KR20060126782A - Inter-device linkage method, device linkage control system, device linkage control program, and terminal device - Google Patents

Abstract

There is provided an inter-device linkage method in a device linkage control system capable of adaptively providing information according to a user context while protecting user individual information. In this method, firstly, communication is performed directly between an information output device (20) and a user terminal (10). When communication is performed between the information output device (20) and the user terminal (10), information used for processing in the information output device (20) and the user terminal (10) is provided from an information providing server (30). The processes based on the information provided from the information providing server (30) are executed in the information output device (20) and the user terminal (10). The output from the information output device (20) and the output from the user terminal (10) by the processes executed have different contents.

Description

Device-to-device linkage method, device-linked control system, device-linked control program and terminal device {INTER-DEVICE LINKAGE METHOD, DEVICE LINKAGE CONTROL SYSTEM, DEVICE LINKAGE CONTROL PROGRAM, AND TERMINAL DEVICE}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device-linked control system in which a plurality of devices perform a linking operation based on communication with each other, and in particular, a plurality of devices are linked to realize an effective service.

Recently, summary of research about next generation information and communication society "investigation study society report summary about the future prospect of ubiquitous network technology" (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, http://www.soumu.go.jp/joho_tsusin/policyreports /chousa/yubikitasu/020611_2.html#TOP, June 27, 2002). "Ubiquitous" is a Latin word meaning "to exist ubiquitous". In addition, the ubiquitous network seamlessly connects various information and communication infrastructures, and thus is aimed at the future of information and communication, whereby users can use the necessary information and communication on the spot, regardless of spatial and geographical constraints. The ideal type is shown.

In ubiquitous networks, it is thought that the range of user terminal devices that exchange information by connecting to the network will be significantly widened. As well as devices such as PCs (Personal Computers), PDAs (Personal Digital Assistance), mobile phones, etc., not only are next-generation TVs and information appliances connected to the network, but chip devices equipped with communication functions. By using it, many objects in the vicinity, such as tables, chairs, lighting fixtures, automobiles, clothing, ornaments, signs and advertisements, are also connected to the network. And it is anticipated that these will provide a more convenient function by using the information communication suitable for a use.

In addition, in a ubiquitous network, it is possible to intelligently grasp the situation or environment in which the user is placed and to optimize the user's network use environment based on the information.

Moreover, in the network of the ubiquitous era, various services so far are performed in the network, so that individuals can be identified in real time, and a strong security system for preventing the leakage of personal information can be realized.

In the ubiquitous network society having such a ubiquitous network, it is possible to provide an adaptive service in response to the user's situation (context) from the form of providing a customized service to the user upon the user's request. It is thought that the form provided will be universal.

One of the information providing systems according to the tide into the ubiquitous network society is disclosed in Patent Publication No. 2002-117118.

This system is a merchandise sales mediation system that provides a wide range of merchandise information according to the tastes of consumers in merchandise stores. As shown in Fig. 1, the system reads information from the contactless IC card 1 in which the purchase history information and the personal information of the product purchased by the user is stored, and informs the user of the information. A merchandise sales mediation apparatus 2 for displaying merchandise information, a merchandise server 3 connected to the merchandise sales mediation apparatus 2, and a merchandise head office server connected to the merchandise server 3 via the Internet 4; 5) and maker servers 6a, 6b, and 6c. The commodity sales mediation device 2 is an information communication device 2c for exchanging information between a contactless IC card reader writer 2a that reads data from the contactless IC card 1 and a store server 3. ), A voice output device 2d for audio output of information of mediation goods, a display device 2e for image output of information of mediation goods, and a controller 2b for controlling the operation of the merchandise sales mediation device 2 ).

The purchase history information of the product which the user purchased in the past is written into the contactless IC card 1 by a contactless IC card reader / writer (not shown) attached to a register every time the product is settled. When the user holds this contactless IC card 1 and enters the communication range of the contactless IC card reader / writer 2a of the merchandise sales mediation device 2, the contactless IC card reader / writer 2a is provided from the contactless IC card 1. Purchase history information and personal information are read. This information is sent to the store server 3, and the store server 3 determines the destination server of this information and transmits the information. The maker servers 6a to 6c that have received the purchase history information and the personal information determine the taste of the customer from the purchase history information and the personal information, and determine the product information to be arranged. This product information is processed and sent to the product sales mediation apparatus 2, and is displayed by the audio | voice output apparatus 2d and the display apparatus 2e.

In this manner, the information providing system can adaptively provide product information suitable for the consumer's taste to the consumer who holds the contactless IC card 1 storing the purchase history information and the personal information.

However, in this conventional information providing system, since the information is displayed only in the product sales mediation apparatus 2, information which should be known only to the user, for example, information relating to privacy, is also visible to others. It cannot be displayed on the display device 2e of (2). Therefore, the contents of the service which can be provided by this system cannot be limited.

The information includes not only the content to be viewed but also control information such as device setting information and control program information. In the conventional system, a service targeting control information is not considered.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a device-linked control system that can provide various adaptive services efficiently and effectively by linking a plurality of devices.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a device-to-device linkage method is a method executed between a first device, a second device, and a third device, wherein a direct communication step of directly communicating between the first device and the second device. And a step of providing the third device with information used for the processing in the first device and the second device when performing communication in the direct communication step, and based on the information provided in the providing step. An execution step of executing the processing in the first device and the second device, respectively, and the output of the first device and the output of the second device by the processing executed in the execution step have different contents.

According to another aspect of the present invention, an inter-device cooperative control system includes a first device and a second device that communicate directly with each other, and when the communication using the first device and the second device is performed, the first device and the second device. And a third apparatus for providing information used for the processing in the second apparatus, wherein the first apparatus and the second apparatus each execute a process based on the information provided by the third apparatus, and the first apparatus. The output of the processing executed by the apparatus and the output of the processing executed by the second apparatus have different contents.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, in a device-to-device cooperative control program comprising a first device, a second device, and a third device, directly between the first device and the second device. A direct communication function for performing communication, a providing function for providing information used for processing in the first device and the second device in the third device when performing communication using the direct communication function, and the providing function A program for realizing an execution function for executing processing based on information provided by the first device and the second device, respectively, the output of the first device by the processing executed by the execution function and the The output of the second device has different contents.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, a terminal device includes direct communication means for directly communicating with another terminal device, acquisition means for acquiring information provided by a server device when communication using the direct communication means is performed, and Has execution means for executing a process based on the information acquired by the acquiring means, and the output of the process executed by the execution means is different from the other by the process based on information provided from the server apparatus to the other terminal apparatus. It has different contents from the output of the terminal device.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional device-linked control system;

2 is a block diagram showing the structure of a device-linked control system according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a data configuration diagram of management information managed by an information providing server of the device-linked control system according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a data configuration diagram of management information managed by an information providing server of a device-linked control system for providing a quiz according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a block diagram showing the structure of a device-linked control system according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a block diagram showing the structure of a device-linked control system according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

7 is a first diagram schematically showing the configuration of a device-linked control system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention;

8 is a second diagram schematically illustrating the configuration of a device-linked control system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention;

9 is a first block diagram showing the configuration of a device-linked control system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention;

10 is a second block diagram showing the configuration of a device-linked control system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention;

11 is a third diagram schematically showing the configuration of the device-linked control system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention;

12 is a fourth diagram schematically showing the configuration of a device-linked control system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention;

13 is a block diagram showing the structure of a device-linked control system according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention;

14 is a data configuration diagram of management information managed by an information providing server of a device-linked control system according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention;

15 is a diagram showing a score of content calculated by a user terminal of a device-linked control system according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention;

