified by the terminal code recognized at the start of communication between the center and the terminal. However, since the terminals and the terminal codes are associated with each other on a one-to-one basis, the services or image information that can be enjoyed belong to the usage contract contents belonging to the terminals, and a plurality of different usage contract contents are used using the same terminal. It was difficult for the users of the above to enjoy the service or the image information according to the contents of the use contract.

(3) Object of the invention In order to solve such a problem, the present invention manages a user's usage contract for each user by a user code.
It is possible to provide services according to the contract content without being limited to the terminal to be used, and the input of the user code requires the input when the user needs to be identified for the first time after the start of communication, By storing the user code once input, the user can be identified without deteriorating the operability of the user.

(4) Description of Configuration and Function of the Invention The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to examples. FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of an image information providing system used in the present invention. Reference numeral 1 is a center for accumulating and managing information to be provided to the terminal, and searching and providing image information in response to a request from the terminal. Image information, image attribute information, user attribute information,
A storage device 12 for accumulating service attribute information, a transmission / reception control device 13 for controlling information transmission / reception with a terminal, a user code acquisition storage device 14 for acquiring and storing a user code of a terminal user, and control for controlling these. It is composed of the device 11. Reference numeral 2 is a transmission line connecting the center to the terminal, and 3 is a terminal device having an image display function and an instruction input function to the center.
In the system configured as above, when the request information input from the terminal device 3 is transmitted to the center 1 through the transmission path 2, the control information is analyzed by the control device 11 in the center 1 and stored in the storage device 12. The image information stored in the terminal device 3 through the transmission / reception control device 13 and the transmission path 2
To transmit. At this time, in the control device 11, the terminal device 3
For the image information or service requested to be provided by the input information from the user, the attribute information stored in the storage device 12 is checked, and if the result requires matching with the user attribute, the user code Request a user code from the acquisition storage device 14. If the user code has not been acquired yet, the user code acquisition / storage device 14 transmits the information prompting the user code and the confirmation password to the terminal device 3 via the transmission / reception control device 13 for display. When the user code and the confirmation password are input from the terminal device 3, the user code and the confirmation password are received through the transmission / reception control device 13 and the password is confirmed. When it is confirmed that the user code belongs to the contractor. Stores the user code as user code information, and otherwise stores that there is no usage contract as user code information. In this way, when the acquisition of the user code is completed or the user code is already stored, the user code information is sent to the control device 11.
Reply to. The control device 11 refers to the user attribute information stored in the storage device 12 based on the user code information, and compares the user attribute with the image information or service attribute requested to be provided. If both are compatible, the requested image information or service is provided, and if they are not compatible, the image information to that effect is provided.

FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of the user code acquisition / storage device 14,
User code acquisition unit that acquires and temporarily stores the user code
142, Password acquisition unit that acquires and temporarily stores the password
143, collation unit 144 that collates the user code and the password,
The storage unit 145 stores the collation result, and the control unit 141 that controls the operation of each unit and information exchange with the control device 11 or the transmission / reception control device 13. The control unit 141
When the user code acquisition request is received from the control device 11, the user code is acquired via the transmission / reception control device 13, the user code is temporarily stored in the user code acquisition unit 142, and the user code is returned to the control device 11. If the user code is registered in the storage device 12, the control device 11 sends the confirmation password to the control unit.
Send to 141. Subsequently, the control unit 141 acquires the password via the transmission / reception control device 13, temporarily stores the password in the password acquisition unit 143, and instructs the verification unit 144 to verify the two. The verification unit 144 verifies whether or not the password stored in the password acquisition unit 143 related to the user code stored in the user code acquisition unit 142 matches the password sent from the control device 11. If they match, the user code is stored in the storage unit 145, and the control device 11 is notified that the user verification is completed.

FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of an attribute table, which is a user attribute table 41, a service attribute table 42, and a screen attribute table 43.
And is stored in the storage device 12. The user attribute table 41 has a user code column 411 and a user attribute column 4
It is composed of 12 and user attributes can be referenced using the user code as a key. Attribute numbers for distinguishing attributes are listed in the user attribute column. Service attribute table
42 is composed of a service type column 421 and a service attribute column 422, and the service attribute can be referred to by using the service type as a key. The service attribute column lists the attribute numbers of users who can use the service. The screen attribute table 43 is composed of a screen number column 431 and a screen attribute column 432, and the screen attribute can be referred to by using the screen number as a key.
Attribute numbers of users who can enjoy the screen are listed in the screen attribute column. When determining whether or not the screen requested by the user can be provided, the attribute numbers listed in the screen attribute column 432 are checked using the screen number of the screen as a key, and this is listed in the user attribute column 412. It is performed depending on whether it matches the attribute number. Similarly, when determining whether the service requested by the user can be provided, the attribute number listed in the service attribute column 422 is checked using the service type of the service as a key, and this is listed in the user attribute column 412. It is performed depending on whether or not the attribute number matches the attribute number.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control device 11. This will be described below.