16 is a block diagram showing the structure of a device-linked control system according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention;

17 is a data configuration diagram of management information managed by an information providing server of a device-linked control system according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention;

18 is a diagram showing a score of content for information output apparatus calculated by the user terminal of the device-linked control system according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention;

19 is a diagram showing a score of user terminal content calculated by a user terminal of the device-linked control system according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention;

20 is a block diagram showing the structure of a device-linked control system according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention;

21 is a data configuration diagram of management information managed by an information providing server of a device-linked control system according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 22 is a second data configuration diagram of management information managed by an information providing server of a device-linked control system according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

Fig. 23 is a block diagram showing the structure of the device-linked control system according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention;

24 is a block diagram showing another configuration of the device-linked control system according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention;

25 is a data configuration diagram of management information managed by an information providing server of a device-linked control system according to a eighth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 26 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of a device-linked control system according to a ninth embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

27 is a data configuration diagram of management information managed by an information providing server of a device-linked control system according to a ninth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 28 is a second data configuration diagram of management information managed by an information providing server of a device-linked control system according to a ninth embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiment of this invention is described in detail with reference to an accompanying drawing.

In addition, in this specification, the means which directly communicates without passing through a repeater is called "direct communication means." Direct communication means includes communication means using IrDA, Bluetooth, or the like. Moreover, the information transmission means comprised from RFID tag, barcode, or two-dimensional code which are called "contactless information transmission medium" in this specification, and their reading means are also included.

(Example 1)

In Embodiment 1 of the present invention, a device-to-device linked control system in which both an information output device for displaying information and a user terminal carried by a user are provided with a display function of information (content). In such a system, a description will be given of a case where the information output device and the user terminal display content in association with the user entering the communication area of the information output device.

As shown in Fig. 2, the system includes a user terminal 10 (for example, a mobile phone or a PDA) carried by the user, an information output device 20 such as a curbside display for displaying information, and information. An information providing server 30 providing content to the output device 20 and the user terminal 10 is provided.

The user terminal 10 includes direct communication means 14 for communicating directly with the information output apparatus 20, communication means 11 for communicating between the information providing server 30, and an information providing server. The information acquisition means 12 which acquires information (content) from 30, and the display and audio output means 13 which output the information acquired by the information acquisition means 12 in the form of an audio | voice or an image are provided.

In addition, the information output device 20 includes direct communication means 24 for communicating directly with the user terminal 10, communication means 21 for communicating between the information providing server 30, Information acquiring means 22 for acquiring information (content) to be displayed from the information providing server 30, and display / audio output means 23 for outputting the information acquired by the information acquiring means 22 in an audio or image format. Equipped with.

The information providing server 30 further provides information (content) to the communication means 31 for the user terminal 10 and the information output device 20, and the user terminal 10 and the information output device 20, respectively. The information providing means 32 which selects and provides is provided.

The direct communication means 14 and 24 of the user terminal 10 and the information output device 20 are means for directly communicating without using a repeater using IrDA or Bluetooth. Moreover, each communication means 11, 21, 31 of the user terminal 10, the information output apparatus 20, and the information provision server 30 may perform either direct communication or communication via a repeater.

Moreover, the information acquisition means 12 and 22 of the user terminal 10 and the information output apparatus 20 are comprised, for example by the WWW browser provided with the information acquisition function and transmission function in HTTP protocol. The information providing means 32 of the information providing server 30 is composed of, for example, a WWW server program and a CGI (Common Gateway Interface) program.

Next, the operation of this system will be described.

The information output apparatus 20 sends out a radio wave from the direct communication means 24 and calls a response. When the user terminal 10 entering this communication range responds via the direct communication means 14, the information output device 20 has its own identification information (information output device ID) and the URI of the information providing server 30 ( Concept of including the URL and the URN) to the user terminal 10. In response to this, the user terminal 10 requests the information provision by presenting the information output device ID to the information provision server 30 using the communication means 11. In addition, the information output device 20 also uses the communication means 21 to request information provision by presenting its own identification information to the information provision server 30.

As shown in Fig. 3, the information providing means 32 of the information providing server 30 includes a client indicating a distinction between the information output device ID, a status flag indicating the start / end of the response, and the information output device / user terminal ( client) Each type manages the specified content (file name and file entity of the content). The content whose client type is "u" (user terminal) is information of content notified only to a user, and the content whose client type is "o" (information output device) is information of content which may be known other than the user.

The information providing server 30, which has received a request for providing information from the information output device 20 and the user terminal 10, has the same information output device ID among the contents managed by the information providing means 32, while the client type is different. The content corresponding to "o" (information output device) and the status flag "start" is output to the information output device 20. Moreover, while the information output device IDs match and the client type is "u" (user terminal) and the status flag is "start", the content is output to the user terminal 10. The information output apparatus 20 and the user terminal 10 display the information acquired from the information provision server 30 with display and audio output means 23 and 13, respectively.

In addition, when the user terminal 10 leaves the communication area and the response ends, the information output device 20 sends an information providing request with the status flag "ended" to the information providing server 30. The information providing server 30, among the contents managed by the information providing means 32, includes a content output device ID that matches, a client type of "o" (information output device), and a status flag of "off". Is output to the information output apparatus 20, and the information output apparatus 20 displays this content on the display / audio output means 23. As shown in FIG.

In this way, when the user (i.e., the user terminal 10 being used by the user) approaches, the information output device 20 responds adaptively to the situation, and the display content is aware of the user from the usual display content. Change to In addition, the information notified personally to the user is displayed only by the display / audio output means 13 of the user terminal 10.

In FIG. 2, the flow of a process in this apparatus cooperative control system is shown by the number in parentheses.

(1) The direct communication means 24 of the information output apparatus 20 and the direct communication means 14 of the user terminal 10 approach and initiate a response when they recognize each other. The direct communication means 24 of the information output device 20 transmits the information output device ID of the information output device 20 and the URI of the information providing device 30 to the user terminal 10.

(2) The direct communication means 24 of the information output device 20 notifies the information acquisition means 22 of the occurrence of the response.

(3) The information acquisition means 22 makes an information acquisition request to the communication means 21.

(4) The communication means 21 of the information output device 20 transmits an information acquisition request including the information output device ID, a status flag indicating the start, and a client type indicating the information output device, to the information providing server 30.

(5) The communication means 31 of the information providing server 30 transmits the received information output device ID, the status flag (start) and the client type (information output device) to the information providing means 32, so as to obtain the information acquisition request. Do

(6) The information providing means 32 retrieves the content from the management information (FIG. 3) with the information output device ID, status flag (start) and client type (information output device) as a key, and the search result content. Is returned to the communication means 31.

(7) The communication means 31 transmits the content to the communication means 21 of the information output apparatus 20.

(8) In the information output device 20, the communication means 21 transmits the content to the information acquisition means 22.

(9) The information acquisition means 22 gives a display instruction of the content to the display / audio output means 23, and the content acquired from the information provision server 30 is displayed.

On the other hand, the user terminal 10 performs processing in the following order, following (1).

(2 ′) The direct communication means 14 of the user terminal 10 notifies the information acquisition means 12 of the information output device ID and the URI of the information providing device 30.

(3x) The information acquisition means 12 designates the information output device ID to the communication means 11, and instructs the information acquisition request to the information providing server 30.

(4 ') The communication means 11 transmits an information acquisition request including the information output device ID, the status flag (start) and the client type (user terminal) to the information providing server 30.

(5 ') The communication means 31 of the information providing server 30 receives this information acquisition request, and sends the information output device ID, the status flag (start) and the client type (user terminal) to the information providing means 32. Transmits an information acquisition request.

(6 ') The information providing means 32 retrieves the content from the management information (Fig. 3) by using the information output device ID, the status flag (start) and the client type (user terminal), and communicates the content of the search result. Return to the means 31.

(7 ′) The communication means 31 transmits the content to the user terminal 10.

(8 ') The communication means 11 of the user terminal 10 receives this content and transmits it to the information acquisition means 12. FIG.

(9 ') The information acquisition means 12 transmits content to the display and audio output means 13, and the content is displayed by the display and audio output means 13. As shown in FIG.

The direct communication means 24 of the information output device 20 notifies the information acquisition means 22 of the end of the response when the response of the direct communication means 14 of the user terminal 10 ends. At this time, similarly to (3), the information acquisition means 22 makes an information acquisition request to the communication means 21, and the communication means 21 outputs the information output device ID, the status flag (end) and the client type (information output). An information acquisition request including the device) is sent to the information providing server 30.

Hereinafter, the procedure of (4)-(9) is performed, and the display and audio output means 23 of the information output apparatus 20 does not have a response of a user terminal (the user terminal does not exist nearby). The content is displayed.

In addition, here, the case where the information output apparatus 20 goes to acquire the content to the information provision server 30 every time the user terminal 10 responds is shown. However, the information output device 20 may cache the content acquired from the information providing server 30. In this way, the information output apparatus 20 does not need to connect to the information provision server 30 and acquire content every time.

Next, the case where a quiz is given from the information output apparatus 20 and the answer is displayed on a user terminal as a specific example of this apparatus cooperative control system is demonstrated.

This information output device 20 displays a quiz question. When the user approaches the information output device 20, the display changes to "Please confirm the answer with the user terminal", and the quiz answer is displayed on the user terminal 10 in the hand.

The management information shown in FIG. 4 is registered in the information providing means 32 of the information providing server 30.

The information output device 20 holds the URI of the information providing server 30 in advance, and sets the information output device ID, the status flag, and the client type to be included in the information acquisition request to the information providing server 30. The code is encoded in an argument-specified form or stored in the BODY section of the POST method and transmitted to the information providing server 30 (the WWW server).

now,

  URI of information provision server: http: //www.../info.cgi

  Information output device ID ： 0001

  Status flag: ON (start)

  Client type ： o (information output device)

In this case, the URI specification in this case is:

  http: // www ...... /info.cgi?oid=0001&status=on&client=o

The information output device 20 transmits this URI to the information providing server 30 when the user terminal 10 responds.

The information providing means 32 of the information providing server 30 searches the table of FIG. 4 based on the information output device ID, the status flag, and the client type specified by the URI argument, and the content: /0001/o1.html (" Answer to the user terminal ") as a result.

The information output apparatus 20 displays the obtained HTML content using the display / audio output means 23 (WWW browser). Therefore, the display of the information output apparatus 20 changes to the display "Please confirm an answer with a user terminal."

On the other hand, the user terminal 10 acquired from the information output device 20

  URI of information provision server: http: //www..../info.cgi

  Information output device ID ： 0001

and

  Status flag: ON (start)

  Client type ： u (user terminal)

The following URI is transmitted to the information providing server 30.

  http: //www....../info.cgi? oid = 0001 & status = on & client = u

The information providing means 32 of the information providing server 30 searches the table in FIG. 4 based on the information output device ID, the status flag, and the client type specified by the URI argument, and searches for the content: /0001/u.html (quiz). Is returned. The user terminal 10 which acquired this is displayed on a WWW browser. Subsequent transitions are performed by the normal WWW browser function.

Moreover, when the response of the user terminal 10 complete | finishes, the information output apparatus 20 delivers to the information provision server 30 the next URI which is a status flag: OFF (end).

  http: //www....../info.cgi? oid = 0001 & status = off & client = o

The information providing means 32 of the information providing server 30 searches the table of FIG. 4 and returns the content: /0001/o2.html (quiz problem) as a result, and the information output device 20 includes a quiz. The problem is displayed.

In this manner, in the device-linked control system, the information output device and the user terminal are linked with each other by direct communication between the information output device and the user terminal, so that the information suited to the user's situation can be adaptively displayed. The link between the information output device and the user terminal can distribute and display the information to be personally conveyed to the user to the user terminal and the information that may be shown to others to the information output device. Diversification can be achieved and information can be presented efficiently.

In addition, although the case where the information providing means is provided in the information providing server 30 was demonstrated here, the information providing means is arrange | positioned on the information output apparatus 20 or a user terminal, and this information is provided. You may provide from a means.

In addition, although the case where the URI of the information provision server 30 was conveyed from the information output apparatus 20 to the user terminal 10 was demonstrated, the user terminal 10 previously determined the URI of the information provision server 30 in advance. You may have it. In this case, in (1), the direct communication means 24 of the information output apparatus 20 which communicated with the user terminal 10 passes only the information output apparatus ID to the user terminal 10.

In this case, the case where the user terminal 10 or the information output device 20 transmits an information acquisition request including the client type or status flag to the information providing server 30 has been described. However, instead of sending such an information acquisition request, the URI of the information providing server 30 to be accessed may be switched in accordance with the client type or the response state.

For example, if client type = u, response status = start,

  Access "http: //www.../info_client_start.cgi".

Also, if client type = o and response status = start,

  Access "http: //www.../info_object_start.cgi".

Also, if client type = o and response status = end,

  Access "http: //www.../info_object_end.cgi".

In addition, although the quiz and the display of the answer have been described here, other various information providing services can be applied.

For example, it is possible to display a detailed information of an advertisement on the user terminal 10. When displaying an advertisement of a car, the information output device 20 (display) includes a video of an automobile running, an overview of vehicle performance, and the like. By displaying the detailed specification (exhaust amount, horsepower, etc.) of the car on the user terminal 10, or by displaying a screen for requesting data and providing detailed information when the user operates it. The effect can be enhanced.

In addition, the information output device 20 (display) can attract the user's attention by displaying an advertisement in which the car on the screen starts to move or starts to make a sound in response to the communication with the user terminal 10. have. The change in the state of the advertisement can be realized by changing the content to be displayed.

(Example 2)

In the second embodiment of the present invention, a device-linked control system for obtaining the content displayed by the user terminal 10 from the information providing server 30 via the information output device 20 will be described. In addition, the device-linked control system of the present embodiment has the same basic configuration as that of the first embodiment, the same or corresponding components are given the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

In this system, as shown in FIG. 5, the user terminal 10 does not have a communication means with the information providing server 30. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment (Fig. 2).

Next, the operation procedure of this system is demonstrated.

(1) When the direct communication means 24 of the information output apparatus 20 recognizes the response from the direct communication means 14 of the user terminal 10 entering the communication range, the response is generated in the information acquiring means 22. Notify.

(2) The information acquisition means 22 sends an information acquisition request to the communication means 21.

(3) The communication means 21 of the information output apparatus 20 issues an information acquisition request including an information output apparatus ID, a status flag indicating the start, and a client type indicating the information output apparatus 20 and the user terminal 10. The data is sent to the information providing server 30.

(4) The communication means 31 of the information providing server 30 transmits the received information output device ID, status flag (start) and client type (information output device and user terminal) to the information providing means 32, Send request for information acquisition.

(5) The information providing means 32 retrieves the content from the management information (FIG. 3) by using the information output device ID, the status flag (start) and the client type (the information output device and the user terminal) as a key, and retrieves the search result content. It returns to the communication means 31.

(6) The communication means 31 transmits the content for the information output apparatus and the content for the user terminal to the communication means 21 of the information output apparatus 20.