When the command is received from the terminal device 3, the corresponding operation is performed according to the input information.

i) If it is a service termination request, disconnect the terminal and terminate the service.

ii) Service attribute table for a service change request
See 42 and identify whether the service requested from the terminal is a general service that can be provided to anyone or a limited service that is provided only to subscribers who have applied in advance. If it is a general service, provide the requested service and return to the beginning of the flow. If it is a limited service, then it is determined whether the service can be used by the subscriber of this terminal.
In other words, first check whether the user code has been entered from the terminal. In the case of the first service after the line connection of the terminal, since the user code is not input, the user code input request is issued to the terminal 3 through the user code acquisition storage device 14 and the transmission / reception control device 13. After that, the password is similarly requested to be input. The subscriber thereby key-in the user code and password from the terminal 3. (Note that it is also possible to preset only the user code in the terminal 3 and automatically send it from there.) When receiving this, the storage unit 145 stores the password corresponding to the user code in advance. User code acquisition unit 142
Password acquisition unit based on the user code detected in
The collating unit 144 collates the password detected in 143 with the password input from the terminal 3. If the collation results do not match, this user cannot be serviced and a notification to that effect is returned to the terminal 3 to return to the beginning of the flow. If the matching results match, this service is provided and the flow returns to the beginning.

If another service or a screen information request service described later has already been received and the line has not been disconnected, the user code has already been entered, so the flow in this case is a little different. That is, in this case, the user attribute table 41 is referred to check the user attribute and the service attribute. This is because there are a plurality of types of limited services, and since the user applies in advance for which service to receive, the types of limited services available to each user differ. By this collation, if this user requests a service that can be received, the service is provided, and a message indicating that otherwise the service cannot be provided is output from the terminal 3, and the flow returns to the beginning.

iii) In the case of a screen information request, screen attribute table 43
Refer to to identify whether this screen information is a general screen service or a limited screen service. The subsequent operation is the same as in the above case.

(5) Description of Effect As described above, according to the present invention, the service contract of each user is managed for each user by the user code, thereby providing the service according to the contract content of each user, In addition, the user code is requested when the user needs to be identified for the first time after communication is started, and the operability of the user is deteriorated by storing the user code once input. By identifying the user without the need to perform the service, it is possible to provide the service to a plurality of users having different usage contract contents using the same terminal.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of an image information providing system, FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a user code acquisition / storage device, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a structure of an attribute table, and FIG. 4 is an operation flow of a control device. . 1 ... Center device, 2 ... Transmission path, 3 ... Terminal device, 4 ... Attribute table, 11 ... Control device, 12 ... Storage device, 13 ... Transmission / reception control device, 14 ... User code acquisition Storage, 141 ...
… Control unit, 142 …… User code acquisition unit, 143 …… Password acquisition unit, 144 …… Verification unit, 145 …… Storage unit, 41 …… User attribute table, 411 …… User code column, 412… … User attribute column, 42 …… Service attribute table, 421 …… Service type column, 422 …… Service attribute column, 43 …… Screen attribute table,
431 …… Screen number column, 432 …… Screen attribute column.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An image information providing system which provides a service for searching and providing image information to a terminal via a transmission line from a center that stores image information, and a service for searching and transmitting the image information in response to a request from the terminal. First means for performing, second means for requesting the user of the terminal to input the user code and acquiring the user code, and request for the attribute of the service or image information requested to be provided from the terminal The user code is acquired each time, and the user code is acquired only when the recognized attribute is an attribute that permits only a limited user to provide and the attribute is detected for the first time. And a third means for controlling the means, and after confirming whether or not the user code acquired by the second means belongs to the user himself, and the attribute of the user recognized from the user code. To the third means It is characterized by having a fourth means for comparing the more recognized service or image information attribute, judging the conformity of both attributes, and judging / controlling the availability of the service or image information requested to be provided. Image information service control method.