(7) The communication means 21 of the information output device 20 transmits these contents to the information acquiring means 22.

(8) The information acquisition means 22 passes the content for the information output device 20 to the display / audio output means 23, and the display / audio output means 23 displays this content. Moreover, the information acquisition means 22 hands the content for the user terminal 10 to the direct communication means 24, and instructs transmission to the user terminal 10. FIG.

(9) The direct communication means 24 transmits the content for the user terminal 10 to the user terminal 10.

(10) The direct communication means 11 of the user terminal 10 passes the received content to the information acquisition means 12,

(11) The information obtaining means 12 outputs this content to the display / audio output means 23 for display.

In this system, since the user terminal 10 does not need to have a communication means with the information provision server 30, the structure can be simplified.

(Example 3)

In the third embodiment of the present invention, a device-linked control system for obtaining the content displayed by the information output device 20 from the information providing server 30 via the user terminal 10 will be described. In addition, the device-linked control system of the present embodiment has the same basic configuration as that of the first embodiment, the same or corresponding components are assigned the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

In this system, as shown in FIG. 6, the information output device 20 does not have a communication means with the information providing server 30. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment (Fig. 2).

Next, an operation procedure of this system will be described.

(1) When the direct communication means 24 of the information output apparatus 20 recognizes the response from the direct communication means 14 of the user terminal 10 which has entered the communication range, the information output apparatus ID and the information providing apparatus 30 ) Is transmitted to the user terminal 10.

(2) The direct communication means 14 of the user terminal 10 passes the information obtained from the information output device 20 to the information acquisition means 12,

(3) The information acquisition means 12 sends an information acquisition request to the communication means 11,

(4) The communication means 11 transmits the information acquisition request including the information output device ID, the status flag indicating the start, and the client type indicating the information output device 20 and the user terminal 10 to the information providing server 30. do.

(5) The communication means 31 of the information providing server 30 transmits the received information output device ID, status flag (start) and client type (information output device and user terminal) to the information providing means 32, Send request for information acquisition.

(6) The information providing means 32 retrieves the content from the management information (Fig. 3) by using the information output device ID, the status flag (start) and the client type (the information output device and the user terminal) as keys, and retrieves the search result content. It returns to the communication means 31.

(7) The communication means 31 transmits the content for the information output apparatus and the content for the user terminal to the communication means 11 of the user terminal 10.

(8) The communication means 11 of the user terminal 10 transmits these contents to the information acquiring means 12.

(9) The information acquisition means 12 passes the content for the user terminal 10 to the display / audio output means 13, and the display / audio output means 13 displays this content. Moreover, the information acquisition means 12 hands the content for the information output apparatus 20 to the direct communication means 14, and instructs transmission to the information output apparatus 20. In FIG.

(10) The direct communication means 14 transmits the content for the information output device 20 to the information output device 20.

(11) The direct communication means 24 of the information output device 20 passes the received content to the information acquisition means 22,

(12) The information acquiring means 22 outputs this content to the display / audio output means 23 for display.

In this system, since the information output apparatus 20 does not need to have a communication means with the information provision server 30, a structure can be simplified.

(Example 4)

In the fourth embodiment of the present invention, the case where the RFID tag and the RFID tag reading means are used as the direct communication means will be described. The RFID tag may be provided on either the information output device 20 side or the user terminal 10 side. In addition, the device-linked control system of the present embodiment has the same basic configuration as that of the first embodiment, the same or corresponding components are given the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

7 illustrates an example in which an RFID tag is installed in the information output device 20 and a reading function of the RFID tag is installed in the user terminal 10. The RFID tag holds the information output device ID and the URI information of the information providing server 30. The user terminal 10 reads this information by the RFID tag reading function, and transmits an information acquisition request including the information output device ID to the information providing server 30.

In response to this, the information providing server 30 sends the user terminal contents to the user terminal 10, and also sends a response notification or the information output apparatus contents to the information output apparatus 20. When the information output device 20 receives the response notification, the information output device 20 transmits an information acquisition request to the information providing server 30 again to acquire the content for the information output device. The user terminal 10 and the information output apparatus 20 which acquired the content display it by display and audio output means.

The RFID tag associated with the information output device 20 may be disposed on an object in the vicinity of the information output device 20 without being provided in the main body of the information output device 20. As shown in FIG. 8, when the information output apparatus 10 is a street display installed in a high place of a street, for example, a user cannot make the user terminal 10 approach the information output apparatus 10, but the street display By arranging the RFID tag associated with the street display on the bulletin board 40 provided at the bottom of the user, the user can change the display of the street display by bringing the user terminal 10 close to the RFID tag.

FIG. 9 shows a case where the direct communication means 41 constituted by the RFID tag is provided outside the information output apparatus 10 (that is, separately), and the information output apparatus 20 from the information providing server 30 is shown. Shows the processing sequence when the response notification is sent.

(1) The direct communication means 14 (RFID tag read function) of the user terminal 10 reads the information output device ID and the URI of the information providing device 30 from the direct communication means 41 (RFID tag).

(2) The direct communication means 14 of the user terminal 10 passes the information obtained from the direct communication means 41 (RFID tag) to the information acquisition means 12,

(3) The information acquisition means 12 sends an information acquisition request to the communication means 11,

(4) The communication means 11 transmits the information acquisition request including the information output device ID, the status flag indicating the start, and the client type indicating the user terminal 10 to the information providing server 30.

(5) The communication means 31 of the information providing server 30 transmits the received information output device ID, the status flag (start), and the client type (user terminal) to the information providing means 32 to convey the information acquisition request. At the same time, the information acquisition means 22 of the information output apparatus 20 is notified that a response has occurred.

(6) The information providing means 32 retrieves the content from the management information (Fig. 3) by using the information output device ID, the status flag (starting), and the client type (user terminal), and communicates the search result content with the communication means (31). Return).

(7) The communication means 31 transmits the content for the user terminal to the communication means 11 of the user terminal 10.

(8) The communication means 11 of the user terminal 10 transmits this content to the information acquisition means 12.

(9) The information acquisition means 12 passes the content for the user terminal 10 to the display / audio output means 13, and the display / audio output means 13 displays this content.

Meanwhile,

(6 ') The information acquisition means 22 of the information output apparatus 20 which received the response occurrence notification sends the information acquisition request to the communication means 21,

(7 ′) The communication means 21 transmits an information acquisition request including the information output device ID, a status flag indicating the start, and a client type indicating the information output device 20 to the information providing server 30.

(8 ') The communication means 31 of the information providing server 30 transmits the received information output device ID, the status flag (start) and the client type (information output device) to the information providing means 32, thereby obtaining information. Communicate your request.

(9 ') The information providing means 32 retrieves the content from the management information (FIG. 3) by using the information output device ID, the status flag (start), and the client type (information output device) as a key, and communicates the search result content with the communication means. Return to (31).

(10 ms) The communication means 31 transmits the content for the information output apparatus to the communication means 21 of the information output apparatus 20.

(11 ms) The communication means 21 of the information output apparatus 20 transmits this content to the information acquisition means 22. FIG.

(12 ') The information acquisition means 22 passes the content for the information output device 20 to the display / audio output means 23, and the display / audio output means 23 displays this content.

10 is a case where the direct communication means 41 comprised from an RFID tag is provided outside the information output apparatus 20, and the information output apparatus from the information provision server 30 to the information output apparatus 20 is shown. The processing procedure when the content for (20) is sent directly is shown.

Here, the procedure from (1) to (9) is shown in FIG. 9 except that the communication means 31 of the information providing server 30 does not send a response occurrence notification to the information output device 20 in (5). Is the same as

(5) The communication means 31 of the information providing server 30 sends the information acquisition request including the information output device ID, status flag (start) and client type (information output device) instead of sending a response occurrence notification. To the providing means 32.

(6 ') The information providing means 32 retrieves the content from the management information (FIG. 3) by using the information output device ID, the status flag (start), and the client type (information output device) as a key, and communicates the search result content with the communication means. Return to (31).

(7 ′) The communication means 31 transmits the content for the information output apparatus to the communication means 21 of the information output apparatus 20.

(8 ms) The communication means 21 of the information output apparatus 20 transmits this content to the information acquisition means 22. FIG.

(9 ') The information acquisition means 22 passes the content for the information output device 20 to the display / audio output means 23, and the display / audio output means 23 displays this content.

11 shows an example in which an RFID tag is installed in the user terminal 10 and a reading function of the RFID tag is installed in the information output device 20. The RFID tag holds ID information of the user terminal 10 and address information of the user terminal 10, and the information output device 20 reads the information with the RFID tag read function, thereby providing the information providing server 30. , The information acquisition request including the information output device ID and the terminal ID is transmitted.

In response to this, the information providing server 30 sends the content for the information output device 20 to the information output device 20, and also sends a response notification or the content for the user terminal 10 to the user terminal 10. . When the user terminal 10 receives the response notification, the user terminal 10 transmits an information acquisition request to the information providing server 30 again, and acquires the content for the user terminal 10. The user terminal 10 and the information output apparatus 20 which acquired the content display it with the display / audio output means 23. FIG.

The RFID tag holding information such as the terminal ID of the user terminal 10 may not be provided in the main body of the user terminal 10 itself, but may be worn by the user as shown in FIG. 12.

The processing procedure when the user terminal 10 or the user holds the RFID tag is that the position of the information output device 20 and the user terminal 10 is replaced in the processing procedure of FIG. 9 or FIG. 10. It is considerable.

In this way, by using the RFID tag and the reading means of the RFID tag as the direct communication means, the device-linked control system can be easily configured.

In addition, although the case where the RFID tag and the RFID tag reading means are used here is shown, it is also possible to use the barcode and the two-dimensional code which shaped the identification information, and such a reading apparatus. In this specification, RFID tags, bar codes, two-dimensional codes, and the like are referred to as "contactless information transfer media".

(Example 5)

In the fifth embodiment of the present invention, a device-linked control system for displaying selected content on the user terminal 10 based on user information will be described. In addition, the device-linked control system of the present embodiment has the same basic configuration as that of the first embodiment, the same or corresponding components are given the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

Here, a case is described in which an advertisement of a car is displayed on the information output device 20, and when a user approaches, a more detailed content that matches the user's preference is displayed on the user terminal 10. FIG.

In this system, as shown in FIG. 13, the user terminal 10 stores the user information database (DB) 15 which stores the personal information of a user, and the content provided from the information provision server 30 based on user information. A content selection means 16 for selecting is provided. Only the content selected by the content selection means 16 is displayed on the display / audio output means 13 of the user terminal 10. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment (Fig. 2).

In the user information DB 15 of the user terminal 10, information such as gender, age, preferences, etc. of the user is stored as user information.

The information providing means 32 of the information providing server 30 manages the content corresponding to the user information together with the information output device ID, the status flag, and the client type. FIG. 14 shows management information of advertisement information (content) of automobiles corresponding to gender, favorite color, and age as an example. In addition, although notation of a status flag and a client type is abbreviate | omitted in FIG. 14, all the status flags are "ON" (start), and all the client types are "o" (information output device) and "u" (user terminal). It shall be

The processing sequence in this system is indicated by the number in parentheses in FIG. The flow of this processing is basically the same as that of the first embodiment, and the direct communication means 24 of the information output apparatus 20 is in communication with the direct communication means 14 of the user terminal 10, and the user terminal ( 10, the information output device ID and the URI of the information providing server 30 are conveyed ((1)). Next, the information output device 20 transmits an information acquisition request including the information output device ID, the status flag (start) and the client type (information output device) to the information providing server 30, and the information providing server 30 Information providing means 32 retrieves the content corresponding to the information output device ID, status flag (start) and client type (information output device) from the management information (Fig. 14) ((2) to (5). )).

At this time, the information providing means 32 includes all of the information output device ID, status flag (start), and client type (information output device) included in the information acquisition request, among the contents managed by the management information (Fig. 14). When a plurality of contents to be present exist, one arbitrary content is selected from among the contents for the information output apparatus 20. In the example of FIG. 14, since all five contents correspond, which of the five contents is selected. Alternatively, important information may be added in advance to each content (particularly, advertisements that are recommended to be made higher in importance). Then, the higher priority may be selected as the content for the information output device 20.

The communication means 31 of the information providing server 30 conveys the content selected by the information providing means 32 to the information output apparatus 20, and the information output apparatus 20 returns the content acquired from the information providing server 30. Displayed by the display / audio output means 23 ((6) to (9)). At this time, the content to be returned may be either the substance of the content or the URI of the content.

In addition, the user terminal 10 transmits the information acquisition request including the information output device ID, the status flag (start) and the client type (user terminal) to the information providing server 30 in the same order as in the first embodiment (( 2 ′) to (5 ′)), the information providing means 32 of the information providing server 30 obtains the information output device ID, the status flag (starting), and the client type (user terminal) from the management information (FIG. 14). Retrieve content by key.

At this time, the information providing means 32 includes all of the information output device ID, status flag (start), and client type (user terminal) included in the information acquisition request among the content managed by the management information (Fig. 14). When a plurality of contents exists, all of the plurality of contents and attribute information (information such as gender, color, age, etc.) of the contents are combined and sent to the communication means 31. In the example of Fig. 14, since all five contents correspond, the five contents and information such as gender, color, age and the like are sent to the communication means 31. The communication means 31 conveys this information received from the information providing means 32 to the user terminal 10 ((7)). At this time, the content to be returned may be either the substance of the content or the URI of the content.

The communication means 11 of the user terminal 10 receives this information and sends it to the information obtaining means 12 (8), and the information obtaining means 12 selects the plurality of contents and the attribute information thereof from the content. To the means 16 ((9 ms)).

The content selection means 16 refers to the user information 15 (10 '), performs matching (matching) of the received attribute information and the user information, and determines the content to be displayed.

As a method of matching, the following method can be taken, for example.

For each attribute, a match score with the condition is calculated. In the case of a match, the score is 1, the score in the case of non-match is 0, and if the user information is not obtained and the match / inconsistency is not clear, the score is set to 0.5 and the score is added. At this time, importance may be assigned to each attribute in advance and reflected in each score. Then, the content with the highest score is selected. When there are many same scores, one of them is selected from them.

Now, it is assumed that the following data is held as the user information of the user terminal 10.

  Attribute value

  Name Matsushita Taro

  Age 30

  Sex boys

  Favorite color blue

The score of each content at this time is computed as shown in FIG. 15, and o4.html is selected as display content.

Alternatively, a plurality of contents may be arranged in a score order and displayed in a ranking to be selected by the user.

The content selection means 16 sends the selected content to the display / audio output means 13, and the display / audio output means 13 displays this content (11 ').

In this manner, in the device-linked control system, the user terminal 10 can display information related to the user individual without starting the user information externally.

(Example 6)

In the sixth embodiment of the present invention, a device-linked control system in which the user terminal 10 holding user information selects content to be displayed on the information output device 20 based on the user information will be described. In addition, the device-linked control system of the present embodiment has the same basic configuration as that of the first embodiment, the same or corresponding components are given the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

In this system, as shown in the third embodiment (FIG. 6), the content displayed on the information output device 20 is transferred from the information providing server 30 to the information output device 20 via the user terminal 10. Will be sent. The user terminal 10 selects content to be transmitted to the information output device 20 based on the user information.

In this system, as shown in FIG. 16, the information output device 20 does not have a communication means with the information providing server 30. Other configurations are the same as those in the fifth embodiment (Fig. 13).

Next, an operation procedure of this system will be described.

The direct communication means 24 of the information output device 20 transmits the information output device ID and the URI of the information providing device 30 to the direct communication means 14 of the user terminal 10 entering the communication range, and the user terminal ( 10) transmits an information acquisition request including an information output device ID, a status flag (start), and a client type (information output device and user terminal) to the information providing server 30 ((1) to (4)).

It is assumed that the information providing means 32 of the information providing server 30 manages the information shown in FIG. 17 as management information. The information providing means 32 which has received the information acquisition request from the communication means 31 uses the information output device ID, the status flag (start) and the client type (information output device and user terminal) as key from the management information (Fig. 17). The content is retrieved ((5)), and all of the corresponding content and attribute information (information such as gender, color, age, etc.) of the contents are combined and sent to the communication means 31 ((6)). In the example of FIG. 17, since all the contents correspond, the contents and the information such as gender, color, age, etc. are sent to the communication means 31.

The communication means 31 conveys this information received from the information providing means 32 to the user terminal 10 ((7)). At this time, the content to be returned may be either the substance of the content or the URI of the content.

The communication means 11 of the user terminal 10 receives this information and sends it to the information acquiring means 12 (8), and the information acquiring means 12 transmits the plurality of contents and the attribute information thereof to the content selecting means. Transmit to (16) ((9)).

The content selection means 16 refers to the user information 15 (10), performs matching (matching) of attribute information and user information of the received content, and the user terminal 10 and the information output device 20. Determine the content to display in each of the.

Now, assume that the user information is the same as in the fifth embodiment. The score of each content whose client type is an information output apparatus is calculated as shown in FIG. 18, and o4.html is selected as the content to display on the information output apparatus 20. As shown in FIG. In addition, the score of each content whose client type is a user terminal is calculated as shown in FIG. 19, and u4.html is selected as the content to display on the user terminal 10. FIG.

The content selection means 16 passes the content selected for the user terminal 10 to the display / audio output means 13. The display / audio output means 13 displays this content. In addition, the content selection means 16 passes the content selected for the information output device 20 to the direct communication means 14, and instructs the transmission to the information output device 20 (11).

The direct communication means 14 transmits the content for the information output device 20 to the information output device 20 (12).

The direct communication means 24 of the information output device 20 passes the received content to the information acquisition means 22 (13), and the information acquisition means 22 displays and outputs this content. To be displayed on the display (14).

In this manner, in the device-linked control system, the information output device 20 can display the content corresponding to the user's preference or the like without starting the user information to the outside.

In addition to the user terminal 10, the user information DB 15 and the content selection means 16 may be disposed on the information providing server 30, the information output device 20, or another server. In addition, the user information DB 15 and the content selection means 16 may be arranged on another device.

(Example 7)

In the seventh embodiment of the present invention, a device-linked control system for adaptively distributing information displayed by the information output device 20 and information displayed by the user terminal 10 in accordance with each other's functions, conditions, and the like will be described. . In addition, the device-linked control system of the present embodiment has the same basic configuration as that of the first embodiment, the same or corresponding components are given the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

The user terminal 10 has a variety of communication speeds, display functions (resolution and number of colors), processing speeds, and the like, and may or may not have an audio output function. In this system, for example, when the responsive user terminal 10 does not have a voice output function, the voice output is performed on the information output device 20 side, the user terminal 10 displays only an image, and In the case where the user terminal 10 has a voice output function, the plurality of devices maintain the linkage such that the voice output is performed by the user terminal 10 and only the image is displayed on the information output device 20. To present information efficiently.

In this system, as shown in FIG. 20, the user terminal 10 is equipped with the terminal profile management means 14 which manages the profile of the user terminal 10, and the information output apparatus 20 outputs information. The information output device profile management means 24 which manages the profile of the apparatus 20 is provided. The information providing means 32 of the information providing server 30 manages pair information of display contents for the information output device 20 and display contents for the user terminal 10 as management information. . Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment (Fig. 2).

The information output device profile management means 24

  "Information output device profile: There is sound output function"

Information is managed, and the terminal profile management means 14

  "Terminal profile: There is sound output function"

It is said that it manages information.

The information providing means 32 of the information providing server 30 is the management information, as shown in FIG. 21, the content for the user terminal 10 set in accordance with the combination of the terminal profile and the information output device profile, and the information output device. It holds pair information of the content for (20). In this management information, the content which can be displayed by each function is distributed to the user terminal 10 and the information output apparatus 20, and the function of the user terminal 10 and the information output apparatus 20 collides. It is adjusted so as not to.

Next, an operation procedure of this system will be described.

(1) The direct communication means 24 of the information output device 20 is connected to the direct communication means 14 of the user terminal 10 that initiated the communication of the information output device ID 0001 and the information providing device 30. Pass the URI.

(2) When the direct communication means 24 of the information output apparatus 20 notifies the information acquisition means 22 of the occurrence of a response,

(3) The information acquiring means 22 acquires the information output device profile (with audio output function) from the information output device profile management means 25, and gives the communication means 21 the information output device ID and the information output device profile. Instructs to send out an information acquisition request to be included.

(4) Upon receiving this, the communication means 21 receives an information acquisition request including an information output device ID 0001, an information output device profile (with a voice output function), and a client type (information output device). To send).

(5) The communication means 31 of the information providing server 30 passes the received information acquisition request to the information providing means 32.

On the other hand, in the user terminal 10,

(2 ms) The direct communication means 14 notifies the information acquisition device 12 of the information output device ID 0001 and the URI of the information providing device 30.

(3 ') The information acquisition means 12 acquires a terminal profile (with a sound output function) from the terminal profile management means 17, and requests the communication means 11 an information acquisition request including an information output device ID and a terminal profile. To send to the information providing server (30).

(4 ms) The communication means 11 transmits to the information providing server 30 an information acquisition request including an information output device ID 0001, a terminal profile (with a voice output function), and a client type (user terminal).

(5 ms) The communication means 31 of the information providing server 30 passes the received information acquisition request to the information providing means 32.

(6 ') The information providing means 32 is based on the information acquisition request sent from the user terminal 10 and the information output apparatus 20, from the management information (FIG. 21), the information output apparatus ID = (0001), the terminal. / Search for the content with the key of the information output device = (with audio output / with audio output), and as a search result, the content for the user terminal (u3.html (no sound)) and the content for the information output device (o3.html (With sound) is returned to the communication means 31.

Subsequent operations are the same as those in the first embodiment, and the content for the user terminal (u3.html (no sound)) is sent to the user terminal 10 and displayed on the display / audio output means 13, for the information output apparatus. The content o3.html (with sound) is sent to the information output device 20 and displayed on the display / audio output means 23.

In this case, both the user terminal 10 and the information output device 20 have a voice output function, but according to the management information (FIG. 21), the display of the content with sound is output to the information output device 20 by the sound. Since the content display of none is distributed to the user terminal 10, a situation in which the voices collide with each other and is hard to hear is avoided.

In addition, the case where adjustment of the content displayed by both is demonstrated, paying attention to the function of the user terminal 10 and the information output apparatus 20 here. However, by setting the management information, for example, the content to be displayed on each of the user terminal 10 and the information output device 20 can be changed in accordance with a time zone or in accordance with a weather or a season. FIG. 22 shows management information for changing the content to be displayed on each of the user terminal 10 and the information output apparatus 20, subject to time.

In this manner, in this device-linked control system, a plurality of devices to be linked can efficiently display content according to respective functions, conditions, and the like.

(Example 8)

In the eighth embodiment of the present invention, a device-linked control system in which a marking (bookmark) function is added to a user terminal will be described. In addition, the device-linked control system of the present embodiment has the same basic configuration as that of the first embodiment, the same or corresponding components are given the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

In this system, as shown in FIG. 23, the user terminal 10 is equipped with the state memory | storage means 18 which stores the information output apparatus ID and the additional information associated with it. The user terminal 10 can reacquire information later from the information provision server 30 using the information output device ID stored in this state storage means 18. Other configurations are the same as those in the fourth embodiment (Fig. 9).

For example, the direct communication means 41 is an RFID tag attached to a suit, and in addition to the information output device ID and the URI of the information providing server 30, the RFID tag contains additional information such as a price of clothes and a store location. have.

When the user holding the user terminal 10 approaches the suit, the communication between the direct communication means 14 of the user terminal 10 and the RFID tag is started in the order of the numbers in parentheses in FIG. The various pieces of information present are received by the direct communication means 14 of the user terminal 10 ((1)), sent to the information acquiring means 12 ((2)), and stored in the state storage means 18 ( (3)). At this time, the display / audio output means 13 displays a menu for selecting " marking / not marking " and waits for a user's explicit selection operation to store the state storage means 18. good.

In addition, the information acquisition means 12 of the user terminal 10 which acquired the information output apparatus ID displays this information output apparatus ID in the order demonstrated in Example 4, and acquires content from the information provision server 30 (( 3) to (8)), and this is displayed by the display / audio output means 13 ((9)). In this way, the user terminal 10 displays, for example, a still image of the clothes sent from the information providing server 30.

Moreover, the information provision server 30 which received the information from the user terminal 10 notifies the information output apparatus 20 of generation | occurrence | production of a response (5), and the information acquisition means 22 of the information output apparatus 20. Acquires the content from the information providing server 30 ((6 ') to (11'), and displays it on the display / audio output means 23 ((12 ')). In this way, the information output device (display) 20 displays a scene related to a suit, for example, a video of a fashion show in which a model wearing the suit appears.

In addition, the user terminal 10 uses the information output device ID of the marking information stored in the state storage means 18, and at other places or at different times, the content for the user terminal 10 from the information providing server 30. It can be reacquired and displayed.

At this time, the information acquisition means 12 of the user terminal 10 displays the marking information accumulated in the state storage means 18 on the display / audio output means 13, waits for the user's explicit selection operation, and the information. The providing server 30 requests the content for the user terminal 10. In addition, when a plurality of marking information is stored in the state storage means 18, such marking information list is displayed and the user selects the operation. At this time, the marking information is ranked based on additional information (e.g., in the case of clothes, arranged in price order), or grouped (e.g., types of clothes). May be divided according to the above).

The information acquisition means 12 of the user terminal 10 sends the information acquisition request including the information output device ID of the marking information selected by the user to the information providing server 30. The information providing server 30 selects the content to be provided to the user terminal 10 based on this information output device ID. The selected content is sent to the user terminal 10 and displayed by the display / audio output means 13.

In this case, the response occurrence notification from the information providing server 30 to the information output device 20 is not performed. In order to inform the information providing server 30, the flag information for suppressing the state of the information output device 20 is added to the information acquisition request sent from the user terminal 10 to the information providing server 30.

In addition, the additional information included in the marking information is retained by the information providing server 30 instead of retained by the RFID tag, and the additional information is provided together with the content according to the information acquisition request of the user terminal 10. ) May be provided.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 25, the management information of the information provision server 30 contains information of a price, a place, and content. The user terminal 10 acquires the price and the information of the place and the content together from the information providing server 30. The content is output to the display / audio output means 13, and the information of the price and the place is displayed together with the information output device ID when the user explicitly selects a menu of "marking / not marking". It stores in the recording means 18.

When the user terminal 10 obtains the information of the information output device ID = 0001 from the RFID tag and makes an information acquisition request to the information providing server 30, the user terminal 10 is sent to the display / audio output means 13 of the user terminal 10. Detailed information (0001 / u.html) about clothes is displayed, and at the same time, the price "34,000 yen" and the place of the store: Shibuya A store are stored in the state storage means 18.

When the information output device ID = 0002 is acquired in communication with another RFID tag (when marking different clothes in different stores), the detailed information about the clothes is displayed on the display / audio output means 13 of the user terminal 10. FIG. (0002 / u.html) is displayed, and the price "48,000 yen" and the place of a store: Shinjuku B point are memorize | stored in the state storage means 18 at the same time.

In addition, when there is a change in the additional information accumulated in the state storage means 18 (for example, when the price of the clothes falls), the user can be notified in the following manner.

(Method 1: polling from terminal)

The user terminal 10 receives the additional information from the information providing server 30 using the information output device ID held in the state storage means 18 as a key. The user is notified when compared with the additional information held by the user terminal 10. The notification to the user may be performed by mail or notification screen display.

(Method 2: notice from server)

When there is a change in the additional information, the information providing server 30 is set to notify.

As a method, the user terminal 10 transmits the list of information output device IDs stored in the state storage means 18 to the information providing server 30. The information providing server 30 manages pairing information between the information output device ID and the ID of the user terminal 10 holding (marking) the state. When there is a change in the additional information related to the information output device ID, the information providing server 30 specifies the user terminal 10 to be marked according to the above-mentioned information, and to the user terminal 10. Notify additional information. The user terminal 10 receives the change of the additional information and notifies the user. Notification to the user is made by mail or notification screen display.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 24, the state storage means 42 may be provided in the information provision server 30 outside the user terminal 10, or another server. In this case, it is possible for the other user terminal 43 or the like to acquire the information from the information providing server 30 by using the marking information accumulated in the state storage means 42.

As described above, in this system, by accumulating the marking information in the user terminal 10, the content related to the marked goods or the like can be displayed again at any place or at any time, and the addition of the marked goods and the like can be added. You can view and compare information. For example, it is possible to sort the marking information by using additional information such as a price so that the user can easily compare the prices.

(Example 9)

In the ninth embodiment of the present invention, a device-linked control system in which a plurality of linked devices adaptively change the control situation will be described. In addition, the device-linked control system of the present embodiment has the same basic configuration as that of the first embodiment, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same or corresponding components, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

This system is equipped with the PDA 50 which is a user terminal, the air conditioner 60 which outputs cold air or warm air, and the information provision server 30 which provides control information, as shown in FIG.

This air conditioner 60 is a direct communication means, and has an RFID tag and an infrared communication function. The PDA 50 has an RFID tag read function and an infrared communication function as direct communication means.

The information providing server 30 receives the information providing request from the PDA 50, and provides the PDA 50 with control program information of a remote controller for controlling, for example, a temperature setting operation of the air conditioner 60. In addition, the control operation information for starting the air conditioner 60, for example, is provided to the air conditioner 60.

The air conditioner 60 starts operation with this control operation information, and outputs cold air or warm air. In other words, the air conditioner 60 is different from the information output device 20 shown in another embodiment in that the output (cold wind or hot air / information) is different, but the information obtained from the information providing server 30 (control operation information). Is the same as the information output device 20 in that the output is changed using "

Next, an operation procedure of this system will be described.

When the user carries the PDA 50 and approaches the air conditioner 60, the device ID (0001) of the air conditioner 60 recorded on the RFID tag of the air conditioner 60 is read by the RFID tag read function of the PDA 50. It is read ((1)). The PDA 50 sends an information providing request including the device ID and a status flag indicating the start ((2)).

As shown in Fig. 27, the information providing server 30 is associated with a device ID and a status flag (starting), and pair information of PDA information (remote control.exe) and information for the air conditioner 60 (control bin) is provided. It has the specified management information.

Here, "remote.exe" displays a remote control program operating on the terminal (PDA 50), and "control bin" stores information for controlling the air conditioner (cooling: information indicating a temperature setting of 25 degrees, etc.). Represents a file.

The information providing server 30, which has received the information providing request from the PDA 50, retrieves management information (FIG. 27) by using the device ID (0001) and the status flag (start) included in the information providing request. Then, the PDA information (remote control.exe) that is a search result is sent to the PDA 50, and the control information for the air conditioner (control bin) is sent to the air conditioner 60 ((3)).

The air conditioner 60 interprets the information content of the control bin and starts cooling according to the content. On the other hand, the PDA 50 which has received the remote control program changes the screen to the remote control screen display by operating the program ((4)).

In addition, when the user operates the PDA 50 to adjust the temperature of the air conditioner 60, information is transmitted from the PDA 50 to the air conditioner 60 by infrared communication. ) Temperature control is possible ((5)).

As shown in FIG. 28, the information providing server 30 may perform information management such as changing information provided to the PDA 50 according to the terminal profile. In this case, when the PDA 50 has an infrared communication function, a remote control program (remote control.exe) is provided, and when the PDA 50 does not have an infrared communication function, a temperature display.html (displays a set temperature). Content)) (assuming that the status flag is "ON").

As described above, in the device-linked control system of the present embodiment, a plurality of devices can be linked to perform adaptive control efficiently.

In addition, not only an air conditioner but also various objects, such as home appliances and a machine tool, are the objects which this apparatus linked control system controls.

In the communication between the user terminal, the information output apparatus, and the information providing server shown in each of the above embodiments, authentication procedures such as server authentication and terminal authentication may be performed or encryption may be performed as necessary. .

In addition, as described in the first embodiment, in the other embodiments, the user terminal may have a URI of the information providing server in advance.

In addition, as described in the first embodiment, in the other embodiments, instead of including the client type and the status flag in the information acquisition request to the information providing server, the information providing server to be accessed according to the client type and the response status. You may change the URI of.

In addition, this invention is not limited only to said Example, It can carry out in various Examples. For example, the inter-device cooperative method described in the above embodiments may be executed as software on a computer in the inter-device cooperative control system.

For example, a program for executing the inter-device association method described in the above embodiments may be recorded in advance in a recording medium such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), and the program may be operated using a central processor unit (CPU).

As is apparent from the above description, in the device-linked control system of the present invention, by linking a plurality of devices, adaptive information presentation and control based on control information can be efficiently and effectively performed.

This specification is based on patent application 2002-297582 for which it applied on October 10, 2002. All of this is included here.

The present invention is useful as a device-linked control system that can provide various adaptive services efficiently and effectively by linking a plurality of devices.

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A method of associating devices between devices executed between a first device, a second device, and a third device, A direct communication step of directly communicating between the first device and the second device; When performing communication in the direct communication step, providing information used for the processing in the first device and the second device from the third device; An execution step of executing the processing based on the information provided in the providing step in the first device and the second device respectively; Has, And the output of the first device and the output of the second device by the processing executed in the executing step have different contents. The method of claim 1, Further having an output step of performing a predetermined output process in the first apparatus, The execution step has a switching step of switching the contents of the output by the output processing performed in the output step based on the information provided in the providing step. How to link between devices. The method of claim 2, Further comprising an identification information transmitting step of transmitting identification information of at least one of the first device and the second device to the third device, The providing step provides information based on the identification information transmitted in the identification information transmission step. How to link between devices. The method of claim 2, The direct communication step notifies identification information of the first device from the first device to the second device, Further comprising an identification information transmission step of transmitting identification information notified in the direct communication step from the second device to the third device, In the providing step, the information is provided based on the identification information transmitted in the identification information transmission step. How to link between devices. The method of claim 2, One of the first device and the second device has a contactless information medium, In the direct communication step, the contactless information medium is read by the other side of the first device and the second device. How to link between devices. The method of claim 5, Said one side of said first apparatus and said second apparatus further has a main body portion, The contactless information medium is provided different from the main body portion. How to link between devices. The method of claim 2, Further comprising a function information transmitting step of transmitting function information of at least one of the first device and the second device to the third device, In the providing step, information is provided based on the function information transmitted in the function information transmitting step. How to link between devices. The method of claim 2, In the direct communication step, notifying the function information of the second device from the first device to the second device, Further comprising a function information transmitting step of transmitting identification information notified in the direct communication step from the second device to the third device, In the providing step, the information is provided based on the identification information transmitted in the identification information transmission step. How to link between devices. The method of claim 2, The second device holds user information, It further has an information selection step of selecting at least a portion of the information provided in the providing step based on the user information, The executing step is performed by the second apparatus to execute a process based on the at least some information selected in the information selecting step. How to link between devices. The method of claim 2, The second device holds user information, It further has an information selection step of selecting at least a portion of the information provided in the providing step based on the user information, In the execution step, the first device and the second device respectively execute a process based on the at least some information selected in the information selection step. How to link between devices. The method of claim 2, The information provided in the providing step includes operation information regarding the processing operation in the first apparatus and control information for controlling the processing operation in the first apparatus, In the execution step, a process based on the operation information is performed by the first apparatus, and a process based on the control information is performed by the second apparatus. How to link between devices. The method of claim 2, In the direct communication step, notify additional information necessary to obtain an output of the processing executed in the executing step, And storing the additional information notified in the direct communication step in the second device. How to link between devices. The method of claim 13, In the storing step, determining whether or not to store additional information according to a selection operation in the second device. The method of claim 12, And a re-output step of re-outputting the output of the second device by the processing executed in the execution step by using the additional information stored in the storing step. The method of claim 14, A display step of displaying the additional information stored in the storing step in a comparable form; It further has a display information selection step of selecting at least a part of the additional information displayed in the display step, In the re-output step, the at least part of additional information selected in the display information selection step is used. How to link between devices. The method of claim 14, And said re-output step has a control step of controlling a switch in said switch step. The method of claim 12, Inter-device linkage further comprising a misalignment notification step of notifying the second device of occurrence of the misalignment when a misalignment occurs between the content of the additional information stored in the storing step and the content of the information in the third apparatus. Way. A first device and a second device in direct communication with each other, A third device for providing information used for processing in the first device and the second device when communication by the first device and the second device is performed; Has, The first device and the second device Execute the processing based on the information provided by the third apparatus, respectively, The output of the process executed by the first apparatus and the output of the process executed by the second apparatus have different contents. Linkage control system between devices. In a device-linked control system comprising a first device, a second device, and a third device, A direct communication function for directly communicating between the first device and the second device; A providing function of providing, in the third apparatus, information used for the processing in the first apparatus and the second apparatus when performing communication by the direct communication function; An execution function for executing the processing based on the information provided by the providing function in the first apparatus and the second apparatus, respectively; As an inter-device linked control program for realizing the And an output of the first device and an output of the second device by the processing executed by the execution function have different contents. Direct communication means for directly communicating with another terminal device; Acquisition means for acquiring information provided by the server apparatus when communication by the direct communication means is performed; Execution means for executing a process based on information acquired by the acquisition means; And the output of the processing executed by the execution means has a content different from that of the other terminal apparatus by the processing based on the information provided from the server apparatus to the other terminal apparatus.

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